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Defending the Stun Gun Ending

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Wrestling fans and wrestlers alike seem to agree that Goldberg losing to Kevin Nash after getting tazed was a bad idea; however, I loved the ending and thought it made the most sense. At that time, Goldberg was 173-0 in his WCW career, and it would take a lot more than interference to make him lose at that time.

I didn’t hate the ending, but I hated what happened afterward. Kevin Nash lost to Hulk Hogan with the Finger Poke of Doom, and we didn’t see Goldberg get his title back. I would’ve ended Goldberg’s streak with the taser ending and then have him beat down worse than anyone ever has in WCW. Thrown through a table, every member of the nWo hitting their finishers on Goldberg and him being off TV for a very long time.

Then, have him return with a vengeance and reclaim his title, but that didn’t happen. Goldberg lost to Kevin Nash on December 27, 1998, and didn’t miss any time afterward. Not even a week, and Goldberg was back on TV.

As a wrestling fan, I’ve seen many matches end because of outside interference, but usually, they lead to something bigger and have a more satisfying ending. Moves like these ultimately led to the downfall of the WCW.

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WWE Releases

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The WWE releases have started, and the only surprising names so far for me are Dolph Ziggler and Shelton Benjamin. Sadly, I always felt like both men were underappreciated talents, but the rosters are too stacked at the moment for either man to make a significant impact. The rest of the releases aren’t surprising to me. Elias, Rick Boogs, Shanky, and others haven’t made a dent on any show.

Mansoor and Mace were a dead-on-arrival idea, Dana Brooks hasn’t done anything in years, Dabba-Kato was the product of bad creative, and Quency Elliott….come on. Did they really think that gimmick was gonna work? Riddick Moss was a surprise but not unexpected. He hasn’t had a meaningful feud in a year.

I do wonder what major stars are on the chopping block. I find it hard to believe that the WWE has 5 shows (Raw, Smackdown, NXT, Main Event, and Level Up) and still can’t make many of these diamond-in-the-rough stars into something bigger. Ultimately, this comes down to money, and the WWE doesn’t see a need to pay for a wrestler who isn’t making a significant impact or selling merchandise.

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Which squash match was worse?

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Kofi’s loss led to nothing. No rematch, no other feuds. Just an embarrassing 7-second loss. At least Kevin Owens had a feud with Chris Jericho after his loss to Goldberg.

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2023 Men’s Money in the Bank

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Obviously, the winner will not challenge Roman Reigns, so whoever wins will be cashing in on Seth Rollins.

 Shinsuke Nakamura had a great match against Rollins at Survivor Series in 2018, but I don’t see Nakamura getting another title chance after his underwhelming matches against AJ Styles.

Ricochet is cannon fodder, and that’s it. A massive waste of a roster spot at this point. He was rushed to the main roster and, since then, has done very little to jot down.

BUTCH is in Limbo at this point. Teaming with the Brawling Brutes looks good on paper, but he was much better as the Bruiserweight. I see a fun feud coming out of this against Santos Escobar and his team, but nothing groundbreaking.

Santos Escobar’s time will come, but not now. He’s too deep in his faction and isn’t getting enough screen time to warrant being the face of the company. I’d like to see a Heel Escobar holding the title one day, hopefully turning on Rey Mysterio to start that Heel turn.

LA Knight is the obvious choice. I’m thrilled to see his career not flushed down the toilet by bad creative. By that, I mean his lack lustered NXT run and his squash match with Bray Wyatt. Knight has everything you want in a champion, but I don’t see it happening now.

Damian Priest has been reportedly impressing a lot of higher-ups. I’m glad Priest has made many strides since his run as Punishment Martinez. I see Priest winning but not capturing the title. A Priest and Finn Balor have been teased for the past few weeks. Judgment Day is a fun faction to watch, and I don’t want it to end so soon, but this will put Priest on his own and capture singles titles.

What do you think?

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Gresham Wants Out

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If I was Gresham I would want to leave too. There is 0 direction with ROH. No tv deal, no weekly schedule, just random PPVs with very little story or interest. Why wouldn’t he want to leave? Obviously, his main destination would be the WWE.

I would give Gresham a royal treatment, a title shot against the NXT champion after a few months and have him hold the title for about a year and move him to the main roster. There’s a lot of great opponents for Gresham. Dolph Ziggler, Tommaso Ciampa, Finn Balor, there’s a lot for Gresham to do in the main roster.

The WWE should jump at the chance to grab a unique veteran like Gresham who is looking for a spotlight and not to be featured once every other month. I hope the release happens soon and we can get those dream matches.

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Next Raw Championship Challengers

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WWE Champion

Big E hasn’t been champion for very long and hasn’t had a REAL feud yet. Kevin Owens is AEW bound after his contract expires. Finn Baylor isn’t written to be a superstar anymore and is probably AEW bound. Edge is older and unless they are making him heel then its not a good fit. Which leads to Seth Rollins being the obvious choice in this. Seth and Big E do have history. Big E beat Rollins for the NXT Championship and that can be a good storytelling point. Seth has the ability to make anyone look incredible in the ring. He has the mic skills to carry any promo. Big E can benefit from having Rollins as an opponent for a few weeks and into a PPV main event, especially if Rollins acquires a tag team to face the New Day.

Raw Women’s Champion

I see Bianca Belair and 3 women who shouldn’t be anywhere near a championship. I have no idea why fans like Liv Morgan. I haven’t seen anything out of Morgan that made me think she has the potential to be in the championship picture. Carmella has never been impressive as a wrestler. Her best work was being the 3rd with Enzo and Big Cass a few years ago. Zelina Vega is weirdly being pushed even though her husband in in AEW which is where she will likelyt go afrter her contract expires. Besides that she doesn’t wrestle well enough to be in the title picutree and shouldn’t have won Queen of the Ring.

Belar has the ability to be in the title picture for the rest of her career. I still see another triple threat match involving Sasha Banks, but if it doesn’t go that way the Beliar is the clear, obvious and only choice to take on Becky Lynch.

United States Champion

Huge fan of Keith Lee. Even bigger fan of Karrion Kross. Apollo Crews is just cannon fodder at this point. But Austin Theory needs this title match. Theory had a great match on NXT with Tommaso Ciampa, then got shot up to the main roster and put in pointless tag matches, then got sent back down to NXT to be Johnny Gargano’s idiot friend and now he’s back on the main roster feuding with Jeff Hardy. WWE Creative hasn’t done a good job with Austin Theory so far. Having him fight against Damien Priest would be the perfect opponent for Theory. Certainly, a chance to get Theory a boost in popularity which could eventually lead him into the main title picture.

Raw Tag Team Champion

Really glad AJ Styles and Omos aren’t on this list. The team of RK-Bro has been oddly entertaining and Randy Orton seems to be having fun with Matt Riddle. I hated the Street Profits. Angelo Dawkins is holding Montez Ford back from a very successful singles run. The Mysterio family isn’t interesting enough to be in this picture. Sure, Orton and Mysterio have history, but Dominik Mysterio isn’t equipped for a match like this. he should’ve been on NXT instead of being shot up to the main roster. Chad Gable and Otis seem to be the only logical choice. Both men have been devoid of a sense of purpose for months, but I like the pairing. Gable has been jumping from tag team to tag team hoping one will stick and Otis’s best days were when he did have a tag partner. Both men have a ying and yang with their abilities, each bringing something unique to the table. I don’t think ant team is deserving, but if I had to chose one then it would be Gable and Otis.

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