Bleacher Report - Articles by J. Robinson

Come Back Kurt: My Personal Opinion on an Angle Comeback

J. Robinson — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:13:21 -0400

I was never a Kurt Angle fan.

I thought he was a crybaby, and his wig was just plain horrible. But, watching more and more of Kurt's stuff from the vault, I realized something.

If the WWE lets Angle be Angle, they might be able to save themselves from complete destruction.

During the summer of '05, my mother and I moved to Marietta, GA. I was reluctant, but I knew this move meant the world to my mom. I went along, thinking that I could manage. But, I lied to myself.

A bunch of things changed.

These changes included sleeping habits, eating habits, I was no longer the popular guy in school, but most importantly, my grandfather, whom I was living with, did not let me watch wrestling.

Moving in with him, his wife who had a stroke in '04, my aunt who was only a year older than me, and her younger brother who was five years younger than me, made it hard for me to adjust.

Back home, I was the only child. Me and my mom were so used to doing our own thing whenever we wanted to do it.

So, during my five month span of living there, wrestling just sort of faded away.

He did not support the violence of the WWE, even though it was fake.

He did not think his 10-year-old son and 15-year-old grandson should watch that kind of stuff.

Instead, we were forced to watch Monday Night Football. Don't get me wrong, I love football. But, I would much rather watch HBK than Peyton Manning.

So, when me and my mom moved back, the bad habit of no wrestling stuck. So, I missed a lot of great things.

I missed the debut of MITB, John Cena turning into the most "controversial" champion, but, more importantly, Kurt Angle turning into the "Wrestling Machine."

In recent months, I have bought a lot of dvds. I just got done watching Royal Rumble 2006, and I was excited to watch Kurt wrestle. So, I thought, man, the WWE would be so much better if Kurt Angle came back.

Simply put, the WWE needs a guy like Kurt Angle.

Why?

The lack of main eventers who can actually "wrestle"

John Cena-Garbage

Batista-Blows

Jeff Hardy-High risking daredevil with no mat skills.

CM Punk-Boring

Triple H-Selfish

I hate the product which is the WWE now. I keep watching, hoping that something BIG will happen. But, the more and more I think about it, the more and more Kurt Angle is the key.

Throw him in the ring with guys like Edge, Orton, Jericho, guys that can actually wrestle, and you are bound to be WOWed all over again.

Yes, yes, I know Kurt has been in feuds with these guys already, but the man can put on a show whether you love him or hate him.

He is intense, and that is exactly what the WWE isn't.

Re-create some of the best feuds and matches that we need to see again!

Kurt Angle has had some of the best matches while in the ring with big time players, and the same goes for the rivalries.

All the way back to the Angle/Helmsley/McMahon love triangle in 2000-01, where Stephanie and Kurt were business partners and it turned into a little bit more than business, at least in Kurt's eyes.

Triple H didn't like it and they feuded. It also led to my favorite match of all time, The Rock vs HHH vs Kurt Angle for the WWE title.

Or, how about Edge and Kurt Angle's rivalry back in 2002?

We saw some good matches come out of that feud, including the hair vs hair match and the steel cage match.

And, who can forget the big matches between Angle and HBK?

Kurt has always had some classics with Chris Jericho, Big Show and Randy Orton, as well as past stars like Benoit, Guerrero, The Rock, Stone Cold, The Undertaker, and Brock Lesnar.

He has also made some crappy wrestlers look good, like John Cena and Mark Henry.

My point is that Kurt Angle can create some excitement with any superstar, face or heel, Raw, Smackdown or ECW, trust in Angle, and he will come through.

Why Kurt Should Leave TNA

So, why should Kurt Angle leave TNA?

Because TNA has so much young talent to push and focus on. Has beens like Jarrett, Foley, Steiner, and Booker T have been around for so long, but guys like MCMG, Jay Lethal, Chris Daniels, Robert Roode, Kaz, and, my personal favorite, AJ Styles can carry that business even farther than the old guys can.

Kurt Angle is not in his prime, but he is definitely not done yet. He is the greatest wrestler today and deserves to go out on the biggest stage, the WWE.

We all know Sting is retiring soon, and Nash will too. But Kurt doesn't need to. He just needs to come back to bring back some great memories and give us more to remember.

COME BACK KURT!

B/R Turns Into WWE: ECW

J. Robinson — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:26:36 -0400

Out of Character Announcement

How is everyone? It looks like my stay as ECW GM is a permanent. So I promise to be fair and equal to ideas, title shots, and other things as well. Just leave me a PM or a comment on the show.

Some people got cut to make the show more like the REAL ECW. Right now there is 16 guys on the roster. If you want to keep your spot on the show let me know, because I am just getting rid of the guys who do not want to be on the show.

The Bash will be in 3 weeks, so I have to build 3 matches. If you aren't included, do not be mad, it is kinda difficult to keep up with everyone on the show, but I promise good usage.

Also if you have a specific character you want to challenge and he is not included in a storyline, just drop it on the thread and I will include it in next week's edition.

I also want to apologize for the schedule mix up. I hope things get back to normal.

ECW

A tape of Ross and Rob's backstage interview is being played on the titanron. It is a reminder that Ross will challenge Mike Scanlon for the ECW title. The special guest referee is also the man who will meet the champion at The Bash.

The ECW theme then plays.

(Tony) "Ladies and gentleman welcome to ECW, live from St. Louis, Missouri. Tonight is a big night, as Mike Scanlon will take on Ross Rutherford for the ECW title."

(Jax) "Tony I am pumped for this match. But I am also excited to find out who the special guest referee is for this match, and how he is going to enforce Ross' bodyguard Rob the Juggernaut."

(Tony) "Also tonight we will see Kevin Williams in another make it or break it match against Rashad "Valentino" August. The loser will be banned from ECW."

(Jax) "Tony, do not forget that Benjamin David has a title defense against Tyler Williams for the resurrected ECW TV title whenever GM Riz chooses. That should be a good match."

Breathe Remix comes on through the speakers and GM Riz makes his way to the ring.

"Whuddup Saint Louie!!"

The fans cheer.

I am here tonight to--

Ross and Rob make there way to the ring. Ross grabs a microphone and begins to speak.

"Look. I don't care about what else comes out of your mouth. The only thing I need to hear is who the special ref is for my title match. This is my mome--"

(Riz) "You better check yourself, fool! I hope you do not think coming out here cutting me off is something that will make you look good to this audience. I like your talent, no doubt, but you better show me some damn respect or I will replace you with someone else in tonight's main event."

Fans cheer.

"You will find out tonight who the ref will be. And you better build a wonderful relationship with him if you want to become the next ECW champion."

David Bowston then heads to the ring.

(Riz) "Ahh. The reason why I am out here. Rob! Tonight you will be in a match against David Bowston. The match begins...now!"

(Ross) "Why are you putting him in a match right now? He isn't ready for this at all."

(Riz) "I suggest you slide your narrow ass out of this ring and manage your bodyguard. I have no issue with replacing you Ross."

Ross and Rob whisper to each other while Bowston and GM Riz shake hands at the end of the entrance way. Riz heads backstage as David gets into the ring. The bell sounds.

David paces around the ring while Rob waits in his corner. Both men go in for a lock up. They lock up and Rob rams his knee into David's stomach. The massive Rob then hoists Bowston up for a gorilla press and launches him in the air. David hits the ground.

As Ross claps on with approval, Anon comes from out of the crowd and hits Ross in the head with the Hardcore title.

Rob rushes to Ross' aide. Anon meets up with him and they start brawling. Both exchange rights and lefts until Rob powerslams Anon onto the steel steps.

(Remember, no DQ or countouts in my ECW matches.)

Bowston is up and hits Rob with a shooting star press attack which knocks Rob onto the barricade. He starts stomping Rob until he is down on the mat. Bowston helps Anon up when Ross nails them both with a chair.

Ross then throws David in the ring as Rob gets onto his feet. He climbs into the ring and lifts David up for his finisher, the Gunn Stinger. 1, 2, 3.

"Your winner, Rob the Juggernaut."

Rob and Ross head back out to finish off Anon. Anon tries to create space with both men, but they keep on pounding him. Anon his the ramp way as Rob boots him to the floor, landing hard on his head.

Ross runs back and gets a table. He drags it over to the top of the stage as Rob is dragging Anon. They both continue to stomp on him as the fans chant "Anonymous Guy."

AG tries to fight back, but Rob is too strong (345 lbs). Ross heads to the backstage area and returns with a ref. Rob lifts Anon up and hits a running fall away Samoan drop right onto the table. He pins Anon for the 3 and he is the new Hardcore champion.

(Jax) "Impressive. No one has ever manhandled Anon like Rob the Juggernaunt just did. this man has awesome power, and is backed by a very intelligent Ross Rutherford."

(Tony) "Maybe this is an omen for later tonight. Maybe Ross will beat Mike Scanlon for the ECW title. We will just have to stay tuned.

(Still Tony) Anyways, fans, up next we will see Rashad vs Kevin Williams. If Williams loses, he is out of ECW."

(Tony) "Welcome back, guys. We just witnessed a crowning of a new champion, as Rob the Juggernaut just destroyed Anonymous Guy."

The play the footage of Anon being put through a table.

(Jax) "Anon should not have put his nose in the business of Ross n Rob. Now look. He is titleless and I do not think we will being seeing him tonight."

(RA) "Ladies and gentlemen this match is scheduled for one fall and it is a loser leaves town match. Introoducing first, from Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin Williams.

The fans give a tired down cheer.

And his opponent. From Nashville, Tenn., Rashad "Valentino" August!

Both men lock up and the bell sounds. Rashad kicks Kevin in the midsection and throws him outside. Rashad exits the ring and Kevin greets him with an elbow to the mouth. He bangs his head up against the apron.

Under the ring, Kevin grabs a stop sign and nails Rashad in the head with it. He picks Rashad up and rams his head into the steps. When Rashad hits the ground, Kevin shoves his foot on Rashad's head, applies pressure and pushes it against the steps.

Kevin breaks the hold and waits for Rashad to get to his feet. When he does, he throws him back into the ring.

Kevin gets on the apron, but Rashad is up and suplexes him into the ring. He goes for the pin, but only gets two.

Rashad whips him to the ropes and connects with a powerslam. He goes for the pin, but only gets two.

Tyler Williams then makes his way down to ringside, but Kevin and Rashad are not paying attention to him. He grabs a chair from ringside, and climbs into the ring. He sets the chair down, as Rashad sets up for his finisher and Tyler Tigerbomb's Shad.

The fans are cheering. Tyler grabs the chair, and he nails Kevin right in the head. He drags Rashad over, and the ref counts the 3.

"Your winner, Rashad."

(Backstage) Mike Scanlon is getting ready for his match. GM Riz walks in.

(Riz) "I want to wish you good luck tonight in your title defense. I hope you are a little more focused and intent on keeping your title, since you do not get a rematch."

(Scanlon) "Look, bro, I do not need a rematch, because this belt is going nowhere. Ross is not championship material. Hell, no one is champion material on this show but me."

(Riz) "Honestly, I hope you and Ross wreck each other. Its just one more of you sniveling girls that I don't have to worry about. Damn, now that I think about it, I should have sent you over to RAW in order for Svy to keep the women's division. HA! Oh, you an interview here in the next five, so hurry up. Peace out, girl scout."

As Riz is walking out of Scanlon's dressing room, Tyler Williams is waiting outside.

(Riz) "Oh man, you have TONS of explaining to do. You screwed your boy out of a contract, and you attack Rashad. You bored or something?"

(T.Wizzle) "I'm just making a name for myself, Rob. I--"

(Riz) "Who? What the hell did you just call me, boy?"

(Tyler) "Riz. My bad. Anyway, I'm making a name for myself. Its a new era, and you have NO credible competitors. If we went to war with RAW or Smackdown, we would be toast. Your talking about guys like JLB, Joe Burgett, Shane Howard, and "The Beast" Sulayman and The Uprising. Smackdown has guys like, well you and SB, AkD, Kevin Canny, Ron Johnson, Jev Thorpe, Masq---Uh...Dozer.

"My point is, dude I'm stepping up my game, whether you like it or not. I am the No. 1 contender for the TV title. I can get my hands on the Hardcore title whenever, and I know I can take on Ross, Kumar or Scanlon anyday. Just pay attention, Riz."

(Riz) "Mhmmm...Le--"

(Scanlon) "Oh man! I was just listening to everything you said Tyler, and dude, you fricking stink! HAHA! Oh man, if you honestly thought your tag teaming ass could contend with Michael Scanlon, your dumb, dense and dim-headed. Hey, I like that one. Any way, move over pissant, I have greatness to speak."

