Survivor Series 2016

Brian Kendrick(c, Raw) vs. Kalisto(Smackdown) for the Cruiserweight Championship and for the host of the Cruiserweight Division.

The Miz(c, Smackdown) vs. Sami Zayn(Raw) for the Intercontinental Championship

Brock Lesnar (w/Paul Heyman) vs. Goldberg
-They met at Wrestlemania 20. Worst Wrestlemania Match Ever. They phoned it in and they both left WWE afterwards. Goldberg Def. Brock Lesnar with Stone Cold Steve Austin as Special Guest Referee.
-This match came about after Goldberg was announced on the WWE 2K17 game, and was interviewed by ESPN.
-Goldberg is a "superhero" like face dude now, and of Course Lesnar is the Conquerer.
-Lesnar Wins because Why bring Goldberg back for Lesnar to lose? I mean I complain that Lesnar is part of the part-timer problem...but having Goldberg win would be like the time when Triple H returned to action just to beat CM Punk in the middle of his big push and then left. IT WOULD BE STUPID.

Raw vs. Smackdown Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination Match:
Team Raw: Tag Team Champions The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods), Enzo and Big Cass, Cesaro and Sheamus, The Club (Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows), and The Shining Stars (Epico and Primo)
Team Smackdown:Tag Team Champions Beauty and the Man Beast (Heath Slater and Rhyno), The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley), American Alpha (Jason Jordan and Chad Gable), The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso), and ?

Raw vs. Smackdown Survivor Series Women's Elimination Match
Team Raw: Women's Champion Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, Bayley, Alicia Fox, and Sasha Banks w/Dana Brooke
Team Smackdown: Women's Champion Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, and Naomi w/Natalya

Raw vs. Smackdown Survivor Series Men's Elimination Match
Team Raw: Universal Champion Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, United States Champion Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, and Seth Rollins (Combined Record: 4-1. Jericho won in 2001,2003, 2004. Reigns and Rollins won in 2013, with Reigns the Sole Survivor. Rollins lost in 2014.)
Team Smackdown: World Champion AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Shane McMahon (replacing the Injured Baron Corbin), Bray Wyatt, and Randy Orton (w/Luke Harper and James Ellsworth)(Combined Record: 5-4. Shane McMahon lost in 2001,Dean Ambrose won in 2013.Randy Orton Lost in 2009, 2011, 2012, but won in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008 and was the Sole Survivor from 03-05)

This will most likely be the final match of the night, with Bragging rights on the line. More than likely, the best of 3 Traditional Survivor Series matches will be tied 1-1 at this point.
On the Raw side of things, Braun Strowman and Kevin Owens are making their Survivor Series Match debuts, even though last year Owens was in a tournament for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship where he lost to Smackdown's Dean Ambrose.

Raw Analysis
-Strowman has been dominating, en route to winning a battle royal (last eliminating Sami Zayn). He also has past history with Smackdown's Bray Wyatt
-Reigns has been getting in spurts with teammate Kevin Owens, leading to think there will be a future Universal Championship match between the two. The United States Champion also finds himself on the same team as Seth Rollins for the first time since the Shield broke up in 2014. They were together in 2013 alongside Smackdown's Dean Ambrose to win in 2013, with Reigns being the Sole Survivor. He defeated Ambrose at last year's Survivor Series to win the vacant WWE World Heavyweight Championship, as well as defeated Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and Bray Wyatt in separate feuds.
-Jericho is currently feuding with Seth Rollins, and could possibly feud with his best friend Kevin Owens if the greed for gold becomes too great to ignore. When Jericho was on Team WWE in 2001, Shane McMahon was on Team WCW/ECW. Jericho also has history with AJ Styles, with their feud at the beginning of the year. Wyatt, Orton, and Ambrose have also had their share of fights with Jericho. Jericho is the veteran of this team, being part of 3 different winning squads.
-Rollins won in 2013 along with Ambrose and Reigns. However, he is the lone blemish in the Survivor Series, losing in 2014 to Dolph Ziggler in the final 2. Sting's debut happened. He's currently feuding with Owens and Jericho, and while it seems like his rivalry is leaning towards a match with Jericho at the next ppv, he's not out of the title picture yet. He's had wars with Orton, and with Wyatt as part of the Shield against the Wyatt family. The history between him and Ambrose is double all of that as partners and rivals, most recently colliding at Battleground in July. Don't believe he's feuded with Shane McMahon, and only had various matches with AJ Styles on the Indies.
-Owens has been feuding with Rollins over the Universal Championship and has a potential feud with Reigns coming up. Also a chance he'll feud with best friend Chris Jericho. He had a length IC Title feud with Dean Ambrose, had his fair share of matches on the indies and WWE with AJ Styles, Never feuded with Bray Wyatt or Shane McMahon. A handful of matches with Randy Orton.

