Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 02/17/2014)

Tonight's RAW is live from Denver, CO. You know, that Denver. Home of the Superbowl losing Denver Broncos. I wonder who will be the first heel to take advantage of that cheap heat. And it's an interesting question of rather or not the Denver fans will cheer for Daniel Bryan. He's from Washington state, after all. And he tweeted his jubilence after the Seattle Seahawks won the Superbowl. A tweet that WWE displayed on RAW. There might be some Denver fans who might hold that against him.

Road to Wrestlemania XXX, Part Two

This is part two of my weekly blog series, where I attempt to predict the final card for Wrestlemania XXX based on the events portrayed on WWE television over the past few weeks.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 02/10/2014)

Both of the special attractions tonight (i.e. Betty White as guest star, Mark Henry's return) fall outside of the parameters of what I want to see. Don't get me wrong, I like Betty White but this is not her venue. Not unless she coming out to say she's a long-lost cousin of Moolah & Mae Young. Holy crap, that's the reason she's here and Mark Henry is back! They're gonna have a custody battle over the hand.

Road to Wrestlemania XXX, Part One

Wrestlemania XXX is rapidly approaching and we smarks generally think we know what WWE creative is going to give us to watch on the PPV. Everybody is guessing and prognosticating and predicting what Wrestlemania will look like, so I might as well throw my hat in the ring as well. In this weekly blog series, I attempt to predict the final card for Wrestlemania XXX based on the events portrayed on WWE television over the past few weeks.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 02/03/2014)

Tonight should be interesting. There's already unrest within the WWE Universe about Daniel Bryan not getting his fair shot. And tonight is the first live program since CM Punk left the company. Omaha, Nebraska might not be known as the most raucous city in the world, but I imagine we'll hear plenty of 'Daniel Bryan' and 'CM Punk' chants tonight. I can't wait. Is that a cage I see hanging above the ring?

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 01/27/14)

Let's see how WWE responds to the fans and online outcry after last night's controversial Royal Rumble. I would like to think that there will be some mea culpa's all around, but knowing Vince McMahon, I expect a giant middle finger to us all.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (Royal Rumble 2014)

It sucks that my favorite PPV has to come at the start of the year. I absolutely love the Royal Rumble match. No matter who wins, it's always so much fun to watch. Unfortunately, it's usually all downhill from there. If the past two Wrestlemanias are any indication, I better enjoy the start of the journey because the destination is going to be disappointing. I am psyched for tonight, though. Let's get it on!

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 01/20/2014)

I don't expect to be doing any marking out over the return of Batista tonight. I was never a big fan. I LIKED him when he was in Evolution and I enjoyed the storyline when he was ousted from the stable, but I was never a fan. He was always just another untalented BIG MAN that WWE pushed over the smaller, more talented superstars. I am happy to see him back, though. I expect to see plenty of familiar faces popping up over the next few months as the Road to Wrestlemania XXX kicks into high gear. Batista isn't my favorite face of the past, but he isn't the least favorite either.

Royal Rumble 2014: The Betting Lines

Each year I do this blog, predicting the Royal Rumble winner and each year I get pretty damn close to being correct. 3 years ago, I predicted that Alberto Del Rio had one of the highest chances of winning amongst non-main-eventers and he did. Two years ago, I predicted Sheamus as the outright winner and he won. Last year, while I didn't pick John Cena as the winner, I did surmise that the winner would be a SUPERFACE who had won it before. Only I thought that SUPERFACE would be Randy Orton. And to be fair, I gave Cena the second-highest chance at winning, so I knew he was a possibility.

This year, I am flummoxed. I can't imagine who might win or who is the favorite. I can barely even think of the rules for the year. Here's what I can tell. First, it will not be a SUPERFACE. Cena & Orton are mixing it up in the WWE World Championship rematch. Neither of them will be in the Royal Rumble. Sheamus is out of action. There's a chance he might return at the Rumble, but not to win it. WWE can't continue that cliche'. Plus, I think they lost some confidence in Sheamus last year.

