http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?11538-WilloTron Wrestling News and Discussion - eWrestlingNews.com Community en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:49:23 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?11538-WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?45495-What-i-learnt-this-week-The-last-straw-for-Kofi Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:00:31 GMT It was Ryback's attack on Kofi Kingston during last week's edition of Smackdown in which he smashed Kofi through a series of tables that got me thinking - perhaps this incident at the hands of the machine-like Ryback could be the final straw for Kofi. And when i say 'final straw' i mean in the sense that maybe it's time that Kofi turned heel.

For a guy who debuted into the mainstream of WWE (more specifically the ECW brand) in late 2007 he has consistently been a face for the full duration of his near 7 year WWE career. Now i'm not saying that this is an issue but i guess it is fairly unusual for a WWE superstar not to have turned heel at least once especially during the length of a WWE career that Kofi has had thus far - unless it's John Cena i suppose. But the attack at the hands of Ryback may prompt a change in Kofi. Of course we don't want to see a change in his unpredictable, unorthodox move-set which has made him one of the more exciting superstars to watch in recent years. But a change in Kofi that we could witness is one that perhaps mirrors Daniel Bryan's recent "i'm not the weak link" breakdown. Kofi may not want to be viewed as an easy target for the likes of Ryback anymore and in contrast, viewed as a serious threat with his unique offence being feared and consequently with him becoming a contender. Now it can certainly be said that Kofi's good-guy persona hasn't been at the expense of title gold. I mean; 4 IC titles, 3 US titles and 3 tag titles is an impressive haul of gold. However isn't it time Kofi had a chance at 'the big one'. All of Kofi's attributes coupled with his time in the company and his title history indicate that perhaps he should now be on the road to a WWE/World title chance. Feasibly i can only see the Money In The Bank match being his best chance at getting that chance, unless 'the E' feel it's his time to win the Rumble which i find unlikely at the present time. Yet i believe a heel turn for Kofi may give him a better chance at being WWE/World champ!

The possibility of this is potentially high with Kofi set to be sidelined for up to 6-8 weeks which of course is enough time for Kingston to have adopted a changed attitude and re-focus of his career and ambitions. That change in attitude being one that has disregard for the fans coupled with a strict business mentality to get to the top at any cost in order to feed the ambition to become World champion. Once Kofi returns and with this changed attitude, and if he pulled off a Money In The Bank win the cash-in of course wouldn't have to be instant and with Ziggler and Swagger as heels in the World title picture and the potential of a future heel turn for Orton it would mean that opportunities to cash-in would be limited in the near future which would allow Kofi to build his heel-ish persona over a period of a few months with the view to Kofi cashing in the briefcase in the future on somebody such as Del Rio or perhaps Sheamus - basically a face World champion whoever that may be.

Whether people feel the same is always up for debate but perhaps after last weeks Smackdown it might be the last straw for Kingston with his injury and absence being a big opportunity to turn him heel. ]]> WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?45495-What-i-learnt-this-week-The-last-straw-for-Kofi http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?45326-Why-the-Tag-Team-Division-is-Getting-There Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:56:00 GMT Another week in the WWE and another blog. I was feeling nostalgic this week and dug out a load of my old WWE videos to feed my hunger for some WWE... Another week in the WWE and another blog. I was feeling nostalgic this week and dug out a load of my old WWE videos to feed my hunger for some WWE nostalgia. Not dvd's or blue-ray, videos. As Roddy Piper says, "old schools cool".

So i dug them out and decided to watch Judgement Day from 2001. Don't get me wrong there was a plethora of classic matches on the ppv and it was great looking back. But one match got me thinking, and the match i'm referring to was the 'tag team turmoil match to determine the #1 contenders for the tag team titles'. It was an entertaining tag team contest that consisted of teams including; APA, Dean Malenko & Perry Saturn, The Dudleys, X-Pac & Justin Credible, The Hardy Boyz, Edge & Christian and Chris Jericho & Chris Benoit. So besides from the mini nostalgia fest i believe this concept of tag team turmoil could be used in the here and now as for the first time in a long period the WWE has a good group of tag teams. Obviously the current crop of tag teams don't measure to some of the names mentioned above however this idea of tag team turmoil could be a legit way of finding an official #1 contender for the tag team gold.

