Hello all
I hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas holiday.
So I was watching Smackdown the other day, and I saw that Edge has beaten Kane, and is once again the World Heavyweight Champion. I say once again because he is now a 10-time, World Champion. He has held The World Heavyweight Championship 6-times and WWE Champion 4.
Now don’t get me wrong Edge fans, I know he has paid his dues through the years. I know he started out as a wrestler in Canada, and he has been in the WWE since 98. I know that he was a tag team champion, King of the Ring, Intercontinental Champion, and even the WCW US champion. So I know he is a very deserving champion, but my problem is the fact that he, and a lot of wrestlers (mainly in WWE), have been champion an awful lot.
Growing up there was one guy we all knew as a multi-multi time world champion, Ric Flair. And besides him, if you are my age, you remember Harley Race. But late in the 80s, Race was an 8 time champion, and Flair was a 7 time champ. Then by the end of the 90s Flair was a 9 time champ, and Hulk Hogan was a 9 time champ.
Now in total Hogan is a 12-time champion and Flair is a 16-time champion. These two men are titans of this sport, whether you like it or not. But as the last decade just came to a close, we have (and or will be) adding too many men to this list.
I am not sure if Vince McMahon and his writers are running out of ideas or if he thinks we, as an audience, would not respect a guy holding the title for a long time; but there have been too many wrestlers reining the title, and causing this number to grow.
Triple H is a 13-time champion; he has won 11 of those titles in this decade. He is the 6-time WWE and 5-time World champ. There were a few of those instances when he was the champ, lost the belt, the belt would be held up (meaning no one would be champion), for one reason or another, Then he would win it right back. What was the purpose of that?
Edge, John Cena, Randy Orton, Batista, and have all been multi time champions in this decade. But it goes a little further than that. All of these men have been champion at least 6 times……..not just in this decade, since 2004. That is only 7 years. But in the last 7 years these 4 men have had a combined 40 world title reigns. Hogan, Race, and Flair, have 36 among them.
I know some of you say will say, “What about TNA, do they have any guys who have held the belt too many times”. I’m glad you ask. Kurt Angle, who is a 12-time champ, started in WWE. His title reigns go back to 2000. And Jeff Jarrett, who is a 10 time champ, started his title reign in WCW, and as most of you know, back in the beginning of 2000, WCW was a poorly run company. And his last 6 title runs came with him as the owner of TNA.
All in all, I think the title reigns should be sacred. Every sports fan knows 755 (I know Barry Bonds broke the record, but we all know he was on the juice), as the home run record. Everyone knows 100 points in a NBA game. Everyone knows 50 touchdowns in an NFL season. We, as sports fans, know the numbers of the great records, I think 16-time world champion, should be another.
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Question of the Week:
Last week's answer to the question of who was the 1st IC Champion, is Pat Patterson.
This week's question: What was the original WWE Grand Slam?(I told you guys these question would get harder, even though no one has answer any of these question, so far)
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
The Champ is WHO!?
As I was preparing to write this blog, as I flipping through Ric Flair’s book, “To Be the Man”, about to read it. Then I read a quote that took me back to this weeks edition of Monday Night Raw, that was about the slammy awards.
Every part of entertainment has its own line of awards. WWE is no exception. They call their’s the “The Slammy’s”. The slummy awards are the awards given to pro wrestler by the WWE.
Well at the beginning of the show, they had their 1st presenter, David Arquette, come out and give away an award. While he was getting ready to give away the award, he said something that I almost forgot, but was also brought up in this book, that makes me say, WHO THE HELL WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS!?!!!!?!!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! And that is David Arquette is the 44th WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
I know you are probably wondering if you are reading this correctly, well yes you are. Arquette was the champion of the organization that has had men, great wrestlers, as their champion. An organization, whose championship heritage can be traced way back to the golden ages of pro wrestling.
Arquette was mad champion as a “work” (part of a storyline) to promote the movie “Ready to rumble”, that also stared Arquette. In the match he did not really wrestle anyone, he just so happened to be the guy who pinned the man in the match, who was not a wrestler either. He was ex-WCW president Eric Bischoff.
Now don’t get me wrong, I know that at the time WCW was trying to get into other forms of entertainment. They had dancing girls entertaining the fans in the down time between matches, they had musical acts during the show, and they had a movie produced that seems like it might be based on the life of Ric Flair, in Ready to Rumble. So I do understand why they tried to cross promote.
But HOW DARE YOU. This is the WCW Championship. Think about the entire list of great wrestlers who held this belt. Flair, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Vader, Ron Simmons, Lex Luger, Goldberg. Hell even guys who I wouldn’t consider greats in the sport, like The Giant (Big Show in WWE), Kevin Nash, and Jeff Jarrett. Not to mention all of the great wrestlers who have never (and I guess will never) worn this belt. You should have more respect for the business and for the wrestlers who have made this business what it is!
I am sure that this is why there is no more WCW. You can not run a company, in an industry drappped in tradition and respect, and not respect the tradition that your company has. And you cannot respect it if you are giving an actor your World Heavyweight Championship.
AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The answer to last week’s question: Who is the oldest WWE champion? Vince McMahon.
This week’s question: Who was the 1st Intercontinental Champion? (Feel free to answer these questions)
Every part of entertainment has its own line of awards. WWE is no exception. They call their’s the “The Slammy’s”. The slummy awards are the awards given to pro wrestler by the WWE.
Well at the beginning of the show, they had their 1st presenter, David Arquette, come out and give away an award. While he was getting ready to give away the award, he said something that I almost forgot, but was also brought up in this book, that makes me say, WHO THE HELL WAS IN CHARGE OF THIS!?!!!!?!!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?! And that is David Arquette is the 44th WCW World Heavyweight Champion.
I know you are probably wondering if you are reading this correctly, well yes you are. Arquette was the champion of the organization that has had men, great wrestlers, as their champion. An organization, whose championship heritage can be traced way back to the golden ages of pro wrestling.
Arquette was mad champion as a “work” (part of a storyline) to promote the movie “Ready to rumble”, that also stared Arquette. In the match he did not really wrestle anyone, he just so happened to be the guy who pinned the man in the match, who was not a wrestler either. He was ex-WCW president Eric Bischoff.
Now don’t get me wrong, I know that at the time WCW was trying to get into other forms of entertainment. They had dancing girls entertaining the fans in the down time between matches, they had musical acts during the show, and they had a movie produced that seems like it might be based on the life of Ric Flair, in Ready to Rumble. So I do understand why they tried to cross promote.
But HOW DARE YOU. This is the WCW Championship. Think about the entire list of great wrestlers who held this belt. Flair, Hulk Hogan, Sting, Vader, Ron Simmons, Lex Luger, Goldberg. Hell even guys who I wouldn’t consider greats in the sport, like The Giant (Big Show in WWE), Kevin Nash, and Jeff Jarrett. Not to mention all of the great wrestlers who have never (and I guess will never) worn this belt. You should have more respect for the business and for the wrestlers who have made this business what it is!
