Ring of Honor Boiling Point Results

Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship

Kevin Steen (c) vs. Eddie Kingston

Predicted/Actual Winner: Kevin Steen

The Briscoes vs. Jimmy Jacobs and Steve Carino

Predicted/Actual Winners: The Briscoes

Eddie Edwards & Sara Del Ray vs. Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis

Predicted/Actual Winners: Eddie Edwards & Sara Del Ray

Michael Elgin vs. Charlie Hass

Predicted Winner: Michael Elgin
Actual Winner: Charlie Hass

Jay Lethal vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Predicted/Actual Winner: Jay Lethal

Roderick Strong vs. Mike Mondo

Predicted/Actual Winner: Roderick Strong

Wrestling Afteraction: WWE Extreme Rules 2012

Hello everyone and welcome back to another edition of Wrestling Afteraction. This edition I will be covering what people are calling the best PPV of 2012 so far, Extreme Rules. This was a PPV of blood, fights and a main event that my son will not be allowed to see until he is way older. So without further ado, pop in your DVD copy and follow along...

Show Opening

• Did I turn in to a UFC fight or a WWE PPV? That was an intense opening.

Falls Count Anywhere

Kane vs. Randy Orton

• Wrestlemania Rematch #1
• Nice a pipe already! Just getting started!
• As long as they stay in the arena I love this of match. Especially with a hot crowd.
• Never mind heading backstage. now this because not as much fun.
• I think I see Zach Ryder!
• How is a back-breaker a "vintage" move?
• Hey we're back! Woot!
• Is the crowd doing "Yes" chants already?
• Yep those are definitely "Yes" chants during the chair shots.
• That was a wicked DDT onto the floor!
• "That wasn't a kick out, that was just straight out the back door"-Booker T. What the hell does that mean?
• Whoa! RKO off the chair! That was a great finish!!

Backstage

• Is that the Raw Roulette?

Brodus Clay vs. Dolph Ziggler

• The hell? I didn't know he was on the card.
• Better yet why is Hornswoggle out here too?
• Now Vickie? What is going on?
• Dolph? What did he do?
• According to Cole Hornswoggle has rabies. That's help out getting the young viewers.
• Love the announcers ignoring the massive "Let's Go Ziggler" chants. 
• Why can't more Brodus Clay matches be that exciting? Damn!

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Tables Match

The Big Show (c) vs. Cody Rhodes

• Wrestlemania Rematch #2
• Oh!!! So that's why the wheel was back there! Sorry didn't see the pre show.
• Wow this crowd is VERY pro Cody.
• Whoa! That was a great move off the table for Cody. How did that table NOT break?
• They "Yes" chants are back!
• Wait! That counts? It does! Big Show stepped on a table, it broke, Cody won!
• Cody NOW went through a table. But he still won.
• Was that like nine feet in the air through the table?
• This crowd is confusing me. They rooted for Cody the whole match then cheered when Big Show threw him through two tables and THEN give him a standing ovation when he gets up? I don't get it.

World Heavyweight Championship

2 out of 3 Falls Match

Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

• Wrestlemania Rematch #3
• Wow. Sheamus didn't get that kind of heat when he was a HEEL! Well the 18 second shit didn't help matters.
• Sheamus actually hits submissions? Why doesn't he do that more often?
• This match is proving why Daniel Bryan is one of the best in the business.
• That was a great counter to the Celtic cross!
• What the fuck? Sheamus is up 1-0 by DQ? I thought this was No DQ! Oh well.
• Well done! Yes lock! 1-1 via pass out or submission. Either way.
• This crowd is RED HOT right now. There are dueling "Yes" and "No" chants! It is so loud I can't hear the announcers.
• Whoa! That was a hell of a Brogue Kick! How the did he kick out!?!?
• That boot was almost mightier than the fist.
• That was a war! Great match.

Ryback

• I refuse to even talk about this shit. Why is this even on a PPV?

