Bleacher Report - Articles by Jonathan Christian

Top 10 Worst WWE World Champions of all Time

Jonathan Christian — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:29:13 -0500

This is in order of the top 10 worst WWE Champions of all time. I think these guys also made the title belt change. I mean, what if this person never became WWE Champion then how would WWE be today? Better? Worse? The same?

Well anyway, here are the top 10 worst WWE Champions who should never have been WWE Champion or shouldn't have won it many times.

10. Sycho Sid

He is not really in my eyes main event material. He could have won the WWE Title once, but after that no more. He could have been involved in stints for the WWE Title but have someone else win it.

Sycho Sid was an overrated powerhouse and who had multiple bad matches. This guy was not a true WWE Champion.

9. Yokozuna

Okay, this guy did have good matches, but it still doesn't change the fact he is one of the least favorite former World Champions. He was liked by the fans, but still was not a top former WWE Champ.

8. Chris Jericho

Despite being a great athlete, let's face it, fans change the channel whenever Chris Jericho is the World Champ nowadays.

7. Vince McMahon

Whoever said the Boss cant participate in matches?Yeah Uh! nobody so Vince put himself in a match, which kinda makes him one of the worst WWE Champions ever.

He didn't completely earn his spot but put himself there...besides, who is going to tell this man no...unless if you want to be fired!

6. JBL

I hate the fact that Ted DiBiase (The Million Dollar Man, not the current Ted DiBiase) was never given a WWE Title belt and JBL was.

I mean, JBL was at his best on Smackdown as WWE Champion, but then again, the odd push of a former APA Tag Team beer drinking Hardcore and Tag Team Title guy is odd.

5. Kane

Kane is not a bad wrestler, but the reason why the Big Red Monster made the list is because of how long he kept the belt. He should have kept the belt at least six months (notice the number 6 means evil and could connect perfectly).

Kane wasn't a bad champion in his less then 24 hours of fame as WWE Champion. Kane could have been better even if he held the title for a month.

4. Ultimate Warrior

He was probably one of the most hated WWE Champions ever. He didn't deserve any WWE Title gold, period.

3. Goldberg

He is one of the worst for many reasons, this was during the time he practically got buried in WWE (if you wonder why Sting won't join WWE, just look at Goldberg's career in WWE).

He held the title for a while, but this was the start of his major downfall and destruction of a once-huge reputation.

2. John Cena

He may be athletic, he may be popular, but he doesn't really get over with most as WWE Champion, he has held it so many times already, and if he continues at this rate, he may even get close to Ric Flair's record of 16 World Titles (oh God, I sure hope not).

1.The Great Khali

Everybody knew Khali was planned to be World champ, but putting him as World Champ just made problems. The fans weren't into him at all as World Champ. Thank God his title reign didn't last long.

What Does It Truly Take to Be The Best In WWE?

Jonathan Christian — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:39 -0500

WWE has held down great talent and even released a potential main eventer Lance Cade recently. The problem with this is as they release main eventers...where are the new ones coming from?

Nowadays it seems we are seeing the same people get WWE Title shots. But back then when the World Heavyweight Title was first introduced, the likes of Bubba Ray Dudley and then mid card Rob Van Dam had a shot at it. They also had some major mid card and even low card having chances at the belt during the attitude era.

But now it seems WWE doesn't let great athletes such as Charlie Haas (who could make good rivalries),Shelton Benjamin (kinda being held down in a way),They also have a great main event potential in current ECW Star Elijah Burke.

WWE has done a great job on Smackdown giving a then low card Brian Kendrick a shot at WWE Gold. That's what WWE needs more of,hard hitting story lines where the low card makes a major upset but there is a loophole somehow in his win and he only keeps it for less then a minute. If WWE can do that WWE will be heading back to their old roots "Anything can Happen in WWE."

While I am on that, it's been a long time since I heard that quote, they really don't use it that often like they used to. But if WWE wants to truly make a bang and truly wants to bring attitude back to the industry how about there is no limits to WWE Title and World Heavyweight Title anybody can get it, during the week it's a mid card or jobber, and Pay-Per-View it is whoever is number one contender.