Team Hell No have been brilliant in rejuvenating the WWE's tag team division. Since they won the gold back at Night Of Champions last year i believe that they have provided stability and a renewed sense of prestige to a tag team division that has been lacking in recent years. The fact that Kane and Daniel Bryan are 2 of WWE's top names has also helped. The fact that 2 of the company's top names hold the tag belts is a sound way of re-building the division and it kind of harks back to over a decade ago when you had top names such as HHH & Austin as tag team champs as well as the Brothers of Destruction. Therefore having 2 top main event names as tag team champions adds weight to the division and clearly gives it that legitimacy. Three things make a good tag division. Top names, solid teams and good quality/exciting tag team matches. But whilst Team Hell No have been champs, there have been a good selection of tag teams building up around them. The thing that i believe has given that added credibility to the division is the fact that the other teams have a sense of identity and no longer look as though it's just 2 guys put together at last minute for a tag match. The Prime Time Players, Tons of Funk, 3MB, Rhodes Scholars are all teams that consist of singles wrestlers who have been manufactured into teams however rather than looking like 2 separate competitors, they have been given a sense of identity as a team that fans can relate to and acknowledge as a proper team. Also The Shield look as though they'll challenge Hell No at Extreme Rules, The Shield also being a team with clear identity as a solid tag team/group.

Therefore aside from the fact that it looks as though The Shield will challenge Team Hell No i believe it would add a great deal of excitement should we see all of the WWE's current teams compete in a tag-team style elimination turmoil contest in order to determine a #1 contender. The WWE now has great depth in it's tag team division similar to back in 2000/2001 when you had the likes of; The Dudleys, E&C, The Hardyz, APA, New Age Outlaws and even Kaientai and Right To Censor added depth to the division too. So this renewed depth is brilliant and has given new life to WWE's tag team division that was seriously plagued with terrible teams and teams with no identity or purpose up until recently. I don't believe we will ever see legendary tag bouts like the one's we were treated to around the time of the millennium however it can be said that the WWE's tag team division is getting there, getting to a point of credibility and quality.

Thankyou to whoever reads and lets look forward to another week in the world of wrestling. ]]> WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?45326-Why-the-Tag-Team-Division-is-Getting-There http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43558-I-Don-t-Believe-It-Does-Hulkamania-need-to-get-Raw Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:15:29 GMT After a brief break, it's nice to be writing a wrestling blog once again. I've been thinking over the last couple of week's about whether AJ as Raw general manager is a short term option or whether she is in that position for the long haul. In addition, i've also thought that Hulk Hogan has fit the role of Impact wrestling general manager. Fulfilling it a lot better than i first anticipated. So i don't know people's views on AJ as Raw GM but i'm unsure. I'd like to see Hulkamania take charge of the longest running weekly episodic TV show in history.

I posed the question on if AJ as GM is short term or long term. Due to the fact that it was announced by Vince McMahon himself on the historic 1000th edition of Raw i guess WWE management see her as a long term candidate. I personally didn't see the appointment of AJ coming but it came at a time where here character had dramatically grown on television over the months with the Punk/Bryan/Kane saga. She perhaps had the strongest and most intriguing character on TV during that period and it had the wrestling world talking. Hence why WWE management appointed her. I honestly haven't been blown away by her as GM yet but in time she could grow into the role. And i suppose she'll be a long term option if viewer ratings are good. If they dramatically slide, then i say step in Hulk Hogan.

