Timmy84 said:

Other wrestlers have done this in the past but Chris gets suspended for it? What?

Yeah, I seem to remember Vince's boy (and mine's too, but that's beside the point) HBK put the Canadian flag up his nose at ringside during his feud with the Hart family/Canada.

But then again, it wasn't an actual crime to do so wherever they were taping that night's Raw, so I guess that's the difference, supposedly. He apologized, mid-match, so there was nothing else that should've been done. Maybe they're doing this because Jericho was supposed to go to tour with Fozzy sometime in June anyway, so they figure they'd save face and act like he was really being "suspended".

I guess this will allow him to be a "surprise" when he eventually comes back. Hopefully, he won't have another bunch of vignettes hyping his return that aren't lived up to again.

Anywho, here's some video of the "incident":

[Edited 5/25/12 13:45pm]

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Timmy84 said:

Other wrestlers have done this in the past but Chris gets suspended for it? What?

Yeah, I seem to remember Vince's boy (and mine's too, but that's beside the point) HBK put the Canadian flag up his nose at ringside during his feud with the Hart family/Canada.

But then again, it wasn't an actual crime to do so wherever they were taping that night's Raw, so I guess that's the difference, supposedly. He apologized, mid-match, so there was nothing else that should've been done. Shame on you (yet AGAIN), WWE!!

I see. That's just stupid. Dude apologized but they still suspended him. The WWE keeps on falling apart so shamefully...

Thank GOD this didn't actually happen.

Former WWE Superstar MVP appeared on MLW Radio this week and revealed that he had planned to create a hip-hop supergroup with John Cena. You can hear the full interview at MLW.com or on iTunes.

"When I got to Raw, I had asked Cena about making music and we discussed it. When we were on the bus together or the hotel lobby and Cena would break out some instrumentals, we'd start freestyling together and it was really a trip watching all these people say, 'I didn't know you could do that!' My cousin ended up producing this really cool beat and Cena came by my house when Raw was in town. He recorded a verse on it. I recorded a verse and my idea was for the three guys on the roster who actually rap their own theme music [MVP, Cena and R-Truth], let the three of us all get together on this one track. Kevin Dunn said it was really good and that he really liked it."

"I approached Vince with the idea and Vince wasn't interested. What I saw was, if you take me, Cena and R-Truth and put us all together, even for a little while and let us run like a little bit of a clique, I thought it would be a lot of fun and that the crowd would really get off on it. Especially if we weren't all on the same show. If I'm on Smackdown and those guys are on Raw, but something goes down and the music plays and here I come running out or I'm in trouble on Smackdown and those guys come running out, almost like a really cool urban hip hop stable, John [Cena] being the leader . . . the song would have been a platinum single."

source: MLW Radio/WrestlingInc

alexnvrmnd777 said:

^^ The WWE is full of shit for "indefinitely suspending" Jericho. He was only doing what a heel usually does....fuck with the people/pride of the country they're in. The police already made him apologize, so why is the company taking this any further and suspending him? Just to save face, for a harmless incident like this???

This company is fuckin' PG in more ways than one. Vince probably would've congratulated Chris for this shit (or even admonished him for apologizing for it) if this was only 10 years ago.

oh how soon they forget what the Iron Sheik did or how many times a wrestler from another country is in the WWE and they bash american's. geez this fucking company!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

but alex LOVES cena!

Youse a lie!! Who's the one with the Cenation, Hustle Loyalty Respect, AND Rise Above Hate t-shirts in ALL the colors of the rainbow, along with the matching wrist bands??? That's you, mayne!! I'm gonna let the world see your TRUE side....that you just can't get enough of Cena.

Remember when you cried tears of joy - and I had to tell you to breathe cuz you were just too giddy - when Cena beak Brock and also when they showed how he made all of those kids happy in the segment about him and the Make-A-Wish Foundation?? I know I said I wasn't gonna tell nobody, but I can't stand your lies ANY more!!!

the very fact that u know all the cena shirts tells the story right there that it's YOU that's the cena fan and not me. stop trying 2 front and deny ur allegience and come out of ur closet. or do i have 2 pull out the video tape of u slobbing down mae young in the hot tub that u don't want me 2 show 2 TMZ?

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Thank GOD this didn't actually happen.

