Cody tweeted about the Dusty Rhodes reference on Raw. I'm glad he didn't go off on anyone. WWE's going to use Dusty's memory as they feel fit. There's not really much Cody can do about that. He's better off focusing on his own endeavors going forward.
WWE's UK title tournament has an official logo. I'm very interested to see what the next steps will be in this endeavor.
ROH TV Champion Marty Scurll will defend his title against Juice Robinson at the January 14 TV taping. I look forward to seeing the former CJ Parker again.
The Kingdom vs. Motor City Machine Guns/Jay White for the Six-Man Tag Team Championship is official for ROH's February 4 show.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
0. I actually want to start by adding to yesterday's responses about three things I'd like to see changed in wrestling. Here are my suggestions, upon further reflection:
- A lessening in the amount of rigidity in the business. Everything is tightly scheduled and scripted, with everyone going through pre-planned spots or verbiage in a set period of time. Obviously some of it's inevitable in the era of televised wrestling with set time slots, but it's to the point where things are expected to be highly controlled and planned out instead of that being a deviation from the norm.
- More variety in the styles, sizes, and looks of wrestlers. The business needs big wrestlers, small wrestlers, technicians, brawlers, etc. I don't think there's as much difference among looks of upcoming wrestlers as there used to be. Everyone's a white protein powder/crossfit enthusiast under 230 lbs who aspires to be either Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy/C.M. Punk, or an MMA star.
- More believable wrestling. This goes back to the idea of everything being planned out so much. It's too friends working together to get ****+ from Meltzer/"this is awesome" chants instead of two competitors trying to win. I hope that doesn't continue to be the trend going forward, but I think it will be because everyone's learning the same stuff and thinking that's what wrestling is all about.
1. I think we'll see a "Rock" kind of case where WWE wants to capitalize on his mainstream appeal, so he gets a big payday to have a few big showcase matches where he's pretty much in control of how he's booked. Batista vs. Brock or some other part-timer(s) could definitely happen in the next few years.
2.a. Referee's discretion. He works for Foley, so he more or less defers to the GM.
b. It's easy to say Sasha could have held on when you haven't been in a submission move! I guess C.M. Punk could have held on longer too, huh?
c. The Iron Man match got a definite ending/winner that way.
d. I can definitely see Nia getting a title shot if/when she has a babyface champion to compete with.
e. JeriKO is something the competitors involved are having fun with. The end goal is to have Y2J pass the torch to the New Era guy.
3. The smart wrestlers should know they make more money jobbing on the main roster than they do in NXT. Winning/titles/"good angles" are mark concerns. It's a job. Get in, do what the boss asks of you, make money, then get out while you're still more or less in one piece!
4. I kind of want to see Muta have a surprise appearance like Liger did, but not at the expense of a rising WWE talent. I'd be fine with him showing up and misting someone or something, but I'd like to see some other names in the Rumble mix.
5. I don't think WWE will clear him, if he's even still interested in wrestling. He'd be smart to see how much money he can make as a commentator and/or producer/trainer.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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