Which NXT Start Is Next?!

If you haven't heard yet, NXT is the hottest thing going in professional wrestling right now.  If you mention professional wrestling then odds are that the letters N-X-T are going to be coming out of your mouth sooner rather than later.  With all talks geared towards WWE's developmental system, the question remains: Which stars are headed up to the main roster next?  Here are my pics!

5. Tyler Breeze

Prince Pretty's here.  Tyler Breeze is one character you can't help but like in NXT.  A model that is billed from a different seasonal residence in every match, Breeze makes his way to the ring holding a phone out in front and taking a selfie.  The thing that sets Breeze apart from other wrestlers with cheesy gimmicks that Breeze has the in-ring skills to back it up.  It won't be long before Breeze sets his sights on the main roster, but maybe he'll pick up the NXT Championship first, I mean cause hey, it's a great accessory!

4. Sasha Banks

The Boss of NXT has proved time and time again that she's The Boss for a reason.  After forging her own path after former leader Summer Rae's departure to the main roster, Banks has shown the world that she is a force to be reckoned with.  Currently holding the NXT Women's Championship (which is way more relevant than the WWE Divas Championship in my opinion) Sasha Banks has shown she's one of the best women's wrestlers in the world.  Her battles with former champion Charlotte and her most recent bout with Becky Lynch at NXT: Unstoppable have show that Banks is here to stay and a main roster debut can't be too far away.

3. Sami Zayn

One of the biggest fan favorites in NXT, Sami Zayn skanks his way out to the ring as the resident wrestling ska kid.  Recently Zayn has been battling with long time friend and current arch nemesis: Kevin Owens.  Sami made a main roster appearance, accepting John Cena's United States Championship open challenge a few weeks back.  Currently he's out with injury after Owens' nailed him with a pop up powerbomb to the ring apron.  But with Owens now causing a scene on the main roster, you can bet that Zayn is not too far behind.

2. Finn Balor

There aren't too many superstars that can silence an arena during their entrance.  Balor has the ability to do that and then keep that audience because his in-ring skills are just as impressive.  From his top-rope double stomp to the dropkick in the corner, Balor is a wrestling machine that can't be stopped.  I need to go back to talking about the corner drop kick because it is one of the most intense moves in my opinion.  It's one of the most exciting and painful looking things I've ever seen.  I see Balor making the move to the main roster sooner rather than later.  But when he makes that jump, the demon is gonna make an entrance you won't soon forget!

1. Charlotte

Wooooo!!  The daughter of the one and only "Nature Boy" Ric Flair has proved she has the tools to make just as big of an impact in wrestling as her father.  Charlotte is a natural athlete and full proof that sometimes it's just in your genes.  Charlotte has shown she is dominant force in the women's division, defeating the likes of Natalya, Emma, and Alicia Fox from the main roster, as well as putting a beating on the NXT Divas like Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Bayley.  Charlotte wins matches with her dad's Figure 4 Leg Lock, but she kicks it up a notch, adding a bridge and calling it the Figure 8.  Charlotte's skills and pedigree, lead to her making a debut on the main roster sooner rather than later.  I'm betting we see her next time RAW rolls into The Queen City Charlotte, NC.  (We need Charlotte Vs Paige soon!)

AJ Lee's Rocking Pipe Bomb

So did you catch RAW last night?  I didn't yet, but after hearing about it all over Twitter and every wrestling website that I read, I made sure to catch AJ Lee's pipe bomb, or as CM Punk dubbed it on Twitter, a "pipebombshell".  When's the last time you've got to hear the words "Diva" and "Pipe Bomb" together?  Never I think is the word...At least nothing since the Lita/Trish Era.

Here's how this whole thing went down.  We started this off with a match between Natalya and Brie Bella.  It was basically at Total Divas Rematch from Summerslam, with Naomi and Cameron in Natalya's corner while Nikki and Eva Marie accompanied Brie.  I also feel really bad for Jojo who was regulated to ring announcer.  She seems to be fading into obscurity, Jojo just needs a boost.

The match was alright, it was a carbon copy of their previous bout, but the real fireworks came after as the Bellas' theme cut off by the oh too familiar, "Light it up!"  The Divas Champion skips out with a mic and it's looks like we're going to be treated to a rare Divas promo.

