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TAKA vs HHH -- I actually bit on a couple of TAKA's near falls. For as much as people joke about HHH burying guys, he made Taka look like a million bucks that night. Bret Hart vs Sid -- An awesome cage match featuring interference from Austin and the Undertaker. This match drove home the two...

Not quite sure he was as over as Eaton. I grew up in Southern Kentucky and in the early 90's, when Stan Lane was out, Bobby was over huge as a babyface (before turning to join the Dangerous Alliance). His SuperBrawl match with Arn Anderson is one of my favorite matches. Watch it for no other...

Except to the Rock, Punk, Bryan, Orton ... And to the 'five-move-of-doomers', please find me a long-time, main event guy who used more than 8-10 moves. Austin - Nope. Taker - Nope. Rock - Nope. Flair - Nope. Hart - Nope. HBK - Nope. Foley - Nope. Vader - Nope. Hogan - Nope. HHH - Nope...

I was under the assumption we weren't talking about the JV team. Of course mid-card guys can win mini-feuds. That is how you get them over to feed them to top good guys. When I talk about feuds, I mean actual feuds. Having three matches doesn't make a feud, it makes three matches. That's...

Wyatt beat Daniel Bryan clean at RR. That's a win. If you thought Bray was going to come out on top in a last man standing against Cena, you are out of our mind. Bray Wyatt is Kevin Sullivan. Bray Wyatt is Hollywood Hogan. The bad guy, pulling the strings of his goons that constantly cause...

The fact that I see the term 'monster heel' in the same sentence with Bray Wyatt is silly. Bray may be a 'monster' in the figurative sense, but he's not a 'monster heel'. A monster heel is dominant. A monster heel physically demoralizes his victims. A monster heel doesn't say much because his...

I think you guys have the right idea, but are on the wrong track. The titles aren't the issue. The IC and US title are static. They can't really be more or less prestigious. They are what they are. The issue is the credibility and booking of the man holding the belts. The IC champion and...

A good guy wining with an out-of-nowhere roll-up has, throughout wrestling history, garnered one of the biggest reactions in the sport. You can name hundreds of examples, but just a few: Hart - Bulldog: Wembley erupted for the sunset flip reversal. The reaction was way better than had...

Bingo. Not with the amount of top, seasoned heels in play. This is a feud to get Wyatt the Cena rub. After the Cena program ends, Wyatt will move down and get wins over upper mid-card faces and start the climb to top heel. And like it or not, that is exactly the route that should be taken...

I remember watching live when Vader beat Sting. It was a surreal moment because Sting was 'the guy'. Vader then became a force and was a monstrous, dominant heel and the clear and dominant monster for the good guys to chase. The clean win cemented Vader in his spot. The same cannot be said...

Daniel Bryan is not 'the guy.' He isn't going to be as protected. Putting up a brilliant effort but losing is part of the DB lore (kind of like late-career HBK.) It took a tombstone on a chair Undertaker to beat Hogan. It took a scepter to the skull for Slaughter to beat Warrior. It took salt...

Maybe I'm crazy ... The last I saw Wyatt hit his finish on Cena, then paraded out of the ring and sauntered down the stairs. My friends, that is going over. Hit your finish and win. For those saying Wyatt looked weaker than Cena ... of course he did! Cena is the top baby. He's the guy...

If Daniel Bryan and CM Punk were in the midst of a 2 out of 3 falls classic, my wife would have checked Groupon 600 times, Facebook'd every person she knows and commented about D-Bry's ratty beard. Instead, she didn't take her eyes off the screen and even giggled and commented on 'the little...

I hate to go all Mark Madden, but you understand we're talking about fake wrestling, right? The entire point of the whole song and dance is to create a reaction. The Stunner did just that. I get that opinions are like A-holes, everyone has one and it is cool if that is your favorite move. But...

If one wanted to tackle every possible angle, it could be said Shawn helped WWE stay afloat as they were building Austin, Rock, HHH and Foley. Those guys all (including Austin) had ups and downs with their characters and weren't quite ready to run with the ball. The ride may have been bumpy, but...