Reports around the world of wrestling news, are saying that the WWE could be looking for someone new to take over the top spot as a main event superstar. For the last several years or more, the WWE has been shoving John Cena in our faces. Acting like he’s the next Hulk Hogan. Cena, being the hero and the face of the WWE. Well, it looks like those days will finally be over for him ’cause Cena is getting older, and with his age, it may be pretty silly to keep the superhero thing going for him. If they’re looking for a new top superstar, that would be the best time to turn Cena heel, they probably will, hoping.
WWE is looking at Sheamus “The Celtic Warrior” to take over the top spot, but the only problem is, Sheamus’s age.
Usually top babyfaces in WWE are always young guys. Remember, when Hulk Hogan used be around WWE years ago, he was young.
There are other guys in WWE right now that are worth that recognition maybe. In my opinion, if they want a young guy that will fit along the lines of Austin, the Rock (who were young back in the Attitude era), I would pick Wade Barrett, but again, his age, he’s 32. I think the Miz or Daniel Bryan could be the best choice.
Last night, WWE “RAW” was in Albany at the Times Union Center. I didn’t go, but after seeing the CM Punk and Mick Foley promo, made me wish I was there. I’ve been following Foley’s wrestling career for years. Everything from his earlier days of WWE, his WCW/ECW career, TNA, and even his days in Japan. While Foley’s promo last night was really good, I enjoyed it, he had even more amazing promos in his past. Thing is, with a whole new world of young wrestling fans, I’m positive they don’t know much about Mick Foley. I’m such a huge fan of Foley. What he did in his past, his hardcore wrestling days were amazing stuff. Foley does have a great speaking voice, and he’s an intelligent guy as well! Again last night’s promo with Foley was good but I’ve seen better. Foley is a legend and he needs in the WWE Hall of Fame, already!
Well, we had the top 15 worst wrestling angles of all time, here are the ones that I thought were the best. These are just my opinion. The storylines in wrestling that I thought was very well done and were pretty amazing.
Here’s the list in no particular order:
Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon – Indeed. I had to list this one first ’cause this is the greatest rivalry of all time. Nothing else would come even close.
Andre vs. Hulk Hogan – Back when Hogan “used” to be something special. Back then was true Hulkamania. Now Hogan is a washed up loser.
Bret the Hitman Hart vs. Owen Hart – This was one of my favorite feuds ever. Owen made a badass heel too.
Mankind vs. Undertaker – Everything about this feud was amazing, especially their classic Hell in a Cell match, which made Foley for who he is today. This is one of the best feuds in WWE history for sure.
Ultimate Warrior vs. Hulk Hogan – Their unforgettable match at Wrestlemania 6 is a childhood classic for every wrestling fan.
Mankind vs. The Rock – Another great Foley feud but with the Rock, back in the attitude era. Loved everything about it!
Cactus Jack vs. Triple H – Yes, another great Foley feud with Triple H. Their Hell in a Cell match at “No Way Out – 2000” was phenomenal. Foley would have the greatest matches.
Ric Flair vs. Ricky Steamboat, Flair vs. Shawn Michaels at WM-24, Flair vs. Randy Savage – A three way tie for Ric Flair. Flair had many great wrestling rivalries but those three were his best.
John Cena vs. Randy Orton – As much as I’m no fan of John Cena at all, I’ll admit that he had some excellent matches with Randy Orton over the years.
The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan – This was when Vince McMahon made the debut of nWo in WWE, they ended up feuding with the Rock, Hogan turned into a babyface ’cause of it. While the nWo angle in WWE didn’t last long, it was a beautiful storyline. Felt like Hulkamania all over again too. This feud will be looked at as a classic for sure.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit – I probably shouldn’t list Benoit on these lists, but I thought the Guerrero vs. Benoit was one of the greatest rivalries in history, such a shame what Benoit turned out to be though.
Kurt Angle vs. Brock Lesnar at WM, Kurt Angle vs. Shawn Michaels – WM 21 – Tie for Kurt Angle. Please come back. We miss the “You suck”, chants!
Nexus takes over the RAW set – This was one of the greatest things to ever happen in the PG era of WWE. I don’t think WWE will be able to top something like that. Nexus became lame after that though.
The Rock vs. Stone Cold – Another unforgettable feud back in the attitude era.
nWo vs. WCW – I love the nWo take over of WCW. It lasted for a long time back in the day, pretty long feud. The nWo kept going, adding way too many members. I liked Hogan being the heel back then too. The nWo were my favorite wrestling stable. I think they’re gonna come back in the PG era somehow.
