Matt Sydal's ECW debut

[Rusty]

On ECW this past week, Shelton Benjamin wrestled a guy called Matt Sydal. Now I don't know very much about the guy, but from what I saw in the ring, I think he is a great performer that had a great first showing on ECW. The crowd was amazed and he got a few face pops which is rare from basically an unknown wrestler in the WWE.

Do you think he will be a regular superstar on ECW? If so, do you think he should get a decent push sort of like Colin Delaney's push?

In my opinion the WWE should have pushed this guy before Colin Delaney.

Your thoughts...

 

[TomSmithUK]

When Sydal got offence in, he looked incredible. That is perhaps one of the best hurricanrana's I have ever seen.

Does he remind anyone else of the X-Division on TNA, well how they wrestle?

Personally I think the Cruiserweight title needs to be moved to ECW. And have guys like Sydal and sign some more younger guys from the Indy's to put on high flying displays.

ECW should be introducing guys such as Kofi, hardcore (once a week at least) and guys putting on OMG moments with their athletic ability

 

[FoleyIsGod]

I have seen Sydals indie stuff, think some Dragons Gate as well.

He is an awesome talent. I agree with what TomSmith says about the cruiserweight. The WWe wouldnt even have to hire many more cruisers, they have plenty in the form of Funaki, Noble, Moore, Nunzio, Sydal, Chavo, Rey, London, Kendrick. Hell, even Greg Helms is on the mend and even Billy Kidman is in FCW as a trainer.

I personally would rather see the sick cruiserweight matches on Raw, much like Nitro used to be. You probably would get more of the hispanic population of America tuning in to see Rey Mysterio kicking ass every week. Get rid of the titfest the diva matches are, I end up turning off when they start and dont bother tuning back in when they finish.

 

[PWAQfan]

Matt Sydal is just amazing, love the guy and have been waiting on him to get called up soon.
Now i can only hope that they bring in Colt Cabana sometime soon, muahaha(AKA. Chris Guy) also, i gotta agree...get the Cruiserweight Champsionship going to ECW and have some good stuff they've got the ability.
I think Sydal would have a very good fued with Morrison if you ask me.

 

[FOTH 3:16]

Let me say right now Matt Sydal is a great athlete and COULD become something.In ROH or IWA East-Coast.But he cannot make it in WWE.Vince wants three things:gimmicks that draw money,tits and ass,and giants that can't wrestle.He could care less about real wrestling action.Or the stuff fans wanna see.He just does a bunch of things that fans don't wanna see,like bury cruiserweights.Matt Sydal is a cruiserweight w/out a fancy gimmick.So trust me,i doubt he'll go anywhere with Vince.

 

[Rizza]

Yea it's a shame that cruiserweights are always buried in WWE,but who's to say if they dont give this guy a good gimmick and he gets over.I mean if they can have Chavo who couldn't outwrestle Sydal on his worst day win a championship becuase his last name is Guererro, Then I'm sure The Creative team can think of somthing as long as it's not a comdey gimmick, or a ridicolus angle doesn't ruin him, I think he will be moderetly successful.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

You know, the very sad thing is.. when I first seen the guy, before he was announced, I thought T.N.A. released Alex Shelley and W.W.E. somehow signed him to become a jobber.

Then when I heard it was Matt Sydal, while I still had no knowledge (proper knowledge) of the guy.. I knew the name. From what I seen, I honestly hope he'll become a mainstay, but I think the prime thing to focus on here is the fact that after all.. he didn't have ring entrance music (to my knowledge of remembering) and he was nothing more than a "known" jobber to Shelton Benjamin.

Short of him becoming Kofi's Tag Team partner in the coming weeks, I doubt he'll have a huge future in the recent weeks to come. Infact, I wouldn't be surprised to see him suddenly not be back on television for a whole month.

