No New Era

Hello All

This week we continue the count down to the Grand Daddy of all wrestling events, Wrestlemania. As you know, this year Wrestlemania will take place in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Ga. This will be the very first time that the biggest event in sports entertainment will be in Atlanta. And since I live in Atlanta, I will be attending my very 1st Wrestlemania.

We normally look at Wrestlemania to see who will be the next main guy. Back in Mania 20 John Cena was the opening match, but he got a hugh pop (cheers from the crowd), won the match, and a year later, won the WWE Championship. In Mania 13, the previously mentioned Stone Cold Steve Austin was in the match of that year, and a year later he went on to win the WWE Championship. Even going all the way back to Mania 10, where Shawn Michaels participated in the 1st ladder match at Mania, and later on became Mr. Wrestlemania. So we see that Wrestlemania is supposed to be the start of careers. It is supposed to be when we see the new stars shine. But from the way this year’s Wrestlemania is shaping up, I don’t really see anything new.

Let’s start with the smallest problem……..the Smackdown Main Event. Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio, for the World Heavyweight Championship. Now don’t get me wrong, I am happy to see some new blood in the main event. Del Rio is the Royal Rumble winner, and has an automatic title shot. He chooses to go after the World Title. But my problem is his opponent. Edge is in the Main Event for the 4th year in a row. He is a 10 time world champion, a rumble winner, and a King of the Ring winner. I would have liked to see someone else in this position since we have seen Edge in this spot already. Good for Del Rio, bad for Edge.

Next we will go to the Raw Main event, for the WWE Championship. You have the Champion, Miz vs. ……….wait for it………….wait for it……..John Cena. “Again”? You ask, yes again. I don’t get it, but for some odd reason Cena is in the main event again, for the (get this) 7th straight year. Besting Hulk Hogan, and Triple H’s Record of 5 straight years in the main event. Cena is a 9 time champion and a rumble winner also. I know Cena is a big draw, both in WWE and outside of it. He is a movie star, TV star, and has made a cd, but why can’t we come up with a new person for Wrestlemania. The Miz is a new champion for main event, but can’t we find a new person to put with him. Is WWE afraid the Miz can’t carry a mania main event by himself? If that is the case, then why does he have the Championship?

And last but not least, Triple H and the Undertaker both made their returns on Monday Night RAW. And they both made it seem that they were going to have a match at Wrestlemania. I don’t know if anyone remembers, but they have already fought at mania. Though it was a good match I don’t care to see them fight again. Is there no one else that the Undertaker can put his streak up against at Wrestlemania? We know that he will win; he has a win streak at mania that goes up to 18 manias. So we know Triple H won’t beat him. And if he does, then shame on Triple H. Triple H is the executive senior advisor with the WWE. He has an office at WWE headquarters. I think it would be shameful for him to put himself in a match with the Undertaker, for the sole purpose of ending his streak. Not that I think the streak is that big of a deal, but I think it is in bad form for someone who has an office in Connecticut.

I am looking very forward to Wrestlemania, but I wish there was a little variety in the main event matches.

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And the Winner is....................................

Tonight is the final major stop on the Road to Wrestlemania (unless something happens within the next month that I’m not considering major), the Elimination Chamber Pay per view.



And if you heard me on the “Score Atlanta Sports Sunday” show, on 790am the zone, in Atlanta, then you know what tonight’s blog is going to be about: Predictions.



In the past few weeks I have been giving my opinions about what I thought would happen to get us to this event. I have not been right a lot (as a matter of fact, it was brought to my attention, that I was 6-6 at the Royal Rumble), but I do think being this close to Wrestlemania, it will be a little easier to give a more accurate prediction about what will happen tonight, and how it will lead us in to Mania.



First I will get all of the other matches out of the way, then we will get to the matches that this event is named after. The WWE tag team championship is on the line when Santino Marella and Vladamir Kozlov defend their titles against the men they beat for the titles, former Nexus members, and current members of the new Smackdown faction ,“Core”, Heath Slater, and Justin Gabriel. Santino is SOOOOOO over with the fans right now, not for his wrestling, but he is so entertaining on the mic that we all love him. With that being said, I don’t think they drop the titles tonight. Not yet, soon, but not yet. I’m going with Santino and Kozlov.



Next we have the Intercontinental Championship Match: Kofi Kingston, the Champion, versus Alberto Del Rio: the Royal Rumble winner. I think both of these young lions are getting ready for superstardom for many years to come. Del Rio is going to headline Mania. With that being said I don’t see him winning this title. Not just yet. If he loses at Mania, then I could see them grooming him with the IC title. But that being said I will take Kofi.



The WWE Championship: The Miz, the Champ, versus Jerry “The King” Lawler. If you guys read my earlier blog (which I hope you did), you know what I think the outcome of this match will be. But you may be wrong. Let me make something clear. I don’t think it would be a bad thing if Lawler wins the title. I think it would be a great compliment to him, for all of his years as a wrestler, not just his years as an announcer. I think it would be a great testament to him to have him in the main event at Wrestlemania. I just don’t see it happening. So with that said the Miz advances to the Mania Main Event.



Now who will the Miz face? The Raw Elimination Chamber Match is next. John Cena, John Morrison, Randy Orton, Sheamus, R-Truth, and C. M. Punk, will all be locked in a cage like structure. The only person I can’t see headlining Mania is Truth. I think Orton and Punk could have an epic battle at Mania, so they are out. I think Triple H will make an appearance tonight to get back at Sheamus, and they will have their Mania rematch. And maybe Cena will take on the Rock (maybe), so that just leaves Morrison to take on his old tag team partner, the Miz, at Wrestlemania, for the WWE Championship.



