Survivor Series 2020

 - Is Undertaker gone now for good, for real, fo' shizzle? I have never been a big Undertaker fan bar the 98/99 Deadman, the pre 1996 era was woeful, the 2000-08 ranged from bottom of the barrel to okay and 2008-2010 was good yes but since Wrestlemania 30 what's the point?

 I haven't really been keeping up with WWE too much but I have a gist of the matches and hear Roman has been killing it.

November 22nd, 2020 from Orlando, Florida (I think)

AJ Styles/Riddle/Keith Lee/Strowman/Sheamus Vs. Jey Uso/Owens/Otis/King Corbin/Rollins

 - AJs lot are RAW and Jeys lot are SMACKDOWN! 

- It's quite amazing how bland the themes are now. 

- I don't normally like hippie types but I like Matt Riddle, now Riddle just Riddle, bro. 

- Strowman and Corbin are two people I would gladly pay to never see wrestle again. 

 Foot psychology as Owens attacks Riddles bare feet. Rollins says for the greater good then lets Sheamus Brogue Kick him for 3 (5-4) wait will they project Rollins into the match later like Ben Kenobi and tell Uso where to hit Strowman? We get a hoss battle between Otis and Lee. Stunners for most of the RAW team but a Styles Phenomenal Forearm eliminates Owens (5-3). Riddle hits a corkscrew on Corbin for the 3 count (5-2). Sheamus Brogue Kicks Jey but it only gets a 2. Otis cleans RAWs clocks until he's left with Strowman. Caterpillar to Strowman but Otis is caught up top and a Powerslam ends Otis' night (5-1). Uso dives on to Team RAW. Phenomenal Forearm is avoided as Lee blind tags in and a Spirit Bomb gives RAW the clean sweep. **1/2 It was okay but pales compared with previous survivor tag matches. As noted it wasn't bad but it wasn't really interesting in an engaging stories way.

The New Day Vs. Street Profits 

- This is Champions Vs. Champions. 

- Wait is Big E back officially with New Day already?

- Good heavens above the Profits are annoying. 

- It's funny with The New Day as if you watch the promo where they formed they're now exactly what Xavier moaned about in the promo.

 Even start between the teams but now New Day have Profits down at ringside. New Day are working over Ford. Dawkins makes the tag and cleans maison. A nice kind of double underhook neckbreaker on Xavier for 2. Midnight Hour gets 2 on Ford, nice little kayfabe but off of commentary as they wonder if it was only 2 due to no longer being done with the power of Big E. Dawkins blind tags in and a Doomsday Blockbuster gets 3 on Woods. **1/2

Bobby Lashley (w/ Hurt Business) Vs. Sami Zayn

- They are US and IC Champions respectively

 Bobby is in control with the strength advantage. It's been pretty much all Bobby so far, Bobby Boy Smith with a delayed vertical. Sami and the Hurt Business exchange words at ringside. Sami tries to remove a turnbuckle pad but Shelton Benjamin stops him. Sami tries to claim MVP tripped him for a DQ but the match soon ends with Lashley winning with a Full Nelson. * Match worked well for their characters but on the entertainment scale not at all.

Reigns says if you can't get people to respect you then you can't be at the table and tells Jey to get his brother and leave the arena.

Asuka Vs. Sasha Banks

- Sasha as a face is hilarious, she's the most conceited face there is, basically a female Miz where she just doesn't have the feel of look of a face at all.

 I'm not a fan of stupid coloured hair, any bar brunette/dark, blonde or ginger is ridiculous as far as I'm concerned, so this match is making me 'cray-cray'. Back Stabber gets Sasha 2. Asuka hits some strikes then gets 2 off a knee. GTS style move gets Asuka 2 again. There is stuff happening but nothing I can be bothered recapping bar the nearfalls, that's been a theme all night really as it's been a flat show so far. Sasha comes off the barricade into a Codebreaker. Back in a Back Stabber gets Sasha 2. A codebreaker gets Asuka 2, what's with the double knee offence in this match. They trade 2a during a pinball reversal sequence. Sasha gets a roll up out of nowhere for the 3 count. ***

---- I stopped at this point as the show was boring me to tears and in the interim on November 25th we lost a hero of mine, Rest In Paradise Diego Maradona----

Miz won a pre-show battle royal and Gobbelddy Gooker won the 24/7 title but now R-Truth has won it back.

