Disclaimer - Only gamble if it's legal for you to do so and your wife doesn't mind you losing the kids college fund. These are novelty predictions for novelty bets, I take no responsibility if you lose as a result of following my sage advice. All odds subject to change.
So what would have happened if you followed last months guide? You'd have cleaned up by only backing Big Johnny, another victory for people power!
This is one of the most unpredictable shows in some time so bet with caution
John Cena 4/6 vs The Big Show 11/10
It seems built for a Cena victory but I'm not so sure.
Remember when cage matches were supposed to stop outside interference? Well that's not the case these days and the stipulations make it near certain that Big Johnny will interfere, maybe Vince too.
If Big Johnny loses he's fired which causes a dilemma, will WWE really get rid of him at this point or will they wait to a bigger occasion like the 1000th episode or Summerslam? There was a news story of questionable credibility claiming that suggesting an upcoming change of job title for Johnny so he may lose but effectively retain his position.
Sheamus 1/3 vs Dolph Ziggler 2/1
Surely Sheamus has to win as Dolph is a last minute addition to the feud?
However many top stars are injured or suspended so it may be the prefect time to give Dolph a chance. Especially if he wins with the help of Mason Ryan. Whatever happens I think it result in a change or Direction for Ziggler
Christian 4/6 vs Cody Rhodes11/10
Without having seen Smackdown I'll say Christian is more likely to emerge victorious.
Layla 8/11 vs Beth Phoenix Evens
They won't take the belt of Layla already will they?
CM Punk 9/11 vs Daniel Bryan 2/1 vs Kane 7/2
This one is perhaps the most unpredictable as it will probably all comes down to AJ's actions.
I think Daniel Bryan and AJ are secretly back together and Bryan is using AJ to get under Kane and Punk's skin, I expect AJ will make Kane show some humanity, cause the distraction and somehow enable Daniel Bryan to win.
Surely Punk is coming to the end of his impressive reign as he's running out of opponents but will he drop the title now or at Summerslam?
Conclusion: It's a tricky one, it may even be worth sitting this one out. However I'd say do a number of small doubles using Sheamus as your banker. Maybe Sheamus and Bryan, Sheamus and Big Show and Sheamus, Christian and Layla.
Just hope that Sheamus wins!
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Friday, 15 June 2012
Sunday, 4 September 2011
Vince McMahon - The Great Dictator?
Many people accuse Vince McMahon of being out of touch and behind the times but I think he is stuck in 1984.
Not so much the year but the book, it's almost as if Vince has adopted many of the tactics that "The Party" used to create his own totalitarian dictatorship.
Don't believe me? Then read on to see the similarities in tactics:
Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
Vince understands this better than anybody else in the industry so he wisely purchased as many tape libraries as he could get a hold of, this will likely continue when any major company goes out of business (ie Roh or TNA).
This also allows him to create any legend he wants, he can underplay Hulk Hogan and Bruno Sammartino's contribution to his company while making the Rock seem like the biggest star of all time to help sell his Wrestlemania match with John Cena. He's also pretended that that HHH and The Undertaker had never met at Wrestlemania and claimed that Snitsky was undefeated.
Unperson
Vince therefore has the power to make many former stars an "Unperson" by erasing them from history, the most obvious example of this is removing all references to Chris Benoit.
Merely mentioning such people's name is considered a thoughtcrime and won't be tolerated by WWE, that's why there was genuine shock when CM Punk mentioned Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman on air.
Create an external threat/Perpetual War
In 1984 the world is in a state of perpetual war, these external threats make people more loyal to the party and also makes them accept a lower standard of living.
Vinve realised this is another valuable tactic, by using WCW, the PTC (RTC), the brand-split, the NWO or Nexus as an external threat he is able to make customers loyal to WWE and make them forgive any issues with his programming.
Newspeak
“Beautiful thing, the destruction of words. ”
Newspeak is based on English but has a greatly reduced vocabulary. The Party aims to make any alternative thinking impossible by removing any words or possible constructs which describe such ideas ideas of freedom, rebellion and so on.
Vince realises that this is a valuable tactic and has set about creating a list of approved WWE words.
One of the first things to go was the commentators calling the names of moves, people can't say they preferred it when there were more t-bone suplexes or texas colverleafs if they don't know what they're called. As a result commentators now just tell the story and bicker amongst themselves, when they have to comment on the in-ring action they use terms like "modified slam/submission/suplex" or Vince's old favourite "What a maneuver!".
He also likes replaces industry staples with his own versions, so wrestling becomes sports entertainment, the crowd/fans become the "WWE universe and championships can't be refered to as belts.
Turning Children against their parents
The Party has a Hitler youth style movement that attempts to break the bond between parent and child, maybe WWE are trying the first stages of this with John Cena, just listen as the kids chant "Let's go Cena" and the adults respond with "Cena Sucks". OK that one is stretching it a bit.
Ministry ofDarkness Love
This is where the party torture, brainwash and re-educate anybody that opposes their doctrine.
WWE don't have an exact replica of this but do like to send new superstars to FCW to be re-educated in the WWE style. They also tend to dislike outsiders and rarely fully get behind somebody that was made famous by another organisation (see the invasion). They also torture outsiders and dissidents with bad gimmicks, losing streaks or by making them look stupid.
Not so much the year but the book, it's almost as if Vince has adopted many of the tactics that "The Party" used to create his own totalitarian dictatorship.
Don't believe me? Then read on to see the similarities in tactics:
Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
Vince understands this better than anybody else in the industry so he wisely purchased as many tape libraries as he could get a hold of, this will likely continue when any major company goes out of business (ie Roh or TNA).
Unperson
Vince therefore has the power to make many former stars an "Unperson" by erasing them from history, the most obvious example of this is removing all references to Chris Benoit.
Merely mentioning such people's name is considered a thoughtcrime and won't be tolerated by WWE, that's why there was genuine shock when CM Punk mentioned Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman on air.
Create an external threat/Perpetual War
Vinve realised this is another valuable tactic, by using WCW, the PTC (RTC), the brand-split, the NWO or Nexus as an external threat he is able to make customers loyal to WWE and make them forgive any issues with his programming.
Newspeak
“Beautiful thing, the destruction of words. ”
Newspeak is based on English but has a greatly reduced vocabulary. The Party aims to make any alternative thinking impossible by removing any words or possible constructs which describe such ideas ideas of freedom, rebellion and so on.
Vince realises that this is a valuable tactic and has set about creating a list of approved WWE words.
One of the first things to go was the commentators calling the names of moves, people can't say they preferred it when there were more t-bone suplexes or texas colverleafs if they don't know what they're called. As a result commentators now just tell the story and bicker amongst themselves, when they have to comment on the in-ring action they use terms like "modified slam/submission/suplex" or Vince's old favourite "What a maneuver!".
He also likes replaces industry staples with his own versions, so wrestling becomes sports entertainment, the crowd/fans become the "WWE universe and championships can't be refered to as belts.
Turning Children against their parents
The Party has a Hitler youth style movement that attempts to break the bond between parent and child, maybe WWE are trying the first stages of this with John Cena, just listen as the kids chant "Let's go Cena" and the adults respond with "Cena Sucks". OK that one is stretching it a bit.
Ministry of
This is where the party torture, brainwash and re-educate anybody that opposes their doctrine.
WWE don't have an exact replica of this but do like to send new superstars to FCW to be re-educated in the WWE style. They also tend to dislike outsiders and rarely fully get behind somebody that was made famous by another organisation (see the invasion). They also torture outsiders and dissidents with bad gimmicks, losing streaks or by making them look stupid.
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