Smackdown Analysis
-Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton had been in a feud until recently, when Orton joined the family. I feel like there's more to the story later on, but since this is still somewhat fresh I shouldn't expect too much dissension between these two.
-Wyatt has never been in a Survivor Series match. Countless feuds against Ambrose. No feuds against Shane or AJ Styles. Has feuded against Rollins in stable wars, Reigns on multiple occasions, Jericho as well. No feuds against Owens. Strowman was originally from the Wyatt Family before the draft.
-Orton has feuded with Ambrose and Shane, but not with AJ. Currently in feud/alliance with Wyatt. He was in feuds against Reigns, Rollins, and Jericho. Never against Strowman or Owens in a full feud. Elder statesmen of the Smackdown Survivor Series team, with a 4-3 record. Hasn't been on a winning team since 2008, but has been the sole survivor 3 our of 4 victories.
-Styles is currently in a feud with Ambrose and mascot James Ellsworth. Has never feuded with Shane, Wyatt, or Orton. Had a feud with Reigns over the World Title and Jericho at the beginning of the year. Never feuded in WWE with Rollins, Strowman, or Owens. I have a weird feeling that he won't be a part of the final "scene" so to speak.
-Shane only has been in 1, and he lost. No actual feud, but put in over an "injured" Baron Corbin to show representation of leadership, and probably because A)Screw the Miz and B)Daniel Bryan can't compete himself.
-Ambrose was the first eliminated in 2013 but was on the winning side. I think he's feuded with just about everyone minus a separate feud with Randy Orton and Shane McMahon. So, you can probably bet he'll be in the conversation on how this ends.

Final Prediction
So I'm going to give two separate predictions.
The WWE Logic Prediction: It comes down to Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton. Either A)Ambrose gets disqualified and proceeds to turn on Team Smackdown, reuniting the Shield...OR B)You can take any combination of guys, put them against Roman Reigns...and then watch Roman Reigns do what he did in 2013: Be the Sole Survivor. For the record, my official prediction is Team Raw Wins: Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are the Sole Survivors. 

The way I would do it is this order:Eliminate Shane McMahon right away, then have Braun Strowman eliminated after all four Smackdown guys hit big finishes on him.
Randy Orton gone next (and I don't really like it but it happens), followed by AJ Styles via Kevin Owens after James Ellsworth tries to help out. Which brings us to Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens. Dean Ambrose eliminates Chris Jericho. Jericho tries to sneakily help and destroys James Ellsworth in the process only to cause a Kevin Owens elimination by accident. Owens and Jericho beat up on Roman Reigns, only for Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose to back up Reigns and proceed to pound on Owens and Jericho up the ramp. This leads to Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns as the final two. Here's the surprise: Wyatt gets the win with the help of Kevin Owens returning, and Powerbombing Roman Reigns. Smackdown Wins and Wyatt is relevant enough to actually get a title opportunity after TLC.

Team Raw Survivor Series Elimination Match Records
Big E Langston (0-1, 2015)
Kofi Kingston(2-4. Sole Survivor 2009, won 2010, Lost in 2008,2011, 2012, 2015)
Xavier Woods( 0-1, 2015)
Sheamus(1-2, Survived in 2009, Lost in 2011, 2015)
Cesaro(1-0,won in 2013)
Enzo Amore(Debut)
Big Cass(Debut)
Karl Anderson(Debut)
Luke Gallows(Debut)
Epico(0-1, Lost in 2012)
Primo(0-1, Lost in 2012)
Charlotte Flair  (Never been in Traditional Survivor Series Match)
Nia Jax (Debut)
Bayley (Debut)
Sasha Banks (Debut)
Alicia Fox(1-2, Survived in 2014, Lost in 2009, 2013)
Dana Brooke (Debut)
Kevin Owens (Never been in Traditional Survivor Series Match)
Chris Jericho (3-0, Won in 2001, 2003, 2004)
Roman Reigns (1-0, Sole Survivor in 2013)
Braun Strowman (Debut)
Seth Rollins(1-1 Won in 2013, Lost in 2014)


Note: Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns and Cesaro has never been on a losing team at the Survivor Series. Roman Reigns has never been eliminated.

