The Road to Wrestlemania is officially underway! ROYAL RUMBLE PREVIEW!!!!!!!!!! (and predictions)

HELLOOOOOOOOOO to all of the fine people out there!

I've been working on this for a couple of days now, coinciding with Wrestle Rumble's Predictions, so without further ado, The Smark Shooter will guide you through the first WWE PPV of the year, the Royal Rumble!!!!!!!!

The Rumble, for those who are unaware or forgetful, is one of WWE's Big 4 PPVs. Centered around the elimination match for which the PPV is named, the Royal Rumble is the first big step in the journey to WWE's answer to the World Series, Champions Cup, and Super Bowl: Wrestlemania!

Personally, I'm very excited for this event and am really looking forward to the card. The only warning I'm going to give you. This WILL be biased and I'm not holding back on the preview and my predictions.

Let's get you people locked and loaded then:

Pre-Show Match: Royal Rumble Qualifier-Tag team Fatal Four way

The opening match for the evening is a precursor to the main event, with 8 guys pairing off into groups of two hoping to win this match in order to qualify for the Royal Rumble Match. (I'll explain the RR match when I preview it at the end.)


Here are the teams that will be fighting for two coveted spots in the Rumble.

Young/Sandow vs. The Ascension vs. The Dudley Boyz vs. Swagger/Henry

Team 1:Damien Sandow and Darren Young: These two are not normally tag team partners. Sandow
has been essentially dormant for the past year since splitting away from The Miz (The real world's Mike Mizanin), whereas Darren Young has normally tagged with Rumble qualifier Titus O'Neill. While the fans would be ecstatic with a Sandow appearance, I highly doubt that this team is going to win. In fact, they would be the least likely team to make it, considering the other 3 teams at least have teamed once or twice in the past.

Team 2: The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor). These two are post apocalyptic dudes (originally they were more vampiric in WWE's Developmental system, NxT) that on the main roster, are the biggest flop in terms of their performance on the main roster compared to their work prior to being called up. Viktor's still a pretty good wrestler, and I've grown to like Konnor a little more than normal. That being said, them making the match is as unlikely as John Cena losing a match clean. It does happen, but it would be extremely rare. Quick Shot Note: The lone positive about the Ascension? They're "Technically" undefeated at the Rumble, so they can lean on that confidence if they make it in. I expect either them or team 1 to take the pin.

Team 3: The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von). The most decorated Tag Team in the WWE today. 23 time World Tag Team Champions (9 time WWE Tag Team champions to go along with their WCW, ECW, and TNA tag team titles), and the team that loves putting wrestlers through tables. Last year, Bubba Ray Dudley made his own return entering at #3 and eliminating R-Truth and the Miz. As crazy as Bubba Ray or D-Von winning would be.......they'll be lucky to win this match, let alone do decent in the main event. Honestly there's only 1 logical choice.

Final Team: "The World Strongest Man" Mark Henry and the "Real American" Jack Swagger.
Yes, Sandow is the most popular person in this cluster of forgotten wrestlers. Yes, The Ascension have developed as a tag team longer than Henry and Swagger. Yes, Henry and Swagger doesn't make sense as a team. And of course, The Dudleyz are the better team. However, with the stakes on the line at the Rumble (which will be covered there), Henry's age, and the fact that Swagger just came off of a semi-relevant feud with a good PPV match, this team is most likely going to win. Henry's on his last legs, even stating it on WWE's youtube page and winning a few matches with other projected rumble entrants. The only real question is does Henry qualify his team with "The World Strongest Slam" or does Swagger break someone's ankle with the "Patriot Lock"?

Winners and qualify for the rumble: Mark Henry and Jack Swagger


Main Card:

Match 1 WWE Tag Team Championships

The New Day(Kofi Kingston and Big E w/Xavier Woods) (c) vs. The Usos(Jimmy and Jey Uso)

There has been no act that has become more popular than The New Day, consisting of Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E. Essentially the trio is a positive group of unicorns (it's pro wrestling, what did you expect, something serious?)Ridiculous antics such as trombone playing and booty shaking aside, the obnoxious threesome have had a stranglehold on the Tag Titles since Summerslam back in August. It should have ended with a Slammy award for Tag Team of the year. Sadly, that went to their opponents for Sunday.

The Usos in 2014 were honestly the most popular team on the roster. The Samoan twins from the famous Anoa'i wrestling family were a bit depleted in 2015 with Jey Uso down via injury caused by The New Day at Wrestlemania last year. They still won Tag Team of the year in 2015 (because little kids don't know any better) and have all the momentum in the world going into this match.

All signs are pointing to the Usos to win. A huge win over the New Day (with the help of Chris Jericho breaking Xavier's Trombone) combined with a 6- man tag team victory with Dolph Ziggler on Thursday night.

I'm going to be a little different here. The New Day will definitely lose....but by disqualification. The Usos will eventually get the titles back, but I expect that moment to be at Wrestlemania.


Winners: The Usos via DQ. Still Champions: The New Day

Match 2: United States Championship Match

Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Kalisto

Alberto Del Rio had a huge return to WWE, beating John Cena (CLEAN MIND YOU) for the US title.....and has done little to nothing with it. While being apart of The League of Nations doesn't hurt, it does put him in the background, especially since he isn't even the leader (yet he's the only one with a title in the group).

Kalisto has been a hot commodity since TLC. He won a Slammy for the OMG moment of the year, he had a cup of coffee with the US title before being cheated out of it and has an opportunity to regain it right back.

Normally, I'm not all for playing Hot Potato with any title. But keeping the title on Del Rio will basically ruin the work and prestige John Cena put into all the title defenses and making it relevant again. I can definitely see Del Rio retaining the title with help from any of his stablemates;King Barrett and Rusev, with Kalisto screwing over Del Rio during the Rumble later on. I can also see Kalisto winning the title back and giving the diminutive dynamo a true opportunity to create some new buzz with the championship.

I think the most likely scenario is a definitive (but not clean) pinfall victory for Del Rio. Kalisto, while is getting really popular, needs a little more time for a more meaningful victory over someone better than Del Rio.

Del Rio retains via Double Stomp.

