Saturday, November 18, 2006

It's been too long...another wrestling blog

Yeah, it's a wrestling blog today. I'm just gonna name my current favorite wrestlers that appeared this past week on the four major shows on TV.

RAW
#3 and #2- The Highlanders- WWE definitely needs more tag teams and this team has shown great work in promos, in matches, and flow. WWE needs to showcase these guys more often and after a good run, top it off with a Tag title streak.

#1- Jeff Hardy- Mr. "Hey, remember 1999?" is actually making me a fan of his by actually telling stories in the ring as opposed to making each match a showcase of car-wreck flying moves. While I think his feud with Johnny Nitro couldn't be any more stale, he is still doing his best to make those matches fresh.

Smackdown!
#3- Chris Benoit- I'm biased because he's my favorite and Smackdown is the home of workrate, but Benoit hasn't lost a step since coming back from his shoulder injury and can make any wrestler look good. Tatanka, say "Thank you."
#2- Findlay- The Irishman who "loves to fight" may not be the most muscular or the youngest, but with his character and ability to make others look good in the ring makes him entertaining to watch and makes the fans love to see him get beat up.
#1- William Regal- I'm loving the fact that Smackdown! is allowing Regal to unleash his more brutal style than play off his comedy. His training in catch-as-catch-can chain wrestling that he learned in England is a breath of fresh air here on the other side of the pond. He is the only man in American wrestling that can make a finisher out of a running knee to the temple look legit.

ECW
#3- Lashley- New brand. New monster. Let's make some money.
#2- Elijah Burke- I dig Elijah as a wrestler, but I already know that if he were to retire tomorrow he'd come back a color commentator.
#1- CM Punk- Punk is unquestionably the best star to break out on ECW. His workrate is good, he makes me enjoy watching Mike Knoxx wrestle (which is normally a chore), and he is in my opinion the best promo man under the WWE umbrella next to Ric Flair.

TNA: iMpact!
#3-Christopher Daniels- The Fallen Angel is where he needs to be: on the cusp of the main event, but just below enough to make newer stars. Chris Daniels is one of the few wrestlers in TNA that doesn't look out of place anywhere on the card. Put him in the opening match, the show will be off to a great start. Place him in the middle, it'll break up any malaise in the show and re-energize the crowd. Need to top off the show? Put him in the main event. While I want to see him outside of the X-Division, they currently need him to rebuild and revive the division for prime time.
#2- Kurt Angle- I hope you didn't come back too early, Kurt. You sure didn't look out of place. Angle brings excitement and fresh new dream matches into TNA. As much as I can't wait to see Samoa Joe vs. Kurt Angle (a wrestling nerd's wet dream), I also can't wait to see Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles...Angle vs. Christopher Daniels...Angle vs. Ron Killings...oh, and Angle vs. Sting.
#1- Samoa Joe- Joe may need to spend more time on the treadmill, but his strong, smack and choke style makes him look like a legitimate contender in wrestling and MMA. "Joe's Gonna Kill You" started out as a fun chant, but after watching his matches recently, he looks like he is killing his opponent.

Peace.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i'll have to agree with your thoughts on Regal. One of my all-time favs.

Zieroff