Seeing as I did SummerSlam last month and got nearly all of them wrong, I figured to try again with Night of Champions. Although there are a few interesting matches here, it doesn't compare with SummerSlam on the "epic" scale, but let's see what we've got in store.
1. Dolph Ziggler vs. The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship
This has been a bit of a boring feud lately, simply cos everyone loves Ziggler, everyone hates Miz and that's it. They've added the stunt double thing, basically to show Sandow and R-Truth's careers still have meaning, but nothing too exciting. Hopefully Ziggler wins and he can move on to fighting someone new.
Result - Ziggler wins
2. Sheamus vs. Cesaro for the United States Championship
Again, a bit of a go nowhere feud between these two. Sheamus hasn't had a title match since Payback and hasn't done that much with it between then. It could very well be a repeat of Payback and Sheamus will win.
Result - Sheamus wins
3. Mark Henry vs. Rusev
Big E couldn't do it, despite all our hopes Jack Swagger couldn't do it, so will former Olympian Mark Henry do it? Usually I would say yes and then he loses to Rusev, but the fact that this feud main evented Raw last week means there could be something epic in this. Rusev has not lost a match in his WWE career yet, I would've thought "Real American" Jack Swagger would do it, but "Former Olympian who lost to a Russian" Mark Henry could have this as his redemption. I hope so, as then Mark Henry and Big Show can become the long overdue tag team we've waited for, but what will Rusev and Lana do after defeat?
Result - Mark Henry wins
4. The Usos vs. Goldust & Stardust for the Tag Team Championship
This has been an interesting feud between these two, both of which are brilliant tag teams. I don't mind that Goldust & Stardust are heels now, they're still unique, quirky and at times creepy duo, which makes them stand out and The Usos are just fun and great entertainers. Either team would be worthy winners, but I think it's due for a title change.
Result - Goldust & Stardust wins
5. Chris Jericho vs. Randy Orton
This has come out of nowhere and for no reason than getting these two legends to fight on a PPV. That being said, it should be a great match as both have earnt the name "Legend". Plus I don't have a clear vision on who will win. Randy Orton hasn't had much luck in a while and Chris Jericho has had losses against the Wyatts, so both are due a win. If I had to choose, I'd give the edge to Orton, simply because he needs some Authority points.
Result - Randy Orton wins
6. Paige vs. AJ Lee vs. Nikki Bella for the Divas Championship
As I said on the SummerSlam predictions, I am a big fan of both AJ Lee and Paige, but I am not a fan of the Bellas, either of them. Especially after weeks of terrible promos proving neither of them are good actors and the fact that the Authority has added Nikki Bella into the match for no reason. Hopefully AJ & Paige will salvage the match and Brie will get Nikki out of the picture, but I think Nikki will win and AJ & Paige will join forces to against the Authority.
Result - Nikki Bella wins
7. Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
At PPVs it's Brock vs Cena, at Raw, it's Heyman vs Cena. Not complaining about Paul Heyman, he's an excellent promoter and manager (sorry, advocate). But the fact that Brock Lesnar is a part-time wrestler and adds pretty much nothing to Raw, you wait for the PPVs as that's where he shines. However, with Brock being an occassional wrestler, I think this match will be Cena's redemption and put him on-par with Ric Flair's record of 16 times as world champion, then Lesnar will disappear and return when he's needed. So maybe, this will be a fairer, more dramatic fight than just Lesnar dominating like he did in his last 2 matches.
Result - John Cena wins
So here's the lowdown:
US title - Sheamus
Intercontential title - Dolph Ziggler
Tag Team title - Goldust & Stardust
Divas title - Nikki Bella
WWE World Heavyweight title - John Cena
Mark Henry defeats Rusev
Randy Orton defeats Chris Jericho
Sunday, 21 September 2014
Monday, 1 September 2014
Film: Top 10 Marvel Cinematic Universe Films
With Guardians of the Galaxy now film number 10 in the multi-million dollar franchise, I figure I would rank the 10 films in order of how good they are. Let's do this!
10. The Incredible Hulk
Although it is an enjoyable film, compared to the rest of the movies, it doesn't match the success of the others.
9. Captain America: The First Avenger
Again, enjoyable to watch, but it was a little lackluster at times and felt more like an introduction piece for The Avengers rather than a stand-alone film.
8. Iron Man 2
The worse of the trilogy, but I still like this film, despite what the critics say. Tony Stark being Tony Stark, Scarlett Johansson as a kick-ass spy, Mickey Rourke as the baddie, lots of great stuff in this film!
