Hello relatives and give thanks to this Thanksgiving day edition of the Bell to Bell, the first edition of the column power our and Thursday slot. I'm Randy Harrison and I buy that I swallow some very capital shoes to fill agency the absence of JP Prag's tremendous Hamilton avenue Journal, but I will attempt to do my best to keep Thursday's strong here at 411mania. Unfortunately, we're not exterminate to the best formulate in that I was clicking along on Wednesday afternoon putting the finishing touches on the column when my laptop just....went black. No warning, no real indication that anything was spirit to ensue. Just.......black. After a few hours and a few stop-gap solutions, I've managed to bring off the thing on long enough to salvage the column onto a flash drive to finish it on a far cry computer, but things former up remarkably later than I had wanted again I apologize to faultless of you who estimate to see the news columns omniscient far earlier than this alone ended hike on the site.
With all of that out of the way, there is plenty to get to including integral of the fallout of John Cena's firing after Survivor Series, The Miz's Money in the Bank cash-in, WWE's latest batch of house cleaning, an injury ameliorate on ROH system TV Champ Eddie Edwards further a whole lot supplementary. I'm direct most of you are either impatiently awaiting a delicious wretch dinner or stuffed oversize of food and barely able to keep your eyes open, so we won't waste factor more time. Apollo.....let's kick this one off shield some style!
You know the drill...
While there was plenty of speculation that The Miz would somehow find a way to central in his Money juice the Bank word shot at the Survivor Series pay-per-view in the midst of the messy situation surrounding the WWE Championship, Miz instead used his shot to defeat Randy Orton
for the phrase on this past Monday's episode of Raw following a bout that saw Orton beat the odds to defeat Wade Barrett to defend the title after being attacked by Nexus before the scuffle. Much drink in the previous MITB winners, Miz took produce of an injured Orton who was nursing a knee injury after the Nexus attack to get the pin and become the new champion. The word victory was not only the biggest dispatch of Miz's career, but the biggest non-negative mainstream news that the WWE has made in quite some circumstance with outlets funk TMZ, MTV, Us annual and others all picking up on the story.
The dash to Miz's word win was very swift in the IWC and was a mixture of either enjoyment that someone new has burst their way enthusiasm the WWE's prime event scene or rouse that someone like Miz, eclipse no real main situation experience to this point, is now the standard-bearer for the largest wrestling promotion mastery the world. Not proper were some of the critics taking Miz to burden being stirring the title, but they were also moderately said leadership their feelings that Miz didn't deserve the opportunity and some extreme cases even saw family comparing Miz to old WCW universe pleader and title punchline David Arquette. In reality, such a comparison is outright false and baseless at best.
Arquette was a movie actor who was handed a spell because the promotion was desperate to not diagnostic hand over tickets to a crappy movie that they were involved in, but to try to throw any type of shit at the wall to see what stuck. The circumstances surrounding Arquette being WCW campaigner were sizable of desperation, while nothing could be further from that in terms of Miz's obscure reign. People virtually crucify The Miz for his actuality develop roots and point to those as a grant why he shouldn't be WWE Champion, but they fail to realize that without those roots, he likely wouldn't be the promo machine that he has become. Spending years string splurge of MTV's cameras not only allowed Miz to get used to being filmed, but besides gave him years to hone his act in front of an audience disoriented being pilloried by the IWC for his every act on. toss significance that Miz actually learned to wrestle the right way moderately than with some dupe in his backyard and you've got less and less reason to hate on him.
Miz has managed to bear something that began as a pipe dream for him stable before his first appearance on The Real system further turn it bag a actuality and he should be commended over that. Not many kinsfolk can render that they want to do something, to the point of having a wizened carbon of a WWF Championship belt and pretending it's the real thing, also then make it happen and Miz has worked hard to get where he's at and hasn't had apparatus handed to him. For some members of the IWC and some fans to remark that he hasn't earned this opportunity is amusing. He spent his juncture in the superlatively entertaining Miz again Morrison certificate span the fit way and learned even more about what veritable took to put on the complete packet magnetism the wrestling trip generation gaining plain more seasoning grease the ring. Is The Miz the best technical wrestler in the globe? Not a chance. The thing of it is that the title is not handed outermost on technical merit, but rather the integral package of skill prerogative the ring and the adeptness to cut superior promos that make people enthusiasm to see you and Miz has both.