I am sure that this is why there is no more WCW. You can not run a company, in an industry drappped in tradition and respect, and not respect the tradition that your company has. And you cannot respect it if you are giving an actor your World Heavyweight Championship.
AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The answer to last week’s question: Who is the oldest WWE champion? Vince McMahon.
This week’s question: Who was the 1st Intercontinental Champion? (Feel free to answer these questions)
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Boy, you look just like your daddy!
As I watch TV on Monday, Thursday, and Friday nights, I see a lot of familiar faces. Not because the same people are being given a push (different blog, for a different day), but because there are a lot of wrestlers who have been around this business their whole lives.
These are 2nd and 3rd generation performers. Most of them have seen everything there is to see about this business and are now ready to take it over.
This is not a new concept. For years, wrestling has been a family business. Back in the day, before you had wrestling companies (WWE, TNA) you had wrestling territories. Back then they were family run. AWA, WCCW, and even Jim Crocket Promotions (which later went on to become WCW), were all run by men who for the most part were wrestlers. They had their brothers, cousins, sons, and yes even some daughters, work for them. For the most part, it is because, family were the only people you could trust back then. Pro wrestling was a very cut throat business at that time.
One man who did this was AWA owner Verne Gagne. Gagne was a former a 2-time NCAA wrestling champion, before becoming a profession wrestler. He wrestled in the NWA (if you have any question, I will do a future blog about the NWA) from 1949-60, before he decided to start his own organization, the AWA. He ran the company for 30 years. In that time, Gagne brought his son into the company as a wrestler. His first role was as a jobber (someone who always gets beat), but in time he became a top draw for that company. As much as Verne wanted his son to be the champion, the fans would never accept it. So he made his son-in-law, Larry Zbyszko, champion instead.
WCCW was not much different. It was formed from a territory in Texas, in the 1960s. Fritz von Erich was a wrestler, who unlike Gagne, never made it to the top as a wrestler. He was able to stay on as a writer and booker (the person who arranges matches) until his sons become old enough to be stars. And stars they were. The Von Erich’s were very famous in Texas in the 80s. So much so, that David Von Erich was in line to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, defeating Ric Flair, in the process. Unfortunately he passed away before he got the chance. Then David's brother Kerry Von Erich, actually did win the World title from Flair, 3 months after David passed.
Fast forward to modern day. There are no more territories. So now we have a lot of 2nd and 3rd generation guys (and women) in pro wrestling, mainly WWE and TNA. But don’t forget that the man running the most powerful, and profitable organization in wrestling, Vince McMahon is a 2nd generation promoter.
Take Randy Orton. Another 2nd generation wrestler. Obviously Randy is one of the biggest starts in the WWE, and I’m sure you all know by now that his dad is a Hall of Famer. But I believe his presence in the industry for his whole life has helped. Natalya, the Diva’s champion is the daughter of Jim the Anvil Neidhert. David Hart Smith’s dad was The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith. You also have the Usos, who are the sons of Rikishi, and their manager Tamina is the daughter of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. Michael Mcgilicutty, and Husky Harris, two guys who competed in NXT, and are now on RAW, as members of the Nexus, are the sons of famous fathers, Curt Henning(Mr. Perfect), and Mike Rotunda(I.R.S.)
With all of the wrestling pedigree out there, I am sure that wrestling is in great hands
The answer to last's week did you know question, of "Who is the youngest Champion in WWE history"? Randy Orton
This week's Did you Know question: Who is the oldest Champion in WWE history?
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These are 2nd and 3rd generation performers. Most of them have seen everything there is to see about this business and are now ready to take it over.
This is not a new concept. For years, wrestling has been a family business. Back in the day, before you had wrestling companies (WWE, TNA) you had wrestling territories. Back then they were family run. AWA, WCCW, and even Jim Crocket Promotions (which later went on to become WCW), were all run by men who for the most part were wrestlers. They had their brothers, cousins, sons, and yes even some daughters, work for them. For the most part, it is because, family were the only people you could trust back then. Pro wrestling was a very cut throat business at that time.
One man who did this was AWA owner Verne Gagne. Gagne was a former a 2-time NCAA wrestling champion, before becoming a profession wrestler. He wrestled in the NWA (if you have any question, I will do a future blog about the NWA) from 1949-60, before he decided to start his own organization, the AWA. He ran the company for 30 years. In that time, Gagne brought his son into the company as a wrestler. His first role was as a jobber (someone who always gets beat), but in time he became a top draw for that company. As much as Verne wanted his son to be the champion, the fans would never accept it. So he made his son-in-law, Larry Zbyszko, champion instead.
WCCW was not much different. It was formed from a territory in Texas, in the 1960s. Fritz von Erich was a wrestler, who unlike Gagne, never made it to the top as a wrestler. He was able to stay on as a writer and booker (the person who arranges matches) until his sons become old enough to be stars. And stars they were. The Von Erich’s were very famous in Texas in the 80s. So much so, that David Von Erich was in line to become the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, defeating Ric Flair, in the process. Unfortunately he passed away before he got the chance. Then David's brother Kerry Von Erich, actually did win the World title from Flair, 3 months after David passed.
Fast forward to modern day. There are no more territories. So now we have a lot of 2nd and 3rd generation guys (and women) in pro wrestling, mainly WWE and TNA. But don’t forget that the man running the most powerful, and profitable organization in wrestling, Vince McMahon is a 2nd generation promoter.
Take Randy Orton. Another 2nd generation wrestler. Obviously Randy is one of the biggest starts in the WWE, and I’m sure you all know by now that his dad is a Hall of Famer. But I believe his presence in the industry for his whole life has helped. Natalya, the Diva’s champion is the daughter of Jim the Anvil Neidhert. David Hart Smith’s dad was The British Bulldog, Davey Boy Smith. You also have the Usos, who are the sons of Rikishi, and their manager Tamina is the daughter of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka. Michael Mcgilicutty, and Husky Harris, two guys who competed in NXT, and are now on RAW, as members of the Nexus, are the sons of famous fathers, Curt Henning(Mr. Perfect), and Mike Rotunda(I.R.S.)
With all of the wrestling pedigree out there, I am sure that wrestling is in great hands
The answer to last's week did you know question, of "Who is the youngest Champion in WWE history"? Randy Orton
This week's Did you Know question: Who is the oldest Champion in WWE history?
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, December 5, 2010
The Phenomenal One!
I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving holiday. I am back now, and ready to give you all my newest opinion about wrestling.
This week’s blog, I am going to do another profile of a wrestler. This one is of someone the world may know. I think everyone should know him (which is why I am doing this blog), but because he is in what is the 2nd biggest promotion in the country, he hasn’t worked anywhere else and not too many people have been exposed to him.
I have to give credit to a friend of mine. A guy I have known for more than 17 years. A guy who shares a birthday with me and a guy who is a brother to me. One day, maybe a year or two ago, we were talking about wrestling and he told me there is one guy who he watches on TNA, and that this guy is the only reason he watches. If you have not guessed by now, I am talking about the phenomenal A J Styles.
