The tournament was one of the only things the WWE did right in my opinion, although it didn’t get as much press as it should have done. I’ll be honest, although I enjoy watch the cruiserweights, I haven’t really been following the division since the tournament. Rich Swann is the current champion and with TJ Perkins and Brian Kendrick in the ring, it’s obvious here that WWE is still milking the pretty decent feud Kendrick and Perkins have had in the past. What with all the flips and the high flying, no matter who is in the ring, you are always guaranteed a reasonably good and exciting match. RICH SWANN (C) VS TJ PERKINS VS BRIAN KENDRICK WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TRIPLE THREAT MATCH However, I would like Sheamus and Cesaro to take it as the New Day just don’t need the belts anymore. PREDICTION: This is a tough one but I think New Day will take it and will probably win by shenanigans as they will hold the belts until Wrestlemania. Cesaro is a cracking worker and great wrestler and although the Irish lad has had a bigger push than him, Cesaro is clearly the better wrestler. Its obvious the two men don’t like each other and the animosity between them has managed to get them over with the crowd. The only reason they have held the belts this long is to beat Demolition’s record of the longest reign with the belts.Ĭesaro and Sheamus are an awkward pairing which, surprisingly, actually works. Then came the unicorn horns and ‘Booty-O’s’ and now the New Day are becoming stale and fast. Consisting of Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods, they were great heels who seemed to captivate the fans with their theme music and their ‘unique’ opinions of the city they were in. When the New Day first appeared on our screen, they were awesome. PREDICTION: Strowman is the next big thing in the eyes of the WWE so expect a repeat of their match on RAW where Zayn was just fed to him to boost his momentum. As you can probably tell, I am not a fan and splitting him away from the Wyatts was a bad move. But when he is on his own in the squared circle, you realise just how poor this guy really is. When he was part of the Wyatt Family, he worked because he took the role as Bray Wyatt’s enforcer.
I really don’t know why the WWE are pushing this guy so much. Although I am taking nothing away from Kevin Owens, he seems to have had a huge push and they have forgotten about the man who kept NXT above water for such a long time. After an amazing feud with Kevin Owens which, I thought, got a little too personal, he has since disappeared into the backdrop. He should have been drafted to Smackdown where he could have been used to push the lesser brand into the spotlight. Sami Zayn is one of the most underused and underrated wrestlers on the WWE roster today. PREDICTION: Cass will take this one and pave the way for his inevitable singles push, but don’t expect the Russian to go down without a scrap. Over the last couple of years, I have seen the man act like a tank and mow everyone down in the process. Possibly one of the best heels the company has to offer at the moment, he always puts on good matches with whoever he goes up against.
Rusev is the Russian monster (even though he is actually Bulgarian) that we all love to hate. However, I genuinely believe that if you put him on his own, he won’t be anywhere near as good as he is now. Cass is a seven foot tall giant (and you can’t teach that) so it is pretty set in stone that he will be destined for great things as a singles man at some point. The rate that the two men have managed to get over with the fans is amazing and Enzo has cut some of the funniest promos I have seen since the days of The Rock. So with that in mind, here are my predictions for Roadblock: End of the Line 2016.Ĭard and Predictions BIG CASS VS RUSEV (KICKOFF SHOW)īig Cass is one half of the hugely entertaining and massively popular tag team Enzo and Cass. With some of the biggest names in the franchise on RAW, this should be nice and interesting. Roadblock is another RAW exclusive PPV and with TLC being massively underwhelming and a bit boring, we can hope that Team Red will pull through and give the fans something to cheer about.
Last year, Fastlane was just a nice little filler and with the brand split and the promise of two PPV’s a year from the WWE, Roadblock has found itself being the important kid once again.
With the Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania just around the corner, I find that Roadblock may just be a stop gap to keep the fans interested. With injuries mauling some of their biggest talent and their focus on good quality wrestling being stolen by other promotions, such as Lucha Underground and Ring of Honour, it’s difficult to predict which way this PPV will go.
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