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I have written just one article for the wrestling section because I have not had much to say with what has been going on in the WWE.
I don't want to write a gloomy forecast for our beloved World Wrestling Entertainment or dismiss all of its current inner workings. Nor shall I say I am tired of the insipid weekly broadcasts.
What good would this do me or you?
You see instead, I will highlight four WWE superstars who make the WWE something to watch week in and week out. Because of these four workers I sit and watch all three shows every week.
There is more than these four, but these are the few who excite me and probably some of you the most.
I take all things into account. On-screen persona and in-ring ability being the front runners for a successful performer. I like innovation and creative counters and seeing new things.
Let's begin.
Jack Swagger
I have yet to see the "All-American American" look bad in the ring. He can make boring performers look interesting. He mixes it up with every match. On Raw, this past week he took on John Cena who for all his charisma, flat lines in the ring.
Sure the little kids who rock their various Cena shirts mark out hard to him. And let's be honest the reason why the WWE gives so much air time to the likes of Cena and HHH is because the tikes in the audience will get their parents to buy them a plethora of wrestling-related products. That's at least the only conclusion I have come to.
Swagger and Cena put on a great match on Raw. It was the best match I had seen on Monday night for some time. I nearly flat lined, myself because of this great match that involved the most used and overrated WWE performer.
The match was great because of how well Swagger and Cena worked together. Swagger works every match the same with his counterpart. He just knows how to put on a great match no matter who the WWE puts in front of him.
Swagger also has a nice heel whiny appeal to him. He's so cocky which works great in any heel but becomes a baby when someone like Hornswoggle bother him. Not many heels win matches without the use of dirty tactics.
Jack plays fair ball for the most part. It is a breathe of fresh air to have the heel perform at a high enough level to not have to force his wins.
I have a high hope for "Swagga" and optimism that he continues down this well crafted path the WWE has built for him.
"The Gold Standard" Shelton Benjamin
The only other article I have written for this section was about Shelton. I love this guy. I could care less about most naysayers talking about his mic skills. How can one develop mic skills without a mic?
He is a rare talent.
Mic skills can be taught about as easily as a teen can create drama in their lives. It just takes a little effort. You ever notice how celebrities go onto talk shows and 95% of the time are interesting and have plenty to say? How well they speak?
This is because they have been taught. If 95 percent of them can learn how to approach a mic, then so can Shelton. Back him up with a good writer and the little gold stamped embryo becomes a full fledged super star.















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