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The 2017 TWB 100 Slow Release: 1-25

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Riddle kicking off the TWB 100 today, BRO Photo Credit: Scott Finkelstein I decided against dragging this out for another week, so the top five will be introed with the rest of the top 25. Sorry! Anyway, the final entries on the list are below. THE SUSPENSE MUST BE KILLING YOU. 25. Matt Riddle Points: 968 Number of Ballots: 13 Highest Vote: 2nd Place (Chris Gibbons, Dylan Hales) Last Year�s Ranking: 27th Place TH: The drawback of Riddle getting more comfortable in wrestling and gaining influence over his creative is his bad habits are starting to come out. That being said, warts and all, he's still an enjoyable watch no matter what the setting, and the floor for his matches is always at least "watchable," with a near infinite ceiling, even against dudes you wouldn't expect like Dan Severn. Chris Gibbons: It�s strange that Riddle seems to have lost a bit of his luster in 2017 for some, because his in-ring work was just as good if not better than his incredible ro...

Nobody's Ready for Handshakes: 2018 Royal Rumble Review

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Too slow, Ronda, too slow Photo Credit: WWE.com In the classic TH Style, folks. If you didn't see this one live, well, get your free month (or make like Kairi Sane's gimmick) of WWE Network and doubleheader this and Takeover, because hoo-boy, it's been all good. Highlights: AJ Styles retained the WWE World Championship against Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens with a casadora victory roll counter of the pop-up powerbomb. The Usos retained the Smackdown Tag Team Championships with a straight two-nothing sweep of Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin. Shinsuke Nakamura won the 2018 men's Royal Rumble match by lastly eliminating Roman Reigns. The Bar regained the RAW Tag Team Championships for a fourth time by defeating Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan. They hit Rollins with a double-team White Noise, as Jordan spent the entire match incapacitated. Brock Lesnar retained the WWE Universal Championship over Kane and Braun Strowman by F5ing Kane onto a chair. Asuka won the first ever women...

It Was Triple H with the Shovel in the Main Event: WWE Survivor Series 2017 Review

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Everything wrong with WWE in one picture Photo Credit: WWE.com Two TH-Style reviews in one day. Not bad. Highlights: The Shield defeated New Day with a second-rope triple powerbomb on Kofi Kingston. Asuka was the sole survivor in the women's traditional five-on-five match, last eliminating Tamina Snuka with the Asuka Lock. Baron Corbin hit an End of Days OUT OF NOWHERE on The Miz to pick up the win. The Usos went over The Bar HOSS International with a splash on Sheamus. Charlotte Flair made Alexa Bliss tap out to the Figure Eight. Brock Lesnar countered a Phenomenal Forearm from AJ Styles into the F5 for the win. Triple H and Braun Strowman were the survivors for the RAW team in the main event five-on-five match. Triple H last eliminated Shane McMahon with a pedigree after hitting Kurt Angle with a pedigree and putting McMahon on top of him. After the match, Strowman beat the ever-loving shit out of Trips. General Observations: I just wanna say that even though I own his breakout ...