The upside is, I really do hope he comes back. He showed some great Benjamin-like skills and abilities. I thought they had a tremendous match and would very much enjoy seeing more. If it doesn't happen, I won't be heartbroken though.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

Guys, the Cruiserweight title is most likely not coming back for a long while (if at all), and if it does, why would it go over to ECW, and why would you want to take out half your tag team and midcard divisions to go for that?

Sydal was pretty impressive. He looked to me like he could be an actual member of the roster (outside of the loss and no-intro). Proper attire, got in some offense, even had the audience cheering for him as opposed to the typical dead air that happens when you schedule jobbers. When I first saw him, I thought the same thing Will did, about Alex Shelley. If the two were in the same promotion at the same time, they'd probably do one of the typical "they're brothers" jobs that they normally try out lol. Hopefully, Sydal impressed them enough to get an actual contract as the midcard is really in need of some faces right now. We pretty much only have Kofi, Matt, Kennedy (if you count him), and Cody Rhodes who may be turning heel soon. Sydal would fit in nicely.

 

[Rusty]

Let me say right now Matt Sydal is a great athlete and COULD become something.In ROH or IWA East-Coast.But he cannot make it in WWE.Vince wants three things:gimmicks that draw money,tits and ass,and giants that can't wrestle.He could care less about real wrestling action.Or the stuff fans wanna see.He just does a bunch of things that fans don't wanna see,like bury cruiserweights.Matt Sydal is a cruiserweight w/out a fancy gimmick.So trust me,i doubt he'll go anywhere with Vince.

How can you say he won't go anywhere in the WWE when he was basically a jobber without a gimmick purposely to make Shelton look good. It was only his first match on ECW.

So your saying cruiserweights don't go anywhere in the WWE. I guess you have missed the world title reigns of former cruiserweight champions Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero. So I wouldn't say ALL the cruiserweights are buried especially not Rey and Chavo.

 

[a0161613]

I cannot believe I just saw the awful title reigns of Rey and Chavo used as an arguement.

Chavo was a poor champ in a poor brand, who lost it in what I think was his second or third real title defence.

Then you had Rey who I am a big fan of but he only got it cos of Eddie and then he got squashed by Khali, Henry etc

Sydal should not be in WWE but at least he can say he tried it if he ends up in TNA or ROH. The X Division of 3 years ago would have been a perfect place for him until they watered that down.

The crusierweights have been buried and are typically used as squash material for Snitsky or Mark Henry every week. The division had been dead on its knees since Helm's had that stupid year long reign.

While I dont agree that it should have been stopped like it was, the company was not helping its little talent like it helped the big wastes of space that they insist on hiring.

 

[Rated K for Kennedy... Kennedy!]

I think this is interesting, it was a really nice debut for what was essentially a "squash" match, but WWE letting him get some offence in and Adamale explaining he's wrestled in Japan, doesn't WWE usually ignore people's past.

I did hear that Sydal was being used as a training partner in the Big Show vs Mayweather match as he's pretty much the same size as "l'il money" and i think he impressed WWE brass so he might get a shot at working his way up the ranks, without the Crusier belts tho he's not got much chance, unless he gets a gimmick or a tag partner (Colin Delaney anyone). He's got loads of talent, check out some of his work on Youtube, he's impressive!

 

[PWAQfan]

Okay okay, this guy has wrestled on official WWE match and you bury him already.
that is what we call over-smarking...btw, you call consider going somewhere in WWE having a title? soo many pointless and now nobodies are former champions in some form.
Sydal can easily go places in the 'E but no, hes not going to win a major title...maybe IC at most but he can certainly engage in some good fueds that give us something different to watch...i shall stick with my argument, if you wanted him to have a title you'd all probably end up complaining about it if he got it.

So for all you overly-smarky people, stop being stupid and just appreciate a good match instead of having your own squash match over a guys first match.

 

[Rusty]

I cannot believe I just saw the awful title reigns of Rey and Chavo used as an arguement.

Chavo was a poor champ in a poor brand, who lost it in what I think was his second or third real title defence.

