Sunday, February 12, 2012

Injuries Pile Up in Universe...

Back here once again for another week of my WWE Universe as we gear up towards the WWE PPV that no one remembers, Over The Limit! After the way Nitro ended last week I'm kind of excited to get back there. But we have Raw and Clash as well...So lets see what's happening tonight on WWE Raw!

Raw:

John Morrison vs. Mr. Showtime
Thoughts: Showtime finally has been booked again after his odd feud with DDP and his alliance with Victoria and Styx. Hopefully this will spark another feud for him and allow him to go up the card. Morrison as the heel seems to work, cause the crowd seemingly boos louder for him as a heel than any guy I've ever seen in the game. Not quite sure why, but its pretty cool. Good match overall, Showtime bloodied Morrison and went for the Pedigree. But Randy Orton came out to break up the pinfall. Showtime took exception to that and went outside the ring and pummeled Orton till he ran away to the back. Showtime ended up getting the win with the sharpshooter.

Randy Orton vs. The Undertaker
Thoughts: Normally Showtime wouldn't interfere in the Deadman's business. But after Orton stuck his nose where it didn't belong Showtime felt Orton earned a receipt. The ref takes a bump, Showtime runs out and Pedigrees Orton allowing the Undertaker to get the easy win. Sure the Viper probably won't be happy about this...but he should have stayed out of Showtime's business to begin with!

Dominique Frost vs. Victoria Valentine
Thoughts: Should be interesting to see how the champion fares against a new challenger in Victoria. Going to let the computer AI control this one as I really don't care who wins this one. Should be good either way! It was a great back and forth match, in the end Victoria fell just a bit short as Dominique hit the Ice Pick to pick up the victory. Would have been nice to get a win over the champion, but it was not to be.

CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar vs. ???
Thoughts: Oooo, a mystery opponent. I really hope this doesn't suck. It could create a pretty cool awesome new feud for the champion in Punk, I guess we will wait and see what happens. OH MAN!!! Triple H is back! Just a couple weeks after CM Punk injured him at the PPV. Business is about to pick up! After countless near falls and the tide turning every which way, Lesnar was able to score an F-5 on Triple H to land a BIG victory to close out Raw! After the match Triple H gets carted off on a stretcher AGAIN!!??! SERIOUSLY!?!?! Wow! This guys more injury prone than Kevin Nash! Haha!

CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS:

Robert Roode vs. Justin Gabriel
Thoughts: Already tired of this storyline but when its a remarkable match I guess I'm not really given much of a choice in the matter here. Probably just gonna let the AI handle this one and see what happens. Haha Susan Rigger comes out and stands in the corner of Justin Gabriel. Roode doesn't look pleased. Kind of amusing. Was a pretty one sided match too as Robert Roode defeats Gabriel with the Crippler Crossface. After the match Bobbi Jackson runs out and raises Robert Roode's hand in victory...Good grief!

Giselle Anderson vs. Sarah Richardson
Thoughts: Divas from Raw and Nitro battling it out here on the Clash. Surely a win for one or the other will greatly help them rise of the ranks of their own show. Bragging rights on the line here tonight. Giselle pretty much dominated the match up. At once point Susan Rigger who apparently is getting paid by the appearance runs out to try and help Sarah out. Eventually the referee kicks her out letting Giselle pick up the win.

Batista and Brodus Clay vs. Kurt Angle and the Ultimate Warrior
Thoughts: I don't even know how to begin to explain this match. Just down right scary seeing WWE '12 form these two random teams. Since I'm not a fan of tag matches in this game I'm just gonna let the CPU AI handle this match up and we will see what happens. A really fun back and forth match with an absolute garbage ending as Ultimate Warrior pinned Batista after a headbutt in a pinfall that looked to be clearly in the ropes. Whatever, lets just pretend that match never happened shall we?

NITRO:

John Cena and Mark Henry vs. R-Truth and Eddie Guerrero
Thoughts: Pretty damn sick and tired of this match, but when its a "remarkable moment" I don't have any other choice but to sit through it and let the dumb story run its course. Truth comes out along with no help and fights on his own for a while. While Truth is getting beat down Eddie comes out and cleans house officially returning this handicap match back to a tag match. Eddie ends up getting the pinfall of Mark Henry to pick up the victory for his team. Oh how I wish this storyline would end, but I doubt it!

