The Wrestling 6&1 07.20.13: Maryse Ouellet vs. Maria Kanellis Edition

Welcome one and all to the best one-two punch in internet based print wrestling journalism—The Wrestling 5&1 with Tony Acero & Greg DeMarco.

But this is a big week, with lots to talk about, so we had to go 6&1. Deal with it!

Chris Sabin: The Right Choice. Right?
By Greg DeMarco

Thursday’s Impact Wrestling special, Destination X, featured the much anticipated match between TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray and the man who traded in the X-Division Championship for a title shot, Chris Sabin. The build saw Sabin win the X-Division championship at Slammiversary, then lose the title to Suicide—who was being placed by Austin Aries for the first and last time.

Sabin would eventually win the title back one week later, and the following week he revealed that he would indeed trade that in for a chance to challenge for Bully Ray’s TNA World Heavyweight Championship. World title matches can be hard to come by in TNA, so Sabin cashing in his title made sense, and was intriguing.

One year prior, Austin Aries used what he called “Plan-C” to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Bobby Roode in what was my Match of The Year, at Destination X (PPV-style). Virtually no one picked Aries to beat Roode—a champion on the rise who was really hitting his stride, and finally winning matches clean. No one, that is, except Greg DeMarco!

Now with Destination X being a free-TV show, and really just a glorified version of Impact Wrestling, there was no real opportunity for predictions. But I’ll come clean—I’d have picked Sabin.

Just kidding! I wanted Sabin to win, but much like 100% of the Internet Wrestling Community, I knew better. No way in hell was Sabin winning. Aces & Eights (DOC or no DOC) is the hottest act in TNA, and Bully Ray needs to hold the title through Bound For Glory and likely into 2014. And he likely will. But on Thursday night, Chris Sabin did the exact same thing Austin Aries did—he won the World Heavyweight Championship at Destination X.

Now, Bully Ray is most likely winning the title back, inside of a steel cage at the Hardcore Justice free-TV show. Oh, spoiler alert on that announcement! But there’s a chance that Sabin could be in the main event at Bound For Glory, facing the Bound For Glory Series winner while Aces & Eights faces The Main Event Mafia in some sort of multi-man tag match. Chris Sabin vs. AJ Styles, or Sabin going over Jeff Hardy would be a hell of a Bound For Glory moment for TNA.

But the smart money is on the title being back on Bully Ray in time for TNA’s biggest event of the year, hopefully in a title match against Magnus. But TNA’s surprised us before—just look at the title wins for Austin Aries and Chris Sabin!

And putting the title on Chris Sabin was definitely the right call. Right?

I honestly think that Chris Sabin being TNA World Champion is a good thing. The WWE and World Heavyweight Championships have been used to legitimize guys in recent years, men like Christian, Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Jack Swagger and even Sheamus have received title runs determined to turn them into main eventers. It’s not a great way to use your biggest titles, but it works.

The title win did wonders for Austin Aries, who went from X-Division contract winner to X-Division Champion to TNA World Champion to legitimate & consistent main event threat in TNA. And the title win can do the exact same thing for Sabin. Yes, it’s a big formulaic, given that TNA just did it last year (with Aries). But sometimes you stick with the formula that works, and in this case it works.

Chris Sabin is much like Austin Aries—an undersized X-Division guy with a strong following who needs to be “made” to break into the main event scene. Much like Roode made Aries last year, Bully Ray made Chris Sabin this year. Now, TNA has another main eventer than can call on, and if the elevation of Bobby Roode and Austin Aries is any indication, Chris Sabin just might be the next main event star in TNA.

The best thing about this title win is that it’s seemingly all about Sabin. Not to say that Aces & Eights and The Main Event Mafia aren’t involved, but what do they gain here? In fact, they lose more with Sabin winning. But Chris Sabin is a “made guy” in TNA now, much like Aries the year before. Plus, Sabin’s so popular that the “we just did this last year” factor will easily go away.

Yeah, but…

There’s always a “Yeah, but…,” right? Chris Sabin’s title win comes at a time of financial strife for TNA, and in the same week as the releases of D-Lo Brown and Bruce Prichard. Several talents have been released during that time frame, as well. How convenient of a distraction is it to have Chris Sabin beat Bully Ray for the World Heavyweight Championship to take away from the events of the past few weeks?