Team Smackdown Survivor Series Elimination Match Records
Heath Slater (Never been in Traditional Survivor Series Match)
Rhyno (Never been in Traditional Survivor Series Match)
Zack Ryder (Never been in Traditional Survivor Series Match)
Mojo Rawley(Debut)
Jason Jordan (Debut)
Chad Gable (Debut)
Jimmy Uso (1-1, Won in 2015 and Lost in 2013)
Jey Uso(1-1, Survived in 2015, lost in 2013)
Becky Lynch (Never been in Traditional Survivor Series Match)
Nikki Bella (1-0, Survived in 2013)
Alexa Bliss (Debut)
Carmella (Debut)
Naomi(2-0, Won in 2013 and Survived in 2014)
Natalya (2-1, Survived 2013/2014 and Lost in 2008)
AJ Styles (Debut)
Dean Ambrose (1-0, Won in 2013)
Baron Corbin (Debut) (Now Injured)
Shane McMahon(0-1, Lost in 2001)
Bray Wyatt (Never been in Traditional Survivor Series Match)
Randy Orton(4-3, Sole Survivor in 2003, 2004, 2005, Won in 2008,Lost in 2009, 2011, 2012)
Luke Harper (0-1, Lost in 2014)
James Ellsworth (debut)

Nikki Bella, Naomi, and Dean Ambrose have never been on a losing team. Nikki Bella has never been eliminated, but Naomi is the only one to be undefeated in multiple teams.

NxT Takeover Toronto Preview

Hello to all the marks, smarks and casuals alike, Here is YOUR preview for Saturday Night's Wrestling Special:

NxT Takeover Toronto.

Quick Match Card:
-The Perfect Ten Tye Dillinger vs. Bobby Roode
-The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals: The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) vs. TM-61 (Shayne Thorn and Nick Miller)
-NxT Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 falls match. The Revival (c) (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa
-NxT Women's Championship. Asuka (c) vs. Mickie James
-NxT Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Samoa Joe

Match 1: The Authors of Pain vs. TM-61
This match is the culmination of a Tag Team Tournament called the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. 16 different teams started in this single elimination tournament and the two teams competing in the finals will most likely earn an NxT Tag Team Championship opportunity either within the end of the calendar year or by the next NxT Takeover special.
If you need more information on the tournament:
http://thesmarkshooter.blogspot.com/2016/11/dusty-rhodes-tag-team-classic.html
Team No. 1 is known as the Authors of Pain, made up of two new foreign juggernauts Akam and Rezar. Now, they are dangerous by themselves, but are also accompanied and mentored by the longtime manager of Tag Team Legends The Legion of Doom/The Road Warriors; Paul Ellering.
Since debuting back in June at NxT Takeover the End, they've been essentially unstoppable. They defeated Indian Tag Team sensation The Bollywood Boyz in Round 1, then took out fan favorite dancers No Way Jose and (Cruiserweight competitor and Maryland Native) Rich Swann in the Quarterfinals. Finally, with the help of NxT Tag Team Champions the Revival and Ellering, they eliminated #DIY(Tomasso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano).
Team No. 2 is known in NxT as TM-61(No, not Will O' Wisp) (Shayne Thorne/Nick Miller and the 61 is one of the area codes for Australia.) but is known worldwide (in the international independent scene) as TMDK (The Mighty Don't Kneel). The former Tag Team of the Year and multiple time Tag Team Champions in Pro Wrestling NoAH are no stranger to big stages, considering they've competed in front of thousands in the Tokyo Dome for past Wrestle Kingdom events. They made the finals by first beating Riddick Moss and Tina Sabbatelli in Round 1. In round 2, they were scheduled to face off against former Ring of Honor Standouts Generation Next (Roderick Strong and Austin Aries) but Aries injured his orbital bone in a match against Shinsuke Nakamura. Therefore, Shayne Thorne faced off against Roderick Strong for the spot in the semi-finals and picked up the upset victory. Finally, they defeated new stable SaNiTY (Alexander Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton) to make it to the finals.
Now, this will actually be the second televised meeting between the two teams. The Authors of Pain def. TM-61 in a post Takeover episode of NxT.  However in this match, Paul Ellering will be suspended from above the ring in a shark cage, in order to ensure (as if) that Ellering doesn't interfere.
I believe that this match will not only dictate the future of the Tag Team Division in determining its depth, but will also give a huge hint to a match later on in the night.
PREDICTION:The Authors of Pain will find a way to win, with some sort of chicanery. 

