The division falls flat beyond that, though. Charlotte, Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks are clearly headed for something explosive and exciting. WWE struggles to book the Divas division beyond the title feud. With as thin as the tag team division has gotten of late, don't bet against the dark-horse combo of R-Truth and Goldust suddenly being contenders. Big Josh and Tom Zenk ( WCW Six-Man Tag Team Championship).Barry Windham (NWA Tag Team Championship, WCW World Tag Team Championship).Ricky Steamboat ( WCW World Tag Team Championship).Booker T ( WWE World Tag Team Championship).Cody Rhodes, Stardust ( WWE Tag Team Championship).If they were to go on to win the tag titles, that would mark the seventh partner he has won gold with at WCW or WWE, per CageMatch-eight if you count Stardust and Cody Rhodes as two different people. There's potential for great comedy with that duo, and it wouldn't be surprising if they caught fire. Goldust teased a possible tag team with R-Truth on Monday's Raw.
He's a high-flyer with tremendous technical skills and a top-notch storyteller. Either way, there is work to be done.Īries will be a welcome addition to NXT. The Princess of Staten Island can upset Nia Jax and/or dominate Dana Brooke. It's up to NXT to elevate Carmella in a hurry to make their bout a more compelling one. She and Bayley, though, are on different tiers. On last week's NXT, the company wisely had her score the winning pinfall in a tag match. While Bayley has fended off Sasha Banks and taken down Charlotte, Carmella's only big win thus far is the Battle Royal that earned her the title shot. Carmella a Long Way from Being Credible ThreatĬarmella is poised to take on NXT women's champ Bayley, but it doesn't yet feel like a fair fight.
To read more about Gouldie's career, be sure to check out David Bixenspan's excellent article on him for SE Scoops.Ĥ. And Lawler, I will bury you in the trenches." And he was at his best when he was threatening the Hart family. In Canada, though, he was a haunting presence on the mic.ĭuring a feud with Jerry Lawler, Gouldie growled, "The blood will flow again. In America, he was a foreign monster heel who didn't speak.
The Stomper had a split personality of sorts. Unfortunately, he is no longer with us. As Dave Meltzer reported on F4WOnline, Gouldie died over the weekend at age 78. He spent much of his career at Stampede Wrestling, snatching up titles during the '60s and '70s. Throwback Video of the Week: The StomperĪrchie Gouldie, known as The Stomper and The Mongolian Stomper, was a captivating, terrifying force in the ring. McMahon, he may nudge his way into a few more title wins, giving Flair and Cena chase.ģ. He moved into second place on the list of most WWE title reigns.Īs this generation's Mr. With his victory at the Royal Rumble, Triple H made history. Styles is not some unproven commodity he's a marquee star who has simply moved to a larger marquee. WWE normally doesn't like to showcase guys who made their name elsewhere, but the company should shallow its pride in this case. That's extremely valuable with John Cena, Randy Orton and Seth Rollins all working to recover from injuries ahead of The Show of Shows. The more WWE is able to build Styles up, the bigger his eventual WrestleMania 32 match will be. That much ring time allowed for the audience to get to know him better, and it allowed Styles and Jericho to craft something memorable.Īnd so Styles put quite the notch in his belt with a victory over a future Hall of Famer. He clashed with Chris Jericho on Monday's Raw in a hard-fought bout that lasted over 13 minutes. The next night, WWE wasted no time in having Styles face off against a top name.
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