Bleacher Report - Articles by Dub Sizzle

It Is Past Time For Batista to Exit and for Jack Swagger to Shine!

Dub Sizzle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:54:43 -0400

Batista Jack Swagger

6' 6" 6' 6"

290 Lbs. 263 Lbs.

Sit-down Powerbomb Gut-wrench Powerbomb

As you can see, the physical match up of these two men is very close. They are the same height. They have similar finishers.

Batista outweighs Swagger by a mere 27 pounds, but the main difference between the two, however, is that one can wrestle whereas the other cannot.

Jack Swagger is a two-time All-American amateur wrestler. He has worked long and hard to make it as a professional wrestler. Swagger has the God-given ability to put on an outstanding match with anyone at anytime.

Swagger has worked with some less than stellar talent and managed to turn what should have been a two-star match at best, into a three or four-star match.

The match he put on with Ricky Ortiz, for the No. 1 contendership to Matt Hardy's ECW title was a great match.

He has also put on great matches with John Cena and Tommy Dreamer—two men who are not known for pure wrestling ability. With Randy Orton, Triple H, and others, he could consistently put on five-star matches.

Batista, on the other hand, is nothing more than a body builder turned professional wrestler. I would go as far as to say Batista is the antithesis of everything Swagger has worked so hard for.

Much like Swagger, Batista is a big, powerful man. But where Swagger can make any match great, Batista needs a Jericho, Edge, Undertaker, Triple H, etc. to have a memorable match.

If they would work a trade, they could get Swagger to RAW.

I don't think Batista can go much longer with the injuries piling up. Swagger could be his last great feud since Swagger has the natural talent to have great matches with Batista.

What does Swagger get out of taking out one of RAW's top stars though?

A major main-event push and instant major heel heat for one. It's a chance to shine as a top star on a major brand and above all, he gets a chance to prove he really is the future of the business.

It is a win-win situation for both men. Batista gets to end his career on a high note, having some of the best matches of his career.

Swagger gets instant credibility as a main-event caliber performer, and becomes a WWE championship contender.

Come on WWE, allow Swagger to put the Animal out to pasture.

Fatal Four Way, Night Of Champions: The Results

Dub Sizzle — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:38:58 -0400

Ok, I would like to thank all who took part in my first and only participation-required article. Let's get right to the results, also in the event of a tie, the champ retains, thanks.

Match 1. winner Natalya.

Match 2. winner due to tie, Maryse is still champion.

Match 3 winner The Miz.

Match 4. winner Chris Jericho.

Match 5. winner due to a tie, the Colon's retain.

match 6. winner Jack Swagger.

match 7. winner C.M. Punk.

match 8. winner Randy Orton.

Thanks to all who took part, now I'm going back to not writing for a while.

Fatal Four Way, Night Of Champions, B/R Please Cast Your Vote

Dub Sizzle — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:42:47 -0400

Hello my fellow Bleacher Creatures, it has been a while since I have written anything on here. What i'm going to do is, list matches I would like to see, I have dubbed this as Fatal Four Way Night Of Champions.

I need all of you to vote the winner of each match and I will post the results at 10 p.m. tonight. Some of these matches are extreme, and the last one is of my own creation. I call it Bloodbath In Hell.

It is a Hell In The Cell, with barbed wire woven through the entire cage, the ropes and turnbuckles are replaced with strands and bundles of barbed wire. well, I hope you enjoy, now let's get it on.

Match 1. Women's Championship

Melina (C) vs. Michelle McCool vs. Natalya Neidhart vs. Gail Kim

Match 2. Divas Championship

Maryse (C) vs. Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix vs. Kelly Kelly

Match 3. United States Championship

Kofi Kingston (C) vs. Matt Hardy vs. William Regal vs. The Miz

Match 4. Intercontinental Championship

Chris Jericho (C) vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth

Match 5. Unified Tag Team Championship (TLC Match)

Primo and Carlito Colon (C) vs. Priceless vs. Cryme Tyme vs. The Hart Dynasty

Match 6. ECW Championship (Tables Elimination Match)

Tommy Dreamer (C) vs. Christian vs. Jack Swagger vs. Evan Bourne

Match 7. World Heavyweight Championship

C.M. Punk (C) vs. Edge vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin

Match 8. WWE Championship (Bloodbath In Hell)

Randy Orton (C) vs. Triple H vs. John Cena vs. MVP

I think this could be a lot of fun so please vote, and enjoy. Thank you.