I know there are a lot of you who only watch WWE. I myself was one of those guys. I grew up watching them, and WCW. I got back into wrestling, because of Stone Cold Steve Austin (if you couldn’t tell), not Goldberg, Hollywood Hogan, or the NWO. So my loyalty was to the WWE all the way. And when WCW was bought out, I thought this would be a WWE world when it comes to major wrestling organization in North America. All of that to say, I never really thought of TNA as a real company. They are very much an upstart company. They started in 2002, by Jeff Jarrett, an ex WWE and WCW wrestler. And their headquarters are in Nashville Tennessee. Nothing against Nashville, but not the place you think big TV is going to happen, and let’s be honest, to be a factor in wrestling in the 21 century you have to be on TV (ask Paul Heyman, and ECW).
So again, I did not pay attention to TNA. Then I and my buddy were talking, and he said A.J. Styles is the only reason to watch TNA. He is a fan of wrestling, and he was at Wrestlemania 20 (he won a contest, on Spike TV, 7 years ago, I think you can Google him). So again, his wrestling opinion means something to me. So one day I flipped on TNA, and it was very tough to watch, but I didn’t turn it off until I saw Styles’ match; and I must admit, from that moment on, I was a fan.
Now Styles is not some up and comer. He is one of the TNA Originals. And though he had a 2 year stint in Ring of Honor (another organization that is small, but a lot of wrestlers have come from there, like CM Punk). I think it says a lot about the type of guy he is. I’m sure WWE has made him an offer, but he hasn’t taken the money and run.
Styles might have some of the greatest moves in pro wrestling. He has the agility of a cruiserweight, but he is big enough to pull off being in the ring with all of the heavyweights. He makes everyone he steps in the ring with, better. He always puts on a 5 star match, even on TV, unlike a lot of other people. And he is great on the mic. He is everything you want in a wrestler. He has held every title in TNA, and has even brought the TV title, a title all wrestling fans my age and old can appreciate (even though back then the champion was not always wrestling on TV like they do now).
I hope that after you guys read this blog you’ll tune into TNA, on Thursday nights, and watch the phenomenal one!
AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS I told you guys I was going to start a “Did you know part” of the blog. Here it is. I am going to start with something easy.
Who is the youngest champion in WWE history?
This week’s blog, I am going to do another profile of a wrestler. This one is of someone the world may know. I think everyone should know him (which is why I am doing this blog), but because he is in what is the 2nd biggest promotion in the country, he hasn’t worked anywhere else and not too many people have been exposed to him.
I have to give credit to a friend of mine. A guy I have known for more than 17 years. A guy who shares a birthday with me and a guy who is a brother to me. One day, maybe a year or two ago, we were talking about wrestling and he told me there is one guy who he watches on TNA, and that this guy is the only reason he watches. If you have not guessed by now, I am talking about the phenomenal A J Styles.
I know there are a lot of you who only watch WWE. I myself was one of those guys. I grew up watching them, and WCW. I got back into wrestling, because of Stone Cold Steve Austin (if you couldn’t tell), not Goldberg, Hollywood Hogan, or the NWO. So my loyalty was to the WWE all the way. And when WCW was bought out, I thought this would be a WWE world when it comes to major wrestling organization in North America. All of that to say, I never really thought of TNA as a real company. They are very much an upstart company. They started in 2002, by Jeff Jarrett, an ex WWE and WCW wrestler. And their headquarters are in Nashville Tennessee. Nothing against Nashville, but not the place you think big TV is going to happen, and let’s be honest, to be a factor in wrestling in the 21 century you have to be on TV (ask Paul Heyman, and ECW).
So again, I did not pay attention to TNA. Then I and my buddy were talking, and he said A.J. Styles is the only reason to watch TNA. He is a fan of wrestling, and he was at Wrestlemania 20 (he won a contest, on Spike TV, 7 years ago, I think you can Google him). So again, his wrestling opinion means something to me. So one day I flipped on TNA, and it was very tough to watch, but I didn’t turn it off until I saw Styles’ match; and I must admit, from that moment on, I was a fan.
Now Styles is not some up and comer. He is one of the TNA Originals. And though he had a 2 year stint in Ring of Honor (another organization that is small, but a lot of wrestlers have come from there, like CM Punk). I think it says a lot about the type of guy he is. I’m sure WWE has made him an offer, but he hasn’t taken the money and run.
Styles might have some of the greatest moves in pro wrestling. He has the agility of a cruiserweight, but he is big enough to pull off being in the ring with all of the heavyweights. He makes everyone he steps in the ring with, better. He always puts on a 5 star match, even on TV, unlike a lot of other people. And he is great on the mic. He is everything you want in a wrestler. He has held every title in TNA, and has even brought the TV title, a title all wrestling fans my age and old can appreciate (even though back then the champion was not always wrestling on TV like they do now).
I hope that after you guys read this blog you’ll tune into TNA, on Thursday nights, and watch the phenomenal one!
AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LLLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS I told you guys I was going to start a “Did you know part” of the blog. Here it is. I am going to start with something easy.
Who is the youngest champion in WWE history?
Sunday, November 21, 2010
THIS IS TONIGHT'S MAIN EVENT!!!!!
Evening all! Happy Survivor Series Sunday!
Now, as much as I am looking forward to the 24th annual event, and as much as I don’t mind whatever new name they have for the December pay per view, I am looking very forward to the January pay per view………The Royal Rumble!
The Royal Rumble is the event that features a 30 man over the top rope battle royal. And the winner of that event goes on to the grandest stage of them all………….Wrestlemania (did I mention that this year, it is in Atlanta? Sorry I am very excited about that).
Now speaking of the main event (get it) at Wrestlemania, I would like to talk about the headliner. I think it is time we see some new headliners. I do not want to see the same old guys. I do not want to see Triple H or John Cena in the main event this year.
I know we all love and respect Triple H. He is a future hall of famer, a 13 time champion (7 time WWE, and 5 time World Heavyweight), and he is the boss’s son in law, but I cannot see Triple H in the main event for Raw anymore. Since 2000, Triple H has been in the Raw main event for 8 years! That is absurd! Why did this happen? Again Triple H is an all-timer. He can go 60 minutes. He legitimizes the main event, and the championship, for that matter. There will never be another. BUT 8 TIMES IN 10 YEARS!? The only reason he missed those other 2 years, was because he was hurt!
Cena is not much better. Since main eventing Wrestlemania in 2005 and winning the WWE Championship, Cena has main evented EVERY Wrestlemania. Every Wrestlemania? That’s 6 in a row! My goodness, I cannot believe that happened. That’s worse than the mid-80’s with Hulk Hogan.
I understand both of these guys can sell out an event, especially a Wrestlemania, but there has to be someone else who can carry the company. Look at the champions now. Randy Orton, who has been in the main event, can carry a main event. Kane can main event. Look at all of the other guys on the roster. Let’s start with Raw, Sheamus (a 2 time champion), the Miz (Money in the Bank winner), CM Punk (3 time champion), John Morrison (who is getting a big push), and R-Truth (who is a champion, although not in WWE). Any one of these guys can lead the brand, and go into Wrestlemania. Now let’s look at Smackdown, Edge (9 time champ), Christian (another champ, even though not in WWE), Rey Mysterio (2 time champ), Kofi, and MVP (both of these guys have won 2nd tier championships, and are ready to main event).