Nia Jax/Shayna Baszler/Lacey Evans/Payton Royce/Lana Vs. Bayley/Bianca Belair/Ruby Riott/Liv Morgan/Natalya

- Natalya seems so out of place nowadays, she's not old but she's like a relic from yesteryear. 

- Nia and Shayna are tag champions who don't get along as some Russo tropes still love

- Lana is the underdog and unwanted by her team due to being useless.

 Hand spring moonsault gets Belair 2 on Royce. People seem to dye their hair now to be 'alternative' or whatever but it's that common now that aren't they just being the exact opposite? No eliminations so far showing how far women's wrestling in WWE has changed since the mid '00s-early '10s. Lana is told to stand on the ringsteps so as not to tag in. Everyone bar Lana takes turns coming in and all end up outside where Bagley is superplexed onto everyone. I thought we might get the Survivor Series 1991 finish where all bar Flair were counted out for the win. Royce beats Bayley (5-4). Natalya Sharpshooters Royce for the tap out (4-4). Evans misses a moonsault but hits The Woman's Right on Natalya for 3 (4-3). Belair Glam Slams Evans but is caught up top and brought down with the Spanish Fly but the pin is broken up. Baszler is unconscious from a choke and is pinned by Baszler, that was a notable finish to be fair (4-2). Crucifix by Morgan on Evans for 3 (3-2). Samoan Drop eliminates Morgan (3-1), Baszler pulled Belair off the apron so she couldn't break the pin, tag psychology. Belair handsprings in to Baszlers choke hold but she breaks it with a ropebreak but Baszler doesn't break the hold and is DQ'd (2-1). Nia is counted out but so is Belair giving Lana the win via countout (1-0). **1/2 Honestly it wasn't bad just a bit boring with the odd bit of tag match psychology I liked. They built Lana up in the weeks prior as the underdog who her own team didn't want, then had her win via fluke.

Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman) Vs. Drew McIntyre

- Roman is the Universal Champion and Drew is WWE Champion, keeping up with recent tradition Drew regained the title just before Survivor Series from Orton to change the main event.

 Good golly miss Molly Miz is the MITB holder, he's getting close to Ziggler territory where I can't help but wonder 'why is he still on the books?'. Roman takes a powder after a shoulderblock. Nothing else of any real note as no one gets the advantage and there's bits of 'dramatic' stalling but it's just dramatically lowering my interest. Snap suplex after some knees get a Roman 2. Drew fires off clotheslines and a release overhead belly-to-belly. Future Shock DDT is avoided. Superman Punch is avoided with a spinebuster into a jacknife cover for 2. Future Shock DDT gets 2. Claymore is countered with a Superman Punch but a follow up guillotine is countered. Spear is countered to Kimora, I think it is anyway as it looks like the one Brock used in WWE. Drew is Speared through the barricade but upon returning to the ring it only gets 2. Spear also gets 2, I shouldn't be annoyed still as its happened for seemingly years now but finishers not finishing is really annoying and this style of match needs to be phased out. Claymore but Roman is knocked on to the ref. Jey Uso is here Superkick to Drew and a Superman Punch and guillotine follow as a new ref appears, wouldn't he have seen the interference backstage and DQ Roman? Drew is out so the ref ends it.*** 'Twas like Undertaker/HHH at Mania 27, that's not a compliment, where they just seemed to do big moves and not much else of interest. Not a big fan of these match types.

Undertakers retirement ceremony now. 

 Shane McMahon, Big Show, JBL, Jeff Hardy (with UT related face paint), Mick Foley, Godfather, the Godwins, with a Bone Street Krew mention marking surely the first official mention on TV also Mideon is now bald, Savio Vega or at least Tazz cosplaying as him, Rikishi, Kevin Nash as Graves corrects Cole about the Mania featuring Diesel/UT but Cole was right it was Mania 12, Booker-T, Shawn Michaels; the He's Bald Kid, Ric Flair, HHH and Kane come out.

 A video plays of Undertakers career.

Back to the ring as everyone is gone making that first part pointless as Vince is there and introduces Undertaker who makes his entrance and talks, there was a nice touch at the end as Taker posed they beamed in a Paul Bearer image and soundbite.

