Repost - The Mickey Rourke Blog

(Pete Rose is being considered for reinstatement, apparently at the prodding of Hank Aaron, who also said those implicated in the steroid scandal should have asterisks in the record books. Yesterday's repost was the Mike Vick piece, which also included steroid talk. I figure it's time to start with the steroid reposts. So, here's one.)

When I'm a wrestler, I behave as a wrestler.

That was Mickey Rourke responding to a Men's Journal question if he used steroids to aid in his nearly 40 pounds of muscle weight gain for his role in The Wrestler.

I don't know if, as non-denial denials go, that puts Rourke in the same category with Mark McGwire's "I'm not here to talk about the past," but adults can look at the rapid change in middle aged Rourke's physique and comfortably speculate about how much flaxseed oil he had to inject to make that happen.

So, what am I not understanding?

I mean, I assume that, if Rourke took some steroid it wasn't done by happenstance; he didn't find it mixed in with the chocolate syrup on Kim Basinger's ass in some unfortunate 21st century sequel to 9 1/2 Weeks. I assume if he took steroids for a film role it was for cosmetic purposes, for purposes of authenticity, to better enable him to train and recover for an athletically demanding role. I assume that, if Rourke took some steroids that was a step beyond which some other actors, had they had a chance at this part, would have taken. I assume that the widespread acclaim, the career rejuvination which Rourke has received will translate not only to awards but to dollars. I assume this will be a lesson not lost on young actors, actors hoping to emulate Mickey Rourke - acting is as highly a competitive marketplace as exists; every now and again you'll read that the average yearly acting income for someone with a SAG card is like 6 grand - actors will do virtually anything to scratch and crawl their way into exactly the position in which Mickey Rourke has found himself, a position solely existing because of the authenticity of his protrayal of a professional wrestler.

So, what am I not understanding?

I turn on the TV, I read the entertainment magazines - and I see Mickey Rourke showered with acclaim for his work in this film. It's a rebirth, a rejuvination - he tells jokes on the talk shows, he's given the full star treatment by the celebrity journalists, and he won the Golden Globe last weekend for Best Actor in a Drama.

If Rourke isn't now the favorite to win the granddaddy of them all, the Academy Award, he's second in a hotly competitive race to Sean Penn.

I don't use the word competition loosely - this is a competition - movie studios spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaigning, tens of millions of people in the US and far more than that across the globe tune in to see who wins and who loses, there's a significant difference in the trajectory of Rourke's career with the words Oscar Winner for Best Actor attached to his name than if he's defeated by Penn.

I have yet to see Milk, but I'm guessing Penn didn't use performance enhancing drugs (edit, I've subsequently seen Milk and all of the significant films from 2008; my favorites were Synecdoche and Dark Knight - Penn deserved the Oscar).

So, what am I not understanding?

How else would you classify whatever drugs Rourke seems to have taken for this role? He gave a performance. His performance was enhanced to some degree by his look and ability to train and do stunts (even if he didn't really take as many bumps as they'd like to have us believe) I don't have a metric to quantify how much his performance was enhanced - but given the downward trend of his career path, the few hits he has been able to produce, what clearly looked like the normal end of a career - given that it has wildly spiked outside of normal levels - I think it's not unreasonable to correlate that wild spike with the use of performance enhancing drugs.

So, what am I not understanding?

Where's the Congressional hearings? When's the grand jury convening? When's the raid on his house, gym, doctor's office? When will Sports Illustrated start a jihad to see that he is viewed in the same league as OJ Simpson? When will we talk about the children? The innocent, impressionable children?

What am I not...

Oh, you know what - things make more sense after I read this:

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AmVKR0i8rg8m8d1YjOnOr8c5nYcB?slug=li-clear011409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

You should read it, it's the biggest sports story of the year so far.

I'll short version it for you.

1. Use of the Clear, the drug Bonds is accused of taking, wasn't illegal.
2. The active ingredient wasn't classified as a steroid.
3. There are no studies to indicate that the clear enhances muscle growth.

I have been saying for years that the degree to which the federal government has attempted to imprison Barry Bonds for his miniscule part in a miniscule crime (less than $2000 worth of drugs was uncovered in the BALCO raids) is an utter abuse of power. I've been saying for the past 18 months that Bonds was going to beat this charge. And I've been saying for the past year that Barry Bonds is going to the Hall of Fame.

History will regard as silly the persecution of Barry Bonds, and of virtually all of those branded with the scarlet steroid S. Less because we'll decide that steroids were okay to take after all (although, we will) but because justice, legal and moral, requires some level of proportion and evenhandedness. Jason Giambi gets his own moustache day at Yankee Stadium; Andy Pettitte and Evander Holyfield get to keep their reputations as good guys (both overtly Christian, huh, imagine that) Arnold gets to be the Governor of California, everyone associated with the Bush Administration goes into the private sector, Mickey Rourke gets a Golden Globe, and Barry Bonds goes on trial in March.

I guess I understand it pretty well after all.

Repost - The Mike Vick Blog

This repost is necessitated by two happenings - Mike Vick got reinstated today, which makes sense, under the way the NFL discipline process goes, and Mike Florio, of profootballtalk.com, said on KNBR that he doesn't think any political disconnect between the lefty culture of San Francisco and a 49er (speculative) decision to sign Vick would be an issue as he thinks those are decidedly different populations. 

A couple of years ago there was a piece written for espn.com (don't feel like finding a link - I'm also not going to link to the SI site, but you've got to check out the current issue; without any sense of irony the magazine begins by blasting ARod, then deifying Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods, then aiding in the rehabilitation of Jason Giambi. The sports media doesn't have the slightest idea what it's doing.

Oh, and yeah, I assume Tiger's taken PEDs. Yup. And LeBron. And Jordan. And every other damn superstar athlete for the last 20 years. Any "ageless wonder", "workout warrior", "look how he's chiseled in stone, he's a physical freak" any of them. Hanley Ramirez is up 25 pounds since last year, we hear uncritically reported from the Grapefruit League. Okay. How about Ray Lewis recovering from a multi-year slide last season? Or Shaq? Brett Favre and Cal Ripken never missing a game? Hey, I'll throw one of my guys under the bus for fun - Jerry Rice. Boom.

I don't know. I don't care. Not even a little bit. But good god does the sports media not have the slightest idea what it's doing.)

Anyway, there was this piece at espn.com ripping Giants fants who continued to support Bonds as being beneath the cosmopolitan, socially aware station of the city of San Francisco. The premise was that in (insert cold weather flyover city here) they swallow whatever their local sports star serves up, but San Franciscans were too bright to act similarly.


It wasn't a badly written piece.


It was wrong, however, on at least two fronts. The political analysis was faulty; a city that tilts as left as does San Francisco contains a hefty percentage of people for whom the war on drugs propaganda hasn't taken hold. It could be that San Franciscans reject the almost purely artificial constructs we make separating "good drugs" (nicotine, alcohol, Viagra, anti-depressants, painkillers) from "bad drugs" (pot, steroids, street drugs), that a good, upstanding member of society can be medicated all day long in every aspect of his life - professionals can use adderal to keep their focus sharp (I sort of want Obama on adderal, right? I mean, let's decide that in 2009 we need a President working to full capacity, don't you want him to take full advantage of whatever science there might be to aid him?) musicians can be pumped full of beta blockers

http://www.ethanwiner.com/BetaBlox.html

and every man over the age of (how old am I again..let's make this one year older than me..) 38 is required to pop Cialis before making the sex. Uppers to get going in the morning, Downers to unwind at night. One pill makes you bigger, one pill makes you small.

Pharmaceutic is the grease that lubricates the machinery of western civilization.

And that goes double for athletes - cortisone, epidurals, Lasik, sewing their ankle tendons to their socks - constant, lifelong medical treatment as part and parcel of the sport itself - but if you take the wrong drug - the "bad" drug - then you are a cheater, a bad, evil person, on par with OJ Simpson and you'd better apologize the right way and you'll never go to the Hall of Fame and we'll lock you up if we can catchya lying to us!

Rooting for Barry Bonds might have been a socially conscious act. It sure felt that way when he got taunted by 45,000 fans of the all white Houston Astros (hey Houston - one word - Bagwell). 

I mean, whose side do you want to be on? Lupica's?
But the second fault of the piece is that a San Francisco Giants fan and a Cincinnati Reds fan might have very little in common, except for the most important thing - they root for their guys, 'cause that's how it works.
I'm a good San Francisco lefty. Anti-corporate power. Pro high marginal tax rates. Pro gay and anti gun.
And I'm a sports fan.
And not a "let's bounce the hacky sack and pass the granola from the left hand side" sports fan - I'm a lifelong fan of the machine, big time, full on corporatized, establishmentarian - pregame prayer, there's no I in team, defer to the captain, the coach, the owner and then the Big Man upstairs sports fan.
Giants baseball. Niners football. The god awful Golden St. Warriors. And even USC sports.


USC! The University of Spoiled Children - where John Wayne played. Yup. True story.

To borrow a line from another endeavor, a lefty who is invested in big time American sports is like a chicken cheering for Colonel Sanders. I recognize that virtually every value I hold is rejected by virtually every member of every organization I've devoted so much passion toward. Dave Dravecky was in, like the John Birch Society. Garrison Hearst was homophobic. Sleepy Floyd may have eaten babies, but that's just a rumor I made up right now.

In 2004 there was a breakdown of what candidates received donations from sports figures - then Giants Owner Peter Magowan gave the maximum to Bush - Dodgers owner Frank McCourt gave the maximum to Kerry.

Virtually every athlete for my entire life has professed either political disinsterest or complete support for American wars and tax cuts. Sports arenas are havens for suppression of dissent, rejection of personal liberties, forced compliance with jingoistic values. There's really never been a second in my conscious life where I thought the teams and athletes I most loved would give me the slightest time of day; never a moment where I didn't get that, in my "real" life almost certainly everyone I cheered for would want nothing to do with me, and I'd almost certainly feel the exact same way about all of them.

Sure, I could root for Steve Nash and Etan Thomas. But I don't. Giants. Niners. Warriors. Trojans.

Forever. No matter what.

Except for this.

Mike Vick got out of jail today. His house arrest will be over prior to the next NFL season.

There's been talk recently of where he might land. Most of that speculation has been about San Francisco.