I know we love Cena and Triple H, but I also know I am not the only one who is ready to see some new blood in the grandest stage of them all!
Now, as much as I am looking forward to the 24th annual event, and as much as I don’t mind whatever new name they have for the December pay per view, I am looking very forward to the January pay per view………The Royal Rumble!
The Royal Rumble is the event that features a 30 man over the top rope battle royal. And the winner of that event goes on to the grandest stage of them all………….Wrestlemania (did I mention that this year, it is in Atlanta? Sorry I am very excited about that).
Now speaking of the main event (get it) at Wrestlemania, I would like to talk about the headliner. I think it is time we see some new headliners. I do not want to see the same old guys. I do not want to see Triple H or John Cena in the main event this year.
I know we all love and respect Triple H. He is a future hall of famer, a 13 time champion (7 time WWE, and 5 time World Heavyweight), and he is the boss’s son in law, but I cannot see Triple H in the main event for Raw anymore. Since 2000, Triple H has been in the Raw main event for 8 years! That is absurd! Why did this happen? Again Triple H is an all-timer. He can go 60 minutes. He legitimizes the main event, and the championship, for that matter. There will never be another. BUT 8 TIMES IN 10 YEARS!? The only reason he missed those other 2 years, was because he was hurt!
Cena is not much better. Since main eventing Wrestlemania in 2005 and winning the WWE Championship, Cena has main evented EVERY Wrestlemania. Every Wrestlemania? That’s 6 in a row! My goodness, I cannot believe that happened. That’s worse than the mid-80’s with Hulk Hogan.
I understand both of these guys can sell out an event, especially a Wrestlemania, but there has to be someone else who can carry the company. Look at the champions now. Randy Orton, who has been in the main event, can carry a main event. Kane can main event. Look at all of the other guys on the roster. Let’s start with Raw, Sheamus (a 2 time champion), the Miz (Money in the Bank winner), CM Punk (3 time champion), John Morrison (who is getting a big push), and R-Truth (who is a champion, although not in WWE). Any one of these guys can lead the brand, and go into Wrestlemania. Now let’s look at Smackdown, Edge (9 time champ), Christian (another champ, even though not in WWE), Rey Mysterio (2 time champ), Kofi, and MVP (both of these guys have won 2nd tier championships, and are ready to main event).
I know we love Cena and Triple H, but I also know I am not the only one who is ready to see some new blood in the grandest stage of them all!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
FINALLY THE BIGGEST SPECTACLE IN ALL OF ENTERTAINMENT COMES TO ATLANTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week I was debating what I should write in the blog this week. I was thinking about doing profile type of blog about a wrestler, I am sure, some of you don’t know about. But as I was going to do that, someone gave me an idea. This Saturday tickets went on sale to the biggest event in all of entertainment (let me tell it). Wrestlemaina. And better than that Wrestlemania is in Atlanta. The city I call home, and have called home for the last 25 years.
Did I get my tickets, you ask, but of course! What that means is, I will be (hopefully) seeing you guys down at the Georgia Dome, on April 3 2011.
This is the biggest wrestling event to come to this fair city. And we are talking about a city that was deeply involved in rasslin, as Ted Turner used to call it, when he was the owner of WCW. Atlanta has hosted some major events in pro wrestling. From back in the days of Jim Crockett Promotions/NWA/WCW, we have had “SuperBrawls”, “Starrcades”, and “The Clash of the Champions”, all here back in the old Omni. And even WWE has come down here, with “Royal Rumbles”, “Armageddon”, and “Backlash”. Even TNA has come to Atlanta with the 2007 “Bound for Glory” pay per view. But none of these compares to Wrestlemania.
They call it the “Grandest stage of them all”, and it is. This is where we will have some of the best matches of the year. And we will have someone who makes there case, to take Shawn Michaels spot as Mr. Wrestlemania.
Now the greatest value in entertainment will be here, in the hub of the south. A city that deserves to be of the WWE’s biggest spotlight.
I can’t wait. I hope between now and then, you will tell your friends, who have questions about wrestling, to follow my blog, and I hope to meet them, and I hope to see them down at the dome. Did you get your tickets?
Did I get my tickets, you ask, but of course! What that means is, I will be (hopefully) seeing you guys down at the Georgia Dome, on April 3 2011.
This is the biggest wrestling event to come to this fair city. And we are talking about a city that was deeply involved in rasslin, as Ted Turner used to call it, when he was the owner of WCW. Atlanta has hosted some major events in pro wrestling. From back in the days of Jim Crockett Promotions/NWA/WCW, we have had “SuperBrawls”, “Starrcades”, and “The Clash of the Champions”, all here back in the old Omni. And even WWE has come down here, with “Royal Rumbles”, “Armageddon”, and “Backlash”. Even TNA has come to Atlanta with the 2007 “Bound for Glory” pay per view. But none of these compares to Wrestlemania.
They call it the “Grandest stage of them all”, and it is. This is where we will have some of the best matches of the year. And we will have someone who makes there case, to take Shawn Michaels spot as Mr. Wrestlemania.
Now the greatest value in entertainment will be here, in the hub of the south. A city that deserves to be of the WWE’s biggest spotlight.
I can’t wait. I hope between now and then, you will tell your friends, who have questions about wrestling, to follow my blog, and I hope to meet them, and I hope to see them down at the dome. Did you get your tickets?
Sunday, November 7, 2010
May I have you attention, please!?
Here we are again. My favorite part of the week, another wrestling blog for you guys to read.
In keeping with the themes I have had for the last few weeks, I love what is going on in WWE. Raw and Smackdown have just been downright great, the last few weeks. The John Cena joining the Nexus storyline is just fantastic. Like I wrote weeks ago, I think this storyline is getting fans back on board with Cena. And Randy Orton is just great. He has lead Raw for the last 2 years, and been doing it well, if you ask me. And the Vince and Stephanie McMahon videos were funny. Then you have Smackdown. The Kane storyline, where he was trying to find the person who put the Undertaker in a “vegetated state”, and him destroying the whole roster, from Rey Mysterio to the Big Show, was just classic. And when Taker came back they had an epic battle, even bringing back Paul Bearer for a minute. Just Awesome!
With that said, there are of course things I would do differently, if I were in charge up in Connecticut. Nothing is more telling of that than the Raw General Manager situation. At first it seemed kind of cool, and funny. Now it is kind of out of control. I don’t know why they keep doing it. Why they keep going back to it. I am not sure, but I have a theory. I believe the Raw GM is really Michael Cole, and I think he is in charge of the Nexus. What makes me say that? Listen to Cole over the last 2-3 months. He seems like he is the heel announcer. You know the announcer who is always on the heel’s (bad guy’s) side. They are famous in pro wrestling, from Jesse “The Body” Ventura to Bobby “The Brian” Heenan. The heel announcer is essential to pro wrestling. But Cole was never that guy. But now all of a sudden, he is cheering for all of the heels, and he is talking bad about some of the faces. And he seems to be very much against Daniel Bryan, and all for the Nexus. I think he is the GM, and is trying to stay anonymous.
