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Welcome readers to the fourth edition of The Weekly Scoop, and like many of you, I too am shocked that I haven't been canceled yet. Just kidding. I, of course am the one...the only...Scoops Callahan, Ace Reporter. We had a lot of things go down on the recent episode of Slam so let's dive right into the excitement.
Slam 1/3/10 ResultsShane Borderland defeated Mr. UltimoThis match was a lot better than expected. Both new additions to the roster showed that they are capable of putting on excellent matches and I look forward to seeing a lot more from them.Chris Avery defeated Brian BanksAll right, so I wasn't dead on with my bet and this match did in fact happen. However, as I suspected, Chris Avery had no intention on keeping this match fair and walked into Slam with a plan to screw Brian Banks out of a major opportunity. Chris Avery has once again proved that he isn't worthy of the title of Television Champion and hopefully someone brings his reign to an end soon.The Big Time Jerks defeated Machine Gun Joe & Abel ChanningThey may have had to cheat to win, but The Jerks proved to the world, and myself, that they are still a force to be reckoned with. Joe and Channing are most likely not going to let this one go, so expect a rematch to happen in the future.Jay Price/D-Day/Doc Henry defeated Brad Kane/Troy Malenko/Johnny RebFor all the buildup leading up to this match, it turned into one major disappointment. This match had everything that you could think of to make a PPV Main Event, let alone a Slam Main Event, but it ended too fast for anyone to actually enjoy it. And let's not overlook the fact that the match started, and ended, with a beat down. Jay Price was attacked before the match by WCF Owner Seth Lerch and the returning Rage moments before the match started, and then afterwards, the This_Is_War team beat down D-Day at the orders of Torture. What's next for the This_Is_Team and D-Day? And what about Seth and Price and this whole situation involving Shannan Lerch? Hopefully we all get the answers soon.Now let's move onto my Top 5 Wrestlers of the Week.
Top 5 RankingsNumber 1: D-Day - Picked up the pin fall victory over Troy Malenko in the main event for his team, and then was beat down for his efforts by the This_Is_War team.
Number 2: The BTJ - Picked up an impressive victory over the team of Abel Channing and Machine Gun Joe.
Number 3: Chris Avery - Defended and retained his TV Title against Brian Banks.
Number 4: Shane Borderland - Defeated Mr. Ultimo.
Number 5: Oceb Aughion - Stood up to Chris Avery and his lackeys Tank and Shaun Jackson.
Next up we move on to my Weekly Awards
Scoop's Weekly AwardsChampion Of The Week: D-Day
Match Of The Week: Jay Price/D-Day/Doc Henry vs Brad Malenko/Troy Malenko/Johnny Reb
Up And Comer Award: Shane Borderland
Foul Taste Award: Seth Lerch (Anyone who admits to being behind an attack on their sister that results in a miscarriage, and then calls that sister a slut, is just asking to be beat down.)
Next up, Mail Time!
Name (make one up if you want): WCFLOVER
Location (make one up if you want): England
Subject Of Question: Torture can suck it
Your Question Is?: What the hell is going on with his team? First they cause nothing but hell and chaos for months leading up to WAR and after they basically all lose at One, they're stronger than ever and taking their frustrations out on Day!? Come on! What the hell is up with that? Day didn't deserve any of that!
Answer: Apparently Torture would disagree with that last sentence. Torture was looking for a scapegoat to blame for his loss to Brad Kane, and apparently D-Day was the easiest target.
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Name (make one up if you want): Black_Hater
Location (make one up if you want): America
Subject Of Question: Avery can suck it.
Your Question Is?: Really? Avery just makes light work of Banks but only because Jackson and Tank were there! Banks tried, but Avery had him beat because he's out numbering all of his opponents! Whats your thoughts on Avery vs Oceb? Especially that Oceb brings a numbers game to the match too, but is Avery too much to handle right now.. does he deserve the TV Championship? Does he bring ratings?
Answer: First off, as much as I hate to say this, Avery does bring ratings and draws crowds. It's been proven before that you don't have to be a fan favorite to get the big reactions, and someone with tons of charisma like Avery knows how to work a crowd. Even if it's in a negative way. Does he deserve the TV Title? That's not really for me to decide, that would be on Seth Lerch. It's also up to Seth Lerch to make sure the matches he books happen without incident, but that's a whole different discussion. As for Oceb vs Avery, well while normally I would remain neutral, I have no problem saying that I hope someone shuts up that loudmouth once and for all.
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Name (make one up if you want): Pablo G.
Location (make one up if you want): Mexico
Subject Of Question: Brad Kane worth it?
Your Question Is?: Is our leader of WCF right now, the World Champion Brad Kane worth it? His Roleplays are average and literally acts as if he has no direction at all. Thoughts on Kane leading WCF into 2011??
