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!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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