http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?8556-anameisnotagimmick Wrestling News and Discussion - eWrestlingNews.com Community en Tue, 21 May 2013 22:32:18 GMT vBulletin 10 http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/blog.php?8556-anameisnotagimmick http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?1727-Possible-Hall-of-Famer Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:11:54 GMT Hello again. This next blog is all about a man who I think should be inducted into next years hall of fame.

Look, he wasn't exactly graceful in the ring and cut a pretty awful promo. He relied on strong heel managers and gifted tag team partners to carry him through sometimes, and people may regard him as a bit of a freak show. But that said, he did make a HUGE impression in the WWF (as it was then) Fueded with many of the top guys at the time, held multiple championships, had runs as heel and face and was certainly one of a kind.

If you havn't guessed already, I'm talking about Yokozuna.

In his run up to Wrestlemania 9, Yokozuna had already put many superstars out of action, including Hacksaw Jim Duggan (with 4 Banzai drops!) He also won the Royal Rumble, eliminating Savage last, and went on the defeat the Hitman for the title at Wrestlemania. He was then forced to drop the title to Hogan on the same night, but would ultimately be the man to kill Hulkamania. Hogan was not seen in the WWE for 9 years after being squashed by Yokozuna's massive arse at the King of the Ring PPV in 1993.

Yokozuna continued to sit on people for the next few months, until his fued with Lex Luger and his 'Captain America' gimmick. After being 'bodyslammed' on an aircraft carrier, he lost to Luger via count-out at Summerslam, but kept his title. This fued would continue into survivor series, where he would set up, in my opinion, his best fued.

Undertaker can work with anyone, in my opinion, but it was Yokozuna's facial expressions as he bounced Undertaker's head off the steel steps with no effect or watched in terror as his opponent sat up after recieving a couple of thunderous leg drops. There is nothing like watching a 550lb man running away in pure fear and Yokozuna sold that fear beautifully. Their feud was great because you believed that Yokozuna was unstoppable until he came up against Taker. It all culminated in a casket match at the Royal Rumble for the title which I was sure Taker would win. This match ended, of course, with the kafaybe 'Death of the Undertaker' in which all the heel characters teamed up to finally dump Taker in the casket. I feell the ending to this match is highly underated, getting both wrestlers over in their respective heel/face roles and giving Yokozuna another HUGE scalp in the process.

So onto Wrestlemania, where Yokozuna potentially had to wrestle 2 matches in one night. It proved to be that way and he defeatd Lex Luger (DQ) in his initial match to become the first heel champion to successfully defend his title at Wrestlemania. His euphoria would not last, however, as he would drop the strap to Bret Hart later that night. Yokozuna's reign as champion had lasted an impressive 280 days.

After losing to a returning Undertaker in late 1994, Yokozuna took a little time off, and returned to team with Owen Hart as his mystery tag team partner at Wrestlemaina 11. They won the titles and held on to them for 6 months before losing them, gaining them back the next night, then losing them again the same night to the Smoking Guns. It would be Yokozuna's final title reign.
A few months later, Yokozuna would have a face turn. He fell out with another wrestler in Jim Cornette's stable, Big Van Vader. This feud included Vader breaking Yokozuna's leg and medical staff having to lift him out of the arena on a forklift truck. It was clear by this point that Yokozuna's weight had gotten out of control and he was finding it increasingly more difficult to perform in the ring.

Eventually Yokozuna was released by the WWF because of his massive size. He became too much of a liability for them and, although I am sure they offered him help with his problems, he was just unable to lose enough weight for them to take him back. He passed away in a hotel in England in October 2000.
So there you go. Once again, not the greatest talent as a wrestler but a fantastic entertainer who, for 3 years in the early 90's, bulldozed his way through the WWF. I, for one, have many fond memories of Yokozuna and hope it will only be a matter of time before he is added to the Hall of Fame. I think he deserves it. ]]> anameisnotagimmick http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?1727-Possible-Hall-of-Famer http://www.ewrestlingnews.com/community/entry.php?1704-Wrestlemania-28-card Sun, 07 Aug 2011 02:27:01 GMT Hello to the IWC. I've seen a few Wrestlemainia Cards on the Blogs here so thought I would try one of my own. I am a first time blogger, but intend to do some more in the future so any feedback is welcome. This is how I would run my Wrestlemania 28 in Miami.

Enrique Englesias to sing 'America the Beautiful'

Stay with me, I know its cheesy, but he's a Miami boy and WWE lap that stuff up. It gets better, honest.


Kane vs Christian

Christian fueds with Kane after he costs him the Heavyweight title against Orton in a last man standing match, culminating in a match at Wrestlemania. A traditional 'curtain jerker' from 2 established and solid performers. I personally didn't like the WHC match at the start of last years PPV. Although the match was good with an unexpected ending, I felt it de-valued the belt. Even match but Christian edges it with a few dirty tricks.
Winner - Christian - pinfall

Undisputed Diva championship match

Don't care. Never have, Never will.
I would get this shit over and done with as soon as possible and merge those pox ridden belts in the process. For the record, I would have Gail Kim win the thing but feel free to enter your own names. Not that it matters.

