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GEWHC V: World Wresting Association

Rick Wall — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21:29 +0000

All credit should go to Wrestling-Titles.com

World Wrestling Association Los Angeles

Edouard Carpentier
57/06/14 Chicago, IL
Defeats the NWA world champion Thesz by DQ when Thesz cannot continue due to a back injury; NWA later withdraws recognition from Carpentier and continues to recognize Thesz as champion; Carpentier is recognized in Los Angeles by WWA as the world champion as of 59/07.

Fred Blassie
61/06/12 Los Angeles, CA
Wins when doctor rules Carpentier is unable to continue in 3rd fall.

Rikidozan
62/03/28 Los Angeles, CA

Fred Blassie [2]
62/07/25 Los Angeles, CA
Wins on cuts.

The Destroyer
62/07/27 San Diego, CA

Fred Blassie [3]
63/05/10 Los Angeles, CA

Bearcat Wright
63/08/23 Los Angeles, CA
Wins by countout.

Edouard Carpentier [2]
63/12/16 Indio, CA
Wins by forfeit after Wright no-shows scheduled defence.

Fred Blassie [4]
64/01/30 Los Angeles, CA

Dick the Bruiser
64/04/22 Los Angeles, CA

The Destroyer [2]
64/07/22 Los Angeles, CA

Bob Ellis
64/09/10 Los Angeles, CA

The Destroyer [3]
64/11/13 San Diego, CA
Loses to Toyonobori on 64/12/04 in Tokyo, JPN but returns to California as champion.

Pedro Morales
65/03/12 Los Angeles, CA

Luke Graham
65/07/23 Los Angeles, CA
Also defeats Toyonobori on 65/09/20 in Los Angeles, CA for the title he won from the Destroyer.

Pedro Morales [2]
65/10/17 Los Angeles, CA

Buddy Austin
66/08/05 Los Angeles, CA

Bobo Brazil
66/09/02 Los Angeles, CA
Wins on cuts.

Buddy Austin [2]
66/09/16 Los Angeles, CA

Lou Thesz
66/10/14 Los Angeles, CA

Mark Lewin
66/10/28 Los Angeles, CA

KIM Il (Kintaro Ohki)
67/04/29 Seoul, KOR
Or 67/05/09 as listed on "Wrestling Title Histories".

Mike DiBiase
67/07/28 Los Angeles, CA

Buddy Austin [3]
67/08/25 Los Angeles, CA

Bobo Brazil [2]
68/01/12 Los Angeles, CA
Title retired on 68/10/01 when WWA joins NWA and recognizes Gene Kiniski as world champion; Kiniski and Brazil wrestle to a draw on 68/12/18 in Los Angeles, CA.
• NWA World Heavyweight Title is recognized in Southern California until the promotion closes in 82/12.

World Wrestling Association Indianapolis

Dick the Bruiser 64/04/22 Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Fred Blassie for the WWA World Heavyweight title; starts own promotion in Indiana; held up after a match in which the Bruiser is disqualifed against Johnny Valentine on 65/03/12 in Indianapolis, IN.

Dick the Bruiser [2] 65/04/10 Indianapolis, IN
Defeats Johnny Valentine in rematch.

Gene Kiniski 65/08/21 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [3] 65/12/25 Indianapolis, IN
Loses a unification match against AWA champion Mad Dog Vachon on 66/03/26 in Chicago, IL but continues to be recognized in Indianapolis and other WWA towns (WWA started working with AWA and AWA titles are recognized in Chciago thereafter).

Mitsu Arakawa 66/10/08 Indianapolis, IN

Wilbur Snyder 67/09/30 Indianapolis, IN

Blackjack Lanza 67/12/27 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [4] 69/08/29 Indianapolis, IN

Baron Von Raschke 70/03/07 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [5] 71/10/14 Indianapolis, IN

Repeated on 71/10/21 in Detroit, MI.

Baron Von Raschke [2] 71/11/26 Detroit, MI
Repeated in Indianapolis, IN on 71/11/29; Dick the Bruiser defeats Raschke in a death match on 72/03/18 in Detroit, MI but is stripped in 72/04 with the match having no falls.

Billy Red Cloud 72/03/21 Indianapolis, IN
Raschke continues to be billed as champion in Elkhart, IN where he loses to Art Thomas on 72/03/25; Thomas also recognized as champion in Detroit; the Detroit version is held-up after a match between Thomas and Baron Von Raschke on 72/05/20 in Detroit, MI.

Baron Von Raschke [3] 72/06/02 Indianapolis, IN
Defeats Red Cloud for the recognition in Indianapolis; also defeats Art Thomas for the held-up Detroit version on 72/06/03 in Detroit, MI.

Bob Ellis 73/03/31 Indianapolis, IN
Repeated in Detroi, MI on 73/05/12.

Jimmy Valiant * 74 Detroit, MI

Bob Ellis * 74 Detroit, MI

Ox Baker 74/08/10 Indianapolis, IN

Pepper Gomez 75/11/29 Indianapolis, IN

Masked Stranger (Guy Mitchell) 76/05/01 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [6] 77/03/05 Indianapolis, IN
Title held up on 77/04/30 after a match against Ivan Koloff.

Ivan Koloff 77/06/18 Indianapolis, IN
Wins rematch; title held up on 77/11/12 after a match against Dick the Bruiser.

Dick the Bruiser [7] 77/12/26 Indianapolis, IN
Wins rematch; title held up on 79/04/28 after a match against King Kong Brody (Bruiser Brody).

Dick the Bruiser [8] 79/06/09 Indianapolis, IN
Wins rematch.

King Kong Brody (Bruiser Brody) 79/08/04 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [9] 80/05/31 Indianapolis, IN

Ernie Ladd 80/11/01 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [10] 80/11/29 Indianapolis, IN

Johnny Valiant 81/04/04 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [11] 81/04

Johnny Valiant [2] 81/04/25 Indianapolis, IN

Bobo Brazil 81/07/24 Bartonville, IL

Blackjack Mulligan 81/10/11 Indianapolis, IN

Bobo Brazil [2] 81/11 Knoxville, TN *
Title held up on 82/02/13 after a match against Harley Race where Race pins Brazil after using an illegal piledriver.

Harley Race 82/04/24 Indianapolis, IN
Defeats Brazil in rematch; Brazil continues to defend in smaller towns; vacant in 82/07 when the working agreement between WWA and CWA ends.

Dick the Bruiser [12] 83/01
Awarded.

Bobby Colt 83/06/25 Indianapolis, IN

Spike Huber 84/01/07 Indianapolis, IN

Stormy Granzig 84/07< Terre Haute, IN *

Greg Wojokowski 84/07 Indianapolis, IN

Dick the Bruiser [13] 85/01/29 Indianapolis, IN

Greg Wojokowski [2] 85/09<

Scott Rechsteiner (Scott Steiner) 86/08/14 Deaborn, MI

Greg Wojokowski [3] 87/05/03 Toledo, OH
Vacant in 88 upon retirement..

Golden Lion 89/04/16 Toledo, OH
Defeats Calypso Jim.

GEWHC IV: World Heavyweight championship (Los Angeles, Maryland, Omaha)

Rick Wall — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49:29 +0000

Not much history is well known about these titles, again thanks to Wrestling-Titles for this exclusive knowledge.. So these titles, some of the history is unclear..

