TNA Impact rating

1.19, 1,613,000 telespettatori.

Idee per il PPV WWE che andrà a sostituire Survivor Series

Alla recente conferenza con gli investitori WWE, Vince McMahon ha annunciato la cancellazione del ppv "Survivor Series", ponendo così fine al secondo ppv più vecchio made in WWE dopo Wrestlemania.

Con la cancellazione di Survivor Series il creative team e Vince McMahon stanno vagliando diverse ipotesi su quale sarà il formato del nuovo ppv che lo andrà a sostituire:

-un one night tournament stile king of the Ring.

-un evento stile Battle Bowl.

-Money in the Bank ppv.

-Night of Legends composto dal ritorno di vecchie glorie.

-un ppv con la gimmick spin the wheel.

-i draft come evento ppv.

-uno street fight ppv.

-War Games, anche se Vince è stato sempre contrario a proporre questa gimmick usata ai tempi della NWA/WCW.

Cambio di nome per Bryan Danielson?

Agli ultimi tapings in Tampa, l'annunciatrice Savannah ha introddo Bryan Danielson chiamandolo "Daniel Bryan".

Ad ora non si sa se sia stato un errore dell'annunciatrice o se questo sarà il nuovo nome in WWE di Bryan Danielson.

January and February deaths and births:

01/01/1943 - Born - Jimmy Hart
01/02/1897 - Born - Jim Londos
01/03/1952 - Born - Jim Ross
01/04/1970 - Born - Kanyon
01/04/2001 - Died - Villano I, Jose de Jesus Diaz Mendoza, of a heart attack at age 54
01/06/1964 - Born - Jacqueline
01/07/1951 - Born - Chavo Guerrero, Sr.
01/07/1991 - Died - Bronko Nagurski at 81
01/07/2000 - Died - Gary Albright of a heart attack at 38
01/07/2002 - Died - Mighty Igor of heart failure in his 60's
01/08/1937 - Died - Farmer Burns at 75
01/08/1947 - Born - Bushwacker Luke
01/09/1931 - Died - Wayne Munn of kidney problems at 35
01/10/1951 - Born - Pez Whatley
01/10/1958 - Born - Jerry Estrada
01/10/1970 - Born - Marcus Buff Bagwell
01/10/1972 - Born - Brian Christopher AKA Grandmaster Sexay
01/12/1966 - Born - Luna Vachon
01/14/1953 - Born - Hacksaw Jim Duggan
01/15/1970 - Born - Shane McMahon
01/16/1941 - Born - Abdullah the Butcher
01/16/1965 - Died - Yukon Eric of a suicide shooting at 41
01/18/1954 - Born - Ted BiBiase
01/18/2003 - Died - "The Original Sheik" Ed Farahat of natural causes
01/20/1998 - Died - Bobo Brazil from a stroke at 74
01/21/1941 - Born - Ivan Putski
01/21/1985 - Died - Eddie Graham of a suicide shooting at 55
01/22/1967 - Born - Manabu Nakanishi
01/22/1995 - Died - Crusher Jerry Blackwell of pneumonia at 45
01/22/2000 - Died - Kangaroo Al Costello of pneumonia at 80
01/23/1938 - Born - Shohei Baba
01/24/1950 - Died - Bull Montana, Luigi Montagna
01/24/1959 - Born - Akira Maeda
01/24/1997 - Died - Dr. Jerry Graham of a stroke at 58
01/24/2000 - Died - Bobby Duncum Jr.of a drug overdose at 34
01/25/1953 - Born - Honky Tonk Man aka Wayne Ferris
01/27/1993 - Died - Andre the Giant of a heart attack at 46
01/28/1975 - Born - Shark Boy
01/29/1929 - Died - The Terrible Turk Hassen Nuhammed at 38 in an ocean-liner sinking.
01/29/1963 - Born - Samu
01/29/1963 - Born - Bob Hardcore Holly
01/29/1964 - Born - Sabu
01/31/1999 - Died - Shohei "Giant" Baba of cancer at 61
02/02/1942 - Born - Seiji Sakaguchi
02/02/1950 - Born - Osamu Kido
02/02/1950 - Born - Genichiro Tenryu
02/03/1959 - Born - Meng aka Haku, King Haku
02/03/1960 - Born - Kerry Von Erich
02/03/1962 - Born - Marty Jannetty
02/04/1986 - Died - Gino Hernandez of a drug overdose at 29
02/04/1990 - Died - Whipper Billy Watson at 74
02/05/1984 - Died - El Santo of a heart attack at 67
02/06/1997 - Died - Bulldog Bob Brown of a heart attack at 58
02/07/1992 - Died - Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer at 32 of a drug overdose
02/08/1956 - Born - Jim the Anvil Neidhart
02/08/1958 - Born - Sensational Sherri Martel aka Queen Sherri
02/09/1964 - Born - Medusa/Alundra Blaze
02/10/1955 - Born - Gentleman Chris Adams
02/10/1971 - Born - Victoria
02/10/1984 - Died - David Von Erich of acute enteritis at 25
02/10/2003 - Died - Mr. Perfect, Curt Hennig of a drug overdose at 44
02/12/1960 - Born - One Man Gang AKA Akeem
02/12/1973 - Born - Ron Killings
02/14/1948 - Born - Big John Studd
02/14/1965 - Born - Ken Shamrock
02/14/1968 - Born - Tommy Dreamer
02/15/1977 - Born - Gran Naniwa
02/15/1998 - Died - Louie Spicolli of a drug overdose at 27
02/16/1924 - Born - Ray Gunkel
02/16/1987 - Died - Promoter Ann Gunkel of cancer at 50
02/18/1989 - Died - Mildred Burke of a stroke at 73
02/18/1993 - Died - Kerry Von Erich of a suicide shooting at 33
02/18/1995 - Died - Eddie Gilbert of a heart attack at 33
02/19/1941 - Born - Dory Funk, Jr.
02/19/1968 - Died - George Hackenschmidt at 90
02/19/1992 - Died - Tojo Yamamoto by suicide shooting at 65
02/20/1943 - Born - Antonio Inoki
02/20/1975 - Died - Bobby Shane in an airplane crash at 29
02/20/1969 - Born - Gedo
02/20/2002 - Died - Swede Hanson of Alzheimer's disease at 68
02/20/2003 - Died - Tony Altomare of a heart attack at 74
02/23/1999 - Died - The Renegade, Richard Wilson of a suicide shooting at 33
02/25/1934 - Died - The California Red Devil, Jack Lewis of a heart attack
02/25/1949 - Born - Ric Flair
02/28/1953 - Born - Ricky Steamboat
02/28/1978 - Born - Masato Tanaka