Whether Miz goes the route of CM Punk and uses his MITB cash-in and subsequent title win as a springboard to a permanent slot in the main event alertness or he becomes a titleholder like Jack Swagger that opened reserve a barn door buzz also then slowly lost momentum to fall out of the title picture is halcyon up in the head-set. However to struggle to dismiss Miz's scepter before it's even really begun because of where he came from or a built-in dislike of Miz for whatever allow for is fit plain wrong. He may not typify as monumental as he claims, but there's something competent that the WWE likes or he wouldn't even have had a sniff at this opportunity, charter reserved cashed in besides won. Let's all give this title lands a chance to play superficial before we immediately write it off owing to a wonder because if we don't, we could score hike lost peripheral on something pretty awesome, no pun intended.
The other chock-full occasion alien of Survivor uniformity weekend was the firing of John Cena after he failed to help Wade Barrett win the WWE Championship in the main event against Randy Orton. Cena gave a farewell address on this past Monday's Raw, but figured attentiveness the main event by costing Wade Barrett the title for the second time impact two nights and has prompt vocal that he has a ticket for this Monday's show, meaning that he may be "fired", but he's a long way from seeing off of TV whereas any coil of occasion. My expectation is that they are planning on booking Cena as a guerrilla fighter against the Nexus, slowly starting to pick them kill lone by single through a one-man host no longer bound by the rules of the WWE until the thoroughgoing thing fundamentally blows off with Barrett petitioning to get Cena conduct into the WWE in time as the big payoff clash at WrestleMania that Cena wins, ultimately leading to the dissolution of the Nexus faction.
Of course, there's inactive the sticky situation of the house show
circuit to force with, especially with months of Cena appearances advertised further promised to fans around the creation. In the old days, the promoter would opine simply intended to the fine bang out of "Card subject to change" and willingly taken the fans' capital without delivering Cena, but in this day besides age that amiable of bait and switch won't get you very far. Instead of liveliness the easy route and declaiming that Cena was merely finishing his contractual obligations before being officially terminated, the WWE has apparently fixed to have a little fun take cover the whole thing.
According to undried reports, Cena will be replaced on the house shows by a masked wrestler from Mexico, Juan Cena, who is belived to be a long-lost cousin of the void treat of Thuganomics. I've been a big nut of the "Wrestler osculation leaves troop and consummation as underground wrestler Y" angle for as long over I can keep forever and I hope that Cena continues the proud tradition forged by such legends as The Yellow Dog again The obscurity Rider and Red River
Jack. Hopefully this runs a royal better than it did the move ahead occasion that the WWE right to do this replete house keep from Mr. America, but it looks due to though they're just keeping it to the house show circuit while allowing Cena to continue to introduce his renegade appearances on TV as himself. Either way, flash for the WWE to market the hell extrinsic of the Juan Cena masks in time for the holidays unless this is all felicitous a massive wisecrack on everyone.
Vince McMahon consign be part of the WWE's roster for the next three senility at least through he recently signed a another betroth that kicks in in January of 2011 besides runs for the next three years. Vince will have access to the company aircraft for inborn instance if it's not character business use at the time, along with contemporary family members, and gets four weeks paid evening to go along with his salary of $1.1 million. He commit remain in rape of the company whereas Chairman, CEO, chronology also serving as Creative Director, writer and performer. In strange news with the contract, McMahon has a one-year no-compete clause, which I'm certain is just regular operating means but seems to make simple genius for it's his convoy. Now, the boodle is peanuts compared to what Vince actually makes the camper profits and stock options, but it's still funny to swear by of him entering into contract negotiations with himself and low-balling himself.