WWE Championship

Chicago Street Fight

CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho

• Wrestlemania Rematch #4
• Punk is DEFINITELY home. What a reaction!
• Damn weapons came out early. Chair and a kendo stick. Awesome!
• I was hoping showing Punk's sister would lead to something. That was a hell of a slap!
• Holy shit! Punk has lost it! That was the announce table! That was the top of the table.
• Someone just yelled "You're giving Fozzy a bad name." That was great.
• This has to be the best use of an announce table! And the table's still standing!
• I guess Y2J is thirsty? Don't waste another beer Jericho! It's not good for the beer!
• How many beers are down there? Is he going through Hornswoggle's fridge or something?
• This is total beer abuse!
• This should be included is a backstage video "how to counter the GTS".
• A fire extinguisher?? Shit! He blinded Jericho!
• No fuckin way!! Elbow drop through the Spanish announce table. Are you fuckin serious?!?!?
• Okay that was a great way to break the vice with a kendo stick. Damn!
• GTS off the exposed turnbuckle!! Holy shit. What a match!!

WWE Diva's Championship

Nikki Bella (c) vs. Layla

• Layla's back!
• This really isn't a bad match at all. Good job Layla.

Extreme Rules Match

Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena

• Wait is Brock sponsored by Jimmy Johns? Seriously this is still the same show right?
• I'm kinda shocked Brock let him do his whole entrance. Figured it would have started sooner.
• Fuck! Those are some wicked elbows!
• Nice touch with the ref wearing gloves because of the blood.
• What?! A doctor in an extreme rules match?
• Now that was getting busted open the hard way. Wow.
• No Cole in the old days this match would just continue if someone was bleeding no matter how bad it was.
• What the fuck is that move? Did his shoulder pop out there?
• I don't know what to say. This is fuckin brutal!
• Did Brock just pick up the ref with one hand and throw him in the ring through the second rope?
• Seriously who the fuck would WANT to ref a Brock match after this?
• Are you fuckin serious? How did Cena NOT break his arm during that?
• Why did Cena think hitting a move off the top rope was a good idea especially after power bombing Brock on the stairs?
• This is a surreal sight.
• That dive over the top rope was a sign of ring rust but seriously how is Brock walking after that fall?
• When did Cena get the chair back?
• I have never heard a Chicago crowd rooting Cena on this loud.
• AA on the steps!! Holy fuck!! That was unreal!!
• I don't know what to say after that.

TNA Hardcore Justice Predictions

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Austin Aries (c) vs. Bobby Roode
Winner: Austin Aries

Bound for Glory Series Ladder Match
20 Point Match
AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels vs. Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe
Winner: Samoa Joe

Bound for Glory Series Tables Match
20 Point Match
Bully Ray vs. James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Robbie E
Winner: Bully Ray

Bound for Glory Series Falls Count Anywhere Match
20 Point Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Magnus vs. Mr. Anderson vs. D'Angelo Dinero
Winner: Mr. Anderson

TNA X Division Championship
Zema Ion (c) vs. Kenny King
Winner: Kenny King

TNA Knockouts Championship
Brooke Tessmacher (c) vs. Madison Rayne
Winner: Brooke Tessmacher

Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez vs. Kid Kash and Gunner
Winner: Chavo Guerrero & Hernandez

Ring of Honor Boiling Point Predictions

Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship

Kevin Steen (c) vs. Eddie Kingston

Winner: Kevin Steen

The Briscoes vs. Jimmy Jacobs and Steve Carino

Winners: The Briscoes

Eddie Edwards & Sara Del Ray vs. Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis

Winners: Eddie Edward & Sara Del Ray (Del Ray pins Kanellis)

Michael Elgin vs. Charlie Hass

Winner: Michael Elgin

Jay Lethal vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Winner: Jay Lethal

Roderick Strong vs. Mike Mondo

Winner: Roderick Strong

Wrestling Afteraction: ROH Best in the World 2012

Welcome to the first edition of Wrestling Afteraction. Every week I pluck wrestling shows out of the vault and re-watch them and comment on them as a I go through it. This is NOT a hold for hold play-by-play review. This is me making comments and observations as the show is going on. For full enjoyment, I suggest you watch along in some variation along as you. Hope you enjoy.

This edition I will be covering Ring of Honor Best in the World 2012: Hostage Crisis. I am aware that the DVD is not out yet and the youtube feed I watched it no longer up. Hopefully you have a copy yourself, especially if you are ROH ringside member. Either way, when you do get a copy, pop it in and follow along...

The Briscoes vs. Guardians of Truth

• What's the point of a tale of the tape when you don't know who one of the teams are?
• Alot of conversation about the ropes being loose. It seemed to affect the match which explains it being so sloppy.
• Please tell me that's all we are going to see of the Guardians of Truth. That was a bad opener.