Now, I don't think this will ever happen. I don't think Vick's going to play this year. I don't think he'll ever play quarterback in the NFL again, at least not as a starter. I don't think the Niners are looking for a veteran QB; we have lots of needs (pass rusher, right tackle, safety, fullback, running back, wide receiver) that all have to be filled before we look to replace Shaun Hill.

But more than that - I think where the espn.com piece was wrong about Bonds - I think the premise is stronger about Vick.

And if I'm conflating my own views to speak about the city of San Francisco, well then, I'll do it this way.

There is no circumstance I will ever root for Michael Vick. None. If he is leading the Niners down the field to win their 6th Super Bowl, I will not be cheering and it won't be a difficult decision. I'm a Niner fan to the bone. Through thick and thin - and there have been a lot of skinny, skinny days the past decade.

Dump Bill Walsh. Trade Joe Montana. Cut Jerry Rice.

I'll stay. It's sports. It's what we do.

But no Mike Vick. Never. Never, ever, ever.

I'll do anything for love, but I won't do that.

I've written about Mike Vick before, here's an excerpt:

Real quick – I have zero sympathy for Michael Vick, imprisoned for dog fighting. I’m just glad he’s not one of my guys.


Except…not for nothing, but I eat pork.


And in terms of measurable brain activity, the only difference between dogs and pigs is pigs are smarter.


So – we torture a dog and call it prison.


We torture a pig and call it breakfast.


(I don’t want to walk down the road with you regarding how pigs are raised and treated on their way to slaughter, but it’s bad, sister, b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-ad.)


Maybe there’s some small difference between the two things, some small difference that one could point to between torturing dogs and torturing pigs.


But probably not enough difference to justify the difference in treatment.


One is prison. One is breakfast.


Don’t misunderstand, I do it too. Not only wouldn’t I torture a dog, I’ve stopped kids from being cruel to animals in a way I’d never stop someone from being cruel to a, you know, person. If you were to tell me “yup, I regularly kill and eat kittens for the meat” there is literally zero chance I would ever speak civilly to you regardless of what level of beaver worship you promised me.

But I eat pork.


It’s delicious.


And I have no moral justification for it. None.


If it turns out that I’m wrong, and above us isn’t only sky, and someone is there at the pearly gates after I’m dead to say I’m not allowed in because I didn’t pray to Mecca five times a day or I didn’t confess my sins to a guy in a robe or I never had my head dunked in a lake to be born again –


Well, you know, okay.


That stuff is so antithetical to the way I view the world, that if the world actually works that way, it would seem incomprehensible to me that this was the result. I wouldn’t want to be a member of that club. I’ll go somewhere else, thanks.

But if St. Peter is actually a giant bear sized beaver, and he says I’m going to hell for all the bacon I ate.


I’d have absolutely no defense.


I’m guilty.


100% Guilty.


So, I'm not saying he should never be allowed to play football again; not saying that his crime should be viewed by the league as unforgivable; I get that the ethics of the situation are harder than "Jim Jividen good, Mike Vick bad."

I get that. I'm not a cartoon. Bobby Jindal can use his grown up voice when he talks to me.


But I'm not going there with Michael Vick. I'm just not.

I love my Niners.


But I won't do that.

Every WWF/WWE 4 Star Match...Ever.

4 star (and up)WWF Matches

Here’s a comprehensive catalog of every 4 star WWF/E match ever (through 2022, stopping the count)

Maybe not ever, but for televised matches in the Wrestlemania era, it’s a pretty good list. I’ve given the Dave Meltzer ratings for comparison. All my four star matches are here; I think all of Meltzer’s are also. I’m less worried about that. Note that many of the matches are 4 stars for him, but not me. Sometimes, but less so, that works the other way. Occasionally our ratings are identical. If there’s only one set of star ratings, it means that the other didn’t give it 4 stars. I haven’t given any of Meltzer’s sub 4 ratings; many times, for matches that Dave gave 4 stars but I did not, I give my sub 4 rating. 

5 stars – among the best matches of all time. 
4 ¾ - 4 ½ - MOTY candidates.
4 ¼ - 4 – Great matches, worthy of keeping in a permanent file.
3 ¾ - 3 ½ - Really solid matches, something about them makes them worth additional viewings.
3 ¼ - 3 – good matches, worth watching but not matches that you need to watch.

Jividen ratings in bold. Bold, I say! Bold numerals Like this: 4  Bold! Meltzer ratings in regular type. Regular type.  And with the characters.  Like this. ****.  He likes John Cena a lot more than I do, if you get confused. 

Pre Wrestlemania Era:

1972
Sept - Pedro Morales v. Bruno Sammartino 4 stars

1976
June – Stan Hansen v. Bruno Sammartino 4 stars

1980
Aug – Larry Zbyszko v. Bruno Sammartino 4 stars

1983
Mar – Jimmy Snuka v. Don Muraco (cage) 4 stars

1986

4/7/86 Wrestlemania II British Bulldogs vs. Greg Valentine/Brutus Beefcake **** (3 stars)
4/21/86 Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana ****
March – Bret Hart v. Ricky Steamboat 4 stars

1987

2/23/87 Roddy Piper/Junkyard Dog/Ricky Steamboat vs. Randy Savage/Harley Race/Adrian Adonis (Elimination) ****
3/29/87 Wrestlemania III Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat ****1/2 (4 ¾ stars)
11/26/87 Survivor Series: Killer Bees/Young Stallions/Strike Force/British Bulldogs/Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs. Demolition/Hart Foundation/Islanders/Bolsheviks/Greg Valentine/Dino Bravo (Elimination) **** (3 3 /4 stars)


3/18/89 House Show  Rockers v. Brainbusters ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
8/28/89 SummerSlam Hart Foundation v. Brainbusters (4 stars)


7/28/90 Mr. Perfect vs. Tito Santana ****
4/28/90 SNME Hart Foundation v. Rockers (4 stars)1991

1/19/91 Royal Rumble: Rockers vs. Pat Tanaka/Kato **** (4 stars)
3/17/91 Shawn Michaels vs. Mr. Perfect ****
3/24/91 Wrestlemania VII Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage (Retirement) ****1/4 (4 stars)
4/91 Shawn Michaels vs. Kato ****
8/26/91 SummerSlam Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect **** (4 ¼ stars)


1/25/92 Royal Rumble Match (4 stars)4/5/92 Wrestlemania VIII Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair ****1/4 (4 ¼ stars)
4/5/92 Wrestlemania VIII Bret Hart v. Roddy Piper (4 stars)
7/21/92 Prime Time Bret Hart v. Shawn Michaels (ladder) (4 ¼ stars)
8/29/92 SummerSlam Ultimate Warrior vs. Randy Savage **** (3 ½ stars)
8/29/92 SummerSlam Davey Boy Smith vs. Bret Hart ****1/4 (4 ¾ stars)
11/25/92 Survivor Series Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)


1/24/93 Royal Rumble Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty **** (3 ¼ stars)
1/25/93 Mr. Perfect vs. Ric Flair (Loser Leaves Town) **** (3 ½ stars)
6/13/93 KOTR Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect ****1/4 (4 stars)
7/19/93 Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannetty ****3/4 (3 ¾ stars)
8/30/93 SummerSlam Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler **** (3 ¾ stars)


1/11/94 Wrestling Challenge Bret Hart/Owen Hart v. Steiners (4 stars)
3/20/94 Wrestlemania X Owen Hart vs. Bret Hart ****3/4 (5 stars)
3/20/94 Wrestlemania X Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (Ladder) ***** (5 stars)
8/29/94 SummerSlam Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart (Cage) ***** (4 ¾ stars)
9/29/94 Action Zone Bret Hart v. Owen Hart (4 stars)
10/30/94 Shawn Michaels/Diesel vs. Razor Ramon/123 Kid ****1/2 (4 stars)
11/94 RAW Bret Hart v. 123 Kid ****1/2 (4 stars)
11/94 House Show Steiners v. Bret/Owen (4 1/4 stars)

1/22/95 Royal Rumble Diesel vs. Bret Hart ****1/4 (4 stars)
4/2/95 Wrestlemania XI Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel **** (3 ½ stars)
7/23/95 IYH2 Shawn Michaels vs. Jeff Jarrett ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
7/24/95 IYH Bret Hart vs. Hakushi **** (3 ½ stars)
8/27/95 SummerSlam Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon (Ladder) ****3/4 (4 ½ stars)
9/24/95 IYH3 Bret Hart vs. Jean-Pierre Lafitte **** (4 stars)
11/29/95 Survivor Series Bret Hart v. Diesel (4 stars)
12/17/95 IYH5 Bret Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)


2/18/96 IYH6 Shawn Michaels vs. Owen Hart **** (4 stars)
3/31/96 Wrestlemania XII Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart (Iron Man) ****1/4 (4 ½ stars)
4/28/96 Good Friends Better Enemies Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel (No Holds Barred) ****1/2 (4 ½ stars)
5/28/96 Beware of Dog Steve Austin vs. Savio Vega (Strap) **** (3 stars)
6/23/96 KOTR Shawn Michaels vs. Davey Boy Smith ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
8/18/96 SummerSlam Shawn Michaels vs. Vader **** (4 stars)
9/22/96 Mind Games Shawn Michaels vs. Mankind ****3/4 (4 ¾ stars)
9/14/96 Sun City Superbowl Austin v. Bret (4 stars)
11/17/96 Survivor Series Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin ****1/2 (4 ¾ stars)


2/16/97 Final Four Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin vs. Vader vs. Undertaker ****1/4 (4 ¼ stars)
3/1/97 Owen Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith (European Title Finals) ****1/2 (3 ¾ stars)
3/23/97 Wrestlemania XIII Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin (Submission) ***** (4 ¾ stars)
4/20/97 Revenge of the Taker Bret Hart v. Steve Austin (4 stars)
5/26/97 RAW Shawn Michaels/Steve Austin vs. Davey Boy Smith/Owen Hart ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
6/9/97 KOTR Shawn Michaels vs. Steve Austin **** (3 ½ stars)
7/6/97 Canadian Stampede Great Sasuke vs. TAKA Michinoku **** (4 stars)
7/6/97 Canadian Stampede Bret Hart/Owen Hart/Davey Boy Smith/Jim Neidhart/Brian Pillman vs. Steve Austin/Legion of Doom/Goldust/Ken Shamrock ****1/4 (4 ¼ stars)
9/7/97 Ground Zero Shawn Michaels v. Undertaker (4 stars)
9/7/97 Ground Zero Bret Hart v. Patriot (4 stars)
9/22/97 RAW Cactus Jack vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley **** (3 ½ stars)
10/5/97 Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker (Hell in the Cell) ***** (4 1/2  stars)
11/9/97 Bret Hart v. Shawn Michaels (4 stars)