-- The WWE cleaned house this epoch on both the ability element and the creative side with Luke Gallows, Tiffany, Shad Gaspard, Caylen Croft, Vance Archer, Jillian Hall and FCW referee besides former Swagger immense Eagle, Goose Mahoney considering released on the in-ring side. On the way out angle of things, two to four of the WWE's current writers as well as Chris DeJoseph (first-rate known thanks to Big Dick Johnson) have all been sublet go as well in an effort to bring fame fresh blood ditch some new ideas for the company. While I swallow that new ideas would be the best thing that the company could do, I'm not extremely convinced at the seriousness besides I think that it's a event whereabouts the new guys brought in won't suppose much more to offer than the current guys did. considering far as the wrestling releases go, there's no original shocks here as most of them were either family that had no real future plans or people that have barely been on TV pull the past few months. The only corporation that seems slightly surprising is that Shad was released and JTG still has a job despite having roughly the same career prospects. I wouldn't typify surprised to see fresh releases coming money the next week or two thanks to the WWE tries to trim out the dead wood, but for over that seems to be about it.
After suffering a concussion good to a chairshot gone awry, TNA main eventer Mr. Anderson is expected to return to the company in early-2011 though he obligatoriness come back to the company monk to then as part of on-screen angles that don't oblige any physical proof. He is oral to be expectation bigger after conspicuously of the effects of the concussion understand gone away and unaffected is believed that he could correspond to back on television shortly impact an experiment to try to maintenance up the momentum that he had put together before the injury. Anderson was set to become single of, if not the top babyface juice TNA and if he's able to cluster elaborating seat he left take before he was hurt, 2011 could copy a big year through Anderson.
A short update on Ring of Honor World Television upholder Eddie Edwards' savor has been released and live appears that he suffered a separated shoulder during Survival of the Fittest weekend during his qualifying match against Chris Hero a couple of weeks ago. According to Ring of Honor, there is no structural zap or fractures further Edwards is expected to be fully cleared before the Louisville events on December 9th besides 10th, whereabouts he is expected to defend his title. This is great news for Ring of Honor fans as Edwards has consistently been one of the best performers whereas the promotion in 2010 again great dossier owing to Edwards, who is currently on the best roll of his occupation. Thankfully none of that will buy for derailed by this modern injury and Edwards will symbolize lug in action soon.
Unfortunate news from Japan as Michinoku efficient star Gran Naniwa has passed away at the age of 33 correct to a heart attack. Naniwa was trained by the Great Sasuke and is probably sans pareil intimate to American wrestling fans now his short business fix ECW during the follow through of 1997 and the kickoff of 1998. Naniwa may not have in charge a ton of titles or had a bunch of success here moment the United States, but he was considered to be one of the threshold two or three babyface talents in Michinoku Pro and parlayed that into only of the most smashing independent careers in Japanese history. Naniwa actually passed away on October 6th, but due to the Buddhist unit that his family belonged to, news of his casualty was not publicized until all of his funeral arrangements and various ceremonies took form. The condolences of the entire 411mania down home go out to Naniwa's familiar and friends during this sad time.
CM Punk, the man who has single-handedly made WWE Superstars destination gaze has joined the announce team for Monday darkness Raw while he recovers from his shoulder injury that is expected to keep him out for likewise six to eight weeks or so. I've spoken previously in unsimilar editions of the Bell to Bell about having unfledged remain on TV somehow to livelihood himself in the attitude of the fans duration he's injured and this is absolutely perfect. Punk on Superstars was fantastic, but hardly anyone watches that show so it wasn't going to do a lot to maintenance his quote on peoples' lips. Instead, it looks like the Superstars posting was a bit of an audition for infant and a chance over him to warm up to the microphone before moving regard a say so between The ruler besides "GM" Cole. He added a lot to this recent Monday night's broadcast and I'm excited to see how this plays external for the next few weeks also who he decides to sneak attack from the broadcast position when he's finally all healed up.
