I am your resident NXT Nerd and Indy Informer, Axel Mulligan, bringing you the latest results and news, mainly from NXT and occasionally the Indy circuit. I've been a wrestling fan for over 14 years and I think I'm in love with the business.
Here I sit down and shoot the breeze with my good friend Mr. Tim Vicious as we talk NXT TakeOver Rival.
This weeks Review of Honor goes through the semi finals of the Top Prospect Tournament, an in ring appearance from Roderick Strong and an inter-gender tag team match between The Kingdom and The Briscoes. Donovan Dijak vs Ashley Sixx Beer City Bruiser vs Will Ferrara Live Edition of The Fish Tank Roderick Strong vs QT Marshall The Kingdom vs The Briscoes Also, I sound off on WWE announcer John 'Bradshaw' Layfield for blocking the Axel's Wrestling Review Twitter page.
Here I talk about this past weeks really good showing for NXT and crap on Alex Riley as much as possible. Matches on this weeks show were: Emma vs Carmella Adrian Neville vs Baron Corbin Bayley vs Becky Lynch Hideo Itami vs Finn Balor I look ahead to NXT TakeOver on 11th February which the card so far of: Baron Corbin vs Bull Dempsy - No Disqualifications Adrian Neville vs Finn Balor - NXT Championship number one contenders match The Outback Cowboys vs KalistiCara - NXT Tag Team Championship Charlotte vs Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch vs Bayley - NXT Women's Championship Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens - NXT Championship
Here I start off by addressing the situation with Pro-Wrestling Chaos and "Flash" Morgan Webster. The Review of Honor covers this weeks show, again, another fantastic episode of ROH TV. Matches on the show were: Moose w/ Stokely Hathaway and Veda Scott vs The Romantic Touch (or Jim Brunzell if you ask Steve Corino) Jimmy Jacobs, Adam Page and Chris Laruso vs Chris Chambers, LSG and Shahim Ali Top Prospect Tournament - Ashley Sixx vs Dalton Castle TV Title Match - Jay Lethal w/ Truth Martini vs ACH vs Matt Sydal
Here's this weeks NXT Review, which reviews a not so great episode of NXT. I talk about the booking issues and question many things that happened on the show. The matches this week were: KalistiCara vs The Outback Cowboys - NXT Tag Team Championship Adrian Neville vs Tyson Kidd - Number one contenders tournament Bayley and Charlotte vs Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks Baron Corbin vs Bull Dempsey Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens contract signing I also look forward to next weeks FWE No Limits show. I urge everyone to check this out.
Here I look back this weeks Ring of Honor TV which featured three big matches. The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) vs The Briscoes Beer City Bruiser vs Mikey Webb Alberto El Patron vs Christopher Daniels Also, I look ahead to next week as well as the 13th Anniversary show on March 1st.
Another "bonus" episode, if that's what you can call it, where I sound off against the fans who crapped all over the Royal Rumble last night and turned a dream night for Roman Reigns into a nightmare. I talk about why I think the fickle members of the IWC were wrong to hate on Roman, why Opinions either supporting or opposing mine? Comment below or tweet me @AxelsAnalysis, @AWrestlingReview or Facebook me at Axel's Wrestling Review.
Here I give my Royal Rumble predictions for tonight's show. If you wish to see the video the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zDDueXxXnc
Yes, you read the name of the show correctly. After much thought, the name of the show has changed to make it seem more wrestling like. The concept of the show however has not changed. I talk about a couple of things from this weeks Raw as well as my usual NXT and ROH reviews. This week also marks the return of the Grappling Greats, talking about the career of Harley Race. Make sure you look out for me on Twitter - @AxelMulligan and @AWrestlinReview. Also look out for Axel's Wrestling Review on Facebook. The show will be available on: - PodOmatic - YouTube - Sound Cloud - Spreaker - iTunes Shout Outs Shout Outs @timvicious / @Tim_Vicious - Check out Tim's YouTube show Vicious Rants @SundaySegue - Check out Kinny and Sugs every week on Podomatic, YouTube, iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Don't forget to check out the Sunday Segue Facebook page and the website http://sundaysegue.weebly.com/ @JamesPowers33 / @JWRPodcast - Check out the JWR Podcast on YouTube, MixCloud and Podomatic @MrPr3sid3nt92 - The co-host of the JWR Podcast @Tony_Walker / @WMPodcast - The Wrestling Matters Podcast on YouTube, iTunes, Podomatic, MixCloud and Stitcher Radio. Also check out the Wrestling Matters Podcast Facebook page @gravenbabies / @waynemason - My NXT partners in crime. Check out Maryann and Wayne's NXT blogs from the live events they've been to at http://masonsringsideview.blogspot.com @_beccacook - Look for Rebecca Cook's blogs over at http://dailyddt.com/author/rebeccacook/ @IVPVideos - Check out ivpvideos.com and follow them on Facebook. @PlayByPlay123 - Listen to the Play By Play Daily Wrestling Podcast every day on YouTube
