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Welcome to the road to Wrestlemania. This is one of my favorite times of year. I know we only have a few matches that are on the agenda, it’s the most wonderful time of the year for those of us who just love mania.
Now I know I have not been on here in a long time. As usual I have been biding my time waiting to see what, if anything, new is going to happen to change the landscape.

I have two things that I will discuss today; one small and the other big. The small thing is that we can all see that there is a big star on the horizon; someone that the WWE is putting 100% of their resources behind. Much to the chagrin of most of the WWE fans, it is not Daniel Bryan. Bryan is by far the most popular wrestler in all of wrestling. The fans love to see him and there is always the defining cheer of “YES”. But this is not the person the front office is behind. At least not right now. That man is Roman Reigns. Reigns has been on a roll lately. So much so that it looks like the destruction of the Shield is just a matter of time. Reigns is from a wrestling family. He is the son of Sika Anoa’I, and the brother of Rosey. He is the cousins of The Rock, the Usos, Rikishi, and Yokozuna. So he is built for this. And I have always said that among the members of the Shield, he is the only one that looked, to me, like an actual wrestler. With the way WWE has been show casing him lately, I will not be surprised to see him with a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship this year.

Number two is an even bigger issue. This is something I have been noticing and I wanted to put it out there, and maybe putting it out in the world, I will get the answer for it. At Royal Rumble Dave Batista won, and therefore will get the guaranteed World Title shot at Mania. Since that time, the fans have turned on Batista. Now I guess I understand. The reason could be that the fans are upset that Bryan is not getting his shot at Mania. But if that is the case, I think the fans have got to get over that. It does not look like that is what is on the horizon. It looks like Bryan will be fighting Triple H. This seems like a great thing for him. He can take out the frustrations on Triple H, and the fans can rejoice from watching this. Also for all of you Bryan marks, you have to know that Bryan will get a shot at, and maybe even a long run with, the World title. I think you all have to get over it. Honestly Bryan not having the title gets him so over, that he could go off of this for the next year. But you all have to know, when these baby faces get the title, that’s when everything changes. They are not quite as compelling as they were before the run to the title. It is easier to chase the title than to be the one being chased. But I am getting off topic. I am wondering why now are people turning against Batista. If it is not because of Bryan, then what is it? Could it be that fans only want to see Batista as a heel anyway? Could it be that he came back and is too soon in the main event? Could it be that him beating Alberto Del Rio unmercifully has made him an unlikable guy? I cannot tell, but I am sure we will find out soon.

I know we have about a month till Mania. I see a lot of things about to happen. I hope that WWE will going ahead and have Batista embrace being a heel. He was very successful at it in 2010 before he left. I would love to see a World Title match between Randy Orton(the champion) and Bryan, on RAW. And right at the end, before Bryan is going to win, Batista comes out, and destroys him. And his reason is because he is the next guy in line, and he will beat Orton. No one else can. That would put him over as a heel. Just some of my thoughts. I will give you more as we get to Mania.

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I know, I know. You are gonna say “where have you been”? I have been sitting back waiting for something big to happen in wrestling. There have been a few things that have happened but nothing really significant, except for one thing.

I did miss out on a blog that I wanted to write. A bit after WrestleMania this year, I was watching an episode of SmackDown. This is around the time that Daniel Bryan just finished a lengthy WWE Tag Team Title reign, but on this night he was in a singles match, I believe with a member of the Shield. Bryan won a fantastic match, and for the 1st time in a singles match when they were not mocking him, the WWE fans were cheering “YES” “YES” “YES”! At that time, I thought “I should write a blog, and title it ‘A Star is born’”. And of course after that he has gone on to win 2 WWE Championships and a Sammy for Superstar of the year.

So with that being said, I wanted to write this blog because we have such a “historic event”, the unification of both the WWE and the World championships, tonight at the TLC Pay Per View. Now I guess this could be historic, but we have already seen this. Does anyone remember when Chris Jericho beat the Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin in the same night to become the Undisputed Champion? How is this different? Also, we are not unifying the championships of two different companies; we are just putting an end to the brand extension.

Personally I don’t understand how they can end the brand extension. The reason why there was a brand extension to begin with was because the company was too big. They just bought WCW and had all of the talent from that company that they wanted. With a whole roster of wrestlers WWE had to come up with a separate company. And with that, the brand extension was born. So with them not losing any wrestlers I don’t know why the brand extension is over, but I guess that is what’s best for business.

So now it is time for my prediction for the main event of tonight. WWE Champion, Randy Orton, vs. World Heavyweight Champion John Cena, in a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match (which is what the ppv TLC is named for). The title will be suspended from a harness above the ring, and you have to climb the ladder and retrieve the title, or in this case titles. I know that we are guarteed a winner tonight, but I do not see that happening tonight. The TLC ppv is not a big one. This is supposed to be a big event, the unification, so why wouldn’t it happen at Mania. So I predict each man will pull down the other man’s title, and we will have a controversial ending leading us into the New Year. Or for some reason, after Triple H saying the best man will win, I see him coming in to the match, climbing the ladder, and taking the titles himself. Or another outcome I see, is the authority (Triple H and Stephanie McMahon) helping John Cena become champion, and Cena turning heel. Now that last one is the most unlikely of things to happen, but I do think that is an option.