Match 2: Tye Dillinger vs. Bobby Roode
This match is a grudge match between two fellow Canadians. Originally, The Perfect Ten Tye Dillinger and The Glorious One Bobby Roode were Tag Team Partners in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but were eliminated from the tournament in Round 1 by Alexander Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton of SaNiTY. In the match, Bobby Roode ditched Dillinger after seeing the initial destruction Sanity was capable of. He wanted no part, so he left Dillinger high and dry for Wolfe and Fulton to finish him off.  Between the two, Tye could use the win, but to build a new main event roster scene, NxT needs a new top heel once Joe finishes his chances. If nothing else, the dueling Perfect 10 Chants and glorious singing should be....GLORIOUS.
PREDICTION:Roode via the Glorious DDT thing he's being doing as of late.

Match 3: The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) (c) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa) for the NxT Tag Team Championships 
This perennial Match of the Year Candidate is for the NxT Tag Team Championships in a two out of three falls match, a rematch from NxT Takeover Brooklyn II.
The Revival are the current Tag Team Champions and have been the cornerstone of the division since last year's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. They are currently the first 2 time champions in NxT, first beating the Vaudevillians a few weeks after finishing in the semi-finals in the tournament, and then regaining them against arch-rivals American Alpha in a fantastic 2 out of 3 falls match at NxT Takeover The End. Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder also were victorious in their last title defense at NxT Takeover Brooklyn II, against their upcoming Toronto opponents #DIY.
Their opponents are indy wrestling mainstays Tomasso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano. They had the match of a lifetime at Takeover Brooklyn, only a few days removed from a scintillating first round matchup in the highly-recommended WWE Cruiserweight Classic in which Gargano was victorious. There have been many signs that this time could win, but equally as many for a Ciampa heel turn. This match could also be determined by the DRTTC.
Finally, during the DRTTC, The Revival bowed out to DIY....via "injury" only to attack Gargano during the semi-finals against the Authors of Pain.
-Prediction: Either #DIY wins or Ciampa Turns. I think it will be the 2nd one, because the two of them are both advertised for the Cruiserweight Division and it would be easier if they were rivals rather than tag team partners.

Match 4: Asuka vs. Mickie James for the NxT Women's Championship
Woman's Champion Asuka has not been beaten since debuting in NxT last year during Takeover Respect. Dana Brooke, Emma, Bayley, and Nia Jax....they all have fallen. So William Regal found a suitable opponent: Former Women's and Diva's Champion Mickie James. James had been wrestling on the indies and TNA. Dream Match. (at least amongst the vast Women's Indy Scene).
Prediction:Asuka def. Mickie James via submission, Ember Moon will probably be projected next opponent.

Main Event: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe for the NxT Championship
The Main Event is a rematch from NxT Takeover Brooklyn II
-Samoa Joe injured Nakamura a few weeks after Takeover Brooklyn II
-Highly Anticipated Rematch
-Winner will probably face off against Bobby Roode in the near future.
-Prediction:Nakamura wins and Samoa Joe debuts on the Main Roster for Raw either after Survivor Series or at the Royal Rumble.

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Tournament Coverage (but the analysis of the finals will be in the Takeover Toronto Review)

TM-61 vs. Sabbatelli and Moss
Aries and ? (Roderick Strong?) vs. Bogojeciv and Knight
Perkins and Ibushi (was Hideo Itami until he was injured)vs. Dorado and Ali
Dillinger and Roode vs. Wolfe and Fulton (SANITY)
Authors of Pain vs. Bollywood Boyz
Jose and Swann vs. Nese and Gulak
The Revival vs. Almas and Alexander
DIY vs. Wang and Lun

Predictions:
Tm-61
Aries and ?(STRONG!)
Perkins and Ibushi
Sanity
Authors of Pain
Jose and Swann
The Revival
DIY


Authors of Pain def. The Bollywood Boyz
Man....that was lopsided.