Former WWE Superstar MVP appeared on MLW Radio this week and revealed that he had planned to create a hip-hop supergroup with John Cena. You can hear the full interview at MLW.com or on iTunes.

"When I got to Raw, I had asked Cena about making music and we discussed it. When we were on the bus together or the hotel lobby and Cena would break out some instrumentals, we'd start freestyling together and it was really a trip watching all these people say, 'I didn't know you could do that!' My cousin ended up producing this really cool beat and Cena came by my house when Raw was in town. He recorded a verse on it. I recorded a verse and my idea was for the three guys on the roster who actually rap their own theme music [MVP, Cena and R-Truth], let the three of us all get together on this one track. Kevin Dunn said it was really good and that he really liked it."

"I approached Vince with the idea and Vince wasn't interested. What I saw was, if you take me, Cena and R-Truth and put us all together, even for a little while and let us run like a little bit of a clique, I thought it would be a lot of fun and that the crowd would really get off on it. Especially if we weren't all on the same show. If I'm on Smackdown and those guys are on Raw, but something goes down and the music plays and here I come running out or I'm in trouble on Smackdown and those guys come running out, almost like a really cool urban hip hop stable, John [Cena] being the leader . . . the song would have been a platinum single."

source: MLW Radio/WrestlingInc

Talking about a travesty...

So, I guess Sin Cara's coming back next week. Is it the real one? Who the fuck knows.

And, more Santino (another one of L4OA's favorites, along with Cena) nonsense:

Does anyone watch Zack Ryder's show (anymore)?:

[Edited 5/27/12 5:02am]

For those, like me, who missed Smackdown this past Friday, 5/25:

[Edited 5/27/12 4:59am]

the real question should be, did anybody ever watch ryder's show in the first place?

and if they are gonna include kane in this match with d bryan and punk i'm gonna be pissed!

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WWE.com on their Classics pages have released a list of their perceived Top 25 Masters of the Mic. Obviously, any 'list' is partially designed to create controversy and this one certainly has.

Steve Austin was ranked #1 and Captain Lou Albano was ranked #25 and in between there were many surprises.

Many fans including @CMPunk felt that Roddy Piper should have been #1..Hot Rod was #2. Somewhat surprised to see the Miz and Santino Marella make the list at this stage of their respective careers. Albano was a mild surprise too.

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The era that appealed most to those providing feedback on the Top 25 Masters of the Mic, influenced as one would think the feedback.

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Monday Night Raw Memories will air in early July just ahead of Raw's 1000th broadcast.

The topic of Hardcore Wrestling, of which Patterson detests and which he makes ABUNDANTLY CLEAR on the program, airs sometime in October. Let's just say that Pat isn't a big, Abdullah the Butcher fan.

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WWE's Top 25 All-Time "Masters Of The Mic"

WWE has ranked the top 25 all-time "Masters of the Mic". Here's the full listing:

25. Captain Lou Albano
24. Rick Rude
23. Santino Marella
22. Ted DiBiase Sr.
21. The Miz
20. Jesse Ventura
19. Triple H
18. Paul Heyman
17. Edge
16. Vince McMahon
15. Billy Graham
14. Mick Foley
13. Hulk Hogan
12. CM Punk
11. Randy Savage
10. JBL
9. Bobby Heenan
8. Dusty Rhodes
7. John Cena
6. Jake Roberts
5. Chris Jericho
4. Ric Flair
3. The Rock
2. Roddy Piper
1. Steve Austin

source: WWE.com

^^ Are you fuckin' kidding me??!

Santino Marella and The Miz made the list?? And Steve Austin's #1?? Seems like it's not only the wrestlers that violate the Wellness Policy, cuz these muthafuckas MUST be smoking SOMETHING!!

Mr. Perfect's not on the list, but Santino is. SMDH...Hogan's above Mick Foley? Trips is on the list and HBK's not? I hate it when they pull lists out their ass like this.

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar was sitting cageside at UFC 146 last night, and was shown on camera watching UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos defeat Frank Mir.

UFC President Dana White hinted at Lesnar returning to the organization at the evening's post-fight press conference. When asked if Lesnar's appearance meant anything, White smiled and replied, "maybe," before flat-out admitting the Lesnar may be headed back to the company. White went on to say that he hadn't spoken to Lesnar, but he would let everyone know if anything happens.

