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Jerichoholic thoughts on Wrestlemania
Jerichoholic books Royal Rumble PPV.
Finn Balor Rumble Options (2nd attempt!)
Finn Balor Rumble Options
Thoughts on AW, Stevious, etc
Royal Rumble: Taker or Jericho?
Make me care Vince!
Smackdown Live is much better than Raw
Solving the problem of top heels getting cheered.
KO could be the next Stone Cold
Payback picks and Random thoughts on WWE
Grades for Wrestlemania
Wrestlemania Most Likely.....
Jerichoholic books Mania
Jerichoholic books Royal Rumble
Did WWE give us a big Rumble clue ? (Potential Spoiler)
Rumble winning number
Royal Rumble Likely Winners
My 2016 Wishlist
Survivor Series Picks
Rollins out brings some interesting opportunities.
Some thoughts on NOC tonight
Where the heck is everyone?
Roman Reigns is not getting over because...
Summerslam Swerves
The Divas at Summerslam
Early Summerslam Predictions........
This could be the best year of John Cena's career
Jerichoholic books MITB...
How I would book the Andre Battle Royal
The importance of a good finisher
Booking WM31 around Brock's contract issues
Saving Wrestlemania
Rumble Surprise Entrants, Final 4 and winner.
10 Things I want to see in 2015.....
Royal Rumble Match: Reigns or Ziggler?
Jerichoholic's TLC(&S)
Wrestlemania 31 idea - Attitude Era Battle Royale.
Hell in a Cell Picks
Deciding Lesnar's Conquerer: Discussion
Night Of Champions.... As I would book it.
My Summerslam Picks
Jerichoholic's MITB - Crazy Predictions!
Jerichoholic's MITB - Official Predictions
How Evolution will defeat the Shield on Sunday.
Sheamus vs Cesaro - who should win ?
The future of Bray Wyatt post the John Cena feud.
Title picture solved
Existing WWE roster vs NXT call-ups. Problems ?
Chico's WM comment in the spotlight it deserves!
Jerichoholic's Wrestlemania XXX
New Match Concept: Elimination Chamber Tag Team 4-way.
Valentine's Day Blog - WWE Couples
Career Highlights and Analysis 3: The Miz
CM Punk
ManiaXXX. a few possible cards
Career Highlights and Analysis 2: The Undertaker
Career Highlights and Analysis 1: Triple H
NXT Talent who should get called up to Raw or SD.
Batista
Jerichoholic's Royal Rumble Match Betting Odds.
Jerichoholic's Survivor Series
The Authority storyline is ruining everything else.
Memory Lane. Rate these 5 matches.
WrestleMania 30 - What's the Main Angle?
Jerichoholic Summerslam Picks
The MITB Ladder Matches
Hall of Fame 2013 - Best Class Ever?
Orton's Mania Heel Turn.
The Art of the Video Promo
Royal Rumble Match Betting Odds
WM29: Streak vs WWE Title Reign.
Jerichoholic's TLC --> a surprisingly strong PPV, if i'm right.
CM Punk / Fan incident
Where is Drew McIntyre?!
Jerichoholic Night of Champions Picks
Why Punk must beat Cena AND THEN beat Rock
Jerichoholic's Wrestlemania 29
The AJ Storyline and Memorable WWE storylines of the past 20 years
A New Match Type
Dream (FANTASY) WM29 Scenario
WWE's headache: How to end the Rock / Cena match... Enter the Miz.
The Smackdown Chamber Match
Michael Cole needs a face turn
Cena vs Rock: lets hear your predictions!
Royal Rumble: "Everyone is eligible"
Cena vs Rock - a defining moment in the decline of wrestling popularity
The Authority Figure
2012 Royal Rumble Match winner
Ziggler promos
Why the Money in the Bank needs to go
Jerichoholic's top 10 technical wrestlers
Night of Champions Picks
What happened to the Anonymous GM??
Wrestlemania 28 - what it might look like
Zack Ryder
I think Cena will say "I Quit"
Sheamus/McIntyre - Face Potential?
WM27 - give us a good show!
Mystery 6 Rumble entrants
Royal Rumble Match 2011
The Miz is the future
Slammy Awards 2010
Who's gonna get screwed this year at SS??
Jerichoholic's Wrestlemania 27 !!
Criteria to go from JOBBER to ICON
Stop the FORMULA!!!