Los Angeles

Ed "Strangler" Lewis
31/04/14 Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Ed Don George for the World Title; loses American Wrestling Association World title to Henri Deglane by DQ on 31/05/04 in Montreal, QC but is still recognized as champion in California; also recognized in Illinois by defeating Wladek Zbyszko on 31/11/02 in Chicago, IL.

Jim Londos
32/05<
Has defeated Dick Shikat on 30/06/06 in Philadelphia, PA to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA as late as 33/04/12.

Jim Browning 33/05<
Has defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 33/02/20 in New York, NY to be recognized as world champion by the state athletic commissions of New York and Pennsylvania; recognized as champion in Los Angeles, CA after 33/05.

Jim Londos [2]
34/06/25 New York, NY
Suspended by the California Athletic Commission when Londos fails to appear for the scheduled title defense against Chielf Little Wolf on 35/02/27; recognition officially withdrawn in Los Angeles in 35/05 for failure to enter an international tournament.

Vincent Lopez 35/07/24 Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Man Mountain Dean in tournament final.

Dave Levin
36/08/19 Los Angeles, CA

Dean Detton
36/09/28 Philadelphia, PA

Bronko Nagurski
37/06/16 Minneapolis, MN

Jim Londos [3]
38/11/18 Philadelphia, PA
Vacant in 42/08<.

Rube Wright # 42/08/19 Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Swedish Angel in tournament final; promoted as a tournament to replace Jim Londos as World champion but the State Commission refuses to recognize Wright as World champion and recognizes him as California Heavyweight champion instead.

George Becker 46/09 Portland, OR
Defeats Babe Sharkey.

Enrique Torres
46/12/11 Los Angeles, CA

Baron Michele Leone
50/11/22 Los Angeles, CA

Lou Thesz
52/05/21 Los Angeles, CA
Unified with NWA World Heavyweight title.

Maryland

Bronko Nagurski 37/06/16 Minneapolis, MN
Defeats Dean Detton to win World Heavyweight Title; vacant in 37/10 when Nagurski does not sign to defend the title against Jim Londos in Maryland.

Jim Londos 37/10/04 Baltimore, MD

Golden Terror (Bob Weatherly) 39/02/14
Wins by forfeit when Londos no-show scheduled defense.

Jim Londos [2] 39/02/24
Fined $100 and reinstated as champion by the Maryland commission; wrestles Terror to a draw on 39/03/07 in Baltimore, MD; vacant in 44 when Londos does not wrestle in Maryland.

Babe Sharkey 44/03/14 Baltimore, MD
Defeats Ed "Strangler" Lewis.

Frank Sexton 46/01/29 Baltimore, MD
Recognition withdrawn/forgotten in 50.

Omaha

Edouard Carpentier 57/06/14 Chicago, IL
Wins NWA World Title when the champion Lou Thesz cannot continue due to a back injury; Carpentier withdraws his claim to the title when Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn leaves NWA; NWA voids all recognition of Carpentier as champion on 57/08/25 and returns it to Thesz; Carpentier continues to be recognized as World Champion in Omaha, NE, Boston, MA, and later in Los Angeles, CA.

Verne Gagne 58/08/09 Omaha, NE

Wilbur Snyder 58/11/15 Omaha, NE
Also for the recognition of the United States Title.

Dick the Bruiser 59

Wilbur Snyder [2] 59/07/25 Omaha, NE

Dr. X (Bill Miller) 59/10/03 Omaha, NE

Don Leo Jonathan 60/01/07 Omaha, NE

Bill Miller [2] 61/02/04 Omaha, NE

Don Leo Jonathan [2] 61/04/07 Omaha, NE
May be vacant or held up after a DQ loss against Bobo Brazil in 61/04 in Omaha, NE.

Don Leo Jonathan [3] 61/05/20 Omaha, NE
Defeats Bobo Brazil.

Verne Gagne [2] 61/09/16 Omaha, NE

Fritz Von Erich 62/07/31 Omaha, NE

Verne Gagne [3] 62/08/25 Omaha, NE

Crusher Lisowski 63/02/15 Omaha, NE
Wins AWA world title from Gagne on 63/07/09 in Minneapolis, MN.

Verne Gagne [4] 63/07/20 Minneapolis, MN
Wins both Omaha and AWA titles.

Fritz Von Erich [2] 63/07/27 Omaha, NE
Wins both Omaha and AWA titles.

Verne Gagne [5] 63/09/07 Omaha, NE
Has won AWA title from Von Erich on 63/08/08 in Amarillo, TX; unifies with AWA world heavyweight title on 63/09/07.

GEWHC III: Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title

Rick Wall — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:35:36 +0000

There were two championships, one in Kansas City and the other in Ohio.. All credit should go to Wrestling-Titles.com

Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title (Ohio)

John Pesek
31/03/26 Columbus, OH
Defeats Marin Plestina; defeats Joe Stecher on 32/01/01 in Columbus, OH and claims to be world champion; wins Kansas City version of world title by defeating Everett Marshall on 32/05/16 after their first match ended with a no contest on 32/04/11; Pesek drops the title claim in 33 when he starts wrestling for Jim Londos group.

Everett Marshall
35/07/03
Regning world champion in Colorado, recognized by MWA; also defeats world claimant Ali Baba on 36/06/26 in Columbus, OH.

Ray Steele
37/02/05 Columbus, OH
Awarded title on a reversed decvision; Marshall is still recognized in Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas.

Everett Marshall [2]
37/03
Again recognized as champion after Steele is injured in a car accident on 37/03/11.

Lou Thesz #
37/12/29 St. Louis, MO
Defeats Marshall for the title but is not recognized by MWA in Ohio.

John Pesek [2]
38/08
Has defended NWA title since 37/11; recognized as MWA champion after being stripped of the NWA title on 38/08/17; stripped on 40/06/15.

Orville Brown
40/06/27 Columbus, OH
Defeats Dick Shikat. (Won the Kansas City MWA championship on 40/06/13).

Ed "Strangler" Lewis
42/12/03 Columbus, OH

John Pesek [3]
43/01/28 Columbus, OH
Vacant in 49; Pesek's final defence is on 48/12/16.

Don Eagle
50/08/31 Columbus, OH
Defeats Gorgeous Geroge for AWA (Boston) title, often billed as MWA champion in Ohio.

Midwest Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title (Kansas City)

Bobby Bruns 40/01
Recognized as champion in Kansas City based on his win for world light heavyweight championship tournament in Birdgeport, CT, defeating Maurice Boyer in 39/11.

Orville Brown
40/06/13 Kansas City, KS

Lee Wykoff
41/04/17 Kansas City, KS

Orville Brown [2]
41/10/16 Kansas City, KS

Tom Zaharias
42/03/05 Kansas City, KS

Orville Brown [3]
42/06/25 Kansas City, KS
Loses disputed decision to Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 42/11/05.

Ed "Strangler" Lewis
42/11/26 Kansas City, KS
Lewis defeats Brown in a rematch.