My view on Hulkamania taking over Raw as General Manager will no doubt be met with a mixed response. Some people i know feel he has had his time in the business and should move on. However when i watch Impact the crowd always seem really energised for Hogan to come down and lay down the law as Impact wrestling GM. Hogan undoubtedly has a presence, a red and yellow aura if you will and he's still got it on the mic. I feel we could see some magical interactions between Hogan as Raw GM and susperstars who he's faced in the past as well as new stars who Hulk isn't as familiar with such as Sheamus, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz and CM Punk. It's well known that Hulk and Vince's relationship has been good then bad then good again and has had it's turbulence to say the least however the last time i heard they were on good terms. Hulk Hogan is a brand in itself and as the man running Raw, WWE would certainly sell a heck of a lot of red & yellow merch! I feel Hogan as a worldwide star can be good for Raw in terms of attracting more or lost viewers and in terms of boosting Vince's bank balance. No doubt Hulk would profit too, a lot more than he is now in TNA.

An argument is that if Hulk did come in as Raw GM then he is taking a young star like AJ's spot, a spot which she has earned without question after a strong 2012. I like seeing the young stars grow and develop. The likes of; Sandow, Cesaro, Prime Time Players and hopefully Tyson Kidd. Therefore i suppose AJ should be allowed time, but if times get hard on Raw i think Vince should turn to Hulkamania to run wild on Monday Night Raw. ]]> WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43558-I-Don-t-Believe-It-Does-Hulkamania-need-to-get-Raw http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43359-Summerslam-Is-a-Big-Show-win-feasible Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:17:36 GMT Big Show. 'The Worlds Largest Athlete'. One of the most decorated superstars of all time. However he's only competed at 4 Summerslam ppv's. This is how Big Show's Summerslam timeline reads:

1. Summerslam 1999 - Undertaker & Big Show vs Kane & X-Pac in a WWE World Tag team title match.
2. Summerslam 2006 - Big Show vs Sabu in an ECW World Title match.
3. Summerslam 2009 - Big Show & Chris Jericho vs Cryme Time in a Unified Tag team title match
4. Summerslam 2010 - Big Show vs The Straight Edge Society in a 3 on 1 handicap match.

Only 4 Summerslam match's for a superstar who has been in the WWE for 14 years? The fact is he might not have been in many, but he's been victorious in all 4. Yes 2 matches have been as part of a tag team, but Big Show's Summerslam record is one of WWE's best. The Undertaker boasts Summerslam's finest win/loss record picking up 9 wins from 15 match's. Other impressive Summerslam win/loss records come from the likes of; Edge, Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan.

However i've elected to talk about Big Show because the spotlight is now on the 'giant' in a triple threat WWE championship match with CM Punk and John Cena when the trio collide in the Staples Center on August 19th. I feel the spotlight is on Show because he seems to be the under-dog out of the three superstars in the match. Amazing the Big Show can be viewed as an under-dog i know for a man of his size, power, dominance and past accolades. But when you look at what he's up against i suppose he is the outsider of the three.

WWE and in particular WWE's COO Triple H is reported to be keen on 'the E's' top 2 titles having champions who have long title runs to add prestige to not only the gold but to make the champ look prestigious too. Therefore with this remit only just becoming public could we see Punk's reign go on? Will the 'straight edge saviour' make it to the Royal Rumble to tussle with The Rock? Well perhaps so if we read into 'title longevity'. Then there's John Cena. Like many i'm not Cena's biggest fan, in fact far from it so i write about Cena with some cynicism. We have to look at the possibility that Cena could claim the gold again before Wrestlemania 29. But then again there's been talk that The Rock could end up champ and Cena will meet Rocky at Mania 29. This chatter i tend to lean more towards in terms of probability. So that could eliminate Cena out of the title running.

So i go back to Big Show. Perhaps he's not the outsider. He is in this match for a reason. Some will say that reason is to keep him in the picture whilst they find him another feud. However i look back a few week's when CM Punk was in the ring on Raw and Show came down. They exchanged words, and eventually Punk said to Big Show something along the lines of "you may be dominant and hurt people during matches, but you rarely win". Now i'm looking back to this and thinking that this will have fired the Big Show up, fired him to the point that he could claim the gold at the 'biggest party of the summer'. Perhaps he is once again going to be perceived as an unstoppable giant that will take what he wants when he wants to. Maybe Big Show isn't just in the match to make up the numbers or to keep him busy. Maybe this is the time that Big Show deservedly gets the gold again, deservedly in my view anyway.