4/26/98 Unforgiven Dude Love vs. Steve Austin **** (3 ¾ stars)
5/4/98 RAW Mick Foley vs. Terry Funk (Falls Count Anywhere) **** (3 ½ stars)
5/31/98 Over the Edge Steve Austin vs. Dude Love ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
6/28/98 KOTR Undertaker vs. Mankind (Hell in the Cell) ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
8/30/98 SummerSlam Triple H vs. Rock (Ladder) ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
9/27/98 Breakdown Rock v. Mankind v. Ken Shamrock (4 stars)


2/15/99 St Valentines Day Massacre Rock vs. Mankind (Ladder) **** (4 stars)
3/28/99 Wrestlemania XV Steve Austin v. Rock (4 stars)
4/25/99 Backlash Steve Austin vs. Rock ****1/4 (4 stars)
10/17/99 No Mercy Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy vs. Edge/Christian (Ladder) ****1/2 (4 ½ stars)
10/17/99 No Mercy Triple H vs. Steve Austin (No Holds Barred) **** (3 ½ stars)2000

1/23/00 Royal Rumble Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (Street Fight) ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
2/7/00 No Way Out Triple H/X-Pac/Chris Benoit/Perry Saturn/Dean Malenko vs. Cactus Jack/Rock/Rikishi/Brian Christopher/Scott Taylor ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
2/27/00 No Way Out Triple H vs. Cactus Jack (Hell in the Cell) ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
4/2/00 Wrestlemania XVI Edge/Christian vs. Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy vs. Bubba Ray Dudley/D-Von Dudley (Ladder) **** (4 ¼ stars)
4/24/00 Triple H/Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho/Rock ****
4/30/00 Backlash Chris Benoit v. Chris Jericho (4 stars)
4/30/00 Heat Dean Malenko vs. Scott Taylor **** (4 stars)
5/21/00 Judgment Day Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho (Submission) **** (4 stars)
5/21/00 Judgment Day Triple H vs. Rock (Iron Man) **** (4 stars)
7/23/00 Fully Loaded Triple H vs. Chris Jericho (Last Man Standing) ****1/2 (4 stars)
7/23/00 Rock vs. Chris Benoit ****1/4 (4 stars)
8/27/00 SummerSlam Edge/Christian vs. Bubba Ray Dudley/D-Von Dudley vs. Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy (Tables, Ladders & Chairs) ****1/2 (4 ½ stars)
10/22/00 No Mercy Triple H vs. Chris Benoit **** (4 stars)
10/22/00 Kurt Angle vs. Rock (No DQ) ****1/4 (3 ¼ stars)
12/10/00 Armageddon Kurt Angle vs. Triple H vs. Rock vs. Steve Austin vs. Undertaker vs. Rikishi (Hell in the Cell) ****1/2 (3 ½ stars)


1/21/01 Royal Rumble Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit (Ladder) ****3/4 (4 ¼ stars)
2/25/01 No Way Out Triple H vs. Steve Austin (2/3 falls Straight wrestling, Street Fight, Cage) ****3/4 (4 ½ stars)
2/25/01 No Way Out Rock vs. Kurt Angle ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
4/1/01 Wrestlemania XVII Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit ****1/4 (4 stars)
4/1/01 Wrestlemania XVII Edge/Christian vs. Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy vs. Bubba Ray Dudley/D-Von Dudley (Tables, Ladders & Chairs) ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)
4/1/01 Wrestlemania XVII Steve Austin vs. Rock (No DQ) ****1/2 (3 ¾ stars)
5/20/01 Judgment Day Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (2/3 falls Pinfall only, Submission only, Ladder) **** (4 stars)
5/21/01 RAW Chris Benoit/Chris Jericho vs. Steve Austin/Triple H ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
5/24/01 Smackdown Chris Benoit/Chris Jericho vs. Bubba Ray Dudley/D-Von Dudley vs. Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy vs. Edge/Christian (Tables, Ladders & Chairs) ****3/4 (4 ¼ stars)
5/31/01 Smackdown Steve Austin vs. Chris Benoit ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
6/11/01 RAW Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit (Cage) ****1/4 (4 ¼ stars)
6/24/01 KOTR Kurt Angle vs. Shane McMahon (Street Fight) **** (4 ¼ stars)
7/22/01 Invasion Rob Van Dam vs. Jeff Hardy **** (3 ½ stars)
8/19/01 SummerSlam Kurt Angle vs. Steve Austin ****1/2 (3 ¾ stars)
9/23/01 Unforgiven Chris Jericho vs. Rob Van Dam **** (3 ¾ stars)
9/23/01 Unforgiven Kurt Angle vs. Steve Austin **** (4 stars)
10/21/01 No Mercy Chris Jericho vs. Rock ****1/2 (3 3/4 stars)
10/21/01 No Mercy Kurt Angle vs. Steve Austin vs. Rob Van Dam **** (3 ½ stars)
11/15/01 Steve Austin/Kurt Angle vs. Rock/Chris Jericho ****1/4
11/18/01 Survivor Series Rock/Chris Jericho/Undertaker/Kane/Big Show vs. Steve Austin/Kurt Angle/Rob Van Dam/Booker T/Shane McMahon (Elimination) ****1/2 (3 3/4 stars)
12/9/01 Vengeance Chris Jericho vs. Rock **** (3 ½ stars)


1/20/02 Royal Rumble Chris Jericho vs. Rock ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
4/21/02 Backlash Kurt Angle vs. Edge ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
5/19/02 Judgment Day Edge vs. Kurt Angle (Hair vs. Hair) ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
5/27/02 RAW Rob Van Dam vs. Eddy Guerrero (Ladder) **** (3 ½ stars)
5/30/02 Smackdown Kurt Angle vs. Edge (Cage) ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
7/21/02 Vengeance Rock vs. Undertaker vs. Kurt Angle ****1/2 (3 3/4 stars)
7/25/02 Edge vs. Chris Jericho (Cage) ****
8/25/02 SummerSlam Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H (Street Fight) ****1/4 (4 stars)
9/22/02 Unforgiven Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle ****1/2 (4 stars)
9/26/02 Smackdown Edge vs. Eddy Guerrero (No DQ) ****1/2 (4 stars)
9/26/02 Smackdown Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle **** (3 ¾ stars)
10/3/02 Smackdown Edge vs. Kurt Angle ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
10/3/02 Smackdown Chris Benoit vs. Rey Mysterio **** (3 ½ stars)
10/7/02 RAW Kane vs. Chris Jericho/Christian vs. Jeff Hardy/Rob Van Dam vs. Bubba Ray Dudley/Spike Dudley (Tables, Ladders & Chairs) ****1/4 (4 stars)
10/17/02 Chris Benoit/Kurt Angle vs. Eddy Guerrero/Chavo Guerrero ****
10/20/02 No Mercy Kurt Angle/Chris Benoit vs. Edge/Rey Mysterio ****3/4 (4 ½ stars)
10/20/02 No Mercy Brock Lesnar vs. Undertaker (Hell in the Cell) **** (3 ¼ stars)
10/26/2002 Rebellion Kurt Angle/Chris Benoit v. Eddy Guerrero/Chavo Guerrero 4 stars
11/7/02 Smackdown Edge/Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle/Chris Benoit (2/3 falls) **** (3 ½ stars)
11/17/02 Survivor Series Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Booker T (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
11/02 Smackdown Eddie Guerrero v. Rey Mysterio ****1/4 (4 stars)
12/5/02 Smackdown Kurt Angle vs. Edge vs. Chris Benoit vs. Eddy Guerrero (Elimination) ****1/2 (4 stars)
12/15/02 Armageddon Chris Benoit v. Eddy Guerrero (4 stars)


1/16/03 Smackdown Chris Benoit/Edge vs. Kurt Angle/Shelton Benjamin/Charlie Haas **** (3 ¾ stars)
1/19/03 Royal Rumble Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit ****3/4 (5 stars)
2/6/03 Smackdown Eddy Guerrero/Chavo Guerrero vs. Shelton Benjamin/Charlie Haas **** (3 ½ stars)
2/6/03 Smackdown Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit ****1/4 (4 stars)
2/23/03 No Way Out Brock Lesnar/Chris Benoit vs. Kurt Angle/Shelton Benjamin/Charlie Haas **** (3 ½ stars)
3/13/03 Smackdown Chris Benoit/Rhyno vs. Eddy Guerrero/Chavo Guerrero ****
3/30/03 Wrestlemania XIX Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho ****1/4 (4 stars)
3/30/03 Wrestlemania XIX Rock vs. Steve Austin **** (3 1/4 stars)
3/30/03 Wrestlemania XIX Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle ****1/4 (4 stars)
7/27/03 Vengeance Eddy Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit **** (3 ¾ stars)
7/27/03 Vengeance Shelton Benjamin/Charlie Haas vs. Rey Mysterio/Billy Kidman **** (4 stars)
8/24/03 SummerSlam Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
9/4/03 Smackdown Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
9/18/03 Smackdown Brock Lesnar vs. Kurt Angle (Iron Man) ****1/4 (4 ¼ stars)
9/29/03 RAW Christian vs. Rob Van Dam (Ladder) **** (4 stars)
10/19/03 Kurt Angle vs. John Cena ****1/4 (3 1/4 stars)
11/16/03 Survivor Series Shawn Michaels/Rob Van Dam/Booker T/Bubba Ray Dudley/D-Von Dudley vs. Chris Jericho/Randy Orton/Mark Henry/Scott Steiner/Christian (Elimination) ****1/4 (3 1/4 stars)
12/4/03 Smackdown Brock Lesnar vs. Chris Benoit ****1/4 (4 stars)
12/29/03 RAW Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)


