Top 5: WWE Triple Threat Matches

By @TrueGodImmortal

With the mega match happening this weekend coming at Battleground for the WWE Title, I wanted to look back at the top 5 triple threat matches of all time. Could The Shield Triple Threat exceed the expectations and end up on this list later on? Time will tell, but for now let's look at the top 5 Triple Threat matches (triple threat tag team matches not included).

5B. Rey Mysterio vs Kurt Angle vs Chris Benoit
Smackdown, September 2002

-Now I get it.... this isn't as well known as the Summerslam 2000 triple threat with Triple H, Rock, and Angle, or Bryan vs Batista vs Orton,  and I'm technically cheating, because I have it tied. However, this is truly one of the best matches I've seen and not just in a Triple Threat sense. Rey, Angle, and Benoit had amazing chemistry and this match was a testament to it all. If you've never seen this match, look it up and enjoy.

5A. Brock Lesnar vs John Cena vs Seth Rollins
Royal Rumble 2015

-This will always make lists about triple threats and it could be a bit higher if I'm being honest. However, this match lands at the 5 spot for a tie, and it is something special nonetheless. Brock, Seth, and Cena all go out and put forth a great effort, making this one of the best matches I've witnessed in the last 2 years hands down. Seth takes the pin here and Brock wins the match, but a great match period and one of the best triple threat matches.

4. Shawn Michaels vs Chris Benoit vs Triple H
Backlash 2004

-It's not often you'll see the same match participants on a list twice. However, this match is absolutely another classic between three legendary performers. While not as epic as their first triple threat encounter, which you can find later on this list, it's still one of the best and almost on par with the first match. Benoit wins this one as well, and if you watch this match without watching the rest of the PPV (specifically Orton vs Foley), you might rank this one top 3 yourself.

3. Brock Lesnar vs Big Show vs Kurt Angle
Vengeance 2003

-Some might say this is a bit higher than it needs to be, but this is perfect. This match is likely the greatest match to ever feature Big Show and it's because he had ring generals like Angle and Lesnar to lead him through it all. Brock and Angle interact very well with each other in this match, and though I was shocked to see Angle walk away with the title, the match was definitely dope and would restart the big Angle vs Brock feud for the summer that spawned more classics. This was the flame to reignite it.

2. The Rock vs Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker 
Vengeance 2002

-Another classic with Angle. Angle is probably one of the best wrestlers of all time period and his run in triple threat matches attests to that. This one is very close to being no. 1 as the stars align and everything works out perfectly. Taker is great here, Rock is great here as well, and Angle as usual does what he does best. Rock walks away with the title and a huge win, winning one of the greatest triple threat matches of all time.

1. Triple H vs Chris Benoit vs Shawn Michaels
Wrestlemania XX

-This is the ultimate. I think this is one of the greatest WrestleMania main events ever. Might be top 5, but it's certainly top 10. It is certainly a top 10-15 Wrestlemania match of all time period, if not better. Everything works here. Benoit and his journey culminates in such a perfect fashion, while HBK does what he does best, and Triple H manages to keep up with two superior wrestlers. Benoit wins and makes Triple H tap to end a huge Mania and a big moment that has been attempted to be erased but is still a great scene to witness. Benoit may have ended his life in a horrible manner, but this match is his greatest achievement in the WWE and the greatest WWE Triple Threat match ever.

-True

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ROH TV 7/16/16 Review

By @Headliner5 

Hello, wrestling fans and welcome to another ROH TV review from yours truly, I am Nathan and it's been a while, but I'm back as we move onto the set of tapings after the Best In The World PPV that took place back in June. This particular episode features the final ROH appearance of Mr. ROH Roderick Strong as he looks to expand his horizons within the wrestling world.

Match 1
Kamataichi vs. Jay White

Thoughts:
This match comes straight outta New Japan as Kamataichi takes on young up and comer Jay White. The bell rings and Kamataichi jumps White right from the start to get the early upper hand. White makes his way out to the ring apron, but Kamataichi knocks him off onto the outside. Kamataichi follows White out and throws White into the barricade numerous times. Daniels (who accompanied Kamataichi to the ring for this match) hits a lariat on the outside on White while Kamataichi has the referee distracted. Kamataichi wraps White's leg around the ring post before we head to a commercial.