Also in the event of a tie, the champion will be declared the winner and retain the title.

WWE You Can Be So Much Better: Some More Suggestions

Dub Sizzle — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:17:07 -0400

Alright, this is part three of my suggestions on how WWE could be better, so let's dive right in.

This one goes out to my boy AkD who single handedly got me on the wagon: Push Shelton Benjamin already, for Christ sake. The man has more talent in his pinkie finger than 90% of your entire roster. I don't want to hear about mic skills, the few times I have heard him on the mic he did very well for himself.
You have to find a way to bring prestige back to the three main titles. Yeah, I said three; ECW is supposed to be a big deal, Hell it's the only title belt on ECW. I think you're on the right path with Jack Swagger holding the strap. Stop playing hot potato with the WWE and World Heavyweight titles, dammit!
You started on a good road to rebuild the Tag Team Division by uniting the Tag titles. Can we see more tag teams now please? Although I'm not sure why you split up Hawkins and Ryder, I actually liked them as a team; they worked well together. I would love to see Hawkins and Ryder, Primo and Carlito, and Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase recreate the TLC match. That would be off the charts.
Can we get a few heel turns? Two stars that come to mind that are getting stale are John Cena and C.M. Punk. I have stated in the past that Cena needs to turn heel and form a stable with Cryme Tyme. C.M. Punk could use the Money in the Bank briefcase as the starting point for his heel turn. He could come out and cash in on a face champion, then cut a scathing promo on how everyone cheered Randy Orton when he punted him out of his last title run.
Simply put: a Tyson Kidd versus Evan Bourne feud. This needs to happen. These are two of the best young talents you have and the things they could do in the ring together are limitless. The seeds for this to happen have been planted, so follow through please. Do you have any idea what it does to your product and the fans mindset concerning said product when you start a storyline, then two weeks later it's like it never happened? Trust me, we remember everything.
Just adding on to number 5: If you are going to start a storyline, finish it. Do not insult us fans. It infuriates us to see a story take shape just to have the plug pulled and the whole thing is discarded. Too much is never enough remember that. We need more than two or three good storylines to keep us watching.

Thanks for reading and as always feel free to comment and let your voice be heard.

Wrestlemania Match Outcomes: Please Don't Disagree with Me

Dub Sizzle — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:25:24 -0400

I was talking to some friends and family the other day about the upcoming Wrestlemania Pay-Per-View and did not like what they were saying so I had to take action, here's what happened.

It started with a conversation with my little brother about the Streak vs. Mr. Wrestlemania. I am on HBK's side and believe he will do what no one has done before. My little brother on the other hand believes I am an idiot to think such a thing could happen.

When he told me there was no way HBK could possibly win I lost it and hit him with Sweet Chin Music and left him laying.

As I walked out of the house my step dad was pulling into the drive. When he got out of the car he began to praise Matt Hardy. This infuriated me, So I kicked him right in the gut and hit the Twist Of Fate.

But I was not done yet I was feeling a little DareDevilish. So i climbed to the top of the house and hit a 20 foot Swanton Bomb and left him laying as well.

I then made my way to the mall to do some shopping. That is when I ran into 24 of my ex-girlfriends. They all had thier own picks for the Diva Battle Royal. All of them pissed me off because I knew Chyna would return and win it all, so I threw each one over the rail and down to the lower level. I then left the mall and returned home.

This is where I ran into my brother-in-law. We had a heated discussion on who would win the Tag title unification match. He swore there was no way The Colons could beat Morrison and Miz. I started seeing red and as he turned to walk away I had no choice but to hit him with a back stabber and thats how he became my 27th victim that day.

I then had to go to my best friends house to visit him and his kids. He and his two young sons were all hyped up for the legends to beat Chris Jericho. Knowing better I hit the Codebreaker on them one after the other and left.