1/25/04 Royal Rumble Match 4 stars
2/15/04 No Way Out Eddy Guerrero vs. Brock Lesnar **** (4 ¼ stars)
2/16/04 Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
3/14/04 Wrestlemania XX Eddy Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle **** (4 stars)
3/14/04 Wrestlemania XX Triple H vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels ****3/4 (4 ½ stars)
3/18/04 Smackdown Eddy Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio **** (3 ¾ stars)
4/12/04 RAW Triple H/Randy Orton/Batista/Ric Flair vs. Shelton Benjamin/Chris Benoit/Mick Foley/Shawn Michaels **** (3 ½ stars)
4/18/04 Backlash Randy Orton vs. Mick Foley (Falls Count Anywhere Street Fight) ****1/2 (4 stars)
4/18/04 Backlash Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
5/3/04 RAW Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Benoit ****1/4 (4 stars)
5/10/04 RAW Christian vs. Chris Jericho (Cage) **** (3 ¼ stars)
5/17/04 RAW Chris Benoit/Edge vs. Randy Orton/Batista **** (3 ½ stars)
7/11/04 RAW Randy Orton vs. Edge ****1/4 (3 ¼ stars)
7/19/04 Vengeance Edge vs. Randy Orton **** (3 ¼ stars)
8/2/04 RAW Chris Benoit/Edge/Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton/Ric Flair/Batista ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
8/15/04 SummerSlam Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
8/16/04 RAW Chris Benoit vs. Randy Orton **** (3 ½ stars)


1/9/05 New Years Revolution Triple H vs. Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Batista vs. Chris Benoit (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
2/10/05 Smackdown Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle **** (3 ½ stars)
2/21/05 RAW Edge/Christian vs. Randy Orton/Shawn Michaels ****
4/3/05 Wrestlemania XXI Edge vs. Chris Benoit vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kane vs. Chris Jericho vs. Christian (Ladder) ****1/2 (4 stars)
4/3/05 Wrestlemania XXI Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle ****3/4 (4 ½ stars)
4/4/05 RAW Edge vs. Chris Benoit **** (3 ½ stars)
4/14/05 Smackdown Kurt Angle vs. Eddy Guerrero ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
5/1/05 Backlash Chris Benoit vs. Edge (Last Man Standing) **** (3 ¾ stars)
5/2/05 RAW Shelton Benjamin vs. Shawn Michaels ****1/2 (4 stars)
5/22/05 Judgment Day John Cena vs. John Bradshaw Layfield (I Quit) ****1/4 (4 stars)
5/22/05 Judgment Day Rey Mysterio v. Eddy Guerrero 4 stars
6/12/05 One Night Stand Masato Tanaka vs. Mike Awesome ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
6/23/05 Smackdown Eddy Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio **** (4 stars)
6/26/05 Vengeance Shawn Michaels vs. Kurt Angle ****1/2 (4 ½ stars)
6/26/05 Vengeance Triple H vs. Batista (Hell in a Cell) ****1/2 (3 ¾ stars)
7/16/05 Velocity Chris Benoit vs. William Regal ****1/4 (3 ¾ stars)
9/18/05 Unforgiven Matt Hardy vs. Edge (Cage) ****1/4 (4 stars)
12/18/05 Armageddon Chris Benoit vs. Booker T **** (4 stars)


1/16/06 RAW Edge vs. Ric Flair (Tables, Ladders and Chairs) **** (3 ½ stars)
2/19/06 No Way Out Kurt Angle vs. Undertaker **** (4 stars)
4/2/06 Wrestlemania XXII Rob Van Dam vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Matt Hardy vs. Finlay vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Ric Flair (Ladder) **** (3 ½ stars)
4/2/06 Wrestlemania XXII Mick Foley vs. Edge (Hardcore) **** (3 ½ stars)
4/30/06 Backlash John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Edge ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
5/21/06 Judgment Day Chris Benoit vs. Finlay **** (4 ¼ stars)
6/2/06 Smackdown Rey Mysterio vs. Kurt Angle ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
9/17/06 Unforgiven John Cena vs. Edge (Tables, Ladders, and Chairs) ****1/4 (4 stars)
11/24/06 Smackdown Chris Benoit vs. Finlay ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
12/17/06 Armageddon Paul London/Brian Kendrick vs. Joey Mercury/Johnny Nitro vs. Jeff Hardy/Matt Hardy vs. Dave Taylor/William Regal (Ladder) ****1/4 (4 ½ stars)



1/22/07 Shawn Michaels vs. Edge (Street Fight) ****
1/27/07 Royal Rumble John Cena vs. Umaga (Last Man Standing) **** (3 ½ stars)
1/27/07 Royal Rumble Match **** (3 ¼ stars)
4/1/07 Wrestlemania XXIII Mr. Kennedy vs. Edge vs. Jeff Hardy vs. King Booker vs. Randy Orton vs. Matt Hardy vs. CM Punk vs. Finlay (Ladder) ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
4/1/07 Wrestlemania XXIII Undertaker vs. Batista **** (3 ¼ stars)
4/1/07 Wrestlemania XXIII John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels **** (3 ¼ stars)
4/23/2007 RAW John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels ****1/4
4/29/2007 Backlash Undertaker vs. Batista (Last Man Standing) **** (3 ½ stars)
4/29/2007 Backlash John Cena vs. Randy Orton vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Edge ****1/2 (4 stars)
4/30/2007 RAW Edge vs. Randy Orton ****1/4
6/3/2007 One Night Stand Matt Hardy/Jeff Hardy vs. Charlie Haas/Shelton Benjamin (Ladder) **** (3 ½ stars)
6/8/2007 Smackdown Edge vs. Chris Benoit ****
7/22/07 Great American Bash John Cena vs. Bobby Lashley **** (3 stars)
8/26/07 SummerSlam John Cena vs. Randy Orton **** (3 stars)
10/6/07 No Mercy Randy Orton vs. Triple H (Last Man Standing) ****1/4 (3 ¼ stars)
10/28/07 No Mercy Undertaker vs. Batista **** (3 ¼ stars)
11/17/07 Survivor Series Undertaker vs. Batista (Hell in a Cell) **** (3 stars)


1/7/08 Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga (Cage) ****
1/27/08 Royal Rumble ****1/4 (3 ¼ stars)
2/17/08 No Way Out Triple H vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Chris Jericho vs. John Bradshaw Layfield vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Umaga (Elimination Chamber)**** (3 ½ stars)
3/30/08 Wrestlemania XXIV Edge vs. Undertaker ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
5/18/08 Judgment Day Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho **** (3 ¼ stars)
8/17/08 SummerSlam Edge vs. Undertaker ****1/2 (Hell in a Cell) (4 stars)
9/7/08 Unforgiven Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels (Unsanctioned) ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
10/5/08 No Mercy Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
10/5/08 No Mercy Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho (Ladder) ****1/2 (4 ¼ stars)
12/14/08 Armageddon Edge vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H **** (3 ¾ stars)


2/15/09 No Way Out Edge vs. Triple H vs. Undertaker vs. Big Show vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kozlov (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
2/15/09 John Cena vs. Edge vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Mike Knox (Elimination Chamber) ****1/4 (3 ½ stars)
4/5/09 Wrestlemania XXV Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)
4/26/09 Backlash John Cena vs. Edge (Last Man Standing) ****1/2 (3 ½ stars)
6/7/09 Extreme Rules Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho (No Holds Barred) **** (4 stars)
6/7/09 Extreme Rules Jeff Hardy vs. Edge (Ladder) ****1/4 (4 stars)
6/28/09 The Bash Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio****1/2 (3 ¾ stars)
7/10/09 Smackdown Chris Jericho v. Rey Mysterio **** (3 ¾ stars)
8/23/09 Summer Slam Jeff Hardy v. CM Punk **** 1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
8/28/09 Smackdown CM Punk v. Jeff Hardy (Cage) **** (4 stars)
9/4/09  Smackdown Rey Mysterio v. John Morrison **** 1/4 (4 stars) 
9/13/09 Breaking Point Randy Orton v. John Cena **** 1/4 (3 1/4 stars)
12/13/09 Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. (TLC) Christian v. Shelton Benjamin ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)


3/28/10 Wrestlemania 26 Chris Jericho v. Edge **** (3 1/4 stars)
3/28/10 Wrestlemania 26 Undertaker v. Shawn Michaels ****3/4 (4 stars)
4/25/10 Extreme Rules John Cena v. Batista (Last Man Standing) ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
6/20/10 Fatal 4 Way Evan Bourne v. Chris Jericho **** (3 1/2 stars)
7/18/10 Money In the Bank: RAW MITB Match **** (3 3/4 stars)
                                            Smackdown MITB Match **** (3 1/2 stars)
                                            Rey Mysterio v. Jack Swagger **** (3 1/2 stars)
7/19/10 RAW Randy Orton v. Edge v. Chris Jericho **** (3 1/2 stars)
12/10 TLC: John Morrison v. Sheamus (Ladder) **** (4  stars)
                   Edge d. Rey Mysterio/Alberto Del Rio/Kane ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)


1/11 RAW Falls Count Anywhere The Miz v. John Morrison **** (3 3/4 stars)
2/11 Elimination Chamber (Smackdown Chamber Match) ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
        Elimination Chamber (RAW Chamber Match) **** (3 3/4 stars)
4/11 Wrestlemania 27 Undertaker v. HHH ****1/2 (4 stars)
5/11 Extreme Rules Christian v. Alberto Del Rio (ladder)****1/4 (4 stars)
                               John Cena v. The Miz v. John Morrison (cage)**** (3 3/4 stars)
                               Randy Orton v. CM Punk (last man standing)(4 stars)
5/11 Over the Limit Randy Orton v. Christian ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
6/11 Capitol Punishment CM Punk v. Rey Mysterio (4 stars)
7/11 Money in the Bank: Smackdown MITB **** (4 stars)
                                      John Cena v. CM Punk ***** (4 1/2 stars)
8/11 Summer Slam: Randy Orton v. Christian (no holds barred) **** (4 1/4 stars)
                               John Cena v. CM Punk ***1/2 (4 stars)
10/11 Vengeance Alberto del Rio v. John Cena ****(3 stars)
12/11 TLC CM Punk v. Miz v. Alberto del Rio (TLC) ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)


