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Antonio Cesaro Is Anything But Boring

May 16, 2013 By: Category: WWE | Pro Wrestling

Antonio Cesaro has turned into the new Dolph Ziggler among pro wrestling fans in the social networking community. Recent squashes and reports reveal that WWE Creative find him boring which is ironic because I could say the same thing about WWE Creative.

The crusade for Antonio Cesaro has replaced the “push Dolph Ziggler” campaign and its predecessor “push Daniel Bryan” campaigns among vocal fans on the Internet. A growing community fans have become outraged and disappointed with Cesaro’s push in the WWE. I am one of them. A new report sheds some light on it and also reveals a situation that is much more disappointing than Cesaro’s run.

Dave Meltzer on recent F4Wonline.com podcasts and his Wrestling Observer newsletter revealed that WWE Creative isn’t pushing Cesaro for a reason. They find him boring. Meltzer reports that while Cesaro has plenty of support inside the locker room, the team with the pencils is not enamored with his solid ring work.

There are those who think he should be in the top mix right now but there are others who find him boring, including some of the most important people, and that’s why he’s in the position he’s in even with his size and in-ring.

I thought I was being ribbed by Meltzer when I first read that on his site. How can anyone find Cesaro boring? In my opinion, Cesaro is one of the top five workers in the ring today and probably for the last few years. The real issue to worry about here is that you have a team of writers led by Vince McMahon who are not only unable to see talent, but they find it boring. That is scary to me.

I have been a fan personally and professionally of Cesaro’s for years. I first met Cesaro as an announcer for Combat Zone Wrestling. Chris Hero mentored him and brought him into CZW once Cesaro, then Claudio Castagnoli came to the United States. I was immediately enamored by Claudio and always looked forward to calling his matches. Immediately I saw a guy that should be headlining shows in the WWE.

Cesaro traveled a long road since then and after solidifying himself as one of the premiere talents in the sport in ROH, finally landed a WWE deal. I was excited and expected him to climb the ranks quickly. How could he not? The second he steps into the ring he is one of the best in the company. Yet here we are and he is not much further ahead today than he was when he first signed.

I honestly don’t get it. A lot of fans were upset when he was not booked on WrestleMania 29. Even CM Punk wore a Cesaro shirt to a Mania presser as what appeared to be a sign of support. I wasn’t as angry as those fans. I saw it as the company keeping Cesaro off of WrestleMania to preserve him before a headlining run post-Mania. As a matter of a fact I probably would have argued with you at the time that he was gearing up as Cena’s first challenger to headline shows coming out of Mania. I mean that would be the only reason you’d keep him off right? Boy was I wrong.

Cesaro was not only kept off of Mania, but he wasn’t booked consistently at all. Finally he was given time on WWE Main Event and had a fantastic match against Kofi Kingston. The match reportedly opened up some eyes in the WWE. How could they not see the talent in this guy after such a great match? Go ahead and ask them because two weeks later he is getting squashed on RAW.

Look I understand that there will be times that I become a fan of someone who just doesn’t fit the headlining mold in the WWE. But come on! Cesaro is boring and yet I still see guys like The Miz getting booked in bigger spots than Cesaro. Quite frankly I’d say about half of the roster are boring these days. The company’s perception of boring is troubling if they can completely miss the boat on someone as talented as Cesaro.

At the end of the day Cesaro is still employed by the WWE and making a good wage. For that, I am not outraged or sympathetic to him. I just wonder if the right people are writing these shows when they label someone as talented as Cesaro, boring. That to me is the biggest problem here.

What is WWE Creative’s job anyway? Aren’t they supposed to oh I don’t know…create! If Cesaro is as boring as they think he is, whose fault is that? You have a guy with a good look, charisma, and outstanding ring work who you perceive the fans are finding boring and you blame him? What am I missing here because I have to be missing something?

Is there still time for Cesaro? Of course. He can shoot back to the top with a Money in the Bank win, a reunion with Chris Hero, or maybe something hot with John Cena. We have seen the WWE go hot and cold numerous times on guys for years before they finally give them the confidence they need for a big run. Unfortunately I have less faith in that happening now than ever before.

