The Best And Worst Of WWE Money In The Bank

Written by Danny Boy Downes / 07.16.12

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Pre show notes:

- For those of you that may not know me, my name is Danny Boy Downes (not actual legal name). I’m a college graduate turned UFC fighter turned UFC writer turned back up blogger for pro wrestling. While it’s been a hell of an adventure, it does mean that my parents fail to acknowledge anything I’ve done since I won the 8th grade spelling bee.

For the record, I want everyone to know my commitment to deliver you fine people the Best and Worst of Money in the Bank. This weekend was my bachelor party trip down to Kansas City and despite a massive hangover, I still decided to get things done. Some of highlights include: explaining to someone that you’re not really supposed to call the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum the “Negro Museum.” and my drunken best man decided to yelling at 4:30am that, “Bob Backlund would chicken wing the shit out of Verne Gagne.”

- Be sure to leave a comment on the report and click the “like” button. Not only does it help the people at With Leather, but it will make up for the lack of love I get from my family

- Thanks to Casey for the pics and gifs.

- Follow me on Twitter @dannyboydownes, check out my articles on ufc.com and UFC Magazine and read some of my other reviews here.

On to the wrestling!

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WWE Money In The Bank PPV – Open Discussion Thread

Written by Brandon Stroud / 07.15.12

WWE Money In The Bank PPV Open Discussion Thread

WWE’s third annual ‘Money In The Bank’ pay-per-view airs live this Sunday night, starting with a YouTube pre-show match at 7:30 EST with the formal show beginning at 8 PM EST. As always, we’ll be here to recap the show and make jokes as it happens.

Here’s your full card:

- YouTube Exclusive Pre-Show Tag Team Match: WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. Hunico and Camacho

- Money In The Bank Ladder Match for a WWE Championship contract: John Cena vs. Chris Jericho vs. Kane vs. Big Show

- Money In The Bank Ladder Match for a World Heavyweight Championship contract: Damien Sandow vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Intercontinental Champion Christian vs. United States Champion Santino Marella vs. Tensai vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Sin Cara

- World Heavyweight Championship Match: Sheamus (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio

- WWE Championship Match, with AJ as the special guest referee: CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan

Yep, that’s it so far. Four pay-per-view matches and a pre-show.

Of course, there’s a good chance we’ll get a string of impromptu matches (possibilities: The Ryback rybacking somebody, Dean Ambrose debuting suddenly to be the Mistah J to AJ’s Harley Quinn, Sin Cara wrestling Hunico again even though they’re already in matches … Layla rolling somebody up in 40 seconds, whatever) and backstage segments to keep us interested.

To keep YOU interested, we’re giving you another chance to earn a beautiful commenter badge for your participation in the open discussion. During the show, you’ll be able to tweet this post and share it on Facebook by clicking the “like” button on this page to unlock the ZIG ZAG MAN badge. You’ll always have a great memento of Dolph Ziggler winning a Money In The Bank briefcase, whether he does or not.

My ten favorite comments from this thread will be featured in Danny Boy Downes’ Best And Worst Of WWE Money In The Bank guest column on Monday. To nominate a comment for top 10 status, reply to it with a +1.

So let’s hear your predictions for the show. Who’s winning, and when are they cashing in? Which unannounced matches will we see?

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The Worst And Worst Of WWE Raw 7/9/12: Do Not Read This Show Report

Written by Brandon Stroud / 07.10.12

Pre-show notes:

- This is the worst episode of Raw in history.

Please enjoy The Best and Worst Of WWE Raw for July 9, 2012.

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The Best And Worst Of WWE Raw 7/2/12: AJ Wins. Flawless Victory.

Written by Brandon Stroud / 07.03.12

Pre-show notes:

- Do me a big favor and click that “like” button at the top. If we get 100+ comments on these reports, we should be getting just as many likes. This is my job, technically, and I get paid based on some really weird stuff.

- Thanks to Casey of Hammerlock Dialectic for gifs, as always, especially the one at the very end.

- Follow us on Twitter @withleather, follow me personally @MrBrandonStroud and like us on Facebook.

- We’ve got a Smackdown discussion thread happening for tonight’s Great American Bash live special, so be sure to check back in a little bit for that. It’ll have a Ryback badge, and I don’t want you to miss it.

Short list this week, so let’s get right to it. Please click through to enjoy the Best And Worst Of WWE Raw for July 2, 2012. Yes. YES. YES! YES!

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The Best And Worst Of WWE Raw 6/11/12: Vader Is Here And Nothing Else Matters

Written by Brandon Stroud / 06.12.12

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Pre-show notes:

- Please make sure to leave a comment on the report. Facebook likes and Twitter shares are huge. These take forever to write, so if you want me to keep them up instead of just posting tweets about Skip Bayless from Jose Canseco or whatever like a normal popular sports blog should, do your part.

- Thanks to Casey of the WWE Magazine awareness-winning Hammerlock Dialectic for pics and gifs.

- Follow us on Twitter @withleather, follow me personally @MrBrandonStroud and like us on Facebook.

- If you’re one of those people who got to the report early and don’t see all the pages, please consider spending some time listening to today’s epic edition of the With Spandex pro wrestling podcast. It’s about the greatest fan fiction of all time, Adventures In Bitchsitting, and deals with Chris Benoit and Kurt Angle as single fathers. It’s amazing, and you should hear it (plus it’ll by me a little time).

Enjoy the Best And Worst Of WWE Raw for June 11, 2012. Three hours of it. Jesus.

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The Best And Worst Of WWE Raw 6/4/12: Rosenberg And Stansky Are Dead

Written by Brandon Stroud / 06.05.12
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Pre-show notes:

- Please make sure to leave a comment on the report. Facebook likes and Twitter shares are huge. These take forever to write, so if you want me to keep them up instead of just posting Serbian tennis player cheesecake slideshows like a normal popular sports blog should, do your part.

- Thanks to Casey of the WWE Magazine awareness-winning Hammerlock Dialectic for pics and gifs. Two is greater than one, as they say.

- Follow us on Twitter @withleather, follow me personally @MrBrandonStroud and like us on Facebook.

- If you’re the type who listens to podcasts, don’t miss my two latest appearances: as the host of the With Spandex podcast with special guest the lovely Veda Scott or as the special, extremely uncool guest on the Wear The Cheese “Crash Down” podcast about Pokémon. No, seriously. They’re both pretty dorky, so pick your poison. Or pick them both!

Anyway, please enjoy the Best And Worst Of WWE Raw for June 5, 2012. Less about The Troops this week.

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