2015 WWE All-Star Teams

Inspired by a Mick Foley facebook post, on the last episode of 3 Count Radio, Derek and I picked the WWE All Stars for 2015. We divided it into Faces and Heels and picked 3 singles wrestlers, 1 tag team, and 1 female. Here are the teams.

3 Count Radio 006 - Beast in the East

Beast in the East the suprise WWE hit of the summer, Battleground predictions, and Mike and Derek's WWE All-Star Teams.

3 Count Radio 005 - WWE Money in the Bank 2015

Cena v Owens 2 better than the original? Dusty Rhodes tribute, World Title Ladder matches, and our new terrible Mr. Money in the Bank all discussed this week.

3 Count Radio 004 - WWE Elimination Chamber 2015

In this episode of 3 Count Radio... Mike, Derek, and Ryanne talk about what they believe was the match of the year in John Cena vs. Kevin Owens. They also recap the rest of the PPV, as well as talk about the goings on in NXT and the cluster that is TNA on Destination America.

3 Count Radio 003 - Payback 2015 and NXT Unstoppable

Mike and Derek bring in their old 3 Count Radio running buddy Brad to talk about the last few weeks in wrestling. We cover happenings on Raw and do predictions for Elimination Chamber as well as recap WWE Payback and NXT Unstoppable.

Thursday, July 23, 2015

2015 WWE All-Star Teams



Inspired by a Mick Foley facebook post, on the last episode of 3 Count Radio, Derek and I picked the WWE All Stars for 2015. We divided it into Faces and Heels and picked 3 singles wrestlers, 1 tag team, and 1 female. Here are the teams. 


THE BABYFACE MAKE-A-WISHES

#1 PICK - JOHN CENA



The easiest pick of the entire list, no babyface has worked his ass off more than John Cena so far in 2015. Despite some questionable booking recently, Cena has been in 8 of the top 10 wrestling matches of 2015 thus far. You can not argue with that.




#2 PICK - DEAN AMBROSE





The victim of bad booking as well, Dean has done the best he can to overcome and still get over. Fans were going absolutely nuts when they thought Dean had won the WWE title at Elimination Chamber. His merch sales have been solid (at times even better than Cena) … and hopefully can continue to go up.



#3 PICK - FINN BALOR



Finn was the fortunate recipient of some unfortunate injuries in NXT, with Hideo Itami and Zami Zayn both badly hurt, he skyrocketed into the #1 Babyface position in NXT. He’s run with it, not only being the most well rounded talent down in NXT, but also defeating Kevin Owens for the NXT “World” Heavyweight Championship in Tokyo, in one of the coolest moments of the year.



TAG TEAM - ENZO and BIG CASS



Ok, the wrestling chops aren’t all the way there, but goddamn are these two guys mega-over. Enzo Amore is one of the most charismatic talents in the WWE recently and his teaming up with 6’9” and longtime friend Big Cass is one of the most entertaining things in all of wrestling right now.



FEMALE WRESTLER - BECKY LYNCH





Derek and I were torn on this pick, he wanted Bayley and I opted for Becky (and since I write for the site, guess who gets the tiebreaker?). Becky Lynch has overcome an absolutely dreadful first appearance to find her niche as the steampunk goddess she is now. Her in-ring work is what put her over the character work from Bayley.




THE HEEL POP-UP POWERBOMBS

#1 PICK - KEVIN OWENS


Give this man the ball and let him run with it. Owens is the best natural heel in the WWE and all of wrestling. He’s got so many tricks up his sleeve we may never see all of the cards he is holding. That, and he and John Cena have had the best 3-Match series I have seen in the WWE since Mick Foley vs. Triple H. Kevin Owens should be a monster-heel WWE champion by 2016.



#2 PICK - SETH ROLLINS



Seth Rollins had a freaking awesome 2015 thus far, both Derek and I see shades of Shawn Michaels in his character and in-ring work. Unfortunately for Seth, Owens was just that good. His cash in at Wrestlemania was my favorite cash-in of all time, and made me regain my faith that maybe Money in the Bank wasn’t all played out after all … then Sheamus won this year and ruined all of that.



#3 PICK - RUSEV



*Note* Not Sheamus. The WWE is hurting when it comes to heels right now, and since Brock Lesnar is kind of a “tweener,” Rusev is the best remaining option. Besides his awful booking with Cena and Ziggler, his work has been amazing.



TAG TEAM - THE NEW DAY



The heel entertainment equivalent of Enzo and Cass … but maybe even better. The dynamics of this team have been top notch since their heel turn, which was needed since week two of them forming. Seeing Kofi wrestle as a heel has been refreshing and the mic work of Big E and the facial expressions of Xavier Woods always have me cracking up.



