SnoHo24

Posted on 8/14/08 4:05 PM

With The Undertaker returning at Summerslam, it will mark the return of one of the greatest (arguably THE greatest) wrestlers in the history of the sport. Taker is an ever present threat to all who step into the ring, and wins matches when they count (if outside interference doesn't come into play).

This said, plus the 16-0 Wrestlemania streak, and wins over every single major wrestler the business has seen since 1990, it is safe to say Undertaker is one of the most clutch wrestlers ever. But is he the BEST in the clutch?

There are so many other clutch wrestlers out there who could be relied on in major matches: Goldberg, Stone Cold, Hogan (in the 80's), Flair (in the 80's), Andre, John Cena (during that long title reign a year or two ago), and many others.

Who is the greatest clutch superstar the business have ever seen?

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Posted on 7/8/08 2:28 PM

Ok, so we all know Cena has always been the "Chain Gang Commander" and "The Doctor of Thugonomics". Whatever. But for one to be a gang leader, one must first have a gang. Cena never had one.

Now, out of the blue, Cena starts beating the holy hell out of security and trashing limos with Cryme Tyme. Is this the beginning of a stable of "gang members"?

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Posted on 6/9/08 11:54 AM

Lately, alot of superstars have been "leaving" their shows, or "retiring", or even "banished" from the business. In response, I see alot of blogs popping up about how mad people are about these "firings". Even the people I talk to on a regular basis are starting to get a little annoyed by the actions they see on television.

Here are a few things to clear up this ever growing mess:

1) Undertaker is NOT banished from WWE. It is completely kayafbe. Taker is simply taking time off, very similar to when he left WWF and came back as "The American Badass". Whether he will change his character again or not is all up to the writers, but he is not gone from the WWE. So anyone who thought that they had seen the end of The Phenom can think again.

2) Ric Flair DID retire. There's no other way to say it. His body is beat to hell and back. I seriously doubt he will ever come back as an active member of the roster. I believe he will do what Stone Cold has been doing for the last few years and what Rowdy Roddy is doing right now and return for certain periods of time just for screentime. Hogan and The Rock do the same thing. Flair is finished as an active competitor, but not with the WWE.

3) 95% of these "firings" never last. Here are some memorable examples:

-Mysterio d. JBL; JBL forced to retire; comes back as commentator, than as active competitor again.

-Umaga d. Kane; Kane forced to leave RAW for good; everyone thinks he will retire; comes back on Smackdown, then ECW.

-Lashley d. Big Show; Big Show "retires"; comes back at No Way Out the next year; active competitor again.

-Cena d. Jericho; Jericho forced to retire; comes back 2 years later; active competitor again.

-Stone Cold fired by WCW; shows up on ECW, then WWF; active competitor; fired numerous times by McMahon; returned as competitor after every instance; still makes appearences.

There are many other instances like this, dating back to the beginnings of pro wrestling. Its all in the storyline. While it may be hard to tell whether its real or not sometimes, its quite easy to tell that it was time for Flair to retire, while Taker is still competing at a decent level, and still a draw for thousands upon thousands of fans. Reality vs. Kayfabe right there.

Any thoughts on this?

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Posted on 6/6/08 11:42 AM

Over all these years of wrestling, I've seen my fair share of superstars being pushed when they shouldn't and superstars who should get pushes but don't. But who are the greatest offenders of being overrated, and who are the underdogs who have the honor of being called underrated?

To name a few, here are some of the names that jump out at me:

OVERRATED:

-John Cena
-Batista
-Bobby Lashley
-Dusty Rhodes
-Umaga
-Rey Mysterio
-Jake "The Snake" Roberts
-King Kong Bundy
-Terry Lynn
-Bryan Danielson

UNDERRATED:

-Kane
-Rhyno/Rhino
-Jeff Hardy
-Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka
-Yokozuna
-Diamond Dallas Page
-Owen Hart
-"British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith
-Bam Bam Bigelow
-Ultimate Warrior (I feel he could have been pushed SO much more than he was)

Thoughts?

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Posted on 6/5/08 11:49 AM

I believe the time has come for this subject to be addressed. We all know what happened with Chris...what he did that night. The fact is that, as usual, the media portrayed Benoit as a terrible person. A horrible human being.

Recently, medical officials released a full report on Benoit. After examining his brain, it was discovered that, at the time of the murders, Benoit had the mental status equal to that of a 5 year old. He was also discovered to have a defect similar to Alzheimers. To top it all off, it was discovered that his brain was greatly deterierated (may be spelled wrong) due to steroid usage. This was discovered to have been occurring for several years, which would explain Benoit giving his disabled son steroids with hopes that he would grow out of his disability. In other words, he did not have full knowledge of his actions and did not have the mental capacity to see reason over insanity. While he did murder his family, and promptly commit suicide, he was technically crazy.

The reason I bring this up is because I still hear people talk about how Benoit was such a bad person and he was evil and deserved to die for what he did and all this garbage. Chris Benoit was not only an amazing in-ring competitor, but a HUMAN BEING. He was just a troubled soul who chose the wrong path to follow and became lost. Benoit was a great man. Look past his fatal mistake and you see a man who not only loved his family (yes he loved them, despite his actions out of insanity) and a man who dedicated his life to wrestling and entertaining the millions upon millions of wrestling fans across the world.

You cannot hold a grudge against Chris Benoit. This man deserves respect, even in death, and its time he was shown that respect.

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