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I haven't written a piece on wrestling in a while and I saw it fitting that the next one I did also involved another "sports" love of mine: baseball...

How Are WWE Superstars Like MLB Teams?

by Shane H. (Senior Writer)

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October 01, 2008


I haven't written a piece on wrestling in a while and I saw it fitting that the next one I did also involved another "sports" love of mine: baseball. The playoffs just started in baseball and it got me to thinking, "Which MLB team is a representation of the WWE superstars?" So I compiled this list but for this submission I will only involve those teams currently in the baseball postseason and a few notable teams who aren't.

Triple H: NY Yankees

It is only fitting I start with the Bronx Bombers despite them being home at this time. The Yankees have won the most championships in baseball and which current WWE superstar has won more titles than HHH? Now this comparison would definitely go to Ric Flair but Naitch is no longer in the WWE and he wasn't going to be winning a world title anytime soon in my opinion.

Trips is the champion for the 12th time right now and just like the Yankees, when he is not champ, you know it's only a matter of time before he gets back into the picture.

Evan Bourne: Tampa Bay Rays

He came out of nowhere (for those who did not know him as Matt Sydal) and shocked the WWE world much like the current Rays did to the baseball nation. Will they ever be able to grab championship gold? That remains to be seen but they both have their respective worlds talking.

John Cena: Philadelphia Phillies

The fans in Philadelphia make this an ideal choice. Cena has tons of fans who cheer for him and then they can quickly turn to jeers. If you've been to or watched a Phillies game you can easily see why I make the correlation. Both are talented in certain aspects yet also have their shortcomings. 

Jeff Hardy: Chicago Cubs

Ah, the lovable losers. The boys from Chi-town haven't won a World Series since before some of our grandparents were born. Both are tremendously popular no matter how many times they lose chasing the gold. There is always something that eventually stops the momentum whether it's a wellness policy or Steve Bartman. 

Both Hardy and Cubs fans wait with bated breath for the day they eventually break the "curse" and grab the gold.

CM Punk: Florida Marlins

Anybody remember that the Marlins have won two World Series? They won in 1997 and again in 2003. And after both wins the teams were basically dismantled, cheapening the victories.

Punk was and will forever be known as a transitional champion for his first title run. The way the WWE creative team took the title off of Punk was horrible, much like what the owners did to the fans of the fish. The only difference here is that Punk has more fans than the Marlins. I know this because I am a fan of both and have been to many Marlins' games seeing as how I live around the corner from the stadium.

Chris Jericho: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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  1. Jason Richmond 9 months ago

    Very good read! I enjoyed it!

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  2. Brent Tracy 9 months ago

    pretty good\. you should do this with football teams....

    here i'll get you started

    St. Louis Rams - Funaki. They both never seem to win

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      lol, oh so true. thanks for the comment. i was thinking of that last night after completing the piece. be sure to check around when I do do it. maybe this weekend when school's out.

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  3. Brian Livingston 9 months ago

    CM Punk is a Cubs fan. How could you compare him to the Florida Marlins...ouch.

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      i know, i know, but i'm a Fish Fanatic and I like Punk, had to give him to my team. nah, I would have liked to give Punk to the Cubs but Punk has won gold, the Cubs haven't in oh so long

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  4. jonas wakefield 9 months ago

    Hilarious. I loved this.

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  5. Jake McGinn 9 months ago

    i would say charlie haas would be a better comparison for the pittsburgh pirates rather then the great khali... cuz when u look at it haas is now being used as a joke in the wwe and the pirates are a joke in the mlb and when haas used to be partners with benjamin he also used to be very talented

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  6. Jeannine LeJeune 9 months ago

    You are so dead on with most of these and the ones that aren't dead on, are pretty close. Good post!

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  7. Rob K. 9 months ago

    How about:

    Brooklyn Brawler: Kansas City Royals - Both perennial losers (though the Royals seem to have the pieces in place for a run in the near future), and nobody can remember when either one was relevant. Barry Horowitz would also fit here, despite his kick a$$ "Hava Nagila" theme song

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      oh my god I use to love seeing Horowitz. Every week I would wonder if he would finally win. That is a great comparison. I'll keep that in mind if I run down the entire league.

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  8. Shane H. 9 months ago

    I just want to say thanks to all those who have read and responded. I didn't think I would get a piece that generated over 3000 readers and I just noticed that wrestlingunlimited.com even picked up the piece and put a link on their site. Thanks everybody.

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  9. Zach Levine 9 months ago

    Hey, excellent article. Loved the Bourne-Rays comparison. I'm trying to think of someone for the Mets. Perhaps MVP? Seems like he would go far yet never does

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      I kind of like that comparison of MVP and the Mets (even though MVP is Mr. 305 from Miami and the Mets are a division rival of the Marlins). Porter and the Mets are talented yet always seem to fall when they are close to the brink.

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  10. Alfonso M 9 months ago

    Great stuff, I live 20 mins from Dolphin Stadium and I too have attended many Marlins games. That was perfect, word per word, about CM Punk equalling the Marlins! Great Stuff cant wait for the next one neighbor.

