Raw recap - 04/15/2013

So last week's Raw was amazing, and I'm already positive this one won't live up to the hype, but with CM Punk making his first post-WM appearance, it's bound to at least be memorable. Here we go, guys!

Smackdown recap - 04/12/2013

So Dolph Ziggler cashed in his MITB contract to become World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Orton and Sheamus were fighting over who gets to fight Big Show but then he took them both out, The Shield have started something with the Brothers of Destruction and Daniel Bryan, and Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter are still really racist. And that's what you missed on Smackdown!

Superstar Spotlight - Sheamus

Name: Sheamus
Favorite move: Brogue Kick
Favorite gimmick: The Great White
Favorite tag-team: RK-Brogue 
Strengths: He knows how to use his size to his advantage, and he has a lot of passion for the business. He also has a great variety of finishing/signature moves.
Weaknesses: It's hard to fault Sheamus. He's worked really hard to get where he is and is entertaining as a face or heel. However, every time Sheamus has won a world title, it has been in underwhelming circumstances. He needs to have that moment where he wins the gold and it's a truly great moment. That's not Sheamus' fault though, it's more the fault of WWE Creative.
Hopes: I think the best place for Sheamus right now is with Randy Orton in the tag team division, and I don't just mean that because I love them together and want them to be BFF's. They make for a great team with both of them being above average size and they have the potential to help make the tag team division more interesting and popular. But I would definitely like to see Sheamus as WWE Champion in the future. 
Overall opinion: Heel or face, I have always loved Sheamus. I think he's a great Superstar, not bad on the microphone, fairly charismatic, and a solid in-ring performer. Ginger power! 

Raw recap - 04/08/2013

I've heard from many people that this is the best Raw in a long time and that the crowd was insane so I'm extremely excited to finally sit down and watch it and see how the Wrestlemania repercussions play out. Here we go!

Smackdown recap - 04/05/2013

The last Smackdown before Wrestlemania! I know most of the last minute storyline developments would have happened on Raw but I was still looking forward to seeing what Smackdown has to offer. Until I realized it was almost entirely replays and Wrestlemania previews. Regardless, let's get into it, shall we?

Eight-person tag match was cut due to "time constraints"

 

While I didn't really care too much about this match or the rivalry surrounding it, there are two things that really bother me about this match being cut. 

Firstly, Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow are two amazingly talented up and comers that have been a great, solid tag team over the last few months. Individually they are both deserving of a spot on the Wrestlemania card, and the fact that they have worked so hard and didn't get their match is something that WWE should feel very badly about. It's not only a chance to showcase the mid card talent and give them a chance to shine, it's just bad for business. Why should the fans care about seeing these Superstars wrestle if WWE doesn't?

Secondly, there were no Divas matches on the card. Even Divas champion Kaitlyn had nothing to do with Wrestlemania this year; the only Diva we saw was AJ, and she didn't get to wrestle. There's a problem with that. At least if this match had taken place, we would've seen some kind of Diva representation on the card.

The fact that P.Diddy got a solid few minutes of screen time at Mania and eight hard working WWE Superstars didn't just isn't good enough. WWE, you need to treat your mid-card employees with more respect.

Reviewing my Wrestlemania predictions

Until I have the time to sort of a proper Wrestlemania recap (won't be until after my Smackdown recap as well), let's see how I went with my predictions.