I do feel that if we are not going to have separation of the shows/brands then it is time for us to have one WWE champion. I will be happy to see one. I am not all the way on board with calling this a historic event, but I am ready to have one champion. With 2 champions (especially with them being on both shows) it diminishes the importance of the titles. So let’s get back to the days when everyone wanted to be the WWE champion, and it was the biggest prize in the wrestling world.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!!!

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I know it has been a long time since I last wrote. Sorry about that. I have been meaning to write, but I have been busy. I especially wanted to write you guys and let you know that I was correct about my prediction on what would happen in TNA. Bully Ray won the World Heavyweight Championship, like I said. Also he was discovered to be the leader of the Aces and Eights(their president), again, just as I said. So if you couldn’t tell, I have not been avoiding you guys, I just haven’t had the time. Now my next prediction in for TNA is that at the rematch for the world title, Brooke Hogan will help Bully Ray retain the title, and turn on her dad, Hulk Hogan, and TNA all together. And might I add this has made TNA compelling to watch. It is now somewhat appointment television. So now that I have gotten my chance to gloat out of the way, how about we talk about the thing that we have all been longing forward to since the end of January……..WrestleMania

I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel like this year, there has not been much build up to WrestleMania. I feel like in years past there would have been a lot more guys running in on their opponents’ matches and a lot more confrontation between all participants, especially those in the main event, John Cena, and the Rock. Maybe it is because a lot of the guys are no longer full time workers. Triple H, the Undertaker, The Rock, just a few of the guys that are in big time matches, have missed time during this lead up to mania. But with that said, as usual I am still looking forward to Mania, and I will be giving you guys some predictions. Since this is Mania, there will be more matches than normal, and I will try to fly through some of the undercard matches, cause to be honest with you, I don’t know much about some of these undercards.


Intercontinental Championship Match: Wade Barrett (c) vs. The Miz: This is the pre-show match that has become custom with WWE Pay Per Views. I know that Miz and Barrett have had a bit of a rivalry, but I did not know that they were still fighting. Since this is for the IC title, I am going to speak about it, but to be honest with you (and no offense to guys, who are pretty good guys), the pre-show match wouldn’t get any mention in my blog. Anyway, I think Barrett will win. I don’t see any reason for them to make a IC title change during the pre-show. So I say Barrett retains.


WWE Tag Team Championship Match: Team Hell No (c) vs. Dolph Ziggler, and Big E Langston: I have never seen Big E have a singles match, let alone a tag team match, so I would like to think that Team Hell No would be the favorite to win this match.

World Heavyweight Championship Match: Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Jack Swagger: This has been a bit of a heated rivalry since Swagger became the #1 contender. Swagger is taking the pro America stance against someone who is not an American. That’s pro wrestling 101. You develop an angle that the people can get behind, and all of us can get behind the good ole USA vs. the world, even though in this case, the American is the heal. I think Del Rio will pull out the victory in this one. Swagger has been somewhat crazed, and has beaten up Del Rio’s ring announcer Ricardo Rodríguez, a guy who is not a wrestler. So I think this will be where he gets his comeuppance.

Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar, No Holds Barred: This is a rematch from last year’s SummerSlam. Only difference is, if Triple H loses, he has to retire. The lead up to this match has been Triple H calling out Lesnar, and Lesnar destroying the old members DX, and this forces Triple H to accept the stipulation of Triple H putting his career on the line. So everything is telling you that Triple H is going to win and save his career. Not so fast my friends. Triple H has wrestled I believe 4 matches since the Extreme Rules ppv in 2010. So he is pretty much retired. Plus what else is there for a guy like Triple H to do, he could put over new guys, I guess, but that is about it, but he is not winning any more titles, so what else is there for him. So I say tonight is the last night we see Triple H, and I don’t like him with short hair.

CM Punk vs. The Undertaker: Punk has done some much for this company since he dropped his now infamous pipe bomb, in June of 2011. He was WWE Champion for over a year. He has been the standard bearer for the company, if not the entire wrestling world. And this is mania, and we all know what the streak means to the Undertaker (if not the entire wrestling world). Taker is 20-0 at mania, and has beaten the best of the best. The list reads as a who’s who of the WWE. Edge, Shawn Michael’s Triple H, Kane, and Randy Orton. Between those men there are 39 world title reigns. This streak means everything to Taker. I have always thought that after the streak got to 20, Taker would finally lose, and then retire. The only thing about that is, I don’t know if he would lose the streak to Punk, and honestly, I don’t know if Punk would take it. I always thought Taker would want to lose it to one of the older more respectable guys, like all of those guys I mentioned earlier. And with Punk being the kind of guy who knows the history of this business, I would think he would not want to end it. But with all of that being said, it’s time for my prediction. I think I am going to go with my 1st mind. I think Punk is going to continue his amazing career renaissance and add defeating the Undertaker’s streak to it.