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WWE Wrestler of the Week: May 3rd-9th, 2013

May 10, 2013 By: Category: Videos, WWE | Pro Wrestling

Welcome to another edition of WWE Wrestler of the Week! This week, the winner went 3-0 this week with victories on Smackdown, Raw and Main Event. However, two of those victories were over the same superstar. This shouldn’t come as a surprise due to WWE’s recent booking of repeated matches each week, but it is still a bit disappointing. This week’s winner is “The Viper” Randy Orton.

On the May 3rd edition of SmackDown, Orton squared off against the Intellectual Savior of the Masses, Damien Sandow. Last week, Orton was facing Sandow’s partner and best friend in Cody Rhodes. Logic would say that Orton and some partner were feuding with Team Rhodes Scholars. However, Rhodes was nowhere to be seen as Orton defeated Sandow in typical fashion.

Orton and Sandow didn’t stop on Friday night. The two squared off again on the May 6th edition of Raw. The outcome was not any different on Monday night, but there was a high point in this match. Or before the match I should say. In one of the most uneventful episodes of Raw in history, one of the best segments of the night came from Damien Sandow. Prior to his match with Orton, Sandow sang his own rendition of Orton’s theme song.

Sandow’s song made fun of a lot of the criticisms behind Randy Orton and his character. Perhaps this will be the start of a change to Orton. Many believed he was going to turn heel at WrestleMania and even possibly join The Shield. I was not one of those people. Orton is too popular among the younger audience for the WWE to turn him heel. Plus, CM Punk was the same kind of heel Orton would have been at the time.

In any case, Orton’s victorious week did not end with Monday night Raw. Orton was successful on the May 8th edition of Main Event against former United States Champion Antonio Cesaro. Orton did not need to win this match as much as Cesaro did. Cesaro’s WWE career has been interesting to say the least. He was built up as the most legitimate United States Champion in years until he lost the belt to midcard mainstay Kofi Kingston.

Despite not receiving a main event push, Orton continues to win matches. In the past, he has lost number one contender matches cleanly to Alberto Del Rio and the Big Show. Nowadays, he is winning matches, but in less important situations.

With Dolph Ziggler as the new World Heavyweight Champion, a feud with Randy Orton is very possible. The two had a brief feud last year and provided fans with some very entertaining matches. A future Word Heavyweight title feud between the two will also depend on Ziggler’s status. The Champion recently suffered a concussion and his status for Extreme Rules is uncertain.

Who do you think deserves the WWE Wrester of the Week this time? What does the future hold for Randy Orton? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below.

And be sure to check out Camel Clutch Blog each and every Friday for a new WWE Wrestler of the Week!

Seth M. Guttenplan is a WWE Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. To read more from Seth follow him on twitter (@sethgutt) and check out guttwrenchpowerblog.com. You can also like GWP on Facebook here.

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5 Potential Challengers For John Cena At WWE Extreme Rules 2013

April 08, 2013 By: Category: WWE | Pro Wrestling

John Cena won the WWE championship at WrestleMania 29 and that means new challengers are gearing up for the champ. Who is ready, who will draw best with Cena, and who logically deserves a shot at Extreme Rules 2013? Here are five RAW superstars that I think could be in play for that spot.

John Cena is a new WWE champion but he isn’t really new. Cena hasn’t had the title for awhile but not a lot has changed since his last reign. Cena will now be put in the position of having to draw as WWE champion without any real credible challengers that make any sense. WWE Creative has a tall order to fill when it comes to championship challengers for Extreme Rules 2013.

It says something about the WWE and its booking when Cena hasn’t been champion since the summer of 2011 yet there are no real appealing fresh matchups on the horizon. Quite frankly it is unacceptable when you look at the totality of that statement. Yet not all is lost as here are five guys that make sense in the meantime, while the company gets the big guns ready for SummerSlam.