Episode 37 of Axel's Wrestling Analysis features reviews of this past weeks NXT and Ring of Honor Wrestling shows. In NXT, it was a week packed of relevant matches where rivalries were ended, continued and furthered as Tyson Kidd faced Finn Balor, we saw the unbeaten Baron Corbin vs the unbeaten Bull Dempsey, Charlotte and Natalya vs Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch and the main event for the NXT Championship between Sami Zayn and the former champion, Adrian Neville. For Ring of Honor we had the start of the top prospect tournament where J Diesel faced off against Will Ferrara and a fun contest between Roderick Strong and Mark Briscoe. Nigel McGuinness addressed Tommaso Ciampa regarding his future with ROH and we had an epic three way main event for the ROH World Championship number one contenders spot. Also, I talk a little bit about WWE Network and the shows I recommend to watch if you haven't already. Also, I preview FWE No Limits 2015 and House of Hardcore VIII Shout Outs @timvicious / @Tim_Vicious - Check out Tim's YouTube show Vicious Rants @SundaySegue - Check out Kinny and Sugs every week on Podomatic, YouTube, iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Don't forget to check out the Sunday Segue Facebook page and the website http://sundaysegue.weebly.com/ @JamesPowers33 / @JWRPodcast - Check out the JWR Podcast on YouTube, MixCloud and Podomatic @MrPr3sid3nt92 - The co-host of the JWR Podcast @Tony_Walker / @WMPodcast - The Wrestling Matters Podcast on YouTube, iTunes, Podomatic, MixCloud and Stitcher Radio. Also check out the Wrestling Matters Podcast Facebook page @gravenbabies / @waynemason - My NXT partners in crime. Check out Maryann and Wayne's NXT blogs from the live events they've been to at http://masonsringsideview.blogspot.com @_beccacook - Look for Rebecca Cook's blogs over at http://dailyddt.com/author/rebeccacook/ @IVPVideos - Check out ivpvideos.com and follow them on Facebook. @PlayByPlay123 - Listen to the Play By Play Daily Wrestling Podcast every day on YouTube
This week went from awesome to shit in the wrestling world. After the heights reached by New Japan and GFW's Wrestle Kingdom 9, the wrestling week just went downhill and sadly NXT couldn't help to rejuvenate the week. I give my views on NXT (as always) and what I'd do with the tag division which is very weak right now. I also talk about the second coming of TNA Impact Wrestling, which was a very good episode and a great way to kick off the new year so ***SPOILER ALERT*** This show is available on the following sites: PodOmatic YouTube Sound Cloud Spreaker Find me on: Twitter - @AxelMulligan & @AxelsAnalysis Facebook - Axel's Analysis Google+ - Axels Wrestling Analysis Shout Outs @timvicious / @Tim_Vicious - Check out Tim's YouTube show Vicious Rants @SundaySegue - Check out Kinny and Sugs every week on Podomatic, YouTube, iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Don't forget to check out the Sunday Segue Facebook page and the website http://sundaysegue.weebly.com/ @JamesPowers33 / @JWRPodcast - Check out the JWR Podcast on YouTube, MixCloud and Podomatic @MrPr3sid3nt92 - The co-host of the JWR Podcast @Tony_Walker / @WMPodcast - The Wrestling Matters Podcast on YouTube, iTunes, Podomatic, MixCloud and Stitcher Radio. Also check out the Wrestling Matters Podcast Facebook page @gravenbabies / @waynemason - My NXT partners in crime. Check out Maryann and Wayne's NXT blogs from the live events they've been to at masonsringsideview.blogspot.com @_beccacook - Look for Rebecca Cook's blogs over at http://dailyddt.com/author/rebeccacook/ @IVPVideos - Check out ivpvideos.com and follow them on Facebook.
The wait is finally over and Wrestle Kingdom 9 is in the books. Here I look back at one of the greatest wrestling shows I've personally had the pleasure of viewing. There were six championship matches on the card including the epic showdowns for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship with both matches quite possibly featuring the top four guys in New Japan right now. Shout Outs @timvicious / @Tim_Vicious - Check out Tim's YouTube show Vicious Rants @SundaySegue - Check out Kinny and Sugs every week on Podomatic, YouTube, iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Don't forget to check out the Sunday Segue Facebook page and the new website http://sundaysegue.weebly.com/ @JamesPowers33 / @JWRPodcast - Check out the JWR Podcast on YouTube, MixCloud and Podomatic @MrPr3sid3nt92 - The co-host of the JWR Podcast @Tony_Walker / @WMPodcast - The Wrestling Matters Podcast on YouTube, iTunes, Podomatic, MixCloud and Stitcher Radio. Also check out the Wrestling Matters Podcast Facebook page @gravenbabies / @waynemason - My NXT partners in crime. Check out Maryann and Wayne's NXT blogs from the live events they've been to at masonsringsideview.blogspot.com @_beccacook - Look for Rebecca Cook's blogs over at http://dailyddt.com/author/rebeccacook/ @IVPVideos - Check out ivpvideos.com and follow them on Facebook.
I'm back with an NXT review this week talking about this weeks show, a tag team I think would be pretty cool more so for it's name than the guys involved, a win for Blue Pants, a main roster star looking to rebuild his career in NXT similar to how Tyson Kidd rebuilt his and a rematch between Hideo Itami and Finn Balor vs The Ascension. Also, I give a brief review of Ring of Honor TV, rant on WWE and Sky Sports as well as the return of the Grappling Greats with the legend Nick Bockwinkel. Shout Outs @timvicious / @Tim_Vicious - Check out Tim's YouTube show Vicious Rants @SundaySegue - Check out Kinny and Sugs every week on Podomatic, YouTube, iTunes and Stitcher Radio. Don't forget to check out the Sunday Segue Facebook page and the new website http://sundaysegue.weebly.com/ @JamesPowers33 / @JWRPodcast - Check out the JWR Podcast on YouTube, MixCloud and Podomatic @MrPr3sid3nt92 - The co-host of the JWR Podcast @Tony_Walker / @WMPodcast - The Wrestling Matters Podcast on YouTube, iTunes, Podomatic, MixCloud and Stitcher Radio. Also check out the Wrestling Matters Podcast Facebook page @gravenbabies / @waynemason - My NXT partners in crime. Check out Maryann and Wayne's NXT blogs from the live events they've been to at masonsringsideview.blogspot.com @beccaisacookie - Look for Rebecca Cook's blogs over at http://dailyddt.com/author/rebeccacook/ @IVPVideos - Check out ivpvideos.com and follow them on Facebook.