There were many great feuds, storylines in WWE, is just hard to list them all. I’m probably forgetting plenty.
A reader requested that I should name a list of bad storylines in WWE that were offensive? I can do that easily. I would name 15 of them in no particular order:
Triple H’s necrophilia storyline Katie Vick – Yep, WWE actually showed Triple having sex with a dead body in a casket. I’ll never forget it.
Mae Young gives birth to a hand – I understand they were trying to be funny but it wasn’t.
Billy & Chuck gay wedding – Back in 2002 on Smackdown, WWE had their very first gay wedding. That was one of the worst segments ever. There is no hate against gays here, but the storyline was just badly done. I remember this storyline got some publicity though as it started making the news.
Eddie Guerrero vs. Rey Mysterio – Dominick custody battle – Before Eddie’s death, he was a heel at the time and he was feuding against Rey Mysterio over the custody of Dominick a child. While Eddie did make one of the greatest heels of all times, it was very offensive that WWE used a young child in a dark storyline. Really WWE? Even if it was acting, a child should not have to witness something like that because children would think it’s real. Children would think differently.
Big Show’s father dying – Around this time Big Show was in a big feud with the Big Boss Man (before his death obviously). They did a storyline where WWE did a funeral on TV and the Boss Man came and stole the casket. Big Show’s actual father died in real life before this storyline happened. Lame, WWE, lame.
Anything involving Hornswoggle! – This is one of the worst wrestling characters ever created. Everything WWE has done with Hornswoggle over the last several years, was fuckin’ stupid! Come on, get rid of this character. He is not TV worthy.
Vince McMahon’s limo death, Vince McMahon’s Greater Power, Vince McMahon vs. God – Three way tie for Vinnie Mac. I’ll never forget the Greater Power Corporate Ministry revealing and the Vince McMahon vs. God. Look up Vince McMahon vs. God where he actually thought he was god.
DDP turning out to be the stalker of Undertaker’s wife – It was around the time that Undertaker was the American Bad Ass, and his wife Sarah has been getting an anonymous stalker. Turned out to be Diamond Dallas Page. Worst storyline ever, and done in terrible taste. Bad, WWE, shame on you.
The anonymous RAW GM – If I can think of a bad storyline in the PG era of wrestling, this was it. This was ridiculous, although the only thing I liked about it was that it helped put Michael Cole over as a heel. Then it was revealed that Hornswoggle was behind the computer all along at RAW 1000. Lame.
WCW Invasion angle – It started off interesting but then it got lame and lamer.
Val Venis and John Wayne Bobbit angle – Need I say more? Choppy choppy, your pee pee. Yes, John Wayne Bobbit himself was involved in a wrestling angle.
Gobbledy Gooker – I understand it was around Thanksgiving at the time of Survivor Series 1990, but that segment was stupid and offensive. I do respect Hector Guerrero but that was really lame of WWE to do back then.
The RAW walkout – If I can think of another storyline that was done in bad taste during the PG era, was when Triple H being COO, and everyone on the RAW set walked out on him. Lame.
Brock Lesnar return – Lesnar first returned to WWE the day after the last Wrestlemania. While it’s exciting that he is back, the WWE are using him wrong and destroying his character. I thought he would come back strong, but the recent storylines they are doing with him are pretty lame and stupid. They need to make him look like a monster that he was before, but they make him look weak instead.
RAW Celebrity Guest Hosts – This was probably the stupidest thing the WWE ever done. I think I gave up on RAW around this time because of this going on. Although I’ll have to say that Bob Barker and David Hasselhoff both gave the best performances out of everyone though.
I don’t mean to be an ass, but I’m gonna be the first one to call on it. I truly believe that Jerry Lawler’s fatal heart attack scare on RAW was definitely a work. It’s part of a storyline. You can’t believe what’s seen in WWE anymore, it’s just sad. It was just really good acting and writing, trying to make the whole thing seem realistic, and they did a good job in getting people to believe this one.
Jerry Lawler himself just did a Tout video at Montreal Hospital, see it, here.