Everyone wonders what AJ could possibly come out of AJ's twisted little mind and then she decides to let it rip.  AJ says she saw the previous night's episode of Total Divas and begins to take it right to every Diva on the show.  Saying the Bellas are showing their obvious Daddy issues, the Funkadactyls are breaking up and then getting back together, Natalya has a fiance that's not quite a man, and the other two were also there.  (The last bit was my personal favorite)  She goes on to say that they are all a bunch of useless, talentless, interchangeable women.  The Black Widow clad diva then finishes it off saying that she's watching them walk around in stupid designer heels and they're not even fit to lace up her Chuck Taylors.  That gets a big pop from the crowd.  She adds a wink at the end saying that none of them can touch her, and that's a reality.  She tosses the mic to the ground and skips off.  Boom!

That is one of the best things I've seen in a while when it comes to the Divas Division.  AJ Lee has definately come a long way and has risen, grabbing that brass ring of the division.  The next step from here I believe is a feud between AJ and one of the Total Divas babyfaces.  I think it may be Natalya, but it a feud between her and Naomi would be really great, the matches between those two are always fantastic.  I see it going like this, AJ fights some of the other faces, Cameron, maybe even Jojo, and lays waste to them.  After that she beats either Naomi or Natalya and sets up a feud/title match with the other.  I just hope to God they don't make her face The Bellas...I just really don't enjoy seeing The Bellas near a ring unless they're valets.  

I've got my fingers crossed for next week's RAW, and I'm about to catch the entire episode on Hulu, heard it's great.  Keep it up WWE!  And light it up AJ!

Why Total Divas Works For Me

Here it goes everyone: So I'm officially addicted to Total Divas.  If you don't know about the show, it's basically the same reality show format as Keeping Up With The Kardashians, but it's stars the WWE Divas.  WWE Divas are of course the hard-hitting women of the WWE. 

Now it's not weird to be obsessed with a reality television show in this day and age.  Let's all be honest here, we all have a reality show we watch, even if it's just videos on Youtube.  The thing that is driving me crazy is that I'm infatuated with this one.  Now I'm no stranger to reality TV, I've been addicted to American Idol, Kitchen Nightmares, Ace of Cakes, and Chopped, not all at the same time, but I've had my runs with all of them.  But this type of reality show has never been my thing.  I call the the E! and MTV format reality shows, cause if you actually look at them, they're the same thing with different people. 

Now I'm asking myself, "Why Am I Addicted To This One!?"

Anyone that knows me knows that I'm addicted to professional wrestling and I'm a WWE Fan.  I'm even currently training to be a professional wrestler.  So the show does spark my interest there and I feel it does the same with many wrestling fans.  There's just one thing, what makes me care about the lives of these women and the men they're dating outside of the ring?  I think it has to deal with one thing: they are actually doing something!

If you look at Keeping Up With The Kardashians or any of the Real Housewives these are people that are basically famous for being rich and a lot of them were just born/married into their wealth, the did nothing to earn it.  I really don't care about the lives of rich lazy people.  If I wanted to watch women blow their money and make catty remarks at each other, I'd just go sit in a Nordstrom for an hour.

The thing that sets Total Divas apart from the rest is that these women are actually working to make something of themselves, they are wrestlers.  You get to see the backstage antics and stuff, it's kind of like a weekly DVD commentary or behind the scenes.  This is what makes this fun to watch, they actually have interesting lives.  I'm not sitting around watching them debate on which bag to purchase their doggie to they can tote him on the plane, I'm watching them figure out matches and set up their careers.

I mean this is what makes me tune in.  I'm actually getting to see people with extremely interesting careers and how it shapes their lives.  I think that is the reason for the rise in popularity of Duck Dynasty as well, we like interesting people.  I think America is finally tired of watching smug, rich celebrites...well for the most part.  We're finally getting back to the point of wanting to see entertaining people and I"m all for it!

Come Sunday though, one way or another, I'll be glued to my TV, ready to catch some more Total Divas.  

Where's Naomi?

Ok WWE, I've got one big question about this Divas division...well besides the fact that it's never paid attention to and I'm sick of this whole, "Beth and Natalya making people cry" storyline.  Seriously?

Where's Naomi?

(See she's even wondering what's up)

This girl has got the tools to make every Diva on this roster look bad.  (Or good depending on how you see it) Just take a look at a these matches :

Why has WWE waited this long to bring Naomi up?  All the NXT Season 3 Divas are on the roster some way but Naomi is still chilling in FCW.

I've heard rumors that she's traveling with them and there was a pic Zack Ryder posted on Twitter that saw a pic of Naomi in the official WWE Program :

Hopefully she can debut soon and actually breathe life back in this division but honestly I'm not sure if that's possible.  Here's hoping!