Match 3:Intercontinental Championship in a Last Man Standing Match

Dean Ambrose(c) vs. Kevin Owens

I'm going to say it here, this will be the best male match of the night. Ambrose and Owens are brawlers perfectly fit for a match with this type of magnitude and chaos. In a Last Man Standing match, the object is to beat your opponent senseless until they are unable to answer a 10-count from the referee. Both wrestlers are former Combat Zone Wrestling alumni (the indy's answer to deathmatch wrestling), so they know exactly how to inflict inhumane amounts of damage. Expect tables, and chairs, and kendo sticks and fights in the crowd.

To be perfectly honest, it's not even a matter of who wins, because both should have big plans for their respective Wrestlemania appearances. The only question is after this match, are they going to be ready for the Royal Rumble, or will they be too beat up to participate...thus leaving two more spots up for grabs.

Dean Ambrose retains.

Match 4 and most likely semi-main event: Divas Championship

Charlotte (c)w/Ric Flair  vs. Becky Lynch

So that comment I made in the last match? This is why. Charlotte and Becky are going to steal the show, calling it now. Of all the matches that aren't the rumble, this without a doubt has received the best build and the best story. Former best friends separated by a title and an overbearing father, with revenge and glory and pride on the line alongside the Divas Championship.

Best case scenario and my prediction. Lynch wins the title....whether it's clean or not does not matter. The feud continues one on one through Fastlane, then when Sasha Banks becomes healthy, the three horsewomen (and I guess possibly Paige, Nikki Bella, and/or Natalya or Naomi) can steal the show at Wrestlemania.

Becky Lynch Wins the Title. 

Main Event: THE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH!

The reason why this PPV is considered a Big 4 PPV is because of this match and the implications behind it. The concept is fun:

Have 30 wrestlers participate in the match.

Start with 2 at the beginning and every 90 seconds send another person to the ring.

If you're thrown over the top rope and BOTH feet hit the floor (not hands, not elbows, not knees, not thyroids, not esophaguses, etc. FEET), then you're out of the match.

Think of this like don't touch the lava. Once you enter, the floor's lava.

The last person standing after all 30 participants have entered wins the match and is guaranteed a spot in the main event at Wrestlemania (there have been a few exceptions to this....because John Cena sucks but I digress).

Normally, this is for a no. 1 contendership for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. This year is a bit different.

In the current batch of storylines, Vince McMahon has ordered Roman Reigns, the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion, to defend the title in this match.

If he's eliminated, regardless of if all 30 have entered already or not, he loses the title and the last person standing enters Wrestlemania as the Champion.

Current Favorites:

WWE WHC Roman Reigns

Brock Lesnar

Triple H (possibly. Not official but would make sense in the rumble)

Bray Wyatt

(Depending on health clearances and contracts: Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles)

This is the most unpredictable match (with the exception of the last 3 years) because even the people who aren't favored usually have a good showing, or even a tease at winning.

In the past, people who've entered at 27 and 24 have had the most luck: #27 has produced 4 winners and 24 has produced 3 winners.

Numbers who have produced 2 winners include 30, 29, 28, 22, 19, 2, and 1

Other winning numbers are 3, 5, 8, 13, 18, 23, 25, and (there was 1 40 man version) 38.

As unoriginal as this prediction is going to be (and note this, this is 1 of there I'm doing for the Wrestle Rumble contest), I'm going to say that Bray Wyatt will win the Rumble. Reigns will have his main event feud in some form, and I feel like it's only fitting that the final roadblock is someone who continually claims...."Anyone But Roman." Plus, with Reigns starting at No. 1 and with the reaction he got last year when he won, a repeat victory is going to ruin his momentum as a good guy that he FINALLY found after trying all of 2015 to obtain.

Plus, Bray is due. As for his number......I've never been right about this part so honestly based off of poorly calculated data and horrific guessing skills, I'll say Wyatt will win in the 26th spot.

No one has won from 21 and by the time Wyatt enters, he should have the rest of the Wyatt family with him. Even if one or two are eliminated via Reigns or Brock Lesnar, Wyatt should be able to pick up the pieces.



Those are my picks and I'm sticking to them...(though I expected to be wrong....Very Wrong)

When in Doubt, Watch Wrestling.

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Thanks for reading guys!

Shin-Nihon Report: Wrestle Kingdom 10 Review

Wrestle Kingdom 10 Review
English Commentators: Kevin Kelly, Matt Stryker, Yoshi Tatsu/Yamamoto

I didn’t have time to watch the whole thing in Japanese, but I know Masahiro Chono and Jushin Liger ended up commentating on a few matches near the end of the night.

“Dark Match” New Japan Rumble:

Jado defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Shiro Koshinaka, YOSHI-HASHI, Cheeseburger, Kazushi Sakuraba, The Great Kabuki, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, King Haku, Mascara Dorada, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Liger, Hiro Saito, Tiger Mask IV, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, and Captain New Japan.

The over-the-top rumble serves as a way to get talent on the card if they don’t have a pre-determined match in the event. Seeing Cheeseburger from Ring of Honor was a nice surprise, along with how abused he ended up being.  I don’t know all of the back stories of the legends, but I guess Fujiwara was the dude who patented the reverse armbar as his namesake hold. Jado winning was….eh. I had picked Taguchi to win just to see if he would get a title opportunity again. Oh well, at least Jado came out with a cute Japanese singer.  (Does anyone know who Momoka Ariyatsu is?)

Rating: 4 out of 10 bull’s-eyes.

In between the Rumble and main card…some actors came out to promote the next Doraemon Movie.  36

Match 1 on the main card: Four Team IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match.

NEW CHAMPIONS:The Young Bucks[Matt and Nick Jackson] (Bullet Club) w/Cody Hall defeated Roppongi Vice [Rocky Romero and Trent Baretta](CHAOS), ReDRagon[Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly], and The High Flyers[Matt Sydal and Ricochet]

            Similar to the last couple of years, the first match of the night highlighted the Gaijin (foreign) talents that New Japan houses in their Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Division. A sneak attack by the Bullet Club set the tone for a fast paced opener.

The Bucks are truly a class of their own when it comes to tag team wrestling. Everything from the flow they have as a team to all of the heelish antics really kept the match together, even as high spot oriented as they come off.