WWE Championship: The Rock (c) vs. John Cena: This is the match we have all been waiting for. The follow up to their epic match last year, but this is for all the marbles. The WWE title. Cena has not been able to get the best of the Rock since mania 27, when Rock cost Cena the title vs. the Miz. Even on RAW 2 weeks ago Cena tried to give Rock an Attitude Adjustment, but instead he got Rock Bottomed. So what do I think? This is interesting, I have 3 scenarios: 1 Rock retains the belt. These guys have a great match, and there is no interference, nor anything that out of the ordinary. #2 Cena turns heel. This is what we have all been waiting for, John Cena, grabs a chair, and beats the crap out of Rock, because he can’t do it on his own, and he turns his back on all of his fans. Or(and most likely) Cena wins out right, and is still a good guys, and still gets booed.

Wow that was a lot guys. I hope you all enjoy Mania, and let me know what you think about my picks.

P.S. I think Ziggler will cash in Money in the Bank tonight, but on whom?

New WWE Championship

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/>This is just to show you guys what a belt nerd I am. That is me at Mania 27 with a replica WWE title.

So in this past week I have been on my websites, and of course they have been blowing up. Everyone has an opinion of the new belt. 90% of the feedback is positive. The fans were so against the spinner belt that they were ready for something different. And the belt is very different, it does not have an eagle of any kind on it, and that is the 1st belt without one since 1988. It looks like it has customizable side plates, to coincide with the current champion. Speaking of the side plates, it only has 2 not 4 which has been the usual. It is totally different. If you go to the WWE website, they tell the story of how they came up with the design, and how long it took and how much it cost.

When the belt 1st appeared I was in the minority. I thought it was a little hypocritical for the Rock to say he didn’t want to carry a toy, and he something “Bad Ass”, when I thought it look just like a toy. To me it did not looked like the most prestige title in all of pro wrestling; a title that this year will celebrate 50 years. A title that after a few years of hot potato (since the outcome is known, too many title switches make the title less important), has had it brought back to prominence after Punk’s 13 month long reign as champion.

But I had to remind myself that at first I thought the spinner was a total disgrace to that title. I mean it spun! But it is not the belt that makes the title; it is the champion that makes the title. As said on the belt websites, Ric Flair could carry a turd to the ring, and make it look like the greatest prize in all of wrestling, that is just the type of wrestler/champion he was. Again at 1st the spinner did not look like a great title, but when men like Triple H, Edge, Randy Orton, John Cena, and CM Punk were going after it, and fighting for it, it made the belt seem like it was important.

So I will let you all decide how you feel about the belt. It has grown on me in only a week. Again I will let the champions define this belt, and I will hold my judgment for later.

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This is a Prediction, but not like my others!

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I know that normally on the Sunday of a big (WWE)Pay Per View(sorry TNA fans, I just don’t have too many people who care that much), I give my predictions, but tonight there is something I have been meaning to get off of my chest, and want to do it before it happens. So you could say this is somewhat of a prediction in itself.

Now I know there are a lot of you who say that I never talk about TNA Impact Wrestling, and I will say that you are right. I have not had much to say about TNA lately. Jeff Hardy is their champion, and you know how I feel about him. I do like Bobby Rude and Austin Aires as bad guys, they are very entertaining. And of course their shows are still dominated by Sting and Hulk Hogan, and no this is not the 80s or 90s, so there haven’t been too many moments that have happened where I have felt the need to speak about them. But today there is something that I would like to talk about in TNA. Something I think is going to happen.

So if you haven’t been watching TNA lately, and I wouldn’t blame you, you have missed a few things. Now one of the things, besides all the things I mentioned in the previous paragraph, that hasn’t changed is that the group of outsiders that have been running wild for who knows how long, the Aces and Eights, are still running amuck In the company. They are beating people up and taking names, and they are getting new members every day. But what you have missed is that Bully Ray got married to Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke.

Now I know what you are going to say, isn’t Bully twice her age? Yes he is. How did they get together? Honestly, I have no idea, and I have been watching it. One week there were rumors about them being together, the next week they were dating, and the week after that Bully proposed, and now they are married. Crazy right?

But this is the kicker. Now all of a sudden Bully is trying to get in the good graces of Hogan, and even on this week’s episode Bully is trying to be the #1 contender for the World Heavyweight Championship. Now here comes my prediction. I believe that Bully will become the #1 contender, win the world title, and will do it with the help of Tazz, and the rest of the Aces and Eights. Then they will reveal that he is the leader of the Aces and Eights, and this was all just an elaborate plan to get the world title in their faction.

Think about it Devon, Bully’s tag team partner for almost 20 years, is a member. Tazz, his friend from ECW, is a member. He married the bosses daughter, and now he is talking to her about how much he admires her father, and became a wrestler, because he wanted to be like Hulk Hogan(like there aren’t thousands upon thousands of wrestlers who can say that). This seems a lot like when Triple H married Stephine, and used her to become very powerful in WWE. This is what I think is going to happen. I could be wrong, but of course, I don’t think so. Let’s see what will happen in time.