Line up finale di TNA Against All Odds 2010

*TNA champion AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe with Eric Bischoff as the special referee.

*The Nasty Boys vs. Team 3D.

Tournament for Lockdown PPV TNA championship title shot:

Round One

*Abyss vs. Mick Foley

*TNA Tag Team champ Matt Morgan vs. TNA Tag Team champ Hernandez.

*Kurt Angle vs. Ken Kennedy

*Desmond Wolfe vs. D'Angelo Dinero

Cosa vedremo al debutto di NXT + futuro dell'ECW Title!

Lo show NXT sarà impostato sulla formula del "reality", tipo lo show Ultimate Fighter della UFC. I telespettatori avranno l'occasione di seguire nuovi talenti dentro e fuori dal ring. L'idea è di far seguire l'evoluzione dei wrestlers dal primo giorno, scoprendo il loro background, le loro motivazioni e i loro scopi.

Nulla è ancora deciso sulle sorti dell'ECW Title in possesso di Christian. In molti vorrebbero tenerlo in vita per poterlo usare nell'undercard come attrazione per i ppv.

Bret Hart:" Non lavorerò mai per Bischoff e Hogan!"

Dopo la pubblicazione di Jeremy Borash di una foto che lo ritrae con Bret Hart fuori da un ristorante in Nashville, seguito poi da un commento inutile di Bischoff, Bret Hart ha dichiarato che è stato un piacere rivedere il suo vecchio amico Borash, che con lui lavorò in Australia per Andrew McManus, ma che dopo la pessima esperienza in WCW, non ha alcuna intenzione per lavorare per il duo Bischoff/Hogan.