Lee Wykoff [2]
43/01/14 Kansas City, KS

Orville Brown [4]
43/02/18 Kansas City, KS

Lee Wykoff [3]
43/05 Great Bend, KS

Orville Brown [5]
43/06/17 Kansas City, KS

Swedish Angel
43/12/03 Kansas City, KS

Orville Brown [6]
43/12/09 Kansas City, KS
Dave Levin wins a 1-fall match against Brown on 44/04/27 in Kansas City, KS and claims title; Brown claims the belt can only change hands in a best-of-three fall match.

Dave Levin
44/05/04 Kansas City, KS

Lee Wykoff [4]
44/06/29 Kansas City, KS

Orville Brown [7]
44/08/16 Kansas City, KS

Bobby Bruns
46/06/20 Kansas City, KS

Orville Brown [8]
46/08/08 Kansas City, KS

Vic Christy
47/03/14 St. Joseph, MO

Roy Graham
47/03/29 St. Joseph, MO

Orville Brown [9]
47/04/10 Kansas City, KS

Tug Carlson 47/12/19 St. Joseph, MO

Orville Brown [10]
47/12/26 St. Joseph, MO

Bobby Bruns [2] 48/04/29 Kansas City, KS
Wins by DQ.

Orville Brown [11]
48/05/04 Kansas City, KS
MWA joins newly formed National Wrestling Alliance with Brown as the first NWA World Heavyweight champion in 48/07.

GEWHC II: NYSAC, N(B)WA & AWA (Boston) World championships

Rick Wall — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:09:27 +0000

New York State Athletic Commission World Heavyweight Championship

Dick Shikat
29/08/23 Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Jim Londos in tournament final after the commissions in New York and Pennsylvania strip Gus Sonnenberg of the world title in 29/07 for failing to meet "real" contenders.

Jim Londos
30/06/06 Philadelphia, PA
Stripped on 32/09/30 for refusing to meet the winner of Ed Lewis vs. Dick Shikat match, won by Lewis on 32/06/09 in Long Island, NY; Londos continues to be recognized by NBA/National Wrestling Association.

Ed "Strangler" Lewis
32/10/10 New York, NY
Defeats Jack Sherry.

Jim Browning 33/02/20 New York, NY

Jim Londos [2]
34/06/25 New York, NY
Unified with NBA/NWA World title.

Danno O'Mahoney
35/06/27 Boston, MA
Defeats Ed Don George on 35/07/30 in Boston, MA to unify American Wrestling Association World title.

National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title

Jim Londos #
30/06/06 Philadelphia, PA
Defeats Dick Shikat for New York State Athletic Commission World title and is also recognized by National Boxing Association; at the annual conventionon on 30/09/16, NBA agrees to create National Wrestling Association but does not recognize any world heavyweight champion despite the previous decision made by NBA.

Jim Londos
31/09/30
Officially recognized by the members of National Wrestling Association; stripped of the New York World Title on 32/09/30 but continues to be recognized by NWA; pinned by Joe Savoldi on 33/04/07 in Chicago, IL; Savoldi later loses to the New York champion Jim Browing; Londos defeats Browning on 34/06/25 in New York, NY to unify the New York Title.

Danno O'Mahoney
35/06/27 Boston, MA
Defeats Ed Don George on 35/07/30 in Boston, MA to unify Boston AWA World title and becomes the Unified World Heavyweight champion; loses to Dick Shikat on 36/03/02 in New York, NY but continues to be recognized by AWA in Boston; NWA title is declared vacant in 36/09.

Dean Detton
36/10/08 St. Louis, MO
Has defeated a title claimant Dave Levin on 36/09/28 in Philadelphia, PA; has also defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis and Ali Baba earlier in the year; awarded the recognition as the first NWA champion since Danno O'Mahoney this day; recognition later withdrawn.

John Pesek
37/09/14
Awarded with a condition to defend the title against either Everett Marshall or Bronko Nagurski within six months; stripped on 38/08/17 for failure to defened against "worthy opponents".

Everett Marshall
38/09/14
Awarded at the 1938 annual meeting.

Lou Thesz
39/02/23 St. Louis, MO

Bronko Nagurski
39/06/23 Houston, TX

Ray Steele
40/03/07 St. Louis, MO

Bronko Nagurski [2]
41/03/11 Minneapolis, MN

Sandor Szabo
41/06/05 St. Louis, MO

Bill Longson
42/02/19 St. Louis, MO

Yvon Robert
42/10/07 Montreal, QC

Bobby Managoff
42/11/27 Houston, TX

Bill Longson [2]
43/02/19 St. Louis, MO

Whipper Billy Watson
47/02/21 St. Louis, MO

Lou Thesz [2]
47/04/25 St. Louis, MO

Bill Longson [3]
47/11/21 Houston, TX

Lou Thesz [3]
48/07/20 Indianapolis, IN
Unified with National Wrestling Alliance World title on 49/11/27.

American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Title [Boston]

Ed "Strangler" Lewis
28/02/21 St. Louis, MO
Wins the World Heavyweight title, defeating Joe Stecher on 28/02/21 in St. Louis, MO.

Gus Sonnenberg
29/01/04 Boston, MA

Ed Don George
30/12/10 Los Angeles, CA

Ed "Strangler" Lewis [2]
31/04/14 Los Angeles, CA

Henri Deglane 31/05/04 Montreal, QC
Wins by DQ after allegedly being bitten; recognized in Boston and Montreal as AWA champion; Lews still recognizd in California.

Ed Don George [2]
33/02/09 Boston, MA

Danno O'Mahoney
35/07/30 Boston, MA
Reigning NYSAC and National Wrestling Association World champion, defeats Ed Don George on 35/07/30 to be the Unified World Heavyweight champion; loses to Dick Shikat on 36/03/02 in New York, NY but continues to be recognized as champion by AWA.

Yvon Robert
36/07/16 Montreal, QC
Stripped in 37/12 for not defending against Lou Thesz.

Lou Thesz
37/12/29 St. Louis, MO
Defeats Everette Marshall and is presented the AWA title.

Steve Casey
38/02/11 Boston, MA

Marv Westenberg
39/03/02 Boston, MA

Gus Sonnenberg [2]
39/03/16 Boston, MA

Steve Casey [2]
39/03/29 Boston, MA

Ed Don George [3]
39/04/18 Albany, NY

Steve Casey [3]
39/11/03 Buffalo, NY

French Angel
40/05/13 Boston, MA

Steve Casey [4]
42/05/14 Boston, MA

French Angel [2]
44/08/01 San Francisco, CA

Steve Casey [5]
44/08/15 San Francisco, CA
Casey goes to the U.S. Army; Sandor Szabo emerges from a series of elimination bouts as the duration world champion; Casey defeats Szabo in the consolidation match on 45/04/04 in Boston, MA.

Sandor Szabo
45/04/25 Boston, MA

Frank Sexton
45/05/02 Boston, MA

Steve Casey [6]
45/06/06 Boston, MA

Frank Sexton [2]
45/06/27 Boston, MA
Also wins Maryland version of the world title, defeating Babe Sharkey on 46/01/29 in Baltimore, MD.

Don Eagle
50/05/23 Cleveland, OH

Gorgeous George
50/05/26 Chicago, IL
Eagle continues to defend the title in Chicago; George loses to National Wrestling Alliance champion Lou Thesz on 50/07/27 in Chicago, IL (AWA title not on line).

