My Monday column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review was a mailbag of questions. Here’s an excerpt:
@LesnarSupport: How do you see WWE booking the Lesnar-Orton match? I think it’s a given Brock is going over.
I don’t think the match is a guaranteed win for Brock Lesnar. This seems to be a time where Randy Orton is truly moving into the part-time status that Lesnar, Undertaker, Chris Jericho and other veterans have acquired. A certain special-attraction-type feel.
It’s already an attention grabber than Orton’s first big match back after a long absence on television is a marquee match against Lesnar. This could be the perfect situation for Orton to endure a physical encounter with Lesnar that only he can deliver but for Orton come out with the win. It’s an instant credibility boost for Orton, who has been under the radar for quite some time.
@max_king619: Ryder? Now and future. Can he ever reach World title status???
Zack Ryder will never be a WWE World Champion. If it was going to happen, it would have happened already. The iron will never be as hot for Ryder as it was when he was cutting edge, creating his Internet show and doing so many other simple but effective marketing techniques on social media in the 2010-2012 period.
That’s not to say Ryder still couldn’t have another big push coming. WWE continues to tease the audience with Ryder breaking through to the next level in 2016. However, many people have passed Ryder in the line for being in the world-title picture, and more are coming with a fresh slate.
Ryder’s been very loyal to WWE, which I hope has earned him some value and security. If he had left in the past, he’s one of the few who could have thrived making a better living independently, when his stock was at its highest, than being in the WWE — which ultimately never went the whole way with utilizing his potential in all capacities.
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