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Archive for the ‘Wrestling’ Category

August 4th, 2008

b5 Favorites Day

August’s b5media sports channel theme day is “favorites”. Presumably I’m supposed to tell you about my favorite pro wrestler and/or boxer. The thing is, as a sports blogger/expert analyst journalism ethics tell me that I can’t show favoritism. I can’t root for one fighter over another. It would destroy my credibility. It would severely undermine […]

By Michael Sedor -- 6 comments

August 4th, 2008

WWE Wrestler Rankings: 8/3/08

Jabandgrapple.com’s Top 10 WWE wrestlers for the week ending 8/03/08

How did I have ‘em last week? Check this link.
We got big shakeups in the jabandgrapple Top 10 this week. Why is that? Well, three of last week’s Top 10 didn’t wrestle this week. And one of ‘em fought Colin Delaney. Doesn’t count.
Also, I can’t […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 2nd, 2008

8/1/08 WWE SmackDown: We Were There Again Part Three

WWE SmackDown Results and Commentary
The Big Show def. Domino
Edge and Mick Foley talk about desire and the future

1. Big Show makes short work of Domino. Umaga comes out. I yell “Welcome home to Pennsy Umaga…now go back to Allentown!” My genealogical accuracy might be off but my endurance is beginning to wane. We’ve been here […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 2nd, 2008

8/1/08 WWE SmackDown: We Were There Again Part Two

WWE SmackDown Results and Commentary
Brian Kendrick def. Stevie Richards
The Great Khali def. Jeff Hardy
Maria def. Victoria
Edge and the wedding planner Alicia Fox blissfully talk

1. In my ECW recap I said that the majority of people around me didn’t appreciate my cheers. That said, my “Give Michael Jackson back his jacket” taunt towards Brian Kendrick was […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 1st, 2008

8/1/08 WWE SmackDown: We Were There Again Part One

WWE SmackDown Results and Commentary
MVP def. Jimmy Wang Yang
Mr. Kennedy def. Shelton Benjamin

Yes, it wasn’t just Tuesday night’s ECW event that we attended. The good people from the WWE also filmed SmackDown three nights ago in Hershey, Pennsylania. And we were there. Here are more of Mr. and Mrs. Jabandgrapple’s live and in real time […]

By Michael Sedor -- 1 comment

July 30th, 2008

Freddie Prinze, Jr. Joins the WWE

Actor Freddie Prinze, Jr. has joined the WWE’s “creative team” in what must surely be considered a continuation of the WWE’s TV-PG rating all the time initiative.
What this means is anybody’s guess. Here are some things we would like to see:
1. Prinze wrests RAW GM controls away from Mike Adamle.
2. Prinze brings in […]

By Michael Sedor -- 2 comments

July 30th, 2008

7/29 ECW Results: We Were There Edition

ECW Results and Commentary
Matt Hardy watches while Mark Henry bends wrought iron
Randy Ortiz def. Chavo Guerrero by DQ
The Miz and Morrison def. Finlay and Hornswaggle
After the match Mike Knox beats up on Finlay
Matt Henry def. Colin Delaney

What’s different about seeing matches in person and watching them on TV? Let see if we can find twenty […]

By Michael Sedor -- 2 comments

July 30th, 2008

We Were There! Hershey, Pa. ECW and SmackDown Taping

That’s right. Mr. and Mrs. Jabandgrapple attended the mega-spectacular show last night and it was just as amazing and fun and we could have imagined. The action began at 7:30 p.m. and didn’t stop until a little after 11:00 p.m. It was exhausting…and we weren’t even wrestling!
We’re not going to tell you who wrestled […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

July 29th, 2008

7/29 WWE RAW Results: A New General Manager

RAW Results and Commentary
Santino Marella and Beth Phoenix def. D-Lo Brown and Kelly Kelly
Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Jr. def. Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole
Kofi Kingston def. Jamie Noble
CM Punk def. William Regal
Mickie James def. Jillian
Batista and John Cena def. JBL and Kane

Last night RAW crowned a new General Manager. Someone to stop the anarchy […]

By Michael Sedor -- 3 comments

July 28th, 2008

WWE Wrestler Rankings: 7/28

Jabandgrapple.com’s Top 10 WWE wrestlers for the week ending 7/27/08

Every week WWE.com rates their wrestlers. Which got me to thinking…I have a wrestling blog. Why can’t I rate them? So I did. And I will try to every Monday morning in preparation the next week of grappling fun.
Don’t go searching for the “last week” […]

By Michael Sedor -- 1 comment