Goldberg vs. William Regal
Thoughts: DA MAN has arrived in my universe and will debut on Nitro against the European Champion, William Regal. Will the streak begin here tonight? Or will Regal shut it down before it even gets started? Regal starts off hot at first but once Goldberg got his wits about him it was domination for the rest of the match. The spear followed by the jackhammer sealed Regal's fate. Goldberg 1-0

Katrina Showtime vs. Jasmine
Thoughts: The current number one contender for the WCW Women's title in Jasmine faces off against the champion in a non-title match. Gonna let the CPU AI do this match and see what happens. It was a pretty even match but Jasmine defeats the champion with the anaconda vice. A move which she doesn't even have. Upon further inspection I have discovered that Jasmines move set for some reason has been altered to CM Punks?! OOOK!?! Great, now I have THAT to fix...*grumbles* Moving on!!!

Sting, AJ Styles, and the Ultimate Warrior vs. Wade Barrett, Ric Flair, and Randy Savage
Thoughts: I normally don't like to do tag matches but something just screamed six man tag team main event on Nitro to end this show. Everyone got pretty equal time. The match ended with everyone in the ring while Sting was able to make Barrett tap to the Scorpion Deathlock. Awesome ending to Nitro seeing Warrior, Sting, and AJ stand tall in victory. After the match the referee is checking on Wade Barrett. Oh good lord I don't need another injury. I thought the patch was supposed to correct this garbage! *groans*

Another week in my Universe has gone by. In one weeks time, I have someone return from injury (Triple H) Only to be re-injured in the SAME match he returned from. Followed up by an injury to an important champion on Nitro in Wade Barrett. I used to think the injuries were cool but now they are down right annoying, and the patch has seemed to make things worse instead of making them better. Really frustrating!

At the same token, I can't help but feel like I need to take a look at both rosters going into next week and see if there are some people that can be wished well in their future endeavors. Rosters are kinda crowded right now on both sides. Wanna see if trimming the fat going forward will help...We shall see!

Thanks for reading have a great day!

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

A Major Title Change...Dig it!?

Well Extreme Rules is in the book and a new week dawns in my Universe. I'm going to do some match simming this week in my Universe, just to see what the game will do. No actual one button sim results but let the AI wrestle each other and see what happens. Here we go!

RAW:

Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton
Thoughts: While its a great opener for Raw, I much rather would have seen the AI recognize the fact that CM Punk took out HBKs partner and challenged him to a match instead. Such is life. Maybe next year. CM Punk has a match with Del Rio after this one, maybe some HBK involvement? I won't get my hopes up, haha. Pretty good back and forth opener. Orton hit the RKO at one point but HBK kicked out. At the end of the day Michaels finishes off the match with a perfect plex pin. Would have rather seen a superkick finish but this is what happens when the AI plays I guess. Moving on...

CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio
Thoughts: Del Rio is obviously trying to climb back up the rankings of Raw by challenging the Champion. Personally I think its hopeless and that Del Rio stands no chance here against the Best in the World...But we shall see! I love how everytime Del Rio has an AI match he starts the match with a taunt (at least he has in my game) its pretty damn hilarious. Miz tried to run down and help Del Rio but that didn't last long. He ended up going back up the ramp after costing Punk one of his pinfall attempts. CM Punk gets the win with the Anaconda Vice and Mr. Del Rio falls further down the card...but you already knew that. ;)

Dominique Frost vs. Maryse
Thoughts: Oh geez, this is probably going to be a curb stomping of epic proportions. Poor Maryse. Very little offense from Maryse as the Divas champion just picked her apart. Frost makes quick work of Maryse with the ice pick to pick up the victory.