But I’m willing to chance it. Even after he loses the title, Chris Sabin is now a bigger name than ever before in TNA. He’s in a category with Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, now Bully Ray, plus Sting and others who are active in TNA and are former TNA World Champions.

If Sabin pans out long-term like Austin Aries did, this move looks brilliant. If he sputters out early, the move comes across as detrimental and reckless.

At the end of the day, I don’t expect Chris Sabin to leave Bound For Glory as champion. He either loses it to Bully Ray as part of the build, or loses it to AJ Styles on the biggest pay-per-view of the year. But on Thursday a star was born, one that can only enhance and help TNA moving forward.

Much like I said last year, congratulations to TNA for having the balls to put the title in Sabin when they had every reason to wait. Plenty of people are complaining about the win across the IWC—well, fuck the complaining. Chris Sabin’s a bona fide world champion no, and you can’t take that away from him.

You Decide: Was putting the World Championship on Chris Sabin a smart move for TNA? Can he remain in the main event scene like Austin Aries before him?

Sizing Up The World Title Picture(s)
By Tony Acero

The WWE Championship Picture
Admittedly, I write so many words on a weekly basis that at times, the mind simply spurts out garbage not worthy of reading. On those rare occasions, I turn to you, the readers, for possible ideas of topics and the like to get the juices flowing. Over on the Yes! Yes! Yes! Page I asked the members to shoot some stuff my way, and the response was great. Although I really was leaning towards the ALL AJ GIF-fest, I opted for Brandon Velletri’s suggestion of writing about the current title pictures in the WWE. His post focused more on the possibility of Bryan, Orton, Cena and the possibility of Bryan winning the title only to lose it shortly thereafter, but the post alone brought up an interesting question…does anyone care about the World Title Picture? Before I get to that, let’s talk about the possibility of Orton cashing in after Bryan wins.

First off, I will be first in line to say that I didn’t see Orton winning the briefcase at all. I thought it was Bryan’s to lose, and it would be used to get him that main event slot against Cena. Lo and behold, we’ve got that anyways, and also gave Orton an opportunity to wipe the stench of the mid card off of him and be a bonafide main eventer once again. I know Orton gets a bad rep, but I have really always liked the guy. Whereas Cena was busy squashing people over on RAW, Orton was trying to build people up and having some good matches to boot. While I didn’t think he’d win at all, I’m perfectly ok with the win. So the question is asked: With Orton having the briefcase, and Bryan getting his match at Summerslam, will Orton cash in immediately after Bryan’s proposed win, thereby pissing off the entire IWC in one three second moment?! The short answer is…

No.

No, I think that Orton will have his time, but right now it’s all Bryan. I do think that the money is in the chase, and a heel Orton cashing in and taking Bryan’s title isn’t the worst idea, but I also feel that Bryan is red hot right now, and there are other ways to go about it that could prolong this streak that Bryan has had for months now. Please keep in mind, however, that I don’t think that Orton cashing in is a BAD idea…I just feel there could possibly be some other option that could make the interest and possibility of Bryan all the more satiable.

The World Heavyweight Title Picture

This brings us to big goldy, which is currently wrapped around the Mexican waist (I almost typed “waste,” how fucked up would that have been), Alberto Del Rio. As I alluded to, people assume the money is in the chase, and there are times where this is very, very true. The current chase we have right now, isn’t all that eye-popping. Now don’t get me wrong, both Dolph and Del Rio have put on some damned good matches, and I don’t think its lack of interest from the crowd so much as its lack of interest from the WWE. For whatever reason, Del Rio and Dolph have come second – not just to the WWE Title (which is common) – but also to other feuds and developments. As it stands, Dolph has just broken up with AJ, and is looking for a rematch of sorts, but he got that on RAW, and didn’t fare so well. It appears that Dolph’s attention may be thwarted towards a booty-hugging-singlet wearing big boy may be on the horizon of Dolph’s future, leaving him out of the World Heavyweight Title picture.