If WWE can do this, WWE may get some old fans back.

What Is Next For The Intercontinental Title on Monday Night RAW?

Jonathan Christian — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:43:29 -0500

With Santino Marella as the current title holder (sadly enough), and him being in a storyline where he tries to top Honky Tonk Man's record title reign length of 64 weeks, this is an opening for a perfect storyline with the current World Tag Team Champions.

It could be a case of struggle within partners. Kofi Kingston and CM Punk can truly have a great rivalry to prove why they are the future of WWE.

What should happen is CM Punk becomes Intercontinental Champion (thus ending the Honk O' Meter), and the jealous friend which Kofi then becomes is hostile about Punk's success and decides to do all he can to be Intercontinental Champion.

At first it's just a friendly rivalry, but then it's significant by causing them to lose the World Tag Team Titles (I prefer they lose to Cryme Tyme).

CM Punk and Kofi should go back and forth to make the matches are unpredictable, but the rivalry should last through two pay-per-views at most.

If WWE could do this, the Intercontinental Championship will gain its super stature again and make up for the two times Santino Marella has been champion.

JBL Finding No Success on RAW

Jonathan Christian — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:49:07 -0400

JBL hasn't had much of a close role toward World Title gold against CM Punk, his defeat was almost predictable after his first loss against Punk.

JBL is finding no success and it seems him not being commentator is causing problems (such as ECW original Tazz being moved to Smackdown).

JBL could have made an interesting team with Jim Ross. JBL was at his best with his Cabinet as WWE Champion in his one-year reign, he was at his best, but now he is basically an overgloried jobber—if you seen his matches you will know exactly what i am talking about.

JBL was good on Smackdown as a top heel, but it seems after the U.S Title reign ended JBL left the ring and got out of shape badly, worse then he was before. He should have stuck with commentating instead of being a main event jobber on RAW.

JBL's time in the ring should be over, I think he is dry and useless space on RAW. They can develop new stars for main event status like trying to develop Lance Cade for main event with Chris Jericho by his side—anything but JBL competing on RAW.

The Possibility of a New Dennis Rodman Could Be a Nightmare for the NBA

Jonathan Christian — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:25:21 -0400

Dennis Rodman is known for being the 6'8" dynamo, but not much of an all-star. Let's just say he was an unpredictable player!

He would play the game, but might decide to rough up opponents and get in their face a little. Rodman was known for picking fights with others and bringing a bad taste to Michael Jordan's mouth, too.

Rodman seemed to find a way to make himself known to the crowd despite not being much of a shooter (he was a horrible free-throw shooter, contributing to the fact he scored fewer than 10 points per game most of the time). He picked fights and was known for his unusual sense of style, hair color, and hardcore attitude on the court.

The reason why I ask if there will be another player who will be known as the next Dennis Rodman, which would be the biggest insult to any NBA player ever, is because other comparisons between present and past players exist, too.

LeBron James has been described on occasion as the next Jordan. Current Boston Celtics player Glen "Big Baby" Davis has been known to be the next Shaquille O'Neal (or "Baby Shaq," at least). Nate Robinson is inching closer and closer to becoming the next Spud Webb.

So the reason why I say this is because new players can be influenced by past players.

So will this infamous player have a seed in another new player to come? Let's hope not; this guy was too much to handle during his time! Lets just hope and pray that there will be only one Dennis Rodman.

Tim Duncan: The Best Player in the NBA?

Jonathan Christian — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:13:03 -0400

Tim Duncan has spent all his years in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, where he and former NBA player David Robinson have found success.

Duncan uses the glass better then anybody in the NBA. He is known for shooting the ball and leaving the crowd in shock with the backboard shots from different angles of the court. Tim is also known for his amazing three-point shot.

Standing at 6'11" and weighing nearly 260 pounds, Duncan is very humble about his accomplishments and seems to love what he does. Duncan learned early on how to use the glass, during his days in Wake Forest. That strategy may have just made Duncan arguably the best player in the NBA today.