CM Punk – Logically CM Punk makes zero sense to challenge Cena. He has gone 0-3 on pay per views and just recently lost a big RAW match to Cena with a title shot on the line. At the same time of everyone, Punk is the safest opponent for Cena. These two could easily make sense of an illogical situation and I don’t think anyone would have a problem with seeing Punk in another main-event. The problem is that this one is overkill and it never drew that well in the first place. The downside here is do you really want Punk going 0-5 in big matches? Punk is also reportedly off of Extreme Rules but that could always change. Yet of everyone available Punk is the safest while the company grooms someone else for the big spot in the summer.

Antonio Cesaro – Call me crazy but I have a strong feeling that Cesaro is up for this spot. Being off WrestleMania isn’t always a bad thing. If the end result is Cesaro losing on Mania, he was better off staying home. Quite honestly being off of Mania could actually play into this storyline. You want someone new, someone fresh, and a unique matchup for Cena, it doesn’t get much better to me than Antonio Cesaro.

Mark Henry – Henry and Cena haven’t had a feud in awhile and of every heel on WrestleMania 29, Henry came out of it with a boost. He beat Ryback who was at one time the top contender for the title. Other than Ryback turning heel, the only other reason to put Henry over would be to get him ready for Cena. It’s a somewhat new match, although they have wrestled dozens of times. I could easily see them doing some angles with Henry laying Cena out, Cena acting scared, and creating some buzz around a potential Extreme Rules match. It isn’t the best answer but of everyone available I think he makes the most sense.

Fandango –
Do I think the kid is ready? He isn’t ready but he did get a win over a former champion at WrestleMania, and JBL played it off like it was the biggest upset of all time. Vince McMahon reportedly loves Fandango and his character so it wouldn’t surprise me at all to see him get the spot. WWE Creative love to shake things up post-WrestleMania and while I have no interest in seeing the match, a Cena vs. Fandango program would be one of the fresher choices they could go with.

Batista – Batista? What am I talking about? There were several reports recently that the WWE are interested in bringing back Big Dave. Could they do the same thing they did last year and shoot him immediately into an angle with Cena like they did with Brock Lesnar after WrestleMania 28? Logically, it would make sense to have these two pick up right where they left off a few years back. I think the odds of this are very slim but I thought I’d throw it out there since his name has been mentioned quite a bit in the rumor mill lately.

Update: Looks like Ryback will get the shot.

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WWE Wrestler of the Week: March 22nd-28th, 2013

March 29, 2013 By: Category: WWE | Pro Wrestling

WWE Wrestler of the Week is back with three superstars earning a 2-0 record for the final full week of March 2013. As much as I hate having ties and recognizing more than one superstar, we have to give credit to these superstars for going undefeated for the week.

Interestingly, Kane is one of the superstars who went 2-0 this week, but his tag team partner Daniel Bryan did not. Team Hell No had another victory over the Prime Time Players on the March 25th edition of Raw. If I had a nickel for every time we saw this match with the same outcome, I swear I’d have at least fifty cents. WWE either needs to introduce new heel tag teams or just use the ones they have more often. In any case, while Bryan’s week was done at this point, Kane’s was not. The Big Red Machine would score a victory over United States Champion Antonio Cesaro on Main Event. Cesaro should not be losing this much, especially to someone like Kane. Then again, this argument can be made for a lot of superstars like Dolph Ziggler and Wade Barrett.

Another WWE superstar with a 2-0 record this week was the World’s Strongest Man Mark Henry. He definitely holds the record for being discussed the most in the WWE Wrestler of the Week series. If you look at records since his return, no one has a better winning percentage than Mark Henry. This week was not any different. After defeating Zack Ryder quickly on Smackdown, Henry was victorious over the Usos in a handicap match on Raw. Henry continues to prepare for his upcoming match with Ryback, who was also victorious in a handicap match on Raw.

