March 2012

Remaking The WWE Developmental System

IFOWrestling • March 25, 2012

Earlier in the week, a rumor began to circulate that WWE had notified its developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, that it would be severing ties with the promotion. The rumor spread quickly, eventually growing to a level where WWE actually felt compelled to release a statement disputing the report. Triple H called the rumors, “absolutely not true”, and stated the system was going to be revamped, not shut down. If Triple H holds true to his word, an announcement of the changes should be made not long after WrestleMania. With any luck, this announcement will include news of the expansion of their training system, rather than just a simple relocation or other barely significant move.

Cruiserweight Division Returning To WWE?

IFOWrestling • March 18, 2012

One thing worth remembering about professional wrestling is you never say never. Time and again we have seen instances, whether it was Hulk Hogan’s return to the WWE in 2002 or Bret Hart making amends with Vince McMahon and Shawn Michaels, where something you never thought you’d see, up and happened right before your very eyes. For many, especially those with knowledge of Vince McMahon’s personal feelings on undersized wrestlers, the return of the Cruiserweight Division to the WWE seemed like one of those things you’d never see again. After all, WWE did everything they could to destroy the value of the Cruiserweight Title, finally retiring the belt in 2007, shortly after current Superstar Hornswoggle won it at the Great American Bash. But with the WWE rolling out their shiny, new network, could the need for original programming be enough to bring the division back to life within the company?

Cody Rhodes: Resurrecting A Once Great Title

IFOWrestling • March 11, 2012

The Intercontinental Title, once synonymous with high work rate and a tool to showcase WWE’s top in-ring performer, has at least since the Monday Night Wars, become the default belt to throw on someone when you’ve wanted to get ‘em over with fans without having to do much for them in the way of storyline. Got a guy you want to get over but don’t wanna spend the man hours it takes to write ‘em a decent angle? Put the IC Championship on him for awhile. This philosophy, if you can even call it that, is lazy, and more often than not, does more harm than good to the performer wearing the belt.

Remembering Hogan vs. Andre

IFOWrestling • March 4, 2012

The cover of the Wrestlemania III poster remains forever burned into my mind. The Hulkster, with his patented clenched-jaw stare, looking up at Andre The Giant, a man long past his prime, but packaged perfectly as the ultimate Hogan-killing machine. Both Hulk Hogan and the WWF were at the height of of their collective powers, wrestling was a big as it had ever been, and I, 10 years old and insane for the spectacle, absolutely had to see the show.

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