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Worst in the World: Carmella vs Asuka: How to Destroy an Aura

Throughout the entire history of the WWE, we've never seen, and probably will never see again, a woman booked as strong as Asuka was to start her run. Coming into WWE in 2015 with over a decade of experience wrestling in her native Japan as Kana, Asuka was immediately treated like a huge deal. Hell, even from the first time we saw her on a WWE broadcast, she was seated in the crowd of NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn next to two Hall of Famers in Ric Flair & Sgt. Slaughter. Officially debuting in October 2015, Asuka would go her entire NXT career, nearly two full years, without being pinned or submitted. She was booked so strong, in fact, that instead of dropping the NXT Women's Championship in what would be her last match in NXT at the time to Ember Moon (even after sustaining an injury), an act that is almost always the case for champions leaving NXT for the main roster, Asuka retained and later vacated the title, keeping her streak intact. For a company that is more than willing t...

Worst in the World: The Golden Truth vs Breezango-Money in the Bank 2016

(Special thanks to Otter Empire for suggesting this match. If you'd like to see a match covered on the Worst in the World, leave a comment down below.) Comedy wrestling is one of the more divisive topics in wrestling right now. I for one think that comedy matches have their place in professional wrestling. I can sit down and enjoy an Orange Cassidy match, I've already preached my love for things like the Broken Hardys in TNA and the Firefly Fun House match, and I can't lie, The Wee-LC match between Hornswoggle & El Torito was significantly more fun than it had any business being. However, the most important thing about comedy wrestling is...the comedy. Because just like in film and TV, comedy isn't something that can venture into "so bad it's good" territory like horror or drama. If comedy is bad...it's just bad. And there's been no shortage of bad comedy matches. I've covered quite a few of them in this series, and there will absolutely be...

Money in the Bank 2016 Predictions

Pre-Show Match #1: The Lucha Dragons vs The Dudley Boyz Winners: The Lucha Dragons Leave it to WWE to book not one, but two Kick-Off matches two days before the pay-per-view. And better yet, one with zero build up! Woohoo! This match pits the Lucha Dragons against the Dudley Boyz. Since the Dudleyz are jobbers at this point, I'm going with the Lucha Dragons for the win. Match #2: The Golden Truth vs Breezango Winners: The Golden Truth After the LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG build up to the Golden Truth coming together, they finally are...and losing a lot. What was the point? Anyway, they face their equally directionless and poorly named Breezango. It's a pointless match. I'm going with Golden Truth. Main Card Match #1: Apollo Crew vs Sheamus Winner: Apollo Crews In what I'm hoping will help him get over big with the fans, Apollo Crews faces off with Sheamus. This is exactly what Crews needs in my opinion, a good opponent who ...