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      hey neighbor. I live right off County Line Rd. so it is straight hell getting home after Dolphin games. Lol. thanks for the comment

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  11. Alfonso M 9 months ago

    Great stuff, I live 20 mins from Dolphin Stadium and I too have attended many Marlins games. That was perfect, word per word, about CM Punk equalling the Marlins! Great Stuff cant wait for the next one neighbor.

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  12. Yama Hazheer 9 months ago

    What about the SF Giants. Who compares to them?

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      Hmm, the Giants huh? Kane I'm thinking. They are kind of a veteran team far removed from their glory years but they still have some talented individuals. Kane can still have decent matches. They've been involved in controversy, Kane= Katie Vick angle, Giants= Barry Bonds. And both were a formidable force in the late 90s, early 2000s before falling off.

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    • Yama Hazheer 9 months ago

      Nice. Great work.

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  13. RICK BACKER 9 months ago

    Good Article ...The Red Sox should have been chris jericho he has the prestige hes been wrestling for years never won the heavy weigh title until the 2000's like the red sox with the world series but the guy has a long history in the wrestling business much like the red sox .... Heres one of the list ...
    Shawn Micheals : Atlanta Braves
    Always made the playoffs until last year and the braves were awesome in the mid to late 90's much like shawn Micheals

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      very true on the Boston part. I'm going to use the Shawn Michaels idea for part 2 if you don't mind. thanks for the comment

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  14. The Controversial Aaron LeGresley 9 months ago

    well you defenetley know your baseball and it was an interesting read atleast but you don't know your wrestling that well. The peole who boo cena are not his fans angry, they are people who hate john cena and he gets boo'd out every arena he's in. Also THE Brian Kendrick should have been the pick for those similarities for Tampa Bay Rays. aaand.......i guess in your opinion there is no greatest baseball team of all time or else you would have compared them to Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair and Stone Cold Steve Austin

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      Bourne is way more popular than Kendrick and is getting more national exposure. Hence why I chose him for the Rays. ESPN finally talked about the Rays this year and it wasn't b/c they suck. Kendrick is up and coming but not at Bourne's status, that's why I went there... I was going for current wrestlers which is why I excluded Flair and Austin. I did say I would have given Flair to the Yankees. But thanks for the input, I welcome them all

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  15. John Hall 9 months ago

    Its been a long time since I enjoyed reading something as much as this. I am a die hard fan of baseball and wrestling and never thought to do such comparisions. It's very creative stuff. Go Red Sox (and Batista, i guess)!

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  1. The Controversial Aaron LeGresley 9 months ago

    Well you definitely know your baseball and it was an interesting read at least, but I can't say that your any where near enough a wrestling expert to be writing this article. The people who boo John Cena are not his fans angry, they are people who hate John Cena insanely because he has no wrestling talent in any of the category's other then he is willing to work hard, and he gets boo'd out every arena he's in. Ask anybody in the business and that's what they'll tell you. Unless it's Scott Steiner, "Adam Bomb" or Hulk Hogan, who don't even count as wrestlers. Also THE Brian Kendrick should have been the pick for those similarities for Tampa Bay Rays. That kid came out of no where! Out of his shell like a rocket! He's a Fire Cracker! The next HUGE million dollar talent if WWE uses him right, which I doubt they will because since they changed the name to WWE signifying Vince McMahon's senile'ness, they can't do much of anything right. Kendrick is amazing in every category except his weight class, he needs to beef up and he'll have it made. I'm not saying start juicing because I don't agree with it. Also I guess in your opinion there is no greatest baseball team of all time or else you would have compared them to Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair and Stone Cold Steve Austin.

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      i'm a person who use to love Cena, the rap gimmick was funny and cool. but i can't stand the Cena that creative shoves down our throat now so i boo. this is the same with a few other people i talk to in the wrestling community... i said he's talented, i never said it was in the ring.

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  2. Michael Gutierrez 9 months ago

    this was a great read! the comparisons were near perfect! well done! what would be a good comparison for my D-Backs though? I cant think of anyone at the top of my head! well, anyways, i'll look forward to part 2!

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  3. Dan Ochoa 9 months ago

    hey man, nice article. I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan. How about for them? Maybe someone like MVP?

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  4. Corey Colgan 9 months ago

    Just letting you know, this article also got mentioned on ewrestlingnews.com, where I go for all my wrestling news. Nice to see that one can get recognized just for writing articles on this site.

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  5. Themayor ofawesometown 9 months ago

    Great article. Just one tiny problem. It's a common one too. Lots of people don't understand the definition of the phrase "transitional champion." Punk's reign ended in poor fashion but he wasn't a transitional champion.

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      well, i feel the WWE only used Punk and his MITB to get the title back to RAW because Smackdown had both world champs. but thanks for the input. greatly appreciated

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  6. Dewey Anderson 9 months ago

    Nice read (outside the Batista deal), my question is, does everybodies favorite MLB conartists, the Reds, get a comparison.

