Stars In Progress…John Cena, Roode/Sting, Knobbs & More

February 26, 2012

Bobby Roode By Way Of Sting

One Step Up

This match at Victory Road should have been Bobby Roode vs James Storm for the World Heavyweight Championship. They've had plenty of time to build both men, but didn't utilize that time wisely.

Roode is still too dependent on other people, rather than being a credible, heel champion on his own. James Storm is over, but not to the level he should be by now. Especially when you consider he started his singles push working with Kurt Angle. That should have paid major dividends for Storm, but it was over before it picked up any real momentum.

As a result, pairing Roode with Sting at Victory Road is probably the best marquee matchup they have at this point. That is, if Roode must be included.

I give it a step up in theory. Sting shouldn't win, although I wouldn't put it past TNA to go in that counterproductive direction. Roode needs a clean, decisive win on the biggest platform TNA has to offer. Let him get it over Sting on March 18th.

After that, you can get back to the incredibly slow build between Roode and Storm.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

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