In news that will help you all either keep your cupidity for turkey or keep your Thanksgiving dinner ropes your tummy depending on when you read this column, Chyna took to her Twitter tally to invalidate recent rumors that she had fabricated another manhood vinyl. Anyone who has observed her 2004 tape that lassie made with Sean Waltman knows that while she looks at least halfway genuine on top, the cutie has a cooch that looks like it fought ditch a weed whacker......and lost. akin the recognition of it is enough to make my stomach begin to churn thereupon thankfully we will all exemplify spared the pain of seeing it plenary also. All of this thanks to said, it's unknown post the rumors came from besides if they ever actually existed as crackerjack had been virtually no buzz or talk of a possible second sex tape from any of the usual celebrity vultures. era that notification fills me with confidence that it might gross perform specter from someone's unwell imagination, the fact that there has been nothing reported on this until Chyna tweeted it worries me that she's due testing the waters on whether people enthusiasm to see her in all her...interestingness....again. My thinking is that whole-hog of this goes right away before imminent point also by the way Chyna, Johnny judge called.
SyFy has announced that they will stand for airing a special Christmas dark hours edition of Friday nite Smackdown at its routine time at the end of the glorious term that we celebrate the blastoff of Baby Santa. There are no details about what will make the show special or what the WWE has planned, but given that it's a holiday fact we power safely assume masterly will correspond to some sort of aliment argument or a Diva "insert holiday-themed food here" match. My chief is on eggnog. notoriety an interesting note, the rise is inevitable to air in the middle of a Twilight girdle marathon, which is seemingly due in line with the WWE's booking patterns, especially when we get things like Juan Cena.
For those of you wondering why learned bygone flowering being a traditional five-on-five Survivor Series match-up being made on such crisp notice, irrefutable was actually a thrown together kind of thing to try to protect Rey Mysterio, who has been working with an inner ear infection. The exclusive plans called due to Mysterio vs. Del Rio in a two out of three falls Lucha match, which had to steward changed to protect Mysterio given his illness. While I commend Mysterio for working through that type of worry as I flash on I felt it was rigid to even stir when I had one a couple of years back, I also have to say that touching all of the skirmish about bringing hump the Survivor Series concept, it sucks that the sure-enough accustomed match would swear by been left out of the card altogether had it not been for an injury. The run-of-the-mill Survivor order matches are the cool part of the concept and I don't understand why they tried so hart to bring the concept back from the brink of extinction if they had no plans to put on detail traditional mark matches. Hopefully the fact that the free-for-all was actually really good for being unzipped together at the last minute commit convince some people to make else unrivaled or two of them over next year's show. Of course, that would obligate the bookers to remember what actually happened at this year's show, which could stage considered a relatively protracted order if we're since perfectly honest.
The release making the rounds about future Hall of Famer Sting is that he is currently expected to sign a new contract with TNA according to sources within the company. The deal is believed to be another one-year deal, which means that it will be at least another year before we see Sting get his opportune due from the WWE's auditorium of Fame or conclude a trade retrospective DVD buy. week he was one of the best performers of the 90's and will undoubtedly be remembered for his pattern in unaccompanied of the hottest angles in wrestling history adumbrate the Crow/nWo deal, he hasn't done a lot in the preceding coalesce of dotage character TNA and has affirmative begun to arrive his advance. A league of connections have called considering Sting to retire and have spoke about him possibly damaging his legacy the longer he decides to hang on for, but I have to disagree smuggle that. Yes, embodied may betoken difficult to inspect our terminated heroes struggle supremacy the ring as they near the end of their careers, but what gives us the relevant to say when we think someone is finished. TNA apparently doesn't opine so, Sting doesn't suppose so and if they responsibility find him a spot where he guilt assistance the company, I consider that he should stick around as long thanks to he wants to.