"It was nice seeing Jeremy Borash, a longtime friend of mine, from TNA while I was in Nashville. He hung out with me and we never once talked wrestling. Some feeble minded idiot who saw us in plain view tried to start the rumour that I might be heading to TNA next; although why anyone would ever think I'd let Hogan and Bischoff anywhere near my Hitman persona again is truly beyond me."

TNA Impact rating

1.18. 1.5 milioni di telespettatori.

Le reazioni interne alla TNA all'uscita di questi numeri sono state naturalmente di disappunto.

Altra star ha finito con la TNA

Dalla pagina del roster è stato rimosso Scott Steiner, il quale è stato escluso dai piani sin dall'avvento del regime Hogan/Bischoff.

Steiner presenziò di sua volontà allo show del 4 Gennaio.

WWE Superstars rating

1.0.

Scott D'Amore lascia la TNA

L'agent della divisione Knockout TNA Scott D'Amore, ha lasciato la TNA per dedicarsi alla sua Border City Wrestling promotion in Canada. La BCW si è da poco fusa con la BSE Pro Wrestling, creando la Maximum Pro Wrestling.

Annunciata la location di TNA Lockdown

Dixie Carter, tramite il suo account Twitter, ha comunicato che Lockdown avrà luogo in quel di St.Louis.

ECW rating

1,05.

TNA Hermie's Hotseat con Samoa Joe!

Per l'occasione, Samoa Joe parla del suo primo periodo in TNA, di esssere padre e del discorso che fece in ppv contro Scott Hall.

ECW out; NXT in

Le trasmissioni di WWE ECW, iniziate nel Giugno 2006, cesseranno dal 23/2.

WWE NXT inizerà il 2 Marzo.

Questo il discorso di Vince McMahon:

"I would like to proudly announce in three weeks' time that ECW will be going off the air. I would like to thank all the technicians, cameramen, directors, producers, everyone, and certainly all the Superstars who made ECW the success that it truly was. But, I'd also like to thank in advance all of you who will be responsible for the success in bringing a new, innovative, never before seen program broadcast at the very same time here on SyFy. This will be the next, next evolution of the WWE. This will be the next evolution of television history. Thank you very much."

Raw rating

3.6.

Deceduto Jack Brisco. Biografia.

Jack Brisco, ex NWA World champion e NCAA champion, da molti considerato come uno dei migliori workers nella storia di questo sport, è deceduto nella giornata di ieri all'età di 68 anni.

"Lui era il mio migliore amico ed il mio eroe", ha detto Brian Blair, facendo suoi già i molti commenti di vari wrestlers e persone del pro wrestling nei loro 50, che sono cresciuti quando Jack Brisco. Era una personalità "più grande della vita", promosso come il miglior wrestler tecnico che non poteva essere sconfitto da nessuno in un match regolare.

Brisco ha dovuto far fronte a vari problemi di salute nel corso di questi ultimi anni, inclusi problemi circolatori e respiratori. Si è sottoposto ad un intervento a cuore aperto qualche settimana fa, e poco più di una settimana fa è collassato durante la riabilitazione, arrivando ad un certo punto all'arresto cardiaco. Il fratello Gerald, molto vicino a Jack, sta cercando di recuperare da una serie di ictus da cui è stato colpito.

Fuori dal ring, Brisco era noto per essere un burlone, ma nel ring, per i suoi tempi, era il migliore nel business.

Lottatori come Dory e Terry Funk, che hanno lottato praticamente in ogni importante Stato in quell'era, hanno dichiarato che Jack Brisco e Johnny Valentine furono i due migliori workers con cui loro si confrontarono.

Brisco, cresciuto in Blackwell, OK, era un grande fans di wrestling da bambino, raccontando storie di quando andava nelle edicole e scorreva le varie riviste di wrestling per leggere qualcosa su i suoi due eroi: Lou Thesz e Danny Hodge.

Brisco è entrato nell'amateur wrestling grazie al suo amore per il pro wrestling, ed è stato un all-state football player ed un state high school wrestling champion.