So what of the briefcase winner? Well, if the WWE is smart, they will use the surprising win of Damien Sandow and create a story that builds not just one, but two superstars, including Cody Rhodes. This leaves a gaping hole on the face side of things when it comes to the big gold belt, and for the love of JBL, please keep the current rendition of Sheamus as far away from the title as possible. One can only take so many “berty” promos. Where does this leave us then?

While the questions being risen for the WWE Title are of the positive kind (You know, intrigue, interest, and numerous possible routes), the Heavyweight Title has us asking questions of the negative brand (uh….what’s goin on here), and that’s a damned shame.

You Decide: Is the WWE Title being built better? Who would you want to see go after the World Heavyweight Championship?

Dolphins1925 Scoops The World
By Greg DeMarco

Deadspin broke a story Monday that I have to believe no one saw coming. Their report details the story of “Dolphins1925,” a poster on Reddit’s pro wrestling forum who had accurately predicted the WWE pay-per-view results, dating back to the Elimination Chamber event. This dude got every WrestleMania match right, including the pre-show and he accurately said that the 8-person match wouldn’t make it onto the WrestleMania broadcast.

He continued his “hot streak” by accurately predicting the entire Payback event (even hinting at the Del Alberto Del Rio/Dolph Ziggler double-turn), and he nailed every result of last weekend’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view—including the briefcase wins by Damien Sandow and Randy Orton.

It’s not uncommon for someone to nail every match of a WWE pay-per-view, I missed Money In The Bank by one match. But going 38-for-38 over the course of six pay-per-view events? That’s unheard of. As it should be…

You see, Dolphins1925 also accurately stopped calling his picks “predictions,” using the term “spoilers” instead. Dolphins1925 eventually came clean, revealing that while he wasn’t a WWE employee, but knew one.

I would like to clarify once again that I DO NOT work for WWE. I am not a WWE Superstar, I am not with; the lighting crew, the camera crew, the sound technicians, the stagehands, the prop guys, the merchandise sellers, nor the popcorn vendor in the 15th Row, “Congratulations, Louie!”

I am just a WWE fan like everyone else, and I am getting my information from a source who has VERY credible inside information regarding the outcomes (win/losses) of the matches themselves. Given that this information is out there, we both feel that I should continue to share this information until it garners the attention of WWE. Vince and upper management are not taking reasonable measures to prevent this information from being leaked. These people whom are leaking this information are profiting off it at the expense of the WWE, the fans, and the integrity of the product. It is for these reasons that I am hoping to put an end to WWE insiders leaking PPV outcomes.

Also, I feel that WWE owes the fans. They need to be more protective of the actual results as a fellow Redditor had stated in the thread. It is hurting the integrity of the product, and I should not have access to this information.

The Deadspin article opines something that I’ve long believed (they state it as fact, actually), that the WWE purposely leaks some information to get people talking—be it accurate information or not. I’ve always thought the Dave Meltzer’s of the world were being 50% of the time, and just plain speculating the other 50% of the time. I stand by that claim, too.

Now, you might ask yourself “Why did Deadspin break this story?” The truth is, Deadspin has been doing this for a while—breaking such stories as the Brett Favre sexual harassment scandal with the New York Jets and Jenn Sterger. They more recently scooped everyone when they revealed that Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend was a hoax, leading to the full-blown catfishing revelation for the Notre Dame linebacker.

A few questions come to mind regarding the actions of Dolphins1925:

Who does this person really know, and why were they leaking this information? Are that hell bent on proving that their own employer is that bad? For many people like myself, working for the WWE would be a dream come true—why risk it?

But more importantly, was he betting on these results? Gambling websites have held lines on wrestling pay-per-views for years, including a notable WrestleMania 27 card where someone could have made a nice chunk of change by picking Michael Cole over Jerry Lawler and The Miz over John Cena.

On Monday, the WWE did finally respond to their own discovery of Dolphins1925:

“We may have a modern day Nostradamus on our hands. We might have to monitor these posts in advance of our next pay-per-view to see how good he or she really is.”

Translation: We’re gonna play it cool—but someone’s getting’ fired, and pronto!