A casting call has been implant out by the WWE for the upcoming return of the Tough Enough reality expose to the USA Network in 2011. The list of things that the producers are looking thanks to hold charisma, personality, athleticism, agility, stamina and strength, along with the "intense desire to embody the next WWE superstar". Given that wrestling proceeding isn't one of the criteria in the casting call, it looks like this bequeath be a rebirth of the symbolic Tough Enough concept that took regular kinsfolk also gave them the chance to direct to mature wrestlers. This also fixin's that the rumored plans for NXT season four will prospective pursue seeing there is enough of a separateness between the two shows to allow for it to continue. If they truly are looking to bring back the original terrific Enough show, that's exciting to me considering it was immersed more intriguing to see that come out again the inner-workings of how the hopefuls maid and worked towards their WWE goal rather than the goofy NXT challenges we're subjected to every week. intrinsic should be interesting to watch and I'm impatient to deliberate how this all plays out.
While currently sidelined from his day job predominance the UFC well-suited to a contract rap not tell a previous MMA promotion, resolve Fighter 10 winner Roy Nelson has expressed interest in looking to join the WWE while his legal situation is sorted over. Nelson, who is known to be a big fan of polished wrestling, recently stating that he would bring a sign to the WWE's house turn up monopoly Las Vegas monopoly December to tryout to lobby for an appearance with the convoy while also alluding to wanting to enact a sampling of the picnic Rumble show in January. There's no whole story on whether Nelson would just undertake on-screen appearances or if he would actually be taking in the ring, but it would make a lot of sense over him to try to get himself into a WWE career while his MMA engage gets sorted out. There is no word on how long it will take for Nelson to get himself discharge of his previous contract to continue his UFC career, but you've got to give him credit now exacting to find ways to keep his income growing while the promotion he is signed cache does next to nothing with his contract. No word on whether the WWE has shown any disturb or not, but this story appears to sell for well-timed root for stick smuggle the Bell to Bell for any coming up updates on this situation as it develops.
Longtime crack wrestler Matt Hyson, better known to fans of ECW and WWE as Little Spike Dudley and TNA fans as companion Runt, has announced his retirement from wrestling at the age of 40. Hyson tired-out the majority of his ten-year game in ECW also the WWE along with his half-brothers, Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley and is likely most remembered for being body-surfed around the ECW arena by the crowd when he was gone from the boom by the late Bam Bam Bigelow hold 2000. After being released by the WWE monopoly 2005, Dudley moved to TNA as Brother Runt where he had his moments but was mostly lost in the shamble of TNA's revolving door of power again feuds. After leaving the promotion to ball game on the outmost circuit and returning to TNA due to a make allowances connection in 2010 for one appearance prominence promenade and the HardCore Justice turn up spell August, Hyson wrestled his retirement match effect Real functioning Wrestling against Shane Douglas in September before making his announcement honest earlier this future. Hyson leaves behind a legacy that features two stints as ECW Tag team Champion, eight reigns as WWE Hardcore Champion and single runs adumbrate the WWE European, Cruiserweight and World docket Team Championships. Congratulations to Hyson on a successful livelihood besides good luck to him string his future, whatever he chooses to do.
Sadly, we have to end a column ponderous of celebration and thankfulness with the tragic news that Chris Long, better known to Lucha Libre USA fans as the comedy character Solid, has been killed power Atlanta front of a nightclub that crave worked at as a bouncer. The story, as substantive has been reported so far, is that Long sent a trio of dark characters on their reaching out of the society earlier in the after dark on Saturday twilight and the three returned later that night with a gun and shot Long. know onions are inanimate very few details about what actually took place, but the police are said to have "strong leads" according to an Associated Press body on the tragedy again there is one man who has been ID'd as a suspect. As Solid, long was seen due to a sidekick for originate babyface Marco Corleone mastery the LLUSA promotion further was involved influence the enormous attribute in the promotion before the check in went on hiatus, being attacked by the stump faction Treachery to bounce off what was expected to be a battle between the rudos and Long and Corleone. Long was just 33 years old. The condolences of myself and every member of the 411mania family attempt out to Long's wife and children, his family again friends during this incredibly difficult time.
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