Mike struts off, title in hand. Tyler is mugging Mike as Riz has a smile on his face.

(Riz) "Take advantage of that...For the love of god if you want to make a name for yourself Wizzle, take advantage of this situation." Riz walks away.

(BA) "Please welcome my guest. He is the ECW champion, Michael Scanlon. Tonight Mike you will be defending your title against Ross Rutherford. They have made a big impact already tonight. Your thoughts?"

(Mike) "Ross is a small zit on my big ass. Tonight he will be popped, as well as his body guard, Rob. See, what people forget is that I am the ECW champion. I am at the top of my game. I could go to any brand and be dominant.

"People like Tyler Williams, Kumar, Ross and Rob just do not see that they are all mid-carders trying to make a name for themselves. But my presence here on ECW makes their futures look so...well I make it look like they have no future at all."

"The only future you have here, Mike, is titleless. And you will never see that title after tonight. You talk a big game for a bum who doesn't know when to shut up. You had a great ladder match, but dude, once you step in ring with the great T Wizzle, your happy days end here." Tyler brushes Mike off as he make his way to the back.

Breathe Remix comes on and GM Riz is heading to the ring with mic in hand.

"Without further ado, your number one contender and special guest referee."

CM Punk's theme comes on and Kumar makes his way to the ring with a ref shirt on. The fans are on their feet, since they have not seen Kumar in a month.

Ross makes his way to the ring with heavy heat along with Rob carrying the Hardcore Championship. Ross has not taken his eyes off of Kumar as he heads down the ramp.

Mike Scanlon's music hits, but does not come out immediately. His music continues to play and Scanlon still isn't out. Ross sends Rob to the back to find Scanlon.

Rob runs up the ramp and Scanlon appears out of nowhere from behind the curtain and levels Rob with a chairshot. Scanlon continues to beat down Rob with the chair and makes his way to the ring.

Scanlon and Ross start brawling in the ring. Ross throws Scanlon into the and delivers a superplex. Ross grabs a chair and attempts to hit Scanlon, but instead hits Kumar.

Mike charges after Ross, but Ross tosses Mike over the ropes. Mike is on the apron, so Ross delivers a Jericho-like dropkick and Mike tumbles to the floor. Mike starts to get up, and Ross connects with an Asai Moonsault and both men are down.

Rob is starting to make his way to the ring and he and Ross start a double team on Scanlon. Rob sets up a table on the outside while Ross continues to beat down Scanlon in the ring.

Anon comes down to the ring and starts to brawl with Rob. Anon gets the better of the two, and nails his finisher the Cruicifix, throwing Rob through the table.

Meanwhile on the other side of the ring, Ross brings out a ladder. Scanlon fights back and starts to beat Ross with the ladder. Kumar gets up slowly and looks around. Kumar starts question Scanlon when Ross gives Scanlon a lowblow.

Ross starts to get in Kumar's face and slaps him. Kumar then hits Ross with his finishing move, The Prescription (Using the second rope, he puts his opponent in a reverse DDT position and flips over dropping his opponents chin on his shoulder.)

He tells Scanlon to pin Ross. Scanlon goes for a pin, but Tyler Williams appears out of the crowd and breaks up the pin.

Kumar looks over at GM Riz, and GM Riz tells him to just let it happen. Tyler is stomping Mike in the chest. He grabs the ladder and beats it into Scanlon's chest some more. He leaves the ring with a big smirk on his face.

Both men are out. Kumar chills in a corner until someone gets up. Both men are staggering. Mike Scanlon scores with a right hand, and Ross fires back with one of his own. Both men continue until Ross misses, and Mike jams an elbow into Ross' back.

He scoops Ross up for the Scanlon Canyon, but Ross counters into a reverse DDT. He goes for the pin, but only gets a 2.

He picks Scanlon up for with a frontface lock, and nails a suplex. He holds on the to the face lock, spins up, and hits a neckbreaker. He continues with the lock, flips him and Mike on their feet, and finishes the combo with a Dangerous DDT. He holds the face-lock and goes for the pin. 1, 2, 3.

"Your winner and new ECW Champion, Ross Rutherford!"

(Jax) "What a way to end ECW. Remember, Scanlon does not get a rematch, but I am sure he wants to pursue Tyler Williams."

(Tony) "As for Ross, our new champ, I think he has found his new rival in Kumar. Thank you ladies and gentlemen, this has been ECW."

B/R Turns Into The WWE: ECW's Extreme Aftermath

J. Robinson — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:29:17 -0400

A white limo shows up to the parking lot. The door opens and it is Strictly Business that gets out of the limo. They are all dressed in the new Stricly Business apparel. Tim List has on a black cut-off shirt with the SB logo on it. Dan Telek has on a plain black SB T-shirt with his Black/White Detroit Tigers D hat kicked to the back. Jay Rob comes out last with a Black SB hoody on. All three have on black shorts and black b-ball shoes.

(Tim List) "So this is the land of extreme?"

(Dan Telek) "Yessir"

(Jay) "Well boys, lets make ourselves feel welcome, shall we? We've got some business here."

Both men walk towards the camera and the ECW kick off movie starts.

The fireworks hit and the show begins!

(Tony) "Ladies and gentleman welcome to Atlanta, Georgia. This is ECW. I am Tony Danger as always with my co-host Jax. Two days removed from ECW we saw two champions hold on to what means the most to them."

(Jax) "Yeah, but if that isn't enough, we lost not one, not two, but quite possibly three stars from our show. Tony Arnoldine suffer a separated shoulder as well as a severe concussion in a battle with Mike Scanlon"

(TD) "Mhmm, and Dan Sumrall has not been seen since being Buried Alive. Speaking of that match, interim GM Kash stated that if Sting or Rashad interfered in the match, then they would be fired. Well I hope Sting likes free agency, because he interfered and was the Hardcore champion for a couple minutes until Anon got back what was his."

(Jax) "But there is a lot of talent on the ECW roster. Voids will definitely be filled. But what shocks me the most is the fact that three SD superstars are here. Why?"

"Swagga Like Us" by T.I. hits the arena as Strictly Business comes out. The fans are going wild. Dan and Tim look happy with cold draped across their shoulders, but Jay Rob looks ever so serious.

(Jay) "Ladies and gentleman, WE ARE STRICTLY BUSINESS! And after our match at ER, we proved we were extreme. We might of lost, but that doesn't mean a damn thing to me anymore. That red kool aid bastard stole my soul and I want it back."

The fans boo.

"Masque thought it would be cool to take what I have told him time and time again aint his. He thinks this is a joke. He thinks its a game. Well I got something for medieval ass."

(Dan) "Stick to the plan man. Its rough not having Andrea here, but we have to maintain our swagger."

(Jay) "Right. I have some news for the fans of ECW and the WWE. Extremists will now know me as GM RIZ! I figured since my good friend is at home nursing after some unfortunate events, someone that knows her style needs to watch over her child until she gets back. Her child is ECW. No offense to Kash, but I know I can take ECW and make it a top choice show. It has been ridiculed for far too long. And I will bring back the old ECW!"

The fans are going nuts.

"One step at a time right? We don't have to rush, my Extremists. I have a time slot of an hour, so I am going to create four matches.

My first big one will be a ten man tag team match. The participants will be announced later.

The anticipated ECW tag title match did not take place, but I have a better plan. ECW's fat will be trimmed, starting with four individuals."

"John Louie Ramos will take on Benjamin David later tonight. This match is special, because I am bringing back the ECW TV Title!!!"

The fans cheer.

Crunk Music by the Diplomats play and The Williams Gang is out.

(Tyler) "Hold on, GM RIZ. You might be forgetting something. See me and my boy Kev were chilling in the back when you and your posse rolled through ECW. I thought to myself. These fools have got to be kidding me! Now I love the people as much as the next guy, but why are you here trying to steal fans."

(List) "Hey man. We are not trying to steal fans. Don't be mad because you guys look infants next to us big boys. I think my bud was just about to mention you anyways, so welcome to the show."

(Jay) "Thanks Tim. I did not forget about you two. Since you guys also qualified for the tag titles, I have to give you a prize. It will be Tyler vs Kevin. The winning Williams guy will face the new TV champ whenever I decide."

(Kevin) "And the loser?"

(Dan) "Finished. You will be released from ECW."

The fans cheer.

(Jay) "Well, you should say your goodbyes, plan a party and get ready for FCW, if your lucky. One of you gets the boot, and we will find out later tonight. Oh, by the way. All matches on ECW will be no DQ. So you guys can forget about rules. Peace out girl scouts!"

(Commercial)

(Jax) "So let me get this straight Danger. A Smackdown superstar comes over here and is the GM of ECW? Wow."

(TD) "Not just any guy. Its Ja...GM Riz."

(SB's office)

(Jay) "I am going to kill Masque. I swear to you two. He is mine."

(Telek) "Shake that off until friday man. You are in charge of ECW tonight."

Kash walks in.

(Kash) "Who said you can come to my show and take over. I should kick your ass. ECW belongs to me."

(Jay) "Uh no. You better watch it big guy. I have been around here longer and I am soooo not in the mood."

(Kash) "Oh I'm sorry. Did your little girlfriend's kidnapping make it so you didn't get any sleep. Did it leave you tossing and turning in your hotel because you had to sleep all alone. Excuse me while I not care some more. You think because you are a tough shot on Smackdown you can come to the land of extreme and turn into Strictly Bull***T? Not on my watch."

GM Riz lunges for Kash but Telek and List grab him.

(List) "Take it easy Riz. He is just trying to mess with you head."

(Telek to Kash) "Dude, I guess you know that is time for your jobber ass gets to skipping before I break you off like a Kit-Kat bar."

(Kash) "I really am not intimidated by you or your little group of guys, since Andrea is not present."

(Riz) "Son of a...Look. Telek, you feel like fighting tonight?"

(Telek not taking his eyes off of Kash) "Name the match big guy."

(Riz) "Scaffold Match."

(Kash) "You can't do that! Who made you boss?"

(Telek) "You scared chump? Yeah, I know you are. You're scared of me just like your scared of the ratings, seeing how your show did not do to well last week."

(Riz) "Ouch."

(List) "Burn!!!"

Kash storms off as Strictly Business gives each other high fives.

(Commercial)

(Riz's office)

Dan is getting ready for his match with Kash, as Tim is on the couch watching King of the Hill on adult swim. GM Riz is going through the roster.

(List) "This roster has a lot of unimpressive guys. I'm sending Lucas Berndt and Mike Wollin back to FCW. Bryn Swartz fell off since he lost his title. I guess we can trade him and Nathan Miguel too."

Joseph Daniel and Scotty Miller walk into the office.

(Riz) "Fellas?"

(Scotty) "Hey Riz. Whats up man? Look me and Joe have been doing some planning and we want to be a dominate tag team in the WWE. Our gimmick is perfect."

(Joseph) "Check this out." He pulls out a chick magnet shirt. "We are the Chick Magnets!. I'm Joe D and Scotty is Millz. Isn't that the coolest thing ever!!!"

(Riz) "I guess I have not decided to fire you two. I will test you guys out. You know that five-on-five match? Tim List is the captain of one of the teams. And I just made you his partners."

(Millz) "Aye man that is AWESOME! My mans Tim List we bout to do it big."

(Tim in a lazy who cares voice) "Cool."

(Riz) "Alright Seth Green and Brian Christopher, go get ready, the match will be soon. You guys will team up with Anon and Hector De Jesus to take on ECW champ Mike Scanlon, Rashad, Jabot, Cliff Yates and a guy I am really into, Ross Rutherford. He is probably one of the best wrestlers I have seen here on ECW. Peace out girl scouts"

(RA)

"This match is scheduled for one fall and this is a winner leaves ECW match"

Crunk Music hits and Tyler Williams comes out to an average pop.

"Introducing first, weighing in at 245 lbs, T-Wizzle! And his opponent, Kevin Williams"

(JAX) "We do not need to stress about how important this match really is. If you lose, you are gone. That is is. Although both men are close friends, one of them needs to make something happen."

Kevin and Tyler Tyler dominates with an arm wrench out of the lock up. Kevin counters into his own, and then arm drags Tyler to the mat.

Tyler uses his strength to get back on his feet, and uses his reach to put Kevin into a headlock. Kevin then counters with a back suplex and goes for three, but Tyler kicks out instantly.

Kevin whips Tyler into the ropes and goes for a dropkick, but Tyler held on to the ropes. Kevin gets up and charges after Tyler, but Tyler just throws Kevin over his shoulders.

Kevin, however, cartwheels using the ropes and lands one the apron facing Tyler. He jumps off the apron and grabs Tyler's legs, making him fall flat on his face.