The Revival def. Alexander and Almas
Fantastic Match....and a much needed/well done heel turn for Andrade Cien Almas. Alexander is the perfect guy to feud with right now. Plus, the Revival being the Tag Team Champions definitely helps the credibility of the NxT Tag Team Roster with such a good win and match.

SANITY def. Glorious 10
Great storytelling and solid work. Also, having Nikki Glencross and Eric Young to go along with Alex Wolfe and Sawyer Fulton is great!

TM-61 def. Sabbatelli and Moss
Solid match, but it exposed the greens of Sabbatelli

Aries and Strong def. Knight and Bogojevic
GENERATION NEXT RETURNS! So psyched for that!

Jose and Swann def. Nese and Gulak
Figured that was going to be the result, good of NxT to continue continuity with the Cruiserweight division references to Swann's, Nese's, and Gulak's match the night before on Raw.

DIY defeated Lun and Wang
Good match that admittedly showed how inexperienced the Chinese/Hong Kong dudes are. A lot of work needed for them, but DIY sets up a huge rematch versus The Revival.

Perkins (replacing Hideo Itami) and Kota Ibushi def. Mustafa Ali and Lince Dorado
This was a good match that established all four wrestlers as well rounded talents with a higher ceiling. I truly don't expect Ibushi and Perkins to move further in the tournament unless Perkins loses the Cruiserweight Championship, so this was essentially a Cruiserweight Spotlight Tournament.

Quarterfinal matches are now as follows:

DIY (Gargano and Ciampa) vs. The Revival (Dash and Dawson)
Ibushi and Perkins vs. Sanity (Wolfe and Fulton)
The Authors of Pain vs. Swann and Jose
Aries and Strong vs. TM-61

Predictions:
DIY
Sanity
The Authors of Pain
Aries and Strong

DIY def. Revival via forfeit
Great Storytelling....and a cop out of sorts so we can wait for the big rematch to happen on a bigger stage.
Sanity def. Ibushi and Perkins
I get the result since Sanity is supposed to be the actual cohesive team, but this match was rough for them. Even Ibushi and Perkins couldn't carry this to a better bout.
Authors of Pain def. Swann and Jose
Best match of the quarterfinals due to a few technicalities:One forfeit, a singles match and being better than the only other tag match. The faces carried the heels to a good match.

TM-61 def. Aries and Strong
Aries wasn't healthy so it was Shayne Thorne vs. Roderick Strong

Best match of the first round, but wasn't a tag team match. The result probably would have been different if Aries was healthy. But fantastic that a former Tag Team of the Year in Japan gets a chance to move on. Looking forward to next round. 

Semi-Final Matches
Predictions:
SANITY
DIY
TM-61 def.  Sanity
Fantastic showing by Sanity during this match, especially Wolfe with his Cool Uppercut and Pump Kick. For those who don't know TMDK, those fans probably thought that they were two undeserving jobbers that will be fed to the Authors of Pain. But in reality, THE MIGHTY DON'T KNEEL are one of the best tag teams in the world, and heck were the Tag Team of the Year in Japan a few years ago, beating out The Club amongst various other teams. So the credibility of the tournament gets a huge boost with an International Sensation and legitimate tag team making the finals.

The Authors of Pain def.  DIY
The best match of the tournament up to this point, DIY was on their way to victory when the Revival screw them over. The Authors were fantastic and Rezar had a Michael Elgin moment, with his Fallaway Slam/Samoan Drop combo. I predict a FANTASTIC Final, especially with AoP manager Paul Ellering suspended above the ring. I wonder if Rachel Ellering will come out as a valet with the AoP or to just help out her dad....

FINAL MATCH: THE AUTHORS OF PAIN (Akam and Rezar) w/Paul Ellering VS. TM-61 (Thorn/Miller or The Mighty 61. Shayne Thorn and Nick Miller)

Prediction: The Authors of Pain def. TM-61 to Win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and become the next No. 1 condenders for the NxT Tag Team Championship