13.5 / 30 - One of the most non-descript shows I can ever remember. It wasn't a bad one by any means just boring and although it sounds weird, a boring show is worse than a bad one as bad ones can be entertaining in their unique ways and boring ones are well, they're boring.

 The Undertaker thing was perplexing too in it's execution, they couldn't have the guys spaced out at ringside at least?, but that didn't affect the shows rating.

December To Dismember

December 3rd, 2006 from Augusta, Georgia.

 Why when I haven't the money do sales happen? I intend to own jerseys of all NHL teams, I have my Wings, Canadiens, Capitals, Senators, and a VGK Neal jersey is £27 right now! I would have it, depending on shipping, had I not purchased a stickless Larry Murphy bobblehead, I didn't know a part was missing until arrival, the description didn't mention it but I didn't notice it in the pics at the time either. So rather than looking like he's playing hockey, Larry looks like he's riding the Hair Bear Bunch invisible bike; at least Tyler Bertuzzis arrived fine, anyway....

 This show is quite famous for -
- Being naff
- Drawing what may of been, pre-Network, a modern low in buys
- Seeing Heyman out of WWE.

MNM (w/ Melina) Vs. Hardy Boys
 On a RAW prior to this it was either hinted or stated that this MNM reunion was a one time thing, Mercury probably wishes it was given Armageddon. Jeff is the IC Champion. I'm pretty sure Joey Mercury worked in latter day ECW. The Hardyz are working over Joeys arm early. Given he's Johnny Nitro I'm surprised Vince didn't book him as a jobber to show WWE > WCW. Outsider Edge into a sit out powerbomb gets Matt 2 on Nitro. MNM have taken over with Matt playing the role of face-in-peril. A double suplex is countered to a double neckbreaker but MNM take out Jeff so Matt can't tag out. Poetry in motion to Matt. Jeff in and he cleans condo. Jeff misses a post Twist of Fate Swanton Bomb as Nitro pulls Mercury out. After a brief speeding up of proceedings Jeff is now playing F-I-P. It's hardly interesting offence but there is a 'Hardy' chant. Jeff hits Whisper in the Wind and gets the tag to Matt, lukewarm tag at best. I've just noticed the Side Effect is essentially a sit out Rock Bottom. Nitro dropkicks Melina by accident and Jeff gets 2 off a roll up. Snapshot to Jeff but Matt breaks the pin. Top rope Snapshot is broken up by Matt and we get a double Twist of Fate of sorts and a Swanton to both MNM gets 3 on Nitro. **1/2 - An okay tag match but whenever it felt like it was going to pick up and be something memorable it slowed down and kind of lost steam.

Matt Striker Vs. Balls Mahoney
 Striker cuts a prematch, during which he changes the rules of the match to a n early 90s WCW match with no top rope moves, would that effect a Balls match? Surprisingly it's not Ballz, at least someone from the late 90s/early 00s didn't go from s to z. A Styles joke about Strikers attire cracks Tazz up. Balls applies an armlock but Matt gets a ropebreak. Balls charges into the ringpost leading to some arm work from Matt. A Regal style neckbreaker gets Matt 2. Balls does sell the arm to be fair, Matt applies an armbar but Balls makes the ropes. Sky High out of nowhere gets Balls the 3 count. ** Very much a TV level match but they did both keep up the arm work and I appreciate psychology so have a boost.

Sabu is KOd backstage. What could someone do to Sabu to get him stretchered? Crowd chants 'Bulls--t'.

Elijah Burke/Sylvester Terkay Vs. FBI (w/ Trinity)
 Burke was one of the few, if not the only, that became bigger in TNA, as the Pope, than they were in New York. FBI is Guido and Mamaluke. Brief wrestling to start between Elijah and Guido. Terkay uses the power advantage to get the better of the FBI. Guido is your F-I-P. FBI take Terkay down with stereo knew dropkicks. The Stroke gets Elijah 3 on Mamaluke. *1/2 Boring TV style match, after the match there was a slight 'TNA' chant as Terkay hit a Muscle Buster.

Sabu is loaded into an ambulance.