Don Eagle [2] 50/08/31 Columbus, OH
Vacant in 52/11 when Eagle is inactive due to back injuries.

Replaced with the AWA Eastern Heavyweight championship

Buddy Rogers
52/12/02 Boston, MA
Defeats Killer Kowalski to become the first champion; the title replaces AWA World Heavyweight Title.

Yvon Robert
53/02/03 Boston, MA

Verne Gagne
53/05/05 Boston, MA

Golden Era World Heavyweight Championships: Original World Heavyweight championship

Rick Wall — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:01:32 +0000

The (Original) World Heavyweight Championship

Georg Hackenschmidt
05/05/04 New York, NY
Has won the World Greco-Roman Championship tournaments in Vienna, AUT and Paris, FRA in 1901; wins European Greco-Roman Title from Tom Cannon on 02/09/04 in Liverpool, GBR; wins recognition as World champion on 04/01/30 in London, GBR, defeating Ahmed Madrali; defeats American Title holder Tom Jenkins on 05/05/04 in New York, NY to become recognized world champion in North America.

Frank Gotch
08/04/03 Chicago, IL
Retires as champion in 12/08; in 14, Gotch states that Americus and Fred Beell should wrestle for the vacant world title.

Americus (Gus Schoenlein) 14/03/13 Kansas City, MO
Defeats Fred Beell.

Stanislaus Zbyszko
14/05/07 Kansas City, MO
Leaves the U.S. in 14/10< and does not return until 20; again wins the title claim, defeating Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 21/05/06 in New York, NY (see below).

Charlie Cutler
15/01/08
Defeats Dr. B.F. Roller, a world title claimant since 13/07/04; starts claiming Frank Gotch's title after 15/02/21; recognized at least in Omaha, Des Moines, Chicago, and New York.

Joe Stecher
15/07/05 Omaha, NE
Defeats Cutler with Frank Gotch in attendance.

* John Olin # 16/12/11 Springfield, MA
Given the decision by the referee when Stecher leaves the ring because Olin continues to stall throughout the match.

There is now two World championships, one held by Joe Stecher and the other by John Olin

Earl Caddock
17/04/09 Omaha, NE
Defeats Stecher.

Ed "Strangler" Lewis #
17/05/02 Chicago, IL
Defeats John Olin; billed as a title match with Frank Gotch as a special referee.

Wladek Zbyszko #
17/06/05 San Francisco, CA
Not billed as title match; Zbyszko claims title after winning the only fall in a 2/3-fall match.

Ed "Strangler" Lewis [2] #
17/07/04 Boston, MA
Wladek Zbyszko pins Lewis in an international tournament final on 17/12/22 in New York, NY and claims title; Lewis also continues to claim the title.
Caddock also defeats Wladek Zbyszko on 18/02/08 in Des Moines, IA; Zbyszko continues to claim title but loses to Ed "Strangler" Lewis on 18/05/19 in New York, NY; Caddock defeats Lewis on 18/06/21 in Des Moines, IA.

Wladek Zbyszko [2] #
19/03/21 New York, NY
Defeats Lewis for the John Olin line of the title.

Joe Stecher #
19/05/09 Louisville, KY
Later defeats Caddock to end the dispute (see below).
Joe Malcewicz claims that he defeats Caddock around 19/12 in Utica, NY, but the match actually takes place on 21/01/14 (after Caddock loses the title).

Joe Stecher [2]
20/01/30 New York, NY
Defeats Caddock and ends the dispute. Thus unifying the two World championships.

Ed "Strangler" Lewis [3]
20/12/13 New York, NY

Stanislaus Zbyszko [2]
21/05/06 New York, NY

Ed "Strangler" Lewis [4]
22/03/03 Wichita, KS

Wayne Munn
25/01/08 Kansas City, MO
Lewis continues to be recognized as champion by promoter Ed White.

Stanislaus Zbyszko [3]
25/04/15 Philadelphia, PA
Munn continues to be recognized as champion in Michigan and Illinois.

Joe Stecher [3]
25/05/30 St. Louis, MO

Ed "Strangler" Lewis [5]
28/02/20 St. Louis, MO
Has defeated Wayne Munn on 25/05/30 in Michigan City, IN to win the Michigan/Illinois version of the title; defeats Stecher on 28/02/21 to end the dispute.

Gus Sonnenberg
29/01/04 Boston, MA
Recognition withdrawn by more than 20 athletic commissions including New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois in 29/07 for failing to meet "real" contenders; declines the invitation from the wrestling department of National Boxins Association to enter a tournament to crown the heavyweight champion in 30.

Ed Don George
30/12/10 Los Angeles, CA
Defeats Sonneberg.

Ed "Strangler" Lewis [6]
31/04/13 Los Angeles, CA
Loses American Wrestling Association World title to Henri Deglane by DQ on 31/05/04 in Montreal, QC but is still recognized as champion in California; recognized in Illinois by defeating Wladek Zbyszko on 31/11/02 in Chicago, IL; wins New York State Athelitc Commission World title defeating Jack Sherry on 32/10/10.

Three more branches open up, thus making the original World championship no longer the only World championship around.

The three branches are:

•New York State Athletic Commission
•National Boxins/Wrestling Association
•American Wrestling Association (Boston)

Danno O'Mahoney
35/06/27 Boston, MA
Defeats Jim Londos to win NYSAC and National Wrestling Association World titles; wins AWA World Title, defeating Ed Don George on 35/07/30 in Boston, MA to become the unified champion.

Dick Shikat
36/03/02 New York, NY
Boston AWA continues to recognize O'Mahoney as champion.

Ali Baba
36/04/25 Detroit, MI

Dave Levin
36/06/12 Newark, NJ
Wins by disqualification; recognized by The Ring magazine as the true world champion; Baba continues to claim the title but loses to Everette Marshall on 36/06/26 in Columbus, OH.

Dean Detton
36/09/28 Philadelphia, PA
Recognized by The Ring magazine as the true world champion; has also defeated Ed Strangler Lewis in a title tournament final earlier in the year in Philadelphia, PA.

Bronko Nagurski
37/06/29 Minneapolis, MN
Recognized by The Ring magazine as the true world champion.

Jim Londos
38/11/18 Philadelphia, PA
Recognized by The Ring magazine as the true world champion; retires in 46.

DISPUTED BRANCHES

•National Wrestling Association
•American Wrestling Association (Boston)
•Midwest Wrestling Assocoation (Ohio)
•Midwest Wrestling Assocoation (Kansas City)
•Los Angeles
•Maryland
•National Wrestling Alliance

Lou Thesz

Unifies following titles to become the unified world champion (except in Europe) :
• National Wrestling Association World Heavyweight title, defeating Bill Longson on 48/07/20 in Indianapolis, IN
• National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight title, awarded on 49/11/27 when champion Orville Brown is injured in an automobile accident on 49/11/01 before a unification match scheduled on 49/11/25 in St. Louis, MO
• Defeats AWA (Boston) World Heavyweight champion Gorgeous George on 50/07/27 in Chicago, IL (AWA title not on line)
• Los Angeles version of the world title, defeating Baron Michele Leone on 52/05/21 in Los Angeles, CA.