Oh and one more thing. I have said in a previous blog that I think the ultimate mastermind behind all of this Aces and Eights business is Eric Bischoff. Think about it, this is the same man that started the NWO. And his son is now a member of the Aces and Eights. So I believe these are a few things that will happen in the coming months in TNA.
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You all know that I started this blog with the mind frame of a fan. I try not to look at any of the websites that have all of the spoilers on them. I enjoy watching wrestling, have since I was a kid, and even though I know the results are staged, I would like to see them happen before my eyes. Besides, a lot of times these websites are wrong. And I don’t want to be one of these jaded wrestling fans, who have nothing but cynical things to say about the business.
That being said, I try to stay informed. When I worked in sports radio, there was a show that we would broadcast once a week that was dedicated to pro wrestling. So once a week, I would hear some of the behind the scenes info, and I subscribe to one of the most (if not the most, and only) credible pro wrestling publications out there. All that to say, I get a little bit of the inside scoop, but not much.

One of the major knocks on WWE lately, has been the fact that they don’t seem to have very many plans for the future. On the radio show, one of the hosts would always talk about how back in the early days of Wrestlemania, the main event was planned out for over a year. This would give them a whole year to build the competitors up, and to make the main event the biggest main event of the year. But according to the radio show, lately they have not been setting up the main events that far out. And I can say some of them have seemed a little thrown together. So imagine my surprise when I saw that John Cena had won the Royal Rumble (my picks were horrible for the Rumble by the way, but we won’t talk about that). So could it be that WWE has gone back to their old days, and have planned out the main event at Wrestlemania?

Let’s consider the facts: John Cena won the Rumble. Everyone knows that the Rumble winner gets to main event (supposedly) Mania. We all know that Cena has been one of the guys who have been in the main event at mania more than we can remember. We know that he can deliver on the grand stage, and because of the yearlong buildup of him and the Rock at last year’s mania, we know Cena is great for business. The one thing we can say about WWE and wrestling in general, it is all about money. Who can have the biggest box office, who can have the biggest pay per view buys, and who can sell the most merchandise. John Cena seems like a no brainer choice for the main event for mania. Obviously, he won Rumble.

The other thing we need to consider is who will have the WWE Championship at the time. At present time The Rock is the Champion, having defeated CM Punk at the Rumble. The two will have a rematch at the Elimination Chamber PPV. Punk, as you know if you have watching wrestling for the past year, had been in possession of the title for more than a year. He has brought a lot of prestige to the title by holding it longer than anyone else in the modern era (I think I may do a blog about the title reigns in the modern era). What do both men have in common? They have had some amazing matches with Cena over this past year, Rock at mania, which set records for PPV buys, and Punk at, well you name the PPV, and they have probably been in the main event. So it doesn’t really matter who they put in there with Cena, it will be the biggest show of the year.

There are a lot of jaded fans out there, that love to complain about WWE (and TNA for that matter), but will watch it just to make fun, or talk bad about it. I don’t get it. I think we should all be very happy. If this was their plan all along (and I am going to hope it was), they set this up perfectly. I did not see this coming. Who would have thought that was would see the Rock vs. Cena again, but this time it is for all of the marbles, the biggest prize in all of wrestling, the WWE title. Or could you imagine that CM Punk regains the title, and he drops a few “pipe bombs”, and we have this wonderful build up to the main event. And the pay off? Another classic, like their match at Money in the Bank 2011. So we are all in for a treat, and hopefully this is the beginning of things to come. A renaissance of sorts. WWE going back to the days of them writing wonderful stories, and giving us great build to the fantastic matches that we got used to from the early days of Wrestlemania.

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Rumble Time!!!!!!

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It is one of my favorite times of the year. It is time for the Royal Rumble, and as you all know, the Rumble is the beginning of the road to Wrestlemania. So of course I will be doing a prediction blog. So let’s not waste any time.

UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: ANTONIO CESARO(c) vs. The MIZ: This is the Rumble pre show. These guys have been battling for the past month or so. The Miz has done a lot to revamp his image into a baby face(much to my dismay, I enjoyed Miz as a heel). Cesaro has been making fun of the United States since he won the title late last year. Though he has been a fighting champion, I think he lacks the charisma to keep the belt. Maybe later on he will find his niche, and challenge for a world title, but for now, I choose Miz to bring the title back to the US.

WWE TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: TEAM HELL NO(c) vs. TEAM RHODES SCHOLARS: I am a huge fan of both of these teams. I saw them live at the Hell in a Cell Pay Per View here in Atlanta, and loved the match. That match ended in a disqualification, meaning the champions kept their belts. This time I believe that we will have new champions. As much as we all love team Hell No, and as funny as they are, I am sure they are ready to go back to being singles competitors.

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP, LAST MAN STANDING MATCH: ALBERTO DEL RIO(c) vs. The Big Show: This is going to be a very good match. A rematch to their title match from Smackdown two weeks ago. I love a last man standing match. Two men beat the crap out of each other until one of them has to stay down for a 10 count. Like The Miz, Del Rio has back a baby face, and defeated the Big Show for the title, much to everybody’s surprise. Now on to the match, last time Del Rio used an announcer table to keep the Big Show down for the 10 count, but I cannot imagine him being able to keep him down for the 10 count, so I think the Big Show will get the world title back.