Roppongi Vice really was the biggest loser of this match. Out of all the teams, they came off as just the least impactful. It’s nothing against Romero or Baretta but the other teams outshined them. (I loved the “FOREVER” clotheslines though from Romero and if I had to choose a wrestling finisher, it’d be Baretta’s sliding knee attack, similar to a move from Shinsuke Nakamura). 

ReDRagon did a good job as the defending champs, especially since their style clashes from the other three. O’Reilly is going to be HUGE as a singles competitor very soon. Smooth workers that do MMA stuff and crazy spots is the rage currently in the indy world. Fish is very underappreciated as a worker, but sometimes doesn’t click personally for me.

The High Flyers were the team that stood out. For a team that wasn’t as established, the chemistry was more than there. Sydal has been so good for so long, it’s a wonder he couldn’t put it together as Evan Bourne in WWE. As for Ricochet, I believe in the same sentiment for him like I do O’Reilly. Ricochet is the perfect face due to his moveset alone and a great heel for the way he carries himself being able to have a moveset like his. The tandom Shooting Stars are a thing of beauty.

I don’t agree with the Bucks leaving as champions this time, but if it means the chase narrows for Sydal and Ricochet, I can buy it. Cody Hall interfereing was annoying but effective and impressive. Best sequence of the match was the no hands rana, into the Northern/brainbuster combo ending with Ricochet wiping out Hall with the SSP, and immediately hitting a 450 off of a springboard following a Here it is driver from Sydal.  There wasn’t much more to expect from these 8 guys, but it served the purpose and got the crowd going.

Match rating: 6.5 out of 10 bull’s-eyes

Match 2:New blood Evolution Valiantly Eternal Radical (NEVER) Openweight 6-man Tag Team Championships
NEW CHAMPIONS: CHAOS (Toru Yano and the Briscoe Brothers [Mark and Jay Briscoe] defeat Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi, Bad Luck Fale, and Tama Tonga)

It’s always tough to follow Jr. Heavyweights on any card, especially with the athletic abilites of the Bucks, the Flyers, Dragon, and Vice, but someone had to do it.

What I really liked about this match was the prize: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championships. It’s not very often that you will get 6 man titles, unless you wrestle in Lucha Libre. A great 6 man tag is hard to find normally, with the exceptions being WWE’s various matches involving the Shield.

You had the implied Bullet Club B-Squad going up against CHAOS’s Comedy fodder and his hand-picked Gaijin partners, who happened to be Ring of Honor Tag Team Legends.

Concerning the Bullet Club, Bad Luck Fale’s pretty cool I guess. He’s held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship a time or two. Tonga’s cool due to his dad, Haku, and the facepaint. Dude’s improving swiftly. I’m not a fan of Takahashi. Didn’t spark a lot of interest for me when he was with TNA, not a fan of him now as the Japanese Turncoat.

            For CHAOS, I was really looking forward to seeing the Briscoes compete in the Tokyo Dome. They’ve expressed desire to compete there and to see dreams come true (cliché, I’m sorry) is just wonderful to see. Jay is a legit bad dude and Mark is hilarious. Mark’s also crazy and Jay’s a bit psycho. Perfect allies for a dude like Toru Yano. Think WCW’s La Parka with Santino Marella Stupidity. It’s comedy gold…even though I wish I could speak Japanese to understand what he was doing.

Bullet Club sneak attack.

For what it’s worth, I did enjoy the match but I was sad about the quiet crowd.  Mark Briscoe’s tribute to Cactus Jack was wonderful, but the red neck kung fu…..just wrong place to do it. Jay unfortunately stood out the least from the CHAOS squad, but he did fit the New Japan style (At least he was still watchable….compared to Takahashi) Fale and Tonga were equally unspectacular but impactful nonetheless. Unlike last year’s match between Yano/NoAH and Suzuki-Gun, Yano really stood out in this match. For a good guy, he acts like such a cowardly heel. He comes off as a really weirdly shaped Eddie Guerrero, complete with an RVD taunt that was well used to dodge stuff.

Yano used a chair on the hands of Tonga, then Doomsday Device by the Briscoes.

Match Rating: 5.5 out of 10 Bull’s Eyes

Match 3:Ring of Honor World Championship

STILL CHAMPION: ROH World Champion Jay Lethal defeated Michael Elgin

-Elgin has become one of my huge favorites ever since he got his shot to finally wrestle for New Japan. He had become stale for a couple of years in ROH and PWG, but since starting with NJPW, he’s become extensively over in Japan. In his own way, he’s the second coming of the big man Gaijin, similar to Stan Hansen, Vader, and Scott Flash Norton.

-Lethal is someone I’ve enjoyed since his stint in TNA.  For years, should have had his main event due, and finally gotten it in ROH. Twice as graceful because I got to watch my first ROH event because of him. When he became double champion last year, I was so happy for him.  Plus, he’s SO good in the ring.

Normally, this is a main event in ROH, but considering the deep card, it’s no insult to either one of these wrestlers to be this early in the event.

            Throughout the match, Elgin had devastating strike after devastating strike. He had the Japanese crowd in the palm of his hand with every moment of strength shown.  Lethal impressed in his New Japan debut. Also didn’t hurt with Truth Martini just being Truth Martini. I don’t know what’s the future for Lethal, but Elgin really needs to stay in New Japan as the resident non-Bullet Club Gaijin. Being the Scott Norton/Stan Hansen figure there would be perfect for him as both a heel and a face.

Oh…and ELGIN DID THE DEAL! HE DID THE DEAL! DEADLIFT FALCON ARROW (dammit…why don’t people stay down like they’re supposed to)

Lethal ended the match with the handspring cutter after hitting Elgin with Truth’s book.

6 out of 10 Bull’s eyes

Match 4:IWGP Jr. Heavyweiht Championship

NEW CHAMPION KUSHIDA defeated The Cleaner Kenny Omega

There was a fun movie theme going on in this match. You had the good guys with the Back to the Future Getup and the bad guys emulating the Terminator.

What was fun for me in this match is just not being able to root for one side specifically until midway through the match. I enjoy Omega as a good guy in PWG and I was Kushida for Halloween (no, not just an Asian Marty McFly.)