The reason I don’t like this is because this seems an awful lot like WCW. Remember back in WCW, when Eric Bischoff was the announcer, and the NWO was first getting started? No one knew who was in charge. Then later on it came to light that Bischoff was not only the announcer, but he was in charge of the show. And to add insult to injury, he was the man in charge of the NWO. My big problem with this is that I don’t think WWE should be following the pattern of a company that is now defunct. I have a real problem with this. Don’t get me wrong, I know most things in life are cyclical, and pretty much nothing is all that original, not even wrestling storylines, but I would have loved to see something different.
When they started the whole anonymous GM thing, they used some of the catch phrases of some of the legends of WWE. Doing that made it seem like they would have one of these guys as the GM, but they have stopped doing that, and have made almost everything the Raw GM does, very personal for Michael Cole.
I could be wrong, and Cole may not be the GM, but if I am correct, I think this a bad idea by WWE. I think they have a good enough writing staff, a good enough front office, and good enough bookers, to not need to reach back, and pull that storyline of the trash.
Coming soon, a wrestling did you know (let’s see how much you really know)
AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In keeping with the themes I have had for the last few weeks, I love what is going on in WWE. Raw and Smackdown have just been downright great, the last few weeks. The John Cena joining the Nexus storyline is just fantastic. Like I wrote weeks ago, I think this storyline is getting fans back on board with Cena. And Randy Orton is just great. He has lead Raw for the last 2 years, and been doing it well, if you ask me. And the Vince and Stephanie McMahon videos were funny. Then you have Smackdown. The Kane storyline, where he was trying to find the person who put the Undertaker in a “vegetated state”, and him destroying the whole roster, from Rey Mysterio to the Big Show, was just classic. And when Taker came back they had an epic battle, even bringing back Paul Bearer for a minute. Just Awesome!
With that said, there are of course things I would do differently, if I were in charge up in Connecticut. Nothing is more telling of that than the Raw General Manager situation. At first it seemed kind of cool, and funny. Now it is kind of out of control. I don’t know why they keep doing it. Why they keep going back to it. I am not sure, but I have a theory. I believe the Raw GM is really Michael Cole, and I think he is in charge of the Nexus. What makes me say that? Listen to Cole over the last 2-3 months. He seems like he is the heel announcer. You know the announcer who is always on the heel’s (bad guy’s) side. They are famous in pro wrestling, from Jesse “The Body” Ventura to Bobby “The Brian” Heenan. The heel announcer is essential to pro wrestling. But Cole was never that guy. But now all of a sudden, he is cheering for all of the heels, and he is talking bad about some of the faces. And he seems to be very much against Daniel Bryan, and all for the Nexus. I think he is the GM, and is trying to stay anonymous.
The reason I don’t like this is because this seems an awful lot like WCW. Remember back in WCW, when Eric Bischoff was the announcer, and the NWO was first getting started? No one knew who was in charge. Then later on it came to light that Bischoff was not only the announcer, but he was in charge of the show. And to add insult to injury, he was the man in charge of the NWO. My big problem with this is that I don’t think WWE should be following the pattern of a company that is now defunct. I have a real problem with this. Don’t get me wrong, I know most things in life are cyclical, and pretty much nothing is all that original, not even wrestling storylines, but I would have loved to see something different.
When they started the whole anonymous GM thing, they used some of the catch phrases of some of the legends of WWE. Doing that made it seem like they would have one of these guys as the GM, but they have stopped doing that, and have made almost everything the Raw GM does, very personal for Michael Cole.
I could be wrong, and Cole may not be the GM, but if I am correct, I think this a bad idea by WWE. I think they have a good enough writing staff, a good enough front office, and good enough bookers, to not need to reach back, and pull that storyline of the trash.
Coming soon, a wrestling did you know (let’s see how much you really know)
AND THAT’S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
The New "Stone Cold" and "The Rock'
I have been watching a lot of wresting lately (you would hope I have if I’m writing a blog, right). I must admit, I like a lot of what I see.
Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of things I would change if I were Vince. Like I have said before, I would keep the “brands” completely separate, even down to the pay per views. I would develop the tag team division, bring back separate titles, and have the “brands” do more competing as if they were different companies. That’s just WWE. TNA, of course I would fire all of the writers. I would get some of the young guys who have not made a name for themselves in WWE a chance to shine. Then I would totally get rid of that “TV” title that they don’t defend anyway.
But like I started off saying I like what’s going on. I think I am seeing two guys in the WWE elevate themselves to the point where, in the eyes of the fans, they can do no wrong. These wrestlers are Randy Orton, and John Cena.
Cena has been the darling in the WWE for the past 5 years. Champion, face of the company, movies, the whole nine yards. And of course, though a lot of us hate to see Cena always win, he gets a huge pop from the fans all the time. Cena has done it by being a face (baby face). Playing the part of the good guy. His shirts say “Never Give UP”. He is the guy.
But Randy Orton is an interesting case. Randy Orton has done it very differently. He has been a heel for more than 3 years, and proud of it. But he has had some great matches. So much so, that the fans actually started to like Orton. This reminds me of the late 90s when Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Rock, were ruling the wrestling world. Cena, like the Rock, is the movie star, the guy grazing the cover of video games, the pitch man for the WWE. Where as Orton is a heel (bad guy), who has never stopped doing what he did that made him a bad guy, but the fans still love him because he is not changing. Just like Austin. And Orton is now referred to as the Viper. Austin was the Rattlesnake.
With these two guys leading the company, like their predecessors 10 years ago, I believe the WWE is getting ready to have another big boom.
Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of things I would change if I were Vince. Like I have said before, I would keep the “brands” completely separate, even down to the pay per views. I would develop the tag team division, bring back separate titles, and have the “brands” do more competing as if they were different companies. That’s just WWE. TNA, of course I would fire all of the writers. I would get some of the young guys who have not made a name for themselves in WWE a chance to shine. Then I would totally get rid of that “TV” title that they don’t defend anyway.
But like I started off saying I like what’s going on. I think I am seeing two guys in the WWE elevate themselves to the point where, in the eyes of the fans, they can do no wrong. These wrestlers are Randy Orton, and John Cena.
Cena has been the darling in the WWE for the past 5 years. Champion, face of the company, movies, the whole nine yards. And of course, though a lot of us hate to see Cena always win, he gets a huge pop from the fans all the time. Cena has done it by being a face (baby face). Playing the part of the good guy. His shirts say “Never Give UP”. He is the guy.
But Randy Orton is an interesting case. Randy Orton has done it very differently. He has been a heel for more than 3 years, and proud of it. But he has had some great matches. So much so, that the fans actually started to like Orton. This reminds me of the late 90s when Stone Cold Steve Austin, and The Rock, were ruling the wrestling world. Cena, like the Rock, is the movie star, the guy grazing the cover of video games, the pitch man for the WWE. Where as Orton is a heel (bad guy), who has never stopped doing what he did that made him a bad guy, but the fans still love him because he is not changing. Just like Austin. And Orton is now referred to as the Viper. Austin was the Rattlesnake.