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH(c) CM PUNK vs. THE ROCK: I have been waiting for this one for a long time. Punk has been champion for more than a year. And the Rock is……well he is the Rock. I think they are setting the Rock up for another big Wrestlemania main event. Last year’s broke records, so I am sure that they are expecting this year’s to be even bigger. Now down to my prediction, I think that the WWE is setting up to have the Rock in the main event, as the WWE champion. I think Rock defeats Punk, and becomes the new WWE Champion.

The Royal Rumble Match: Like I have said before, this is one of my favorite matches in all of WWE. Now I would sit here and tell you all of these guys who could win, but I have been wrong with my last few Rumble predictions. So this year, I am going to say that I believe that the winner of this year’s Rumble will be someone who is going to be a surprise. Either someone who is coming back from injury, or someone whom we have not seen in a while. Okay, I’m sure I can’t help it… I think Brock Lesnar comes back, and he wins the Rumble, 10 years after his other Rumble win.

Well everyone, he we go again. I have made my predictions. Let me know what you think. And let’s all buckle up and get ready for our journey down the Road to Wrestlemania.

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Welcome Back!!!!!!!!!

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I know it has been a long time since I have done this. I have had a lot on my plate lately, and had to take care of all of that, so I have not had much free time to write. But guess what everyone, I am back, and I have a lot to say. And I will keep this one somewhat simple.

I was speaking to someone this past week and he was asking some of my opinions on wrestling. He is not a fan, so he asked a few questions that I had answers to, and one that I did not have any idea about. So I figured I would sit down, think about it, and write a blog on it. As you all know The Rock will challenge the WWE Champion for the title at Royal Rumble. I was thinking about who would win in that match, and so I will write about that tonight.

Let’s start by saying I did not think when it was 1st announced on Raw 1000, that the Rock would challenge for the title, that he would win the title. You all know how I feel about the Rock coming back and winning at Mania last year. I did not think that is it was the way you reward the man who has been your workhorse for the last 7 years(since his 1st WWE title win). Though I know it made big money, I just think you should have had your guy who was there for the entire run, no days off, win it. So you would think that I would be all about the Rock losing, but the more I think about it, I may be on the other side.

There is something else that I think is in play, CM Punk has been champ for entirely too long! You guys all know how I feel about Punk. I will not rehash that, but really, it is time for someone else to have a shot. I get why some of you like him, but I believe we can all agree that his time as champion should be up. Besides we have had some great contenders this year, I think it is time we had someone more worthy.

Now on to this match at Rumble. Again I am of the school of thought that says you cannot give the belt to someone who is not a full time wrestler. But I am also of the school that says someone holding the WWE title for more than a year, makes the title and every match where the title does not change hands very insignificant. So……..who do I think will win it all? I really think that Rock will bring home the gold, and create huge buy rates for this year’s WrestleMania. Maybe a rematch with John Cena(we have seen a lot of rematches in mania lately), or we could see a rematch of SummerSlam 2002, Rock and Brock Lesnar(don’t forget, Lesnar is on the mania poster).

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Not So fast!

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So this week in wrestling I noticed something that I hope is not going to happen. My wife and I were watching RAW on Monday, and as it came to the end of the night, she said something that I am going to disagree with. What happened was CM Punk was in the ring beating up on WWE chairman Vince McMahon, and was going to do some real damage to him, when out to his rescue comes Ryback. As the show is going off the air, Vince says Punk can either face John Cena, or Ryback at the “Hell in the Cell” Pay per View. After that announcement, my wife said if Punk beats Ryback, she will not watch wrestling anymore. I am on the other side, if Ryback wins the WWE title (that is if Punk chooses him, which I am sure he will not), then I will stop watching WWE.

The 1st reason I am not on board with Ryback winning the title is because there is no build up to this match. That would mean that the main event at the Cell ppv would have 1 week of buildup. That’s it? For a WWE title match. And again if they have Ryback win he will be ending Punk’s near yearlong title reign. This would be historic. And quite frankly, Ryback does not deserve to be the person to have honor bestowed upon him. I know the only other person who is a contender is Cena, and most of you all don’t want to see him with the title again, but at least you know he can defeat Punk for that title, and you would not wonder who he was.

The 2nd reason I am not on board with this move is because Ryback has not been the smoothest wrestler. I know at first we saw him destroy a few wrestlers, I consider to be tomato cans, but when he has had to step up to major competition, he has not done well. I don’t know if anyone has seen his match from RAW vs. Tensai, but he tried twice to lift the big man above his head to perform his finishing move, but he could not get him up, and had to settle for a clothesline, and a pin. I just don’t feel that a guy who is not exactly what we think he should be as far as being a big man who can squash people, should even be considered for the title, at least not yet.

3rd reason why is because we have seen this before. This guy is somewhat of a clone of the Ultimate Warrior, and Goldberg. As a matter of fact during his match, the crowd does the GOLD-BERG, GOLD-BERG chants. As we have seen from both of these guys, it is a good novelty, but you can’t have these guys as the leaders of your company. They are great for beating up little guys who weigh maybe 2 or 3 times less than them, but who really wants to have this guy leading the charge for the WWE?

All and all I like Ryback for what he is. He is a big man that beats the crap out of little guys. There is a place for him. But it is not as the WWE champion. Punk has been the champ for 11 months, one of the longest reigns in the last 20 years. Again, for something so major, we can’t have some guy who just got to the company, who can only have a good match with local jobbers, win the title. Now in the next year or so if Ryback continues to destroy guys, and maybe win a US or InterContinental title, then maybe it will be time, but as of today, it is not the right move.