Back from commercial and Kamataichi hits a dragon screw leg whip on White, then follows it up with a figure four leg lock, but White eventually finds his way out of it. White recovers long enough to hit a desperation DDT, then follows it up with a brainbuster and then goes to the top rope to hit a missile dropkick for a near fall. White hits a uranagi for a near fall, as The Addiction make their way to the ring and attack him, but the Motor City Machine Guns run in to even up the odds. From here, the match would turn into a six-man tag match.

Match Result: No Contest (due to the match turning into a six man tag team match)

Match Rating: **1/2

Match 2
Kamataichi and The Addiction vs. Jay White and The Motor City Machine Guns

Thoughts:
Kamataichi hits a dropkick right away during this portion of the match for a quick near fall. Sabin finds himself in the wrong corner and is doing his best to fight out of it. Sabin hits a DDT and makes a quick tag to Jay White. Jay hits a powerslam on Daniels and goes for a pinfall but it's quickly broken up. Jay White hits the Kwee Wee Crusher on Daniels to pick up the win via pinfall.

Match Result: Jay White and The Motor City Machine Guns defeat Kamataichi and The Addiction via pinfall.

Match Rating: N/A

From there, we head to the next match of the night.

Match 3
Shane Taylor and Keith Lee vs. Victor Andrews and James Anthony

Thoughts:
If you didn't see this match you didn't miss much, this match was a squash straight out of a late 80's/early 90's house show. Lee and Taylor won the match via pinfall after a powerbomb top rope splash combination.

Match Result: Shane Taylor and Keith Lee defeat Victor Andrews and James Anthony via pinfall after a powerbomb top rope splash combination.

Match Result: N/A

After the match, War Machine hit the ring in order to try and get a measure of revenge from an earlier attack, but they are unsuccessful as Taylor and Lee get the upper hand.

Next, BJ Whitmer makes his way out to the ring.

BJ grabs a microphone and says that this chapter in the rivalry between Steve Corino and himself may be over, but the book has yet to be finished and the rivalry is far from over.

From there, we go to the main event of the evening, which features Mr. ROH's final ROH match (for now anyway).

Main Event - Match 4
Roderick Strong vs. Dalton Castle

Thoughts:
The match begins and Castle quickly muscles Strong over with a suplex in the early going. Strong recovers and picks up Castle and throws him stomach first onto the top rope. Castle makes his way onto the apron, but is knocked off by Strong. Strong then takes out both of the boys who are at ringside with a baseball slide dropkick.

Roderick slams Dalton's leg into the ring post on the outside before rolling him back into the ring to pick up a near fall. Strong throws Castle onto the mat gut first with a suplex to pick up another near fall. Roderick climbs up to the second rope and jumps off, but is caught by Castle who dumps him onto the mat with a suplex. Strong rolls to the outside, but is quickly met by Castle, who hits Strong with a suicide dive through the bottom rope. Back in the ring, Castle hits a dead lift German Suplex for a near fall. Castle hits a side suplex before following it up with another suplex. He follows it up with a third suplex before pinning Strong for a near fall. Strong recovers and blasts Castle with a running knee strike, and then hits a knee in the corner and follows it up with a superplex off of the top rope. He then hits a double knee gutbuster and a Sick kick for a near fall in one hell of a sequence. Dalton recovers long enough to capitalize on Strong by hitting a Bang A Rang to pick up the win via pinfall.

Match Result: 
Dalton Castle defeats Roderick Strong via pinfall after a Bang A Rang.

Match Rating: ***

Fun match to end the hour and a great send off for "Mr. ROH" Roderick Strong, Ring Of Honor wont be the same without him.

That however will do it for me and this review of ROH TV, a fun episode this week with some skippable parts, but overall a good way to spend an hour if you are just looking for some good wrestling to watch.

-Nathan

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TNA.... On the Comeback Trail?

By @TrueGodImmortal 

I almost can't believe this is a real article I'm writing. I mean, TNA was virtually dead. They're still virtually dead. However, the company is making some headway and garnering some attention for a number of reasons, and while it hasn't really paid off yet in the ratings (at least not hugely) or in the earnings, the buzz is slowly heading their way, and with a move to Thursday nights uncontested in programming (WWE will now own Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for wrestling), they could build their reputation back up. Maybe. Possibly. 

The new additions to TNA are very interesting, as they've managed to bring in new X-Division wrestlers, and sign some big independent names going forward. The addition of Caleb Konley to the TNA roster is sure to be a successful move if they can book him right, and having Moose come in is a huge move. Moose was moments away from signing to WWE, until WWE decides that he would be a small PR nightmare due to his past, and they pass on signing him. TNA picks up the pieces and now people are interested to see where Moose goes in his arrival. All signs point to an eventual Moose vs Bobby Lashley title match, which is too black, too strong and I'm on board with that. 