So you had Doc (Ryusuke Taguchi) Brown and Marty (Kushida) McFly squaring up with The Terminator (Omega) and his percussive chorus (The Young Bucks)

The match was non stop action from the beginning. Out of all the Bullet Club members, you could say that Omega’s the most volatile member, spitting in Kushida’s face, moonsaults with trashcans, cold spray in the face, etc. The dude knows exactly how to get under your skin no matter how good he really is. The Young Bucks were drumming the Terminator theme to the same trashcans used to attack Kushida behind the referee’s back. Oh, and Omega’s strength is just ridiculous. One-armed running powerbombs shouldn’t be a thing unless you’re jacked up or you’re really really thick.
            That being said, Kushida really fed from the crowd (they were pretty vocal from this match on). He was on point for every move he hit. Effective, impactful, and smooth. A far cry from the Strong Style representative of NJPW but great nonetheless. One major thing to note: if you watch a moonsault from anyone that isn’t Japanese, it’s lifted higher into a soft, plancha like landing. A Japanese moonsault shoots right at the target and comes off as a more direct attack rather than just an athletic thing of beauty.  

            Normally, the Bullet Club would have been able to interfere at heart’s content, but Doc Taguchi was the X-Factor in this match, holding the Bucks at bay by attacking them with Trashcans.

One-Winged Angel, COUNTERED into a Victory Roll….And that’s Game. A hell of a match with a great ending!

8.5 out of 10 Bull’s eyes.

Match 5:IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. 

NEW CHAMPIONS Great Bash Heel (Tomoaki Honma/Togi Makabe) defeated Bullet Club/Gallows ‘N Gun (Machine Gun Karl Anderson/Doc Gallows) w/the Bullet Babe (Amber O’Neill/Gallows)

I find Honma comedic in the video game sense because he’s like the kid who uses one move again and again, not to spam it since it hits, but the kid who’s trying to perfect one move and insists on hitting it over to get it perfect. Makabe….sometimes I like him, other times I think he’s overrated.  Dude loses almost all the time but is extremely over.

Doc Gallows was entertaining as both Festus and Luke Gallows. Hilarious on podcasts. I really enjoyed the one these two did together with Cabana. Anderson, I’ve started to grow to like him. Sometimes he’s still overrated in my head but I enjoy him nonetheless.

Honma had domestic abuse accusations going into this so I wasn’t sure how that was going to work.

By the way, sweet Demon tights on Anderson. Nice hint for things to come eh?

            In terms of the match, Makabe got a bigger pop than I expected. Gallows and Anderson were out for blood in what ended up being their final match because good God….Makabe’s mouth was swollen. Honma’s bleeding too.
Makabe loves flipping people off but Gallows with a SUPERKICK and the Gallows Pole

Gallows tried flipping off Makabe but a HUGE clothesline

4 FOR 5!!!!!!!!!!!

DOOMSDAY KOKESHI!!!!!!!!!!!

KOKESHI HEADBUTT! KING KONG KNEE DROP!!!!!!!!!!!

^as you can see above this, this was honestly my least favorite match. Until after the event, I found it much shorter than expected, hence the shorter review. On the bright side, Honma was 6 for 7 on Headbutt attempts, which has to be his best percentage in any match he’s been in.

5 out of 10 Bull’s eyes

Match 6:(Unofficial) No. 1 Contendership for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

Hirooki Goto defeated Tetsuya Naito w/EVIL (Watanabe) and BUSHI

A battle of two of the upper mid-carders trying to break through. Also both wrestled for TNA at  one point. Naito with World Elite, Goto for Team japan in the 2006 World X Cup.

Naito has gone through a HUGE character change between WK9 and WK 10. He went from the Stardust Genius to the leader of Los Ingovernables (the Ungovernables). It’s like going from John Cena to Raven in terms of caring for the fans. And it’s awesome.

             Goto has been considered a huge choker since going from a Jr. heavyweight to Heavyweight. Even with a few Intercontinental Championship reigns, he’s had a tendency to lose in BIG match singles situations. That being said, he’s got some cool moves and a sweet Samurai look.

Naito with the contrasting suit to his underlings.(White suit as the leader, whereas EVIL and BUSHI were wearing all black). Goto’s theme is a main eventer’s theme. Point blank.

I think this is a fair comparison: This is Reigns vs. Wyatt. DDP or Benoit vs. Raven.

You have the honorable good guy going against the leader mentally bent and scarred. Naito is a combination of Raven and Seth Rollins. No one but the devil cares, but a moveset like a lucha fan favorite.

Ha! Captain New Japan getting his butt kicked by Bushi.

GOOD GOD! EVIL with a  HUGE chair shot to a Chair wrapped around Goto’s head.

So many things going on and the ref still obivious. I get trying to avoid disqualifications, but this is ridiculous.

Naito is such a douche, lounging in the ring, spitting in Goto’s face.  

I find it interesting that the moveset for Naito really hasn’t changed.

Side note:I really like Yoshi Tatsu’s commentary and insight in this match.

Goto with an AVALANCHE YOSHI TONIC. Good god that looked devastating.

Naito went for a low blow, but Goto hit an Impactful Discus lariat

BUSHI hit EVIL with the mist.

Low blow by Naito and a cool roll up, but only for 2

Naito went for that inverted Shouten but was countered with a headbutt.

SHOTEN KAI BY GOTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Matt Morgan’s Helluvator)

I enjoyed this match, as much as my laziness comes off of this review since all I did was just leave my reactions. It’s mostly because I felt it would stay a little more organic for this match to just leave watching reactions. Plus, I admittedly disagreed with the person who should have won. Having Goto win made it easier to figure out the main event, whereas if Naito won, we could have seen a little more intrigue. It was a great second half of the match, which made it better than some of the previous matches.

7 out of 10 Bull’s eyes.

Match 7: New blood Evolution Valiantly Eternal Radical (NEVER)OPENWEIGHT Championship.

NEW CHAMPION KATSUYORI SHIBATA defeated Tomohiro Ishii

I love Nakamura and Okada. I like Tanahashi and Goto. But KATSUYORI SHIBATA is HANDS DOWN my favorite New Japan Wrestler. He has the coolest entrance music and is just an overall legitimate badass.