Most people may argue with this a little, citing other terrific ball players like Kobe Bryant (who scored over 80 points in one game) and LeBron James (a sick slam-dunk highlight reel), or others such as Steve Nash and Tracy McGrady.

Whether or not Tim Duncan is the best player in the NBA, there is no denying the fact he can use the glass even better than point guard Steve Nash.

TNA Impact Makes a Rough Video Game Debut

Jonathan Christian — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:45:32 -0400

TNA Impact has been known for growing and being noticed by people. But it seems this game was rushed too quick.

The entrances remind me of WWE's video game for playstation 1 WWE Smackdown 2 Know Your Role. I think it's ridiculous to cut the entrances off like that.

The storyline also seems fairly boring too. The game has no more than 25 superstars on the game, with very little to no moves. On top of all that, you can't play as your favorite TNA star for story mode—you have to create the star and use him through a process.

The thing that might blow fans off is the fact there possibly is no Robert Roode in the game, and also no TNA knockouts as of right now. This game seems like they spent too much time bringing hype to it and no time working on it.

The graphics are understandable and very good.

The weapons seem to be little to none—I even heard you can't crash your opponents through a table on here (great! now how am i supposed to use Team 3D?).

If Midway wants to make a big comeback for next year's game, I suggest little talking and a little more video game making and more concentration and try to put the whole roster on the game. The thing is, TNA has no excuse to be missing this many stars—they should have 40-50 stars in the game to make the game a success and make the entrance FULL!

As for TNA Impact, I suggest you don't waste your money. This TNA game is not worth your 45 bucks! Save your money people, and do not buy this game. Much like the TNA Event, this game is not worth paying for.

So if you are smart, you won't buy this game. TNA Impact is not the game for you. WWE Raw Vs Smackdown 2009 is the game to buy! Raw Vs Smackdown 2009 is worth every penny you pay.

WWE Raw Vs Smackdown 2009 the Best Edition Yet

Jonathan Christian — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:31:51 -0400

This Video game has been criticized when people first heard about the theme of the game being Tag Team-based. But once people saw the demo, which was very noticeable for the new "Hot Tag" feature and "Blind Tag" features, as well as the new bone crushing double team finishers.

This game may be the big debut for Kofi Kingston, Beth Phoenix, Cody Rhodes, and Ted Dibiase too. This game will probably be the best for many new twists to it.

The new, first-time-ever Inferno match got people talking. This match not only lets you fight in the match, they also let the heat flow while you do high impact moves and the degrees can go up as far as over 550 degrees!

Man, if you ask me, that is one hot feature! There may be more development story on that later possibly with Kane.

Since this feature was revealed, could the Punjabi Prison match debut too?

Prior to all this, they finally improved the backstage attack. You can finally attack in the locker room. Also, you are able to attack after a match and keep on attacking with the bell ringing.

The new Create-a-Finisher is also a killer improvement. You can now make the most powerful signature move to never be made in WWE. Yes all you Petey William fans out there, you can finally make the Canadian Destroyer, and to all you old CM Punk fans, you can make a new-and-improved Pepsi Plunge.

Also the little adjustment that has been taken under notice is the entrances. More realistic now, CM Punk comes out with his shirt, and Kennedy comes out with his shirt. Sounds sweet huh?

To the millions and millions of Rock fans out there, I am sorry to say this, but The Rock might possibly not be in the game as a legend (this is going to be the first game The Rock will not appear in). The reason being that The Rock's actions taken after the Hall of Fame ceremony and because they want 10 fresh legends to never be put on the game.

The rumored goal for THQ and Yukes to hit is 70 wrestlers. Sounds good huh? This might be the debut of many new wrestlers and excitement of WWE Fans all over the world as they control more than they ever have before. This game is cooking up anticipation to not only me, but lots of others over the Internet too.

This game is finally making the Superstar Countdown on IGN.com to finally announce ALL the roster, and reveal the first superstar of the amazing countdown. Be sure to stay tuned on IGN.com for the annual Smackdown Countdown.