Finally, the Smackdown Chamber Match. This match is for the World Heavyweight Championship: Edge, the champ, Kane, Rey Mysterio, Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre, and a mystery opponent. Not knowing who the mystery opponent could be, I will not bring them in to this. The Undertaker will be coming back soon, and I think he will take on Kane, at Mania, so he will not win. Barrett and McIntyre are young, and they are close to being ready, but their time is not now. So that leaves Edge and Rey. They have built up both of these guys against Del Rio, and I honestly could see both of those guys headlining Mania. But I will take Edge to go to Mania, and Face Del Rio.



I know my last predictions were very questionable. Maybe these will be too, but that is why we watch and love pro wrestling.


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This is not a dream!

Hello All



Today I am going to write a blog about a performer who I would like all of you to pay attention to.



I told you all how good the Miz was, and not too long after that, Miz won the WWE championship. I say that to let you know, I have an eye for talent. Today we will be talking about “Dashing” Cody Rhodes.



Now I know what some of you may say, “Why are you talking about Cody? He is the son of former World Champion, and Hall of Famer, Dusty Rhodes. He doesn’t need you to highlight him in your blog”. That may be true, but I like to bring light to wrestlers I feel are either ready for superstardom, or I feel are being over looked.



Though Cody is the son of the “American Dream”, he has not used that as a stepping stone to get a big push in the business. He was a wrestler in high school. His junior and senior years, he won the state wrestling championship. Not long after his graduation, he turned pro.



He started off in Ohio Valley, the WWE’s minor leagues. There he worked very hard, and became a tag team champion within months of joining. Shortly after that, he won the OVW TV championship, then the OVW championship.



One year after starting in OVW, Cody went to WWE. There he started out as a decent mid-card wrestler. Not good, but not so bad that you didn’t think he would be good one day. He started out working as a singles wrestler, but he was not making any impact. So in the summer of ’07 he began to feud with Hardcore Holly. Though he never beat Holly, he earned his respect by fighting him tooth and nail, and the two formed a tag team.



As a tag team, they went on and won the tag team titles. And in a great move for his career, Cody turned on his own partner, and partnered up with Ted Dibiase. They were champs for a few months, and caught the eye of a star that was headed for superstar status. They latched on and formed Legacy.



In legacy he and Dibiase had some very big tag team matches, but you really didn’t pay attention to him because you only thought of him as a tag team. Then it was time for legacy to break away from each other.



In 2010 legacy turned on the leader (Randy Orton), and Cody was drafted to Smackdown. On Smackdown, Cody developed this new gimmick that I wasn’t cool with originally, but I have noticed that it is growing on me. “Dashing” Cody Rhodes was born. The gimmick is that he is so good looking he is Dashing. And because he is so dashing, he will do whatever it takes not to mess up his face.



Rhodes has been paying his dues since he came into to WWE and I think he looks like he could be the next young headliner. And he’s not trying to do it by being another American Dream, but by being Dashing.

The King has left the building!

Hello Everyone

The “Road to Wrestlemania” is starting to shape out very well. We have a winner of the Royal Rumble, a number 1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship, and we have a pay per view starting to take shape for the next month: The Elimination Chamber.

Speaking of the Chamber pay per view, as much as I enjoyed Raw this past Monday, I have to say there was one thing that I was very disappointed in. If you heard me on the “Score Atlanta Sunday Scoreboard Show”, I started to talk about it, but I wanted to save it for this blog. I HATE THE FACT THAT JERRY LAWLER IS THE #1 CONTENDER FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love Jerry Lawler. He is a legend. He was around in the 70s and 80s back when there were territories. Back before WWE monopolized the entire world of pro wrestling, there were a number of territories in the United States. Jerry wrestled in a big territory in Tennessee, the USWA. He won the AWA World Championship, and he unified that title with the WCCW title. After that, the USWA became a big promotion, competing with WWE (then WWF), and WCW (then Jim Crockett Promotions). He later became the biggest star in the USWA, winning their World Championship 26 times. Then he moved to WWE, wrestled a little bit, and has since become a great announcer and a Hall of Famer.

With that said, my problem with this has nothing at all to do with Lawler. My problem is, with Jerry being the #1 contender, those of us who do not have our heads in the clouds know that there is no way Jerry will win the WWE title at Elimination Chamber.

Lawler is 61 years old. In his own words, Jerry has been in the WWE since 1992, and has not had a shot at the WWE Championship. To me, there is a reason for that. Back when he was 42, riding up and down the roads and wrestling everyday, I could totally see him as the champion. It is 20 years later. There is no way, anyone will accept the fact that he could beat the Miz, and go on to Wrestlemania. If we the people could not see him as the champ, there is no way WWE would do that, and they are wasting our time. Do you think he will win? I sure don’t.

Now, I have been wrong before in these instances. I didn’t think Sheamus would beat John Cean for the title, but he did. I didn’t think Eddie Guerrero would beat Brock Lesnar, for the title, but he did. I didn’t think Kurt Angle would beat The Rock for the title, but he did.

But, I am afraid that this will work out in a bad way. No one ever thought David Arquette would win the WCW title, but he did. The fans did not accept it, and not long after that WCW went under. As much as I would love to see Jerry get his due in the WWE, I don’t think it is going to happen. And if it won’t happen, WWE, STOP WASTING MY TIME!

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