With these two guys leading the company, like their predecessors 10 years ago, I believe the WWE is getting ready to have another big boom.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wait……..is this any different?
As I was watching TNA impact on Thursday nights, I have noticed they talk a lot about how different they are than the WWE. I guess in some ways they are. TNA has only had one show (or brand, if that’s what the WWE wants to call it). TNA not only has a women’s (knockout) division, but they actually have good wrestlers, not just some chicks that look hot. They have a real tag team division, not just a couple of dudes they threw together. But the more I watch, the more I notice that things there aren’t all that different.
I’m sure I'm not that only who has noticed that a lot of the wrestlers who are getting a big push on TNA right now are the same guys who were made famous in the WWE. Most of the guys working in upper management for them are WWE guys. Vince Russo is the head writer at TNA. Vince Russo made his name as the head writer in WWE during the big huge swing in the pro wrestling business, “The Attitude Era”. Eric Bischoff, former president of WCW, and behind the scenes worker in WWE, is now an executive producer with the authority to book matches, in TNA. Even Hulk Hogan, who single handedly popularized the pro wrestling business in the 80s and early 90s, is involved in TNA in a backstage capacity.
Now let’s talk about championships. In the begging of this company, Jeff Jarrett was the owner, and because of that, he was always the world champion. But since Jarrett lost his power in the company and he is now just another regular wrestler, he has not been champion. Since that time, there have been 10 champions (7-TNA, 3-NWA). Of those 10 men, including the current champion, 8 of them at one point in their careers, were or still are WWE wrestlers. And that is just the World heavyweight championship. Let’s not get into the other championships in TNA
The reason I am writing this blog in particular, is because I thought TNA would be an alternative to WWE. They have some great wrestlers who have not made a name for themselves in WWE, that I wish they would give a chance to be stars. In the finals of the most recent world heavyweight championship tournament all of the final four wrestlers were from the WWE. When you have a roster full of young up and coming guys, I would think you would give them the push. I have made it no secret that I am a huge fan of WWE, but there are times when I like what I see out of TNA. I thought I would be seeing the future of pro wrestling, but the more I watch the more it looks like what I saw on Monday and Friday nights, 3-4 years ago.
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sure I'm not that only who has noticed that a lot of the wrestlers who are getting a big push on TNA right now are the same guys who were made famous in the WWE. Most of the guys working in upper management for them are WWE guys. Vince Russo is the head writer at TNA. Vince Russo made his name as the head writer in WWE during the big huge swing in the pro wrestling business, “The Attitude Era”. Eric Bischoff, former president of WCW, and behind the scenes worker in WWE, is now an executive producer with the authority to book matches, in TNA. Even Hulk Hogan, who single handedly popularized the pro wrestling business in the 80s and early 90s, is involved in TNA in a backstage capacity.
Now let’s talk about championships. In the begging of this company, Jeff Jarrett was the owner, and because of that, he was always the world champion. But since Jarrett lost his power in the company and he is now just another regular wrestler, he has not been champion. Since that time, there have been 10 champions (7-TNA, 3-NWA). Of those 10 men, including the current champion, 8 of them at one point in their careers, were or still are WWE wrestlers. And that is just the World heavyweight championship. Let’s not get into the other championships in TNA
The reason I am writing this blog in particular, is because I thought TNA would be an alternative to WWE. They have some great wrestlers who have not made a name for themselves in WWE, that I wish they would give a chance to be stars. In the finals of the most recent world heavyweight championship tournament all of the final four wrestlers were from the WWE. When you have a roster full of young up and coming guys, I would think you would give them the push. I have made it no secret that I am a huge fan of WWE, but there are times when I like what I see out of TNA. I thought I would be seeing the future of pro wrestling, but the more I watch the more it looks like what I saw on Monday and Friday nights, 3-4 years ago.
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Sometimes I think of the blog topic all week, and I will just stick with it. But every now and again, I will see something on TV or read something that will make my job as a blogger extremely simple, and get me exciting to share what I saw with you all. That being said, Raw this week provided me with this opportunity, to go away from the topic I was going to write about, and write something better. So this leads me to Raw. During the beginning of the show, John Cena had to join "The Nexus". He started off by beating up one of the members he was in a tag team match with. After that the Raw GM (as spoken through Michael Cole) said he has to go with the Nexus or he would be fired. And right then, the most amazing thing, the crowd, the entire crowd, not women, and not kids, but everyone, all of the fans, hell even me, sitting at home watching it, we were all cheering for Cena. Cena is a very strange case in pro wrestling. He is a good guy. What they call in the business, a (baby) face. The consummate good guy. He will fight all of the guys perceived to be "bad guys"(or heels). He will have all of the slogans that will make the crowd cheer, "If you want some, come get some", "You can't see me". He will have a new t-shirt every few months. He will be on the cover of WWE Magazine at least 3 times a year, and he will be in WWE movies. But all of that has not won him over with the fans, and I mean the "real fans". Not the fans who watch and cheer for the face all the time, and give no respect to the up and coming guys, who are either finally getting their run in WWE (Edge, Kane, Randy Orton), or will seemingly never get their respect (Matt Hardy, Christian, Shelton Benjamin, who is gone). But the real fans, who respect the guys who can go out and give a great match. Who can create art in a wrestling ring. Who can entertain a wide variety of us, the real fans. We were the ones who saw the meteoric rise of John Cena. Mid-card guy who came up through the developmental league and wrestled on Smackdown! We watched him start off as the "white rapper"(which wasn't a bad gimmick and made him very popular). He later went on to fight for the US Title, against the Big Show at Wrestlemainia 20. We should have seen then what was going to happen. The following year Cena was once again at Wrestlemania, this time battling for the WWE Championship. He won and proceeded to have a 9 month championship reign, defeating the likes of Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, and surviving 5 wrestlers in an Elimination Chamber match, and he was the first one in. In doing all of this, WWE did John Cena no favors. They made him an unrootable figure, even though he was a face. They turned all of the real fans against him because he seemed unbeatable, and unbelievable. But this week Cena has hit a little bit of adversity. It seems that all odds are against Cena, and for the 1st time since he debuted in the WWE, it doesn't look like Cena can overcome this. But isn't that why we watch? Isn't that what made the whole McMahon vs. Austin feud so great? We watched because we couldn't wait to see how Austin would overcome. I have that same feeling again, for John Cean of all people. So, finally after 5 years, I join the fans from last week in chanting to Cena, “NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER GIVE UP!”
