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