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I don't normally do this, but.......

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It has been a long time since I have written anything about Impact (TNA) wrestling. I do not want to kill them too bad, so I figured if I did not have anything nice to say about them, I would not say anything at all. Well tonight I am going to go back on that.

I want to talk about what has been going on in TNA if you have missed it. About 4 months ago a group of masked men started to appear at TNA events, and attack the talent. They attacked everyone, it did not matter who you were. Face or heel, they beat people up. The group identified themselves as the “Aces and Eights”, a motorcycle group who is out for destruction.

Okay, so there are a few things that I don’t understand about the group, and the way TNA is handling them. One thing is why have they been around so long, and not really been a part of the show? Why are they the group that is “somewhere” in the building, but not on the active roster? Who are you fooling? We all know that they are a part of the team, so let’s just cut the charade.

Next thing I don’t understand is what do they want? Do they just want anarchy? What are they doing there? What makes them tick? I know that they are going to have a match at the “Bound for Glory” pay per view, which will give them access to the Impact Zone (which I totally think they are going to win by the way) but after that, then what? What is the end game? Will they take their masks off and become TNA superstars, or will they stay in the back of the arena and continue to play poker, and have their voices distorted?

The last thing I do not understand about them is why aren’t they trying to get more involved in the world championship? If that is not the reason why they came there, to shake up the title scene in TNA, then what are they doing there? Are they there to beat up Sting, and Hogan? Really? How many times can these two old timers get theirs brains beat in? I don’t care to see that, what about you, do you want to see that?

As you all know if you have read the old blog I wrote on this topic, I love factions. The four horsemen, DX, the Dangerous Alliance, Right to Censor, The Nexus, The NWO, I love them all. So to not be able to like this group is so against my nature. But I don’t really think that this has much direction. They are just there. They want to beat some people up, but no one that makes a difference. They don’t want to beat up the champ and get the title from him, hell they don’t want any titles. At least when the NWO came through and wreaked havoc on WCW, they did so with the intention of taking all of the belts, and they did. So what are they doing there? I guess only time will tell.

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P.S. I think that at the ppv Bound for Glory, it will come out that Bully Ray, is a member of the Aces and Eights, and I also think that this group is led by Eric Bischoff. Just one man’s opinion

Night of Champions Predictions

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Tonight is the “Night of Champions” Pay per View, and as you all know, I will be doing predictions tonight.

The United States Championship Match: Antonio Cesaro vs.?: The opponent in this match will be determined by a battle royal before the ppv. This guy may be the most boring champion in WWE history. I cannot tell you anything about him. With that said, I have no idea who he will face, and I honestly don’t care, so I will move on.

Diva’s Championship Match, Layla vs. Kaitlyn: As you all know, I don’t watch much of the women wrestlers (divas), so there is not much I can say about this match either. I will assume that because Layla hasn’t had the title that long, and Kaitlyn is not much of a star, I can go with Layla on this one.

WWE Tag Team Championship Match, Kofi Kingston, and R-Truth vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan: Now I think this will be an entertaining match. After reading last week’s blog, you all know that I am enjoying the work that Kane and Bryan are doing. I think that the audience is really responding to them. Honestly before they got on this roll that they have been on, with the “hug it out segment” and their tag team match this past week, I thought the “Prime Time Players”, would be the new tag team champs, but since this has happened, I think that Kane and Bryan will win the titles tonight.

Randy Orton vs. Dolph Ziggler: Outside of the WWE title match (which I think will be the best match of the night), I think this will be the match of the night. You have two guys who can really go. I think Dolph is one of the best young wrestlers in the business. I have always thought Orton was a guy who could wrestler with anybody, and he has proven it over the past few years, so this will be a great one. I think that it is Ziggler’s time to shine. I am not sure when he will cash in his contract, but I think he wins the match tonight.

Intercontinental Championship Match, The Miz, vs. Rey Mysterio, vs. Sin Cara, vs. Cody Rhodes: I feel like the Miz will retain his title. I think that none of the other challengers have stepped up and staked their claim as being ready to be the IC champ. So I will say the Miz retains in a semi entertaining match.

World Heavyweight Champion Match, Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio: I feel like this is the 3rd blog in a row that I talked about a World title match between these two. I will give it a few more sentences, but that’s it. If they fight at the next ppv, I will not put it in my blog. I think Sheamus will win this one, but I am not 100% sure. They may finally let Alberto fulfill his destiny and win the title. All and all, I don’t care; I just don’t want to see them fight again.

WWE Championship Match, CM Punk vs. John Cena: This one will be difficult to call. I think this will be the match of the night. I am thinking that they will not put the belt back on Cena for an 11th time, but I am really tired of Punk holding the title. The ppv is in Cena’s hometown of Boston. He had a title match there, when he came back from injured, and won the world title. And of course last year Punk won the title in his hometown of Chicago. So as you can see I am a little stumped by this one. I will say that tonight Punk will retain the title, and everyone will have to admit that punk is the best in the world (which I don’t think he is).