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
He must have really hated them
I have thought this for a long time. In fact, I might have even said it to some of you who are my followers before I started this blog. But I figured hey, I have a blog, I might as well voice it to the world. With that said..........Vince McMahon must have hated WCW. Let's study the facts. WCW pretty much started the Monday night wars, by starting Monday Nitro and going head to head with the WWE and RAW. In the beginning, Nitro was there as competition, but later on, when they were winning the Monday Night Wars, WCW was trying to put WWE out of business. Eric Bischoff makes that abundantly clear in most the interviews he has done since the demise of WCW. These are good reasons for Vince not to like that company (or Bischoff for that matter), but the reason I am making this point in this blog is, 2006 Vince resurrected ECW. Now, I was not a huge fan of ECW (neither on their own, nor in WWE). I didn't think they had a good product, and I don't think most of their wrestlers were very good. Hell, I still think they’re not that good now. I have never, ever liked RVD. I have always thought he was one of the most overrated wrestlers in the business (which I may do a blog on soon). The "innovator of violence," Tommy Dreamer, is not good either. And don't get me started on The Raven, The sandman, and Sabu. HORRIBLE! The only good guy they had was Taz, and he broke his neck before the world could see just how good he was. But with all of that being said, Vince still chose to bring a version of ECW to WWE, even though everything was pointing to adding WCW. He even tried to incorporate WCW early in the 2000’s with the members “invading” the company. But of course that concept ran on too long. Too many wrestlers, and not differentiating WWE and WCW stars. Then he tried the brand extension, and you thought you would have 2 different companies. But again they waited too long, and let the concept get stale. Then you bring back the World Heavyweight Championship belt. You make it the main Championship for RAW. This is the same belt that Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, Dusty Rhodes, Sting, and Goldberg all wore and made famous in WCW. This was the time to recreate WCW in his own image. But instead, he kept the brand extension, even though both brands are WWE. Why not call them WCW, and WWE. Keep the "companies"(not brands) split. Have separate pay per views. Bring some of the WCW favorites like The Great American Bash (hey, they tried), Starrcade, and Halloween Havoc (which was just to have something in October), and have them compete against each other (or at least make it look like they are) to keep us, the fans, interested. He even brought back the US title (a title that was used in WCW) to be a 2nd tier championship in WWE. But Vince didn't do any of this. And the reason why… because Vince Hates WCW! But Vince didn't do any of this.
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
A sign of things to come.......? I hope not.
So the next WWE pay per view is here. The name of it is Night of Champions. For all of my non WWE close followers, this is a pay per view where all of the championships in WWE will be defended. Now, 10 years ago this would have been a quick show. But now you have six major titles. Some people say there are too many titles. I don't necessarily agree with that. Before I say that, I think I should be honest with all of my followers. I love title belts! I love title belts so much, I have bought a few online (and I plan to buy a few more). You can see how my love of belts could make me a little biased toward keeping all of the titles. The titles are a way to let a wrestler know that they are good enough to carry the company; either as the main champion, the 2nd tier champion, or as a tag team champion. This was always a way for young wrestlers to come up and make a name for themselves. It was also a way for the company's to show faith in the wrestler they put the belt on. Recently the WWE has decided to consolidate their titles. They unified the tag team titles, and they are going to unify the Woman's and Diva's titles at the pay per view. I hope this is not going to become the trend. Since acquiring WCW in 2001, the WWE is pretty much 2 Wrestling companies. That is why you must keep either separate championships for both brands, or you have to unify all championships, and make the champion work on both shows like they did back when they had an undisputed WWE champion. I think it’s possible to have champions that can travel to both brands and make the new guys coming up look good. But WWE won't do that. If they unify the titles they will forget about the 2nd tier title just like they have forgotten about the tag titles. I have told you guys in a past blog about how important those titles are. You need them for the guys who are not quite popular or in good with the fans to get respect and gain a following as an up and coming superstar. If they unified the titles, how would we respect Dolgh Ziggler on Smackdown as the IC champ!? What about the Miz on Raw? With only one 2nd tier champ would he get his chance to be a top heel? Unify the woman and divas, and let them and the tag champs battle it out. But keep the other titles separate and give the new comers a shot at fame.
AND THATS THE BOTTOM LINE!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Maybe you are kid, maybe you are!
I have been meaning to write this blog for the last 2 weeks, but I had other pressing matters (you can read my earlier blogs, to figure out what I am talking about). Finally I have a chance to give someone credit for working hard. Basically working his way up through the ranks of WWE and becoming, believe it or not, a top superstar in that company, if not in the entire business. And I am sure some of you are going to be upset when I say this, but Miz, you are AWESOME! At first I, like all of you, looked at the Miz as some dummy who went from being on the real world for 30 years, to trying to be a WWE superstar. I remember watching him on a lot of those MTV shows, and him doing wrestling impressions. When he made it to WWE "Tough Enough", the WWE's reality show about giving aspiring wrestlers a chance at being in WWE (basically the old NXT), I thought, "oh this kid is serious about this". But I also looked at him compared to the other guys on that show and thought, "this kid is too small to make it in the big leagues". But he paid his dues. He went to Ohio Valley Wrestling, which is the WWE's minor league wrestling company, where they send wrestlers to get them ready for the "Big Leagues". After he spent some time there, working on his craft, he was "called up", to Smackdown! On Smackdown! he was not used as a wrestler much. He had these horrible segments as the "host" of smackdown, or some crap. It was awful. Then he was moved to the now defunct ECW. There he had a chance to work on his microphone skills, which are fantastic, and his in-ring wrestling ability. He was paired with John Morrison, and they were very successful, winning both the WWE, and World Tag Team Champions (at different times). After that he was moved to Raw, and turned on Morrison. Since then, he has feuded with John Cena, wrestled Against Kofi Kingston, and had another run as Tag Team Champion, with the Big Show. All the while have some amazing matches for someone who did not have a lot of the wrestling back ground that some others have had. Miz is a two time United States Champion, and after the "Money in the Bank" pay per view, he is next in line to become the WWE Champion. Again, at first I would have thrown up little bit in my mouth thinking this. So you know back then, there is no way I would have said it. But time changes a lot of things. HE IS THE MIZ....................................AND HE IS AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Wait.............. That was it!?
So I was watching the big huge 900th episode of Raw last week. I thought I would see some of the guys who made Raw the show to watch on Monday night, if not in all of pro wrestling. But last week, what I got was just a big dud. Again, you had 17 years and 900 episodes of Raw, where were all the stars that made Raw. Where was Stone Cold(I know I know, he is my boy, so I had to start with him), the Rock, Shawn Michaels, Vince, Stephine, and Shane McMahon( I know you are wondering about Linda, but she is in politics, so I am sure she will not be on TV for a while, if ever again). I know these guys are pretty much retired, but I thought this was a big deal. It was made out to be a huge event. So where were all of the people. And not just that, it was a regular episode of Raw. Why go through all of the dramatics, if you are gonna have a normal episode of Raw. You didn't even see Triple H, who is not retired, where was he. We all know he is the heir to the WWE throne, and he has been out since right after Wrestlemaina, but come on, no Triple H. No son-in-law, future hall of famer, no 13 time champion? You mean to tell me, he couldn't show up, and say something. He could have even brought the kids. I just don't understand why have such an underwhelming show for such a monument event. Kane, Undertaker, John Cena, Randy Orton, Edge, Jericho, and even Nexus, were all there. And they did there best to make the show ok. But WWE, could you have brought back all of the HOFers for this big show. Where was J. R.? Ross is Monday Night Raw! Could you not find him to at least call the "main event". All I'm saying is I think the WWE should have come up with a lot better effort than this. Truth be told, this sucked!!!!!!! Maybe next week!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Welcome back! Where have you been?