PWInsider reports that Paul Heyman was also in Las Vegas, the site of UFC 146, this week.

Lesnar re-signed with WWE in April and is contracted to appear for the company through Wrestlemania 29.

You can check out video of Dana White discussing Lesnar's potential return below:

source: PWInsider/WrestlingInc

Also...

Brock Lesnar met with UFC President Dana White on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The meeting reportedly did not go over well. If Lesnar's appearance at Saturday's UFC 146 event gets mentioned on Monday's RAW, then the whole thing is likely storyline related.

source: F4WOnline

Internal reaction to the Chris Jericho flag incident last week among the WWE talents was they were more shocked and upset than anything else. While it was a big deal online, behind the scene it was not.

The feeling was that Jericho was just doing his job but WWE had to suspend him because he violated the local laws in Brazil and because the incident could be used against the company in the future.

On Twitter Jericho still insists that he is done with this run in WWE, suspension or not.

source: PWInsider

There he goes, trolling his fans again.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

^^ Are you fuckin' kidding me??!

Santino Marella and The Miz made the list?? And Steve Austin's #1?? Seems like it's not only the wrestlers that violate the Wellness Policy, cuz these muthafuckas MUST be smoking SOMETHING!!

Mr. Perfect's not on the list, but Santino is. SMDH...Hogan's above Mick Foley? Trips is on the list and HBK's not? I hate it when they pull lists out their ass like this.

Yeah, that list is fucking bogus.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

^^ Are you fuckin' kidding me??!

Santino Marella and The Miz made the list?? And Steve Austin's #1?? Seems like it's not only the wrestlers that violate the Wellness Policy, cuz these muthafuckas MUST be smoking SOMETHING!!

Mr. Perfect's not on the list, but Santino is. SMDH...Hogan's above Mick Foley? Trips is on the list and HBK's not? I hate it when they pull lists out their ass like this.

even more than that, NO PUNK OR BRYAN but yet your boys santino and cena make the list GTFOH

L4OATheOriginal said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

^^ Are you fuckin' kidding me??!

Santino Marella and The Miz made the list?? And Steve Austin's #1?? Seems like it's not only the wrestlers that violate the Wellness Policy, cuz these muthafuckas MUST be smoking SOMETHING!!

Mr. Perfect's not on the list, but Santino is. SMDH...Hogan's above Mick Foley? Trips is on the list and HBK's not? I hate it when they pull lists out their ass like this.

even more than that, NO PUNK OR BRYAN but yet your boys santino and cena make the list GTFOH

See, you're so hurt and angry at the fact that your hero John Cena isn't #1 that you completely glossed over the fact that Punk is at #12.

It's okay, mayne. Calm down...breathe, breathe, breathe. Remember those calming techniques I told you about to employ whenever you're angry that Cena loses? Well, here's a good time to use them. Do as your hero says....rise above it. There'll be other lists. and hey, at least you're Cena's true blue #1 fan, right? So, don't get too pissed at this.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

even more than that, NO PUNK OR BRYAN but yet your boys santino and cena make the list GTFOH

See, you're so hurt and angry at the fact that your hero John Cena isn't #1 that you completely glossed over the fact that Punk is at #12.

It's okay, mayne. Calm down...breathe, breathe, breathe. Remember those calming techniques I told you about to employ whenever you're angry that Cena loses? Well, here's a good time to use them. Do as your hero says....rise above it. There'll be other lists. and hey, at least you're Cena's true blue #1 fan, right? So, don't get too pissed at this.

it was seeing santino's name that did it but u need 2 step back about ur hero cena son

Former WWE performer Jillian Faye Fletcher (a/k/a Jillian Hall), 31, was arrested on April 23, 2012 in Orange County, Florida and charged with battery (domestic violence).

The one-time WWE Divas Champion subsequently announced Thursday via Twitter that she has separated from her husband of two years, Mike Farole.

"As most of u already assume what's going on with me recently.. some Really horrible things've happened and Mike and i have separated," she wrote. "This news and negativity has been very hard on me, but time is healing. I'll be me very soon."

She then tweeted a photo of a tattoo featuring her husband's name, which she dubbed "A tiny mistake.. Lol."

source: Jailbase.com

Steven Muehlhausen of The Fight Club Chicago radio show in Chicago recently interviewed "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, who was discussing his new book, Hacksaw, The Jim Duggan Story. Duggan spoke about making his WCW debut in September 1994 at Fall Brawl against Steve Austin for the U.S. title, and feeling that he was sandbagged by him in the match.