Jeff Hardy vs. Brock Lesnar for the #1 Contendership of the WWE Title
Thoughts: Wow a couple wins on Superstars and Hardy is in THIS status!? How did THIS happen!? I don't even remember him being on Raw before! LOL! Wow...Ok, lets see if he makes the most out of this chance. CM Punk has come out to ringside joining the broadcast booth for this main event to decide the next contender for his title. This has been pretty much all Lesnar. Hardy getting in a little offense here and there. Hardy kicks out of the F-5! Gets a little momentum but Lensar in turn kicks out of the Twist of Fate. I'm guessing next finisher at this point is gonna win! Lesnar hits a 2nd F-5 to win the match. Awesome main event and much better than I expected that it would be.

CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS:

Ted DiBiase and Wade Barrett vs. Jeff Hardy
Thoughts: Well Hardy certainly better hope to get the win here. Back to back losses in Universe can kill your career. Ok, gonna go against my original stance and take control of Hardy for this match. Hardy busts open Ted DiBiase and nails him with the Twist of Fate knocking Barrett off the apron before going for the cover. He tries to get back in to save him but its too late. Jeff Hardy survives...barely. lol After the match RVD comes out and raises Hardy's hand. Oh gee RVD, thanks for showing up NOW! smh

Jasmine vs. Katrina Showtime vs. Felicia Fury
Thoughts: The Women's Champion Katrina in a triple threat match with two of her top competitors. Crazy back and forth match with a lot of false finishes. The finish saw Jasmine hit the superkick on Katrina but before she could make the pinfall Felicia caught Jasmine and put her in the torture rack forcing her to tap out. The champion loses without being pinned. Big win for Felicia and may very well earn her a future Women's title shot.

Justin Gabriel vs. Robert Roode
Thoughts: Ugh, what a terrible main event. I am disappoint, this is what I get for just letting the matches roll through. I probably would have made something cooler. But alas, this is the hand I've been dealt. Lets make the most of it. Pretty much domination from Robert Roode. Hit the fishermans suplex but Gabriel kicks out at 2. Roode eventually gets the tap out victory with the crippler crossface. After the match Roode tries to shake Gabriel's hand but he slaps it away and storms up the ramp leaving Roode in the ring alone to end the show.

NITRO:

Pre-Nitro Notes: Had to take some time away from the game while I was sick and busy with other things, during that time the DLC pack came out and I am ready to push my next huge Nitro storyline into fruition. So get ready for a CRAZY main event finish! Mua ha ha!

John Cena and Mark Henry vs. R-Truth and Eddie Guerrero
Thoughts: Only reason this match stays is because its a remarkable match. I'm almost positive Eddie is out injured too...smh. Cena and Henry attack Truth and Eddie on their way to the ring. What dastardly heels, haha! In a match that took much longer than it should have, Cena pinned Truth. After the match Eddie checks on R-Truth, it appears he may be injured now as well. Oh geez...

Sting vs. Vader
Thoughts: Oh its SHOWTIME FOLKS!!! Sting coming out on Nitro to challenge the man they call Vader! Pretty awesome match up here, could be an instant classic! Great back and forth match, the Stinger hits the Scorpion Death Drop...but Vader kicks out at 2! Later in the match as Sting goes for the Scorpion Death Lock, Henry comes running out to distract the ref! Vader taps! But the ref doesn't see it! UGH! Sting goes out and battles Henry trying to chase him away from ringside, once Henry finally leaves...the Stinger hits another death drop to pick up the victory! Nice!

Denise vs. Emma
Thoughts: Two of the young up and coming divas on Nitro battle it out to see who will in the ranks of WCW Women's division. This was a hard hitting back and forth match that could have gone either way. But Denise squeaked it out nailed Emma with her finisher, a fisherman brainbuster suplex! Great women's match!

"Macho Man" Randy Savage vs. AJ Styles for the World Heavyweight Championship
Thoughts: OHHH YEAHHH!!! The Madness is back in WWE '12! And I couldn't think of a better way to bring him in than make him a heel and come right for the World Championship. You best look over your shoulder Macho...The Ultimate one is watching this match VERY closely! This has to be an early nominee for my Universe's match of the year. GREAT MATCH! Finishers of both men kicked out of. But in the end, the Macho Man becomes the NEW World Heavyweight Champion! DIG IT!?

Man Nitro really had a hell of a show to end this week in my Universe! It looks like the war between Raw and Nitro might be heating up! Thanks for reading and see you next time!

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