Per via del lavoro e per mantenere una giovane famiglia, lottò solo due anni all'Oklahoma State, parte di un importante team che includeva una leggenda del wrestling come Yojiro Uetake. Nel corso di quegli anni, perse solo un match, nelle finali del torneo NCAA del 1964 contro Harry Houska. Rimase imbattuto nel 1965, conquistando l'NCAA title sui 191 pounds, ed immediatamente iniziò a lottare per Leroy McGuirk, conquistando il national title.

Lo status di Brisco a livello di superstardom arrivò col booking di Eddie Graham in Florida. Il suo primo compenso consistente arrivò in Australia, dove Jim Barnett vide qualcosa in lui per via del suo aspetto e delle sue abbilità atletiche.
Graham e Sam Muchnick, a soli pochi anni dall'inizio della sua carriera, spinsero per fargli conquistare l'NWA world heavyweight title. In molti si meravigliavano di come Jack potesse fumarsi un intero pacchetto di sigarette e poi salire sul ring per 60 minuti duri senza alcun problema.

Durante il quarto regno di campione di Dory Funk jr., Jack Brisco era considerato il contendente numero uno. Il feud fra Brisco e Dory agli inizi degli anni '70 è visto come uno dei leggendari feuds di tutti i tempi ed i loro match come i miglior match tecnici dell'era, facendo dei sold out in molte parti del paese.

Questo feud portò naturalmente al tag team feud fra i Brisco Brothers e i fratelli Funk (in un occasione il team dei Funk fu composto da Dory sr. e jr..

Jack avrebbe dovuto vincere il titolo da Dory jr. all'inizio del 1973, ma un infortunio a Funk jr. portò ad uno spostamento dei piani nei mesi seguenti, con Funk jr. che perse il titolo contro Harley Race e quest'ultimo lo perse contro Brisco il 20 Luglio 1973 in Houston. Eccetto il passaggio del titolo durato una settimana in Giappone per Giant Baba, Brisco rimase campione sino al 10 Dicembre 1975, quando perse contro Terry Funk in Miami Beach.

Jack fu considerato un top contender per il titolo sino all'arrivo dell'era Ric Flair, ma grazie ai suoi buoni rapporti col fratello Gerarld, diventò un tag team wrestler di successo.

I Briscos furono un top babyface tag team in Florida negli anni '70 ed '80, quando alla Mid Atlantic promotion vinsero varie volte i titoli di coppia e lasciarono il segno come heels nel feud contro Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood.

Jack Brisco fu l'artefice della vendita della Georgia Championship Wrestling a Vince McMahon nel 1984, che portò la WWF sulla TBS per un anno.

I fratelli Brisco erano coinvolti in un feud con i tag team champions Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch, quando Jack comunicò a Gerarld che sarebbe tornato a casa.

A differenza di molti altri wrestlers nella storia, Jack non tornò più a lottare.

Raw is Bret vs. Vince II

WWE Raw Report

By: Todd Martin

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Date: 02/01/10 from Nashville, TN.

The Big News: WrestleMania is approaching and WWE delivered one of its strongest and most memorable Raw efforts in a while.

Show Analysis:

The show started with a graphic for Jack Brisco. Edge then came out. He noted that he is not only back but in the WrestleMania main event. He said he was expected to be out longer but he watched the Slammy Awards and heard Chris Jericho thank him for getting injured so Jericho could team with Big Show. At that moment, Edge said the room went silent, not just because Dennis Miller bombed with another brutal joke but because Edge made a vow he wouldn’t miss Mania for a third time with an injury.

Edge said that he’s the ultimate opportunist and the Rumble was his opportunity to make it back to a Mania main event. Edge said that Jericho has a Slammy and his mug shot on TMZ while Edge has his ticket to Mania. I like little jabs like the TMZ one because it makes the feud feel more real. Edge asked rhetorically whether it would be smarter to go after the champion who is 17-0 or the champion who has never competed at Mania. He said he would do the smart thing and wait until after the Elimination Chamber to make a decision.