The final WWE superstar who went 2-0 this week, and the most surprising member of this group was The Miz. The Awesome Superstar has not been particularly successful since turning babyface, but this week was certainly a good one for Miz. On Smackdown, The Miz defeated United States Champion Antonio Cesaro. The Miz used the figure four-leg lock to secure the win over Cesaro. The United States Champion had an awful week this week, despite defeating Alberto Del Rio by count out on Raw. Regardless, while the win didn’t make complete sense, Miz scored his first victory over a champion for the week. He also defeated Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett on Raw. Miz and Barrett will square off for the title at WreslteMania 29. With two wins over the two midcard champions this week, could this be a sign that the Miz will win?

While Antonio Cesaro certainly didn’t have a great week, Kane, Mark Henry and The Miz all did. Each one has a scheduled match at WrestleMania 29 with Kane and Miz involved in championship contests. While Miz will try to reclaim the Intercontinental title in his match against Barrett, Kane will join his partner Daniel Bryan against the team of Dolph Ziggler and Big E Langston.

Who do you think deserves WWE Wrestler of the Week the most? If I could only choose one I would go with the Miz. This is due to the fact that he hasn’t been winning lately and he scored victories over two champions this week.

Thanks for reading and be sure to check out Camel Clutch Blog each and every Friday for a new (unless Mark Henry keeps winning) WWE Wrestler of the Week!

Seth M. Guttenplan is a WWE Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report and host of OH YOU DIDN’T KNOW!? PWPRadio’s weekly radio show covering all wrestling news and rumors. To read more from Seth follow him on twitter (@sethgutt) and check out guttwrenchpowerblog.com. You can also like GWP on Facebook here.

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What’s In A Pro Wrestling Name?

March 29, 2013 By: Category: WWE | Pro Wrestling

What’s in a pro wrestling name? That’s a question that gets asked every time an independent favorite gets put through the wringer, deloused of all his/her trappings, and given a new appellation by the NXT Name Generator. It happened with Antonio Cesaro, Kassius Ohno, Luke Harper, Adrian Neville, and now, the process turned El Generico into Sammy Sane. Most of these names have left fans a bit underwhelmed.

The same could be said for the crop of names in WWE as we speak right now. Dolph Ziggler? Evan Bourne? Kofi Kingston? They’re fine after they’ve been beaten into your head, but none of them really scream old school wrestling. Obviously, there’s some subjectivity here. Some of those names are quite fetching for someone in the wrestling industry. Cesaro, for instance, sounds like the kind of dude who belongs in wrestling from Europe.

Maybe it’s the old school fan in me, but I’ve always dug the aesthetic of names from the ’80s and early ’90s, pre-gimmick age. Yeah, nostalgia is a dangerous drug and all, but listening to Episode 37 of the Wrestling Culture podcast made a good point. Wrestling used to have awesome names like Crusher Blackwell, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Superstar Graham, Andre the Giant, and even Mongo McMichael (great name, awful wrestler). The real charm of these names wasn’t in the first name/surname combination. That’s a crapshoot. There isn’t a whole lot of difference between, say, Rick Martel and Daniel Bryan.

But I can’t help but wonder how much more memorable some of these guys today would be if they had nicknames or ostentatious first names that really weren’t first names as much as they were descriptors. Wade Barrett is nice, but what if he were named Knuckles Barrett? I mean, it all begins with the presentation, right? It would be nice if the guy actually styled himself in the ring like a bare knuckles brawler too, but that’s a whole other post. What if they emphasized a nickname like “Show Off” for Dolph Ziggler? Instead of just saying he steals the show, or instead of making those two words as a one-off catchphrase, why not announce him as “Show Off” Dolph Ziggler?

There’s evidence that it works, both in wrestling and in other fields similar to it. Brodus Clay, for example, is a very kid-friendly wrestler, and a lot of that has to do with his presentation and nickname, the “Funkasaurus.” That’s not the only thing that endears him to young’uns, but it’s a good entree. The other examples can be found for more mature audiences in MMA. While in most cases, it’s inadvisable to compare the two, a lot of the presentation elements are the same. MMA promoters and fighters, within UFC in particular, have taken a lot of cues from pro wrestling in how to promote and present. It’s no surprise that nicknames are such parts of fighters’ personae. Rampage Jackson, Shogun Rua, Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, and Jon “Bones” Jones are all examples of guys who give off larger than life auras due to the extra pomp around their names.