Leo Nomellini # 55/03/22 San Francisco, CA
Defeats Thesz by countout in the second round and disqualification in the third round; California Athletic Commission recognizes the title change by disqualification, but both Thesz and Nomellini continue to claim the title.

Lou Thesz #
55/07/15? St. Louis, MO
Defeats Nomelini in rematch.

Whipper Billy Watson
56/03/15 Toronto, ON
Wins by count out.

Lou Thesz [2]
56/11/09 St. Louis, MO
Loses to Edouard Carpentier by disqualification on 57/06/14 in Chicago, IL when Thesz cannot continue due to a back injury; Thesz defeats Carpentier in rematch by disqualification on 57/07/24 in Montreal, QC; however, NWA continues to recognize Carpentier as the champion; Carpentier withdraws his claim to the title when his manager and Montreal promoter Eddie Quinn leaves NWA; NWA voids all recognition of Carpentier as champion and returns the title to Thesz in 57; Carpentier continues to be recognized as World champion in Omaha and Boston and later by World Wrestling Association in Los Angeles to legitimate the lineages of their world titles.

DISPUTED BRANCHES
• National Wrestling Alliance
• Omaha
• Boston
• North American Wrestling Alliance (Los Angeles)

Will There Ever Be Another "Golden Era"?

Bobby Quinn — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:18:02 +0000

It's a question every wrestling fan has asked himself, will there ever be another period in the WWE like the 1980's or the "attitude era"? And why shouldn't we ask ourselves that question, what defines that era? Is it "the guy" coming along to change the face of wrestling forever? Or is it a group effort where during those periods literally every wrestler on the roster was a star. If you're a hardcore wrestling fan, you're familiar with all of the "eras" of wrestling and their respected leaders, but for history's sake lets go into it.

1. 1984 - 1992 (The Hulk Hogan Era)

This goes without saying that it was the era that started it all. Vince McMahon had just purchased the WWE from his father and had great visions for it. Of course Vince's father wouldn't of sold his beloved business to even his own son had he known of Vince's desire to make it global. With the way things where set up in that day, wrestling wasn't one or two big companies like we've come to know, it was many, smaller territories. I find it interesting that a lot of people accuse WCW of being bad guys for taking all of WWE's talent in the late 90's. You see Vinnie Mac did just that in the early 80's. Vince McMahon jumped from territory to territory in the early 80's offering to buy out the running promotions, to which they all laughed in his face. It would actually be Vince who ended up laughing as he and Hulk Hogan brought the WWE to unprecedented heights from 1984 to 1992. However towards 1992, the WWE wound up on the end of a steroids scandal. As Hulk Hogans body flattened out, so did the fans interest in wrestling which led us to the Bret Hart era.

2. 1993 - 1997 (The New Generation)

At this point in time Vince McMahon was faced with a harsh truth, no longer was he able to provide a show with guys that looked larger than life. People where waiting for Vince to slip so they could say that his wrestlers where using steroids again and they where on Vince like white on rice. Vince decided to change the landscape of wrestling to a product that featured good, technical wrestling matches. It was at Summerslam 1992 that a light bulb went off in Vince's head. Vince had put Bret Hart vs The British Bulldog in the main event of Summerslam and they pulled off a masterful match, this was when Vince believed Bret Hart could be a main-eventer. It wasn't long after that Hart showed up to a house show in Saskatoon,Canada where he got the news from Vince. Bret walked into Vince's office who had a big smile on his face - "I'm putting the belt on you" he gleamed. Hart has mentioned he was too shocked to speak, or smile. Hart won the WWE title from Ric Flair that night thus starting "The New Generation."

The New Generation featured some of the greatest matches in the history of the WWE like the legendary Iron Man Match from WrestleMania 12 and countless others. Even though the wrestling was good, the ratings where bad. This was the lowest point profit wise for the WWE in history. I really do love this era though and it showed how much good wrestling matters. The era would come to an end when a certain bird flipping rattlesnake came onto the scene in 1996, leading us to "The Attitude Era".

3. 1997 - 2003 (The Attitude Era)

It's somewhat arguable on what actually started "The Attitude Era" in wrestling. Many people point to Hulk Hogan's heel turn at Bash at the Beach 1996 and formation of the nWo as the beginning. In my mind, the seeds of the era where planted with Stone Cold Steve Austin's King of the Ring 1996 speech -"Austin 3:16 says I just kicked your ass". And how could we forget, the formation of the Vince McMahon heel character at Survivor Series 1997. Bret Hart was out of the company now, leaving Vince McMahon, DX and Stone Cold to take the WWE to heights it had only seen once before. People who laughed at the idea of wrestling where now flipping the bird like Stone Cold, or doing the "crotch chop" like DX. Wrestling was cool, wrestling was hip and there was over 8 million fans watching a week to back that claim up. The WWE was able to maintain momentum and stay hot for a decent amount of time, it was when Stone Cold Steve Austin officially announced he was done with wrestling that I believe the "Attitude Era" ceased to exist anymore.

4. 2003 - 2005 (Brand Extension Era)

In 2002 the WWE was loaded with talent, mainly due to coming off one of the greatest era's of all time and the purchase of rival company WCW. The WWE decided it was time to do a brand extension, separating their main roster into two separate Raw and Smackdown rosters. The main leader around this time seemed to be Triple H, who dominated Raw as the heavyweight champion. During this period interest in wrestling once again began to die out. The WWE never did fall to the low it did of "the new generation" era during this time, but the ratings where down substantially. There seemed to be a glimmer of hope that showed up on Smackdown in 2003, the fans where cheering him even though he was a heel, sound familiar? That mans name was John Cena.

5. 2005 - Present (The John Cena Era)

The WWE had two different roads it could of gone with John Cena. One, they could of continued there "attitude era" style and kept John Cena as a basic heel, while having the fans cheer him. That's the way I would of gone and undoubtedly the way most fans would of liked things to go. And two (sigh), the road that the WWE has obviously taken, is to make him into a corporate clone good guy who says lines that would rival a Blues Clues show. Well it's sad for me to say that I believe The John Cena Era is the biggest artistic failure in WWE history. The numbers have stayed okay and the WWE continues break PPV buy-rate records, but there's something missing from the product that I grew up loving and watching.

So where does that leave us now? Will there ever be another era where wrestling becomes a phenom again? It's hard to tell. The WWE has changed their way of doing business so much that maybe we will never see another "golden" era. It's just a bit hard for me to imagine a bunch of writers who had just been on a "Friends" sitcom creating the next Hulk Hogan or Stone Cold Steve Austin. But hey we can all dream can't we?

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The Hennig Dynasty

Timothy Givens — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:55:01 +0000

So WWE finally did something right. Yes it has happened. The reemergence of the Hennig Family. Joe Hennig aka Curtis Axel. The newest member to the WWE and Heyman Family. I was so waiting for this to happen I love that hes using a re-vamp of his dads theme too.