Ishii’s matches are so good. I was surprised to see that he’s had multiple 5-star matches, one of them against Shibata.

New Japan and its former rival company All Japan made Japanese Wrestling famous for its hard hiting “Strong Style” per se. THIS is the style of match Japan is most famous for.

From the moment the bell rang, Shibata and Ishii tried to MURDER each other. If someone had to drink a shot for every stiff forearm thrown, their ghosts’ ghosts would have been hungover. A pure one-upsman’s match, each guy would just brush off the stiffest of strikes and, in a non-verbal way, would indicate: “thank you sir, may I have another.” I mean GOOD lord, Shibata was kipping up from strikes with ease and Ishii was just inhuman in this match. Words can only say so much to describe this match, I don’t care if you use NJPW world or any other venue, WATCH this match. I mean, Ishii was countering forearm strikes with HEADBUTTs and Shibata…..I can’t even begin to gush further.

It’s going to be awesome seeing Ishii in Ring of Honor very soon, and Shibata needs to have a match with either Zack Sabre Jr. from the UK or Kyle O’Reilly from Ring of Honor. Those matches would be INCREDIBLE.

I cringed with every strike and every grimace, but I enjoyed it so much. The sequences alone were worth the rating I’m going to give this match: stuff like:Thrust Kick-Clothesline-German-German-Thrust-clothesline- and Then both fall down.
The icing on the cake was seeing the result and the culmination of a long journey back to NJPW. 

PK BY SHIBATA

9 out of 10 Bull’s eyes.

Semi-Main Event: IWGP Intercontinental Championship

STILL CHAMPION:Shinsuke Nakamura defeated The Phenominal AJ Styles

There was  very good fluff piece, acknowledging their 2008 bout, before their transformations. Even more fulfilling considering that both of these two are now headed towards WWE.

Styles has the second longest tenure with the IWGP Title, only behind Vader on reigns and overall time holding the title.

Nakamura is such a HUGE star. Overall entrance…..His is the best. Not to mention….9-4 record at Wrestle Kingdom

Tatsu really trashing the IC title in comparison to the Heavyweight title, but the two American commentators defending the legitimacy and prestige of the younger title.

During the match:

Nakamura ate and digested a figureative bullet shot by Styles as a Taunt. Swagsuke is just not having any of it.

The two of these guys brought EVERYTHING and then some into this match. I don’t think anyone uses the knees as a lethal weapon better than Nakamura and Styles is so pure as a high flyer, everything is done with such easy, even this late in his career.

AJ went for Styles clash, series of count-BOMA YE! (reaction as I watched. )

Pele by Styles…but BOMA YE! AND STYLES KICKED OUT at 2

Nakamura went for the landslide, Styles uses a crucifix, leading to a knee and a 450 from Styles. Two count.

Clothesline attempt from styles but the smoothest of transitions into the cross armbreaker by Nakamura

One armed Styles Clash! TWO COUNT

BLOODY SUNDAY! “HE’S A DEAD MAN!”

Styles is going for an Avalanche Styles Clash…but Nakamura countered with a roundhouse…

AVALANCHE LANDSLIDE! TWO!

BOMA YE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! To the back of the head!

BOMA YE!!!!!!!!!! AND THAT’S IT!!!!!!!!!!!

The sign of respect via that pound it after the match ended, it’s so much more significant now that the new horizons are understood. YEAOH!

9 out of 10 Bull’s eyes.

Main Event: IWGP Heavyweight Championship
STILL CHAMPION: Rainmaker Kazuchika Okada defeated G1 Climax Winner Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi

Going into this match, Tanahashi had won I think….4 or 5 main events in a row at Wrestle Kingdom, 2 against Okada. Okada 0-2 was WK10 in main events against Tanahashi. Their rivalry resulted in a 3-3-1 record all time between the two in singles competition.

Fluff piece equally as impactful, showing the history between the two going back to 2012 when Okada returned.

Definitely a lot of emphasis on the ending of WK9 with Okada crying and Tanahashi exclaiming that this is still his ring.

            Tanahashi is the John Cena of New Japan with one Huge difference. He gets the overall reaction that the New Japan brass wants. While sometimes there are people cheered more than him, he doesn’t incite boos and that’s what you want from your top guy and ace.

            Okada truly is ready to be the centerpiece of New Japan. What was interesting is that there was a pause in Okada’s entrance where I think the music played a little too early. Also I realize that Okada’s buddy, NJPW booker Gedo, is pretty much the closest thing that Okada has to a Paul Heyman-like figure. He doesn’t interfere in matches, but he hypes the living crap out of Okada.

Out of all of their matches, this one was by far my favorite one between these two. There’s something special about two opponents that has such good chemistry that each different match feels different even with the same repertoire of moves.

Okada with a HUGE Crossbody, flying over the guardrail onto Tanahashi.

The rest of this match is my reactions to what happened as I watched:

DDT followed by a Kip up and a running European uppercut

Okada happy as he dodges the low dropkick but missed the senton.

Tanahashi gains some momentum and hits the dropkick.

Counters Okada’s big boot into a Dragon Screw

Okada stops Tanahashi temporarily but Hashi with a Dragon Screw in between the ropes

Third Dragon Screw in between the ropes

Slingblade on the apron then, HIGH FLY FLOW Crossbody to the outside

Okada almost counted out, but High Fly Flow on the legs by Tanahashi followed by a high angle Texas Cloverleaf attempt.

Tanahashi continually uses dropkicks and dragon screw to hurt the legs.

Okada with that White noise like neckbreaker but on his bad right knee.

SO many running basement dropkicks.

HUGE Front Missile Dropkick followed by a long flying elbow drop and RAINMAKER POSE

Victory Roll counter

Reverse Dragon Screw

High Angle Texas Cloverleaf

Corkscrew neckbreaker, Slingblade, tried for High Fly Flow but miss.

OKADA WITH THE TOMBSTONE

RAINMAKER!!!!!! TWO COUNT!!!!!!!!

HIGH FLY FLOW FROM OKADA! BEAUTIFUL!

RAINMAKER FROM TANAHASHI! MY GOD!!!!!!!

Rainmaker countered into the Slingblade, and DRAGON SUPLEX! TWO!

