Double Dose Divas - Maryse

This series shows off the two of best photos of a WWE Diva.
(Well the ones with their clothes on anyway)

Today we take a closer look at Maryse.

This one is sweet:


I'm not usually fond of my my favourite divas being wished well in their future endevours but after seeing her in this white bikini I'd be glad to see the back of Maryse:

WWE: TXT

So who did send THAT text message to Kevin Nash?
What motive would somebody have to ask Nash to attack the world champion?
Here are a list of the usual suspects:

Stephanie
The most obvious choice as she could easily get her hands on HHH’s phone (maybe that’s what Punk meant when he said that he didn’t know where her hand had been). She also has a couple of motives, either she wants WWE for herself, would prefer that her Dad was back in charge or maybe even wishes that Trips was back at home with her and the kids rather than morphing into his father in-law.
It was also heavily implied that she was involved in the stage collapsing on Vince a few years ago.
However as she’s suddenly started appearing on TV again she’s probably a red herring.


Shane O’Mac
It’s one of the oldest stories there is: the prodigal son returns.
Poor Shane thought that running WWE was his birthright but he was forced out the company that should have been his and has to watch his brother in-law run the business. He may even see HHH as somebody who is just using his sister or think that his sister has turned against him.

Vince
It was me Punk! It was me all along!
Sure it would be stupid but the guy loved his job and could do anything to get it back.


Alberto Del Rio (or Ricardo)
He’s the one who benefited most from Nash’s action so may have planned the whole situation so the conditions were right for a MitB cash-in.


John Laurinaitis
Both Cena and Punk have disrespected Laurinaitis and HHH has let in go unpunished. He could be trying to exact revenge against any of them or may still be loyal to Vince McMahon.
There also has to be reason for him becoming an on-screen character.


Sean Waltman or Scott Hall
Either of them could be helping HHH or feel betrayed that he has left them behind; of course they are only included here due to their part in the kliq. They also wouldn’t be very fond of a straight-edge champion.

HBK
See above.
He was also a degenerate with HHH fighting against the system so may feel disappointed that HHH has “sold-out, that’s probably reaching a bit though.



HHH
Surely that’s too obvious but this is WWE.

The Raw GM
Since HHH took over this poor person has been sidelined, they have felt disrespected by Punk in the past so may have made a statement to show that they’re still in charge. It’s also likely that the GM is one of the people on this list.
Finally they're able to keep their IP address hidden so are probably the only person on the list proficient enough at using technology to make the text appear that it came from HHH without needing direct access to his phone.

Everybody Hates Heath Slater

Is Heath Slater the best heel in WWE today or do people just want him off TV?



Personally I think Slater is the ideal heel due to his obnoxious nature, ginger hair, Nexus ties and one-man rock band gimmick.
Unlike many recent bad guys (not Razor Ramon) he has no redeeming features so is unlikely to get cheered, this helps any face he’s put against as does Slaters’s amazing ability to sell convincingly.

Most importantly of all he’s somebody I want to see beaten as opposed to a heel that I want to cheer for or somebody I want to get off TV.

The hate he generates is amazing, the fans at the recent MitB PPV booed loudly whenever it looked like Slater might win.
Just listen to the fan in this infamous video shout “I hate you Heath Slater!”.



This guy hates poor Heath so much that he wrote a song about it.




So do you hate Heath Slater or are you like the maker of these t-shirts and just think “Slaters gonna slate”?


http://shop.cafepress.co.uk/slaters-gonna-slate

Wrestling: Serious Business

For something that's usually so bright, colourful and often ridiculous wrestling sure does like to get serious from time to time, here are some of the best and worst examples:

Best

Serious Jericho
When you reach beloved veteran status it’s tough to get heel heat. Jericho put some serious thought into the problem and came up with serious Jericho. Gone was charismatic rock-star with long flowing locks and endless array catchphrases. He was replaced with a serious, short-haired character that wore a suit and talked in a monotone voice. It was a huge success and Jericho went on to have a memorable feud with Shawn Michaels.

If I could be serious for a moment
Lance Storm liked to be serious, he wasn’t one for joking around, he was the ultimate straight man. It was therefore natural that he would start every promo with “If I could be serious for a moment”. It created a nice contrast between him and wrestling’s more colourful personalities.


Of course they weren't always serious, once upon a time those two looked like this:


Are you serious Bro?
That's probably what you’re thinking reading this blog but this is actually one of Zack Ryder’s many catchphrases, anything he doesn’t like is met with the question “are you serious bro?”. This phrase has entered the everyday lexicon of many wrestling fans.



And the worst

The serious commentary voice
When Owen Hart died the commentators adopted a serious hushed voice so people knew that it wasn’t a part of the show. Unfortunately it is now used for any old injury angle and was even used when John Cena lost his title.