While the WWE might not find and terminate the culprit right away, I suspect they eventually will. But I also suspect they’re about to increase their “workage” of the wrestling media. Expect an influx of reports on WrestleMania 30 plans, Sting-to-WWE rumors and the next set of Hall of Famers to make the rounds. The WWE loves to get people talking, and they will make the most out of our friend Dolphins1925.

Oh, and your 2013 SummerSlam results? HA! I’d imagine that every creative team member and assistant will receive a different version of the script—and Dolphins1925’s posting of the results will out the leak. They’ll be unemployed by September.

My advice to you, Mr. Leak: Stop while you’re still ahead! Even if your identity is safe, your scheme has been outed. Quit now, before it’s too late!

You Decide: Did Dolphins1925 and his “inside-man” accomplish anything with their spoiler posting scheme? Don’t you wish they did it here at 411Mania?!?!

Maria is already in the top row, taking #3 away from Stacy Keibler. Now she enters an area that no one has been able to overcome—the Top 2. This week she gets Maryse, and if she can overcome that beast, it’s onto to the holy grail that is Trish Stratus!

VERSUS

Voting ends Wednesday night and you can vote once every hour!

Free Write
By Tony Acero

Um…alright. Well, at first glance, we have a photo of what every one of us promise we are not – a weirdo fan, a bit above weight, completely jaded at the fact of our fandom. This is almost the face that we see in the mirror after our hero loses the match we were for sure he was going to win! This is the face we make when we bet our Charizard card that The Rock was going to be Stone Cold “this time.” Before logic was into play, and before we “knew” people like Dolphin1925. Here is a kid – possible man child – that wore the cap and donned the mask for the hopes that The Hurricane would possibly trump The Rock, or that The Undertaker would finally lose the streak. Here is the dude that’s in all of us.

So I ask, is there anything wrong with that? True, he doesn’t look happy, but maybe none of us were when it wasn’t Bryan that grabbed the briefcase this past Sunday. I wonder, that if we could still feel like this guy above, if that is such a bad thing. Then again, I could be completely wrong, and this could have lost a bet and has no clue what that H on the cape means, which could possibly make we much bigger losers than he.

Nonetheless, the only thing I could really come up with once given this photo was that sure, the decisions of the WWE may make us feel just like this kid, but it doesn’t mean we love it any less, and we damned well shouldn’t.

Survey Time: Do you like spoilers?
By Greg DeMarco

Last week in Survey Time…

Last week, we discussed the RAW debut of The Wyatt Family, and after 670 votes it was obvious that you guys loved the debut. At least, 38% of you did—as that was the winning vote!

Personally, I thought it was a bit of a letdown, but it was set-up to be. The upfront promotion was the perfect combination of too good and too different for the debut to work out. The whole stable is a refreshing change from what we’re used to, but their debut wasn’t refreshing at all. I don’t care about the Baltimore crowd in this one, I’m talking about the generic beatdown of Kane.

Could that change if their involvement with Kane is interesting and unpredictable? Yes. But we’re not there yet.

This week’s Survey Time…

The above point talks about the now infamous Dolphins1925 “spoiler posting scandal” that is really only a “scandal” because they did it on Reddit!

Predicting the future in pro wrestling is an often enjoyed activity by journalists, analysts, radio show hosts and fans alike—especially when it comes to pay-per-view results. I for one am proud of my Randy Orton Money In The Bank selection, and my performance on that pay-per-view as a whole.

But Dolphins1925 wasn’t posting predictions—he was posting spoilers. Now, this very site and countless others post Smackdown, Main Event and Impact Wrestling spoilers on a weekly basis. In fact, if there’s a spoiler to be had, we post it!

Which brings me to this week’s survey:

How do you feel about spoilers?

You can vote once per hour, and the poll will close Wednesday night!
Also, share your thoughts in the comments section!

Are Big Changes Better Changes in Nashville?
By Greg DeMarco

On Tuesday, two TNA releases were announced: Tara and DOC. Tara, real name Lisa Marie Varon and best known as the WWE’s Victoria, was the highest paid Knockout on the roster—her release is believed to be a cost-cutting move by the company. DOC, real name Drew Hankinson, was best known as Luke Gallows in the WWE. His contract expired, and a long set of contract negotiations ended at an impasse, so he departed from the group.