4/12 Wrestlemania 28: Undertaker v. HHH (HIAC)****3/4 (4 stars)
4/12 Wrestlemania 28 CM Punk v. Chris Jericho ***3/4(4 stars)
4/12 Extreme Rules: Daniel Bryan v. Sheamus ****(3 3/4 stars)
4/12 Extreme Rules: Brock Lesnar v. John Cena****1/2 (4 stars)
5/12 Over the Limit: Daniel Bryan v. CM Punk ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
7/12 Money in the Bank: RAW MITB Match****(3 3/4 stars)
7/12 Money in the Bank: Daniel Bryan v. CM Punk ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
9/12 Night of Champions: CM Punk v. John Cena ****1/4 (4 stars)
12/12 TLC: The Shield v. Bryan/Kane/Ryback ****1/2 (4 stars)
12/12 TLC: Dolph Ziggler v. John Cena ****(3 1/2 stars)

1/13 Royal Rumble: CM Punk v. The Rock **** (3 1/4 stars)
2/13 Elimination Chamber: Chamber Match **** (3 3/4 stars)
2/13 RAW: CM Punk v. John Cena ****1/2(4 1/4 stars)
4/13 Wrestlemania 29 Undertaker d. CM Punk ****1/2 (4 stars)
4/13 Wrestlemania 29 HHH d. Brock Lesnar **1/2 (4 stars)
5/13 Main Event Kofi Kingston d. Antonio Cesario ****1/4(4 stars)
5/13 Extreme Rules Brock Lesnar d. HHH (cage) ****(3 1/2 stars)
6/13 RAW Daniel Bryan d. Seth Rollins ****1/4 (4 stars)
6/13 Payback CM Punk d. Chris Jericho ****1/2 (4 stars)
7/13 Money in the Bank Damien Sandow d. Jack Swagger/Cody Rhodes/Fandango/Antonio Cesaro/Wade Barrett/Dean Ambrose (MITB Match) ***3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
7/13 Money in the Bank Randy Orton d. Daniel Bryan/Sheamus/RVD/Christian/CM Punk (MITB Match) ****1/2 (4 stars)
7/13 RAW Daniel Bryan v. Antonio Cesaro ****(4 stars)
8/13 Summer Slam Brock Lesnar v CM Punk (No DQ) ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
8/13 Summer Slam Daniel Bryan v. John Cena ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
11/13 NXT Adrian Neville v. Sami Zayn ****(3 3/4 stars)
12/13 RAW Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton ****(3 3/4 stars)

1/14 Royal Rumble Daniel Bryan v. Bray Wyatt ****(4 stars)
2/14 RAW Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton ****(3 3/4 stars)
2/14 RAW Cesaro v. John Cena ****1/4(3 3/4 stars)
2/14 Elimination Chamber: The Shield v. The Wyatt Family ****1/4(4 stars)
2/14 Elimination Chamber: Daniel Bryan v. Christian v. Cesaro v. Randy Orton v. Sheamus v. John Cena ***3/4(4 1/4 stars)
2/14 NXT Arrival Cesaro v. Sami Zayn ****1/4(4 1/2 stars)
3/14 RAW Wyatt Family v. The Shield ****1/2(4 stars)
4/14 Wrestlemania 30 Daniel Bryan v. HHH ****1/4(4 stars)
4/14 Wrestlemania 30 Daniel Bryan v. Randy Orton v. Batista ****1/2(3 3/4 stars)
4/14 Main Event Wyatt Family v. The Shield ****1/4 (4 stars)
5/14 Extreme Rules The Shield v. Evolution ****1/2 (4 stars)
5/14 NXT Takeover Sami Zayn v. Tyler Breeze ***1/2(4 stars)
                                Charlotte v. Natalya ****(3 1/2 stars)
6/14 Payback John Cena v. Bray Wyatt ****1/2(4 1/4 stars)
                      The Shield v. Evolution ****(3 3/4 stars)
6/14 Money in the Bank Briefcase Match ****1/2 (4 stars)
        Money in the Bank Title Match ****(3 1/2 stars)
7/14 Backlash Usos v. Wyatts ****(4 stars)
8/14 Summer Slam Roman Reigns v. Randy Orton ****(3 1/4 stars)
8/14 Summer Slam Brock Lesnar v. John Cena ****1/4 (4 stars)
8/14 RAW Dean Ambrose v. Seth Rollins ****1/4(4 1/4 stars)
9/14 NXT Adrian Neville v. Sami Zayn/Tyson Kidd/Tyler Breeze ****1/2 (4 stars)
9/14 Night of Champions Sheamus v. Cesaro ****(3 3/4 stars)
        Night of Champions Randy Orton v. Chris Jericho ****(3 1/2 stars)
10/14 Hell in a Cell Dean Ambrose v. Seth Rollins ****(3 3/4 stars)
11/14 NXT Zayn v. Neville (4 stars)
11/14 Survivor Series Team Cena (John Cena & Ryback & Dolph Ziggler & Erick Rowan & Big Show) v. Team Authority (Seth Rollins & Kane & Mark Henry & Rusev & Luke Harper) ****1/2 (3 1/2 stars)

12/14 TLC Dolph Ziggler v. Luke Harper ***3/4 (4 stars)

12/14 NXT R-Evolution Zayn v. Neville ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)

1/15 NXT Zayn v. Neville (4 stars)
1/15 Royal Rumble Lesnar v. Rollins v. Cena ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)
2/15 NXT Takeover Rivals Balor v. Neville ****1/4 (4 stars)
       Banks v. Charlotte v. Bayley v. Lynch ****(3 1/2 stars)
       Owens v. Zayn ***1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

2/15 Fast Lane Daniel Bryan v. Roman Reigns ****1/2 (4 stars)
3/15 Wrestlemania 31 Seth Rollins v. Brock Lesnar v. Roman Reigns ****1/2 (4 stars)
                                    IC Ladder Match **** 1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                                    Rollins v. Orton **** (3 1/2 stars)
3/15 NXT Sasha Banks v. Charlotte ****
5/15 NXT Sasha Banks v. Becky Lynch ****(3 3/4 stars)
5/15 Elimination Chamber Kevin Owens v. John Cena ****1/2(4 stars)
6/15 Money in the Bank Kevin Owens v. John Cena ****1/2 (4 stars)
        Money in the Bank Seth Rollins v. Dean Ambrose ****(3 3/4 stars)
6/15 RAW Cesaro v. Cena ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
7/15 Beast in the East Chris Jericho v. Neville ****(3 1/2 stars)
                                    Finn Balor v. Kevin Owens ****1/4 (4 stars)
7/15 RAW Cesaro v. Cena ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
7/15 RAW Cena v. Rollins ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
7/15 Battleground Cena v. Owens ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
8/15 RAW Rollins v. Neville ****(3 1/2 stars)
8/15 RAW Orton v. Owens v. Cesaro ****1/4 (4 stars)
8/15 NXT Sasha v. Bayley ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
8/15 NXT Owens v. Balor **** (3 3/4 stars)
8/15 Summer Slam Rollins v. Cena ****1/2 (4 stars)
8/15 Summer Slam Brock v. Taker ****(3 1/2 stars)                                                                      
9/15 Night of Champions Bray/Harper/Strowman v. Jericho/Ambrose/Reigns ****(3 1/2 stars)
        Night of Champions Cena v. Rollins ****(4 stars)
10/15 MSG House Show Cena v. Rollins ****(3 1/2 stars)
10/15 NXT Sasha v. Bayley ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
10/15 HIAC Wyatt v. Reigns ***3/4 (4 stars)
          HIAC Lesnar v. Undertaker ****1/4 (4 stars)
11/15 RAW Cesaro v. Reigns ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
12/15 TLC New Day v. Lucha Dragons v. Usos ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
           TLC Reigns v. Sheamus **** (3 1/2 stars)
12/15 NXT Asuka v. Emma **** (3 1/2 stars)
          NXT Balor v. Joe **** (4 stars)
12/15 NXT Gable/Jordan v. Vaudevillains v. Rawley/Ryder v. Blake/Murphy ****(3 1/4 stars)

1/16 Royal Rumble Ambrose v. Owens ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
2/16 Fastlane Styles v. Jericho ****(3 1/2 stars)
                      Reigns v. Lesnar v. Ambrose ****1/2 (3 3/4 stars)
3/16 Roadblock Ambrose v. HHH ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
4/16 NXT Dash/Wilder d. Jordan/Gable **** (3 1/2 stars)
                  Nakamura v. Zayn ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
4/16 Wrestlemania 32 IC Ladder match ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                               Sasha v. Becky v. Charlotte ****(3 3/4 stars)
4/16 RAW Zayn v. Owens v. Styles v. Jericho ****(3 3/4 stars)
                  Zayn v. Styles (4 stars)
5/16 Payback Owens v. Zayn ****(4 stars)
5/16 Exteme Rules Miz v. Owens v. Zayn v. Cesaro ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                               Reigns v. Styles ****1/2 (4 stars)
6/16 NXT  Dash/Dawson v. Gable/Jordan **** (4 stars)
6/16 MITB Cena v. Styles ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
                   MITB Match **** (4 stars)
7/16 NXT Balor v. Nakamura ****(4 stars)
7/16 Battleground Zayn v. Owens ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                              Ambrose v. Rollins v. Reigns ****(3 3/4 stars)
8/16 CWC  Ibushi v. Alexander ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
8/16 Summerslam Styles v. Cena ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                              Balor d. Rollins ****(4 stars)
8/16 NXT Revival v. Ciampa/Gargano ****1/2 (4 stars)
                  Asuka v. Bayley **** (3 1/2 stars)
                  Joe v. Nakamura ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
8/16 CWC Metalik v. Tozawa ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
                  Ibushi v. Kendrick                (4 1/4 stars)
9/16 Backlash Styles v. Ambrose ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
9/16 CWC Metalik v. Sabre ***3/4 (4 stars)
                  Perkins v. Ibushi ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                  Perkins v. Metalik ****1/4 (4 stars)
9/16 Clash of Champions Sheamus v. Cesaro ****(3 3/4 stars)
                                          Jericho v. Zayn ****(3 1/2 stars)
10/16 RAW Sasha v. Charlotte ****(3 1/2 stars)
10/16 No Mercy: Styles v. Ambrose v. Cena ***3/4 (4 stars)
                             Miz v. Ziggler ****1/2 (4 stars)
10/16 Hell in a Cell Rollins v. Owens ****(3 3/4 stars)
11/16 NXT Gargano/Ciampa v. Dash/Dawson ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
                    Joe v. Nakamura ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
11/16 Survivor Series Elimination Match  ****1/2 (4 stars)
                                    Tag Elimination Match ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
11/16 RAW Sasha v. Charlotte ****(4 stars)
12/16 TLC Miz v. Dolph ****(3 3/4 stars)
                  AJ v. Ambrose****1/2(4 stars)
12/16 NXT Gargano/Ciampa v. Tozawa/Tajiri **** (3 3/4 stars)
12/16 NXT Gargano/Ciampa v. Revival ****