HIGH FLY FLOW!!!!!!!! TWICE!!!!!! TWO COUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THE CROWD GOES NUTS!!!!!!!!!!

OKADA’S DROPKICK COUNTERED THE HIGH FLY FLOW!!!!!!

What a slap by Tanahashi…But DROPKICK BY OKADA!!!!!!!

WHAT A GERMAN SuPLEX

RAINMAKER COUNTERED BY SLAP BUT THE WRIST IS STILL HELD!

TWO LARIATS!

RAINMAKER LARIAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND THAT’S GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WINNER AND STILL CHAMPION: RAINMAKER KAZUCHIKA OKADA!!!!!!!!

9 out of 10 Bull’s Eyes

Overall final thoughts:
This is one of the greatest PPVs I’ve ever watched. I honestly believe that this is right on par with Wrestle Kingdom 9. I’ll be surprised if any PPV keeps up with this one. (Ok, Wrestlemania 32 is the one I think could be equally as good. Not better.) With the exception of Naito/Goto, I think the right side won in each match. The last 3 matches especially were just top notch. It was amazing to witness the three times I watched it to finish this review. There are very few changes that could have been made. Just high quality in general and honestly, EVERY wrestling fan should take a look at a few of these matches.

Match of the Night: Nakamura/Styles

Highest point of the night: The Final Rainmaker on Tanahashi by Okada

Holy Crap: The Shibata/Ishii match. Not one moment, the freaking match.

Biggest mistake:Goto beating Naito

Funniest moment: The young bucks playing the Terminator theme on trash cans.

Thanks for reading everyone, next post is the Royal Rumble preview!

Feel free to leave a comment or two on this.

Just remember, When in doubt Watch Wrestling.

First Crossface Update

Hello there guys, the Smark Shooter here.

Just giving a quick update on the next couple of posts and when they're probably going to pop up.

1)Currently finishing my New Japan Pro Wrestling Wrestle Kingdom 10 review, should be up between tomorrow and Tuesday. Shin Nihon Report.

2)I'll give my thoughts on TNA in February after the January televised episodes. Target TNA.

3)I'll get started on my Chikara Pro coverage when Season 16 starts after the double header opening show on the 30th. Lucha Superparty

4)My views on PWG will start after they come out with the ASW  and Lemmy show previews. So expect this around February as well. Warfare Chaos.

5)I'll periodically cover Pro Wrestling NoAH (the closest competition to New Japan) every couple of months, so once I get more familiar I'll start giving reviews in that company as well. Green Voyage.

6)With a little preview via New Japan (and confirming that I can finally watch Ring of Honor on ABC at 1 am on Sundays), I can get back to following up on Ring of Honor TV leading up to their Vegas PPV. Review of Honor

7)Since NxT is done with their 2015 recaps, I'll be covering NxT from Takeover to Takeover, starting with a preview before Takeover Dallas. Alternative Body Press.

8)If there are other wrestling related stories, podcasts, or breaking news, it will be under a post like this, the Crossface Update.

And Last but not least

9)WWE coverage will also be from event to event (with a few exceptions every so often.). Expect a complete preview for the Royal Rumble before January 24, after the go home edition of Smackdown.
Mainstream Rumble.

When in doubt, Watch Wrestling.

ALRIGHT! WRESTLE KINGDOM 10!!!!!!!!

Good Morning new wrestling fans, casual fans, diehards, marks, and Smarks alike,

WELCOME TO the SMARK SHOOTER's WRESTLE KINGDOM 10 Preview!!!!!!!


So for the people unfamiliar with this event, the Wrestle Kingdom event is the World Series, the Super Bowl, the Stanley Cup, the World Cup, the Wrestlemania of arguably the most wonderful pro wrestling company(and 2nd biggest in the world) called New Japan Pro Wrestling, or Shin-Nihon Pro Wrestling.

For some quick background, New Japan was started by Antonio Inoki in the 70s and has hosted some of the greatest wrestlers and matches of all time. Names like Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Vader, Stan Hansen, Daniel Bryan, and Eddie Guerrero are among the elite Americans and non-Japanese (Gaijins) who have passed through here and have had success here. Among the home grown talent, names such as Jyushin Lyger, Masahiro Chono, WWE Hall of Famer Tatsumi Fujinami, The Great Muta/Keiji Mutoh, and Riki Choshu were some of the greatest wrestlers that have waved the New Japan flag as their home promotion proudly.

During the event, you'll probably notice that unlike American wrestling promotions, the Japanese Style is a little different. In Japan, they treat the art of professional wrestling more like sport rather than entertainment. The strikes are stiffer, the action leans towards more hard hitting shots, and fast paced action.

Wrestle Kingdom has been the marquee event for New Japan for many years, but has only had the moniker of "Wrestle Kingdom" since 2007. Of all the events that the Japanese hold, New Japan's biggest event is always held in the famed Tokyo Dome. Think of the Tokyo Dome as NJPW's equivalent of Madison Square Garden. For many years, all the Japanese promotions save their biggest showcases for the Tokyo Dome, and New Japan's Wrestle Kingdom event has developed a reputation as one of the best wrestling shows on a yearly basis. In fact, last year's show was considered the best event in the entire year,(even better than Wrestlemania 31! Considering this year's card, anything less than spectacular would be shocking indeed!

On that note, here is the card for Wrestle Kingdom 10. If you think there are biases, you're probably going to be right. That being said I'll do my best to be as impartial and as knowledgable about the matches as I can.

PreShow:New Japan Rumble
Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Jado vs. Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Satoshi Kojima vs. Tiger Mask vs. Yuji Nagata

Every year, New Japan kicks off WK with a battle royal using the majority of wrestlers who don't have a specific match on the card. While, the names listed above are the known wrestlers in the match, I wouldn't be surprised if any of the New Japan Dojo's Young boys (apprentice wrestlers) are part of this as well. But until the match happens, I can only preview what I know. And since this is the first match, I won't waste too many words on this match. 

Hiroyoshi Tenzan:Legend and most decorated wrestler in NJPW history. Multiple time International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP, the acronym used for new japan's titles)Heavyweight Champion, as well as the record holder for most reigns as one-half of the IWGP Tag Team Championships. 