This was a good promo by Edge. I’m glad he’s back as I think he’s one of the best performers they have and he feels fresher than most of the main event mix. Interestingly, his promo was kind of heelish in that the opportunism stuff made him come across kind of like a coward. I’m not sure if the idea is to gradually shift his character or what.

Sheamus came out to join Edge in the ring. He said that a lot has changed since Edge left. He conceded that he hasn’t wrestled at Mania but added that he did something Edge couldn’t do at Mania, beat John Cena. Edge said he has made a career of beating Cena for the title. Sheamus said he will walk out of the Elimination Chamber as champion. He then told Edge to leave before he put him back on the shelf. Edge didn’t leave so Sheamus attacked him. Edge fought off Sheamus with punches of his own.

I absolutely hate the idea of putting up a title in an Elimination Chamber in February. The Elimination Chamber ought to be the way the other brand creates a challenger for WrestleMania, like they have done previously. That way both major Mania title shots are treated as huge deals that you have to go through a lot to earn. It builds up both the Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber as really important and ties the Chamber PPV to the Rumble PPV. Here, the Elimination Chamber undermines the significance of the Rumble, because five different guys are getting a title shot and the chance to headline Mania just one month after the supposedly all important Rumble.

John Cena beat Cody Rhodes to qualify for the Elimination Chamber. Rhodes gained the advantage very early but Cena hit the Cena slam and five knuckle. He went for the FU but Rhodes fought out and hit a clothesline and moonsault. Cena responded with the FU out of nowhere for the pin. Backstage, William Shatner told Vince McMahon he couldn’t wait for Bret Hart to embarrass him.

Triple H beat Jack Swagger to qualify for the Elimination Chamber. Swagger hit a DDT, leg drops, and applied an abdominal stretch. He went for a Vader bomb but HHH got up his knees. HHH went for the pedigree but Swagger reversed and hit the Vader bomb for two. HHH then quickly hit the pedigree for the pin.

They did a skit with William Shatner doing spoken word versions of Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Rey Mysterio and Triple H’s themes. This didn’t really do it for me comically but I thought it was a clever idea that just didn’t click for whatever reason.

Backstage, Triple H met with Shawn Michaels. HHH was joking around with Michaels and trying to cheer him up but Michaels was just too depressed. HHH told Michaels to get into the Chamber and take the title.

Randy Orton beat Shawn Michaels. Michaels hit a swinging neck breaker but missed sweet chin music. Orton retaliated with a back breaker and dropkick. Michaels then came back with a top rope elbow but his sweet chin music attempt was countered into an RKO attempt. Michaels avoided that and hit an atomic drop and flying forearm. Michaels went for his usual nip up but Orton quickly rolled him up for the pin. I loved that finish given Michaels has been telegraphing that nip up spot for over a decade now.

After the match, Michaels was really down. His facials were phenomenal. He sold extreme frustration but at the same time was able to avoid coming across like he was throwing an unsympathetic hissy fit. That’s a tricky balance and Michaels pulled it off so perfectly. This really was great.

Backstage, Ted DiBiase told Randy Orton he was sorry about what happened at the Rumble. A seething Orton just left and DiBiase stood there looking rather angry in his own right. This segment made it pretty clear that these men now no longer trust or like each other and that the breakup is coming, probably at Elimination Chamber.

The Legacy breakup is going to be tricky. It has been booked of late so fans sympathize more with Orton, but I don’t see how they can elevate Rhodes or DiBiase out of the feud if Orton goes face. His face turn will be the central focus and they’ll put him strong over the other two. It will be so hard to book it in a way that Rhodes and DiBiase come out stronger than they went in. I know Orton is going to be a hot face sooner rather than later, but I really think they should find a way to go with the seeming original idea of a heel Rhodes and Orton against a face DiBiase. It’s just so much more conducive to creating a new star. Turn Orton later on.

Ted DiBiase beat Mark Henry in an Elimination Chamber qualifier. Henry clotheslined DiBiase to the floor but DiBiase took over there. DiBiase sent Henry’s arm into the post and the steps. Henry gained control with a clothesline and head butt but DiBiase went after the arm when Henry tried the world’s strongest slam. Henry avoided dream street but missed a corner avalanche and DiBiase hit a DDT with the arm for the pin.