He is now on the apron and hits a springboard elbow on the back of Tyler's neck. He goes for another cover and Tyler kicks out. He begins to stomp on Tyler's neck. He then drives his knee into Tyler's back and lefts his head up, putting him into a inverted Camel Clutch submission.

Both men are positioned near the ropes, so it does not take Tyler long to grab one of the ropes. Kevin backs off, and waits for Tyler to get up.

Once Tyler is up, Kevin presses him against the ropes and gives him four chops to the chest. Tyler then hits the mat. Kevin tries to pick Tyler, but Tyler grabs Kev by both of his legs and sweeps him off his feet. He then bridges over Kevin for a pin. One, two, three.

(bell rings)

Crunk Music is back on as the Announcer claims that Tyler is the victor.

Both men look shocked as Tyler is holding the back of his neck. Tyler extends his hand for a shake, and instead Kevin gives Tyler a hug as the fans cheer Williams.

(Tony) "Welcome back and if you are just now tuning into the show, Kevin Williams has been put on the free agents list until further notice."

Backstage with Ben David.

(BA) "I am here with Benjamin David. Ben", you have proved to be a force here in ECW. Do you think you can keep that momentum and win the TV title from a well favored John Louie Ramos.

"John Louie is a great partner and a buddy of mine. There is no way he will not put up a good fight. And he knows I will do the same. As for my momentum, well, I guess thats up to my Warriors of Pride to decide. I smell gold, and I have earned it."

(RA) "This match is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the ECW Television Title. Introducing first from Manila in the Philippines. Weighing in at an even 210 lbs., John Louie Ramos.''

The fans are pumped to see Louie in action.

"And his opponent."

The old Hardy boy theme hits and the ladies scream.

"Also from the Philippines. Weighing in at 217 pounds, Benjamin David!"

Both men shake hands as the match begins. They lock up and John Louie arm drags Benjamin to the ground. Ben gets up, and they lock up again. This time, Ben pushes John into the turnbuckle. They break up clean, and they meet in the center of the ring.

Ramos intiates another lock up, and whips Ben into the ropes. He misses a back hand chop and Ben hits the high cross body in retaliation. He goes for the cover and only gets two.

Ben picks him up, and chops him in the chest. He runs off the ropes and hits a diving front flip attack. He goes for the pin and gets another two. BD then goes for a suplex, but it is countered as JLR trips Ben and goes for a leg lock. Ben however counters into a pin, but barely gets a two.

Both men are up and Ben David goes charging after Ramos, but Ramos connects with a standing spin kick in the midsection. He then delivers Muay Thai chops to the back and front.

He hits a DDT and then goes for the top rope. John leaps and drops a knee onto Ben David's head. Louie goes for the cover, but does not succeed at getting the three.

John picks Ben up and goes for the snapmare. He then hits a back kick right into the head of Ben David, showing off his martial art skills.

He goes to cover, but Ben kicks out. John Louie goes to the ropes and is looking for a cartwheel splash, but Ben David rolls out of the ring. He climbs in for the springboard, and drops a leg drop on the back of John Louie's head. He puts John in a wheelbarrow position, and drops the facebuster. He flips over and is looking for the sitting pin, but only gets 2.

Benjamin goes to the top rope and stalks Ramos. David hits the Vandaminator right in John's throat. He goes for the cover again, but only gets a two. He lifts Louie up and hits a snap suplex. He covers once again, and still can only get a two.

He grabs John Louie's legs and connects a diving splash leaping over JLR's legs. Instead of covering, he waits for him to get up.

He rushes in for his finisher, but John Louie ducks. He maintains to grab BD by the neck and nails a neckbreaker. Both men are down.

The ref counts to seven, and John Louie shoots up waiting for Ben. He goes for his finishing enziguiri, but Ben flips him back, and hits a standing hurricanrana. He grabs the legs for the pin, but John Louie kicks out.

The fans are enjoying the fast pace action, as they are on their feet. Ben David is clear across the ring as Ramos gets up. BD runs towards the middle ropes, puts his right foot on it to jump off, and springboards a moonsault. John ducks out of the way and Ben lands flat on chest. JLR goes for the cover, but BD gets the foot on the rope just before three.

He picks up Ben and whips him to the ropes. He goes for a Bicycle kick, but Ben ducks. When John Louie turns around, Ben Daviv hits the Pride Of The Philippines Kick (POP Kick [Trouble in Paradise]). He goes for the cover. One, two, three!

(Tony) "OMG. Benjamin David of the Phillipnes is the new ECW Television champion. What a performance by both men."

(Jax) "The fans are on their feet applauding the match. Valiant effort by both men, but Benjamin David succeeded and is the new ECW TV champion."

The cameras go backstage as SB watches the TV.

(Riz) "Your up Tim. Make me proud."

Tim finishes a blow pop. "Yeah dude, I'm ready. Are you sure you can't record the second episode of King The Hill for me? Please Dan."

(Telek) "No, dude. We have to watch your match. Its a re-run, you will live."

Tim grunts at Dan and then leaves.

(Riz) "You know the new guy Rob that just got cleared for action from FCW? Well I signed him to ECW right after ER. I have him in as Ross' bodyguard. I'm keeping an eye on him."

(Commercial)

"This is the five-on-five tag-team match. Introducing first, the team of Clifford Yates and Jabot! Their tag team partner, Rashad."

(Tony) " 'Shad screwed Sting out of a contract and I bet he just does not care. Nevertheless he looks ready to fight."

Wolfman's the Joker hits the airwaves.

(RA) "And from East Rutherford, New Jersey. Accompanied to the ring by Rob The Juggarnaunt. Weighing in at 234 lbs, Ross Rutherford."

He gets a mixed reaction.

"And finally. The ECW Champ, Mike Scanlon."

(Tony) "He put Tony out of commision using his brains, lets see what he does tonight."

"And the challengers. Introducing first, at a total combined weight of 460 lbs, Joe D. Millz. The Chick Magnets!"

Every Girl by Young Money comes on and the fans are on their feets, as Joe D and Millz come out with a mic.

(Joe D) "Tonight is the debut of the next generation in tag team excellence! But we are indeed the chick magnets. So what chick wants to be stuck on us tonight?"

The ladies scream. Millz walks over to a girl in a hot pink tank top that has breasts the size of JLB's comments. and gives he a chick magnet shirt.

(Millz) "You have officially been stuck by the Chick Magnets!"

(Jax) "Well at least the fans love them! They seem like a bit to much."

(Tony) "These guys are just two kids trying to keep their futures bright. There is nothing wrong with that at all."

"Their partners. First, The Heart of Puerto Rico, Hector De Jesus!"

The fans cheer a tad for HDJ.

"And the Cruiserweight Champion, Tim List!"

Swagga Like Us is on and so are the fans. Great ovation for Tim List.

Tear Away by Drowing Pool hits the arena and the fans are on their feet for Anon.

"Here is your Hardcore Champion, ANONYMOUS GUY!"

The match starts with Millz blowing kisses to all the women in the crowd. Ross bum rushes him and the match starts. Ross is on top of Millz connecting with elbow, rights, lefts and headbutts. He jumps off and then starts a brutal attack with boots and knees. He picks him up and throws Millz into the ropes. He catches him on the rebound with a shining wizard.

Instead of going for the pin, Ross tags in Jabot. Jabot picks up Millz and drags him to the center of the ring. He hits him with a suplex, and then gains momentum from the ropes and splashes Millz. He goes for the cover and Millz kicks out.

Jabot throws him into the turbuckle. Millz counters with a dropkick to Jabot's mouth. He rolls around Jabot and tags in Anon.

The fans go nuts as Anon clotheslines Jabot directly to the mat. Jabot gets up and Anon nails him with another clothesline. He picks him and throws him into the ropes. Jabot bounces back and Anon boots him in the head.

He goes for the pin, but Jabot kicks out. Jabot gets up and Anon is bum rushing him with right hands. Jabot gets knocked back into his corner and tag Mike Scanlon. The fans goes nuts.

Anon and Scanlon lock up, with Anon winning the power game. He tosses Mike to the mat. Mike gets up and gets right into Anon's face. They go to lock up again, but Mike kicks Anon in the stomach and rakes his eyes. He runs to the ropes a hits Anon with a knee lift. He chokes Anon with his hand until the ref's count hits four.

Mike waits for Anon to get up. When he does, Mike goes for the Scanlon Canyon, but Joe D comes into to break it up.

Mike chases off Joe D back to his corner to distract the ref. Meanwhile, Cliff and Jabot hit Anon with a double suplex.

Mike goes back to work on Anon. He throws him into the turnbuckle and gives him shots to the midsection. He tags in Rashad and they stomp him into the corner. Rashad then tags Cliff and Cliff chokes Anon with his foot.

The ref breaks it up and as soon as Anon gets up, Ross grabs him by the hair and throws him back into the turnbuckle. Cliff runs to the turnbuckle for a splash, but instead he misses Anon and nails Rashad. Anon sprints for the tag and makes it to Tim List.

Ross tags himself in and charges to Tim, but Tim hits him with a dropkick. Jabot runs in for a clothesline, but he misses and Tim nails him with a german.

Ross is back up and swings for Tim, but misses, and Tim nails him in the chin with a Shuffle Side Kick.

Rashad comes in and attacks Tim from behind. He whips him into the ropes where Joe D tags in. Rashad powerslams List, and tags in Mike. Mike is met by Joe D and Millz, who exchange rights and lefts on Mike's face.

Jabot goes to rush in with Cliff, but they are met by Anon, who clotheslines both men outside. He tries to get back in the ring, but he is met by Rob, who is beating on him with axe handles.

Ross, still in the ring, teams up with Scanlon to take on the Chick Magnets. Ross attempts to DDT Millz, but he throws him to the ropes where Hector De Jesus pulls them down so Ross can fall outside.

Mike tries to whip Joe D, but Joe brings Mike back with the arm wrench. Millz takes Mike's other arm and wrenches it. Both men then pick him up from behind and slam him right on his face. (Their finisher, Demangetizer)

Rob and Anon are brawling up the ramp, as Ross rushes to help Rob instead of helping Mike Scanlon. Joe D tags in Hector De Jesus, as he leaps from the top rope and executes his finisher, the guillotine leg drop. He goes for the pin and Tim List's team wins!

Backstage Kevin Williams has his bags and is leaving the arena.

(Riz) "KEV! Hey man. That was a good match you put on. I want to do redeem yourself. Next week I'm putting you in a match against Rashad. If you can win that match, you are back on the roster and Rashad will be going home. I do not like the way he set up Sting at Extreme Rules, so I am secretly rooting for you. Have a great night."

(BA) "I am now here with Mike Scanlon..."

(Ross) "Great going, you lost us the match."
(Mike) "How? Last time I check you and your ignoramous of a bodyguard beat up on Anon until he was backstage. With this big lumox I had no idea it would take two of you to handle Anon. So if anything you lost the match."

Riz makes his way back from the parking lot. "I see we have a bit of an issue. Ross I liked the way you handled yourself out there. Next to Anon, you are definitely a force. I need someone to break through, and next week it will be you."

(Ross) "Ok, and who is my opponent."

(Riz) "Mike. And yes, this match will be for the ECW Championship. Good luck. Because the winner of this match faces my new number one contender who will be making his way back to ECW after a brief hiatus."

(Mike) "Who is that?"

(Riz) "Like I am going to tell you? He would rather tell you himself. He will be the guest referee. And Mike if you lose, you will not get your rematch clause. Peace out girls scouts."

(Jax) "What a main event. ECW is being revamped and I am liking it. Maybe Riz will stay around."

(Tony D)"We are back just in time for our main event. It looks as if our US champion is in the ring and he is stacking tables right under the scaffold."

Dan Telek starts to climb the scaffold as Kash comes out to some booes. Kash looks around at all the tables and starts to climb. The bell rings once he gets on top.

(Jax) "The object is to get across to the other side and climb down the ladder before your opponent."

(Tony) "That's right Jax. But you can also win if your opponent either falls of the scaffold 15 feet in the air or gets thrown off."

Kash lunges to the other side, but Dan pushes him back. Dan goes for the clothesline, but Kash ducks and retaliate with a spinning wheel kick. He then begins to stomp Dan as he goes to pick him up.

He scoops Dan up slams him onto the scaffold. He drives his knee into Dan's shoulder a couple times, and then puts him in a headlock.

Dan uses his power as he gets onto his feet and attempts to push Kash off of the scaffold. Kash instantly drops to his knees to insure that he does not fall off. Dan stalks him, and when Kash turns around he hits the Demon Drop.

Kash is laid out, and Dan asks the fans if he should climb down. He begins to climb, but then goes back up to the scaffold. Kash is trying to get up, but he falls back down.