Larry The Axe Hennig:

Before pursuing a career in professional wrestling, Hennig became the Minnesota State High School Heavyweight Champion from Robbinsdale, Minnesota in 1954. He was awarded a scholarship from the University of Minnesota to wrestle and play football but had to quit due to the priorities of family and raising children. In 1963, Hennig entered the AWA under the tutelage of Verne Gagne. He eventually found some main event success and shared a brief Tag Team Championship reign with Duke Hoffman. But in frequently losing to rougher, more experienced wrestlers, he began questioning the scientific style instilled into him by Gagne and looked toward a different approach (in kayfabe).

Championships and accomplishments: AWA Midwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) With Lars Anderson , AWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Duke Hoffman (1), Harley Race (3), NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Amarillo version) (1 time), NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Curt Hennig, IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Bob Windham, George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee (Class of 2006)

Curt Mr. Perfect Hennig:

Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig (March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003) was an American professional wrestler, manager and color commentator who performed under his real name for the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In the WWF, he found his greatest success as Mr. Perfect, a nickname introduced in his second run with the company which gradually became his official ring name. Hennig used the same ring name in his third and final run, however, his real name was widely acknowledged. He was the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig, and father to current WWE (formerly the WWF) superstar Curtis Axel. Curt ran the AWA WWF and WCW before his untimely death.

Championships and accomplishments: AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), AWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time), AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with Scott Hall, FOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time), i-Generation World Heavyweight Championship (2 times), MECW Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time), NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (3 times)– with Larry Hennig (1), Buddy Rose (1) and Pat McGhee (1), PWI Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (1987), PWI ranked him #9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1993, PWI ranked him #55 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003,
PWI ranked him #98 of the Top 100 Tag Teams of the "PWI Years" with Scott Hall in 2003, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with Barry Windham, WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time), WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times), WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007), Wrestling Observer Newsletter Most Improved (1983).

Curt was one of most favorite wrestlers of WWF back in the day He never really was a main event champion, but Curt was the one I would say at that time that ran the top of the Mid Carders. It is a shame that he's gone already and didnt get the chance to be a Tag team Champion with the his son like he was with Larry. Curt left and after he went to wcw he fizzled out of the spot light. Curt will be missed.

Joe Curtis Axel Hennig:

Joseph Curtis "Joe" Hennig (born October 1, 1979) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Curtis Axel. He previously wrestled at their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He was part of the second season of WWE NXT. He is the grandson of Larry "The Axe" Hennig and the son of WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig. This kid debuted with the Nexus and WWE developmental. He came in like a bush on fire and then was gone. I was waiting for him to come back in as a Mr. Perfect Jr. and WE got just that this past week. I love that fact that they are using his dads name and the theme it makes it the much more special. I see really big things here for this kid. I can't wait to see him use the PERFECT PLEX as the finisher PLEASE. Curis Axel has a the look and the name to push him to the top very quickly. Now that he has knocked out HHH on RAW debut this gives him the push he deserved months ago. I look forward to the top matches with Jericho, Cena, Miz, Orton just to name a few. I really do hope they leave him as this and no tag team partners. I see so much of Curt in Joe here it's mind blowing. The attitude he has with the character is going to make him a WWE or WWE WHC soon. I'm waiting for the IC title match between Curtis and former Nexus leader Wade Barrett, I'm waiting for the US title matches as well. Curtis will Be a champion really soon.

Championships and accomplishments: FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time), FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Heath Miller (1), Brett DiBiase (1) and Kaval (1), PWI Feud of the Year (2010) The Nexus vs. WWE, PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2010) as part of The Nexus, PWI ranked him #114 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010, PWI Rookie of the Year (2008), WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with David Otunga, AND SOON THE WWE US CHAMPION, WWE IC CHAMPION, WWE CHAMPION, WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION. This is one of the greatest family in wrestling history so I wish Joe Curtis Axel Hennig the best in WWE from here on out. So to end here on a note. BELIEVE IN THE SHIELD AND HEYMAN'S MEN

Credit wiki for the main info on the Hennig Dynasty.

Readers React to Extreme Rules PPV

Steve Carrier — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:07:32 +0000

RingsideNews would like to hear what you think of Sunday's Extreme Rules pay-per-view. If you would like to be heard, please send in your feedback by using our form at this link or email me at SteveCarrier@Ringsidenews.com.

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Here are my quick thoughts on last nights event:

I personally thought it was an all around great pay-per-view. The highlights of the event would have to be with The Shield capturing the gold. These guys have came a long ways since their debut with the company, and whoever is in charge of their booking deserves a pat on the shoulder.

The Ryback vs. John Cena bout also stood out a lot at last night's event. They had lots of good spots where they demonstrated that Ryback is a dominate force. As far as the outcome of the match goes, I don't think I could have booked a better ending. Reason why, if John Cena defeated Ryback clean, Ryback would look very weak with his loses starting to stack up against him. Had Ryback won the WWE Championship, Cena would have looked like a weak force as well, as it was his first title defense since defeating one of the greatest of all time, The Rock.

Anyways, those are the two matches that I liked the most. Feel free to leave feedback, or send in yours.

Preview and Possible Spoilers for Extreme Rules PPV

Steve Carrier — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:13:17 +0000

Tonight WWE will present their annual Extreme Rules pay-per-view event which is headlined by John Cena vs. Ryback in a last man standing match for the WWE Title. This is WWE's post-WrestleMania pay-per-view, and if it's anything like last years event, then I believe fans will go home happy.

Below are a few of my picks from tonight's matches.

John Cena vs. Ryback in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Title
In one of the most anticipated matches of the night, John Cena will go up against "Bad Boy" Ryback. This match is one the matches I am looking forward to the most. It pretty much decides which direction they are going to go with Ryback, one of WWE's hottest and fastest raising stars in the company. If they are serious about Ryback as one of the top WWE Superstars in the company, they will book him with a defeat over the face of the company at tonight's event.

My prediction: As much as I would like to see Ryback destroy Supercena and win the WWE Championship title tonight, I dont see that happening. I predict that John Cena will get beat throughout the whole match and then overcome the odds and defeat Ryback. Will there feud end here tonight? I think not.

Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H III in a steel cage match
This match I am looking forward to the most. The build for this match has been much better then their WrestleMania build, and probably has the best build for any match on the card.

My prediction: This feud doesn't appear to be winding down, and I don't see Brock Lesnar losing back to back pay-per-view matches. Brock Lesnar will be over Triple H tonight, and they will probably meet up for a forth time down the road.

Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger in a #1 contender I Quit match
Probably the only match on the card I am not thrilled about. I was excited to see Ziggler in action, but due to his concussion they changed the match around and now we have to watch this crap.

My prediction: Alberto Del Rio gets over Jack Swagger and goes on to face Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Championship.

Mark Henry vs. Sheamus in a strap match
This match should be both interesting and entertaining. WWE has not done a strap match in about a minute. This is another one of those matches that I am looking forward to tonight.

My prediction: Mark Henry over Sheamus. I don't have many supporting comments on to why I picked him. This is one of those matches that are in the middle of an on-going feud before they decide to end the angle. I feel these two will still meet up one or two more times, so the outcome is up in the air.

Big Show vs. Randy Orton in an Extreme Rules match
These two Superstars have been going at it for awhile now.

My prediction: The feud between the Show and Orton isn't quiet over. WWE keeps putting emphasis on the fact that Orton is in his home town, and I think Orton will go home a loser tonight. Also, Orton is featured on the next WWE pay-per-view promotional poster, Payback. Show will win in a cowardly way tonight, and the two will meet at next month's event.