The Knockouts Division is attempting to be revitalized, and with some of the best women wrestlers in the world residing in that division, I can only hope we see some great feuds and matches going forward. Jade (aka Mia Yim), Marti, Gail Kim, Madison, and many other ladies fill out a pretty decent roster, and if TNA can focus more, they have a solid foundation here. However, the biggest reason for the possible TNA resurgence doesn't come from the Knockouts Division, doesn't come from the always entertaining X-Division, or the new arrivals, but from two wrestlers that are both a bit over the hill, but created the most odd yet entertaining yet stupid yet fun feud and story in some time. 

Of course, I'm talking about the Broken Matt Hardy, Brother Nero, and the Final Deletion storyline. To be completely honest, I've not had the chance to sit up and watch the entire thing. Nor will I take time out of my life to watch all of it, but what I will say is that this storyline is absolutely nuts, and so is Matt Hardy. Matt recreated himself as this outwardly ridiculous character, a broken version of himself, that much like his best time in wrestling (Mattitude... Matt Hardy V1), was so stupid that it was entertaining. This feud, which started as the "Brother Nero" feud, was showcasing Matt hellbent on eliminating Jeff from contention and from the wrestling world. There were twists and turns throughout the story, but Jeff would continue to win match after match and unfortunately, Matt would never let it go. Usually, if you're losing in a feud, the antagonist eventually finds a new target. What was referring about this is that Matt wouldn't stop until his goal was accomplished. 

This was sort of where the "Final Deletion" comes into play. Every match they've had and every moment was filled with absurdity, but in this final contest (it wasn't really even a match), we saw everything that you'd likely not want to see and more. Matt Hardy has some brilliantly stupid ideas, much like I'm sure Jeff does. This feud seems like the workings of two eccentric brothers who finally got the opportunity to create their own story in wrestling... and this is what became of it. Add into this story the hilarious Senòr Benjamin, and then bring in Reby Sky, Matt and Reby's son Maxel (who played a role in this as well.... adorably however), the concept of Brother Nero and his guitar bringing in drones (yes... drones), Matt playing the violin to summon Brother Nero to battle, and.... shit... look at all that already. That's a lot of shit to digest there man. My lord. 

Broken Matt Hardy claiming he was giving a violin personally by a man who died in 1737 is absolutely genius yet so dumb that I don't even know how to feel about it. Add in the Rome burning aspect, Nero the Roman Emperor playing the fiddle (a myth) as it burns, Brother Nero bring summoned to battle by a violin playing, it's all so cluttered and intricate. Take the usage of fireworks, and how Jeff has storied issues with his pyrotechnics... that's a reference back to the WWE days for both men, as are the usage of ladders and chairs. This is essentially the finest example of symbolism in a wrestling feud and regardless of how bad this really is, the outlandish nature of every single moment makes it that much better. Jeff and Matt fight from sun down to sun up, and even that feels like it has a special meaning, one of which I can't even make sense of, but I'm sure there's something behind it.

The Armageddon of Jeff Hardy, the deletion of Brother Nero, is a lengthy battle that one has to wonder what the last purpose is of it. My theory has always been that from the beginning of this story, it was Matt's own mental sickness that's alluded to in the storyline that drove him this far, drove him to betray his brother, and perhaps this is all just leading us to find out Matt's been dreaming this out in his head and none of it really happened. Maybe. Who knows. That's the beauty of this and what's got the wrestling world talking. Matt Hardy leads a storyline in 2016 with crazy hair, an expansive vocabulary, a creative hatred for his brother, and includes his wife, their son, and his wife's father in it all. As crazy as this all is, it's worked. Matt Hardy had his whole Final Deletion segment ripped off by the WWE during their Wyatt Family compound segment with the New Day. Bray could try and rebuttal that he perhaps inspired the Broken Matt Hardy character, and that's exactly what he did, but the similarities are minimal, if any. What is the saddest thing about this, is that the WWE felt the need to rip off this idea. The Final Deletion was zany, stupid, but buzz worthy and entertaining bar none. For WWE to so blatantly rip off the idea, shows that TNA has done something right. 