Also of note is the reported firing of D-Lo Brown, a producer for the company who also played a role in Gut Check and the initial formation of the Aces & Eights storyline. D-Lo reportedly restructured his contract down (per TNA’s request) to a per-date deal, but was fired shortly after the new agreement was met.

This comes on the heels of TNA’s set of releases two weeks ago, which saw Gut Check winners Taeler Hendrix and Christian York join Gut Check loser Joey Ryan and former undefeated star Crimson all part ways from the promotion. It should be noted that Hendrix requested, and was granted, her release. Matt Morgan was also released from his TNA contract, also per his request. Also, Madison Rayne’s contract expired during this timeframe, but she is expecting a child. We should also “expect” her back with the company when she’s physically ready to return.

So in the past two weeks, TNA has released seven wrestlers and one producer—and the producer was released right after seriously restructuring his deal. Um…wow.

I know the argument that will undoubtedly come up—the WWE does this two or three times per year and we rarely bat an eye. To be fair, that’s not entirely true. Some WWE releases do in fact elicit a reaction from the Internet Wrestling Community, they’re just all too quickly forgotten.

But the type of releases the WWE makes are very different from the ones TNA makes. It’s like apples & oranges. I know that Taeler Hendrix and Crimson were in TNA’s developmental territory—Ohio Valley Wrestling—when those releases happened. But they were previously prominently featured on TNA television. Crimson held an undefeated streak for over a year, and Taeler Hendrix had just been the topic of a major video on the Knockouts website, and the company had already completed multiple sets of Knockouts photoshoots with her.

Matt Morgan has been a TNA main eventer, and was even involved in a storyline with Hulk Hogan. Drew Hankinson was part of Aces & Eights, Tara is a former multi-time Knockouts Champion.

Cost Cutting Moves

“Cost Cutting Move” is a phrase typically linked to these releases. The releases of Joey Ryan, Christian York and Crimson are reported as such. Ryan himself has confirmed through multiple outlets that he was receiving a monthly check for being under contract, plus pay for dates. So at the time of his release—which he also states he saw coming—he was being paid to sit at home and do nothing. As mentioned above, Tara is the highest paid knockout on the roster (what does that say for Mickie James & Gail Kim), and the company decided to use that money elsewhere.

“Elsewhere” obviously doesn’t include Drew Hankinson or D-Lo Brown. Hankinson was negotiating his contract, and I’d imagine the company was only willing to offer a per-date deal with no monthly guarantee. D-Lo was willing to give up his salary and was fired anyway. Rob Van Dam’s contract expired when he was in the midst of contract negotiations, and at this point the first assumption that comes to mind is that they wanted RVD to take a paycut.

If I were Brooke Tessmacher, Sam Shaw, Lei D’Tapa, Kenny King, Zema Ion, Petey Williams, ODB or Knux (Mike Knox) I might be a little worried about my status with the company.

Or should they be? Remember, at minimum Matt Morgan and Taeler Hendrix requested their releases, and we know that at least Morgan was receiving a monthly check regardless of bookings. The Young Bucks have stated multiple times (including on my radio show) that they made money on the independent scene than they did in TNA. Joey Ryan couldn’t work for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, a company that he is part-owner of, while under his TNA deal. He’s already announced for a return at their next event.

Bruce Prichard

The name Bruce Prichard comes up a lot, especially when discussing contract negotiations. The Young Bucks didn’t have the best things to say about their interactions with Prichard. He’s widely known for the diminished focus on the Knockouts and X-Divisions, and the blame for the breakdown in the recent contract negotiations of both Drew Hankinson and Rob Van Dam are being placed solely on his head.

Oh, and remember the talk a few months ago that Bobby Roode’s contract had expired without the company knowing? Yup, that’s Bruce Prichard’s fault, too!

In fact, as you read above, he’s rumored to be headed out the door after he was asked to work under a new deal. And he’s the freaking Senior Vice President of Programming and Talent Relations! He overseas both the creative process and the contracts of the current roster!

