2008 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

Well, after they broke him up with Cade, there really wasn't much for Murdoch to do.

He might be winning the Marty Jannetty Award for tag team partners who just fade away.

 

I am officially off the "Shelton Benjamin is getting screwed" bandwagon. Word is that his lack of push is simply because he's plain lazy.

 

if true, that's sad. If you can't get motivated against the energy of Kofi Kingston, you deserve to be lower on the card.

 

Word is that Benjamin is content to cruise on his athletic ability and isn't interested in improving or taking advice. He's been considered for major pushes several times, but his lack of interest and willingness to work has him where he is. One reason why they moved him to SD is the hope that Trips (who apparently likes him) will light a fire in his ass. He's on his last chance and could be sent packing if there's not marked improvement.

 

Sorry, not buying it.

When they first brought him over from Raw, I would say he was a pretty big success. Then they started the dreadful Mama Benjamin thing, reunited the WGTT with Haas only to job them out, and continue to stop and start his pushes constantly.

The dude can do stuff in the ring that very few people of his size are physically able to do.

If WWE does let him go, I would love to see him in ROH for just one night, against one of their top guys, with no net or limits handed down from creative on what he could do.

 

He's an excellent in-ring performer and can do some crazy things, but I have a feeling much of the stalled pushes have to do with him. JR for one has hinted at that at times in his blog.

With his talent, there's something there that warrents his lack of television time. He has main event ability.

 

He doesn't really have a great ability on the mic, so that reduces his marketablility.

 

You truly are a class act, Claws.

 

Thanks, TD, but we're just doing what I hope anyone else would do in a similar situation. James' mom and younger brother need support. Many friends of James are stepping up and anything we get from SportsJournalists.com members only reinforces how much the SportsJournalists.com posters care when something like this happens.

 

Well done, TD. You're indeed a man to have in our corner.

From the "Who gives an F...but...." file: Undertaker leaving his wife for Michelle McCool.....

 

So....

With the proposed wedding angle apparently scrapped (at least as of now) does this mean perhaps the way to return Undertaker to TV is by having Vicki lift the ban as a way to get back at Edge? The classic revenge factor perhaps?

And WTF are they doing with MVP? He hasn't had a PPV match or a feud for a while...they tease a face turn, etc. Do they even know what way his character is going now? How awful was it, MVP and HHH getting a long in a segment to open the show, then NEITHER are in a match of any kind and you don't see them back on TV the rest of the night...

 

So DDP can have Sara now?

And I wonder what Taker will do with his 'Sara' tat on his neck?