Dan looks down at Kash's prone body, and talks some smack to him. He lifts him up, and Kash low blows Dan. He then starts to deliver wild shots to Dan's head until he is laid out on the Scaffold.

Kash taunts the crowd a bit too much, giving Dan time to perculate. Kash goes to climb down the ladder, and Dan grabs him by his hair. He rams his head into the ladder three times until Kash is bleeding.

He pulls him back on the scaffold, and hits a standing moonsault on Kash. Telek puts Kash into piledriver position and calls for the "Telekator". Dan then lifts Kash up into a powerbomb and drops him. He picks him back up for a second one, and launches him off the scaffold.

"Holy Shit!"

The bell sounds. "Your Winner, United States Champion, Dan Telek!"

EMT's rush towards Kash as he is not moving. They drag him out of the ring as the scaffold drops. The fans scream Strictly Business and does the five clap.

Dan holds the United States title overhead as the show goes off the air.

B/R Turns Into The WWE Recap and Review: New Champs Make New Believers

J. Robinson — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:26:58 -0400

Welcome to R&R! I am sorry about the delay, but I had a lot going on last week.

Recap and Review is simply backtracking and criticizing the series B/R Turns Into The WWE. I will analyze all three shows and point out what I don't like, what I can enjoy, and things that standout in the series, good and bad.

I will rate each segment and match using the fan sign rating.

[][][][][]-Excellent

[][][][]-Good

[][][]-Decent

[][]-Needs Work

[]-Garbage

<-Means a good comment will follow.

>-A bad comment follow.

*-Nothing really good or bad to say, mainly a question.

This whole article is out of character. I wouldn't want anybody to think I am biased because I'm a superstar on Smackdown. Let us begin, shall we?

RAW

A Packaged Deal

RAW opened up with a contract signing between World Heavyweight Champion Joe Burgett and Jason Le Blanc. This is a great way to start out the show, because the rivalry between these two is a very popular one; mainly because JLB owns Joe in every single comment thread.

The two engage in a war of words that JLB dominates throughout the signing. After both men sign, they compare each other to other superstars. Both men make good comparison; Joe being compared to Shane and JLB compared to Ryan Michael.

In the end, Shane comes out and he has heard enough from both men. After some threatening words, Shane Packaged Piledrivers Joe to the mat.

< I love this rivalry. It is by far my favorite. JLB just massacres Joe during threads, but Joe can hold his own weight.

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A Prince Gets His Crown

A 10 man battle royal took place once the show was back on. It featured tag champs Jason Savage and Ste Eccles, IC champ Chris Browne, The Uprising (Sulayman, Ben Sampson, and Giorgi Dolidze), Ben Sampson, Terrell Johnson, Shreyash Dugar, and Paul Andriuskevicius.

Although this was a random placed battle royal, the winner won a special prize.

Order of Elimination: Jason, Ste, Chris, Paul, Dugar, Ben, Giorgi, Terrell, Adam.

The match ends with Testa hitting his finisher, but Uprising comes out and helps their leader win by eliminating Adam.

Sulayman is the winner, therefore he wins a special prize. GM Svyato comes out following World Champ Burgett. They award Sulayman with the RAW championship.

Then Rovenchuk names the number one contender for the RAW title Ryan Michael, and they will have a match at Extreme Rules.

Match Rating-[][][]

>WHY DO YOU HAVE THIS TITLE????? When Celeste was GM of ECW, and made new tag belts, I hated the idea. Why not un-unify the titles and give each brand tag champs. Smackdown brought back the Cruiserweight title, and ECW brought back the Hardcore title. But they did not create one.

So why did you make the RAW championship? I don't understand why. Maybe bring back the European title, or TV titles from WCW or ECW. I am not feeling this random belt at all. But that is just me.

<Sulayman's character kicks ass. He is my favorite RAW guy. The promo he cut on the roster last week was sweet. I'm glad he's a champ, just not some made up one.

*So each brand has more than 3 matches for Extreme Rules? This makes 4 for RAW and ECW. I'm not sure where Smackdown is. Someone clarify for me please.

A Momentus Victory

The next match on RAW's card featured another one of my favorites on the show, Ryan Michael. He faced off against Connor Green.

The match was pretty one sided as Michael hit some impressive moves for the W against Green.

Match Rating-[] [] [

*The half sign is only because he had some nice moves.

*What is a Somersault Splash? 450 maybe?

>Even though the match was used to give Ryan momentum, it was too short for my liking. A lot these matches are short, but this one is the cherry on the sundae.

I have to give the writers for this series credit, it takes a long time to put together a match. But remember what takes you 10 minutes to write, takes the reads about 2 minutes to read.

Maybe Next Time

Fresh off of his victory against big named star Shane Howard, Capt. Charisma was set to face off against JLB, number one contender for the World Title.

In a good showing by both men, in-ring experience defeated hype as JLB picks up the win over CC with his finisher, The Lariat Of Death.

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*Decent match, the right man won, in my opinion.

Ryan Michael is found backstage talking with GM Rovenchuk, and his match with Sulayman is an I Quit match.

<The WWE hasn't used this one much, so I am glad they bought it back.

And I Bet You Ain't See That Coming

Shae vs Joe in a table match. The Main Event. Shane is cocky as usual when he goes to war. The thought of Jen dropping him after having her back is in his head.

Just a brief intermission, but why the hell would be mad at a guy for sticking up for you? That is straight up dumb.

Anyway. These two had some good spots in this match. But then the lights go out. (Shocker) They come back on and Joe has been put through a table by some random masked guy.

The show ends with this masked character telling Joe he has been hacked by The Hacker.

>This goes both ways. I SEE TOO MANY COPYCATS. Ok so Masque of Red Death is on Smackdown, and he was the ? guy for a while. Come on now, we just seen this for the last month? This Hacker guy better have some good tricks up his sleeve because really, I am so unimpressed right now.

And don't think Smackdown is all innocent, either. I do remember Ryan Michael becoming the number one contender last month by winning a 5 man elimination battle royal. But last week, Kevin Canny won a same exact 5 man battle royal, only 2 of the participants were attacked.

I mean if ideas for number one contenders are scarce, just find a kiss up or something. Have a tourney. Have your two top guys go at it. Hell, these match types aren't exclusive, but still at least like wait three months or something. Had to get that off my chest.

Match Rating-[] [] [

>Mediocre main event. Honestly, it was too short. The beginning was getting me into it, but then Joe started breaking Shane's leg. So is Shane like done for? Is he out for a couple months? And what's up with Burgett being in back-to-back gimmick matches, but Shane has an injured leg. When did Shane injure his leg??

>Another thing I do not like is the detail of a finisher. Ok, so When D-Von was a reverend on SD, he used a move called Saving Grace (Reverse DDT) Is this the same Saving Grace that Joe uses? And what is the Nosedive? HellRaiser? let me know on that one.

What saved this show was the 10-man battle royal and CC vs. JLB. Those were well written matches with just the right timing. I am intrigued on what Svyato is going to do with the women's division, as well as how long and who is the Hacker.

Show Rating- [] [] []

Match of the Night-JLB/Capt. Charisma

RAW Superstar of the Night-Sulayman

RAW Power Rankings

1. JLB-#1 Contender for World Title

2. Joe Burgett-World Heavyweight Champion

3. Sulayman "The Beast" - RAW Champion

4. Ryan Michael- #1 Contender for the RAW Title

5. Shane Howard

6. Ray Bogusz

7. Adam Testa

8. Chris Browne-Intercontinental Champion

9.Terrell Johnson

10.Ste & Jason-Unified Tag Champs

11.Capt. Charisma

12.Connor Green

ECW

A Well Known Target

ECW opens up with newcomer Kash heading down to the ring. He makes two announcements about the show. First, he announced that he will share a main event spot with Benjamin David, The Filipino Rocket.

Since Celeste went back to her normal life, someone He seems unfamiliar with this "Kash" guy. But Kash reassures him that he is coming for the gold. Both engage in a stare down as both men leave.

No Rating.

>This promo really didn't do anything for me. I mean, I didn't even know who Kash was. But hey, Celeste has big shoes to fill, so you have to give the kid a shot, right?

Whole Lotta Heart

The opening bout was a match between David Bowston and Scotty "Lil Noze" Miller. This match was the match of the night for me, and you can take it or leave it. It was a short, yet fast pace match with Scotty picking up the W.

<-I like the fact that you actually used music, weight, and where they are billed from. I like the realism, as Celeste always kept it real.

>-This match had the potential to be a main event, but it was short. If you only have an hour, use it to your advantage.

*If you're in a sharpshooter, how are you able to hit your opponent with a chair?

Match Rating-[][]

Hi, My Name Is Who? My Name Is What? My Name Is Ticka Ticka ...."Kash?"

After the match, Wyatt or "Kash" is digging his new office. Mike again bursts his bubble. Mike is having a hard time understanding Kash, but he soon learns that before Kash aims for the ECW title, he wants to make sure he can get a hang of being the GM.

No Rating.

*I have nothing to say about the promos on ECW....They just dont, stick.

Showing Your Worth

The second match of the night was the ECW champ in action against Triple D Sumrall. As much as I like Anon, Triple D is another favorite of mine.

The match starts as quickly as it ends, with the champ winning. Had some spots, but its obvious that the champ was out to prove his new GM that the ECW title is staying where it is.

Match Rating [] [

>Too short. I really was not into it all. It may seem like I'm being tough, but when you are given a critic job, you have to be hardcore honest. And that is that.

*Just like I told Svy, you gotta have move detail. What is a B-Drop, or a Triple Jump Moonsault. Not all of us readers are up to par on what the moves are, so use this as a helpful hint.

Multitasking "Kash"

The final match of the night went to Kash and Ben David. The more and more I look at the match the better it sounds. It ties with the first one. These two went hardcore, and Benjamin gets the 3 count.

Match Rating [] [] [

<A Hardcore ECW match. Now that is something you dont see in real life. I'm glad you threw that in there.

Show Rating [] []

Match of the Night-Ben David/Kash

Wrestler of the Night-Kash. He became new GM and put on a decent showing in a match even though he lost. I have to give Ben David, Scotty and David an honorable mention.

Overall, the shoes still need to be filled. Maybe this will take some time, but when you start, you have to go big.

ECW Power Rankings

1.Mike Scanion-ECW Champ

2.Anon

3.Triple D

4.Tony Arnoldine

5.Sting

Smackdown

Flirting With Disaster

Smackdown started out with Strictly Business making their way down to the ring. Jay Rob grabs the mice and calls out Masque of Red Death to a match.

Red Death shoots back telling Jay Rob that all he wants his Andrea Claire. He also vows that toying with death will result in the demise of Strictly Business.

The lights then go out and Downfall is in the ring as Tim List, Dan Telek, and Jay Rob are all laid out in the ring, leaving Andrea Claire by herself.

Enraged by this, the lights go back off and Red Death is in the ring beating the crap out of Downfall. As they leave the ring, the only two figures left are Red Death and Andrea Claire.

Death looks to steal a kiss, but instead he gets a slap in the face. The lights go out again, and this time it is Josh Swell who is in the ring and hits Red Death with a chair.

Unphased, Red Death stands tall face to face with Swell. The Future then hits Masque again with the chair, staggering him. Swell then attempts an inverted DDT, Red Death escapes.

Rating- [] [] [] [

*Is Red Death like Undertaker or something? Is he a big guy, medium guy?

*This promo was a standard promo. I think it is a good way to start out the night.

Earning Some Respect

Back from the break, Daris Brown and Blue Chip are once again up against the team of Jared Farver and Demetrus Stokes.

After a pretty short match, Daris low blows Jared and gets the victory.

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>Just like on ECW, we see a repeat tag match. I like building rivalries, but there are way better ways to do them. I would like to say maybe Daris vs. Demetrus, seeing how they are buds in real life B/R.

Maybe even make Demetrus a mentor for Jared like Daris is for Chip. Overall, the match was too short and it is a re-run. Spice it up if your going to do the same match over and over again.

<I do like how Daris isn't letting Chip get credit for anything. He is becoming a good teacher.

Messing with Downfall, will be your Downfall.

Sterling Eby is backstage with Dozer and Christi. He is getting ready mentally for his match against Josh Swell.

The group is talking about the antics of Red Death. Christi and Dozer make some good points, especially Dozer.

He shows his tough side by saying that they should not rely on Swell taking care of Red Death. Instead they should do it themselves, even if he has to do it alone.

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<Eby's crew has the right state of mind. These guys need to step their game up, and going right after the top is a good way to look better than the competition.

>I'm kinda pissed that once again I don't get to see Jay Rob in competition, he is my favorite!