1/17 UK Tournament Dunne v. Andrews ****(3 3/4 stars)
                                   Dunne v. Bate ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
1/17 Royal Rumble Owens v. Reigns ****1/2 (4 stars)
                                 Cena v. Styles ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
1/17 NXT Takeover Roode v. Nakamura ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
2/17 Elimination Chamber Match ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
2/17 RAW Bayley v. Charlotte ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
3/17 Fastlane Reigns v. Strowman ****(3 stars)
4/17 Wrestlemania 33 Styles v. Shane ****(3 3/4 stars)
                                    RAW Tag Titles ***3/4 (4 stars)
4/17 NXT Takeover    AoP v. Revival v. DIY ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                                    Asuka v. Moon ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                                    Nakamura v. Roode ****1/2 (4 stars)
5/17 RAW Balor v. Rollins v. Miz ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
        NXT Itami v. Strong                            (4 stars)
5/17 UK Challenge     Bate v. Andrews **** (4 1/4 stars)
                                    Dunne v. Seven ****(3 3/4 stars)
5/17 NXT Takeover Dunne v. Bate ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)
                                 Itami v. Roode ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                                 AoP v. DIY ****1/4 (4 stars)
5/17 205 Live          Tozawa v. Kendrick **** (3 3/4 stars)
5/17 RAW Reigns v. Rollins ****(3 3/4 stars)
6/17 Extreme Rules Joe v. Rollins v. Balor v. Reigns v. Bray ****1/2 (4 stars)
6/17 MITB   Corbin v. Owens v. Zayn v. Nakamura v. Ziggler v. Styles ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
6/17 NXT  Asuka v. Cross **** (4 stars)
8/17 NXT House Show Roode v. Strong ****1/4
8/17 SummerSlam pre show Usos v. New Day ****(4 stars)
        SummerSlam Rollins/Ambrose d. Cesaro/Sheamus ****( 3 3/4 stars)
                               Lesnar/Reigns/Joe/Strowman ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
        NXT Almas v. Gargano ****1/4 (4 stars)
                 Black v. Itami ****(4 stars)
                 Asuka v. Moon ****1/2 (4 stars)
                 McIntyre v. Roode ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
9/17 No Mercy Ambrose/Rollins v. Cesaro/Sheamus ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                         Reigns v. Cena ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
10/17 HIAC Usos v. New Day ****(4 1/4 stars)
                     Owens v. Shane ****1/4 (3 stars)
          TLC Balor v. Styles ****1/4 (4 stars)
                  Angle/Ambrose/Rollins v. Miz/Strowman/Cesaro/Sheamus/Kane ****1/4 (3 1/4 stars)
11/17 Survivor Series Lesnar v. Styles ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
11/17 NXT Black v. Dream ****(3 1/2 stars)
                   Almas v. McIntyre ****(4 stars)
                   O'Reilly/Cole/Fish v. AoP/Strong v. Sanity ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars) 
12/17 Clash of Champions Benjamin/Gable v. Kofi/Langston v. Usos v. Rusev/English ****1/4 (2 3/4 stars)
12/17 NXT Dunne v. Bate ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

1/18 Royal Rumble Men's Match ****1/4 (4 stars)
1/18 NXT Black v. Cole ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
                 Almas v. Gargano *****(5 stars)
1/18 RAW Asuka v. Sasha (4 stars)     
1/18 NXT Strong v. Bate **** (3 3/4 stars) 
2/18 205 Live Strong v. Itami (4 1/4 stars)    
2/18 RAW Gauntlet Match (4 stars)
2/18 NXT Almas v. Gargano ****1/4 (4 stars)
3/18 Fastlane 6 Way ****1/4 (4 stars)
3/18 205 Live Alexander v. Strong ****(4 stars)
4/18 RAW Rollins v. Balor ****1/4 (4 stars)
4/18 205 Live Murphy v. Kalisto **** (3 3/4 stars)
4/18 Wrestlemania 34 IC: Rollins v. Balor v. Miz ***1/2 (4 stars)
                                   Smackdown Women: Charlotte v. Asuka ****(3 3/4 stars)
                                   Angle/Rousey d. HHH/Stephanie ****1/4 (3 1/4 stars)
4/18 NXT Ladder: Cole v. Ricochet/Dain/Sullivan/EC3/Dream *****( 4 3/4 stars)
                               Black v. Almas ****1/4 (4 stars)
                               Gargano v. Ciampa *****(4 1/2 stars)
4/18 205 Live Gauntlet Match (4 stars)
4/18 NXT House Show Ricochet v. Dream ****+                                   
4/18 RAW Rollins v. Balor ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
5/18 Backlash Rollins v. Miz ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)                                    
5/18 205 Live Murphy v. Ali ****(4 stars)
5/18 205 Live Alexander v. Murphy ****1/4(4 1/4 stars)
6/13 NXT  Dunne v. O'Reilly **** (3 3/4 stars)
6/18 MITB Women's MITB ****(3 1/2 stars)
                    AJ v. Nakamura **** (4 stars)
                    Men's MITB ****1/4(3 3/4 stars)
6/18 NXT Strong/O'Reilly v. Lorcan/Burch ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                  Ricochet v. Dream ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                  Ciampa v. Gargano ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
6/18  RAW Gauntlet (4 stars)
6/18 UK Bate/Seven d. Strong/O'Reilly **** (4 stars)
               Dunne v. Gibson ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
               Seven/Bate/Dunne v. O'Reilly/Strong/Cole ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
7/18  205 Live  Murphy v. Ali ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
7/18 Extreme Rules Rusev v. AJ ****(3 1/2 stars)
7/18 NXT Bate/Seven v. Strong/O'Reilly ***** (4 1/2 stars)
7/18 NXT Ciampa v. Black ****(4 stars)
8/18 Smackdown The Bar v. New Day ****(4 stars)
8/18 205 Live Itami v. Ali (4 1/4 stars)
8/18 Summer Slam Joe v. AJ ****(4 1/4 stars)
                                Miz v. Bryan ***3/4 (4 stars)
8/18 NXT: Bate/Seven v. Strong/O'Reilly ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
                  Ricochet v. Cole ****1/2 (4 3/4 stars)
                  Sane v. Baszler ***1/2 (4 stars)
                  Ciampa v. Gargano ****1/2 (4 3/4 stars)
8/18 205 Live  Metalik/Dorado v. Murphy/Nese ****(4 stars)
8/18 RAW Owens v. Rollins ****(4 stars)
8/18 205 Live  Murphy v. Kalisto ****1/4 (4 stars)
9/18 HIAC Ziggler/McIntyre v. Ambrose/Black ****1/2(4 1/4 stars)
                   Joe v. AJ ****(4 1/4 stars)
9/18 NXT: Dunne v. Ricochet ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
10/18 Supershow: AJ v. Joe ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
                              Murphy v. Alexander ****1/4 (4 stars)
10/18 NXT   Dunne v. Cole v. Ricochet ****(4 1/4 stars)
10/18 205 Live Itami v. Ali ***3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
10/18 Evolution: Charlotte v. Becky ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
10/18 Mae Young: Storm v. Satomura ****1/4 (4 stars)
11/18 Smackdown: Bryan v. Styles ****(3 3/4 stars)       
11/18 Survivor Series: Ali v. Murphy ****(4 stars)
                                     Rousey v. Charlotte ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                                     Lesnar v. Bryan ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
        NXT Takeover: Gargano v. Black ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
                                  Ciampa v. Dream ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)
                                  WAR Games ****1/4 (4 stars)
11/18   NXT UK: Dunne v. Devlin ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)                       
12/18   TLC   Bryan v. Styles ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
                      Asuka v. Charlotte v. Becky ****1/2 (4 stars)
12/18   NXT  Black v. Gargano ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)