The man is looking perfectly healthy, already. Talking like a normal person and looking good. When you have a fatal heart attack, I assure you, you’re not going to be looking good like that, right away. You would be getting multiple heart surgeries and all that stuff. I’ve known people who had fatal heart attacks, and there is no way in hell they would be up walking and talking right away.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Jerry would be back on RAW this coming Monday. If this was real, he would be forced to retire and there are already reports saying he may return to the announcer table and yes, wrestle again. Please.
I already called it that it could be a possible work as soon as it happened, anyway.
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RAW showed Jerry Lawler with his head down at the announcer table, but they showed it real quick and it was hard to see. This youtuber found a way to slow it down so you can see Lawler, not feeling well. Just thought I would share.
I hope he gets better and survives. Look like he will too. Praying for him though.
I didn’t watch all of RAW last night, just the final half of it, but when I switched the TV to RAW, I was seeing Michael Cole announcing that Jerry “The King” Lawler collapsed from the announcer chair to the floor while commentating during a wrestling match. Michael Cole claimed it wasn’t part of a storyline that it’s a real life situation, ’cause it’s hard to believe what you see on WWE TV these days. Turns out that Jerry Lawler suffering heart attack on the RAW show last night in Montreal was real.
I hope Jerry pulls through and survives. If he dies, this would be a tragic loss in the wrestling community. He has always been important to us. He’s a true wrestling legend, indeed. While most wrestling legends retired and moved on, Jerry, never did, he kept working. He may have to retire now after this though, if he survives.
Lawler was in the middle of an on TV feud with CM Punk too.
Get well soon, Jerry. I’m praying for him and you should too.
While it is upsetting about Jerry, I was even more disappointed with the terrible RAW crowd last night. There was NOT one chant for Jerry Lawler last night. Instead, those fuckin’ Canadians chanted for Bret Hart all night. If last night’s RAW was in the United States, I’m pretty sure we’ll all be chanting for Jerry, but what do you expect in Canada?
It’s a new era in WWE, and there’s a whole new generation of younger superstars in WWE right now. I figure it would be cool to write out my thoughts on today’s best performers. Here is my top 5:
Heath Slater – He’s the long haired redheaded guy who was a former Nexus member! Before RAW 1000, he has been having segments where he would wrestle against a legendary wrestler from RAW. He would wrestle against a different legend each week leading up to RAW 1,000. Heath has main event potential and he’ll get there if WWE uses him right. He’s also creating a buzz in the wrestling world and creating a fan base. I can see him becoming a popular babyface sometime down the road.
Jack Swagger – Good wrestler, good look, and good performer. He has a bit of an Owen Hart and Kurt Angle vibe about him. If WWE uses him right, he could become a main event star as well.
Ryback – He is the huge bald headed wrestler who will remind you of Goldberg a little bit. He’s in the mid card division right now, but he’s another one who could have a future as a main eventer. Ryback is a cool wrestling character, just wish WWE will use him in a big storyline instead of winning against jobbers every week.
Damien Sandow – This guy started getting interesting with his feud against Brodus Clay, the wrestler who dances in the ring with women each week. I think Damien could be a future WWE Champion and Hall of Famer, if they use him right.
Wade Barrett – I’ve liked him ever since he started the Nexus group. Wade Barrett has been on a long break from WWE and he is returning soon. If he sticks with WWE for a long time, I can easily see him becoming the next Stone Cold/Rock, down the road. Wade is a British performer and I think he has excellent mic skills too. He is one of the best heels in WWE right now and can’t wait for his return. I hope WWE uses him big.
As for who the best new Diva is, that would be AJ Lee, I guess. AJ Lee is a young performer, maybe in her early 20’s, not sure, but her character is impressive and interesting. She’s the one you want to pay attention to the most, and she’s creating a buzz in the wrestling world too. Who knows how long WWE will use her big like this, before you know it, they would destroy her character. She’s in an interesting feud with Vickie Guerrero right now.
I did watch “Summerslam” ppv last weekend and it was one of the worst ppv’s I’ve ever seen. WWE is really going down the shitter with this stupid PG rating. Why did WWE get rid of the “Attitude Era” and went PG? It’s not because of John Cena and little kids supporting WWE at all. The only reason WWE is for children now is because Linda McMahon is in politics and is running for Senate. I mean, think about it, right? Linda was targeted for the Attitude Era stuff in the past. She was in hot water for a little bit because of all the violence, sex, and inappropriate stuff that were aired during the “Attitude Era”, which kind of hurt her political campaign. This is the only reason for the PG rating ’cause Vince would do whatever it takes to help Linda win the Senate election and she’s doing good in the election so far, she’s moving on up. If they turned WWE back to the TV-14 rating, that’ll hurt her campaign even more.