Alright guys, these are my predictions, let me know what you think.

Never thought I would say this, but YES

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So as I was watching wrestling for the past few weeks something was brought to my attention. When WWE announced that RAW would become a 3 hour program I was hoping that it would mean that there would be more wrestling and a little less entertainment. Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand why they do it, but I would just like to see more wrestling. This is a wrestling show by the way.

So far this has not been the case. There have been endless replays of what happened last week on RAW, or SmackDown, what happened at the last ppv, what someone has put on one of the many social sites that they are a part of, and many other things. I know you think that what has been happening would not be good for me to watch, but I have to admit, with what they have been doing lately, I have been entertained.

Let’s look at what they have done lately. Kane and Daniel Bryan have been going to “anger management.” Now as I heard they were going to have these segments, I thought “oh no, not another one of these”, but I watched anyway. When I started watching, I was intrigued, for some reason. I am not really sure why.

Anyway, after the anger management segment, they came out to the ring, and had to hug. Now I was thinking to myself, “How in the world could they make this work, on TV no less”. Now, I have to admit, in this 5-10 minute segment, I was glued to the TV. They had these two grown men, both former world champions, and instead of me wanting to turn the channel, I could not stop watching. They both were trying to hug, and it was amazing. I don’t think they could have sold the fact that they didn’t want to hug more than they did. 1st they chest bumped, then as one person came in for a hug, the other did not hug, and he would complain to the ref. So then the other one would go in for a hug, and the other one would not hug back. Then they did hug, and they looked like they were going to become good friends, but they hit each other, and went on to beat the crap out of each other.

I never thought I would be the one who was happy about this because truthfully, I wish they would have more wrestling, more up and comers, more replays of actual matches and not just segments from other shows, but this was fantastic. They could not have done better. If WWE keeps this up, then I think that the 3 hour time slot may work for them.

PS: Coming up this week, my “Night of Champions” PPV picks.

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SummerSlam Prediction

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So tonight is SummerSlam. And as you all know, it is prediction time. So here we go.

United States Championship Match, Santino Marella vs. Antonio Cesaro: Yes, exactly, I have no idea who these people are also. I will try to give this match some of the respect it deserves; I mean it is for the US title. Since this Antonio Cesaro has beaten Santino a few times, and Santino has been the champion for a while now, I think Cesaro will win the title (much to the chagrin of my wife).

WWE Tag Team Championship Match, Kofi Kingston & R-Truth vs. The Prime Time Players: This has been a pretty entertaining rivalry lately. Prime Time has been getting the best of Kofi and R-Truth, and it looks like the Players are going to win the titles. Not so fast my friends…….naw just kidding, the players will win the belts. They are actually a good team, and they will have a pretty good run with the titles.

Intercontinental Championship Match, The Miz vs. Rey Mysterio: The Miz just won the belt at RAW 1000. He has been gone for a long time doing a movie, and I think this will be his time to be a major player on RAW. With that said, I don’t see him losing the belt tonight. I know Rey just came back from a long layoff (injury) also, but I still think Miz will retain the title.

Kane vs. Daniel Bryan:Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler: I don’t know about you guys, but this match is one that I am really looking forward to. You guys know I think Dolph is the future of WWE. I think he can do almost everything (he is not great on the mic, but that is what Vickie is there for). And I loved the Chris Jericho who was dressed in suits, and came out and insulted the fans. I have never been much of a fan of Y2J. That being said I think this match is going to steal the show. I think Dolph will take this match.

World Heavyweight Championship, Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio: I feel like this was a fall back match. I don’t know what they were doing with suspending the match, saying Sheamus would not wrestle, then him coming out, and now he is wrestling. I don’t get any of this, but hey maybe there is a reason for it. So my prediction for this match is that Sheamus will get beat up throughout most of it, but will work his way back, and he will retain the title.

WWE Championship, CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. The Big Show: I really want to see this match. There has been great build up to this match. Punk beat up the Rock at RAW 1000, and on the next episode, he told everyone exactly why he did it; because the WWE champion should be in the spotlight on RAW. I could not agree more with him on that. So now he is a heel and he is making sure that the WWE Championship is getting its spotlight. With that said, on to the match. As much as I would love to see a brand new WWE Champion, I don’t see either of these guys beating Punk. I guess if it were going to be one of the challengers, I think it would be the Big Show. I can’t see why Cena would win tonight, and not at RAW 1000. So I think Punk wins tonight.

Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar: This match has gotten very personal. I am sure Brock has been gone so long to get back into the mentality of wrestling, and Triple H has gotten back into shape. This is going to be a phenomenal match. There is one part of me that thinks that Triple H has to win this match because Brock is the bully, and bullies have to be put in their place. But there is another part of me that thinks Brock may be in beast mode, and he may destroy Triple H. So what am I going to go with as my prediction? I am going to say Triple H will pull off the victory, but he will get beat up real bad.

Okay people, there are my predictions. What do you think? Leave a message on here and let me know what you think, and/or what your predictions are. Thanks for reading.
Oh wait wait wait……..one more thing. I bet that after the hard fought World title match, I am 90% certain Dolph Ziggler will cash in his “Money in the Bank” contract, and win the title.


