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‘Survivor Series’ Preview: Can CM Punk Hold the Title for a Year?
November 18th, 2012 at 12:39 PM
***PHOTO1***'Survivor Series' from Indianapolis, IN promises a little bit of everything: a traditional elimination match, a fairly intriguing title match, and a potential for some big surprises. It's enough to almost make one forget that only five matches have been announced for the main card. Hey, when ten people from...

World Heavyweight Championship Reigns That Shouldn’t Have Happened Part Three of Three
September 21st, 2012 at 11:54 AM
***PHOTO1***Jeff Hardy (July 26, 2009 vs. CM Punk) This one holds special importance, as this writer attended this perplexing title change first hand. Punk had been slowly turning heel against The Charismatic Enigma (stupid moniker, by the way), becoming more cowardly, but definitely more compelling, along the way. And as much...

World Heavyweight Championship Reigns That Shouldn’t Have Happened Part Two of Three
September 10th, 2012 at 12:01 PM
***PHOTO1***In part 1, World Heavyweight Title reigns from Triple H, Randy Orton, and Rey Mysterio were singled out and criticized. But lousy title runs didn't end in 2006. Here's three more: The Great Khali (July 17, 2007 in a 20-man Battle Royal) This is the ultimate in “What were they thinking?” title...

World Heavyweight Championship Reigns That Shouldn’t Have Happened – Part 1 of 3
September 3rd, 2012 at 12:00 PM
***PHOTO1***Randy Orton (August 15, 2004 vs. Chris Benoit) Chris Benoit had established himself as a very tough, fighting champion, holding the belt from ‘Wrestlemania’ until ‘Summerslam’. Randy Orton, at the time, was clearly an upper mid-carder who needed to cheat or have the help of his Evolution buddies to get anything...

Did the Rock Fight Through an Injury During His ‘Wrestlemania’ Match Against John Cena?
August 25th, 2012 at 11:46 PM
The Rock threw up a few Tweets during NBC's airing of his match against John Cena at 'Wrestlemania XXVIII'. There wasn't anything especially interesting, with one exception: Cena leaps 15ft & crashes down on the back of my neck - tearing my right hamstring. Intense pain.. #IFinishedTheMatch pic.twitter.com/NYuJDzht   (more...)

The World Heavyweight Championship: Clearly WWE’s “B” World Title
August 22nd, 2012 at 7:30 PM
***PHOTO1***AJ mentioned on 'Raw', this week that she has no power over the World Heavyweight Title because it's Booker T's responsibility on 'Smackdown', which everybody knows is the "B" show. While this has been understood as an unwritten rule for a while, it may have been the first time that...

Potential Opponents for Brock Lesnar: How Do the WWE’s Elite Stack Up?
August 21st, 2012 at 5:40 PM
***PHOTO1***Brock Lesnar's dominant victory over Triple H at 'Summerslam' made it fairly clear that WWE isn't looking to just job him out to anyone with whom they can get him in the ring, and that's a good thing. It also seemed to be a safe assumption that he wouldn't be...

Kevin Nash Bashes Smaller Wrestlers; Chris Jericho and Jim Ross Respond
August 8th, 2012 at 11:44 PM
***PHOTO1***The Internet wrestling world lobbed reporters a softball in the form of a Kevin Nash interview where the former World Champion had some controversial comments on the state of the business: "When Benoit and Guerrero hugged [at the end of WrestleMania XX], that was the end of the business," Nash says....

Easy Fixes WWE Could Make to Improve Weekly Programming
August 7th, 2012 at 11:10 PM
***PHOTO1***WWE programming, on the whole, has been pretty solid, as of late. Solid enough so as to invite a bit more scrutiny than usual, as the three-hour format of 'Raw' has put everything under a microscope. By and large, the show's extended length has worked well enough that it can't...

‘Raw 1000′ Fallout: Triple H Vs. Brock Lesnar
July 24th, 2012 at 9:13 PM
***PHOTO1***Last night’s 1000th episode of ‘Raw’ provided so much fodder for WWE discussion that Wrestling 101 will space out its coverage over a few days. Yet, oddly enough, when one breaks down the show and ignores the tossed-off six-man tag match, there were really only three segments of any relevance...

Never-ending Debates: Should WWE Unify Its Championships?
July 22nd, 2012 at 4:59 PM
***PHOTO1***There is a never-ending argument within the WWE Universe about how many title belts need to exist. Since the much-needed end of the roster split, there have been some strong rumblings that the mid-card titles, the United States and Intercontinental Championships, would be unified. Meanwhile, there are always loose talks...

Kharma Done with WWE for the Foreseeable Future
July 18th, 2012 at 3:30 PM
***PHOTO1***Last week, Kharma’s profile was moved to the “Alumni” section on wwe.com. Most assumed that this meant she was done with the company, but no one knew for sure, even after she acknowledged it on Twitter. Wrestlezone.com is now reporting that Kharma is, indeed, done with WWE for the time...

CM Punk Responds to the Rock’s Promise for 1000th ‘Raw’
July 11th, 2012 at 6:11 PM
***PHOTO1***Following up on yesterday’s article, this came straight from CM Punk’s Twitter page, @CMPunk: “@TheRock: RAW's 1000th episode. The People's Champ returns.. As promised, my goal: THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP. #RELENTLESS?” I'm waiting. As always, it’s important to stress that this means little in official terms, but one would have to assume that...

The Rock Will Begin WWE Title Pursuit at 1000th ‘Raw’
July 10th, 2012 at 2:49 PM
***PHOTO1***The night after Wrestlemania, The Rock had the following to say in his victory speech: The Rock says he will be WWE Champion again Yesterday, Dwayne Johnson posted the following on Twitter: RAW's 1000th episode. The People's Champ returns.. As promised, my goal: THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP. #RELENTLESS Wow. Imagine the possibilities. Picturing The Rock...

Alberto Del Rio: Has WWE’s Mexican Aristocrat Earned His Rank?
June 21st, 2012 at 8:31 PM
***PHOTO1*** When Alberto Del Rio went down with a concussion at a house show about a week before WWE's 'No Way Out' pay per view, where he was set to face Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Title, the issue of who would replace him became the hot topic. But this was...

Sheamus: Shades of Gray for the Great White
June 1st, 2012 at 1:19 PM
***PHOTO1*** When Sheamus Brogue Kicked Chris Jericho off the apron to win the 2012 Royal Rumble, most members of the WWE Universe were left scratching their heads. The Irishman had already had two WWE Title runs when it was abundantly obvious that he was too green to be put in that...