I was going to write this weeks blog on an individual. Someone I feel has really deserved the praise of a die hard fan of this business. Before I did it, I figured I would watch "Smack Down!", this week. Just in case I came across something that I felt I should add. What I found was a blast from the past. What I found was something I have not seen in what seems like years. What I found was maybe the match of the year in WWE. And it was on free TV, and Smack Down, no less. I am talking about the Intercontinental Championship match tonight, between Kofi Kingston, and Dolgh Ziggler. I was riveted. This was one of the greatest matches I have seen in a long time. This was not a Hell in a Cell, Elimination Chamber, TLC, Ladder, or even a Hardcore match. This was just two young guys going one on one in the ring, and for the IC Title. In the old days the IC title was the working mans title. All of the wrestlers wanted it, because it meant you were a great worker, and it meant the company knew one day down the line, you would be champion. Lately the IC title has been ignored because all of the great workers were going after the main championships. I believe this start back in 2002, during the Brand Extension(later on in my blog, I will get into all the ways that was done wrong, but you guys are smart, so I know you know, but any who). When Brock Lesner won the Undisputed WWE Championship, and he was going to become a Smack Down wrestler. Rumor has it, that Triple H did not want to wear the IC belt. Thus the World Heavyweight Title(WWE verison) was created. Triple H not wearing the belt made it insignificant. If Triple H, one of the greatest performers, and workers, and a former IC Champ himself, would not wear the belt on RAW, it must not be an important title. Not long after that, the WWE retired it(another DUMB move by WWE). Luckily they brought it back. But for the longest time it has been on the back burner. Honestly for awhile I could even tell you who held it. But on tonight's Smack Down, I was very impressed. I will not give you a blow by blow of the match. But I will say, please watch this match. These young guys gave it everything they had. They true winner tonight was the IC Title. I will be watching Smack Down, to see who the next new challenger is, or how the Champion was dazzle us again with an other worldly performance. The IC title is back on the working man, and I for one could not be happier!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Yay for TNA!!!!!
Hello everyone
It has taken me a second to get my footing with this blogging thing. But here I am. Just a little back round on me. I am an avid avid pro wrestling fan. I have been watching wrestling with my father since I was a very young child, and have gotten family members into it. I was sitting trying to explain wrestling one night to my wife, and she said "why don't you start a blog, so you can explain these things to people". So I am here to do this blog and just give you my opinion about pro wrestling. I am a mostly WWE watcher. I am a big fan of Stone Cold Steve Austin As I said last time(and I am sorry, but that was at least a month or two ago), I keep up with the wrestling organizations that are on TV WWE and TNA. I go on websites and read as much stuff as I can, try to keep up with the other stuff, but I obviously can only keep up with the ones I watch. If you would like me to comment on something you know about, please leave me a message, and I will gladly, gladly read or go on a website and watch it. Okay, with that said let's get into to my blog for this week, TNA.
I watched TNA Impact last week, and their special, "The Whole F***N Show". I will say their are not a lot of things that I think are good in TNA. I don't think it is a good idea for them to have a lot of the guys who were there when WCW went under(Hogan, Nash, Hall when he is not drunk or in jail, Russo, and Bischoff). Something about that doesn't make much sense to me. A lot of their decisions also have not made sense. They redid the Montreal Screw Job. Yep, a dumb decision. Anyway back to what I started with, I watched the show last week. I must say, I was very impressed with what I saw. I thought alot of the matches were great. AJ Styles maybe the most underrated guy in wrestling. His match with Kurt Angle was fantastic! Then the Motor City Machine Guns, vs Beer Money Inc. for the TNA Tag Team Titles. This was maybe the match of the year, in ALL of wrestling! Then ending the show with that melee of the old ECW guys(I forget what they are calling them, because they can't say ECW), it was an awesome show. For the first time, maybe since I have started to watch TNA on a weekly basis, this was clearly the best show they have ever done. Now I am not sure if this is because they had no interview, and just did what they are good at, show case their young talent. Not that the show was perfect. The "main event" left alot to be desired. RVD vs. Abyss was a horrible match, so was the "Knockout's" Title match. But overall, an excellent program. If we can get more of this out of TNA, then maybe we can have some of the wrestling we got used to in the mid to late 90s. Again I know 1 show does not make a company, and I am not ready to hitch my wagon to TNA, but they are making baby steps to become a real organization.
Well guys that's what I have to say for tonight. If you have anything you want to say, please leave me a response.
Thanks!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It has taken me a second to get my footing with this blogging thing. But here I am. Just a little back round on me. I am an avid avid pro wrestling fan. I have been watching wrestling with my father since I was a very young child, and have gotten family members into it. I was sitting trying to explain wrestling one night to my wife, and she said "why don't you start a blog, so you can explain these things to people". So I am here to do this blog and just give you my opinion about pro wrestling. I am a mostly WWE watcher. I am a big fan of Stone Cold Steve Austin As I said last time(and I am sorry, but that was at least a month or two ago), I keep up with the wrestling organizations that are on TV WWE and TNA. I go on websites and read as much stuff as I can, try to keep up with the other stuff, but I obviously can only keep up with the ones I watch. If you would like me to comment on something you know about, please leave me a message, and I will gladly, gladly read or go on a website and watch it. Okay, with that said let's get into to my blog for this week, TNA.
I watched TNA Impact last week, and their special, "The Whole F***N Show". I will say their are not a lot of things that I think are good in TNA. I don't think it is a good idea for them to have a lot of the guys who were there when WCW went under(Hogan, Nash, Hall when he is not drunk or in jail, Russo, and Bischoff). Something about that doesn't make much sense to me. A lot of their decisions also have not made sense. They redid the Montreal Screw Job. Yep, a dumb decision. Anyway back to what I started with, I watched the show last week. I must say, I was very impressed with what I saw. I thought alot of the matches were great. AJ Styles maybe the most underrated guy in wrestling. His match with Kurt Angle was fantastic! Then the Motor City Machine Guns, vs Beer Money Inc. for the TNA Tag Team Titles. This was maybe the match of the year, in ALL of wrestling! Then ending the show with that melee of the old ECW guys(I forget what they are calling them, because they can't say ECW), it was an awesome show. For the first time, maybe since I have started to watch TNA on a weekly basis, this was clearly the best show they have ever done. Now I am not sure if this is because they had no interview, and just did what they are good at, show case their young talent. Not that the show was perfect. The "main event" left alot to be desired. RVD vs. Abyss was a horrible match, so was the "Knockout's" Title match. But overall, an excellent program. If we can get more of this out of TNA, then maybe we can have some of the wrestling we got used to in the mid to late 90s. Again I know 1 show does not make a company, and I am not ready to hitch my wagon to TNA, but they are making baby steps to become a real organization.
Well guys that's what I have to say for tonight. If you have anything you want to say, please leave me a response.
Thanks!
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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