1/19    RAW Cena/Balor/Rollins v. Lashley/McIntyre/Ambrose **** (3 1/2 stars)
1/19    Smackdown Joe/Almas v. Rey/Ali **** (3 3/4 stars)
1/19    205 Live  Alexander v. Itami (4 stars)
1/19    NXT UK Takeover: Gibson/Drake v. Seven/Bate ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)      
                                            Dunne v. Coffey ***3/4 (4 1/4 stars)             
1/19    Smackdown: Rey v. Andrade ****1/4 (4 stars)
           Smackdown Rey v. Andrade **** (3 3/4 stars)
1/19    NXT Takeover: War Raiders v. Undisputed Era ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
                                       Gargano v. Ricochet ****3/4 ( 4 3/4 stars)
                                        Ciampa v. Black ****(4 stars)
1/19    Royal Rumble Pre-show: Murphy v. Itami v. Kalisto v. Tozawa ****(3 3/4 stars)
2/19    Halftime Heat Aleister Black, Ricochet & The Velveteen Dream defeat Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano &Tommaso Ciampa ****1/2 (4 stars)
2/19    RAW: Revival v. Roode/Gable ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
2/19    Smackdown: Gauntlet Match ( 4 stars) 
2/19    Elimination Chamber (preshow) Tozawa v. Murphy ****(3 3/4 stars)
           Elimination Chamber: Men's Elimination Chamber Match ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
2/19    NXT Ricochet v. Cole ****(3 3/4 stars)
2/19    NXT: Dream v. Gargano ****1/4 (4 stars)
3/19    Smackdown: Joe v. Killings, Andrade, Rey ***3/4 (4 stars)
3/19    Fastlane: Bryan v. Owens v. Ali ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
                           The Shield v. Lashley/Corbin/McIntyre ****1/2 (3 1/2 stars)
3/19    205 Live: Nese v. Alexander ***3/4 (4 stars)
3/19    NXT: Cole v. Ricochet v. Black v. Dream v. Riddle ****1/4 (4 stars)
4/19    Wrestlemania 35: Kingston v. Bryan ****1/2 (4 stars)
4/19    NXT Takeover: War Raiders v. Ricochet/Black ****(4 1/4 stars)
                                      Dream v. Riddle ****1/2 ( 4 stars)
                                      Walter v. Dunne ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)
                                       Cole v. Gargano *****1/2 ( 5 stars)
5/19   MITB: Rollins v. Styles ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                      Men's Match: ****1/2 (4 stars)
6/19   NXT 25:  Riddle v. Strong ****1/2 (4 stars)
                          Tag Team Ladder Match ****1/2  (4 stars)
                          Baszler v. Shirai **** (3 1/4 stars)
                          Cole v. Gargano *****1/4 (4 3/4 stars)
6/19  205 Live Gable v. Gallagher ****(3 1/2 stars)
7/19  Extreme Rules McIntyre/Shane v. Undertaker/Reigns ****(3 1/2 stars)
                                 New Day v. Bryan/Rowan v. Heavy Machinery ****(3 1/2 stars)
7/19 205 Live Gable v. Gallagher **** (4 stars)
                        Gulak v. Scott (4 stars)
8/19 Summer Slam Rollins v. Lesnar ****1/4 (4 stars)
8/19 Takeover  Shirai v. LaRae ****1/4 (4 stars)
                         Cole v. Gargano **** (4 stars)
8/19 Smackdown Reigns v. Murphy ****(3 3/4 stars)
8/19 NXT UK: Cesaro v. Dragunov ****( 3 3/4 stars)
                          Andrews/Webster v. Gibson/Drake v. Coffey/Wolfgang ****1/2 (4 stars)
                          Walter v. Bate *****1/4 (5 stars)
10/19 NXT: Cole v. Riddle ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
10/19 NXT: Dijakovic v. Lee v. Strong **** (3 3/4 stars)
11/19 Smackdown: Bryan v. Cole ****1/4 (4 stars)
11/19 NXT: Rush v. Garza **** (3 1/2 stars)
11/19 Smackdown: Ali/Gable v. Roode/Ziggler ****(3 1/2 stars)
11/19 NXT: Revival v. Undisputed Era ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
11/19: NXT Takeover: Women's War Games ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
                                     Men's War Games ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                                     Balor v. Riddle ****3/4 stars (4 stars)
11/19 Survivor Series: Cole v. Dunne ****(4 stars)
                                     Men's Elimination Match  ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
12/19 Smackdown: Tag Title Elimination Match ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)
          NXT: Garza v. Rush ****(3 3/4 stars)
          NXT: Cole v. Balor ****1/4 (4 stars)
                    Grimes v. Kushida ***3/4 (4 stars)
                    Ripley v. Baszler **** (3 3/4 stars)
12/19  RAW: Black v Murphy ****(3 3/4 stars)


1/20 NXT UK: Devlin v. Bate ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
                         Tag Team Ladder Match ***1/2 (4 stars)
1/20 NXT Riddle/Dunne v. Andrews/Webster ****1/2 (4 stars)
1/20 Royal Rumble  Wyatt v. Bryan **** ( 3 1/2 stars)
                                  Men's Rumble Match ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)
1/20 NXT/NXT UK  DIY v. Moustache Mountain ****(4 stars)
                                   Imperium v. Undisputed ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
1/20 NXT Riddle/Dunne v. Grizzled Young Veterans ****1/4 (4 stars)
2/20 RAW Lynch v. Asuka ****(3 1/2 stars)
2/20 NXT Takeover: Ciampa v. Cole ****3.4 (4 1/4 stars)
                                   Riddle/Dunne v. O'Reilly/Fish ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)
                                   Gargano v. Balor ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)
                                   Lee v. Dijakovic ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)
3/20 Elimination Chamber  Bryan v. Gulak ****( 3 3/4 stars)
        Tag Team Chamber Match: ****(3 1/2 stars)
4/20 Wrestlemania 36 Tag Team Titles: Ladder Match (4 stars)

5/20 MITB: McIntyre v. Rollins ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

5/20 NXT: Riddle v. Thatcher ****1/4 (4 stars)
6/20 Backlash: Edge v. Orton (4 1/2 stars)
        Smackdown: Bryan v. Styles ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)
7/20 NXT: Lee v. Cole ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

7/20 Extreme Rules: Rey v Rollins ****(3 1/2 stars)

                                  Asuka v Banks ****(3 3/4 stars)     

                                  McIntyre v. Ziggler ****(3 1/2 stars)  

7/20 NXT: Strong v. Reed v. Gargano ****(4 stars)      

8/20 Summer Slam: Orton v. McIntyre ****1/4 (3 1/4 stars)

        NXT Balor v. Thatcher ****(3 1/2 stars)    

                 Ladder Match ****1/2 (3 3/4 stars)         

        NXT: Cole v. Balor v. Ciampa v. Gargano ***3/4 (4 stars)

9/20 NXT: Cole v. Balor ***3/4 (4 stars)

9/20 NXT: Shirai v. Blackheart ****(3 3/4 stars)

                  Imperium v. Breeze/Fandango ****(3 1/2 stars)

9/20 Clash of Champions: Zayn v. Styles v. Hardy ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

                                          Orton v McIntyre ****(3 1/2 stars)

                                          Reigns v. Uso ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)  

10/20 NXT Takeover: Priest v. Gargano ***3/4 (4 1/4 stars)

                                     O'Reilly v. Balor ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

10/20 HIAC: Bayley v. Banks ****1/4 (4 stars)

                      Orton v McIntyre ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)

10/20 NXT:UK Walter v. Dragunov ***** (5 stars)

          NXT: Shirai v. LeRae ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

11/20 Smackdown Banks v Bayley ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)

          Smackdown Rollins v. Mysterio ****(3 3/4 stars)

          RAW Orton v. McIntyre ****(3 1/2 stars)

11/20 Survivor Series McIntyre v. Reigns ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

11/20 Smackdown Bryan v Jey ****1/4 (4 stars)

          RAW Sheamus v. Riddle (4 stars)

12/20 NXT: Men's War Games Match ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)

12/20 Smackdown: Rey/Bryan/Langston v. Zayn/Nakamura/Ziggler ****(3 1/2 stars)

12/20 NXT: O'Reilly v. Dunne ****1/4(4 1/4 stars)

12/20 TLC: McIntyre v. Styles v Miz ****(3 3/4 stars)

                    Reigns v. Owens ****1/2 (4 stars)

12/20 Smackdown Reigns v. Owens ****(3 1/2 stars)

1/21 NXT: Ripley v Gonzalez (4 stars)

                  Balor v. O'Reilly ****(4 1/4 stars)

1/21 NXT-UK Walter v A-Kid ****1/4 (4 stars)

1/21 Royal Rumble (Men's Rumble Match) **** 1/4(3 1/2 stars)

        Owens v. Reigns ****(3 1/4 stars)

2/21 NXT: Thatcher/Ciampa v. Cole/Strong ****(4 1/4 stars)

2/21 Smackdown: Big E v. Zayn v. Crews ****(3 1/2 stars)

2/21 NXT MSK v Mendoza/Wilde ****(3 3/4 stars)

2/21 NXT Gonzalez/Kai v. Moon/Blackheart ****(3 1/2 stars)

                  Gargano v. Kushida ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)

                  MSK v. Grizzled Young Vets ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

                 Balor v. Dunne ****1/2 (4 1/2 stars)

2/21 Elimination Chamber Smackdown Chamber ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

                                            RAW Chamber ****(3 1/2 stars)

3/21 NXT Balor v. Cole (****1/4) (4 stars)

3/21 Fastlane: Sheamus v. McIntyre ****1/4 (4 stars)

                        Bryan v. Reigns ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars) 

4/21: NXT Kushida v. Dunne ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

         NXT Walter v. Ciampa ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

         NXT: MSK v. GYV, Legado del Fantasma ****1/2 (4  1/4 stars)

         NXT Gonzalez v. Shirai ****1/4(3 3/4 stars)

         NXT Cole v. O'Reilly ****1/2 (4 stars)

4/21  Wrestlemania 37  Cesaro v. Rollins ****(3 1/2 stars)

                                      Belair v. Banks ****(3 3/4 stars)

                                      Sheamus v. Riddle ****(3 1/2 stars)

                                      Reigns v. Bryan v. Edge ****1/2 (4 stars)

4/21 Smackdown Owens v. Crews ****(3 3/4 stars)

4/21 Smackdown Reigns v. Bryan ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

5/21 Smackdown: Gable & Otis & Crews & Corbin & Zayn v The Street Profits & Owens & Nakamura & Big E ****(3 1/2 stars)

5/21 NXT: Escobar v. Kushida ****(3 3/4 stars)

5/21 Backlash Flair v. Asuka v. Ripley ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

                        Reigns v. Cesaro ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

5/21 Smackdown Zayn v Owens v. Langston v. Crews ****1/4 (4 stars)

5/21 RAW Riddle v. Woods ****(3 3/4 stars)

5/21 NXT Dunne v. Fish ****(3 1/2 stars)

5/21 NXT Kross v. Balor ****1/4 (3 1/2 stars)

5/21 RAW McIntyre v. Kingston ****(3 1/2 stars)

6/21 NXT Takeover: Reed/Carter/Lee v. Escobar/Mendoza/Wilde **** (3 1/2 stars)

                  Kross v. Cole/O'Reilly/Gargano/Dunne ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

6/21 NXT: Grizzled Young Vets v. Thatcher/Ciampa ****(4 stars)

6/21 HIAC: Lashley v. McIntyre ****(4 stars)

6/21 RAW: Riddle v. McIntyre ****1/4 (4 stars)

6/21 NXT: Gargano/Theory v. Dunne/Lorcan ****(3 1/2 stars)          

                  O'Reilly v. Kushida ****(3 3/4 stars)        

6/21 RAW: Riddle v. McIntyre v. Styles ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

7/21 Smackdown Owens v. Zayn ****1/4 (4 1/2 stars)

7/21 NXT Great American Bash: Thatcher/Ciampa v. MSK ****(4 stars)

                                                      Cole v. O'Reilly ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

7/21 RAW Ricochet v. Morrison ****1/4 (4 stars)

7/21 NXT Gargano v. Kross ****(3 3/4 stars)