Later I took a flight up to New York and met AkD at the airport. He was going on and on and on about Shelton Benjamin winning the Money In The Bank. I then told him his shoe was untied, and when he knelt down to tie his shoe i could not resist hitting him with a Drive By Kick to the head.

Later on back at home I ran into my older brother. He told me he could not decide between John Cena and The Big Show to win the World Heavyweight Title. So I Speared him nearly in half and shouted at him YOU'RE WRONG, YOU'RE WRONG, WRONG WRONG WRONG.

Around midnight I came across a man getting tattoos just like Randy Orton's. I asked him what he was up to.

He replied he was getting ready to watch Randy Orton hurt Triple H and take his WWE Championship. I must have blacked out because when i awoke in handcuffs I was told I was under arrest for a string of attacks on many innocent victims. Ending in a Pedigree on a total stranger.

This is how my day ends. I hope I am out in time to catch Wrestlemania. I never miss Wrestlemania.

I hope you enjoyed this and understand none of this happened I just thought it would be kinda funny. Thanks for reading and please comment.

WWE, You Can Be So Much Better: A Few More Suggestions

Dub Sizzle — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:49:30 -0400

This will be the second part of "WWE, you can be so much better: just a few suggestions." I will start with an idea I had on how to split up Vickie and Edge and get rid of Vickie for good.

First let me say as a John Cena fan, John you are out of place in the Big Show/Vickie/Edge love triangle, and your constant whoring of the main event spotlight is getting very tiresome.

How about a curve ball involving the triple threat World Heavyweight Title match? If Edge could take out Kofi to get into the Elimination Chamber match, Could Edge, or Big Show, or both take Cena out of the picture?

Let's see a one-on-one between Big Show and Edge, please. Vickie could then side with Big Show and screw Edge out of the title.

That could lead to Backlash and Edge's rematch. I would like to see a match where if Edge wins Big Show gets banished to ECW and Vickie is fired and Edge finally wins a title in a clean match.

Now to make ECW better, well I just gave them Big Show. With Evan "AIR" Bourne, Tyson Kidd, and Jack Swagger already helping to make it a watchable show, let's add to that.

Let's give ECW Kane, Ezekiel Jackson, Mr. Kennedy, and bring the Cruiserweight Title to The Land Of Extreme with all the cruiserweights.

So now Smackdown is without a GM; what are we gonna do? Well considering the success he had on Smackdown as a wrestler and a commentator, I think a safe bet for GM would be JBL.

He knows the business and would be a great heel GM. Also John Cena is way more over with the crowd on Friday nights. Send him back; it is where he belongs.

I miss the days when a feud was fresh and exciting and still ran for months. That being said, have a stable war, like the days of DX vs. The Nation Of Domination.

Do not end the Orton-Triple H saga at WM25. Orton has his Legacy, give Triple H a couple of young guys to guide and have his back and let it play out.

Now going back to John Cena. It might be time for a heel turn and a stable to help him rule. Cryme Tyme has worked well with Cena in the past. Get them together and let them thug it out on Friday nights.

And for GOD SAKES, please start pushing some mid-card talent; the same few guys in the title picture is getting so frustrating.

Well, that's it for me. Please comment and let me know what you all think.

Kofi Kingston: What a Win Over Edge Could Have Done

Dub Sizzle — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:53:48 -0400

Kofi Kingston is one of the most exciting superstars in the WWE today. Had he beat Edge it could have done double duty as far as a decent push for Kofi, and furthering the Edge, Vickie, Big Show storyline.

Had Kofi won that match Edge could claim he lost due to the mental distress of his "wife" having an affair with Big Show. "Shudder at the thought" It could have been a setup to Kofi winning the MITB, Edge finally winning on his own to retain the title, and set up Kofi cashing in on Edge to really avenge the No Way Out attack.

I enjoyed the match between the two and a major feud with Edge and Kofi could skyrocket Kofi's career. They worked very well together in that match but the outcome was way to predictable. I feel like the WWE dropped the ball on an angle that could have been great for both men equally.