Tommy Dreamer Vs. Daivari (w/ The Great Khali)
 Crikey, no wonder Sabu willingly left in an ambulance. Wait sorry I thought Khaki was wrestling, I mean it's *still* a Dreamer match but may be a bit more bearable. Daivari takes a powder after a hiptoss. Dreamer suplexes Daivari but Khali lowbridges him and is ejected. Nothing of note going on. Daivari whiffs on a crossbody but Daivari counters a DDT with a tights assisted roll up for the 3 count. *1/2 - Barely a TV level match, and I mean ECW TV at that.

Paul Heyman gives Hardcore Holly Sabus spot in the Chamber.

Mike Knox/Kelly Kelly Vs. Kevin Thorn/Ariel
 you may remember Knox in TNA as an Aces & Eights member or as that carnival guy or for being eliminated by HBK at Survivor Series. Thorn and Ariel seem to be a modern, at least in 2006, Gangrel and Luna. Knox kind of resembles Charlie Haas, which is all that's notable so far. A lariat has Thorn down. Pump Kick gets 2 on Thorn, weird bit as I think Knox goes for a snapmare but then doesn't flip so Knox has a weird chinlock applied. The ladies tag in and Ariel has the advantage. Knox walks off when Kelly goes for a tag, Kelly had shown interest in CM Punk apparently. A legsweep style slam gets Ariel 3. * - Boring and basic.

Sandman is here and canes Thorn. There's an EC-Dub chant and sadly they weren't having a laugh.

Paul Herman is here, the main event is coming up 1hr 32mins into the show. Big Show is ECWs future apparently to which one can says he's going to retire next year, and I think he did leave wrestling for a bit.

Extreme Elimination Chamber - Big Show (c) Vs. CM Punk Vs. Test Vs. Bobby Lashley Vs.  Hardcore Holly Vs. RVD
 I barely cared about WWECW at the time so can't remember the angles now but going by the video Test, Holly and Show are goons of Heyman. the latter two start. The Chamber is extreme as the pods have weapons in them - a chair, a crowbar, a table and a barbed wire bat, welcome to extreme Cluedo. RVD missed a crossbody but lands on the Chamber wall but hotshots himself in the top rope when he tries another. We get the stupid bit where someone comes off the top into a boot, Hardcore came off the top vertically he wouldn't of even hit a move, god I hate that. A suplex gets Hardcore 2. Entrant #3 is CM Punk, the fans like that. Punk throws a chair at Van Dam so he throws it back in Punks face. Punk counters a legsweep with a legdrop. RVD is cut, I don't remember Van Dam bleeding much in his career. Hardcore is in charge at the moment so interest isn't exactly at a high. Fans are behind RVD now. #4 entrant is Test. RVD uses the chair on all, hitting Punk with his corner dropkick, a follow up Five Star gets 3 on Punk, some boo that decision. Test accidentally boots Holly and there's a weird bit when the ref stops counting but Holly didn't kick out. Big Show grabs RVD from his pod allowing Test to throw him down and hit a chair assisted big elbow for the 3 count. Wait Holly has been eliminated apparently, fans about bulls--t about RVDs elimination. Entrant #5 is Bobby. The pod is locked by people in riot gear. Lashley breaks the top of his pod with the table and leaves it, super strong table or weak pod? Test is thrown around a bit. Extreme rock -paper-scissors as crowbar beats chair and then a Spear beats Test. Big Show is getting words from Heyman as there's still a minute till his pod opens. Show's out and is soon thrown through a pod. Chokeslam is countered with a DDT. Lashley avoids a powetslam and gets a Spear for 3. *1/2 - This Lashley thing was the usual Vince pigheadedness where he decided that Lashley was getting the title despite people not caring and that was that. Speaking of Vince he would be the one to end Lashleys title reign, which is a bigger joke than this match but maybe not the PPV.

10 / 30 - Not much to say really, the opener was okay if too long, the rest were boring to various degrees with the mixed tag falling towards bad territory but Kelly Kelly, the weakest of four pretty weak links, hadn't really been around too long so couldn't really expect too much. 

 The main sort of had a story with Bobby overcoming Heymans goons but the ECW crowd weren't into Lashley, he has the charisma of an oven mitt and when the goons are a broken down Big Show, a 6 years too late Test push and Sparky Plugg well; suddenly Rocksteady and Bebop look like the best henchmen going. 

Thumbs down.