Who is the Anonymous GM?
Taker Wrestlemania Streak - WM27 Opponent
Night of Champions
Jericho's quick tap out on Raw
MITB Predictions
The debate over HHH
Salvaging the NEXUS angle.
I think I know who the Raw GM is (SPOILER ALERT)
Fatal 4 Way Predictions
Mania Card all too predictable... or is it?
Lets get rid of Scripted Promos
Royal Rumble Endings - Poll
Bret Hart - wtf?
Reunite JR (face) and the King (heel)!!!!!!!!!
Survivor Series Triple Threat matches
What to do with HBK before he retires if rumours are true...
If you controlled the draft/feuds after Mania.....
What I want to see in the Royal Rumble Match
This year's WM card... according to my crystal ball
Belts losing credibility. What can be done?
Superstar names.. Too Cool or Too Much?
Bring back the sledgehammer! HHH better as a heel?
Match Focus: Iron Man Match
At Wrestlemania 12, WWE introduced a new match type as a way to make a big deal out of HBK's boyhood dream to be WWE Champion. The Iron Man match had been used once or twice off TV, but it became the match stipulation for the highly anticipated Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels bout. It has rarely been used in WWE since, and often they use 30 minutes instead of 60 when they do.
This blog will break down this match, and debate when we might next see a 60-minute Iron Man Match on PPV.
Are high scoring Iron Man matches good or bad?
This depends on who you ask. There are pros and cons of each but for me... the booking of the first Iron Man Match was perfect. Neither Bret or Shawn could find a way to get a single fall on each other in 60 minutes. This put both men over as true gladiators, as the match was designed to do, particularly for HBK.
Later incarnations of the match have been very high scoring. This helps to keep fans interested during the middle of the match. Triple H vs The Rock ended 6-5, and in the true spirit of the attitude era, was like a free-for-all.
Imagine if Bret vs Shawn had been 6-5? Bret Hart defeated 6 times in an hour?? Unfathomable for the excellence of execution. That's how you ruin the credibility of a champion in my opinion. Luckily, they booked WM12 perfectly and it remains one of my all time favourite matches.
Was Triple H vs The Rock a more entertaining 60 minutes? Many would say yes. The name of the company is WWE now and the "E" stands for entertainment. All Iron Man matches since the 1st one have been quite high scoring. But in an effort to keep the 60 minutes as enthralling and entertaining as possible, does the character of the "champion" suffer slightly in the minds of the audience with so many falls happening?
For me it does.
I consider the first Iron Man match to be head and shoulders above the rest. You can have a great enthralling match without falls and Bret and Shawn proved this at WM12.
My top three Iron Man Matches
3. Kurt Angle vs Brock Lesnar (Smackdown 2003). Brock won 5-4.
2. Triple H vs Rock (Judgment Day 2000). HHH won 6-5. Shawn DQ's Rock a few seconds overtime because of the Undertaker's interference.
1. Bret vs HBK. WM12. HBK wins 1-0 in overtime, after being trapped in the Sharpshooter but being saved by the 60 minute bell.
Will we see another Iron Man match in the future?
I hope so. It's been 5 years since Cena beat Orton 6-5 in 2009 Bragging Rights. But if we see another Iron Man Match the #falls need to be much, much lower. They should have a max of 5 falls in total (not 11). If CM Punk ever returns I think he and Daniel Bryan could put on a terrific Iron Man match.
For the match to work, you need two superstars who are suited to each other (such as punk and Bryan) and also capable of lasting an hour.
Of the existing roster, Randy can do it, and has done so before. Cena and Sheamus are also capable. Of the Shield, I get the impression Seth Rollins would have plenty in the tank to last the hour.
PPV
I'd say we might never see an Iron Man Match at Wrestlemania again, because of its length, and mainstream audiences might not all like it. On a three hour regular pay per view, an Iron Man match also takes up a lot of time, but I hope we will see it again.
Now that there is a unified champion, perhaps the main event every year of the Night of Champions PPV could be an Iron Man Match. Each title gets defended. Tag, Divas, IC, US, and WWE WHC. 5 matches. While extra feuds would fill in time, there is scope to have an Iron Man match at this PPV if WWE want. The concept of the Night of Champions PPV is supposedly to highlight the champions in the WWE in an attempt to give credibility to the titles. What better way than with an Iron Man Match for the WWE WHC every year?
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