At the beginning i talked about Big Show's record at Summerslam. 4 and 0. Not quite Undertakers Mania streak i'm sure you'll agree. Although he's come up against and been involved with some big names and arguably tough opponents. Probably not Cryme Time but; Kane & X-Pac were a decent tag team, Sabu under extreme rules would be a challenging encounter and the S.E.S led by CM Punk could've had a bright future. So could this record go to 5 and 0 on August 19th in LA? I feel Big Show has a lot going for him. His usual in ring dominance. Fueled by hatred towards John Cena and feeling the need to prove to Punk that he can still win, and this would be a big win. I personally don't think Punk has it in him to GTS Show, but then again could the 'title longevity' factor mean that Punk hits that deadly GTS on Cena for the win? All will play out at the 25th anniversary of Summerslam. I believe in Big Show to do the job once more, but at the same time you can't look past Cena & Punk either.

]]> WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43359-Summerslam-Is-a-Big-Show-win-feasible http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43328-If-We-could-Turn-Back-Time-on-Sin-Cara-amp-The-US-title Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:15:57 GMT Hi gang, in my blog this week i'd like to talk about a couple of topics that have been much talked about within the wrestling world and within the forums. The topics i am alluding to are the much debated topic of Sin Cara as well as the current situation regarding the WWE United States Championship.

If we could turn backtime on Sin Cara
Sin Cara signed with World Wrestling Entertainment on January 30th 2011 as arguably Mexico's premier star and arguably WWE believed Sin Cara would become the next Rey Mysterio when the lucha star put pen to paper at the start of 2011. On February 24th 2011 WWE held a press conference which was an event rarely seen as WWE don't usually hold such events in showcasing their new signings to the worlds press. This press conference should have been the start of something magical for Sin Cara in WWE, however it had the opposite effect. What can only be described as a detrimental effect onthe WWE career of Sin Cara.

I look back now and think that in relation to what Sin Cara has achieved since signing with WWE, this press conference was a huge waste of money, time and resources on the part of 'the E' making the whole process look a shambles. On a quick side note WWE could have utilized such a press conference set-up when they debuted a new star like the re-packaged Ryback or for when The Rock returned.



Perhaps the problem for Sin Cara was the way in which his debut was booked, saving Daniel Bryan from Sheamus on April 4th 2011 on Raw. I feel perhaps Cara's debut would've been better in a similar vain to how Ryback has been introduced on TV, showcasing his impressive moves against local competitors and besting superstars lower down in the pecking order on the roster. There's no doubting that crowds were impressed with some of the moves displayed by Cara however audiences were overall disappointed with his matches. I myself was underwhelmed after such a big build up. A Ryback style build up could have allowed the Sin Cara character to grow on us week on week as well as the emphasis solely being on Cara if he were against jobbers in the opening few months of his WWE career.

Any progress Cara could've had was hindered due to a wellness violation in July 2011 as well as continually botching moves in matches. Therefore i think it can safely be said that Sin Cara's style does not blend with the WWE style and i believe any hope of him taking Mysterio's mantle in the future has faded. I also feel that his denial over his wellness violation showed a touch of arrogance relating to his stardom back in Mexico, perhaps he believed he was above WWE's wellness policy? I also feel his apparent rivalry with ADR can't help Cara's progress either. Del Rio is apparently thought highly of by WWE officials so taking this factor into account as well as Sin Cara's overall underwhelming WWE career thus far, the lucha's future prospects could be non-existent.