It wouldn’t be a panacea for what “ails” wrestling (although I think that a lot of the bluster around what’s wrong with wrestling is just that, bluster), but I think it might make the guys in the ring actually feel more important, more memorable. Nicknames can do a lot for wrestlers, even ones processed by the dreaded NXT Name Generator.

Tom Holzerman is a lifelong wrestling fan and connoisseur of all things Chikara Pro, among other feds. When he’s not writing for the Camel Clutch Blog, you can find him on his own blog, The Wrestling Blog.

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WWE Wrestler of the Week: March 8th-14th, 2013

March 15, 2013 By: Category: WWE | Pro Wrestling

Welcome back to another edition of WWE Wrestler of the Week! This week we have two superstars who were undefeated with a 2-0 record. Thus, this week both superstars earn the right to be called WWE Wrestler of the Week. These superstars have been seeing a lot of each other recently, but have yet to square off in a match. Ideally, Ryback and Mark Henry will meet at WrestleMania 29 after a dominant week for both wrestlers.

Before discussing Ryback and Henry, an honorable mention goes to WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio who went 2-1 this week. After defeating Dolph Ziggler and Antonio Cesaro on SmackDown and Raw respectively, Del Rio lost to Big Show on Main Event thanks to Jack Swagger. At the conclusion of the match, Swagger interfered and caused Del Rio to get counted out and thus ruined his near perfect record this week.

Ryback began the week with a victory over Team Rhodes Scholars member Damien Sandow. The Big Hungry has been on a tear since moving away from feuding with The Shield. Sandow, on the other hand, has been on quite the losing streak. With Team Rhodes Scholars back together, there’s little reason to believe Sandow would win a singles match against Ryback.

On the March 11th edition of Raw, Ryback continued his dominance against 3MB member Heath Slater. The three man band group always seems to get into these kinds of situations. The most interesting situation came after the match when Mark Henry entered the ring. Henry and Ryback exchanged finishers on Drew McIntyre in a very entertaining terror contest.

Mark Henry though began his week on SmackDown with a victory over Yoshi Tatsu. You’d have to be crazy to even consider the idea of Tatsu winning. We haven’t seen him on WWE TV in months, maybe even years. Henry has been unbeatable since his return, except for a loss at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. He continued his streak against Kofi Kingston on the March 11th edition of Raw. Kingston has been seen regularly on WWE TV, but since losing the Intercontinental title to Wade Barrett, Kingston has been very unsuccessful.

The past few weeks Ryback and Mark Henry have had stare downs between their matches that should ultimately lead to a match at WrestleMania. They are supposedly having a match on the March 15th edition of SmackDown, but I believe this match will end in a no contest.

Whether or not the fact that Ryback and Henry were the only undefeated superstars this week is a coincidence, it was noticed. After Ryback and Big Show’s WrestleMania match was scratched, WWE decided to build towards Mark Henry instead. This will prove to be a great decision. Big Show is not as impressive being a monster heel like Henry is and this feud will be between the monster heel of WWE and the monster babyface.

What do you think of this week’s WWE Wrestler of the Week? Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.

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Seth M. Guttenplan is a WWE Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report and host of OH YOU DIDN’T KNOW!? PWPRadio’s weekly radio show covering all wrestling news and rumors. To read more from Seth follow him on twitter (@sethgutt) and check out guttwrenchpowerblog.com. You can also like GWP on Facebook here.

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WWE WrestleMania 29 Card Predictions (March 2013): Inside The Wheelhouse

March 14, 2013 By: Category: WWE | Pro Wrestling

I started this blog series back in December, just before the holidays, as the WrestleMania 29 season was just starting to heat up. Fortunately for me I was able to correctly pick at least three of the matches from that original blog (Punk/Taker, Rock/Cena & Lesnar/HHH) and potentially one more (Jericho/Ziggler) before it’s all done. This is the final go around for this blog series as WrestleMania 29 is weeks away and I thought I’d finalize any more predictions I may have:

Confirmed WrestleMania 29 matches:

The Rock (c) vs. John Cena (For the WWE Championship) – Predicted in December blog

Predicted this back in December yet it caught some fans by “surprise” because last year the company hyped their WrestleMania 28 match as “once in a lifetime.” They also hyped Triple H vs. The Undertaker “the end of an era” match yet the “Attitude era” ended in 2002. If you read my blog last week you know how I feel about all the complaining…just stop it and enjoy the match/build up.

Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Jack Swagger (For the World Heavyweight Championship) – never predicted

Never saw this one coming; if there is any fan that did then you need to start working with the WWE creative team.

CM Punk vs. The Undertaker – Predicted in December blog

This match became official at the start of March and as I expected The Undertaker is “good to go” for WrestleMania. I think there is a lot of intrigue with this match as it could be the time that Undertaker finally loses a WrestleMania match. Don’t count Punk out and think it’ll just be a “normal” Undertaker match at WrestleMania just yet.

Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H – Predicted in December blog

I’m very happy to see this match become official for WrestleMania 29. Both of these guys have had a great feud in the last year and will put on a very physical match at WrestleMania. Amazing how it has gone “under the radar” with most fans in social media when compared to The Rock/Cena and Punk/Taker reactions. This could very well steal the show on WrestleMania Sunday.

Predictions from December, January & February:

Chris Jericho vs. Dolph Ziggler – Predicted in December

I think it’s only a matter of time that this match becomes official for WrestleMania now that Jericho is back for the “WrestleMania final stretch.” I look for this match to be the “wrestling fan’s match” at WrestleMania this year.

Rey Mysterio vs. Sin Cara

There’s no way this match is happening now with Mysterio’s injury which is a shame as they were clearly building towards something this past Fall. Amazing how these two stars have taken fallen out of a flavor in the WWE.

Team Hell No (c) vs. The Primetime Players (For the WWE Tag Team Championship)

Officially chalk this one up as not happening anymore. Sad because I felt like the WWE Tag Team titles should’ve been defended after having such a big year as a “Division” once again.

Antonio Cesaro (c) vs. The Miz (For the WWE United States Championship) – Predicted in January

This match still has a chance I hope the WWE goes through with it. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the “pre-show” match leading into WrestleMania 29 this year. This has been one of the “underrated” feuds that I have really enjoyed on WWE TV lately.

Wade Barrett (c) vs. Sheamus (For the WWE Intercontinental Championship)

Sorry Wade Barrett, you’ve had a great year but this match definitely isn’t happening at WrestleMania.

Ryback vs. The Shield (Gauntlet match)

For some strange reason the WWE creative team has quietly removed Ryback from a feud with The Shield that made him look to be very weak in the process. It’s very strange that these two paths are ending at WrestleMania 29.

Randy Orton vs. The Big Show

Not happening either as it looks like instead of going one-on-one they may actually be teaming up together.

Daniel Bryan vs. Kane – Predicted in February

I’d rather see these two in a Tag Team match but if the WWE is going to put them on the card it appears it’ll be in the one-on-one capacity.

New Predictions for March 2013:

Ryback vs. Mark Henry

The WWE wants to have some sort of “beast” match with Ryback as the rumor months ago was The Big Show and now it appears it’ll be Mark Henry. Should this match happen and it likely appears that way, don’t expect a “match technician’s type of wrestling match.” This will be nothing more then pure strength vs. pure strength and could have the “WrestleMania moment” I have been teasing in these blogs the last four months.

Sheamus, Randy Orton and The Big Show vs. The Shield

[ad 1[We all knew The Shield was going to have a match at WrestleMania 29 but I think the feeling was it would happen in some way against Ryback. That isn’t the case as that feud has quietly disappeared all of a sudden and now the WWE looks to be focused on making The Big Show a face in this scenario again. Somewhere a joke is being made that The Big Show now leads Kane in heel-to-face or face-to-heel turns in a period of time. None the less it gets six great superstars on the card and I look forward to it being a fun match on April 7th…should it happen of course.

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