Chris Jericho vs. Fandango
Since Chris Jericho was return, he has been putting WWE Superstars over in a big way, which is good for the company. They need someone who can still draw, but help put people over, unlike John Cena.

My prediction: Fandango one ups Jericho again tonight.

Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan in a Tornado Match for the Tag Titles
Finally, The Shield gets some shot at some gold tonight. Kane and Daniel Bryan has been victims of The Shield almost their whole entire reign as Champions.

My prediction: I have been saying this for the longest time now, but Kane & D-Bryan's Championship reign needs to come to an end, and tonight has got to be the night, and what better way to do it by putting over one of WWE's hottest group?

Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston for the United States Title
Man, I wish they would have gave this match more time to build. It seems like it was slapped together 10 minutes before Smackdown was taped.

My prediction: Dean Ambrose over Kofi, just because.

The Miz vs. Cody Rhodes
Another match that seems to have been just slapped together last minute. Hardly any build.

My prediction: The Miz because he will probably go on to feud with Wade Barrett for the Intercontinental Championship next.

That is it for my predictions. Feel free to leave feedback below.

Readers Predict WWE Extreme Rules PPV

Steve Carrier — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:45:06 +0000

RingsideNews would like to hear what you think what will go down at Sunday's Extreme Rules pay-per-view. If you would like to be heard, please send in your predictions by using our form at this link or email me at SteveCarrier@Ringsidenews.com.

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RSN Member Steve Thompson sent in the following:

WWE Extreme Rules is upon us! Looks like a solid show, though I do expect WWE to provide us with at least one bonus match. Here are some of my thoughts/predictions on tonight's PPV.

Tonight's Pre Show: The Miz vs Cody Rhodes

-This should be a decent match, good way to get the crowd excited. Cody is good at making people hate him, but at the same time I'm not entirely convinced that Miz is over as a face. Against a strongly hated heel, perhaps. But on his own, I'm not so sure. I expect Miz to pick up the win, though I'd like to see a Cody Rhodes push. In due time, I'm sure. Can’t' push everyone at once.

Fandango v Chris Jericho

-I'm a Jericho fanboy, not gonna lie. But the Fandango character intrigues me. As long as WWE adds depth to the character, then I don't see his momentum dying down anytime soon. Jericho is good at putting guys over, it's what he accepts as his role in WWE now. Classy guy. I'd expect Chris to pull off a win here, and maybe continuing the feud. If they get enough time, it could be a really good match.

Extreme Rules Match: Randy "wants 2 B heel" Orton vs Big Show

--There's a leaded video teasing the PPV "Payback". In the video, Orton is hearing "voice" and hearing to be losing his sanity. As if he ever had it. Some say this is a sign of a heel turn in the works for Randy. While I sincerely hope so...I wouldn't be so quick to get my hopes up. WWE, they are many things, one of which being masters of teasing something and never following through with it. Randy has expressed his desire to turn heel and the WWE Universe (well, the IWC I guess) agrees. Will we see it happen? Not likely to happen tonight, though you never know. It will at some point though, I'm sure. Then Randy can get back in the title hunt and thrive as a villain once again. The winner of tonight's match: My pick is Orton.

Strap Match: Sheamus vs Mark Henry

--I'm really enjoying Mark Henry's work as of rate. His intensity is unmatched. He's also bringing out the best in Sheamus. WWE needs to add something more to Sheamus's character in order for him to remain over with the the fans. This strap match should prove to a "slobberknocker", as Jim Ross would say. I'm curious to see how creative they get with the straps. My pick for winner? I'd like to see Henry win, though it's more likely Sheamus.

Tornado Tag Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship-Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan & Kane) vs The Shield (Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins)

--The tag division WAS seeing a bit of a revival for a while, but it fizzled out a bit. This should be a solid match; all 4 men are great workers. I expect to see a few cool spots from Bryan and Rollins. I expect The Shield to come out victorious and win the gold. Team Hell No has had a great run, but it’s time for new champs. The Shield as a whole is on a roll for sure. I expect great things from them. Which leads me to…

Dean Ambrose (The Shield) vs Kofi Kingston for the WWE United States Championship

--Should be a great match…both are very gifted workers. Expect a few high spots. I’m very interested in see Dean Ambrose show the world what he capable of. WWE seems to have high expectations of him, and I expect him to meet and surpass those expectations. I look for all three members of The Shield to walk out of Extreme Rules with gold around their waists. The sky is the limit for these three. As for Kofi, who knows. WWE goes back and forth all the time as to whether or not they want to push him. Will he ever main event? Well, I’ll say this. Not as a babyface. Kofi needs a darkside.

Triple H vs Brock Lesnar III-Steel Cage Match

--Honestly, I’m so tired of seeing these two go at it. However, it’s big money whenever Brock is involved, so that’s why WWE is giving us a third match between these two. It should be very physical, hard hitting. I would expect this to be the last match of the series. Not sure what is next for Brock. A feud with the Rock is seeming unlikely at this point though WWE would jump at the opportunity to do Rock/Brock at Wrestlemania 30. We’ll see I guess. My pick for this match: Brock Lesnar.

Side Note: I truly hope this doesn't end up being a PG show. Cable and satellite previews show it as listed TV-14. Let’s hope so. Can’t have a real Extreme Rules show under PG limitations. WE WANT BLOOD. Or something like that.

Alberto Del Rio vs Jack “I’ll be irrelevant again by 2014” Swagger-“I Quit” Match-Number One Contender status for World Heavyweight Championship

--No Ziggles tonight. Dammit. Oh well, wish him a speedy recovery. Concussions are serious business. Honestly, guys…this match is going to bore me. I’m not convinced that Del Rio is over as a face, much like I said about The Miz. And Swagger, while talented and very gifted...sigh. I don’t know. Not sold on him, I guess. Should be a decent match though, I guess. I wonder if the crowd will even care who wins. My pick for winner: Alberto Del Rio. He’ll move on to feud with Ziggler for the title. Looking forward to that.

Ryberg..err…Ryback vs John “super” Cena-Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship

--Cena isn’t losing so early in his reign. And if anyone has been paying attention here on RSN, I am NOT a fan of Ryberg. I cannot get past the clear and apparent Goldberg ripoff. And not just that, the guy is big and strong, but that’s about it. No real charisma. It’s just not believable to me. Just my opinion guys, I’m not a Cena fanboy…but I expect him to him after taking a predictable beating for most the match and retain his title. I hope this feud is done after this PPV.

So there it is. Should be a solid PPV…though I’m sure at some spots it’ll be less than watchable. If you’re watching with us here on RSN…you pretty much shouldn't complain about a bad PPV anyway, considering you didn't pay for it. However, I know some will. And that’s okay. The world needs whiny bitches too.

Hope you enjoyed reading and enjoy tonight’s Extreme Rules PPV.

My Thoughts and PredIctions for Extreme Rules

Jason Haefer — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:59:57 +0000

I just wanted to throw out some thoughts and prediction on the upcoming ppv Extreme Rules. I haven't done a blog in a while so I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. So, this past Wrestlemania 29 has come and gone. The hype machine has slowed down a little. Rivalries have come and gone. Some new ones have been born now that the dust has settled.