In conclusion then all things considered i feel WWE should cut their losses on Sin Cara. The money they have plowed into trying to make Sin Cara a major star in WWE have failed. This is not necessarily WWE's fault though. Ultimately Sin Cara has not delivered in contrast to the way he was hyped up. WWE could be blamed in a sense for the way the Sin Cara/Hunico feud never took off - that could've been so much better than it actually was. To me, there is no use sticking with Cara; he's been injured, failed the wellness policy once and botches moves on a regular basis whilst not delivering exciting matches which in reality he should be. An over-hyped Mexican starlet that perhaps should have remained in his native Mexico.

The US title

There has been much discussion as of late about the current state of the Unites States title and which direction it should goin as the reign of Santino has extracted prestige from a historic wrestling championship.

Before this month the reign of Santino Marella as US champion has been called into question. However alarm bells started ringing for me when on Raw they conducted a poll asking fans to pick which title out of the; IC, US & Divas they wanted to see defended on the 1000th Raw - and the Divas title garnered more votes than the US title. How has such a prestigious championship declined so greatly?



In fairness Santino hasn't had a lot of competition for the belt. Guys who could offer exciting challenges for the title such as Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Dolph Ziggler et al are either pre-occupied in other feuds or have ascended towards the top of the pecking order. The likes of Jack Swagger who has had a shocking 2012 is not ideal competition at the present time to help raise the profile of the US title once more. I feel WWE need to do the same as what they've done to once again elevate the Intercontinental title, by having a few stars who are mid to main event standard challenging for the IC gold and putting on exciting matches, names such as Christian, Cody Rhodes and now The Miz have achieved this. This needs to be done now with the US title.

For me a golden period for the US title in recent times was 2004. In 2004 names such as; John Cena, Booker T, RVD, Carlito and Big Show feuded for the gold putting on good quality matches. Hell even Rene Dupree was in on the act at a time when mid-main event stars & former world champions wanted to hold the US title. Fast forwarding now to 2012, WWE needs to create greater competition for the US title.

Who could create such competition then? Well for starters lets take the gold off of the Milan Miracle. Then start a tournament to crown a new United States championship. This title along with the IC title has been known to elevate young stars into household names. Names who should be in contention in my view include; Tyson Kidd, Damien Sandow, Antonio Cesaro, Heath Slater, Yoshi Tatsu, Justin Gabriel and even get Ryback in on the action perhaps mirroring Goldberg winning the WCW US title in April of 1998. A tournament of such kind would bring interest back to this historic title ,interest that has dwindled within the last year. And undoubtedly with the right superstars in the tournament, we'd see good quality, entertaining contests too.

Thankyou for reading :) ]]> WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43328-If-We-could-Turn-Back-Time-on-Sin-Cara-amp-The-US-title http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43239-I-Don-t-Believe-It-Improving-ADR-MITB-in-brief-and-a-Veteran-uprising Thu, 19 Jul 2012 13:02:30 GMT Within my blog this week i'd like to talk about a range of topics that are current and that have been present this week.

Improving Alberto Del Rio

Over the last couple of weeks i have seen posts within the forum as well as blog's criticizing the 'essence of excellence'. I have to agree with such criticism. In my view Alberto Del Rio has nothing on John Bradshaw Layfield.

Both are very similar in terms of their characters, both being wealthy heels who look down on everybody else. JBL was great at antagonizing not only the crowd but his rivals week in and week out as he was very strong on the mic. JBL flaunted his wealth to the crowd and rubbed his lifestyle in the faces of everybody else. His strength on the mic coupled with his smug demeanor as well as his ring general-like presence in the ring ensured he was a top heel. I think Del Rio should therefore look to JBL for inspiration.

I feel Del Rio needs much improvement when delivering his promo's. Sometimes it seems as if when he talks the crowd switch off, when realistically he should be coming out and riling the crowd. I also think ADR has even more opportunity than JBL to make the crowd loathe him on a weekly basis because of current circumstances economically. The world is in an economic crisis and recession and i feel ADR should flaunt his wealth, lifestyle and riches to the crowd more which no doubt would provoke an angry crowd response and fulfill the potential of Del Rio's character. Perhaps if Del Rio were to turn up this side of his persona with a mix of 'The million dollar man' and JBL he could be onto a real winner making him the E's top heel.

