He has been perfection for a while now.

Hello all

So as I have been watching wrestling lately I have (as usual) noticed something. I have been paying attention to someone. You would think he would be someone who was a champion of some kind. But I have to admit, the champs on all of the shows have not been performing up to par as of late. You all know how I feel about the WWE champ CM Punk. The World champ Daniel Bryan has not been a good champion at all. Santino Marella just won the US title, and let’s get real; he is somewhat of a side show. And though I think Cody Rhodes has a big future in the business, I have hated his persona since he was put in that mask (which I never really understood, anyway) almost a year ago. So I am not talking about any of them. But there is one guy who stands out as maybe the best pound for pound wrestler in the WWE. He has been stealing the show on Raw and SmackDown for a while, and it’s time for someone to give him credit. This person is Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler was a very successful amateur wrestler. In his high school in Ohio, he set the record for the most pins with 82. In college he continued to wrestle. At Kent State University he also set the record for pins, which would later be broken. In college he was also a 3 time amateur wrestling champion.

He broke into WWE in 2006 as a member of the Spirit Squad. The Spirit Squad was a group of cheerleaders. Yes, I know it sounds dumb, but Ziggler stood out. After that gimmick had run its course (which wasn’t that long, Ziggler ventured out on his own.

He was sent down to the WWE developmental territory in 2007 to improve. Ziggler resurfaced with a new haircut, and a new attitude. In 2008 Ziggler came back to Raw, where he was not very successful. But it should be noted, that at that time, Raw was very top heavy (but I guess that’s how it has always been since the brand extension). So Ziggler did not have many wins back on Raw. During the 2009 Draft, he was moved over to SmackDown. On SmackDown, he challenged MVP for the US title. Though he did not win, he was showing signs of being ready to move up the ranks.

For the next 6 months he would try to acquire some gold. He tried and tried to take the belt off of MVP, and did not win it. Then when the Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio came to SmackDown, Ziggler set his sights on that belt. But still he could not break through. Not until he decided to date Vickie Guerrero that he would see some success.
In July of 2010, they started dating, and he once again had his sights set on the IC belt. This time he would defeat Kofi Kingston, to win his 1st singles title in WWE. After that, he would go on to have great matches with Kingston over that belt that entire summer (one of my 1st blogs was about how great of a set of matches they were having for that IC belt). Ziggler held that belt for 5 months, before losing it back to Kingston. Funny thing though, that same night, he became the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Title.

Now here is where things get a little silly. Ziggler had a set of matches with the champion, Edge. At this time, Vickie was the GM of SmackDown. Vickie and Edge have bad history with each other, and because of that, Vickie wanted to get the belt off of Edge, and on to her new man. In one of their title matches, Edge could not use his finishing move, the spear. If he did, Ziggler would be rewarded the World title. At the end of the match, the ref was knocked out (of course), and Edge used his spear. He pinned Ziggler, and was awarded the title. Then a week later, Vickie awarded the title to Edge. Then the regular SmackDown GM, Teddy Long came back, stripped the title, and ordered them to have a match for the belt, where Edge could use the spear. He did, and won the title. The reason why this is so silly is because Ziggler is regarded as a 1 time world champ, because of this. I think that is just silly, but that is just me.

After Ziggler could not wrestle the title off of Edge, he was moved back to Raw, and set his sights on the US title. At the Capital Punishment Pay per View 2011, Ziggler defeated (you guessed it) Kingston to win the US title. Ziggler was very successful as the US champ, holding the belt for 6 months, until he lost it to the internet sensation, Zack Ryder.

Though he is not a champ of any kind, anymore, that has not stopped Ziggler from having some of the best matches lately. He pushed the #1 contender for the World title, Sheamus, to the limit, a few weeks ago on Raw. He has been outperforming most everyone in wrestling. I am telling you now; you are really looking at, not only a show out, but a future Champion.

I have picked my side, which side are you on?

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Watching wrestling this week I came across something. This was something I have been thinking about writing but did not do it until now. There has been a situation going on for almost (if not) an entire year. Last year to me, it was very funny, light hearted, and it was leading us up to WrestleMania here in Atlanta, so I wasn’t ready to blog about it, or even choose sides. But now I feel that it is time for someone to say something, and since I am the only person I know with a wrestling blog, I will be the one to say it. In regards to the ongoing beef between the Rock and John Cena, I have chosen a side……I think John Cena is Right.

Now I know what you all are going to say, “Are you a Cena fan now”? No, not necessarily, but I would like to think I give credit where credit is due. And people, Cena deserve credit on this one.

Let’s go over what their problems are with each other. Cena is upset with the Rock, because every time he comes back he always talks about how he is home and he is here to stay. But the very next week he is gone, and will be gone for months. This is true. In the past year, the Rock has come on Raw a few times, and has come out and electrified the crowd for one night. After that John Cena and all of the other WWE superstars have to be on TV, and travel all over the world every night, killing themselves. I don’t see why anyone would be upset with Cena. Like it or not, Cena is always there. Night after night, week after week, Cena is always there and always ready to perform to the highest level. Don’t get me wrong, I know the Rock can make (and has made) way more money in Hollywood, and doesn’t run the risk of permanently injuring himself, but I can respect a guy like Cena, who I’m sure has had a few offers from Hollywood too (he has done 2 major motion pictures), but he has never missed time as the biggest star in the company, unlike the Rock.

The Rock says that Cena does not talk to him like a grown man. I could agree with the Rock on this one last year, but this year, there has been no rapping, no hat backward, no nothing. Cena has come on and said what he felt about the Rock. And last week to me Cena fired the shot heard around the world. Cena did something that not only have I never seen, but I never ever thought I would ever see; and that was a punk the Rock on the microphone. Last week on Raw Cena came out to the ring, that the Rock was already in, and told him where to go and how to get there, and he left the ring, leaving the Rock speechless.

Lastly Cena says the Rock never speaks to any of the guys backstage. Now I am not sure if that is the Rock’s responsibility to do so. Rock said no one did that for him, so why should he do that for the guys in the back. I am not sure. I would like to think that a guy like the Rock, who most of those guys look up to, would be willing to pass on some knowledge to the next generation of superstars, but I am not him. I can’t say what he would do. But I do know that if you are a guy that only comes around during WrestleMania, or when it can benefit you, then you will start to rub people the wrong way, and I’m sure you will become a bad guy.

I know a lot of people hate John Cena. It seems like that is the cool thing to do now. Like I have said before, I think Cena has earned our (fans) respect. Unlike the Rock, when Cena was on top, he was still there every single night, closing out the show, giving it 100%. I know we all love the Rock, he was the man that got a lot of us to become fans in the 1st place. But where is the respect for a man who has all but carried WWE for the last 7 years, traveling from city to city, while the Rock makes his once a year appearance, and gets so much love from the people. I just don’t understand it, but if lines were drawn and we had to pick a side, I am choosing Cena. Sorry Rocky.