Kane: The Big Red Political Machine

Jonathan Christian — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:08:41 -0400

Kane is known as the monster and a psycho along the ring. He is known for being in many main events and bringing fire with him wherever he is.

But little do people know is that Kane has a love for politics, and he has showed up in New Hampshire in the past to express his political views. He has made appearances to other political events too.

Kane is probably best known outside of the ring without the makeup or ring gimmick making a political promotion for who he is wishing to elect for congress.

So Kane is a prime example of that you never know what a WWE Superstar does outside of the ring—Kane is one of the nicest, smartest superstars you will ever meet.

Yao Ming's Legacy: True All-Star or Injury-Prone Pine-Rider?

Jonathan Christian — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:55:49 -0400

The 7'6" phenom known as Yao Ming has made a good name for himself for his debut blocking Shaquille O'Neal's shot and for improving really fast.

Ming had a not-so-impressive 2007-08 season as he was injured, but was able to attend the Olympics in China this year. Even then he was benched for a game during the opening round, which disappointed many people in the arena and those watching on TV.

Ming has problems with his knees due to his super-human size. The big question is whether he can continue a decent career or become a constant on the injured reserve, only playing fewer than 10 games each season.

An impressive shooter for his size, Ming can shoot the mid-range jumper and isn't afraid to bring it in the post to dominate with his size. He's very tough, averaging around 20 points per game every year. Ming may be a good player, but—by the looks of things, NBA Fans, and, more importantly, Yao Ming—fans may not see him compete as much due to the frequent injuries.

Ming is primed to play next season; we will see how long he can go without succumbing to another injury. Hopefully for Rockets fans, Yao can go almost all the way and make at least 70 games.

Mike Adamle Continues Run As Worst Commentator Ever

Jonathan Christian — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:05:33 -0400

Mike Adamle continues, for consecutive weeks, to be known as a decent RAW GM but a horrific speaker.

He is already known to fans as the Worst Commentator In History, but ever since he first became GM on RAW he continues to read from a script with his glasses on, which is the source of the host of boos Adamle gets week after week.

The question is, How long will Adamle continue to do this until fans finally have had enough of him? He refers to his script too often. He is horrific because he seems to have little to no knowledge of WWE or wrestling in general.

Hornswoggle Facing Criticism for Face Change

Jonathan Christian — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:43:05 -0400

Hornswoggle has faced great criticism from WWE Fans since his unwanted Face turn. Hornswoggle was a killer heel with Finlay, flicking camera men off while getting out from under the ring. He also made a killer heel because he was much like Finlay with a nasty attitude.

Ever since the face turn, he made Finlay go soft on ECW when he is supposed to be a heel on Friday nights and competing against Matt Hardy for the U.S. Title belt. Finlay has also been known to Hornswoggle as "Dad".

Hornswoggle is now known as a waste of space to the WWE Roster, and he was a better heel than he is a face. I think it's true too. If WWE wants Hornswoggle to look good, they should make a Matt Hardy and Finlay rivalry to at least make this father and son duo killer heels, just like they were on Friday Night Smackdown.

Brock Lesnar Back to WWE—Or Debuting in TNA?

Jonathan Christian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:10:57 -0400

Brock Lesnar is currently involved in MMA, in which his success is well-balanced from little to none. Lesnar was probably best known for being WWE Champion, shooting from Rookie with Paul Heyman and beating down The Hardys to beating The Rock and Undertaker and having a terrific rivalry with current TNA star Kurt Angle.

Lesnar stated after his first MMA win that he is "waiting for the company that brings money to the table." So clearly, his objective is to wrestle, but wrestle for money...Big money! Lesnar had a good deal in WWE by nearly dominating everyone, including a young John Cena, during a Pay-Per-View for the WWE Title belt.

Kurt Angle and Lesnar have good chemistry and are good friends, which resulted in Angle bringing the Smackdown roof down with good wrestling matches (not including the infamous Shooting Star Press incident done at Wrestlemania).