WWE ran a video package on Jack Brisco. I thought it was well intentioned but really poor in giving credit to how successful his career was. It portrayed him primarily as a tag team star and spent more time on the Brisco Brothers Body Shop than his NWA World Title runs. There wasn’t a single mention of Dory Funk, Jr. It felt more like they were honoring the brother of a long time front office employee than one of the greatest wrestlers of all time.

Backstage, Maryse said she was looking forward to wrestling Gail Kim. Didn’t WWE just announce they were going to wrestle on this show? Maryse said she was embarrassed watching Mickie James and Michelle McCool on Smackdown and said they shouldn’t be acting that way. She said they are grown women and should act that way. Gail reluctantly said okay. Maryse then said something (I assume something bad) in French to Gail.

Miz and Big Show were backstage when they were confronted by the Straight Edge Society. CM Punk said they were there to get a title shot with DX. Miz and Show said they wanted the title shot. William Shatner came in and made a triple threat title match for next week on Raw. He then froze in a smiling position and kept saying “freeze the frame” to the wrestlers. They all looked at him like he was a complete idiot. This was amusing.

HHH backstage told Michaels that he was spiraling down. He told Shawn that this wasn’t the end of the world and that there are plenty of other guys to wrestle at Mania. “Not for me,” Shawn replied. They announced Carl Edwards from NASCAR will be the guest host next week. Yay, more NASCAR hosts! What, was Larry the Cable Guy unavailable? Oh shit, pretend I never said that.

Kofi Kingston beat Big Show via DQ to qualify for the Chamber. Kingston crotched Show and dropkicked him to the floor. Show came back with a spear. Miz was taunting Kingston at ringside but MVP came out and chased Miz to the back. Kingston kind of hit a top rope dropkick and used the boom drop but Show powered out of a pin attempt.

Show went for a choke slam but Kingston accidentally thumbed him in the eye. Show went for the KO punch but couldn’t see and hit the referee. Another referee came out and called for a DQ. This was such a crappy finish that you could hear boos even with the face winning.

I hate crap finishes in general. I think you can pretty much always book in a way to avoid them. For example here just book Kingston to beat someone else clean to qualify. It would give him more momentum going into the match and you wouldn’t have this sour tasting crap finish teaching you that you can’t trust a match to end with a halfway decent ending.

But even in the spectrum of crap finishes, this was particularly bad. It made no damn sense. Kingston uses an illegal tactic accidentally and as a direct result Show accidentally hits the referee. How is Show responsible for this turn of events if someone must be blamed? It was Kingston’s damn fault if we must apply a strict liability standard that’s contrary to how matches are usually done.

And why must someone be blamed if there was no malicious intent? I’ve seen 8,000 accidental ref bumps over the years with no DQ called. DQs are sometimes called when the referee thinks the wrestler did it intentionally, but here there’s no way the second referee could possibly have thought this was intentional. Thus the DQ felt absurd.

This is just elementary human logic and ethics. A six year old would understand why this was unjust to the heel and yet this referee is booked to be so monumentally idiotic. You don’t see guys in the NFL getting 15 yard misconducts for accidentally running into the official. You should at least be able to avoid crap finishes that don’t even make sense within the context of what you do every single week. Ugh.

The final segment of the show started with Jerry Lawler introducing William Shatner. Shatner “accidentally” fell on Lawler for comedy. Shatner then introduced Bret Hart. I don’t know what it was, but facially he looked more like the younger Bret Hart I remember. He then cut an awesome promo.

Bret said that he came back for the right reasons and to make peace. He noted that was naive. Bret said this time he wasn’t there for peace but to talk to Bret face to face. Vince McMahon then came out. He said that he regrets nothing he ever said or did to Bret. Bret said that was the first honest thing Vince has ever said. He called Vince the world’s greatest liar. He noted some of the lies Vince told including saying that he was like a father to Bret.

