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WrestleMania Prediction Machine Part 1: Title Changes and a Battle Royal Shocker
Published
4 years agoon
By
PW Staff

With the rumor mill running rampant amid WWE’s potential resigning of the Hardyz, Finn Balor’s imminent return from injury and the alleged formation of a Triple H led heel faction predicting this year’s card is no easy task. Add in the high expectations and recent commercialization of the insanity that is the post Mania edition of RAW and the fact SmackDown is live on Tuesday this week, some of what we expect may be intentionally held off for television surprises and a ratings bump. That being said, to quote the legendary musical group A Tribe Called Quest, “scared money don’t make none”. Let’s dive in.
Cruiserweight Title: Austin Aries vs. Neville (C)
Austin Aries challenges Neville for the Cruiserweight title in a match I expect to be one of the best WrestleMania has to offer. Its pre-show placement while aggravating, may be a blessing in disguise in terms of the time these guys are given to put on an athletic and exciting bout. I keep going back and forth on this one. Neville has done a great job carrying the division for the last several months. At the same time there has been a huge amount of time spent building Austin Aries on television these past months and his talent on the microphone makes him an ideal centerpiece for the division going forward. The “King of the Cruiserweights” gets his comeuppance in this one via Aries signature submission “Last Chancery” in “The Greatest Pre-Show Match That Ever Was” and there’s a good chance we see an obligatory WrestleMania rematch the next night on RAW.
Winner: Austin Aries
Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal
Winner: Sami Zayn
SmackDown Women’s Championship 6-Pack Challenge: Naomi vs. Becky Lynch vs. Natalya vs. Carmella vs. Mickie James vs. Alexa Bliss (C)
Winner: Naomi
RAW Tag Team Championship Triple Threat Ladder Match: Enzo and Cass vs. Sheamus and Cesaro vs. Gallows and Anderson (C)
I love that WWE added the Ladder Match stipulation to the tag team title bout. It makes the feud between the three teams feel fresh and adds that shot of adrenaline the match would otherwise be missing. I expect a lot of great spots from Cesaro in this one, from death defying uppercuts to insane suplexes and beyond. Look for Gallows and Anderson to unleash their full arsenal of extreme brutality and unique double team offense as well.
While the WrestleMania ladder match has seen fan favorites emerge victorious the last two years (Daniel Bryan and Zack Ryder respectively) I’m calling for Gallows and Anderson to break that trend and successfully defend their titles. This match plays to the strengths of Gallows and Anderson who are without a doubt the superior tag team in the match. The obnoxious heels coming out the next night and proclaiming themselves the “Kings of the Ladder Match” would serve as an easy way to bring back the Hardyz to massive fanfare.
Winner: Gallows and Anderson
RAW Women’s Championship Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match: Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax vs. Bayley (C)
The Fatal 4-Way Elimination match for the RAW Women’s Championship is a potential show-stealer. I expect it to go long, be very physical and incredibly dramatic. I think it’ll be a while before we see an elimination here but the first one to go is Nia Jax. There’s going to be some cool 3 on 1 teamwork spots against the most powerful participant in the match but ultimately Charlotte plays a key role in eliminating Nia Jax. Tough to call but Charlotte hooks her in the “Figure-8” submission, then Bayley and Sasha cover Nia while she’s locked in and eliminate her. Nia then gets up and destroys Charlotte leading to her elimination almost immediately and sets up an angle between the two going forward and a possible Charlotte face turn. So we’re down to Bayley and Sasha Banks.
The Sasha Banks heel turn is imminent and the seeds will be sown at WrestleMania. “The Boss” will utilize some dirty tactics here after a nice one on one confrontation with her “best friend” Bayley, be it an eye rake or grabbing the tights on a roll-up and Sasha Banks walks out as Women’s Champion. In the spirit of friendship and competition Bayley asks Sasha for her rematch on RAW the next night. Sasha agrees and then we all watch as “The Boss” rips Bayley’s huggable little heart out, completing her ascension to the role of top female heel in WWE.
Winner: Sasha Banks
Stay tuned for the rest of my WrestleMania predictions over the course of the weekend.


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Ryno Wrestling Review Episode 76: 3rd Annual RRR Awards Show!
Published
2 years agoon
Dec 31, 2018By
Dan Ryno



It’s the 3rd annual Ryno Wrestling Review Awards (aka ‘The Hornies’)! Dan is joined by Wil Lewis, Jason Calascibetta, and a few (poorly impersonated) celebrities to hand out hardware in 12 categories: Breakthrough Performer, Promo of the Year, Match of the Year, Card of the Year, Feud of the Year, Tag Team of the Year, Gail Kim Lifetime Achievement Award, FDM Award (D-Bag of the Year), Most Overrated, Most Underrated, Female Performer, and Male Performer! Listen here:
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Ryno Wrestling Review Episode 74: The Debut of Ryno Roulette!
Published
2 years agoon
Nov 30, 2018By
Dan Ryno



Dan is joined by Wil Lewis and Jason Calascibetta for the debut of ‘Ryno Roulette’! 12 WWE Superstar names plus one Sasha Banks Christmas hat equals one heck of a show. Listen here:
As always, you can subscribe to the Ryno Wrestling Review on Apple Podcasts here!
Follow Dan Ryno , Jason Calascibetta , and Wil Lewis on Twitter, if you feel so inclined.
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Ryno Wrestling Review Episode 73: Becky Lynch Injury, Survivor Series Weekend, & ‘Would You Rather?’
Published
2 years agoon
Nov 17, 2018By
Dan Ryno



Dan is joined by Wil Lewis and Jason Calascibetta to discuss the shocking injury of Becky Lynch, preview WWE’s Survivor Series weekend, and bring back ‘Would You Rather?’ Listen here:
As always, you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts here!


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MP
Mar 31, 2017 at 10:17 pm
I agree on the Andre Battle Royal being a perfect payoff for Zayn to get him over as the next beloved underdog. Agree with Aries and Naomi going over as well. Not sure about the Raw Women’s championship, that’s a tough call, but heel Sasha would be a logical direction. I’m a bit skeptical about the Tag title ladder match. None of the teams have guys that one would consider to be “ideal” ladder match workers, and Enzo and Cass are green as f*ck in that environment. My dream scenario in that match would be: after all the teams make their entrances, the ring announcer makes the announcement: “Ladies and gentleman, I have just been informed that the following match, is now a Fatal Four Way Ladder Match!” Lights go dark, piano plays, Broken Hardys come out, crowd comes unglued. Imagine 70,000 plus chanting “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!”
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