Jado: One half of the World Class Tag Team, and one of the current bookers (matchmakers) for NJPW

Jushin Thunder Liger: The most decorated Junior Heavyweight in New Japan's history. multiple time IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion, NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion, and the innovator of the Shooting Star Press. 

Manabu Nakanishi:Former G1 Climax winner. 

Ryusuke Taguchi: Former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight and Jr. Heavyweight Tag team champion alongside now-NXT Champion Finn Balor (formerly Fergal Prince Devitt)

Satoshi Kojima:one of the few wrestlers to hold all of the top Japanese titles: NJPW, All Japan pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Noah World Heavyweight Championships. Also the frequent tag team partner of Tenzan, known as TenCozy. 

Tiger Mask: Japanese character that many wrestlers have dawned the moniker of. Names like Satoru Sayama, Koji Kanemoto, and Mitsuharu Misawa have worn the mask of the popular tv and comic character. 

Yuji Nagata: Submission specialist, one of Daniel Bryan (of the WWE)'s favorite wrestlers, and an innovator of the various Nagata Locks. Former IWGP heavyweight Champion and last year's New Japan Rumble winner. 

Among these guys, I'd go with either Tenzan or Taguchi. Tenzan is just a legend that can still go, and I wouldn't be surprised if he were to win it all. 

My reasoning behind Taguchi is that last year, he entered Wrestle Kingdom 9 as the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion and since losing the title to the current holder, Kenny Omega, he's been simply irrelevant since. Dude's got a sweet finisher in the Double Chicken Wing Gutbuster, AND uses my personal favorite submission finisher, the Ankle Lock. A win here can finally bring the Funky Weapon(the guy uses his hip as a battering ram, like WWE NxT's Asuka) some much needed momentum and a possible opportunity towards a title shot. 

Main Card Match 1:Young Bucks vs. ReDRagon vs. Roppongi Vice vs. The High Flyers

Most likely to get the crowd truly hyped, this will probably be the opening match. Four of the most exciting tag teams go at it in a high frenzied spot fest for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. 

Team 1:The Young Bucks: The brothers Jackson, Nick (the blond-ish one) and Matt (the brown-haired one) are probably not only the most exciting team in the world, but the most coveted by WWE. These long haired renegades are New Japan's annoying representatives of the Gaijin terrors known as the Bullet Club (TOO SWEET ME BRO!) For the past few years, these guys have lighted up crowd....after crowd.....after crowd with (I love this part) SUPERKICK PARTY after SUPERKICK PARTY! Look out for the coolest tandem finisher, the Meltzer Driver, where Matt delivers a Tombstone Piledriver while Nick does a front flip into the opponent to increase the momentum that the opponent goes head first. (DON'T TRY AT HOME.....or at a Trampoline park). 

Team 2:Roppongi Vice: These two weirdos (and I mean that nicely) represent what would be considered the "bad guy" Japanese stable, CHAOS. The former WWE superstar, Trent Barretta and his tag parter, the well traveled and underrated Rocky Romero, have held the IWGP Jr Tag Titles on a few occasions and have a few victories over the Bucks among others. Romero's a Cuban madman and Trent.....is probably the best example of stoner that wasn't from ECW. That being said, fun team to watch (that's a trend in this match). Oh, and Romero mixed and produced their theme! 

Team 3: The High Flyers. Honestly, I would prefer to call this team Gaijin Dragon Gate. The former WWE star Evan Bourne, Matt Sydal and Lucha Underground's Prince Puma, Ricochet, are the recent winners of the Jr Tag Team League tournament that NJPW holds near the end of the year. Both guys, while still relatively new as a team in NJPW, are no strangers to Japan. Sydal and Ricochet both cut their teeth and were very successful in the Red headed-StepChild of puroresu (Japanese Wrestling), Dragon Gate. For as exciting as the Young Bucks are, the next level of excessive amounts of flips would be this team. Ricochet in 2014 was considered the BEST wrestler period in the world and Sydal is one of the greatest indy wrestlers of all time. A tandem shooting star press is what to watch out for....but considering how often they're in the air....anything is worth putting on the highlight reel. 

Team 4: The IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions:ReDRagon. 

The most grounded team....with the most awkward name, Ring of Honor's technical pride and joy of a tag team consists of world beater Bobby Fish and former PWG World Champ Kyle O'Reilly. I've been a HUGE fan of O'Reilly since his debut in the top prospect tournament in ROH and he's grown leaps and bounds since. Fish is a journeyman who I don't think I've ever seen a bad match from. Unlike the other 3 teams, they specialize in submission and technical wrestling. Their work is smooth like butter and painful like 1000 chakra needles in all the wrong spots. Their finisher, Chasing the Dragon, consists of a brain buster, preceded by a roundhouse kick while the opponent is held upside down up in the air. 

Of all the matches, this is probably the biggest crapshoot that isn't the two main events. I think due to the tournament victory and the fact that 2.5 of the four team were in this exact match last year (Baretta was the replacement for a retired Alex Koslov, thus ending the Forever Hooligans), I expect The High Flyers from Dragon Gate to win their 1st NJPW gold. 

Match 2: Hirooki Goto vs. Tetsuya Naito

This is the ONLY match on the card that Isn't for a title. Rather this is a grudge match that developed from a few factors. 

Naito last year was a good guy who didn't connect with the crowd. He spent some time in Mexico, and returned with a COMPLETELY different attitude. From Stardust Genius to the leader of the Ungovernables, alongside Evil and Bushi, Naito has become one of the most hated Japanese wrestlers in the company. 

Goto spent the majority of last year fighting for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, winning it briefly from the man who I will mention later because he's too cool to spoil now. Naito has been causing an annoying amount of crap for Goto and his tag team partner Shibata. But with Shibata fighting for gold, Goto has the opportunity to shut down Naito before he can really gain momentum. 

Naito wins with help from his buddies. He's a new character now and needs some big wins. While I do like Goto, he's more stale. 

Match 3:Bullet club vs Chaos 

Bullet club is the non-japanese antagonistic stable in NJPW. Their representatives for this match include former IWGP Intercontinental Champion Bad Luck Fale, Bad Boy and Son of the legendary Haku Tama Tonga, and the Japanese turncoat Yujiro Takahashi. 

