Over at 411mania.com, they have a pretty good wrestling website. It's not as good as Wrestle-Zone.UK of course (I know where my bread is buttered... lol), but they do have some fantastic writers and regular columns. And one of my favorite regular features at this site is a little thing called "Fact or Fiction" where two (sometimes more) of the talented personalities from the 411mania family are presents a set of statements (wrestling related, of course) and asked if these statements are, in that person's opinion, either fact or fiction.
If you want to read their column, go check it out here... http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/columns/212865
And what I'm doing here is taking the questions / statements presented in this column, dated 12/01/11 and written so excellently by Steve Cook and giving my response and reply to each question. Yeah, I'm just bored and killing time and attempting to get a wrestling column written at the same time. Multitasking be my name...lol. So here you go with my thoughts on each statement and are they fact or fiction?
John Cena Will Remain A Face Headed Into Wrestlemania 28?
FACT: John Cena is going to be cheered by the kiddies no matter what he does. And he's going to be booed by the haters no matter what either. While I can easily see the WWE trying to make Cena a bit more cutting edge and serious to draw in some of the scorn he regularly feels, the fact of the matter is Cena sells too much merchandise and does way too much P.R. work for the company to ever truly make a complete heel turn. So unless they (the WWE) have a strong personality that can step up and fill Cena's shoes (Zack Ryder perhaps?), they won't want to hurt the image of their cash cow, thus Cena remains a face, now and forever.
Daniel Bryan is a believable contender to Mark Henry's World Championship?
FACT: Daniel Bryan against Mark Henry is a classic example of brains and skill versus strength and muscle. And sometimes, the power wins out and other times, the speed and science wins out. Listen, this is the WWE where we're supposed to believe that Rey Mysterio Jr. was a credible world champion and could defeat thirty men in the Royal Rumble. Compared to Rey, Daniel Bryan looks like Andre the Giant. He's not a big man, but he's a great "wrestler" and has a reputation all around the world that precedes his WWE career as a great submission-based wrestling star (even though most of the current WWE fans have no idea about his past experiences and matches). Bryan will never be able to over-power or out-muscle Henry, but he can use his speed to hit and run, use his wrestling skills to wear Henry down and use his brains to outsmart the World Champion. And if he does this, then Daniel Bryan is the new World Champion. It's just that simple.
Alberto Del Rio should remain in the WWE Championship picture?
FACT: For the time being, Del Rio should be the main guy to challenge CM Punk for the WWE Championship. He's the former champ and he's got a strong presence and uniqueness among the WWE entities. While I wouldn't have Del Rio as the only challenger for Punk (I would also add Miz to the mix), I like the chemistry between the two men. Both are good on the mic and this current feud between the two men has legs and could be milked for quite a while before getting stale or boring. Del Rio should always be in the mix of the top three-four guys on RAW, whether he's challenging for the title or not. He's earned that spot and more importantly, it helps keep John Cena from that spot. And that is definitely not a bad thing.
John Morrison leaving WWE is the right move.
FACT: He's not happy with the WWE since they fired his girlfriend, Melina. The WWE wasn't happy with John Morrison since he comes across as a (pardon my language) pussy-whipped jackass in his dealings with others in regards to his girlfriend, Melina. And while he's maintained a presence in the upper mid-card of the WWE, he's just never really broken the glass ceiling. He's gone as far as he can in the WWE at this point in his career and it's probably better for all parties concerned that he moves on to TNA and tries to continue his growth as a sports-entertainer. I personally feel that Morrison will be back in the WWE at some point in the future, after some time has passed and bad feelings have passed over, but for now, the WWE is not where he needs to be. It's time to move on.
You agree with WWE '12's assertion that David Otunga is the worst wrestler in the WWE?
FICTION: While I don't think that Otunga is a great wrestler, he's definitely not the worst wrestler in the WWE? Who's worse, you ask? Take a look at the entire Divas Division, with the exceptions of Beth Phoenix and Natayla. They all suck! Look at Hornswoggle? He's far worse. And Michael Cole wrestles on occasion. Compared to Cole, Otunga could pass for Ric Flair. Let's be serious here. Otunga is still very green and is being pushed far too early for a wrestler of his limited experience. He should be either still down in Florida in Developmental or working Indy shows in Charleston, West Virginia. He's only in the WWE and on the main roster because he's engaged to Jennifer Hudson. We all know this. And if they're going to continue to use Otunga on TV, it should be as a legal advisor or manager. He's a smart guy and good talker and knows how to get heat. And they should limit his wrestling appearances until he's had more chances to learn and grow as a performer (preferably in dark matches and on house shows). He's got potential to be a major player for the WWE, although I doubt it will be strictly as an in-ring performer. He's not a great wrestler, but at least he does have some talent and a future. Hell, he's better in the ring than Santino... lol
WWE Divas are treated better than TNA Knockouts?
FICTION: The TNA Knockouts, despite some stupid storylines as of late with Karen Jarrett as their boss, are allowed to get into the ring and put together a real match. They're allowed to offer their imput on matches and storylines and WRESTLE. The WWE Divas probably have more perks backstage, but they're treated with absolutely no respect in the ring and with their storylines. The average Diva match in the WWE is given generally about two minutes or so of time and that's including introductions. TNA Knockout matches run just as long as the men's matches do and are called by the TNA announcers and treated seriously as if they matter, while the WWE Diva matches are just afterthoughts that are usually talked over or ignored by the WWE announce teams. I expect that the WWE Divas probably make better money and do more modeling gigs and photo-shoots, but the TNA Knockouts are given more respect, by their peers and the fans. And to me, that's definitely the better deal.
The Dragon Gate USA / Evolve merger will have little effect on either companies popularity?
FACT: While I have to admit that I've never watched a wrestling show by either company, I've read about both companies quite a few times and from what I understand, each of these companies have loyal and strong fan bases and unless this merger ends up being an "Invasion" type fiasco, they'll each keep their audience, use the benefits of the other company to expand their talent rosters and keep going strong. This merger is simply a consolidation of Gabe Sabolsky's business ventures and nothing more. Everything else for the companies should remain status quo.
And there you go. My answers to the 411 Fact or Fiction column from 411mania.com. Comments and questions can be sent to my e-mail at Doug28352@yahoo.com. And I guess that's all for now. Until the next time, my friends, have a great day and please always be a fan.
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