Answer: I'm withholding judgment on Brad Kane and his World Title reign until after his first title defense. While his efforts in the recent 6 man tag match may not have been stellar, no one knows what he'll bring to the table on a PPV stage when his World Title is on the line.
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Name (make one up if you want): Sethy_Lover
Location (make one up if you want): PA
Subject Of Question: Tag Team Divisions?
Your Question Is?: Does Seth Lerch know what the hell he's doing? Can he honestly book a tag division or do we need to go back to when Creeps and Tort were running through the division. At least there was matches and story lines! Come on Scoops! Tell me what ya think of a lack luster Tag Division! Can we get Seth to book some tag team titles!?
Answer: Well as easy as it would be to criticize Seth for lackluster tag matches involving the Tag Titles, it's honestly not his fault. I do believe that he's doing the best that he can with what he has to work with. Looking at the tag division, outside of the Tag Champs and the BTJ, WCF has no formal tag teams at this time. And to just throw random singles wrestlers together to make a team to challenge for the belts is an insult to the division itself. My thinking is to just give it time and things will work out in the end.
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Name (make one up if you want): WCF_FAN!
Location (make one up if you want): Indianapolis, Indiana
Subject Of Question: Prediction
Your Question Is?: With all of the This Is War conflict coming in the last month or so and with the problems they have had becoming the This Is War, will they accomplish more or less without D-Day since they obviously brutally attacked him denying him to join the This Is War, and what will become of D-Day with all of these injuries that has occured with the This Is War? Saying that what will happen to the United States Championship?
Answer: Well we have already seen what will happen with the US Championship as Seth Lerch has made a tournament to decide the next champion. As for what's going to become of D-Day, who knows. No one is sure of the extent of his injuries or how long he'll be gone for. As for This_Is_War, I can only see them being stronger than ever after the destruction they caused.
And finally, let's take a look at next weeks Slam card.
Slam 1/10/10
Tag Team Titles Match
Jay Price/Tank Reaper vs Johnny Reb/Paul Dangerous
Special Guest Referee: Seth LerchAs I said earlier, I'm not a fan of singles wrestlers being thrown together to form teams, but technically Price and Reaper are already teammates from This_Is_War. Reaper has been a tag champion, and while Price has not, he's proven that he can hold titles in any division. On the other side of the ring, Reb may have to carry his team with Dangerous possibly still dealing with the affects of his other match. Oh, and let's not forget the wild card in all of this, Seth Lerch. Seth has issues with Reb, but even bigger issues with Price. Is he going to call this down the middle? Is he even going to let it happen at all? We'll have to wait and see.
My Prediction: Price and Reaper pull off the upset and become the new WCF Tag Team Champions.
United States Title Contendership Match
Paul Dangerous vs Troy MalenkoDespite having to wrestle in the main event, and at the same time try and retain the tag titles, Paul Dangerous is getting another chance to get singles gold around his waist. However, I'm inclined to think that Malenko will find a way to win this one.
My Prediction: Malenko wins.
United States Title Contendership Match
Doc Henry vs Austin AdamsBoth men have held tag team gold in the past, but only Doc Henry has held singles gold. Also, Doc has been successful recently in singles action and I haven't seen much of Adams outside of tag matches.
My Prediction: Doc Henry wins.
United States Title Contendership Match
Jason Kash vs Bo YoungJason Kash, apparently back in WCF for some reason, somehow found a way to get his name thrown into the mix for a US Title opportunity. Not sure how that happened, or how he got such a walkover for an opponent, but what's done is done.
My Prediction: Jason Kash wins.
United States Title Contendership Match
Brian Banks vs Adam YoungDown on his luck singles wrestler versus one half of a tag team in a match that could determine an opponent for the US Title. Really?
My Prediction: Brian Banks wins.
Television Title Match
Machine Gun Joe vs Chris AveryI've learned not to hope for the best when I see Chris Avery's name on a WCF card. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know what's going to happen.
My Prediction: Chris Avery wins when either/both Jackson or Tank Reaper get involved.
Oceb Aughion vs Cieran McHallan vs Ana Valentine vs Shane BorderlandIn what is apparently a mandatory thing for all WCF shows, 4 individuals have been thrown together in a match. Two newcomers to WCF, Valentine and McHallan, will be up against recently victorious Shane Borderland and another newcomer that has been seen around recently, Oceb Aughion.
My Prediction: Oceb Aughion starts his reign of Turkish brand terror in WCF with a win.
Thanks for reading everyone, I hope you enjoyed the 4th edition of The Weekly Scoop. Make sure to send me your questions and I'll do my best to answer them.
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