I remember taking a long break from watching WWE for at least several months. I started watching again because Brock Lesnar came back, and like always, WWE is still lame. The storylines look like they come from a children’s book or something. Plus when a superstar gets injured on TV, people actually believe it’s a real injury, and WWE tries to make storylines seem realistic. It’s hard to believe what’s real and what’s not in wrestling anymore, know what I mean?
I miss wrestling back in the 90’s when it used to be wrestling. This is why Vince is trying to ignore wrestling and turn it into entertainment ’cause it’s all about Linda’s campaign. Vince is a manipulator and marketing genius, remember that. He wants her to have a clean and appropriate election without the media attacking her like they did before. Vince doesn’t want to turn off the voters away from her. She’s in politics full time now, and I don’t see WWE going back to TV-14 anytime soon. This is why John Cena will never turn heel. It’s all because of Linda’s campaign.
Even though I don’t like the company’s current product, I still respect Vince and I love their performers though. I’m thinking about giving up on WWE again, possibly for good. All the stars we all love came and gone, there’s all new and young guys working for the business now. A different era. Yep “Summerslam 25” was a bad ppv, it only had one great match which was Jericho vs. Ziggler.
I understand why kids and families support WWE currently. If I ever get myself a family someday, I would turn the kids onto WWE sure ’cause I was into WWE ever since I was a child. That’s the only reason to support WWE is when you have a kid, but when you’re a full grown adult, it’s hard to take WWE seriously to this day.
As of today, it is Vincent Kennedy McMahon’s 67th birthday. The genius who brought us the WWE.
When Vince McMahon was born in 1945, he actually never met his father until he was 12. At that time, Vince McMahon Sr. was running, Capitol Wrestling Corporation, which is how Vince McMahon Jr., first became interested in professional wrestling. Originally McMahon Jr., wanted to become a professional wrestler himself but his father would not let him. He felt it was bad business that promoters got into wrestling. In 1968, McMahon Jr. graduated from East Carolina University with a business degree and he was part manager of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (which McMahon Sr., changed the company name to).
In the 1970’s, that’s when McMahon Jr., started working for his father’s wrestling company full time. McMahon Jr., was the one who urged his father to change the business name again to just, “World Wrestling Federation”. McMahon Jr., got his start on TV by being an in ring announcer (long before Howard Finkel, aka “The Fink”), then McMahon became backstage interviewer for wrestlers and later on became color commentator in the early 80’s.
When McMahon Jr’s father died, that’s when he decided to buy the company, and Vince kept the WWF name. One of the first wrestling icons to enter the WWF, was of course, none other than Hulk Hogan, who is responsible for turning the WWF into a world wide phenomenon that we still know today. After Hogan, more wrestlers followed his footsteps with the likes of Andre the Giant, Macho Man, Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Jake the Snake, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, etc. Wrestlers who helped make the company huge. Vince is also famous for the “Rock N’ Roll Wrestling Connection” which brought in the likes of Hogan, Cyndi Lauper, Captain Lou Albano, etc.
Vince didn’t become an actual performer/wrestler until the early 90’s, after the controversial, Montreal Screwjob incident, between Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels at a Survivor Series ppv. From there, that’s when the huge Vince vs. Stone Cold feud blew up and continued on ’til the 2000’s or later. Vince also had big feuds with Bret the Hitman Hart, John Cena, The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Donald Trump, Zach Gowen, and the rest of the McMahon family.
The WWF were forced to change their company name due to losing their trademark battle against the World Wildlife Fund, and now the company is changed again to, WWE. No matter what you think of Vince Jr., love him or hate him. What he did here was a work of genius. He is a master business man, no matter what you think of him. This is part of the reason why I admire professional wrestling ’cause I’m impressed with what Vince does with the business. He certainly is a hard working guy and did all the work himself to get where he is today. He does a good job, and he’s responsible for everything in the professional wrestling business. Vince McMahon is god, and needs to be respected.
In the videos are some of Vince McMahon’s best moments on wrestling TV. Enjoy, and Happy Birthday Vinnie Mac. YYYOOOOUUUU’RREEE FIREEEEDDDDDdddd!
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The Official Music Website of Kevin Brock – Brocking N' Rolling
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