Now, will TNA emerge as a contender to the no. 1 spot WWE has? Hell no. But can it reclaim that no. 2 spot from either Ring Of Honor (who seems to be on the decline yet again....) or even Lucha Underground? Certainly. TNA could be a viable option once again as a company, something a large number of us didn't see possible over the last 3 or 4 years. Good luck to TNA. It's a long battle ahead. 

-True

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WIRTB: Daniel Bryan's Run in 2012

By @SpeedOnTheBeat 

Daniel Bryan.

The Beard.

The Yes! Man.

The guy you probably never thought you'd see in a WIRTB.

While the prospective Smackdown GM has been amazing in-ring and has the career to warrant an induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, he's had his share of WTF moments. For instance, 2012. He had great matches with CM P--that guy WWE hates for us to mention. Oh, screw it. Bryan and Punk had epic matches, such as their Over the Limit match. Man, I know it's not their best match, but it's my favorite match up between the two. However, during his ascent to legendary status, there was a period in 2012 where he fit perfectly into WIRTB Status.

After his split from A.J. Lee and her election as RAW GM, she proceeded to put Daniel Bryan through hell. And why not? The guy kind of was a major reason for A.J. potentially having extended DID episodes and air humping Kane with a Kane mask on. And she was sexy as hell ad she did it. God, I miss that small woman in booty shorts. But yes, it was that bad. It turned WWE into a bad episode of Love and Hip-Hop: Wrasslin' Edition. Too bad Joseline Hernandez didn't jump out in an I-can-see-your-areola dress being all Joseline-like. That would've been better than A.J. going back and forth with Punk, DB, and Kane.

That is especially since it ended up just putting Bryan and Kane together in anger management classes with Dr. Shelby and something about Muppets. Don't get me wrong. I loved Team Hell No. But the road to getting to DB and Kane perfecting their routine was...frustratingly awkward. From DB's interactions with Charlie Sheen to the whole "Goat" thing, it was just painfully executed. Had...

You know what? Let's flip the script. I really can't say much bad about Bryan's career. I covered a lot of my likes about Bryan in my WIRTB Tribute after his retirement. And, Muppets and all, Daniel Bryan made it all entertaining. The only qualm I have about Bryan is that he was so head-full-of-steam about the way he performed. Had he slowed it down, he could've had some more time left in the ring. However, had he slowed it down, he wouldn't have been Daniel Bryan. That's what made him beloved: he was the little bearded man from Washington State that gave 150% every match. Oh, and he beat Cena clean. At SummerSlam. Then, he turned around and beat Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista at WrestleMania 30.

If Shane picks Bryan to be the Smackdown GM, we, as fans, would be treated to interactions between the two. Considering both of their timing, these segments could be backstage highlights of the show. Hell, and this is JUST WISHFUL THINKING, maybe we could see DB get his one more match this way. I don't know how it'd happen, if it were to...but it'd be great.

Just like Daniel Bryan.

-Speed

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Top 5: Macho Man Randy Savage Feuds

By @TrueGodImmortal

I wanted to pay homage to Macho Man Randy Savage. He's one of the greatest ever and his legacy lives on forever. Today, I wanted to talk his top 5 greatest feuds in his career in both WCW and WWE. It wasn't too tough to narrow it down, just a bit tougher to get the order right. Let's get into it.

5. Randy Savage vs Diamond Dallas Page/Randy Savage vs Ric Flair (Tied)

-When looking back at WCW, there weren't too many highlights of Savage from a feud perspective, but the biggest one had to be Savage and DDP. Savage was somewhat infatuated with Kimberly, DDP's wife at the time and we would see that used again in a later storyline for WWE, but here Savage worked well as the creep and the aggressor in the feud. It would mean nothing as Savage got the upper hand and kept the beautiful Miss Elizabeth by his side through it all, and the mind games of Savage made this a great feud and a top 5 for me.

Yes, I cheated here. I couldn't decide between these two so I just went ahead and made a tie. Savage would go on to have amazing battles against Flair, starting in WWF, but would eventually finish off their feud with a ton of back and forth throughout 1995 and 1996 in WCW before the NWO came into play. Flair usually got the upper hand, but Savage got the huge win at Wrestlemania 8 for the WWF Title, which remains their biggest contest to date.

4. Macho Man vs Ricky Steamboat 

-I find it hard to include this one for a few reasons, no reason being greater than this feud was very short lived, but spawned one of the greatest wrestling matches of the 80's at Wrestlemania 3. Savage as the aggressive heel and antagonist worked perfectly, as Steamboat was the essential face that would be able to garner sympathy from the crowd, 9 times of 10. Steamboat won the IC Title and subsequently their feud, but this match and feud stands in time as legendary so it has to be on this list.