The first one I'd like to touch on is Ryback and his new heel turn. After a loss at WM29, it seamed like there wasn't much for him following a loss to Mark Henry in Henry's backyard. He's been in quite the slump. Several losses to Punk and I've lost track how many beatdowns from the Shield, what was next for Ryback? Maybe a one-way ticket to Superstars. Nope, you've won a shot at the WWE Championship! (Insert Bob Barker voice here) So how long is Cena going to be champ? Will his reign be short or will be extra long like Punk's?

I'd love to see Ryback take out Cena. Honestly, Cena does absolutely nothing for the title. OK, so Ryback winning doesn't make the championship more prestigious, but after everything Ryback has been through this past year I'd say he deserves a shot. I say put him as champ for a while, see how he does. And who knows, in a Last Man Standing match this Sunday, someone may help Ryback finally get the WWE Championship.

Next we have Ziggler vs...oh wait, there's no Ziggler in this WHC match this Sunday. Just as I was finally getting excited about this match, what happens? He gets a concussion. I've never been a Swagger fan, but now he has even more people frustrated with him. Thanks a lot Swagger, I officially have gone back to not caring about this rivalry again. Hopefully Ziggler is not gone too long. I'm also glad he hasn't been stripped of the belt. Its also a good sign that the people in the office are behind him too. So we have Swagger vs Rio, and its not in a Ladder Match? This will officially be my "go get a beer" match. Get well soon Ziggy!

What's funny about Extreme Rules is the match I have a feeling is going to headline or finish the ppv, and that's Lesnar vs HHH. I could be wrong but we might have the Cage Match at the finale. This is part 3 in this rivalry that has gone on for several months now. The only way that Lesnar can save himself from total embarrassment this Sunday is to walk out of Extreme Rules as the winner. And after feeling a little cheated from WM29, I'm expecting something big to happen. What I would love to happen, and I know I'm going to extremes here (insert knee slap) is to see HHH get beaten so badly that he has to step down from his position, and Heyman has to take over as the new "boss" of Raw/Smackdown. A Heyman takeover is long overdue. Lesnar can install fear into just about everyone in the company. Who would step up to him? Not many on either roster would. Which makes me think that the segment of Lesnar in HHH's office holding the WHC belt is really foreshadowing of the future. I see Lesnar walking out of Extreme Rules with more than just a victory.

Extreme Rules will also bring out Chris Jericho vs Fandango part 2. They put on quite a match at WM29 and shocked many as Fandango came out with a win. I have not heard a stipulation for this match, but my girlfriend says it should be an Extreme Dance-Off. What that means, I'm not sure, but this follow-up from the last ppv should be as good if not even better than their first encounter. I see Jericho stealing this victory, and even possibly the girl at the end of this.

A few other matches I'm not too concerned with, but should still be entertaining, are the Big Show vs Orton and Sheamus vs Henry. A good old fashioned Strap Match is what Henry and Sheamus are going to endure at the ppv. And I really can't remember the last time I watched a strap match. This will be by far J.R.'s favorite match of the night, no doubt. You know he'd be screaming about being whipped like a government mule somewhere in here. (Pause for reflection of the good ol' days) I see Sheamus being a winner here. The Orton vs Show match is going to be an Extreme Rules match where anything can happen. Weapons and chaos should put the frustrations of a loss to the Shield to rest.

Speaking of the Shield, big things are really starting to happen for them. For those you who really know me on here, you know I'm a huge fan of Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, the Hounds of Justice. Team Hell No is going to have their hands full this Sunday, as they are going to have to face Rollins and Reigns in a Tornado Tag Match. I expect this match to be nothing short of incredible. Having watched these teams go back and forth the last few weeks has made it quite obvious to me that Kane and Daniel Bryan have finally met their match. Team Hell No has been defeated before by the Shield at other ppv's but the Tag Team Championships haven't been on the line. The Shield say its an injustice that Team Hell No has been holding the belts for so long. With Kane and Bryan often sorting out there differences with each other and hugging it out in front of the WWE Universe, we've seen this team go through many highs and lows. Unfortunately for them I see this Sunday being the last of their reign over the tag team division. Rollins and Reigns will be holding the gold, I mean copper. And for the third member of the Shield, Dean Ambrose, he'll be facing Kofi Kingston for his United States Championship. This will be the other highlight of the ppv for me personally. This is a rivalry that deserves more than one week in the planning in my opinion. But nonetheless, this will be a great competition with some of the best action of the night. Usually we see 3 on 3, but it will be refreshing to see the Shield split up into separate matches. The WWE Universe will once again see just how Extreme the Shield can get.

This ppv may possibly end up being a lot more exciting than WM29 was. I have heard many people say they were disappointed in the "show of shows" this year. I don't see that happening this Sunday though. Any guesses about this Sunday for the RSN Universe? You can leave your own predictions below in the comments.

And as always....You're Welcome.

CM Punk vs Brock Lesnar?

Kadee Husfelt — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:18:46 +0000

WWE officials have reported that CM Punk has expressed an interest in working a top feud with Brock Lesnar leading into WrestleMania XXX. Punk is said to even be open to the idea of turning babyface to go against a heel Lesnar and Paul Heyman.

No word yet if WWE officials are considering it but a Punk babyface return this year is possible.

Fandango's WWE status;

Kadee Husfelt — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:06:50 +0000

With Johnny Curtis's new ballroom gimmick taking off to new hights because of his theme song, where does that leave Fandango as a performer?

Despite the popularity of his theme song, WWE officials are pleased with Fandango's progress. WWE Chairman, Vince McMahon, who sees the ballroom gimmick as a pet project of his own, is also said to be pleased with the way things are going.

It's not only the gimmick that is getting high marks backstage - the in-ring work of Johnny Curtis is also receiving praise.

WWE agent Terry Taylor, who previously worked for TNA before being brought back to WWE by Triple H to work in development, took Curtis under his wing in development and made him one of his own pet projects as well. Fandango's success has shut up some of Taylor's critics that questioned his ability to help develop new talent.

Michael Cole talks about mocking Chris Jericho & More!

Kadee Husfelt — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:15:23 +0000

WWE commentator Michael Cole was interviewed by Sam Roberts on Sirius XM. Here are some of the highlights.

On the recent mocking of a Chris Jericho segment and disrepecting him; "What I felt bad about is that I disrespected Chris, who was obviously been in this business longer than I haev. He's one of the legendary greats of all-time. Moe importantly than all of that, Chris is a friend of mine. Believe it or not, I felt bad. I felt bad for a number of reasons, because I didn't go to Chris and explain to him what happened, so he had to hear through the grapevine that next day. So he wasn't happy with me. We ironed things out and he's a great guy."

Here is the full video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vVT6p8gwOmQ

Confirmed for Tonight's Smackdown tapings!

Kadee Husfelt — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:08:10 +0000

*-Tonight's Smackdown tapings take place from the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. Confirmed for tonight's tapings is The Highlight Reel with guest stars Big Show and Randy Orton. The Main Event will feature The Shield's Seth Rollins vs. Kane. WWE is also still advertising the injured Dolph Ziggler for tonight.