Then you had Rey who I am a big fan of but he only got it cos of Eddie and then he got squashed by Khali, Henry etc

Sydal should not be in WWE but at least he can say he tried it if he ends up in TNA or ROH. The X Division of 3 years ago would have been a perfect place for him until they watered that down.

The crusierweights have been buried and are typically used as squash material for Snitsky or Mark Henry every week. The division had been dead on its knees since Helm's had that stupid year long reign.

Losing a title after 3 defences doesn't bury someone. The fact is, Chavo won a World title instead of being squashed for guys like Koslov. O.K so the ECW title might not be as worthy as the other two World Championships, but it is still classified as a World Title much to many people disgust.

Rey purposely got squashed when he was World Champion because he was the ultimate underdog. Mysterio pinned Orton to win the title and defeated JBL later on. He only lost the title because Chavo betrayed him so I wouldn't say Rey was squashed. He lost a few matches when he was World Champ but look at his size, of course he had to lose against some guys that are more than double his size.

I know that a lot of cruiserweights are currently being buried, but Rey and Chavo are clearly not buried as they aren't jobbing to guys like Mark Henry and Vladimir Koslov week in week out.

 

[FOTH 3:16]

OK,I can go with that Rusty.But most cruiserweights are squashed week after week.And Rey only got his title because of Eddie.And he has a gimmick that draws money.He is a terrific athlete.I'm not denying that.But his title came because of his gimmick and because of Eddie.So really you can only say Chavo.And b/c crusiers get buried so much(there is not even a title anymore),that is why I don't think Sydal will go anywhere.But Matt is a terrific athlete and could tag with Delaney or Kingston.Or he could go to RAW or SD and have a run with the IC or U.S. belt.Or.the third option is he could fade away like so many others with great talent.Only time will tell.My opinion is he won't go anywhere b/c of Vince and creative's booking.But who knows?

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Sydal doesn't stand a chance in WWE. What exactly are they going to do with him? They don't have a cruiserweight division, they don't let the cruiserweights do whatever they want anyway, and he doesn't wear a mask. What exactly does he have to offer to WWE? Yeah TNA I can see where he'd fit in. But in WWE he's just too small and too bland. And if he can't do the moves he's known for then he won't get over.

He's the same as Noble, London, Kendrick & others. He's in WWE for job security. He might want to prove himself as a great wrestler. But he's fully aware he's only got a short career, so he's taking the money while he can.

 

[Saiko]

The guy has some talent! Working with Kingston as a tag team is great! Last night he did some great moves. Perhaps teaming up with with Kofi against Miz and Morrison for the titles? Don't count this guy out yet.

Cruiserweight title should come back!

 

[xmoshx]

sydal was very soild last nite in his 1st non squash. i was surprised of how many high flying moves he did and the crowd seemed very much into the match. if they built him wit kofi as a legit tag team i can see a really good morrison/miz kofi/sydal tag team fued in the future

 

[FOTH 3:16]

Okay dudes maybe I was wrong.Sydal was impressive last night.I don't like the ring name much but he was good.He hit some impressive high-flying moves.He is a gopod tag team wrestler.I really like his dropkick.He hit the hurricanrana to.Thats a move not seen much anymore.He is a solid wrestler.Vince should push Sydal.Put him in Tag Title or U.S. Title Contention

 

[4realpeoples]

Sydal is beyond impressive. have u seen this guy wrestle before WWE? the guy is phenomenal. he did a great job in WSX while it lasted and he will gain a belt of some kind in WWE. most likely a Tag Team belt. i wouldnt be surprised if it was him and Kofi gaining tag gold together. but anyways Sydal/Evan Bourne is a hell of an athelete and deserves to be on the ECW roster.

 

[buddy_z34]

good two matches so far for this kid. looked really impressive.

and as someone mentioned before, bringing back the Cruiserweight title would be nice.

the only problem is see concerning him is his size. not saying he wont be able to make it in the WWE, but vince doesnt push small guys like him. Mysterio being the only exception.

so far i only see him as tag title material unless they bring back the CW Title. that belt has his name written all over it for him.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

What's with the name change? I mean, I don't dislike "Evan Bourne", but why not just let him keep his real name if he doesn't have some sort of gimmick that makes it so you can't use it (ala Boogeyman, Undertaker, etc)?