3. Macho Man vs Jake The Snake Roberts 

-I debated putting this one at the top. It was a tough call. Jake and Savage had some really great chemistry and it only furthered the evilness of Jake The Snake and allowed Savage to finally get back in the fans' good graces. From the snake bite to the ruining of the Savage and Miss Elizabeth wedding to their multiple encounters, this was one of my favorite feuds growing up when I first began watching wrestling. There was nothing but true animosity and the feud felt just about as real as any other I had watched to this day. I always love Savage vs Jake, because not only were the promos out of this world, the whole dichotomy was something flawless. Great dynamic.

2. Macho Man vs Ultimate Warrior

-In all fairness, this would be no. 1 if they had more history together. The feud was truly epic and it spawned two classic matches (I love the Summerslam 1992 encounter as well). Their first battle, back at Wrestlemania 7 is one of the greatest WrestleMania matches of all time and possibly the greatest match in Savage's career, or certainly top 3. Warrior was never the most technically sound guy or even a great in ring performer, but with Savage leading him, they made absolute magic. I wish we could have gotten even more from these two over the years, but this feud during 1991 and 1992 was epic and deserves a slot at no. 2 and was knocking on the door of no. 1 without question.

1. Macho Man vs Hulk Hogan

-His most hated rival. The man who seemingly held him down in a way throughout his career. Their feud and animosity never truly went away, until Savage passed away, and that let you know that the bad blood was real. Savage defeated DiBiase at Wrestlemania 4 to win the vacant WWF Title and had a pretty good run with the belt in my opinion, but Hogan was right there to steal the shine. It was a short lived title reign in some way (though it was a year long, it still felt short), as Hogan was busy shooting No Holds Barred, so when Savage held the belt, it was just building to a big moment for Hogan to steal the spotlight again. Enter Wrestlemania 5 and the breakup of the Mega Powers. Then Hogan takes the title off Savage and the feud sort of continues, but never picks up steam again. Fast forward to WCW, Hogan turns heel by dropping a leg on Savage. Their feud rekindled and lasted throughout their WCW run for the most part. Though their matches weren't as classic in part to Hogan being so limited, Savage and Hogan was the epitome of a true rivalry. Real animosity and bad blood, coupled with a number of other issues between the two men. This is definitely no. 1 on the list.

Savage has had some great feuds, but these are the most important and vital in his career hands down. If you think otherwise, drop a feud in the comments below and join the conversation.

-True

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The WWE Main Roster Needs Shinsuke Nakamura

By @TrueGodImmortal

Shinsuke Nakamura is the single greatest thing to happen to WWE in quite some time. I've always been a fan of his talents, watching his work from New Japan, but seeing him on the big stage further let me know that he's something special. Now, there was once a time where the WWE was really the only dance in town, and superstars didn't come in with a fanbase behind them as much. Remember the debuts of CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, even Tyler Black or Jon Moxley (Seth and Dean)? They were seen as good wrestlers, but nothing too special, just indie guys who busted their ass for a shot at the big time. Times have surely changed since then.

When it was noted that the Bullet Club was heading to the WWE, things truly were different. AJ Styles was a legend in the business. Gallows and Anderson were well known through their NJPW and ROH moments, and the link to Finn Balor (Prince Devitt) was also vital in their arrival too. With Styles being brought in for the main roster early on, along with Gallows and Anderson, we saw them Instantly get over and become prominent figures on WWE TV. For me, it was an amazing spectacle to see these guys over and loved by a lot of the fans already. It was a marker of how far things have come since the days of indie wrestlers being looked at as lower. Normally, guys from other organizations or the indies were repackaged and sent to fail in the WWE, but this hasn't been the case for a number of the newer faces in WWE. One man who was included in the round of new talent that included the Bullet Club was Shinsuke Nakamura. I remember being skeptical of his chances in WWE, not because he wasn't good enough, but because he was TOO good and this was WWE.