If you believe, as I do, that Randy Orton will hold the WWE World Title through Wrestlemania XXX, then the winner of the Royal Rumble match has to be a babyface. That leaves two viable candidates in my mind to win, but I've been wrong before.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 01/13/2014)

Tonight is the first live show since the announcement of the WWE Network has been met with overwhelming approval. I expect for them to bask in the glow of this positive media attention, as well they should. I LOVE the prospect of this network and I was skeptical before. This once, I will give WWE their due credit. They hit a home run with this venture. The only thing bad about it is that I have to wait a month and a half before I can sign up for it.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 01/06/2014)

I'm always a bit torn on these 'Old School' shows. On one hand, I really don't want to see the legends wasted in stupid backstage vignettes or in-ring promos. But on the other hand, aside from a very select few, I don't want to see them wrestle either. Not everyone 'still has it.' But I LIKE these shows for the reason I'm supposed to, for the nostalgia. And of course, this is WWE's way of saluting us long-time viewers, while also introducing some of the younger kids to a bit of their own history. Gotta LOVE that.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 12/30/2013)

I hope everyone had a happy Christmas Day and will enjoy the upcoming New Year's Day holiday as well. If the rumors are true about tonight - i.e. Brock Lesnar is returning, John Cena will not be in attendance - then WWE just gave me the best post-Christmas gift they could possibly ever give me. How's about 52 of 'em next year? No? Yeah, well. I had to ask. Wouldn't be me if I didn't.

The KJR's 14 WWE Predictions for 2014

In lieu of a KJR for this week (which I warned you probably wouldn't happen), I've been working on a little something different. I'm looking forward to the future. The upcoming new year to be precise. I intend on continuing the KJR throughout the entire year and I have some predictions - some that I LOVE and some that I HATE, naturally. But still, I expect these things to happen regardless of my feelings on the matter. Here are 14 of my bold predictions for the upcoming year for WWE 2014.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 12/16/2013)

Sorry about missing the KJR for TLC last night. My laptop broke right before the PPV. It was really just the screen, but I had another laptop that I had been building anyway. I used all of last night and today getting it up and running. Aside from a few kinks, I'm as good as new. I intended on attending RAW in person today since it's showing from my hometown of Dallas, but this screwed up my plans. Yeah, well. It's all for the best. I never quite feel like I'm getting my money's worth when I attend WWE events live anyway.

The KJR's TLC Preview

You know me. I'm no fan of unification. And not just the title unification in WWE. I don't like unification anywhere. There needs to be dispersion. Could you imagine how the government would be if the liberals and conservatives all agreed with each other? Boring. If there were no feuding amongst religious factions? Tedious. If the XBox One and the Playstation 4 combined to make one combination video console capable of playing all the games from their respective systems? That would be - that'd be awesome actually. Let's all just get along as I preview each matchup on the PPV card and predict who should and will win each match.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 12/09/2013)

My Dallas Cowboys are playing a rather important game against the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football tonight. Okay, it's just a regular season game. It's not that important, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to watch it. I watch every Monday Night Football game while watching RAW simultaneously, so this will be no different. However, since there is a particularly elevated interest in this game due to team loyalty and my fantasy football playoffs, I might miss a thing or two along the way.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 12/02/2013)

I don't know if I've ever been critical of people who bemoan holiday travel or acted as if the stress of traveling during the holiday season is overrated, but I take it all back. I only just made it back home this morning after flying across the country for a special family thanksgiving celebration - and boy are my arms tired... No seriously, I will never be critical of holiday travel again. I'm still tired and I slept almost all day. There's jet-lag and whiplash and I still have to go to work in the morning. I need a good episode of RAW to set me straight.

Knee-Jerk Reaction (RAW 11/25/2013)

This is the second week in a row that the 'special attraction' of Monday Night RAW fails to appeal to me. I am a football fan, so I obviously know who Michael Strahan is. But I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan. Most of association with him is screaming expletives at no.92 as he sacked my QB for the second time that game. Not a fan. That and I'm not an middle-aged woman who watches him on morning talk show television. Who does WWE think their target demographic is?

Knee-Jerk Reaction (Survivor Series 2013)

I've always liked Survivor Series. I'm a big fan of multi-opponent matches like the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, etc. That most definitely includes the Traditional Survivor Series Elimination match. It irks me the wrong way that every year, I have to hold my breath in anticipation of if the Survivor Series PPV will be on the schedule and will there be a Traditional Elimination Tag match. Neither is a given and both should be. WWE has removed iconic PPVs from their schedule before (hello, King of the Ring). Given, Survivor Series does lose buys for WWE annually, but only because they don't make it as big of a deal as it should be.

The KJR's Survivor Series Preview

It's the one historic PPV that WWE desperately loves to flaunt the history of, but also desperately wants to get rid of. Obligations be damned as I preview each matchup on the PPV card and predict who should and will win each match.