http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?10054-Ace-Lancaster Wrestling News and Discussion - eWrestlingNews.com Community en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:35:16 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?10054-Ace-Lancaster http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43455-The-Bottom-Line-Raw-Firing-SummerSlam-More Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:26:28 GMT Hello wrestling fans. I’m Ace Lancaster and welcome to the first edition of hopefully a weekly blog about RAW, Smackdown, and the WWE known as The... Hello wrestling fans. I’m Ace Lancaster and welcome to the first edition of hopefully a weekly blog about RAW, Smackdown, and the WWE known as The Bottom Line. This blog will have both reviews and opinions on Raw and Smackdown as well concerns about certain storylines and wrestlers. I will also include opinions on hot topics within the industry such as the firing of AW and the unhappiness of nearly half of the roster.

Topic 1: The firing of AW

To be honest when he first made the reference about the Kobe Bryant scandal I didn’t even catch it. It was only the next day I heard about it on ewrestlingnews. I don’t even think most people got the reference but those that did catch it and made a big deal about it caused WWE to make a move. The move could’ve been a suspension kind of like what Jericho got for taking it a bit too far in Brazil. Then again Y2J has seniority and he makes the company a lot of money. AW was relatively new to WWE so it was a much easier decision to make his punishment more severe. Obviously it’s not the Attitude Era anymore but then again look at the Rock and Cena’s feud leading up to WM this year. We heard ass, bitch, innuendo about genitals, and the Rock’s tribute song to Cena. One can make an argument in both cases that it crossed the line but The Bottom Line is that it’s the well-known, all powerful, money making, trail blazing, pie eating, eyebrow raising, Smackdown laying son of a gun The Rock vs. the unknown, hope to be making millions of dollars AW. The firing has other ramifications as well. Now the Prime Time Players are left without a manager which is cause for concern because neither of them are the best on the mic. Maybe they’ll give PTP a new manager but only time will tell.

All of the Twitter rants that AW has gone on are not helping his case with the company however, he’s bringing up some valid points that WWE needs to address. The major issue that WWE needs to take care of immediately is pleasing their mid-carders because there could be a huge social media backlash for the company. I’m curious to see how this will be handled today during the big meeting before Raw.

Topic 2: Buildup for Summer Slam

So far the matches I’ve seen listed for Summer Slam are not that impressive. The match I’m most looking forward to is the HHH vs. Lesnar. It’s going to be interesting to see where they take this feud tonight especially with Shawn Michaels now in the mix. Someone posted or commented in another blog that Shawn turning on HHH would be a surprising possibility and I’m all for that. The WWE needs to keep the shocks coming and the HBK turn would accomplish this. I think the Triple Threat match for the WWE title is uninteresting. It makes sense to keep the title on Punk and I for one would like to see Punk keep the title until the Royal Rumble. I’m not sure what to make of the Kane vs. Bryan match because it just seems like old territory that was already covered this year. I don’t know about anyone else but I’m sick of the Sheamus vs. ADR feud. It gets old fast and I think it’s because these two just don’t work well together. I would much rather see an ADR vs. Bryan feud. And my hope is that if ADR wins that Bryan is his next opponent. I think these two could have a fantastic feud. I’m expecting tonight we’ll have an announcement that we get Sandow vs. Clay at the PPV. This is necessary because it will boost up Sandow big time, hopefully to the U.S. title. Clay will get “injured”, take some time off and come back better than ever. The most anticipated match for me is Ziggler vs. Y2J. I’m enjoying the buildup and I think this match could be the launching ground for how good Zigs really is. He’s getting better every time we see him and I’m hoping they give him the win. Honestly I think Y2J has been brought back to help boost up other stars like Sheamus, Punk, and now Zigs. This match has match of the night written all over it. Also, it will be interesting to see if Zigs cashes in or holds off. I am waiting to see what’s going to happen with the WHC tonight because I have no idea. I’m hoping they just don’t put the same match back on again. For some reason I think there’s an outside chance Orton will get put into the match. The last thing I want to touch on are the Tag titles. I really want to see a Triple Threat match. In fact this could be the theme of Summer Slam with CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Bigshow and Sheamus vs. ADR vs. Orton?? It would definitely be interesting.

I will probably be posting another blog right before Summer Slam along with my predictions and some possibilities after Raw and Smackdown. As of right now here’s what I have.

CM Punk vs. John Cena vs. Bigshow: Winner CM Punk
Daniel Bryan vs. Kane: Winner Daniel Bryan
Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler: Winner Dolph Ziggler
HHH vs. Brock Lesnar: Winner Brock Lesnar
Damien Sandow vs. Brodus Clay: Winner Damien Sandow

Thanks for reading. Please leave your comments below. ]]> Ace Lancaster http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43455-The-Bottom-Line-Raw-Firing-SummerSlam-More http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43396-Santino-Needs-to-Drop-the-U-S-Title-Immediately Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:29:59 GMT Here are my issues with Santino Marella as the United States Champion. First of all he’s not a credible wrestler let alone a credible United States... Here are my issues with Santino Marella as the United States Champion.
First of all he’s not a credible wrestler let alone a credible United States Champion.