Money In The Bank - In Brief

I am aware that a lot of blogs have covered MITB but i'd just quickly like to talk about the WWE title match on the MITB card. In my view i was expecting more. Perhaps i expected more involvement from AJ or the fact that i expected her to definitively side with Daniel Bryan with him taking the gold. I think i was expecting more from the finish? The finish to the match itself was a little anti-climactic for my liking (with the belly to back suplex from the top rope through the table). Maybe my expectations were set too high, particularly after the wonderful contest between Punk & Bryan at Over The Limit? The build up to this title match at MITB was superb but in my view the match didn't meet the high quality of the build-up or my own expectations. I have to quickly say i loved the 'Yes Lock' with the Singapore cane by D. Bryan on CM Punk, a great spot in the match. Nevertheless it was a good ppv, not as good as last years but good nonetheless.

A veteran uprising

What i'm about to talk about next is in relation to what i noticed on this weeks edition of Raw (999). What i noticed was that the current crop of WWE superstars spoke out against a couple of veterans. We had CM Punk at the start of the show telling Big Show that although he hurts people in his matches he rarely wins. Then later on we had Dolph Ziggler telling Chris Jericho that he's losing his touch and asked him when was the last time he won an important match. Now i ask, why don't Big Show and Y2J do something about this before the rot sets in on their careers.

I think that to show the likes of Punk & Ziggler that they are still serious threats within the company and that they can still win major gold, Y2J and Big Show should form a stable with some of the other veterans on the roster who are perhaps at a career crossroads. I don't care what people say, Kane is still a big time threat and is most certainly world title worthy but his form has hit a bit of a snag in recent months and he does need to get back on track. Cody Rhodes not too long ago told Christian that he was taking Rhodes's spot, Christian could be a candidate for this group to show the young guns that they are not finished yet. In addition, Mark Henry could be an option to join too.

This group or stable if you will could have a dominant presence on both Raw & Smackdown and as a cohesive unit could claim title gold on both shows. As a strong, veteran main event group they could be seen as WWE's answer to the Main Event Mafia. It would keep them relevant and a threat.

To anybody that read's, thankyou. You can read my other blogs too if you have the time and see what you think :) ]]> WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43239-I-Don-t-Believe-It-Improving-ADR-MITB-in-brief-and-a-Veteran-uprising http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43071-I-Don-t-Believe-It-MITB-Barrett-Kane-an-Extreme-calling Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:02:53 GMT Firstly I’d like to kick-off my blog by saying it’s nice to be back blogging. My last one was about 1 year ago, only because I forgot me details buy... Firstly I’d like to kick-off my blog by saying it’s nice to be back blogging. My last one was about 1 year ago, only because I forgot me details buy nonetheless it is great to be back.

Usually I like to cover a bit of a spectrum of topics in my blogs either about issues that have happened in the week or anything wrestling that’s wither on my mind or bothering me.

