Results, Recap, Review of WWE Roadblock: End of the Line 2016

Tonight was the last pay-per-view of the year for the WWE. Smackdown had a great show with Tables, Ladder and Chairs to close out Smackdowns pay-per-view year. Could Raw deliver with a great show to end the year? Well before I begin here are the results of tonights event.

-Pre-Show: Rusev defeated Big Cass by Countout

-Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The New Day to win the WWE Tag Team Championships

-Sami Zayn defeated Braun Strowman by lasting the 10 Minute Time Limit
-Seth Rollins defeated Chris Jericho
-Rich Swann defeated TJ Perkins and The Brian Kendrick to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
-Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks in Sudden Death Overtime in the 30 Minute Iron Man Match to win the WWE Raw Women's Championship
-Kevin Owens defeated Roman Reigns by DQ to retain the WWE Universal Championship

The opening match of the night was for the WWE Tag Team Championship. The New Day came into tonight as the longest reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of All Time against the team of Cesaro and Sheamus. As far as I am concerned Cesaro and Sheamus have been long overdue for something big. I am so happy for two very talented performers who have been held down and held back. The New Day had an incredible run but it's time to get some new tag teams in the mix.  Sami Zayn has been a huge underdog for a long time., I love the way they have been building Zayn and Strowman with Mick Foley's involvement. Zayn is another one who deserves more opportunity and hopefully we will see more out of him. The match had great storytelling and psychology which is something sorely lacked in this day in age.

Two guys have had a lot of opportunity in their time are Chris Jericho and Seth Rollins. Both are incredible performers and it's nice to see them working together. Other then Hardy's, Jericho is the only one in the business right now that knows how to keep reinventing himself and make others around him look good. I hope this isn't the last time we see Rollins and Jericho because they had a really good solid match. I also love the solid ending of the WWE Cruiserweight Title match. Swann, Perkins, and Kendrick has a good match but afterwards Neville came out and attacked both Swann and Perkins making his presence known. I think Neville will make a great addition to the division and help elevate it even further.

When it comes to history and women's wrestling you have to admit that Charlotte and Sasha Banks have set the bar seriously high for everyone. I really hate how they have passed the title around so much and make it seem like Sasha is not good enough to win on a pay-per-view. This was an incredible match but I am so sick and tired of this crap. The Raw Women's Division is becoming so irrelevant with Charlotte winning every pay-per-view only to lose it on a meaningless Raw. If I were the other women of Raw my moral and self-esteem would be low considering they are not getting any chances. Smackdown has the better overall women's division in terms of spotlight and giving opportunities. I was very disappointed in the outcome which in my opinion hurt the match to a certain degree. The Main Event was also hurt to a certain degree because it wasn't title for title. I strongly believe that Roman Reigns should have put the United States Championship on the line. The match was very hard hitting and physical which a championship match should be. I do like that they brought Rollins and Reigns back together because they were awesome together in The Shield and they are better now since they have gotten a lot of success as singles competitors.

I think the Raw pay-per-view was decent. Other then Cesaro and Sheamus, I feel like I get more excited about Smackdown's pay-per-views then I do Raw's pay-per-views. I feel like Smackdown has the better matches and stories. I will give Roadblock at 7 out of 10 because the matches were really good but the outcomes weren't special. At the end of 2016, Smackdown is ahead of Raw in stories, matches and pay-per-views. In 2017, Raw needs to pick up the pace, give more people opportunities and develop better stories. End of the Line was the end of the year of WWE pay-per-view and now we had into 2017 with the Royal Rumble. Who will have an impact on the Road to Wrestlemania? Stay tuned to find out.

Results, Recap, Review of WWE TLC 2016

Tonight was the annual Tables, Ladders and Chairs event for WWE and it was a Smackdown only pay-per-view. All of the matches that were announced and all of them had significance. Going into tonight all of the Smackdown Championships were on the line and it would definitely change the landscape going into 2017. Before I begin with my thought here are the results of WWE TLC:

-PreShow: American Alpha/Hype Bros/Apollo Crews defeated The Vaudevillians/The Ascension/Curt Hawkins

-Bray Wyatt/Randy Orton defeated Heath Slater/Rhyno to become the new WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions

-Nikki Bella defeated Carmella in a NO DQ Match

-The Miz defeated Dolph Ziggler in a Ladder Match to retain the Intercontinental Champion

-Baron Corbin defeated Kalisto in a Chairs Match

-Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch in a Tables Match to become the new Smackdown Women's Champion

-AJ Styles defeated Dean Ambrose in a TLC Match to retain the WWE World Championship

The opening match of the night was WWE Smackdown Tag Team Title match. This match odd and weird all over it. Rhyno and Heath Slater took on Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton. I am glad that Heath Slater has been able to be in the spotlight but at the same time I think the teaming of Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton has been genius and good for both of their careers. It's nice to see Bray Wyatt finally get a Championship on his resume. It's been long overdue and well deserved for the Bray. I don't like the fact that Nikki Bella and Carmella was No DQ but has count outs. I really thought that limited what they could do. I also thought that it was hard to live up to the NO DQ match that took place on Raw between Sasha Bank and Charlotte. Hopefully the women of Smackdown won't be upstaged by Raw again and get some more opportunities in the future to prove themselves. 

When it comes the Intercontinental Championship, the rivalry between The Miz and Dolph Ziggler has really brought back the title to the forefront. I really enjoyed the storytelling and psychology of the match. You don't see great storytelling like that too often anymore. These two have mastered it and have done it very well. This was a really great ladder match for this era. I wonder where Ziggler goes from here because the feud has ran it's course. Speaking of feuds running their course I think Smackdown needs to move on from Kalisto and Baron Corbin. I think Kalisto needs to be on Raw with the Cruiserweight Division. They had a really good match and it was very fun to watch but I just think Kalisto would be better off as a Cruiserweight. All feeling aside they made some great use of the chairs in this match and all of it looked like it hurt. They also exceeded my expectations for the match because it went way better then I thought it would.

The first women's match was kind of disappointing so I was really hoping for a great Tables Match between Alexa Bliss and Becky Lynch. This match was really good. It was better then the NO DQ match and it came pretty close to being better then Sasha Banks and Charlotte's match from Monday. I think the women of Smackdown get a lot more opportunities then the women of Raw. Having two matches on a pay-per-view really drove that point home tonight. On Raw, it's all about two women. On Smackdown, it's about all of them women. On Smackdown, it's been all about AJ Styles and Dean Ambrose the last few months. They have had a great story that's included the improbable story of James Ellsworth. Dean Ambrose is crazy and Styles is an awesome performer which is why I knew a TLC match would be great for them. This was a phenomenal match and it played into how intense this rivalry has been. My friend predicted that James Ellsworth would cost Ambrose the match and he was right. It was a crazy ending to a crazy match.

This was a really good pay-per-view. I feel like Smackdown has the better stories which makes for a better overall pay-per-view. I hope Raw took notes because they have a lot to live up to at Roadblock. I am going to give TLC at 7 out of 10. I thought all the matches were solid and overall the show was solid. Next up is Roadblock in two weeks and again the Raw brand has a lot to live up to.