FEMALE WRESTLER - SASHA BANKS



Simply put, Sasha Banks is the cream of the crop of the female division. She’s improved dramatically since I first started watching her in the BFFs in the early days of NXT. Her 2015 has been a perfect mix of excellent ring work, character and microphone work, and championship wins and defenses. The Boss is legit.






Thursday, June 25, 2015

3 Count Radio Podcast Episodes

3 Count Radio Episode Archive


EPISODE 007
Summerslam 2015 and NXT TakeOver Brooklyn

We finally return and this time with a lady, Ryanne joins us to recount watching TakeOver Brooklyn live in the arena and Summerslam live from our couches.

Episode 006
Beast in the East

Beast in the East the suprise WWE hit of the summer, Battleground predictions, and Mike and Derek's WWE All-Star Teams.



Cena v Owens 2 better than the original? Dusty Rhodes tribute, World Title Ladder matches, and our new terrible Mr. Money in the Bank all discussed this week. 



We knew Cena vs. Owens was going to be good ... but we had no idea it would be this good! That plus other Chamber recaps, TNA and ROH on the same station, and Smarks against Humanity. 




Mike and Derek are joined by 3 Count Radio throwback Brad to discuss the NXT special, WWE Payback, and play a little Wreddit-inspired Who's Line is it Anyway.




The guys discuss Extreme Rules plus the "Curb Stomp" being banned, cage matches being pointless, and wrestlers being Pokemon. 



Mike and Derek return to the podcasting mic to discuss their undisputed future as the best wrestling show podcasters of all time. Plus Wrestlemania 31, and how they pulled it out of the dumpster.
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Friday, June 19, 2015

3 Count Radio Episode 004 - Elimination Chamber 2015


In this episode of 3 Count Radio... Mike, Derek, and Ryanne talk about what they believe was the match of the year in John Cena vs. Kevin Owens. They also recap the rest of the PPV, as well as talk about the goings on in NXT and the cluster that is TNA on Destination America. All of that plus Kevin Owens impressions and a quick game of Smarks Against Humanity. 






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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Kevin Owens' Win at The Chamber Was More Substantial Than You Think


At the Elimination Chamber, Kevin Owens wrestled in his main roster WWE debut match … against U.S. Champion John Cena, for 20 minutes, and won cleanly.

Not only that, but he had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand, and from the 8-minute mark on … every near fall actually felt like it could have been the ending of the match. There were powerbombs, stunners, Kevin Owens doing a springboard moonsault and swanton bomb … not to mention the most beautiful reversal of a superplex I’ve probably ever seen, into a top rope fishermans’ buster.


And in typical John Cena fashion, he kicked out of all of it. He never gave up. Kevin Owens threw the most impressive arsenal of moves I’ve ever seen a guy his size do at him. He even pulled out all the old heel tricks, stealing moves like an Attitude Adjustment and 5-Knuckle Shuffle, and Cena kicked out of all of them.


Then the unthinkable happened. Instead of Super-Cena overcoming the odds, Owens hit a 2nd Pop-Up Powerbomb and pinned Cena cleanly in the middle of the ring. I can’t remember the last time a Heel did that to Cena.

Kevin Owens debut was impressive as hell, he did everything possible to showcase that he is a meteoric superstar and deserves everyone’s attention. However, it doesn’t work without John Cena. This isn’t a match of the year contender without two equally invested competitors, and that’s what we got.

Everything that John Cena has been working to build up since winning his first world championship was challenged at Elimination chamber. All the unbelievable comebacks, all the championships, all the main events,and all the moments that made the IWC fans pull their hair out in frustration were all leading to that moment when finally Kevin Owens pinned him cleanly.


I love Kevin Owens and he is the next big thing.

I’ve hated John Cena’s character since I’ve gotten back into wrestling in 2008.

However, I can not deny that John Cena deserves his substantial portion of the credit for what he did to make that happen. Kevin Owens win at Elimination Chamber would have been just another dime-a-dozen in-ring debut without John Cena’s 10+ years of “hustle, loyalty, and respect” getting pinned cleanly in the middle of the ring.




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Saturday, May 30, 2015

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

3 Count Radio Episode 003 - Payback and NXT UnStoppable


Mike and Derek bring in their old 3 Count Radio running buddy Brad to talk about the last few weeks in wrestling. We cover happenings on Raw and do predictions for Elimination Chamber, recap WWE Payback and NXT Unstoppable, as well as play a new game that may or may not ever return.



Show Notes

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