How Are WWE Superstars Like MLB Teams?

Jericho is one of the finest wrestlers to ever grace the squared circle. He is exceptional on the mic as well. So why is it that he hasn't won more championships? The same question can be posed to the Angels. They have been a talented organization for the past few years, yet they only a championship in 2002. They are talented enough to win a second championship this year, so maybe they can secure a second one.

Shelton Benjamin: Los Angeles Dodgers

Here is a team with so much potential, so much star power year in and year out. They usually have what it takes to be championship caliber but that doesn't automatically make them a champion.

The Dodgers picked up Manny Ramirez this year and may actually reach the place many have felt they should have been a long time ago. Benjamin is in the middle of a wonderful push right now and it's about time. The man who Jim Ross has called the best pure athlete in the WWE has so much potential yet he's always stuck in the mid-card area.

Batista: Boston Red Sox

Now please don't bash me Sox nation. The reason why I chose "The Animal" is because do we all remember when Batista first broke in to the profession? How green he was. Go back to OVW and look at his days as Leviathan. Even greener.

Yet, here is a man who was able to improve tremendously and eventually capture gold. The Sox broke their curse and have never looked back since. Now we can expect to see both hanging somewhere around the title picture.

Matt Hardy: Chicago White Sox

What does the older Hardy have in common with the Southsiders? Well, if you know about the White Sox then you know about their manager, Ozzie Guillen. There's a passionate man if you've never known one. Matt has that passion and love for the sport as well. They also have that inability to control their emotions as well (heck, through in A.J. Pierzynski as well). Remember the whole Matt/Lita/Edge triangle?

Mark Henry: Milwaukee Brewers

Henry has been around for so long. He's bounced around from show to show, faction to faction, getting in the spotlight only to fall out of it soon after. Before this season the Brew Crew haven't made it to the playoffs since 1982. The "Silverback" was finally able to capture the gold a few months back and it was fitting with the mass improvement he has done.

The Brewers have had the potential for a few seasons now but somehow always seemed to regress when the big time came. We'll see if the addition of C.C. Sabathia will bring success like Tony Atlas' addition did to Henry.

The Great Khali: Pittsburgh Pirates

I just had to put my old favorites here. The Pirates have become a laughing stock of the baseball community. Though the Pirates use to be talented, Khali never was but he's also a topic of ridicule within his community (and I'm not talking about India).

Rey Mysterio: Minnesota Twins

Little Rey Rey is the scrappy underdog always on the brink but probably won't be attaining the highest championship glory for a while. The Twins are that scrappy, talented ballclub. They don't have a big payroll, they don't have necessarily huge household names, yet they seem to always hang around the top.

Tommy Dreamer: Baltimore Orioles

The Orioles have an impressive history. They seem to have been around forever and have some high profile Hall of Famers to their credit. For the last few years though this team has not excelled and made it to the show. Dreamer is the godfather of ECW and as much as his die-hard fans would love to see him involved more and get another title run, it really doesn't look like it is going to happen.

I can go on and on, but I'll save the rest for another day. But what do you think? Feel free to agree or disagree and counteract.

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