Homicide vs. Eddie Edwards
Die Hard Series

• I'm curious if that is TNA's LAX music because it sure sounds like it.
• I swear the "Yes!" chants have taken over pro wrestling lately, no matter if it's in English or Spanish.
• This was by far Homicide's best wrestled match in a long time, including his run as X Divison Champion.
• Holy shit! That was a wicked Grigo Killer!
• I don't really understand Homicide winning unless there's going to be a rematch down the road.

Kyle O'Reilly vs. Adam Cole
Hybrid Rules Match

• What the hell is a hybrid rules match?
• Okay this is WAY too complicated and I was able to follow along with most TNA matches a couple of years ago.
• Seriously how intense was the training for this PPV? First Edwards with his elbow then O'Reilly with his leg. What the hell?
• Holy shit!! I have never seen this much blood coming a moving human being's mouth!!
• Adam Cole is a fuckin star after this performance!
• Damn! That was of the best match of 2012! Unreal!

Finlay vs. Michael Elgin

• Well okay, no Truth Martini for this match. Elgin definitely doesn't need him so good to know.
• Anytime I see Finlay all I hear is "My name is Finlay and I want to fight!"
• I hope they let Elgin breakout by himself. I want to root for him, he's so likeable for a big guy.
• Seriously what youth elixir did Finlay take or is he just THAT good in the ring?
• Elgin and Finlay really put on a big guy clinic in this match.
• I don't get why the crowd is hating this match so much. This is an old school lengthy wrestling match. It's really enjoyable from my point of view.
• Wait! I thought the piledriver was illegal in ROH matches, hence the stipulation in the main event. Oh well.
• I love how Truth is trying to take credit Elgin's win. It's basic heel storytelling 101.

Intermission

• I do have a question, why are there intermissions on PPVs? I don't get that.

Mike Bennett

• Personally if I were Mike and Maria, I would drop Brutal Bob. They don't would be fine without him.
• Also someone should really test the mics and sound system during intermission to make sure it could be heard over the crowd.
• You would think watching Bennett and Maria makeout would be heelishly uncomfortable but it's oddly not.
• Enter Mike Mondo
• Someone teach him how to talk please. He's got the intensity but no mic skills.
• Did he say he was going to fuck Maria after this match? Unexpected line.

Mike Bennett vs. Mike Mondo

• Was that even a match?
• Wait I never heard a bell until AFTER the pinfall!
• That was interesting. That's all I got.

Roderick Strong (c) vs. Jay Lethal vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Ring of Honor World Television Championship Match

• I don't care at all about this whole Embassy & the House of Truth storyline. I think it's dumb.
• I do think it's hysterical that there are only two females in ROH and neither of them ACTUALLY wrestle.
• Um, Jay what the hell did you do to your hair?
• Okay what's worse Ciampa's facial hair or Lethal's hair?
• Okay ROH, pick a camera angle and stick with it for longer than a half a second. The camera work is totally taking me out of the match.
• Whoa!! Didn't know Princess Mia could kick like that!
• Oh this is a three way dance? That would have been nice to have been mentioned sooner.
• Playing the role of volleyball was Ciampa.
• Okay I have never seen one male hit two submissions like Lethal did.
• I've always wanted to know what is actually in the Book of Truth?
• Okay that was a shitty way to end a very good triple threat.
• So wait a sec, Prince Nana cost Ciampa the title? That makes no real sense.

Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team (Charlie Hass & Shelton Benjamin) (c) vs. The All-Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King)

Ring of Honor World Tag Team Championship

• So this is what turns out to be Kenny King's last match in ROH.
• Hass/Benjamin are the only heels all night that are actually being treated like heels by the New York crowd.
• Oh no that's why they "fined" Finlay for piledriver earlier was so they can say Hass would have gotten DQed for using it here. That works for me.
• You take DQs out of the picture and you actually get a good wrestling match.
• After this showing it's a shame there will be no rematch.
• When King threw Shelton the chair, that was brutal!
• The theme of this show is that the faces can win matches despite losing ALOT of blood. First Cole than Titus.
• Did Hass think this was a "I Quit" match all of a sudden?
• So that's how ANX wins the title, a bloody rollup? I guess that works.
• I will say that if this King's last night in ROH, he went out with a bang.