They'll be facing Chaos member Toru Yano.....the Heath Slater....Santino Marella.....He's a comedy act ok?
Teaming up with him is one of my favorite Ring of Honor Tag Teams. Man up, because Dem Boys, Mark and Jay, THE BRISCOES are finally making their NJPW debuts. 

Bonus part of this? The very first NEVER Openweight 6-man Tag Team Championships will be crowned from one of these two teams. 

oh....NEVER stands for New Blood Evolution Valiently Eternal Radical. I don't get it either....

I'm calling for Chaos to win this one. Only because, I really like the Briscoes. 

Match 4:NEVER Openweight Championship. 

If there is a match that truly defines the New Japan Strong Style....it's this match right here. 

Representing Chaos is the current NEVER Openweight Champion, Tomohiro Ishii. Known as the Stone Pitbull, it always seems in his matches that he's getting the living crap beaten out of him.....blood and all and yet he tends to win a lot more than I would have given him credit for. Normally he'd be a favorite to win this match......BUT

His opponent is probably my favorite New Japan Wrestler, (and the dude with the coolest theme in NJPW), KATSUYORI SHIBATA!
The dude is the Zack Sabre Jr. of New Japan. Originally one of the wrestlers, alongside the man and the other man (I can't spoil it yet) expected to carry on the legacy of the Three Musketeers of New Japan (the aforementioned Chono, Mutoh, and the late, great Shinya Hashimoto),Shibata originally left and attempted an MMA career. He returned in 2010 (I think) and since then has slowly reestablished himself as the dude with the hardest kicks. The stiffest combination finish of them all: GTS (Go To Sleep) set up into the PK (Penalty Kick)

Ishii lost the title last year to Togi Makabe. Shibata has never won a singles title in NJPW. If there was ever a time for him to truly step up, Shibata's time is now. New Champ. 

Match 5: ROH World Title Match. 

This is a special attraction match for New Japan and Ring of Honor Fans. 

Ring of Honor is the top indy promotion in the US. Over the past couple of years, NJPW and ROH have had a talent exchange, resulting in cool dream matchup and talent excursions. The results have been favorable with both ROH and NJPW guys becoming popular with both sets of fans. 

The ROH World Champ Jay Lethal makes his NJPW debut defending the biggest prize in ROH against a former ROH champ who has become a huge fan favorite in NJPW. 

Michael Elgin won the title from Adam Cole (BAY BAY!....I'll explain this later) a couple of years ago before losing it to Jay Briscoe. Briscoe would then lose the title to Lethal in a title vs. title match. Since then Elgin has rebuilt himself into a new wrestler, with the Japanese contingent on his side. 

This one is hard for me to pick personally, because while I like both guys and I normally would root for Elgin, if Lethal wasn't friends with local wrestling star, Sonjay Dutt, I probably would have had to wait to watch a ROH show longer than last year. 

Regardless, if the Briscoes win their title match, I would expect Lethal to win his. 

Match 6: Tag Team Championships. 
Bullet Club's most vocal members, Machine Gun Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows, have held the titles for almost the entire calendar year, with a small blip at last year's WK. 

The winners of the 2015 NJPW Tag League are mainstay Togi Makabe and hard-luck fan favorite Tomoaki Honma. 

Apparently in the midst of all this, there have been allegations against Honma about possible domestic abuse so this team winning is honestly going to be very unlikely, Bullet Club takes this match because this is their best chance of winning. 

Match 7:Jr. heavyweight Title match. 

Bullet Club's most consistent winner, is the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champ, The Cleaner....and Xavier Woods's newest rival, KENNY OMEGA. Probably the best pound for pound wrestler in the Bullet Club, and one of the best around the world, the man's got everything needed for a huge run. 

His opponent is who I dressed up as for a Halloween party haha....And also one half the Time Splitters, KUSHIDA. 

Hoverboard Lock vs One-Winged Angel. 

Considering that Omega should really be going after higher prey, I think Kushida wins this one. 
(I know that one is short but considering the next two, YOU needed the last few to be short.)

Semi Main Event: DREAM MATCH
This match is for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, (while it's not the Heavyweight Championship, it's treated with equal relevance and respect. Where you at WWE?)

On one end...the leader of the Bullet Club and the longtime face of TNA, AJ STYLES! Considering he's already held the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, the mere fact that he's CHOOSING to go after the IWGP IC Title shows how much that title means. Now that's a part because of how Phenomenal he is....and the rest of the credit goes to....


SHINSUKE NAKAMURA! The Kingpin of the IWGP IC Title scene, he's done so much in raising the prestige of the IC Title. The most charismatic dude in New Japan, he's just as much of a megastar around the world as Styles is. 

I'll pick Styles for the match, BUT THIS is my Match of the Night (Japanese Standard)/Morning (EST). 

Main Event: IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.

I really don't have much to say on this one. 

3 Wins for Okada

3 Wins for Tanahashi

1 Draw. 

Tanahashi has been the John Cena/Hulk Hogan for YEARS. 

Okada has played 2nd Fiddle. 

Okada's the Champ and Tanahashi is the G1 Climax Winner. 


My pick? As much as I would Love Okada winning, betting against Tanahashi is a sucker's bet. TANAHASHI 8 Time Champ!

Well, here goes the Maiden Voyage.

So, if you're reading this, I'm the Smark Shooter and welcome to my pro wrestling blog!

Over the next calendar year, I figured to channel my pro wrestling obsession, I'd start covering various promotions from major event to major event.

While admittedly most of my posts will end up being about World Wrestling Entertainment and WWE NxT, I will also be covering other various promotions, such as Total Nonstop Action, New Japan Pro Wrestling, Chikara Pro, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, and Ring of Honor to start with.

Most of the posts you'll end up seeing will be previews of major events during the year, and the occasional editorial-like rant about various topics within the realm of wrestling.

While I haven't been much of a writer in my life, I've been a lifelong fan of pro wrestling since my dad introduced me to it in 1997 (I may have been 4 at the time, but I have an amazing memory when it comes to wrestling).

I appreciate all comments, agreeing or disagreeing. It would be cool to get more perspectives based off of reactions of what I tend to cover.

So without further ado, welcome again to the Smark Shooter Blog! When in doubt, watch wrestling.