So to begin with there is of course a big buzz about the Money in the Bank ppv that is heading our way on July 15^th. So far I’m very excited to see the line-up’s for both the Raw & Smackdown ladder matches take shape. Thus far we see 4 former WWE champs in the Raw match which is of course the way in which Raw’s ladder match will take shape. Although I stated my excitement at the thought of the ppv, my excitement is slightly dashed by the sight of John Cena in the Raw ladder match. I’m sure in typical Cena fashion this will divide opinion however as I’ve been in the anti-Cena camp since 2004 I can’t see him swaying my opinion with his performance on July 15^th. I am however pleased to see 3 of my favourite of all time joining Cena in the match in; Big Show, Kane & Y2J. You know that with Jericho in a ladder match you are going to get your money’s worth. Who will join the Raw 4 though in the coming 2 week’s? Obviously former champs! Now hopefully somebody can clarify my doubt on whether it is a 6 man or 8 man match. However many it is I suppose you’ve got to look to the likes of: The Miz (who’s apparently due back shortly), perhaps Mr 619 Rey Mysterio, Dolph Ziggler or Jack Swagger or even Randy Orton if he’s back in time in order to bolster the numbers of the Raw MITB match. In a world of fantasy I’d like to see Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner in there even if it was a one off. Recently featured on WWE.com and it would be a sure fire way to stick one to TNA. Of course it more than likely won’t happen, but we can all dream.
In terms of the Smackdown MITB match, this one also is shaping up nicely. Although his time on the main roster has only been a short one so far I’ve grown to be quite a fan of Damien Sandow. The ‘Saviour of the unwashed masses’ or whatever he claims to call himself has arrived on our screens with a gimmick that could be seen to be classic but is still very relevant and that is probably how I would describe his wrestling style. Although I will probably talk more about him in a future blog I’m pleased to see that he has got a chance in the spotlight in a big time match. The same can be said for someone like Tyson Kidd who for many months has shown great promise on NXT and Superstars. His technique and background is special and I believe he will add an unpredictable element to an annual match which is all about ‘unpredictability’. I think the run Santino is on an his growing popularity means that he was always going to be in this year’s match and with Christian as a veteran of the ladder match I think it was academic that he would be in there too. Tensai is also in there and I’m kind of glad that he’s got a chance too because his potential has yet to be fulfilled since returning from Japan.
Although the whole issue about Cody Rhodes lodging a complaint to the WWE board and the fact that he wasn’t pinned in the tag team match on Smackdown this week, probably will result in his inclusion into the match. However I was banking on (pardon the pun) the return of my fellow Englishmen Wade Barrett for this year’s MITB match. I thought that around this time on the WWE calendar would be perfect for him to return from a horrendous injury in order to finally fulfil not only his destiny, but England’s in becoming the WWE’s first English World Champ. This could still happen with a fortnight to go however I suppose it might be more likely that they hype his return up over the course of a month in order to give his return maximum impact and exposure.

One of my all-time favourites Kane seems to have sloped back in to his softer side which is a crying shame in my view. This whole ordeal with AJ which has also involved D Bryan and CM Punk has portrayed Kane’s softer side in the last few weeks. In addition to my disgust at this I tuned into Superstars this week to see Kane beat Heath Slater, ultimately winning as the good guy and getting a good ovation from the crowd. Therefore it appears that the monster is weakening yet again which we have seen in years past and could be evolving into a good guy yet again. Furthermore his comment to AJ on Raw about not being boyfriend material was clearly for comedic effect thus him being a good guy. Personally I prefer Kane as one of the baddest of the bad on the roster which we all know he can be and has been previously. A prime example of this was when he returned last December, masked and targeting John Cena, Zach Ryder and Eve. Kane at his baddest and finest in my view.

On EWrestling.com I’ve occasionally checked in on the Extreme Rising updates. No by no stretch of the imagination do I know a lot about this organisation but in my humble opinion there surely is a niche in the market for something like this again. Since the demise of the original ECW I think that niche has been there. Now I don’t know how successful these events put on by Shane Douglas have been but I do hope that they are doing well and continue to put on shows of this ilk, hopefully seeing this venture thrive in future months. The niche I believe is for something like this to be televised weekly. Now I also haven’t got a clue how much money Douglas has put into this ‘reincarnation of extreme’ or how much the show’s take but Extreme wrestling is missing from mainstream TV. I also read on this website that Douglas wants to be a “thorn in the side of WWE & TNA just like WCW was to WWE”. Undoubtedly in order to do this they would need a TV deal to reach out to fans nationwide. Good luck however to Extreme Rising.

Hopefully this hasn’t been a bad blog and for people that do read it thanks for taking time to do so :) ]]> WilloTron http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?43071-I-Don-t-Believe-It-MITB-Barrett-Kane-an-Extreme-calling