FCW relocating to Orlando!

In recent months there have been rumours of FCW being shut down, perhaps moving to Stamford where the WWE headquarters are. It has now been confirmed that from May 17th of this year, FCW will indeed be relocating to Orlando, FL.  It is said that the WWE has negotiated and signed an exclusive contract with Sail University in Orlando to ensure that no other wrestling promotion works out of there.  According to a source, they have been thinking about relocating to Orlando for some time now. Ever since they held a “secret”-like tapings there to see how it would pan out. Currently there are dates listed through to September which can be found below. It should be noted that whilst the move is happening, development talent will still also work out of the FCW Arena in Tampa too.

List of scheduled shows in Orlando:

May 17, 2012

June 14, 2012

July 5, 2012

July 19, 2012

August 9, 2012

August 23, 2012

September 6, 2012

September 20, 2012

List of scheduled shows in Tampa:

May 24, 2012

June 7, 2012

June 28, 2012

July 26, 2012

August 16, 2012

August 30, 2012

September 27, 2012

October 18, 2012

Superstars Review: April 26th 2012

Welcome to the first ever Superstars review! My reviews I do with a personal twist and character evaluations; please bear in mind this is also my first attempt at writing a review so please be patient! So welcome to this week’s Superstars review! On Superstars this week we saw The Usos vs Hunico and Camacho, Kelly Kelly vs Maxine and The Miz vs Alex Riley.

Match #1 – The Usos vs Hunico and Camacho

Where to start with this match….same old Superstars is all I have to say! Granted we finally saw some personality from The Usos this week but as for Hunico and Camacho it’s just silly! It’s like they don’t even care how Superstars comes off! Anyways down to the match: it was back and forth and the finale came when one tagged in another on a hot tag. Uso got a Hunico in a pin but was split up by Camacho causing the other Uso to get involved and get launched in the air by Hunico. As the ref was attending to one Uso the other rolled up Hunico for the pin, only Camacho had gotten back in the ring and kicked the Uso of the pin behind the ref’s back to cheat, therefore allowing Hunico to get the pin!  I think if given the right amount of air time and letting their personalities come through the Usos could be great!

Match rating: **

Match #2 – Kelly Kelly vs Maxine

The match started off as Kelly getting the upper hand starting off strong, and then we saw the reigns handed to Maxine to lead the match. Midway through we saw a lot of botching, it amazes me how a veteran Diva of five years in the company can still get her moves, other people’s moves and acting so wrong.  Maxine, who is only a Diva of a year or less, can do better, which leads me to my next vital point. Anyone who watches NXT will know Maxine is impressive for a rookie Diva, she has a great future ahead of her in WWE, but in this match they made her look stupid to put over Kelly Kelly. In my book this didn’t work they could put Kelly Kelly against the best e.g. Lita and she would still not look good on TV – wrestling wise anyway.  After the incredible botching scene by Kelly Kelly we see her hit her finisher on Maxine for the 1-2-3. Pretty poor match overall.

Match rating: *

Match #3 – The Miz vs Alex Riley

We started off with Miz tormenting Riley which then led into a test of strength which Miz won. We then saw some back and forth action until Alex Riley got some heat. When we started to see A-Ry getting the better of The Miz, we could clearly see in this section how much A-Ry has improved significantly! Every time we see him he’s looking more and more like a future big star! We then go into Miz repeatedly stomping on A-Ry like a child spitting out its dummy – perfect. Then we are back to back and forth action with an impressive kick to the head from A-Ry! A-Ry slid out of the ring for a breather and as Miz walked across the ring to come after him A-Ry catches him off guard from the outside to get the upper hand briefly.

Miz got straight back up and returned the favour to regain the upper hand!  Seems as though Miz has found a new method of torture: O….stretching your opponent’s hands…yeah…I don’t think that’s going to take off as a new trend! We saw some more back and forth action with Miz going up top and A-Ry slicing his arm across Miz in mid- air. Miz recovers and we see yet more back and forth action finally ending in Miz hitting his skull-crushing finale for the 1-2-3! Personally I felt this match was far too long for Superstars, however overall the match was good – these two really do work well together!

Match rating: ***

Breaking News: Divas Title match added to Sunday’s EXTREME RULES!

Just announced this evening is a Divas Title rematch this Sunday at Extreme Rules!  This week on Raw a Divas Title match took place which saw Nikki Bella take the Divas Title from Beth Phoenix. Many of us wrestling fans didn’t expect her to be given the title! If the Diva Division wasn’t bad enough now it’s just a joke. From a business point of view I understand that one twin had it so the other rightfully should be given the shot. However, I believe neither should have been given the title.  Even more so to defeat Beth Phoenix!

Either way, Nikki did win the title by an injury to Beth Phoenix. When Beth was seen jumping of the ring  she appeared to have injured her calf or ankle. Beth was seen considerably upset after the incident and sold the angle well. Most fans I’m sure would agree that it seemed legitimate and was surprised to hear it was in fact a work. One can only hope this storyline is leading somewhere good! With the twins rumoured to be leaving the company next week one would be interested to see how this plays out. My personal prediction is a Kharma return this Sunday.  Do you agree that Nikki should be the Divas Champion?  Do you agree with a Kharma return? Or just have something different to say on the matter? Then let me know in your comments below!

Welcome to our BRAND-NEW WWE column!

Welcome everyone! This is my new column on the goings on of WWE. For the past two and a half decades wrestling has gripped fans worldwide and become a larger-than-life sport. I myself have been a fan since the age of six, picked it up in the generation of Stephanie McMahon Helmsley and Triple H! The modern generation picking it up now probably won’t even remember that . We’ve had so many eras and so many outside projects from WWE that only a true wrestling fan could recall most of the big milestones.
Any fan today getting into wrestling for the first time see the likes of Randy Orton and John Cena, future legends in the making and amazing athletes. However, they don’t know the past stars, the guys that truly put down the foundation for the new generations. Guys like The Undertaker is a legend of legends; the mark he has left in the wrestling industry can never be redone or replaced. For 22 years now, and a previous six on the independent circuit, The Undertaker through many characters has entertained a whole range of people and two generations.
As for the Divas of wrestling, today people see the likes of Kelly Kelly, who sure is great from a business point of view, but she’s not going to define a generation or the Divas division like Lita did. She defined the women’s division of her era; she took high-flying risks that paid off. Today the only Diva worthy of saying she’s true to the division is Eve Torres. We saw her come from a Diva Search winner to the Executive Personal Assistant on Raw.
The modern day era of WWE has changed from the original landscape so much that it’s important that a true WWE fan watches old tapes back, researches the greats so they understand the history of the business and not just latching onto the modern format. Fans these days are losing so much of the culture of the business by getting caught up in the glamorous side of it. That is one reason why I have brought this new column to you! To write reviews on the weekly shows, monthly PPVS, the latest news, new talent, gossip and much more!