A Fearless Warrior

Josh Swell makes his way to the ring to engage in battle against the leader of Downfall, Sterling Eby. Sterling looked to prove himself against one of the SD top dogs.

But hoping could not seal a victory, as Swell defeats Eby with a desperation school boy.

Match Rating- [] [] []

<Decent match that had some spots. I like Eby's will to win even though he lost. Not as short as other matches, just the right timing for the second match of the night.

Who Is The Better Back-Up?

The vacated US title was up for grabs as Dozer took on Dan Telek. This match showed some heart from both men, and some fast pace back and forth action.

In the end, with some help from Tim List, Dan Telek picked up the win and became the new United States Champion.

Match Rating [] [] []

<I like this match because it gave the previous match a run for its money. It was some good action that will escalate well going into ER.

>I think this match was too short though. It could have went longer. I also did not like the finish. Dan Telek had two finishers, but he ends the match with a sidewalk slam.

*> Whats wrong with short title reigns? I know a GM has the right to do as he pleases but some title reigns just need to be shorter than most. I think it is a good way to show that I guy can make a good character without the title just like he could with the title.

Legacy Continued

The contract signing for the WWE title was about to begin between Kevin Canny and AkD.

GM Rallo asks Kevin if a submission match was his final choice, and Kevin changes the match to a 45 minute Iron Man match, vowing to be greater than Bret Hart.

Although I liked this, the fans did not. They began to boo Kevin the more and more he talked.

AkD then intervened, saying he had two reasons as to why the he liked the idea of the Ironman match, 1: He wanted to be the longest-reigning champion ever, and 2: He wanted to shut up Canny.

Kevin had some more words, but they were cut short by DJ. He insisted that both men shook hands. Before they shook, Kevin signed the contract.

Right after the handshake, AkD was on the receiving end of a baseball slide. However, he got right back up and met Canny in the middle of the ring.

This concluded Smackdown.

Rating-[] []

<The only reason this got a two is because of the words from Canny. He wants to surpass his idol by beating the champ in an Iron Man match. The fans hated it, but I think that Canny is going in the right direction.

>That ending was terrible. I was expecting either Canny not to shake his hand or beat the shit out of him and keep it moving, proving to the world that he has the right to be the number one contender.

Instead, we get a girly baseball slide that didn't do anything except piss AkD off. On top of that, AkD rushes back into the ring for....wait for it, wait for it......

NOTHING TO HAPPEN. Why not hit him back, or have Canny beat on him some more. I did not like that ending. Not one bit.

Show Rating-[][][

Two decent matches plus the rise of three stars couldn't balance out the way the show started and ended. This looked as if it was long enough for a segment of Superstars or ECW. If you have two hours, use that.

Match of the Show- United States Title Match

Superstar of the Show-Dan Telek

Promo of the Show-Kevin Canny surpassing Bret Hart

Smackdown Power Rankings

1. AkD-WWE Champion

2. Josh Swell

3. Ron Johnson

4. Kevin Canny-Number One Contender for WWE Title

5. Sterling Eby

6. Jay Rob

7. Masque Of Red Death

8. Dan Telek-United States Champion

9. Dozer

10.Tim List-Cruiserweight Champion

11. Daris Brown/Blue Chip

12. Jared Farver/Demetrius Stokes

Superstar and Champion of the Week-Sulayman

Sulayman seems to be on a roll. He is the new RAW champion, and has some serious momentum going into his match at ER against Ryan Michael. Let's see what RAW has in store for this young leader.

Rising Star of The Week-Dan Telek

Telek showed some skills and heart, earning him the US title. This Strictly Business madman looks good going into the TLC match.

"Where The Hell Were You" goes to Anon. He is my favorite extremist and is nowhere to be found.

What I Wanted To See:

-Jay Rob in Action.

-More out of ECW

-A better Smackdown Ending

Show Of The Week-RAW

Every show had its ups and downs, but what stuck out to me is a good main event and an undercard that went well with it. Even though this series is just starting, I still think we need to see a little bit more.

Kudos to all the writers because I know it is nerve-wracking trying to write good, lengthy matches. You just want to get the article out and see what people think. Nothing is wrong with that, but it is disappointing to see things get rushed.

Signing Out, I am Jay Rob!

Destiny Always Overcomes Legacy

J. Robinson — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:02:44 -0400

Before I write, I must say apologize if someone has already written a piece similar to this. This article is my take on Orton, Rhodes and DiBiase, and what their future holds one the Legacy indeed breaks up. We all know that I am a Legacy lover, but we also know that all good (or bad for some people) things come to an end. Legacy is a stable based on three guys who are second (Rhodes and DiBiase) and third (Orton) generation superstars. Randy Orton is the guy who thought of the group, and he wanted to make a name for younger guys who have potential in the business; mainly to step out of their father's shadow. But what happens when it all goes down hill? What happens when Cody or Ted want to step into their own spotlight? What happens, when Destiny over comes Legacy?

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This Kid's Legacy: 5 People That I Am Starting To Get Into

J. Robinson — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:05:18 -0400

All professional wrestling fans must admit, there are guys that we once did not like, but over time, we begin to appreciate what they do for the business, and we become fans. And then there are guys we are just sick of. Those are the guys who get stuck in same storyline, who always has to be champion because in any other situation they are completely lame. But this edition of This Kid's Legacy is about guys who, whether I like it or not, are beginning to get my attention. Enjoy.

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This Kid's Legacy: My Top Ten Current Superstars

J. Robinson — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:04:05 -0400

Welcome to the third edition of TLK: My current favorite superstars. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/163519-this-kids-legacy-my-top-ten-favorite-superstars-of-all-time http://bleacherreport.com/articles/164889-this-kids-legacy-my-top-ten-favorite-moves Also check out my other slideshow series. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/160771-the-imagination-station-mr-kennedy-vs-mr-perfect-in-the-battle-of-mister-cocky Even though I have a list of some all time favorites, there are still some guys out today that I have gotten into this last year. Drum roll please... Oh BTW, there are no honorable mentions.

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This Kid's Legacy: My Top Ten Favorite Superstars Of All Time

J. Robinson — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:01:18 -0400

I have noticed that a lot people really enjoy people's love for wrestling and how they got into it. Even though I hardly remember anything other than my first Wrestlemania, I do have plenty of superstars, moments, moves, events and matches that I love and hate. Either way there are plenty of things in the wrestling world that have created these passionate emotions. And the best way to let these feelings out are to share them with people just like me. I will start with something simple, my top 10 favorites of all time. It is a big list, but I have narrowed it down. Enjoy.

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The Imagination Station: Mr. Kennedy vs Mr. Perfect in

J. Robinson — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:00:55 -0400

The Imagination Station: matches that only our minds can dictate. This my new series where I will take two superstars past or present and put them in a match. Each match will be dubbed "The Battle of...". Each superstar will have something in common and I will decide who the winner of the match will be. For my first match I will place the late "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig v.s. Mr. Kennedy. I would like to call this match "The Battle of Arrogance".

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Ten Things That Would Have Made 25 Years Worth Waiting For

J. Robinson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:14:58 -0400

With all the 'Mania hype growing and growing, there have been a lot of recaps and reminders of what is going to happen in just a few days.

There have also been predictions on what would or could happen this weekend in Houston. But I have seen very few stories on what SHOULD happen at this spectacle.

I have devised a list of ideas that I want to see to make this WrestleMania worthy of being an anniversary. Some are more realistic than others, and there are even some ideas that will contradict other things I would like to see happen.

I would have made a slideshow, but I have to be at work in a couple of hours and finding pictures on Google of exactly what you want can be a pain.

In the words of the lovely Celeste Winchester, let's begin, shall we?

1. Randy Orton vs. Triple H for the WWE Championship: Hell In A Cell

A "Hell in a Cell" match would be perfect for these two.

Triple H masters in many match styles, but his best are "Last Man Standing" and "Hell in a Cell."

Because Triple H is overdue for "Hell in a Cell," and he already faced Orton in a "Last Man Standing" match at No Way Out in 2007, it is safe to say we should have seen a cell match here at WrestleMania XXV.

There has only been one "Hell in a Cell" match at a WrestleMania, and it featured the other "king" of this format, the Undertaker.

In order to save WrestleMania's main event this year, we need a cell match.

Of course, if this does not happen, we can always rely on my second idea.

2. Shane and Stephanie McMahon Screw Triple H and Join Legacy

Let's face it, we all want to see it. And in the back of our minds, we know it will happen.

It is the perfect ending and perfect twist to the match. I even have it all planned out.

First, Shane needs to be the special referee for Orton-Triple H and then turn the whole thing into a "No Disqualification" match.

Toward the end, have Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr. come out and attack Triple H. When they do, Trips lays'em both out and goes to retrieve his sledge hammer, Ol' Faithful. He nails Cody and Ted.

As he goes to lay out Orton, have Stephanie come out and grab the sledgehammer from him. Shocked, Hunter won't realize Orton is stalking him.

He turns around and...BOOM! RKO

Shane counts the 1, 2, 3 and your new champion will be Randy Orton.

Its perfect. I can even see the segment on RAW the next day. Stephanie explains why they screwed him, saying that he was old news and Randy is young and displays that "ruthless aggression" that the McMahon's live off of.

Hell, I can even see another Alliance taking place.

Nonetheless, this will be good if Triple H wants to become a 17-time World Champion and surpass Naitch.

Then again, if you want some reality, then check out No. 3.

3. Priceless vs. Shane and Vince McMahon

After watching the last episode of Raw, I think one more match is what McMahon needs to maintain a cool, calm, collective attitude.

We all know he's lost it, it just hasn't become official.

He looked so vicious as he whaled on DiBiase multiple times in the head.

This match would put the perfect finishing touch to WrestleMani. We still have a few days, people, so do not sleep on this idea.

Now, off the Legacy/McMahon trip and on to something a little more historical.

4. The Rock vs. John Cena

Rocky's last match was not the way I wanted to see him go out. He needs to kick some more roody poo...well you know the rest.

I see John Cena being the perfect candidate to be the newest guest at the Smackdown hotel. He is basically following the Rock's footsteps, whether you want to admit it or not.

The People's Elbow versus The Five-Knuckle Shuffle. The Sharpshooter versus The STF. The Rock Bottom versus The Attitude Adjustment.

The Race To Witch Mountain versus 12 Rounds.

Okay, I think I went a little to far with that one.

It would be a blockbuster matchup. If I had to pick a winner, I would go with the Rock.

That would make for one hell of Wrestlemania moment. Plus, people will boo the hell out of Cena like they did to The Rock when he faced Hulk Hogan.

I smell a heel change...

The reason I pitted Cena against Rock is because Cena does not deserve to be champ and he doesn't need to be in this whole "love square" with Vickie, Edge, and Big Show.

Cue my fifth idea.

5. Big Show vs. Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship, with Special Referee Vickie Guerrero

With the shenanigans that Vickie, Edge, and Big Show are pulling, there is no need for Cena. These guys can ruin a match at 'Mania by themselves.

Make Vickie the referee, have her screw Edge over, and we will see things that need to happen: Edge's face turn that every one wants to see, Big Show becoming a champion one last time before he retires, and Edge spearing Vickie at WrestleMania.

6. MMMIIISSSSSSSSTTTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH KENNNNNNNNNNNNNNEDYY

wait for it. wait for it.......

KENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNEDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

Okay, enough with that.

I was in Detroit at WrestleMania 23 and watched Kennedy win the "Money in the Bank" ladder match. I was sold that he was going to be a good champion.

Then that creep Edge stole his shot from him.

We need Kennedy back, and he needs to be in Mr. Money in the Bank. Swap him out for a HUGE waste of talent in Mark Henry and you got your self a match.

Everyone is waiting for Kennedy's return, and even though he said he won't be there, I would love to see Mr. Ken Kennedy compete at WrestleMania.

Dreams come true.

Speaking of dreams...

7. Tommy Dreamer Replaces Finlay in the "Money in the Bank" Ladder Match.

For all you hardcore ECW fans, I did not forget about you. We all know that Dreamer's career in E-C-Dub was way better than the crap they have him doing in WWE.

Picture Dreamer grabbing the briefcase and cashing it in at One Night Stand. Now that, my friends, will be hardcore.

And speaking of hardcore...

8. Chris Jericho vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin: No Holds Barred

This is what it is all about: the perfect legend versus the perfect jackass legend-hater.

This rumor buzzed the Internet for months on end before Austin finally came out and said he is not healthy enough to compete. But I will still put this on the list for the fans.

Imagine Stone Cold giving a Stunner to Y2J, Flair slapping on the Figure Four, then Mickey Rourke coming out and giving Jericho a punch, followed by another Stunner from Austin.

End it with the Austin drinking some cold ones and there is another historic moment.

9. Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker: Buried Alive Match

We all know these two are going to retire soon. How about making the match a "Buried Alive" match? It'd be perfect for those fans who want HBK to beat The Phenom at 'Mania.

His streak will be over and so will his career. And yes, I am one of those guys who believes that when the streak ends, so will the career of the Deadman.

10. Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship

The match we deserve to see right? I know I speak for many when I say McMahon sucks for not making this a match at WrestleMania.

Two of the top young stars making their debut match at 'Mania for a title that opens the door for things to come—Where could it go wrong?

Bourne and Swagger have what it takes to put on a match that could, indeed, be in the top three on any card.

If only Vince really knew what the fans wanted to see.

What a list, huh? With just a few days to go, a lot of these things I have predicted could come true.

At least I hope they do.

For the WWE universe, it is what we deserve. Twenty-five years of the best wrestling and entertainment needs to be toasted by this event.

TLK

Vince Can't See Me: AUW Ent. Wk 2 Pt 1

J. Robinson — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:44:28 -0400

Time to get Amped Up!

Saturday Stampede Recap:

Kane defeated Warlord to qualify for the Retribution main event.

Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley made a tag team blockbuster: Shawn Michaels and HHH vs Hollywood Hogan and Randy Savage.

With the help of Shane O' Mac, Batista weaseled his way into the main event at Retribution.

Tuesday Night Fever

Match Card

Shawn Michaels vs Randy Savage Cage Match

Batista In Action

Rematch: Haas vs Angle

Mickie James vs Trish Stratus

AJ Styles vs Edge

Winner: Edge

Styles put on a good showing, but a huge momentum shift was the key. Styles went for a diving cross body and Edge caught him with a spear.

After the match, the Hardy Boys attacked Edge in the ring. Matt gave him the Twist of Fate, then Jeff topped it off with the Swanton.

Immediately after that, Randy Orton sent out Priceless, and they disposed of Matt and Jeff with chair shots.

Backstage: Randy Orton was in Shane McMahon's office and demanded payback on Matt and Jeff's attack on Edge. Shane O suggested that the Hardys' attack was a display of hungry challengers. He made a match between the Hardys and Priceless. The winners will compete for the Radical Tag Titles.

Orton was livid. "Im going to Steph with this issue, Shane. And do not forget Edge and I do have a match against the Hardys' at Retribution" Orton storms off looking for Steph.

Alex Shelley vs Batista

Winner: Batista

Just like his match with Sabin, Batista destroys Shelley in 36 seconds; delivering a spine buster, and a spear for the three count.

As soon as the match was over, The Rock's music hits and he came blazing to the ring. Shane and Batista fled the scene to make sure they do not get hurt.

Kurt Angle vs Charlie Haas

Winner: Charlie Haas

With Kurt Angle furious at the fact Charlie Haas beat him last week, he wanted a rematch. This match turned out to be a better technical showing than the last one.

End result: Karen Angle had the ref distracted while Kurt Angle grabbed brass knucks from his tights. The Red Rooster then came out and nailed Angle in the head with the ring bell. Haas then delivered his new finisher: Charlie's Angel; an angel-like moonsault off the top rope.

Backstage: Randy Orton went into Stephanie's office and explained to her how Matt and Jeff do not deserve tag team gold. He insisted that the titles should be handed to Rated RKO after they slaughter the Hardy Boys.

"You know what Randy, you just gave me a good idea. Since my brother made a number one contender match for the Radical Tag Titles, I will make one as well. It will take place on Thursday Night Fever, and it will include Rated RKO vs The Motor City Machine Guns. Now excuse me, I have announcement to make."

Stephanie's Announcement: Thursday Night Fever has a big main event. It will be John Cena vs the "Icon" Sting. The winner will be the fifth qualifier for the six-man match at Retribution.

Mickie James vs Trish Stratus

Winner: Mickie

A five minute display of quickness and alot of counters. Towards the end of the match, Trish went for the Stratusfaction, but Mickie countered into a back suplex that dropped Stratus on her neck. She added a bridge to the suplex and got the pinfall victory.

Priceless vs Hardy Boys

Winner: Hardys

Cody Rhodes went for the CrossRhodes on Jeff Hardy, but it was countered into Jeff's version of the Twist of Fate, followed by Matt Hardy's leg drop.

Randy Orton then came out with Edge and they attack the Hardys. Edge fed Jeff the spear, and then Randy Orton drove Matt Hardy's skull into the canvas with the RKO.

Main Event: HBK Shawn Michaels vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage: Steel Cage

Winner: Savage

This was a brutal cage match. Both men were busted open during the course of the match. Savage gave Michaels a DDT on the chair he snuck into the match, and Michaels used the same chair later and hit Savage in the head mutiple times.

Savage delivers a low blow and then a piledriver to HBK. Then he climbed the cage and drops the elbow from 15 feet! One. Two. Three.

On Thursday Night Fever

Curious minds address the GMs on what they plan on doing with certain titles.

Rated RKO vs MCMG: Winner will face the Hardys for the Tag Titles.

Sting vs John Cena: Winner qualifies for the six-man main event at Retribution.

Vince Can't See Me: Amped Up Wrestlng Entertainment: Week One Part Three

J. Robinson — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:38:54 -0400

Ok, so I changed the name again. Although this is the third time, I think I am sticking with AUW Entertainment— Amped Up Wrestling!

Last show's recap:

The Rock defeated Mr. Perfect to become the second wrestler to qualify for the main event at Retribution.

Rated RKO challenged the Hardys to a match at Retribution.

After the challenge was made, Matt Hardy gave his ex-girlfriend Lita the Twist of Fate. Shortly after that, he accepted the challenge from Randy Orton and Edge. Then he also made a challenge to Orton for later on in the night, a match where Orton accepted.

During the match, Matt Hardy picked up the victory, after Edge inadvertantly speared his partner Randy Orton.

DX got even with the NWO after there attack on Tuesday Night Fever.

During a tag match, which pitted "Macho Man" and the "Hulkster" against Don Muraco and Sting,

Shawn Michaels delivered Sweet Chin Music to Savage, causing the ref to end the match via DQ.

Shane McMahon made the annoucement that all vacant titles will be decided at Retribution.

During this announcement, the Rock interrupted Shane, demanding to know his opponents for the six-man elimination match.

As Shane McMahon went to answer Rock, Shane's new body guard, The Animal Batista, attacked the Rock.

The Saturday Stampede

Commentators for this show: Lord Alfred Hayes and Sean Mooney.

Tonight's matches include:

Retribution Qualifier: Kane vs Warlord

Batista making his AUW debut match

Triple Threat Match between AJ Styles, Test, and "The Natural" Butch Reed

Priceless vs Charlie Haas and the Red Rooster

Run time: 1 Hour

Priceless vs. Red Rooster & Charlie Haas

Winner:Priceless

Priceless used all the dirty tricks they learned from their mentor Randy Orton.

But this did not stop Haas and Rooster. After not being in the match at all, Haas gives Rooster the tag, and he storms through Rhodes and DiBiase like a tornado through Kansas

But as soon as Red Rooster signalled for his new finisher, Cluck City, (Electric Chair Drop) Rhodes clips him right on the knee.

Haas tries to capitalize, but Kurt Angle comes out and gives him the Angle Slam.

Confused on who the legal man is, the ref counts 1-2-3 as DiBiase pins Haas.

Backstage: The camera cuts into the office mid-conversation of Stephanie McMahon and DX.

As DX leaves the office, Steph nods her head in approval.

Batista vs Chris Sabin

Winner: Batista

After a 36-second contest, Batista scores a pinfall with the Batista Bomb.

After that match, DX comes out and they begin to talk about their dominance in sports entertainment.

They even go on to say they will become even bigger legends than Hogan and Savage will ever dream of becoming.

Shawn Michales than declares war on NWO, demanding a steel cage match against Randy Savage.

After that announcement, Stephanie joins her husband and his best friend in the squared circle, HBK.

She makes the dream match that a lot of people want to see: Hogan/Savage vs HHH/HBK at Retribution.

Triple Threat Match: AJ Styles vs Test vs "The Natural" Butch Reed

Winner: Styles

With Reed distracted by Kelly Kelly, Test sets AJ up for the Big Boot, only for AJ to counter with Pay Lay to Tests' head for his troubles.

When the show resumes, Shane O' Mac is in the ring. Alongside him, his new bodyguard, Batista. "I only have one announcement. After the beating Chris Sabin received by this man, Batista, we have our third entrant to our Retribution main event. The Animal, Batista!"

Main Event: Kane vs Warlord

Winner: Kane

Brutal No DQ match. After Kane tombstones the Warlord for the three-count, he power-bombs Butch Reed. And just for good measure, The Slickster got choke slammed through a table.

Next Week On Tuesday Night Fever:

Batista in Action. Look to see if The Rock will seek redemption on The Animal.

Mickie James vs Trish Stratus

Cage Match: The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels vs. The "Macho Man" Randy Savage

Vince Can't See Me; JROW; Week 1, Part 2

J. Robinson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:02:01 -0400

Once again it's about that time. Missed the first episode? here is the link.

I have changed the name from ROW, to JROW. Translation: Jay Rob's Organized Wrestling.

For those who tuned in, here is the quick recap.

Kane and The Warlord started an intense rivalry after a tag team match where Kane and John Cena picked up the W over Butch Reed and The Warlord. After busting Kane wide open with this W staff, Stephanie McMahon made a match for Saturday Stampede for these two, hoping to settle the score.

Co-GMs Shane and Stephanie McMahon announced the main event for this month's PPV, Retribution. With all titles vacated, there will be a six-man elimination style match for the richest prize in the JROW, the Elite Championship.

So far, the Ultimate Warrior is the first man to qualify. The next qualifier will be a match between Mr. Perfect and The Rock. Another qualifier will take place on The Saturday Stampede, the Kane/Warlord match.

The NWO planted a random attack on DX during their match against the Motor City Machine Guns, causing DX to win via DQ. I wonder what DX has in store for Hogan and Savage tonight, as they face Sting and Don Muraco.

Tuesday's main event saw a very fast paced 8 man tag between the Hardys, Evan Bourne and AJ Styles vs Randy Orton, Edge, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase Jr.

The match ended with Lita's interference and an RKO planted on Matt Hardy. Matt and Jeff will seek revenge tonight, the question is what are they planning to do?

Thursday Night Fever

Commentators: Jim Ross and Jerry "The King" Lawler

Match Card:

Retribution Qualifier: The Rock vs. Mr. Perfect

NWO (Hogan and Savage) vs. Sting and Don Muraco

Stacy Keibler & Beth Phoenix vs. Trish Stratus & Michelle McCool

Red Rooster vs. Ted DiBiase Jr.

Charlie Haas vs. Cody Rhodes

Jim Ross welcomes the world to the first edition of Thursday Night Fever. The King is excited as always to announce the tag team match between Stratus/McCool & Phoenix/Keibler. Jim Ross can't wait to kick off the night's action, as we start with Rock/Perfect.

The Rock vs. Mr. Perfect: Qualifying Match

Winner: The Rock

This was a back and forth match that showed a lot of technical skill from both men. With Perfect looking for the Perfect Plex, Rock counters into the Rock Bottom.

Back from the commercial break, Randy Orton, Edge, and Lita make their way to the ring. They discuss how great it felt to prove once again that they are the best tag team ever by defeating Styles, Bourne and the most daredevil of tag teams, the Hardys. Edge states that to prove officially that they are better than the Hardys, he and Orton challenge Matt & Jeff to a match at Retribution.

Matt and Jeff then storm the ring. Orton and Edge escape but Jeff grabs Lita before she can leave the ring. Then Jeff throws Lita to Matt, and he delivers the Twist of Fate.

Matt Hardy then grabs the mic, stating that the Hardys accept. He proposes a challenge of his own, demanding Orton meets him for the main event tonight.

Backstage: Randy Orton has met up with Sean Mooney and has accepted Matt Hardy's challenge. Edge then steps in and says that he will pay for what he did to Lita.

Stacy Keibler and Beth Phoenix vs. Trish Stratus and Michelle McCool

Winners: Stratus and McCool

Trish Stratus delivers the Chick Kick to Beth Phoenix, knocking her to the floor. Stacy Keibler then tries to clothesline Trish but misses, running into a waiting McCool. Michelle then delivers a piledriver and picks up the victory.

Red Rooster vs Ted DiBiase Jr.

Winner: DiBiase Jr.

Squash match that ended with Dreamstreet and a One Two Three.

Backstage: Lord Alfred Hayes is backstage with Sting, who is about to team with Don Muraco to face "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan and the "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Hayes mentions that the world knows about Sting's hatred of the New World Order, and had been in the ring with both men many times.