7. Thor: The Dark World
This film suffered from a forgetable villain, very little use of Loki and scientific mumbo-jumbo. However, the main cast were brilliant and hold the film very well, plus it's set in London!
6. Iron Man 3
The de facto sequel to The Avengers definitely had epic qualities, especially in The Mandarin and Killian. However, Tony Stark wasn't the wise-cracking smart-alec we loved, no AC/DC and it didn't need to be Christmas based, but that's just nitpicking. Plus, I liked The Mandarin twist, even if the critics didn't!
5. Thor
I love this film, Chris Hemsworth was funny, Natalie Portman was adorably intelligent and Tom Hiddleston was just plain awesome. The "fish-out-of-water" scenario worked well and the subtle Avengers hints also give some sub-text. Plus, it works as a stand-alone film.
4. Iron Man
The film that started it all. The first 30 minutes of the film were brilliant, the rest of the film continues that trend. The chemistry of Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow was sublime, Jeff Bridges played a brilliant villain and it had a good dollop of Marvel humour thrown in too.
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The way better sequel that made Captain America cool! It had a spy feel to it, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson had surprisingly good chemistry, Anthony Mackie was enjoyable and the Shield/Hydra twist led the story into new grounds before Avengers 2.
2. Guardians of The Galaxy
The ultimate stand-alone movie, so stand-alone, no Avengers appeared at all. From Chris Pratt's comic timing, Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana's general bad-assery, "I am Groot", Dave Bautista's dry and funny delivery and the Awesome Mix Vol. 1, this is not only a brilliant Marvel movie, it's a brilliant film in general, filled with fun moments, dramatic moments and even a tear-jerker or two. The sequel can not come fast enough!
1. The Avengers
No surprises here! A film which brings 6 heroes from 5 movies together, kick as much butt as they can and eat shawarma together afterwards is just plain amazing. The best heroes against the best villain in an epic battle that was more than just visuals (take note Transformers) and brought the biggest laughs of any Marvel film. Bring on Age of Ultron!
10. The Incredible Hulk
Although it is an enjoyable film, compared to the rest of the movies, it doesn't match the success of the others.
9. Captain America: The First Avenger
Again, enjoyable to watch, but it was a little lackluster at times and felt more like an introduction piece for The Avengers rather than a stand-alone film.
8. Iron Man 2
The worse of the trilogy, but I still like this film, despite what the critics say. Tony Stark being Tony Stark, Scarlett Johansson as a kick-ass spy, Mickey Rourke as the baddie, lots of great stuff in this film!
7. Thor: The Dark World
This film suffered from a forgetable villain, very little use of Loki and scientific mumbo-jumbo. However, the main cast were brilliant and hold the film very well, plus it's set in London!
6. Iron Man 3
The de facto sequel to The Avengers definitely had epic qualities, especially in The Mandarin and Killian. However, Tony Stark wasn't the wise-cracking smart-alec we loved, no AC/DC and it didn't need to be Christmas based, but that's just nitpicking. Plus, I liked The Mandarin twist, even if the critics didn't!
5. Thor
I love this film, Chris Hemsworth was funny, Natalie Portman was adorably intelligent and Tom Hiddleston was just plain awesome. The "fish-out-of-water" scenario worked well and the subtle Avengers hints also give some sub-text. Plus, it works as a stand-alone film.
4. Iron Man
The film that started it all. The first 30 minutes of the film were brilliant, the rest of the film continues that trend. The chemistry of Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow was sublime, Jeff Bridges played a brilliant villain and it had a good dollop of Marvel humour thrown in too.
3. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The way better sequel that made Captain America cool! It had a spy feel to it, Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson had surprisingly good chemistry, Anthony Mackie was enjoyable and the Shield/Hydra twist led the story into new grounds before Avengers 2.
2. Guardians of The Galaxy
The ultimate stand-alone movie, so stand-alone, no Avengers appeared at all. From Chris Pratt's comic timing, Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana's general bad-assery, "I am Groot", Dave Bautista's dry and funny delivery and the Awesome Mix Vol. 1, this is not only a brilliant Marvel movie, it's a brilliant film in general, filled with fun moments, dramatic moments and even a tear-jerker or two. The sequel can not come fast enough!
1. The Avengers
No surprises here! A film which brings 6 heroes from 5 movies together, kick as much butt as they can and eat shawarma together afterwards is just plain amazing. The best heroes against the best villain in an epic battle that was more than just visuals (take note Transformers) and brought the biggest laughs of any Marvel film. Bring on Age of Ultron!
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