But Lesnar and Angle are known to be good friends, and in the public during interviews on the subject, Lesnar gives the benefit of the doubt and makes himself look like the World's most dangerous athlete alive. Angle even went as far as building up broken hype for Lesnar to come to TNA before his match against Frank Mir (which Lesnar lost by submission).

If Lesnar goes to WWE, he is given freedom to stretch and extended with multiple stars. If he heads to TNA, he may make some good rivalries with competition Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle.

There was also excitement on Angle's part of what could possibly be a first time ever Sting vs. Brock Lesnar rivalry, Old School vs. New School. This rivalry has been anticipated, especially after a Kurt Angle and Samoa Joe rivalry.

Lesnar is still involved with MMA, and obviously not digging the pay—so the question is, Who will take the move first, the powerful empire of WWE, paying Lesnar $1 million a year—or TNA, struggling to keep the mega star happy?

Will Candice Michelle Leave WWE for TNA?

Jonathan Christian — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:23:38 -0400

Candice Michelle has been gone for a good while now since her last match. She seems to be injury prone and danger prone when in the ring.

The onetime Women's Champion may have been given a push to the top at TNA, because her current gimmick concentrates on looks and TNA's objective is to get her as the leader of The current TNA Team called The Beautiful People.

TNA may be making gestures to make Candice the top of the TNA Knockout Division. Michelle has always been known as a jobber for women and major showman for fans, as well as eye-candy.

She might just go to TNA following other current TNA stars Christian Cage, Rhino, Booker T., Kurt Angle, Team 3D, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, etc.

Michelle has only been put in a stable situation in a similar team to what TNA has in the Beautiful People. She teamed with Torrie Wilson and Victoria, in which Michelle was the leader of the team with little success other than humiliating opponents who fight against her.

Candice might go to TNA to make it to the top and rival with Taylor Wilde, current Knockout Champion, and become Knockout Champion herself. If Michelle gets released or requests a leave from WWE, you can almost be sure the team of Beautiful People will be given a leader—most likely will be Candice Michelle.

It can happen soon, but once again it's just a rumor, one that will definitely help Candice Michelle's downward career and bring it upward.

The Results of Kane's Storyline Left WWE Fans Unhappy

Jonathan Christian — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:08:28 -0400

I know I'm not the only fan who was looking forward to Kane pulling out the old trademark Red and Black mask he used from his debut. Instead of Kane pulling out the Red and Black mask, he didn't pull out his mask at all. It ended up being Rey Mysterio's mask being pulled out by Kane. It looks as if WWE is trying to pull the plug on these storylines to give them ironic twists but this is beyond weird.

Rey Mysterio has been in and out of injury, which might lead to him leaving WWE. Rey Mysterio and Kane never had a formal storyline plot except during The "May 19th" Storyline where Kane attacked Rey Mysterio AND JBL. That was really the only time Rey and Kane had a stint against each other.

Kane and Rey teamed up a few times as seen in the picture. This was pretty recent after the May 19th storyline when Kane was an official member of the Smackdown roster.

This storyline has taken a major downward spiral for the worse; let's just hope this is a cruel sick joke being played by WWE right now. Lots of fans last night took a big gasp of shock as Kane pulled out Rey Mysterio's mask, and Kane looked at it and laughed. Could this result in a Kane and Rey Mysterio stint!? Will we see an unmasked Rey Mysterio now wrestling on RAW!?

Is this a storyline that fans are not going to predict and see what will happen? Because according to most WWE fans, they were disappointed because the RAW Spoilers on numerous websites were false, and fans can't wait to see what will happen with the storyline turn out.

There is prediction due to Mysterio being un-happy being on RAW and injury prone that his career might be dead, and maybe they are connecting Kane to it to make the storyline more extreme to tell fans that Rey is at the end of his career in WWE.

It may be that or it may be because WWE didn't want to make it so obvious. One way or another, WWE left lots of fans disappointed with the results of the storyline of Kane pulling Rey Mysterio's mask out of his bag.

Stay tuned next week on RAW to find out this odd storyline result and see the outcome of Kane revealing Rey Mysterio's mask to the world.