Kevin Steen (c) vs. Davey Richards

Ring of Honor World Heavyweight Championship

Anything Goes Match

• "My name is Steve Corino and I'm proud to be evil" might be the best start to a promo I've heard in ages.
• Did Corino actually drop Cole's "I'm a broadcast journalist" line?
• Was nice to hear "Mr. Wrestling" again.
• Did Davey teach Kyle how to talk? Tonight is his coming out party.
• Whoa! Did the match just start with a superkick through a table? Shit!!
• Two minutes in and this is already a war. Damn!!
• Apparently Steen didn't like how the steel barigades looked so he redecorated on Richards' head.
• What did Bobby Cruise do to deserve that superkick?
• You know you don't realize how little space there is outside the ring till Davey set up that table.
• "We want fire!!" New York crowds are awesome!
• Davey Richards' mouth piece tastes like "determination with a bit of bitterness." Great line by Corino.
• Todd Sinclair gets knocked out the match by Davey and the crowd started chanting "Yes! Yes Yes!" Amazing!
• What the hell? Steen hit the piledriver on Turner. That was random.
• Whoa! What a piledriver by Davey on Steen on the ladder. Got a 20 count from the crowd.
• I have to admit watching Corino beat up Cornette made me smile.
• A spike to the nuts and a piledriver and it's over. Surreal!

Post Match

• Total respect given to Davey by Steen.
• Love the New York crowd. Steen is insulting them and they are chanting "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
• Awesome "Ole!" singing.
• Whoa! He took a shot on Punk and Bryan.
• The crowd to totally cheering a wicked crazy heel promo.

Revamping

*This message is being posted in both This Is My Story and Thoughts of the Common Viewer*

Hello everyone,

For those who don't this, I have been trying to run two blogs for the last couple of years, being moderately successfully.

At one point Common Viewer was being updated daily, but honesty that became a hassle and took away from truly enjoying TV. So even though I was legitimately making real traction and people were reading my stuff, I took a break from the action.

Meanwhile I kinda stopped blogging in general. If you read my latest blog entry Catch Up FAQ, life is boring and not a whole lot really happens anymore, so those personal entries have been few and far between.

So where am I going with this history lesson?

During the last week I've been trying to combine my passions and truly give me a real outlet to get them out. Also I want to try to include social networking into my work so I could get my name out there, especially on Twitter. I think I figured it out.

Depending on which blog you are reading this in, if you look to the right you could some organization displaying my mini-blog series and special entries attached to it. I would include a breakdown here but I figured that would be a redundant.

Also from here on out, most Common Viewer entries will be Twitter exclusive. This will be done so it doesn't litter up my facebook timeline. Also most of the entries I post will be specific to a certain group of people and will be filled with hashtags.

Most blogs will be up on Thursdays, unless I find time otherwise which is rare.

That is about it from me.

Thank you for reading this and hope you enjoy my work for a long time to come.

---Blake

The Ultimate Fantasy Wrestling Card

Ever since WWE13 came out, there have been alot of talk on website about fantasy wrestling cards so this week I put together an extensive one. It includes WWE, TNA and ROH wrestlers. Much like all these lists if read by wrestling there will be alot of, "why didn't you include this person?" and the match order is going to shock people. I went through alot of debate trying to figure this out and made a 12 match card. So enjoy.

Commentary: Jim Ross & Jerry "The King" Lawler
Ring Announcers: Lillian Garcia & Howard Finkel

Match 1:
The Hardyz (Matt & Jeff) vs. Rey Mysterio/Billy Kidman vs. Motorcity Machineguns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)

Match 2:
American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards) vs. Edge & Christian

Match 3:
Air Boom (Kofi Kingston & Evan Bourne) vs. Los Guerreros (Eddie & Chavo)

Match 4:
Chris Jericho vs. Austin Aries

Match 5:
Beer Money Inc. (Robert Roode & James Storm) vs. APA (John "Bradshaw" Layfield & Ron Simmions)

Match 6:
Special Guest Referee:Ric Flair
Fortune (AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels & Kaz) vs. Evolution (Triple H, Batista & Randy Orton)

Match 7:
Special Guest Referee:Mick Foley
Brothers of Destruction (Undertaker & Kane) vs. Kevin Steen & Samoa Joe

Match 8:
The Rock vs. Sting

Match 9:
John Cena vs. Hulk Hogan

Match 10:
Karma & Beth Phoenix vs. Trish Stratus & Lita

Match 11:
Shawn Michaels vs. Daniel Bryan

Match 12:
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin vs. CM Punk