It’s impossible to take him serious.

His mic skills are okay but it’s all for comedic relief.

His move set is completely lame. He has a hip toss, the saluting head butt, and the cobra. Those are seriously the only moves I ever see him do. Obviously he might be a better wrestler than he’s letting on but that’s WWEs fault for not letting him show his true potential.

I think he would be much better suited as a manager for an up and coming star that doesn’t have good mic skills or just use him backstage with Booker and Teddy.

He’s not even promoted well and he rarely ever has matches lately and when he does he gets demolished by his opponents so it’s time for him to finally lose the title.
He needs to drop the title immediately. His character is ruining the prestige of the title. Obviously since he’s a face he’ll need to drop it to a heel. Most likely candidates include Antonio Cesaro and Damien Sandow.

I'd love to see Sandow take it from him because he's got some crazy potential.

Thanks for reading and please post your thoughts on the Santino situation. ]]> Ace Lancaster http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43396-Santino-Needs-to-Drop-the-U-S-Title-Immediately http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?40384-WWE-Diva-s-Division-is-BAD!!!!! Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:17:39 GMT Here are some of my thoughts on the WWE Diva's Division.

First of all I have to say that the Diva’s Division is absolutely horrendous right now. In my opinion we as fans want to tune in and be entertained and we want to see quality wrestling matches and storylines. Don’t waste our time with a two minute Diva’s match with no back story. The best Diva’s wrestlers in the WWE today are Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and Tamina. Here’s the problem. The WWE is under utilizing them. Natalya is the best on the mic out of the three but it’s hard for her and the others to improve when they have no air time. Right now the WWE Universe is dying for Kharma and Laycool to comeback and save the Diva’s division and the fans from one more moment of irrelevance.
Kelly Kelly: She is completely overrated. Her in ring ability is terrible, her mic skills are non-existent and the fans are really getting tired of her. Her matches last no more than three minutes and I’m sure all the fans are relieved of that. Her move set is bad. The Hurricanrana she does could be the worst move she has assuming she didn’t use Rikishi’s Stink Face which is just plain stupid. I mean not only is it nasty but it doesn’t make any sense to use. She has not had one good storyline ever. Sadly, she was the most entertaining on ECW in Extreme Expose.
Alicia Fox: Pretty much the same bad stuff as Kelly Kelly. Not one good storyline ever, her attire is bad, and what the Hell is that thing she wears on her head to the ring. Her move set is basically Booker T’s. I swear if she adds the “Bookend” somebody should be fired. She needs to go.
Bella Twins: Please put them as managers because they have the same issues as Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox. I can definitely see them working better as managers.
Eve: Eve has come a long way but she’s just not interesting. It’s so hard to get behind any of the subpar Diva’s because they bring nothing to the table. I think she would get a bigger reaction if she was a heel. They just need to change her gimmick because it’s to stale.
AJ: Gimmick could be the worst in the Diva’s Division. Capable wrestler but she’s doing all the wrong things. Please for the love of God change your attire. Plaid is bad AJ. In my opinion she needs to go back to FCW or NXT because they brought her up way too soon.
Kaitlin: Serious potential here but creative has gotten lazy with her. I loved how she was going to join the Diva’s of Doom but they let it slide and that’s it apparently. She needs a monster heel turn and that could definitely happen. She’s super strong and with the right heel gimmick she could be gold.
Rosa Mendes: I love what they’ve done with her. Managing Epico and Primo is genius. It’s a perfect role for her because she sucked in the ring. Now add Hunico and Camacho and we have a kick-ass group all managed by Rosa. Serious potential here if creative does it right.
Tamina: Talk about talent. She’s got it but she’s going nowhere fast. She needs to be in the title picture. She’s got the in ring ability and her mic skills are improving. Change her attire and give her some material to work with and now we’re talking.
Natalya: By far the best women’s wrestler in the entire WWE. She’s got the in ring ability and her mic skills are very solid. The problem is that creative keeps making her lose to the likes of Kelly Kelly and Eve which really sets her back. Right now it should be her, Beth, and Tamina competing in Triple Threat matches for the Diva’s title.
Beth Phoenix: The current champion and well deserved. She shouldn’t be losing to anyone except Natalya and Tamina. She’s great in the ring and her mic skills are starting to improve. Please change back to pants or a different outfit. The skirt is just not working.
Kharma: She was super hyped up and deservedly so. She was making a statement every week and was destroying anyone who got in her way. I would love to see her feud with the Diva’s of Doom. She really didn’t get a chance to do much because she got pregnant. However, once she comes back probably around April or May look for her to be more brutal than ever. After what the Bella twins were saying when she was talking to the fans my hope is that she goes after them first.
Laycool: The only word to say is “Flawless”. Please, please, please come back soon. The WWE needs you really bad.
Maxine: Maxine who, sadly, is stuck in the sewer which has become NXT is a shame. I’ve seen her wrestle a few times and she’s great. She also has awesome mic skills and really brings in some major heat. She needs to be on Raw or Smackdown.

That concludes my first blog. Please feel free to leave comments and opinions. ]]> Ace Lancaster http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?40384-WWE-Diva-s-Division-is-BAD!!!!!