The fact is, much of what is currently wrong with TNA (at least, what I think is wrong), lies with Prichard. He’s trying to make the television product more like the WWE, stripping away time from the X-Division and the Knockouts—something that helps set TNA apart from the mainstream product. He’s obviously difficult to negotiate with—just look at what happened with Rob Van Dam, Drew Hankinson, and Bobby Roode!

And have you watched the guy closely during the Gut Check segments? In all honesty, he doesn’t seem the least bit likeable. I’m not saying he needs to be, but I don’t like him and I’ve only seen him on TV!

It’s not all Bruce Prichard’s fault…

To blame all of this on Bruce Prichard would be silly and unfair. He’s not the one who goes around and calls Hulk Hogan one of the biggest stars on the planet, and he doesn’t treat Sting like a 30-year-old wrestling in his prime. That person is Dixie Carter. Bruce Prichard’s kid doesn’t occupy a roster spot, Eric Bischoff’s and Hulk Hogan’s kids do.

Let’s face it… Minus Matt Morgan and Tara, everyone released by TNA plus those I listed that should be worried likely make less than Sting does. And quite frankly, Sting sucks. I love Sting, and I appreciate everything he’s done in the wrestling business. But he doesn’t have it anymore, not even a shred of it. If I never see Sting wrestle again, it’ll be too soon. Oh, did I mention he’s at the center of the company’s major angle? (By the way, why is Sting reforming the Main Event Mafia—a group that turned against him last time?)

If you take a step back, you’ll see that TNA has very few talents that can carry the company into the future. They are prominently featuring one star in their 20’s, and it’s Magnus. I completely agree that Magnus is the future of TNA (I’ve said it many times), but he’s probably one forgotten contract expiration away from winning the Intercontinental Championship on his first night on Raw!

Simply put, TNA Wrestling is a business who is doing bad business. They aren’t doing right by their people, they’re cutting their cheaper talent to save money, and they still don’t have an identity within the mainstream media.

And they’re cutting the wrong people! Why let Tara go, when Velvet Sky sucks. Why let Matt Morgan go when Abyss is completely and utterly useless? Seriously, would you miss Devon? Crimson was far better than anyone gave him credit for, and he’s got a better chance of carrying the company in five years than Devon does! Does Chavo Guerrero really mean more to TNA’s future than Taeler Hendrix does?

I’m not saying we need to cut guys like Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Samoa Joe, etc. But the company needs to invest in their future, even if it means parting ways with a Devon, Abyss or Chavo Guerrero. They have plenty of talent to make up the difference, and those spots can be used to elevate newer talent—talent that can carry the load for TNA for years to come.

Until then, it’s just crucial mistake after crucial mistake for TNA, who will be content to please Kurt Angle, Sting and Hulk Hogan while refusing to invest in their future talent.

Update: As I’m on vacation this week, this was written before Bruce Prichard’s release from TNA was formalized. Now that he’s gone from the company, along with D-Lo Brown, the product might see a shift. In general, times are rough in Nashville, and one can only hope it gets better—and fast!

You Decide: Are TNA’s business & contract practices hurting the company’s future overall success?

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Tony Acero is currently a student at Cal State University of Long Beach. He is double-majoring as a Creative Writing and Literature major. His first book, Through The Looking Glass, was published in April, 2012. Looking Through, currently available, is a preview to the release of his second book, due out in Fall 2013.

Tony joined 411Mania in April 2010, and currently contributes in both music and wrestling. Tony is an avid drinker of Mountain Dew and Jack Daniels. He is a writer who hardly takes himself seriously, yet has an innate ability to create moments that are both human yet fearful in his writings.

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Greg DeMarco is a graduate of Virginia Tech (Bachelor’s in Business Management) and Arizona State (Master’s in Higher & Post-Secondary Education). He works in online higher education. Greg started in improv comedy in 2001, making his stand-up debut in 2004.

Greg first appeared as a ring announcer for Rising Phoenix Wrestling in Phoenix Arizona in 2006 and served many promotions in both on-stage and back-stage roles for over six years, most notably Ring of Honor in 2010. He began writing for 411Mania in October 2010, founded The Greg DeMarco Show in May 2011 and opened WrestlingSmash.com (and Wrestling Smash Radio) in January 2013.

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