I knew the WWE was planning to debut him and make him a big deal for the NXT brand and perhaps that was the smartest thing to do. Nakamura instantly coming up to the main roster may have backfired just a bit. I actually have to give WWE credit for building Nakamura up the right way. They did a flawless job from the announcing of him coming to NXT to his first appearance, and of course his first match. As I watched what I felt was one of the top 2 matches of the year so far (the no. 1 match? Nakamura vs Styles at Wrestle Kingdom... ha), Sami Zayn and Nakamura put on a classic that shook the building and shook the wrestling world. It was in this moment that I knew for sure what Nakamura brought to the table for the long term. It was undeniable at this point. Hands down. I figured they would put Nakamura in a title match right away and get him the belt since he instantly became the most over guy in NXT.

I was wrong. They instead allowed him a chance to go out there and make magic happen once again and he did not disappoint. Nakamura took Austin Aries to the limit and garnered a big victory and he will soon garner a victory on NXT TV (pretaped) over Finn Balor in what I keep hearing was a classic match. With that being said, this seems likely to put him in the driver's seat for a NXT Title shot finally. Nakamura has only been on WWE TV/NXT since April began, but his natural star power and his comfort in the ring make him look like a WWE veteran. That's why, I've said all that I said now to make this possibly shocking point:

Nakamura shouldn't win the NXT Title. 

Why? Because he should be called up to the main roster and instantly given a shot at the Intercontinental Title. Rushed? Not at all. Nakamura is a natural born star. When you find a once in a lifetime talent like him, you go with what makes the most sense. Nakamura is not ready for the WWE Title yet. He certainly could be in 2017 or 2018, but not yet. However, the Intercontinental Title means absolutely nothing with The Miz holding it. Miz is not a great wrestler and I've always found him to be boring as a character aside from a few select promos. Instead of a huge Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens Intercontinental Title feud, we just have the Miz wasting away the days and the belt. This is where Nakamura comes in.

All of the matches I'd like to see Nakamura have now are on the main roster. With his gimmick and his showmanship, Nakamura coming right in and challenging the Hollywood obsessed Miz would be perfect. No one likes the Miz, so the kids who aren't familiar as much with Nakamura will likely take to him once they see his talent on display and cheer him on. That's going to be important for him on the main roster, and if Nakamura can dethrone Miz as the Intercontinental champion, it would feel like order was restored to the importance of the belt. There's a lot of greatness that could come with an instant Nakamura IC Title run. Now, the brand split makes this slightly tough of course, because we have no idea what brand Nakamura would be on, but my guess is they would put him on Smackdown. Let's say in this event, we have Bray Wyatt, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, and Cesaro on Smackdown as the top stars. Imagine a Nakamura vs Cesaro 3 month feud for the IC Belt. Imagine the legendary rivalry between Styles and Nakamura continuing in WWE in a main event setting or upper card setting for Smackdown. Imagine Owens vs Nakamura for the IC Title. Honestly, imagine Nakamura vs Orton or even Bray as well. Those all would match up well with each other. Then there's the other brand.

Let's say that Nakamura goes to RAW with Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Sami Zayn, Seth Rollins, The New Day, Dean Ambrose, and Finn Balor perhaps. You still have nothing but huge matches and feuds waiting. Zayn vs Nakamura in a feud? Money. Nakamura vs Balor in a main roster feud? Money. Brock vs Nakamura? In Japan? Biggest money WWE would see this day and age. Cena vs Nakamura? Absolutely amazing. I'd even love to see Ambrose vs Nakamura as well, as I feel it would be a fun watch, but nothing entices me more than a Seth Rollins vs Shinsuke Nakamura main roster feud. Nothing. It would be the ultimate clash for me and guess what? It's not too far from being a possible reality. This is slightly why I feel this brand split is a bad idea, because it'll deprive us of epic feuds and matches likely, but on either brand, there are huge matches and feuds that await Nakamura.

What does he have left to do in NXT? Not much. A short run with the NXT Title? A short feud with Samoa Joe? Perhaps a match or two with some of the Cruiserweight Classic guys that come into WWE (Cedric vs Nakamura please)? His work is essentially done there already. Nakamura is ready for the big stage, bright lights, and the WWE main roster. His first order of business? A run to revitalize the Intercontinental Title as a fighting champion weekly on whichever brand he ends up on. Or, the US Title if the brand he ends up on has that title instead of the IC Belt. Regardless, the fact remains that WWE needs Nakamura for this brand split and they need him in a secondary title picture ASAP. Nothing would make the IC or US Title picture better than Nakamura fighting for the title and getting a run with either belt. Imagine Nakamura walking into Wrestlemania 33 in front of 80,000 people as the Intercontinental Champion. That is epic. WWE, make this man available in the draft July 19th and let him shine.

-True

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