"Yea, I think that was when the business started changing," Duggan said. "Contracts started getting involved. Guys started worrying about there own personal image and how they would move on from one company to another. That was the change from the old days when you would pass the torch if you were leaving. You did the job for the guy. The guy did the job for you.

"That was the first time I saw that where Austin was worried about taking care of himself and went down with the bogus injury shortly into the match. I had words with him right after it happened and the little bit right then. Of course, he went on to have an outstanding and unbelievable career. Obviously the guy was very talented, [but] not my favorite person to say the least."

source: Fight Club Chicago/WrestlingInc

^ Heh. Maybe he didn't like her singing.

Smackdown Spoilers (to be aired on 6/1):

* SmackDown opens up with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus. He talks about No Way Out and Alberto Del Rio. David Otunga comes out and demands an apology for Sheamus running over John Laurinaitis two weeks ago. Sheamus refuses and out comes Del Rio. Otunga announces that Del Rio will be able to pick the opponent for Sheamus tonight. Otunga ends up laid out after a Brogue Kick and Del Rio flees the ring.

* Sin Cara returns with new red and white gear and new pyro. He defeats Heath Slater in a decent match with no botches.

* Hype for tonight's WWE Title Match with Kane vs. CM Punk.

* Ezekiel Jackson comes out followed by Damien Sandow. Sandow cuts a promo and refuses to wrestle. He leaves but Zeke brings him back to the ring. Sandow ends up defeating Jackson with his neckbreaker finisher.

* Backstage segment with Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler wants to face Sheamus tonight and Del Rio picks him as the opponent.

* Ryback defeated two jobbers in another squash match. The jobbers were from Alabama and they definitely rubbed the Baton Rouge crowd the wrong way then they said "Roll Tide roll." Crowd responded with chants of LSU before and after the match. Ryback got a great response from the crowd, minus a few Goldberg chants.

* Vickie Guerrero comes out with Dolph Ziggler and cuts a promo on Sheamus. Ziggler teased again that he is ready to lose Vickie Guerrero as his manager. As Vickie was speaking from the stage, Dolph emerged and stole the mic from her. He then announced that he was about to defeat the World Heavyweight Champion.

* Sheamus defeated Dolph Ziggler after a Brogue Kick. Jack Swagger interfered but it backfired and allowed Sheamus to get the win.

* Zack Ryder and Santino Marella defeated Darren Young and Titus O'Neil in under 2 minutes. Big Show came out after the match and beat up Santino on the stage, throwing him into the set. Show went and beat up Ryder next. Show knocked Santino out with a knockout punch as the crowd bood.

* Daniel Bryan is backstage trying to convince AJ Lee that CM Punk is using her.

* Cody Rhodes defeated Tyson Kidd in a quick match. Christian was on commentary and they had words after the match.

* CM Punk and Kane went to a DQ when Daniel Bryan interfered. Bryan attacked them both until Kane came back with a double chokeslam. John Laurinaitis interrupted things and announced a three-way for No Way Out for the WWE Title. AJ ended up in the ring with Bryan and Punk. She left by herself and Bryan slapped Punk. Punk closed the show with a GTS on Bryan.

[Edited 5/30/12 6:56am]

Josh Modaberi recently spoke with WWE Hall of Famer JJ Dillon, here are some highlights:

Working for Vince McMahon as a front office executive: "Vince was the first to have a vision once the Turner cable network started up and began showing wrestling nationally as an alternative product to all the little territories as we had known before. Vince had this vision and saw what was coming and he pioneered it, I often wonder what if it hadn't been Vince McMahon, what if it had been Bill Watts, Jimmy Crockett or Eddie Graham where would the business be today, would there even be a business?

"Vince had a vision of what he thought wrestling should be and saw it as sports entertainment, a lot of people were angry at him because he took that approach but he was looking to appeal to a much broader audience and in the early WrestleMania's he brought in a lot of celebrities for crossover appeal not just for what happened in the ring.

"If you watch the television programming today and put a stopwatch on to count how many minutes of actual ring action there is in a two hour show, it's not all that much, but again it's down to the lack and depth of talent there is in the industry."