SRS Swagger
Ah Jack Swagger, the guy who always wore a goofy grin until he won the world title, at that moment every bit of joy and emotion seeped out of his body. He even decided to copy Chris Jericho and wear a suit. This contributed to a terrible title run that his career still hasn’t fully recovered from. If only he had his eagle things may have been different.

A Bluffer’s Guide To…. HHH

Are you confused as to why many people online dislike HHH despite him getting huge ovations in every arena around the world? If so read on…

What does HHH stand for anyway?
Hunter Hurst Helmsley, he once played a rich blue-blooded aristocrat, then a degenerate, now he’s a rich corporate manager, it’s funny how these things work out.

The Kliq/Clique
HHH was a part of a clique with Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman (X-pac), this group had a lot of political influence backstage that they used to get to the top and to make sure they stayed there.


Marriage
For a long time the worst kept secret in wrestling was that HHH was married to Stephanie McMahon, many people see their marrigage as a politicial move by HHH. Even more sensible people would agree that it has benefited Hunter’s career.



Reign of terror
From 2002 until 2005 HHH spent a lot of time being world champion; many argue that this was at the expense of more deserving wrestlers. Others would say that RVD wasn’t ready to be champion especially as when he did win the belt he was caught with cannabis, Scott Steiner was in no shape to take the gold and he did drop the title to Goldberg. It’s also said that he needed to booked strongly in order to legitimise a new world championship.


Buries people/never puts anybody over
Some say that he buries people, this means that he makes others look bad while he’s beating them (which is different to the traditional use of the word but that’s another story). An example of this would be always beating Chris Jericho and pedigreed London and Kendrick for no good reason after they had just helped him
Others point to Orton, Goldberg, Batista, Cena, Benoit and even Ric Flair as examples of him doing his best to make opponents look good.

Other
Some even say he’s overated in the ring and that he’s praised far too much when compared to other wrestlers. He also has a very large nose.

However many more would say that he’s a great a wrestler who fully deserves all of his success.
Even some his detractors would say that he’s a good wrestler and could do a good job behind the scenes pointing to him signing Sin Cara and Kharma and his love of old-school wrestling.

Wrestling's Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs Bret Hart (Blu-Ray)

Silvervision have posted the content for the new Shaw Michaels vs Bret Hart Blu-ray.



Disc 1:

San Antonio vs. Calgary

The Rockers vs. The Hart Foundation

Heartbreak Kid vs.The Hit Man

Intercontinental Champion vs. WWE Champion

Showstopper vs. Excellence of Execution

Progressive vs. Traditional

Fantasy vs. Reality

Respect vs. Trust

Redemption vs. Reconciliation

Hope vs. Peace

The Rockers vs. The Hart Foundation
Madison Square Garden – 25th November, 1989

Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
Wrestling Challenge – 10th February, 1990

The Rockers vs. The Hart Foundation
Tokyo Dome – 30th March, 1991

Ladder Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
Portland, Oregon– 21st July, 1992

Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
Syracuse, New York– 29th April, 1992

WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
Survivor Series – 25th November, 1992

Steel Cage Match
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
Utica, New York – 1st December, 1993



Disc 2:

Iron Man Match for the WWE Championship
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
WrestleMania 12 – 31st March, 1996

WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Bret Hart’s Induction
Chicago, Illinois – 1st April, 2006

Bret Hart Returns to Raw
Raw – 4th January, 2010

WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Shawn Michaels’ Induction
Atlanta, Georgia – 2nd April, 2011

Blu-ray Exclusive Moments

Vince McMahon Interviews Shawn Michaels & Bret Hart
Raw – 3rd February, 1997

Bret Hart Promo In Ring
Raw – 12th May, 1997

Hart Foundation Promo In Ring
Raw – 19th May, 1997

WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels
Survivor Series – 9th November , 1997

Blu-ray Exclusive Special Features

The First WWE Ladder Match
SummerSlam 1992
Winning the WWE Championship for the First Time
Bret’s WCW Regrets
Cameras Rolling Between Takes

WWF Hasbro Sound Module

This sound module was a UK exclusive that came with Hasbo’s WWF wrestling rings. They offered eight different sound effects to enhance your matches. Some of these were pretty poor, the slams like noises were terrible and you could barely make out the one…two…three. As a result nobody I knew regularly replaced the battery in it especially as it got in the way; on TV the brawls outside the ring never had a big sound module to slam opponents into (at the time anyway).

However it was still an excellent extra to own, hitting “1,2,3!” ringing the bell and having a poor man’s Howard Finkel say The winner” was a nice ritual to end your match.
I was also piping in crowd cheers long before Goldberg chants and the seagull pop, it would have been better if one of the slams was replaced by booing (these days I’d like hasBRO to include a “you know it” button to go with the "Woo"s).

So overall it was fun bonus but was definitely a jobber compared with the main-event.