US and Intercontinental Unification match
Kofi Kingston (c) vs Cody Rhodes (c)

Maybe Rhodes takes the title from Jackson, maybe from someone else. Same with Kofi's title. What matters is they are both champions and would put on a hell of a match. Merge the belt, make it duel brand and worth something again.I miss that old Intercontinental title. I wanna see mid-to-high card matches like Hart vs Perfect or Steamboat vs Savage. As far a result goes, I love Kofi's work, but I would have to put the big belt on Rhodes
Winner - Cody Rhodes - Roll-up

WWE Tag team titles match - TLC
Alberto Del Rio/Rey Mysterio (c) vs The Miz/R-Truth vs John Morrison/Alex Riley

I miss the tag division too. The best WWE do now is to have respective heel/face tag main events on Raw. So we must make do with what we have. To be fair, there are some great combinations there, they just have to be given a chance, not chopped and changed every 2 weeks.
Mysterio is still a babyface btw. I had Del Rio trade his MITB briefcase for Mysterio's WWE contract instad of a title shot. Alberto then forced Rey into teaming for a run on the tag titles. Kinda like the HBK-JBL thing a few years back.
Del Rio is just about to grab the belts after a brutal match, when Mysterio snaps, takes him off the ladder and through a table, R-Truth has surrendered to the voices and left the Miz fighting Morrison, leaving Alex Riley to climb the ladder and snag the belts.
Winners and NEW WWE Tag Team Champions - John Morrison and Alex Riley

Losing Manager leaves WWE
Vickie Guererro with Dolph Ziggler, Wade Barrett, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger
vs
Stephanie McMahon with Ezekiel Jackson, Drew Mcintyre, Mason Ryan, Zack Ryder

Hmmmmmmmmm. No MITB match. Lots of wrestlers with nothing to do, and in some cases, awful in singles action. I Know! Lets have an 8 man Tag match where Vickie gets fired or maybe shaved bald!
Maybe get Edge involved as a special guest referee and we are set. No Big Show, there is no place for you.
HHH brings Steph in to keep an eye on Smackdown where she inevitably feuds with Vickie, turns McIntrye face, and has him roll up Ziggler at Wrestlemania to Terminate Vickie's contract! (She will be back though. She gets great heat as a heel manager)
Winners - Team McMahon

World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat match
Sheamus (c) vs Daniel Bryan vs Randy Orton

Randy finally gets the title from a slippery Christian, down to some interference from Kane, but soon drops it to Sheamus. Sheamus performs a semi-face turn, defending the belt against Mark Henry and others, until Daniel Bryan cashes in his briefcase for his Wrestlemania shot. Randy comes out and invokes his re-match clause (He was busy with a certain Royal Rumble winner) and the triple threat is on.
I feel these three would compliment each other well and deliver a really good match. Lets have Orton punt Sheamus unconcious, only to be reversed into the Lebell lock with no chance of rescue....
Winner and NEW World Heavyweight Champion - Daniel Bryan - Submission

The Rock Vs John Cena

I hope they don't put this on last. And I hope Cena wins. Don't get me wrong, I hate Cena, but if he loses Rusty McRingrust, from Fast and Furious, after wrestling week in, week out, for championships, then it just makes a mockery of all the bullshit we have had to swallow over the last few years.
I expect style over substance, 'Peoples elbow' vs '5 Knuckle Shuffle' and general posing over wrestling. It won't be Rock/Hogan, but it won't be terrible either.
Winner - John Cena - 5 moves of doom

"Best in the World" WWE Championship match - Best of 3 falls
CM Punk (c) VS Chris Jericho

I think this match will happen regardless of whether Punk has the belt or not. The twittering has already started and the 'best in the world' tag adds extra weight.
Jericho returns at the Royal Rumble and wins, eliminating Randy Orton last, the man who put him out of action. He then turns his attention to Punk and his 'Best in the World' claim. He challenges him for his title at Wrestlemania, to which Punk adds the stipulation of 'Best of 3 falls.' Jericho accepts but, after a magnificent match, goes down 2-1 to a GTS.
Winner, Still WWE Champion and "The best in the world" CM Punk-2-1-GTS

The Streak 20-0?
Undertaker vs Mankind/Cactus Jack
Look, I HAVE really thought this through. Taker is just NOT going to be able to produce what he has in the past few years and I wouldn't want him to try. You have to put him in there with someone that can take the bumps for him, make him look powerful, work their ass off and resonate with the fans. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Mick Foley.
Now I have no idea what sort of physical condition Mick is in, or even if he is allowed inside a ring, but if he was given the chance to put Undertaker over in his last Wrestlemania match? He would jump at it, I am sure.
Honorable mentions go to Sting (past his prime, probably wouldn't be a great match), Brock Lesnar, Goldberg (Neither of whom would want to put him over. Its not about ending it boys!) and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
No, after much thought, It has to be Mick.
Foley would come out initially as Mankind but he has a Cactus shirt underneath and the mask comes off halfway through. Undertaker performs as the dead man for one last time and plants Cactus Jack for the final Tombstone, a 1-2-3 and 20-0 at Wrestlemania.
Winner and STILL undefeated at Wrestlemania - Undertaker - Tombstone

Afterwards, Taker helps Mick up, they embrace and the locker room empties of Superstars, past and present, all paying their respects to Undertaker. Finally they all form a guard of honor as Taker slowly walks back, turns one last time to drop to one knee, roll his eyes back and reach out to a huge clap of thunder.

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