Leaving WWE to work for WCW under Eric Bischoff: "I went to WCW right at the start of the Monday Night Wars, and it was 84 weeks in a row that WCW beat the Vince McMahon product in the ratings. The biggest difference between Vince and Eric is that Vince is a wrestling person, and was in the fourth generation with his children becoming involved in the business.

"Eric Bischoff on the other hand had very little experience and it was obvious from the first time I met him, just after leaving the WWF. In our first meeting I thought as a businessman he would want to pick my mind about how the company was run and the philosophy having been with the WWF at the top level for eight years but all he wanted to talk about was how much longer Vince McMahon would last. Eric was obsessed thinking he would but Vince out of business, but I knew after that first meeting with Eric that was never going to happen, but wasn't going to say that to his face."

If TNA can ever compete with WWE: "I would like to think that the possibility exists but they have been around for ten years now and I always say you have one opportunity at a first impression and when they first began Vince McMahon couldn't hire everybody that was in the wrestling business, so TNA picked these people up.

"You then had a few people leaving the WWE and joining TNA, but the first thing they did on television was not talk about how good TNA was but instead they would talk about where they had just come from and why they left because they were being held back and it became a forum for individual grudges.

"For the fan watching it was an opportunity for an alternative product, but the more time that has gone on it has become harder to take it to the next level."

source: Wrestling 101

Tensai failed to impress WWE officials in his pinfall victory over John Cena on the April 16 Raw SuperShow in London, England and was deemed "a flop" as a result. He was initially pegged to face Cena at the company's Over The Limit and No Way Out pay-per-view events but his poor showing in the main event match led to his push being curtailed and Big Show taking his place. WWE also canceled plans for summer live events to be headlined by Tensai and John Laurinaitis vs. Cena, instead replacing the former tattoo artist with Big Show.

Though Tensai has yet to be defeated on television, he suffered his first pinfall loss before a WWE crowd in a dark match following Monday's Raw SuperShow—to Cena. He is being largely relegated to WWE Superstars while his character is retooled. He has already undergone tweaks as he appeared sans robe, competed more aggressively and had his named modified within the past two weeks. More changes could be in the works as there was talk this past week of additional modifications.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Another one of L4OA's favorites is close to biting the dust. At least he still has Cena to wildly cheer for.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Tensai failed to impress WWE officials in his pinfall victory over John Cena on the April 16 Raw SuperShow in London, England and was deemed "a flop" as a result. He was initially pegged to face Cena at the company's Over The Limit and No Way Out pay-per-view events but his poor showing in the main event match led to his push being curtailed and Big Show taking his place. WWE also canceled plans for summer live events to be headlined by Tensai and John Laurinaitis vs. Cena, instead replacing the former tattoo artist with Big Show.

Though Tensai has yet to be defeated on television, he suffered his first pinfall loss before a WWE crowd in a dark match following Monday's Raw SuperShow—to Cena. He is being largely relegated to WWE Superstars while his character is retooled. He has already undergone tweaks as he appeared sans robe, competed more aggressively and had his named modified within the past two weeks. More changes could be in the works as there was talk this past week of additional modifications.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Another one of L4OA's favorites is close to biting the dust. At least he still has Cena to wildly cheer for.

what's next? are they gonna bring back test now too? and please we all know u like brodus clay and be marking out when he starts dancing. one day u just might be one the kids dancing alongside him

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar was sitting cageside at UFC 146 last night, and was shown on camera watching UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos defeat Frank Mir.

UFC President Dana White hinted at Lesnar returning to the organization at the evening's post-fight press conference. When asked if Lesnar's appearance meant anything, White smiled and replied, "maybe," before flat-out admitting the Lesnar may be headed back to the company. White went on to say that he hadn't spoken to Lesnar, but he would let everyone know if anything happens.

PWInsider reports that Paul Heyman was also in Las Vegas, the site of UFC 146, this week.

Lesnar re-signed with WWE in April and is contracted to appear for the company through Wrestlemania 29.

You can check out video of Dana White discussing Lesnar's potential return below:

source: PWInsider/WrestlingInc

Also...

Brock Lesnar met with UFC President Dana White on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The meeting reportedly did not go over well. If Lesnar's appearance at Saturday's UFC 146 event gets mentioned on Monday's RAW, then the whole thing is likely storyline related.

source: F4WOnline

Awesome, would love to see him curl up in the fetal position again when he gets punched in the face.