Sting interrupts by saying that there is no greater ICON than him, not even Savage or Hogan. "I've beaten them a thousand times; tonight is no different."

Sting w/Miss Elizabeth & Don Muraco vs. NWO

Winner: NWO by DQ

With the referee distracted by Warrior and Elizabeth, Sting locks in the Scorpion Deathlock on Hogan. Savage takes the ring bell and nails Sting in the head with it. Muraco goes to attack Savage, but Macho hits him with a low blow.

Then HBK comes out and gives the Macho Man the Sweet Chin Music. The ref catches this, and orders for the bell. The Warrior attempts to climb into the ring, but Triple H is right behind him and nails him with the Spinebuster outside on the floor.

Cody Rhodes vs. Charlie Haas

Winner: Charlie Haas

After the biggest win of his career, Charlie Haas improves his record to 2-0, making Rhodes submit to the Haas Of Pain. After the match, Kurt Angle comes out and delivers and Angle Slam to Haas, warning him to not mess with an Olympic gold medalist.

Shane McMahon comes out and announces that all the vacant titles will be decided at Retribution. Matches will be decided at a later date.

The Rock's music hits, and he demands that Shane McMahon tells him who else will be qualifying. Then out of nowhere, Batista comes out a gives Rocky a spinebuster. Then Shane cheap shots the Rock and throws him outside. Batista picks Rock up and powerbombs him through the Spanish announce table.

Main Event: Randy Orton w/Edge and Lita vs. Matt Hardy w/Jeff Hardy

Winner: Matt Hardy

With Edge vowing revenge on Hardy, he enters the ring with Lita distracting the referee. He sets up Matt for the spear, but he accidentally nails Orton. Jeff grabs Edge by the feet and drags him outside to the floor. Matt then covers Orton for the victory.

Next Segment: The Saturday Stampede

Kane vs Warlord. Winner will Qualify for Elite Title Shot.

Batista in Action.

DX/NWO Rivalry will unravel.

Vince Can't See Me; R.O.W, Week 1, Part 1

J. Robinson — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:49:36 -0400

Let's get, get, get it! As some of you may know, I'm starting a little friendly competition to get the creative juices flowing. Have you ever thought about bringing wrestlers from any era or brand of wrestling, and creating your own wrestling world?

What if you can bring back some of the greatest, and have them clash with some the top current stars of the wrestling world?

With creativity practically oozing from everyone's minds here on B/R, I contacted some buds and we have decided to show B/R how we would run things if we had our own little "dream" federation.

Radical Organization of Wrestling

Roster: Face= F Heel= H

Randy Orton (F)

The Rock (F)

Ultimate Warrior (F)

AJ Styles (f)

Triple H (F)

Shawn Michaels (f)

Randy Savage (H)

Hulk Hogan (H)

Edge (h)

John Cena (f)

Kane (F)

Sting (f)

Batista (h)

Christian (f)

Kurt Angle (h)

Mr Perfect (h)

Jeff Hardy (f)

Matt Hardy (f)

Don Muraco (f)

The Natural Butch Reed (h)

Evan Bourne (f)

Charlie Haas (f)

The Red Rooster (f)

Test (h)

Warlord (h)

Cody Rhodes (h)

Ted DiBiase (h)

Alex Shelley (h)

Chris Sabin (H)

Beth Phoenix (F)

Michelle McCool (H)

Mickie James (F)

Lita (h)

Trish Stratus (h)

Stacy Keibler(F)

Titles

ROW Elite Title

Radical Championship

Television Title

Ultimate Risk Taker (URT Championship)

Women's Title

Radical Tag Team Title

Tuesday Night Fever

Commentators for the event: Bobby The Brain Heenan and Jim Ross

Match Card:

Warlord & Butch Reed vs. Kane & John Cena

Test vs. Christian

Kurt Angle vs. Charlie Haas

Motor City Machine Guns (Shelley & Sabin) Vs DX (HHH & HBK)

Helpful Tips

*Shane & Stephanie McMahon Are my Co-GM.

*DX is formed by Triple H & Shawn Michaels; Managed by Ric Flair & Stephanie McMahon

*The NWO is formed by Hollywood Hogan, Macho Man Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior

*Sting is managed by Miss Elizabeth

*Kurt Angle is managed by Karen Angle

*Test is managed by Kelly Kelly

*Batista is Shane McMahon's personal security

*The Natural Butch Reed and Warlord are managed by Slick

*The New Legacy is made up of Randy Orton, Edge, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase and Lita.

*There are no champions. Championships will be decided at the next PPV; Retribution.

(When events take place over the course of the evening I will just give a summary of what goes on; just to make this shorter.)

To kick of the night, Stephanie McMahon makes her way to the ring, shortly followed by her brother and Co-GM, Shane. They announce how happy they are to be GM's of the ROW and have put together a great event for the first night.

Shane starts by discussing the title picture. Him and Stephanie have decided to watch the superstars for the next couple weeks before they make there final decisions on who who should compete for what title. Until then, all championships will be vacant.

Stephanie then starts to the address the first PPV event; Retribution. The main event will be a six-man elimination style match to determine the ROW Elite champion; the highest prize in the ROW.

She goes on to say that where will be six qualifying matches up until the event; three made by her, and three made by Shane. She announces the first match to be the NWO Ultimate Warrior vs. Don Muraco.

For the final statement, Shane McMahon announces the main event for tonight. It will be an 8 man tag team match, pitting the Hardys, AJ Styles and Evan Bourne Vs New Legacy.

Warlord & Butch Reed vs John Cena & Kane

Winners: Kane And John Cena

Kane delivers Choke Slam to Reed for the final count.

-After the match the Warlord uses his staff and nails Kane with it, busting him wide open. Then he delivers a powerslam to a beaten Cena.

Test w/ Kelly Kelly vs Christian

Winner: Test

Early in the match Christian winks at Kelly Kelly after showing up Test numerous times. Enraged by this, Test gives Capt. Charisma a beating. Test pulls off a victory in quick fashion after the distraction of Kelly Kelly.

Backstage: Shawn Mooney is backstage with The Rock; who claims he has the perfect idea for Thursday's edition of Fever. The Rock challenges Mr. Perfect to a qualifying match for the 6 man Elimination match at Retribution with the permission of Shane McMahon to issue this challenge.

Ultimate Warrior vs. Don Muraco

Winner: Ultimate Warrior

A good 10 minute power match resulting with the Warrior pulling one off on the Magnificent One.

Kurt Angle W/ Karen Angle vs. Charlie Haas

Winner: Charlie Haas

Haas picks up a huge upset victory over once mentor Kurt Angle. By using a German suplex, Haas then rolls over onto Kurt, pinning Haas' legs on Angle's and using his shoulder to hold down Kurt's.

Backstage: Lord Alfred Hayes finds himself backstage with Rated RKO. Before Hayes could even get a word out, Lita cuts him off; with only few words. "I hope Matt gets sick to his stomach witnessing the love of his life with a REAL man. So sick, that he won't even bother showing up."

Stephanie McMahon is backstage with her husband HHH as he gets ready for his match. Hunter questions her on who her final picks are for her qualifying matches. She answered her husband with an announcement of Kane vs. Warlord on The Saturday Stampede. Winner automatically qualifies to the main event @ Retribution.

Motor City Machine Guns vs DX W/ Ric Flair

Winner: DX by DQ

With DX being in control throughout the whole match, Macho Man, Hollywood and the Ultimate Warrior come out and assault Michaels and The Game, causing them to win by DQ.

Main Event: Hardys, AJ Styles and Evan Bourne Vs The New Legacy W/ Lita

Winner: Randy Orton pinfall over Matt Hardy.

Fast pace, non stop action. With Matt Hardy totally in control of Edge, Lita catches Matt with a low blow, followed by an RKO.

Next Week:

Mr Perfect vs The Rock

Winner To Qualify with Ultimate Warrior.

NWO in tag action

Women's Tag Match: Michelle McCool & Trish Stratus vs Stacy Keibler & Beth Phoenix

Back To Basic Thuganomics

J. Robinson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:18:48 -0400

When I first got into writing about my views in wrestling, I started on Amazon forums. I met some buds like Scotty Miller, Joseph Daniel and my B/R idol Josh Swell. Guys who had vaild, smart points. And whether you agreed with them, you still respect what came out of their mouths.

When I got out of work tonight earlier, I checked my e-mail and the forums from Amazon were updated. There was one i participated in dubbed: Why People Hate John Cena.

There were three newer posts; two from the same person and guy who responded. We will use pet names instead of there real identities.

The fisrt person, Simba, wrote that John Cena was not stale, and he deserves to be pushed even further. he also said if you weren't down with that, than you can suck it. I just laughed.

Then Kilowatt, the person who responded, said that Simba was a typical John Cena fan, and that its was great addition to the thread. He also added that he hopes Simba enjoys his birthday on December 9.

So I started to respond to both of these people, but then I figured it would be best if I just made it an article on B/R.

I am a John Cena fan but I do believe his act is getting lame. He's another Hulk Hogan. He quit the rapping gimmick because of his movie The Marine. Then he started showing respect to everyone who deserved it. Sounds familiar...

I think he should go back to the thug gimmick. It was entertaining and that's why people loved him. Even when he was a heel, he got cheered, thats why he got the push and the babyface turn. But once he dropped that gimmick and became a kiss ass, it just went down hill.

Vince is all about money. So he will put his top guys in his movies to make more money. But what Vince doesn't realize is Cena lost some respect as a wrestler because of those movies. Sounds familiar...

Opposite Kane and Triple H, who had movie parts based off of there personalities. To me, that was a good move. Kane was a killer in a horror movie. In the WWE, Kane is supposed to be this scary persona. Triple H was a bad guy in Blade 3, just like he was a heel in the WWE.

But just like this guy i grew up loving that did some movies and lost some respect as a wrestler from some fans, the same thing happened to John Cena. That is why people started to boo Cena. he lost some of that entertainment value. Don't get me wrong, John Cena is very entertaining, but not to every single fan in the world.

John is a popular guy, and that is why he got his push. But does he need to continued to be pushed, no. He needs a break from the gold. He has another movie coming out for christ sakes, the man just needs to wrestle. And some may say John Cena does not have talent in the ring. But in my view, if you can go into the ring with all your entertainment hype, and work your butt off for these fans, you got something. He doesn't have to be the best, but John Cena puts his heart out there in every match. Personally, that is the guy I want to spend my money on. Even if he just told the world he loved Vickie Guerrerro. YUCK!

Anyways, all I'm saying is that John Cena somewhat deserves the push that he gets because he puts his heart into every match. I think that if Cena goes back to the first John Cena that we knew, (after running around in neon pink tights) that maybe things will be neutral. Although this new Cena is kinda funny. If your watching, RAW, then you know what im talking about.

Love Peace And Chicken Grease

JAY ROB

The Key To Gold: Red & Black

J. Robinson — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:08:29 -0400

In my first post here on B/R, I wrote about who was really worthy of a title shot. I dropped a couple of names and listed some valid reasons on why they deserve a shot.

To me, Kane is the most deserving, but he's not the same Kane. He's missing something.

Maybe it's the costume and how he only wears pants now. Or maybe its that ridiculous hair. He needs something to cover that up.

A hat? No. A toupee? Ehh, Not quite. Oh, I know, A MASK!.

Kane's only WWE title run lasted one day. Not only that, he had the mask. When he held the Tag Titles (all 10 times) he indeed had the mask. His IC title run, He had the mask. The only run he had with gold and without the mask, was the ECW title.

Maybe this is just me wishing and hoping. Or maybe I've stumbled on something. In my opinion, Kane is better with the mask. And if he goes back to the mask, the following will happen.

First, there is still time for the mask to re-appear for Money In The Bank, but I doubt that we will see that. So when Kane wins at MITB, we will see a new change come over him. Then he will put the mask on after Wrestlemania.

Next comes the Actual Cash In. After turning face and staying on Raw, Kane will make threats of cashing in by Vengeance. By then John Cena will have another title run, after of course beating Randy Orton at Backlash (BOO). Then he will lose it to Edge, and Randy Orton will beat Edge at the Great American Bash.

Anyway, Kane's hunger for the title will be halted by a couple of superstars; I will let your imagination run wild on who tries to stop him. However, Kane will get past these roadblocks and challenge the champion.

Cue Summerslam. Edge will want a rematch against Randy Orton and Kane is willing to cash in his contract, so Stephanie McMahon, (Hopefully, still the RAW GM) will make it a triple threat match at Summerslam. Kane pins Edge, Kane is new champion.

Next night on RAW, Randy Orton brings up the fact that Kane's last title reign only lasted one night. So they set up a match later that night, Pitting Randy Orton vs Kane. Legacy interferes, and Kane wins by DQ.