Nonetheless, I like this guy. Some innovative moves in there like Kofi, fast paced, looks like he knows what he's doing unlike a handful of people. Hopefully Sydal/Bourne either makes a name for himself early on and becomes a midcard title chaser or finds his way to a tag title. Cruiserweight would fit, but its not coming back.

 

[mattitude2007]

I don't get excited for Cruiserweights anymore. Hurricanranas and like moves just don't interest me because it's simply too hard to suspend disbelief nowadays. It's also hard to see smaller athletes as a credible threat to big players (physically and career wise)

Let's be real here, if you aren't at least 6'1" 230 lbs you won't get much of a fair shake at top level stardom in the WWE.

Matt Sydal/Evan Bourne has no future here.

 

[Rusty]

Okay dudes maybe I was wrong.Sydal was impressive last night.I don't like the ring name much but he was good.He hit some impressive high-flying moves.He is a gopod tag team wrestler.I really like his dropkick.He hit the hurricanrana to.Thats a move not seen much anymore.He is a solid wrestler.Vince should push Sydal.Put him in Tag Title or U.S. Title Contention

Wow you changed your mind after a week.. amazing. And now you want Vince to push him straight away in the U.S title division? No, a slow and steady push on ECW will do wonders for Evan/Sydal or whatever the fuck you want to call him. He was more impressive this week than last week. Hell, his 2nd match on ECW and he has already got entrance music and everything, what does that tell you? Koslov has been wrestling for like 2 months and still walks down in the dark with no theme music.

ECW needs the cruiserweight title BADLY. Kingston, Bourne, Wang Yang, Shannon Moore, Noble, Nunzio, Londrick could all be apart of ECW and could all be a part of a good cruiserweight division especially if they returned the cruiserweight title which I am well aware of how doubtful that is.

Evan Bourne should get the treatment Kofi got when he first started minus the undefeated streak. If the move he did on ECW off the top rope is his finisher, then so be it because I think it looked awesome compared to other lame finishers nowadays.

 

[Shanks18]

Sydal's made a great debut, as mentioned, what should of been a squash match turned out to be thorughly entertaining, and this whole Bourne/Kingston vs Benjiman/Knox feud is going along nice. The spot on his debut when he got thrown into Kofi was nice. He got the lose, but still made a great impact.

It's assumed that wrestlers are going to reach their biggest audeince as part of the WWE and get the biggest exposure that they'll are received thus far in their career. Hence Vince and Co like to change names and establish their own stars, so in the instant that they do leave the company thay can't use the name that gave them the biggest exposure. I guess it makes sense, and i guess Evan Bourne isn't that bad a name. He obviously impressed people back stage when he trained Floyd and is seeing some reward. Here's hoping the crowd get behind him. There was lots of talk about him when the WWE first started taking an interest after WSX, saying that his height was an extreme disadvantage and would stop him from getting signed. But he got signed and has been fasted tracked to TV based on his good work, so he's doin something right.

 

[NEW DAWN]

I have been a big fan of Matt Sydal since i first seen him in 2004 in ring of honor the guy has got the best talent in the world and i don't care about the name change cause i am still calling him Matt Sydal and i respect the wwe for using his talent if anyone gets a chance to see sydal on youtube then go do it you will be amazed of what he can do for me he is one of the best 2 high flyer's i have ever seen when i first seen him on ecw i went nuts sydal i hope you do awesome. this is the guy who the wwe got to train Floyd may weather for his match at wrestlemania 24 and now the wwe has lifted the ban on the shooting star press and on next week's ecw sydal hits the shooting star press or how he likes to call it shooting sydal press i am happy sydal is in the wwe and they are using him go sydal go