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So after a whole year, I like the rest of you, agree with Punk.

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So I was watching wrestling this week. I must say I have enjoyed watching wrestling for the past few weeks, at least in the WWE. I know you think I am a sellout, but they are offering the best value as of now. When Ring of Honor comes to TV, or when TNA actually gets better then I will keep my eyes open for them, but until that time, I will continue to talk about WWE. Any who, I saw something this past week that I thought I would never see. I saw something that made me agree with CM Punk. As you all well know, I am nowhere near a fan of this “outspoken” CM Punk, who everyone else fell in love with, but he said something that made so much sense, and is what I have been saying for a long time.

At the end of RAW’s 1000th episode Punk hit the Rock with a clothesline, his finishing move, and the “Go to Sleep”. On this Monday’s episode, he explained that RAW 1000 ended the way every episode of RAW should end, with the spotlight on the WWE Champion. And I totally agree.

Back in its heyday, the late 90’s and early 2000’s, every episode of RAW revolved around the Championship. I remember when I started watching RAW on a weekly basis that was always the case. It was normal at the beginning for the champion to come out, and basically set the show up.

The champ would come out, and if he was a face, he would tell his next opponent that he was ready to fight him and defend his title at any time. It was up to his opponent to try to get the champ to lose the title somehow. If the champ is a heel, maybe the #1 contender would come to the ring and call out the champ. Then the heel would either come up with excuses on why he can’t fight the face contender, or if he is a big bad heel champ, like Brock Lesnar or Mark Henry, he would dominate some smaller guys until he was matched up against someone his same size, or someone not afraid of him.

But the entire time, it was all about the title. This gave the title so much more meaning. Even after the brand extension, where they made 2 different world champs, on either show they made the title the most important thing on the show by making them the headliners of the night. Kind of like a concert, they put the main guy on last. That is the same way they used to do the titles. For some reason they have moved way from doing that, sometimes even making the champ come on as the opening match of the night. So having Punk come out and restore the prestige to the WWE title, is something I have hoped for for a very long time.

I know that a lot of you all have been in love with Punk for over a year, since he had his pipe bomb where he “spoke his mind” about everything in WWE from the word wrestler to the chairman of the board himself. Me, I have not been one of those. I remember when he was a mid-card guy. I remember when he was the world champ, and no one cared. So it was shocking to me that the same boring wrestler, who none of you cared about, all of a sudden became the new darling. But now I think we are all on the same page. As long as Punk is the WWE Champion, I have no problem with him being the main attraction.


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RAW 1000

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Tonight is the 1000th episode of RAW. I cannot believe it either. In case you didn’t not know, tonight’s main event is between John Cena, and CM Punk, for the WWE Championship. With that said, tonight seems like a Pay per View. And because of that, I am going to write a preview blog to go along with it. Since I don’t know everything that is going to happen tonight, I will only talk about the things that have been advertised which are also what is on the website, the title match, Brock Lesnar’s response to Triple H about Summer Slam, and the wedding between Daniel Bryan, and AJ.

The Wedding: There have been a few weddings in the WWE, and I can’t remember one that has gone off without a hitch, so I am going to say that tonight there will be something that interrupts this “wedding”. Kane has interrupted a wedding before (between Edge and Lita), so I doubt it will be him. So I am thinking that maybe CM Punk, will stop the wedding and have AJ run off with him. But I could also see AJ realizing Bryan was using her, and her walking away leaving him at the altar. So my prediction is that this wedding will not happen.

The Challenge: Triple H has asked Brock Lesnar for a match at Summer Slam. We have not seen Brock since he “broke” his arm. Since then Brock has sued Triple H and WWE for breach of contract, and because of that, Triple H has asked for them to settle it in the ring, instead of in the court room. I see Brock Lesnar coming out (hopefully looking in better shape than he did a few months ago), and F5ing Triple H, and then saying he accepts his challenge. There is no way that this will not happen, and if both men have been training for it, which I think they have, then I think this will be a great match at Summer Slam.

WWE Championship: John Cena is cashing in his “Money in the Bank” guaranteed title contract, tonight. He is only the 2nd person to challenge a champion, and give him notice. It was a big surprise to me when Cena won the Money in the Bank, so of course you (as well as I) were thinking that this meant Cena will once again be the champion. Well I am not sure. Think about it. Eventually the Royal Rumble winner was not a lock to win the Title at Mania. In the 1st 15 years after the Rumble winner became the #1 contender, that wrestler (or wrestlers in some cases) was 12-3. That is a great number. Makes me want to win the Rumble. But in the last 5 years, the Rumble winner is only 1-4. That is terrible. You don’t know if the rumble winner will win the title. I say all of that to say that the MIB winner is 10-0 when cashing it in, but most times (all except one before tonight) that is normally after the champ has had a grueling match. So I predict, that we will see a 1st, John Cena will cash in the Money in the Bank contract, but will not win the title.

Ok guys, so these are my picks. I know that they seem a little off, but I am thinking outside the box on this one. I will be watching, as will you, so if you have a questions or comments hit me back. Oh yeah Congratulations WWE on 1000 episodes, and good luck on 1000 more.


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