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  7. Jonathan Tischler 9 months ago

    Does Orton dethroning the man who ran roughshod over WWE (Cena) make him the Diamondbacks because they dethroned the dynasty of the Yankees?

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  8. Ronnie Bryce 9 months ago

    I'm gonna have to go with Edge as The Phillies though.
    Jut when you think there no going to make it or make a comeback thry surprise everyone.
    Edge and The Phillie are both workhorses and with the Phillies talen winning MVP 2 years in a row, Howard and Jimmy Rollins, it' an easy comparison to Edge.
    Everyone rant and raves about Triple H, rightfully o and Undertaker, and CM Punk, but like The Phillies talent, Ede has a hell of alot talent and the Phillies have the same and have been known as edgy for years.
    Does anyone remember The 1993 Phillies? They were all "the Dudes" John Kruk, Lenny Dykstra, and Darren Daulton, if anyone fit that look and bill it' Edge not John Cena.
    The gruffy blue collar hard working type.
    And lastly for my point, look no further then Philllies Outfielder Jason Werth.
    If you know who he is then you will agree he's a dead ringer for Edge.
    I mean spliting image could be twin brother image of Edge.
    So I gotta ay Edge is The Phillies seeing there's a player who looks just like him on he team, plus all the other stuff I mentioned.

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  9. Brett Crow 9 months ago

    That's a unique take on both subjects, but I like it. Good job man.

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  10. Andrew Platten 9 months ago

    Great Article... heres one for you The Toronto Blue Jays?

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  11. Mike 9 months ago

    Wow great read, just wanted to let you know that the article is also on Wrestlezone.com. Just to add to the list. I seems as though you weren't expecting all this response! Good for you it was intelligently written and many metaphors were dead on! Can the Montreal Expos be Jake the Snake Roberts because there is some history there but no one really cares any more!?!?!

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      well the expos no longer exist (lol), Roberts is no longer affiliated with the E, but I did put someone representing the Nationals in part 2

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  12. tony velazquez 9 months ago

    i just have to ask, what about the legendary Undertaker?????

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      Legendary is so true. There are so many diehard Taker fans, I don't want to do them any disservice. But I've been thinking. What's ur thoughts on the Deadman?

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    • Michael Oleszek 9 months ago

      I would say that the Undertaker is like the Oakland A's. Dominant in different decades with different styles.

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  13. matthew offermann 9 months ago

    hell yea HHH and the Yankees both powerful and beast

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  14. Kevin Barry 9 months ago

    I love it! Do the whole league and every professional sport. haha.

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  15. Justin Young 9 months ago

    Great article, loved the comparisons. Who would you compare the Mets to? It's hard to find someone in WWE that always seems to choke at the end.

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  1. Joe Burgett 9 months ago

    first off I am commenting because I want you to have an even 60 comments, second I love the comment about Jeff Hardy and the Cubs, it was right on the money. Always so close but can never get it done, and what a anwensedence that the Cubs are tanking in the playoffs and Jeff has a match that he could potentially lose Sunday, humm... Good, Great Article

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  2. Brandon Keener 9 months ago

    Sting = Texas Rangers, Both swing a bat pretty darn well. I know he appears in TNA but still just throwing the thought out there

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    • Shane H. 9 months ago

      yea that is true but i'm sticking with my original concept of just wwe talent. i did give someone to the rangers, check my second part to the topic. thanks for the comment

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  3. jose ramirez 9 months ago

    Nice article have me laughing with the khali comparasing..

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  4. Rachel Roth 9 months ago

    Absolutely a great read, excellent. But my poor Phillies got the short end of the stick.

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  5. Dave Backert 9 months ago

    As both an ECW and Baltimore O's fan, great comparison. The O's haven't won a World Series since I was 1, but the hardcore fans cheer them on year in, year out. We hope we can see the O's of yester-year, the same we the true ECW fans hope that one day we'll see the true ECW. I think I have a better chance of seeing the O's make the playoffs in my lifetime, though.

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  6. Adrian Staehle 2 months ago

    I love the comparison for shelton and the dodgers i would have said hbk but becasue he has won championshiip like the dodgers but i love it im going to read part 2 and 3

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  7. Leroy Watson 2 months ago

    I can see why you told me what you did about this one!! Those comparisons are spot on! Great read, and an even better concept.

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    • Shane H. 2 months ago

      Thanks for going back and looking at this one.

      The real reason why I loved this piece (other than the fact that wrestling sites picked it up) was the fact that this piece spawned so many spin-offs. I did WWE/NBA players, WWE/Fairy Tales, another writer in the WC did the same thing with WWE/MLB players (that wasn't cool), someone did WWE/NFL, WWE/Presidential Candidates, I've seen MMA/Super Heroes..

      I can pride myself knowing that I begun all of that.

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      • Leroy Watson 2 months ago

        What is the old saying? "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"?

        Definitely applies in this case. Thanks - I'm finding a brand new world here in your catalog. A lot to like!

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