Bret said Vince couldn’t lace his father’s jock. Bret talked about when he was in a wheelchair following his stroke. Bret said he got out of the wheelchair and vowed he would never feel pathetic again. Then he came to WWE to make amends and got kicked in the guts and felt pathetic. Bret talked about working so hard for Vince and how Vince never appreciated it. He said that if he was chewing gum like Vince said, this gum had enough flavor left to kick Vince’s ass.

This promo by Bret Hart was exactly what was needed. It was passionate, well scripted and well delivered. It was thoroughly believable and touched on so many real issues between Bret and Vince. It was pretty much the ideal promo you would want Bret to cut on Vince. Bret really delivered here.

Vince responded by saying Bret is pathetic. He has no personality, and without personalities like Mr. Perfect, Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret would have been a footnote. He added that Bret has no charisma and no command of the English language. He said that Bret was dressed like a hobo and deserved to be screwed. He then said that he wouldn’t induct Stu Hart into the Hall of Fame because Stu doesn’t deserve it.

The scripting of Vince’s promo was fantastic. I loved the knocks of Bret and the final jab at Stu was a great way to spur Bret into physical action. With that said, I didn’t care for Vince’s delivery at all. He seemed way too pleased with himself as a performer and delivered it in a hammy and goofy manner that undermined the material in my mind. He came across like a character rather than the real Vince from Montreal. People wanted to see Stone Cold kick the ass of the character Mr. McMahon. But people want to see Bret kick the ass of the real Vince McMahon and Vince making ridiculous faces undermined the reality Bret had interjected into his promo.

Bret pulled Vince’s coat over his head and attacked Vince with punches. He went for the sharpshooter but Batista came in and took Bret down with punches. He held Bret and Vince spit in Bret’s face. I wish it weren’t true, but there’s no getting around the fact that the physicality between Bret and Vince and Batista looked awful. But WWE now has basically everything they need for a huge Bret vs. Vince confrontation at Mania. They’ve got the great Bret promo and the image of Vince spitting in Bret’s face is a tremendous visual they can air a million times between now and then. Overall this segment was a big success.

Final Thoughts:

The main section of this report is particularly heavy with analysis of this show, but I wanted to close with one final point on what was generally a very strong build for WrestleMania.

There was a lot of good stuff on Raw, but I think the best stuff was Michaels’ performance in building a match with Undertaker. I criticize Raw a lot, because I think frequently it’s a very poorly written show. But this Michaels-Taker feud is being masterfully put together.

Thinking about a Michaels-Taker rematch, the logical thing to do to build the match would be to push Michaels really strong. Michaels wins a whole bunch of matches and is booked really strong so you think he just might be able to beat Taker. What WWE has done is pretty much the opposite. I never would have thought to do it that way, but it is working so much better than if they had just pushed Michaels strong.

By booking Michaels to fail repeatedly and sink into a state of depression and despair, it makes him such a sympathetic character. You see just how much he wants to beat Undertaker. He isn’t just saying it but showing it through his actions. It seems to mean more to him than Taker’s streak has ever meant to Taker. And the effect of that emotion is that by the time Mania comes, so many people are going to want to see Michaels accomplish this goal.

Watching this show, I found it hard to imagine Michaels failing at his goal to defeat Undertaker. It felt like Michaels would just leave forever and never show his face again if he couldn’t do it. That emotion has injected so much energy in this match and I think the Michaels vs. Taker Mania rematch is shaping up to be the best built WWE program since Batista vs. HHH.

Data ufficiale per Wrestlemania 27

Wrestlemania 27 si terrà il 3 Aprile 2011 al Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

L'annuncio è stato dato in conferenza stampa con presenti: il sindaco di Atlanta Kasim Reed, Gary Stokan dell'Atlanta Sports Council, Ken Stewart del Georgia Department of Economic Development edil presidente degli Atlanta Falcons Rich McKay.

Come per quest'anno in Phoenix, prima di Wrestlemania avranno luogo la Hall of Fame, il Fan Axxess ed un torneo di golf fra celebrità.

Ex WWE ritorna

Joey Mercury è in procinto di tornare in casa WWE.

Ad oggi i piani lo vedrebbero tornare nel brand di Smackdown.