I have followed Kofi closely since his WWE debut and he has quickly made his way into my top five favorite wrestlers just behind Shawn Michaels, and Triple H, who will always hold the number one and two spots. The point is Kofi is exciting to watch and has had some great matches with established superstars such as Kane, Chris Jericho, and more recently Edge.

I know there are other superstars that are long over due for a push (Shelton Benjamin, shout out AkD) but this is my argument for Kofi, what do you all think?

Will WrestleMania 25 Be The End Of The Undertaker's Streak

Dub Sizzle — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:25:35 -0500

After watching Monday Night Raw last night I am almost convinced the Undertaker's streak is in real jeopardy. Why you ask? Over the years Mr. WrestleMania has done everything you can do in the wrestling industry.

HBK gave us the Ladder match, he beat the Undertaker in the first ever Hell in the Cell, he retired Ric Flair at Wrestlemania 24, and most recently he ended the Moscow Maulers undefeated streak. If anyone can beat the Deadman on the grandest stage of them all it would have to be the SHOWSTOPPER right?

With all of Shawn Michaels's accomplishments, could we see yet one more great achevement added to the already long list he has compiled in his illustrious career.

I can not remember a time when I was not a huge wrestling fan. That being said the majority of memories I have, in some way involve Mr. Wrestlemania. I loved it when he kicked Marty Janetty through the Barbershop window. I have been an HBK fan through it all. I have cheered him as a face, and cheered possibly even harder when he was a heel.

In my eyes Shawn could do no wrong. Every time I see him in the ring I am on the edge of my seat. I know he has to prevail. How can Mr. Wrestlemania not fulfill his destiny and do what no man has been able to do? If Shawn Michaels is not the man to end THE STREAK, then the world does not make sense to me.

I am so hyped for this one match I do not even need to see any kind of build up to it. Just knowing the history these two giants of the wrestling world have with each other is enough to keep me on pins and needles until the big show.

Can HBK do the impossible? YES! Is it his destiny to do so? YES! Will it happen? God I can only hope it does, but either way it will be the match of the night, I promise you that.

What do you think will or should happen?

WWE: You Can Be So Much Better, Just a Few Suggestions

Dub Sizzle — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:00:02 -0500

I have been disappointed with certain aspects of the WWE here recently. There are just a few issues i would like to touch on.

First, I would like to see a few bigger names in ECW. I mean ECW does not have to be the dungeon it has become. For example MVP As ECW champ could be used to get him ready for a WWE or World Heavyweight title run later on.

Second, I know it has been said before, but bring back the Cruiserweight title and have it on ECW. You are wasting your cruiserweight talent and it is not fair to them.

Third, Edge should be on his own, I mean it is getting so old to see this whole, my wife is the boss and that's the only reason I am the champ. Come on edge is better than that.

Fourth, FIRE VICKIE, nuff said.

Fifth, Teddy Long for Raw G.M. JBL for Smackdown G.M. ? Val Venis for ECW G.M.

Sixth, On this one let me start by saying I like Triple H, But it's time for Randy Orton to carry the company for a while. He gets just as many cheers as he gets booed. The ammount of RKO chants the past few weeks blew me away. He is by far the best thing the WWE has right now

Seventh, Steal A.J. Styles from TNA.

Alright that last one might not be plausible but it would be awesome. Well thats all i have let me know what you all think.

Edge: the Ultimate Opportunist Thing Is Getting a Little Old

Dub Sizzle — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:44:13 -0500

OK, let me start by saying that Edge is too good of a wrestler to continue hiding behind a woman, and using her to get him championships.

I'm tired of buying pay-per-views just to be stuck with a "shocking" Edge victory. It's not exciting, and it's just getting old.

I would love to see him break away from Vickie and win legitimately. I would hate to see all his titles marked with an asterisk.

I thought we were done with the Edge and Vickie storyline when he was busted "cheating." Then it comes back like that never happened. I don't mind him having the belt, I just wish he could earn it a little more fairly—and on his own.

With all his talent it's a shame that he "needs" help to be on top. It is time for Edge to do it himself.