L4OATheOriginal said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Another one of L4OA's favorites is close to biting the dust. At least he still has Cena to wildly cheer for.

what's next? are they gonna bring back test now too? and please we all know u like brodus clay and be marking out when he starts dancing. one day u just might be one the kids dancing alongside him

I'd be mighty impressed if they did bring Test back seeing as how he's been dead for a few years now.

Oh, and no one likes you....except your boy Cena.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

what's next? are they gonna bring back test now too? and please we all know u like brodus clay and be marking out when he starts dancing. one day u just might be one the kids dancing alongside him

I'd be mighty impressed if they did bring Test back seeing as how he's been dead for a few years now.

Oh, and no one likes you....except your boy Cena.

well after tna's live brodcasting tonight, velvet, miss tesmacher, winter, tara, mickie and myself plan on having a private celebration where u won't be allowed near so u have fun with ur boy cena tonight

L4OATheOriginal said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

I'd be mighty impressed if they did bring Test back seeing as how he's been dead for a few years now.

Oh, and no one likes you....except your boy Cena.

well after tna's live brodcasting tonight, velvet, miss tesmacher, winter, tara, mickie and myself plan on having a private celebration where u won't be allowed near so u have fun with ur boy cena tonight

Replace what I bolded with Angelina Love, Chyna, Mae Young, and Nicole Bass and I'd say you were about right.

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Daniel Bryan expects boos when WWE hits Mobile Civic Center

Published: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 2:21 PM

MOBILE, Alabama -- When Daniel Bryan strides into the Mobile Civic Center arena on Saturday, he expects some boos. And he’s cool with that.

“The worst thing you can have is apathy, if you go out there and nobody cares,” said Bryan, one of the star wrestlers in WWE’s Raw franchise. “I love it when I go out there and some people love me and then some people hate me. It’s fun to have that cross-section of reaction.”

Bryan has earned it. He’s an interesting case. He made a name for himself with an active career outside the WWE, so when he won that organization’s “Rookie of the Year” title in 2010, he was a rookie in name only.

At wwe.com, his vital stats show him to be five feet, ten inches tall and 210 pounds. Outside the ring, he’s average size, albeit fit; inside it, he sometimes looks outclassed. Obviously, he’s not going to get very far on brute force alone.

“I’ve always enjoyed the technical aspect of wrestling,” he said, “and enjoyed just the science of it and the mental aspect, which is being able to break down a body part, being able to know all the holds, being very scientific in all the moves I do.

“You don’t see anybody in the WWE who throws kicks like I do,” he said.

He’s inventive. And sometimes it’s a matter of opinion whether his actions are clever or despicable.

At one point in his career, for example, he won a “Money in the Bank” match that gave him a useful token: A briefcase that he could cash in at the time of his choosing to trigger a world heavyweight championship match. He played it at a moment when the defending champion, the juggernaut known as Big Show, had already been flattened by a third party. All he had to do was pin somebody who was already beaten.

“Winning is winning. I like finding unconventional ways to do things,” said Bryan. “If I was a very conventional wrestler, I wouldn’t have gotten to where I am today.”

Bryan said his approach has won him a lopsided fan base. Men aged 15-35 seem to like him the most, “kids and the women, not so much.”

On Saturday, he’ll have a prime opportunity to live up (or down) to expectations, as he takes part in a triple-threat match for the U.S. championship, versus Santino Marella and David Otunga. That’s hardly the only attraction.

“It should be a great show, there’s going to be John Cena in a handicap match with Big Show and Lord Tensai,” Bryan said. “I mean, Big Show is over 7 feet tall, he’s 450 pounds, he’s a real monster to see in person. Lord Tensai, too, is just an enormous man.”

Other high-profile bouts on the card include a tag-team championship match pitting R-Truth and Kofi Kingston against Primo and Epico, and a diva championship match between Layla and Natalya.

“This show will be different than any of the live events we’ve done in Mobile in the past,” said Bryan. “We’ve got a new stage setup that makes the atmosphere better.”

The perfect setting, he said, to continue his sometimes controversial run.

“I feel like I’m the best wrestler in the world. So I can’t imagine me doing anything but winning,” he said of his triple threat match. “I’ve never really been in the ring with David Otunga, so it should be interesting.”