Cue Unforgiven. Kane challenges Orton to a rematch at Unforgiven, in a no DQ match. Kane somehow pulls it off, beats Orton, defies the odds of Legacy, retains title.

So now Kane is a legit WWE champion. He goes through all contenders, like Vladimir Kozlov and a new Batista, in heel character.

Its 2010, and Kane has held the WWE title for 4 months now. HBK is the new No. 1 contender and has challenged Kane to a match at the Royal Rumble. He accepts, and the stage is set.

"Sweet Chin Music, Sweet Chin Music! 1! 2! 3! Shawn Michaels has done it. He is the New WWE champion. What a Match!" HBK is the new champion, beating Kane in a great match.

Kane's new road to Wrestlemania begins; getting his rematch at No Way Out in the Elimination Chamber. His brother, however, has different plans, as he pulls Kane from under the ring and causes him to lose any chance at becoming champion again.

The Undertaker's actions are fueled by Kane being more of a human being with his mask instead of the demonic creature he was before. At Wrestlemania, Kane is challenged by UT, in a match that pitted their reunion; Hell in a Cell.

Kane enraged by his brother's selfishness becomes obsessed with ending his streak at WM 26. The stage is set. Kane Vs The Undertaker, Hell in a Cell. Although Undertaker is a Veteran in this match, Kane feels like home in the Cell. Kane would love more than anything to end his older brother's streak in the match he made famous.

After delivering a choke-slam through the cell, Kane sends his brother straight to hell, ending the streak. Another glorifying feat accomplished by the Big Red Machine.

Kane will be dominating and simply unstoppable with the mask back that mug of his. 2009 will be his year, and so will 2010. Other things that will happen with the re-birth of the mask:

-He will become the 2010 King of the Ring.

-He will find love with Mickie James

-He will finally win the Royal Rumble, beating his record of eliminating 13 men, entering at number 10.

-He will become World Heavyweight Champion at Wrestlemania 27, Becoming the 2nd man to hold all 3 major titles in the WWE.

And there is my story of Kane.

Feedback is a must!

TLK

Jay Rob

Legacy At Mania: A Dream. Legacy Wins Gold At Mania: Priceless

J. Robinson — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:05:11 -0400

June 29th. The moment I picked my new favorite tag team. I knew it the moment I found out that Rhodes had turned on Hardcore Holly at Night of Champions, that DiBiase and Rhodes were something of the future.

Then Randy Orton came into the mix. That's when I changed my mind about Rhodes and DiBiase. They weren't something of the future, they are something of RIGHT NOW!

In my opinion, Legacy will make an impact as big as Evolution.

Armageddon 2003 was the moment where every member of Evolution won gold. Randy Orton beat RVD to become Intercontinental Champion, a streak that lasted 7 months. Ric Flair and Batista entered the Tag Team Turmoil and defeated the Dudley's. And Triple H beat Kane and Goldberg in a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Title.

Now April 5th is not Armageddon, and this definitely not 2003. But on the 25th anniversary of Wrestlemania, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase will indeed become there self-proclaimed name, a Legacy.

With these quotes come predictions, so lets start with the Tag Titles. If you know me from Amazon Forums, you know I want to see a Tag Turmoil to unify the Tag Team titles.

My first wish of a heel vs heel tag team title match seemed a little more of a fantasy, so I decided to change that into a turmoil match, given all the tag team talent.

The match will consist of Priceless, Cryme Tyme, Miz & Morrison, The Colons, Mysterio & Kingston and a surprise appearance by the APA, which will be JBL's announcement. (iIhope)

Priceless will end up beating the APA in the final match, making them Undisputed Tag Team Champions. These champions will be able to be on RAW, ECW or Smackdown!.

Next, Randy Orton, a lot of people say that Randy Orton cannot win a match without the help of Rhodes or DiBiase. So I decided to predict this match Hell In A Cell. The last Hell In a Cell HHH was in, he lost to Batista back in 05. Its been about 4 years now, and were overdue for a RAW cell match.

In my prediction, Randy Orton will become the WWE champion once again and will have a solid run. Lets face it, the WWE want HHH to become a 16-time champion just like Ric Flair, so I can see him losing this match. Don't worry, maybe he will get the World Heavyweight title from someone.

If the WWE had any genius, they would make this happen for their 25th anniversary of the biggest spectacle in sports entertainment, not Backlash like they usually do! We see Miz and Morrison all the time just running around Smackdown and RAW, when there ECW superstars. The WWE might as well unify the tag titles.

If you guys agree, disagree, have any comments or have a better way to make Legacy a "Golden" one, leave your love.

The Legacy Kid

Jay Rob

This Year's Ladder Match, Definitely Not Money in the Bank

J. Robinson — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:36:52 -0500

I may be wrong in my opinion, but this year's Money in the Bank ladder match needs some work.

Not only is this the 25th anniversary the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment, but this is Money In The Bank's fifth birthday.

This one should be bigger and better than all of the preceding matches; as you always try to top last year's event.

Contestant 1: CM Punk

Pros: The only reason why Mr. Punk should be in Money In The Bank is because he won last year. You should always come back and try to defend your crown.

He is the kind of guy you can see in this type of match. He is extreme, he is not a super heavyweight, and he has done exceptionally well in his last two showings.

Cons:He is the Intercontinental champion. This title should be defended at Mania, number one because there are only five men's singles titles, and only three of them are being defended. Number two when is the last time the IC title was defended at Mania?

CM Punk has never had a solo match at Wrestlemania, nor has he had a good title defense. While he is a good contender for a major title, I dont think he deserves to win because he already is a title holder.

Overall Good Choice? I guess.

Contestant 2: Kane

Pros: Kane hasn't been WWE Champion since June 1998. His title run lasted not even a whole 24 hours. If anyone deserves to be champ, it's Kane.

With that being said, he should be in this match. He was in the first-ever MITB ladder match and hasn't made an appearance since.

Even though Kane isn't a specialist at ladder matches, the hunger for the title should be enough for us to see an upset.

Cons:Like I said, Kane is not a ladder match specialist. It will be hard for him to compete in this type of match because of his size. But back in the masked days, Kane used his agility more than he has now.

Maybe if he used this agility in the match, he might fare better with other competitors. But with age, your only limited to do so much. Unless your Shawn Michaels.

Overall Good Choice? Yes. Kane's hunger will overcome his size to pick up the victory.

Contestant 3: Mark Henry

Pros: Let me know if you have any. At least we will hear his theme song; its kinda catchy.

Cons: They're obvious. This is not his type of match. He may think he is extreme, but not enough for Money In The Bank. His size will slow him down and he isn't entertaining at all.

Overall Good Choice: Horrible. Not his type of match at all. With all the high flyers the WWE has to offer, this is something that I wish never happened.

Contestant 4: Shelton Benjamin

Pros:Looks like nothing's going to stop him from being in the match once again, not even being the United States Champion. Shelton Benjamin has the most experience in MITB, participating in three events.

With experience on his side ealso comes athletism. He knows what he is capable of and will always bring more to the table, especially in MITB.

Cons: Shelton Benjamin, just like CM Punk, holds a title. This may just be process of elimination, because I can't see him being a champ and winning a title shot. But that is just me.

Overall Good Choice? For the sake of MITB, I will say yes. Shelton is very athletic and experienced in this match, so he will be an odds-on favorite, especially with the choices being made in this match.

Contestant 5: MVP

Pros: I don't think I have ever watched an MVP match. But with his rivalry with Shelton Benjamin, it's a good way to show up one another. Also, MVP hasn't really established himself has main event material, this is a good way to start.

Cons: I'm just not a fan. MVP has received a nice little push with his Shelton rivalry, but I don't think he is ready for a title run, just not yet.

Overall Good Choice? Eh, depends. I look at it as a filler for the match.

Contestant 6: Finlay

Pros: He's a fan favorite.

Cons: He's just boring.

Overall Good Choice: I'd rather see Evan Bourne, Mysterio, Kingston, or even Big Show. But I guess this what we will see.

There are only two spots left, and WM25 is only 1 month away. This match needs saving (not a pun for Jericho). In order for this match to get better, we need some risktakers and entertainers.

For risk-taking, you got a couple names. Rey Mysterio, Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston come to mind. Mysterio has never participated in MITB, and of course neither have the rookies Kingston and Bourne. All three are entertaining as well as high flyers.

Kingston deserves his shot after it was snatched away from him by Edge. Evan Bourne is a definite shoo-in for a good ECW champion. And a big name like Mysterio is the boost that MITB needs this year.

With risk comes entertainment, and with entertainment, comes suprise. Mr. Kennedy's anticipated return could very well take place in MITB. His title shot was robbed from Edge, someone who I'm sick of holding gold.

Kennedy deserves a shot at the title. MITB has made big names of all the men who have cashed in, and Kennedy needs to be one of them.

But what kind MITB would it be if it wasn't "Extreme." Sure Finlay and Mark Henry are in the match, But come on, we need a real Extremist. I pick Tommy Dreamer to come through and be a participant.

He has the perfect Cinderella story. Win the match and cash in his title shot for the ECW title at One Night Stand. It would be a good last run for Dreamer.

With the days winding down alot can happen and change with this match. With who he have in the match now i guess i really can't call a victor. I WANT Kane to be victorious because he deserves it.

But if I had to pick who I think will win, I'm going with the experience of Shelton Benjamin. He will probably lose the contract to Edge or John Cena, but I still see the WWE choosing him because he's been in three out of four and hasn't won.

There's my MITB predictions. Comments would be great, I enjoy the feedback.

The Legacy Kid,

Jay Rob

Whose Really Worthy?

J. Robinson — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:35:59 -0500

John Cena, Edge, HHH, why are these guys champion every time I change my daughter. Seriously, it's becoming annoying. I know these guys are the most popular superstars, but they are not everyone's favorite. There are plenty of guys in the back that deserve, and need, a title run.

First, lets start with Jeff Hardy. This guys popularity is through the roof, and right now, he may be the most popular guy in WWE. He puts his body on the line every night. He does everything he can, in the ring, to steal the show every night.

Why make his title run last for only a month? I don't understand. The crowds go into an absolute frenzy when his music hits. It's almost as overwhelming as all the boos John Cena used to get.

Face it, one month is not enough. Jeff Hardy deserves way more. I know it won't happen anytime soon, not with his rivalry against his brother Matt picking up steam, but after he takes care of business, he definitely needs another title shot.

Next, lets talk about HBK. The "Show Stopper", and in my opinion, the best overall performer in the business has today, and in history for that matter. He's been an influence to many superstars, even the young ones.

How does a guy like this only have four title reigns to his name? Shawn Michaels has done it all, and for all his contributions to the sport, I feel he deserves one more good run as champ.

It's obvious that retirement is something Shawn has been asked about. It is also likely that it is something he is beginning to consider at this point in his career. The least this business could do is give him one more run.

He deserves it way more than Edge, John Cena, or HHH. I also want to add that two of his runs were postponed due to injury, and one only lasted for a month. HBK, in the eyes of many, should be champion again.

The next guy I feel should be champion has had a title run recently. If we are going to have repeat champions, then why not put the belt back on Randy Orton? I don't feel that he will pick up the victory against HHH @ WM, but I hope he does.

Not only is he a great athlete, this man is entertaining. He might not be as deserving as most guys, but I speak for alot of wrestling fans when I say RKO=dominance and gold.

Last on my list of worthy contenders is the man I think is most deserving of the title, Kane. In his almost 15 year career, if you include Issac Yankem DDS, he has only been champ once. Yes, that's it, once. Not to mention it lasted one whole day. Yes, that's it, one whole day.

Kane is a good competitor. He's a monster, a hungry one at that. With the crap that the WWE has put in MITB, Kane is a shoe in for a victory. He is 1-1 in ladder matches, and he has to be the hungriest guy in the WWE. he's pretty popular as well.

If he does win, and does cash in his title shot at a PPV, this won't be good. He will likely lose the title the next night on raw. If he's drafted to Smackdown, he will just lose it there.

Kane is a beast and very worthy. Along with HBK, Kane really deserves at least one more good run as champ.

With 2009 already off to a good start, there are plenty of guys who have stepped up and raised the bar in the last year or so. Guys like John Cena, HHH, Edge, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, and Batista have held the title multiple times.

These men have had their runs as champions, and they will for many more years. I think more than just the last seven guys who have held the title in the last three years should be considered "worthy". I hope the WWE realizes this and give some of the guys the richest prize in the business.

Thanks for taking a peek. This is my first article posted so please give me some feedback so I learn how to better my writing skills. Leave some comments as well!

The Legacy Kid,

Jay Rob