7/21 Money in the Bank Ripley v. Flair ****1/4 (4 stars)

                                        Mens MITB Match ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)

                                        Reigns v. Edge ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

8/21 NXT Dunne v. Dragunov ****(4 stars)

8/21 NXT Strong v. Dragunov ****(3 3/4 stars)

8/21 Summer Slam Edge v. Rollins ****1/4 (4 stars)

                                Reigns v. Cena ****1/4 (3 1/4 stars)

8/21 NXT Dragunov v. Walter *****1/4 (5 stars)

                 Cole v. O'Reilly ****1/2 (4 stars)

8/21 RAW Priest v. McIntyre v. Sheamus **** (3 3/4 stars)

9/21 Smackdown: Edge v. Rollins ****1/4 (4 stars)

9/21 RAW Reigns v. Lashley v. Langston ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

9/21 Exteme Rules: Reigns v. Balor ****(3 1/2 stars)

1021 Smackdown: Banks v. Lynch ****(4 1/4 stars)

10/21 Crown Jewel: Edge v. Rollins ****3/4 (4 1/4 stars)

                                 Big E v. McIntyre ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

                                 Lynch v Banks v. Belair ****(3 3/4 stars)

10/21 RAW: Rollins v. Owens/Rey/Balor ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

11/21 Survivor Series: Lynch v. Flair ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

                                     Men's Elimination **** (3 1/2 stars)

12/21 NXT War Games Imperium v. O'Reilly/Wagner ****1/2 (4 stars)

                    Men's War Games Match ****3/4 (4 stars)

1/22: Day One: Usos v. New Day **** (3 1/2 stars)

1/22: RAW Lashley v. E v Owens v Rollins **** (3 3/4 stars)

1/22: NXT: Hayes v. Strong **** (3 3/4 stars)

                    Breakker v. Ciampa **** (3 1/2 stars)

                    Strong v. Walter ****(3 3/4 stars)

1/22  Smackdown: Usos v. Rollins/Owens **** or *** 3/4 (3 1/2 stars)

2/22  Smackdown Flair v. Naomi **** (3 3/4 stars)

2/22 NXT: Ziggler v. Ciampa ****(4 stars)

3/22 RAW: Orton/Riddle v. Owens/Rollins v. Gable/Otis **** 1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

3/22 NXT: Ziggler v. Ciampa v. Breakker ****1/4 (4 stars)

3/22 RAW Owens v. Rollins ****(3 3/4 stars)

4/22 Wrestlemania 38: Belair v. Lynch ****1/2 (3 3/4 stars)

                                      Rhodes v. Rollins **** 1/2 (4 stars)

                                      RKBro v. St Profits v. Alp Academy ****1/4(3 1/4 stars)

4/22 NXT: Grimes v. Waller/Hayes/Escobar/Sikoa ****1/4(3 3/4 stars)

                   MSK v. Imperium v. Creeds ****(3 1/2 stars)

5/22 Backlash Rhodes v. Rollins ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

                       Rousey v. Flair ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

                       Reigns/Usos v. Orton/Riddle/McIntyre ****1/2 (4 stars)

6/22 Hell in a Cell  Asuka v Lynch v Belair **** (4 stars)

                                Rhodes v. Rollins *****(4 3/4 stars)

        Smackdown: Usos v. Nakamura/Riddle **** (3 3/4 stars)

                              Riddle v. Zayn ****(3 3/4 stars)

      RAW: Rollins v. Styles ****(3 3/4 stars)

      Smackdown Reigns v. Riddle ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

                           Usos v. Sheamus/McIntyre **** (3 1/2 stars)

7/22 MITB: Usos v. St Profits ****1/2 (4 stars)

                     Men's Match ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

       Smackdown: McIntyre v. Sheamus ****1/4 (4 stars)

8/22 Summer Slam Belair v. Lynch **** (3 1/4 stars)

                                Paul v. Miz ****(3 1/2 stars)

                                Reigns v. Lesnar ****1/2 (4 stars)

        RAW: McIntyre v Owens **** (3 3/4 stars)

        Smackdown: Sheamus v Ricochet v Zayn v Moss v Corbin ****1/4 (4 stars)

        RAW Edge v. Priest **** (3 1/2 stars)

9/22 NXT UK  Bate v. Seven (4 stars)

        Clash at the Castle Bayley/Kai/Sky v Belair/Bliss/Asuka **** (3 1/2 stars)

                                       Gunther v. Sheamus ***** (4 1/2 stars)

                                       Rollins v. Riddle ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

                                       Reigns v. McIntyre ****1/2 (4 stars)

        World's Collide Hayes v. Ricochet ****1/2 (4 1/4 stars)

                                  Breakker v. Bate **** 1/4 (4 stars)

         Smackdown Imperium v. Sheamus/Butch/Holland ****1/4 (4 stars)

        RAW                 Gargano v Gable ****(3 3/4 stars)

        Smackdown Butch/Holland v. New Day v. Hit Row v. Kaiser/Vinci ****(3 3/4 stars)

        NXT Frazer v. Axiom ****(4 stars)

                 McDonagh v. Bate ****1/4 (4 stars)

10/22 Extreme Rules: Sheamus/Holland/Butch v, Gunther/Vinci/Kaiser ****1/2 (4 stars)

                                    Edge v. Balor ****1/2 (3 1/4 stars)

           Smackdown: Gunther v. Sheamus ****1/4 (4 stars)

           NXT: Frazier v. Axiom ****1/4 (4 stars)

           NXT Halloween Havoc: Lee v Hayes v Mensah v Wagner v. Frazer ****1/4 (4 stars)

                                                   Breakker v. McDonough v. Dragunov ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)

           RAW Theory v Rollins **** (3 1/2 stars)

11/22  Crown Jewel: Bianca v. Bayley ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

                                   Regins v. Paul ****1/2 (4 stars)

           Smackdown: Usos v. New Day ****(4 1/4 stars)

                                  McIntyre/Sheamus v. Usos ****(3 3/4 stars)

           NXT Crews v. McDonagh ****(3 3/4 stars)

           Survivor Series: Womens War Games ****(3 3/4 stars)

                                      Theory v. Rollins/Lashley ****1/4 (3 3/4 stars)

                                      Mens War Games ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

           RAW: Owens v. Jey ****(4 stars)

12/22  Smackdown Ricochet v. Escobar ****1/4 (4 stars)

                                Usos v. Butch/Sheamus ****1/4 (4 stars)

                                 Gunther v. Ricochet ****3/4 (4 1/2 stars)

            NXT Deadline Mens Iron Survivor ****1/4 (4 1/4 stars)

            NXT: Axiom v. Hayes ****1/4 (4 stars)

1/23    RAW: Theory v. Rollins ****(3 3/4 stars)

           Smackdown Usos v. Sheamus/McIntyre ****(3 1/2 stars)

           

                             

                                       

                                                                                                                   

                                                                            

 

                                                          

                                             

Tell Me Again About Big Government

Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates was arrested in his own home after the officer had become aware that Gates was, in fact, the homeowner.

That's not in dispute.

But yet, conservatives - the same people who devote their lives to opposing big government, so devoted to their opposition that they'd rather continue with the health care status quo of having 47 million uninsured Americans than have nationalized health care - have immediately leapt to the side of the police. This is less "he said, he said" than we're told - it seems like both sides of the story are pretty similar. Gates chewed out the cop who was standing in his house. There's no allegation of physical threat; Gates yelled at a cop. Not on the street. Not as the cop was patrolling. Yelled at a cop while standing inside his own home. And was arrested after showing his ID.

"Disorderly conduct" is a terrific catch all crime - it basically gives cover to police to arrest anyone for virtually any behavior. It expands police authority. It's the definition of big government.

Truth is - conservatives love big government, they lick it up, as long as that big government is in someone else's house.

You try to raise the minimum wage and conservatives yell "big government" - you try to regulate how much businesses can pollute the envivonment and conservatives scream "big government" - you try to tax multi-millionaire estates and conservatives scream "big government". Hell, they fight 3 day waiting periods to buy guns. Who is the government to keep me from my armor piercing bullets for 3 days? Goddamn liberals.

But government inside a woman's uterus? That's where it belongs. Government in the bedroom of consenting adults? Absolutely. Government standing in the way of two men or two women who want the same equal protection as heterosexuals? Block that kiss, government. Reading my email? Government's job. Listening to my phone calls? Government's job.

Years ago I had a student - who would rail, just get passionately angry about the Florida regulations that pop up occasionally regarding how much one can water one's lawn. Hated it. Saw it as big government invading his life.

But that same student was adamently pro death penalty. Thought the biggest problem with the death penalty was the appeals took too long.

And he never saw any disconnect between those thoughts. Government conserving water = too much government. Government executing people? Only problem is it's too slow.

It's the American way. As a recent Washington Post poll demonstrated - Americans are now in favor of torture (and what's more big government than trillion dollar foreign wars?) as long as it's Americans doing the torturing.

Immorality is when something we don't like happens to us.

Consider this - if it's Rush Limbaugh and a black cop - exactly the same factual scenario - to the letter - what's the reaction?

You know when you're allowed to use deadly force to defend yourself? Conservatives have successfully won the fight in many states (including Florida) to define the reasonable use of deadly force in self defense to any situation where an intruder is in your house. Doesn't matter if he's armed or not - doesn't matter if he's actually threatening to attack you or not - the idea is that an intruder in your house is inherently threatening to your life.

Shoot first, ask questions later is an acceptable defense when you're in your home.

Here's Professor Gates, in his home. He didn't shoot the cop. Didn't threaten to. Didn't make any physically threatening move in any way. He yelled at him.

And he got arrested.

And the conservatives, those great defenders of the "king of the castle" idea - those most opposed to expansive government power -

They have risen against Gates. Obama is a "militant" with a "chip on his shoulder" says Rush Limbaugh.

Conservatives love them some big government. As long as it's in your house.

I don't know what the percentage of white professors there are as opposed to black professors. It's an extreme disparity, I believe.

But yet - I can't recall ever reading about a white professor arrested in his own home under these fact circumstances.

Probably it's the power black and Hispanic media covering it up. Probably an ACORN/Sotamayor conspiracy. Another example of that reverse discrimination conservatives love to talk about.

Especially since last November.