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Jack Swagger is finally coming into his own. It has taken several reinventions of himself, a veteran manager and even a Russian patriot boasting the accomplishments of Vladimir Putin. But so what? He is finally getting there and if wwe plays their cards right swagger can become a star on the second biggest show of the year, SummerSlam. The american patriot character is as old as the stars and stripes itself but swagger and Colter give it a fresh look and feeling. Here is the question though, what happens with swagger when it is no longer Rusev challenging his support for the red, white and blue? Can a wrestler in this era get over solely on being a patriot? Jack Swagger is an amateur wrestling star with great size, strength and quickness but has just missed on breaking out several times. Now, he stands against the glass ceiling again and will try to patriot lock his way right through it. The crowd will be hot and the flag match stipulation allows Rusev to not really lose and with the real life tension in the world the time is now to propel the all american american american to heights he has never seen before. Where swagger goes next is what is really up for debate because you can't always fight foreigners but wwe needs to take advantage of swaggers momentum and the "we the people" push from the live audience. I hope jack and zeb canride the wave and creative can keep them hot.
Speaking of hot, the opposite of that is TNA wrestling as of press time. The unfortunate thing is that it has nothing to do with what is happening within the six sided ring. While their television is often hit or miss all tapings will be missed if there is no television. How a company can make so many blunders on an epic scale is beyond me. Now it may cost them their brand and the sad part is that the talent of the TNA roster is quite impressive. It is a shame that no one in that wrestling promotion felt the need to ever focus on wrestling, but perhaps instead, they can sign another old ufc release that mma has no use for. With a talent pool as deep as theirs; with the likes if Aries, roode, young, lashley, storm, low ki, and on and on it is clearly the right choice to fill programming with over acted backstage junk and long winded promos from the incredible owner, Dixie Carter. And by incredible of course I mean no credibility.
Let's not forget Samoa Joe when discussing TNA wrestling. Joe, in my opinion, will go down as the most under utilized performer on the TNA roster. How no one within impact can find a way to use an extremely talented, athletic and completely unique character such as Samoa Joe boggles my mind week in and week out. It seems like not long ago Samoa Joe was having an amazing introductory feud with Kurt Angle and a show stealing performance with aj styles and Christopher Daniels. Truth be told, it was long ago, relative to TNA at least, and the days of high hopes are long gone replaced by feelings of desperation as fans hope the TNA brand can survive instead of prosper.
Finally, as we head toward SummerSlam and an expected Brock lesnar title win, instead of harping on the idea that the title won't always be on television let's get excited for the rebirth of the intercontinental championship. With lesnar, a part timer, getting the belt the opportunity to resurrect the secondary belts and make them important again is great. The ic title has always been the working mans belt and can be a great way to solidify and elevate the next wave of top guys and there is no better time then when the heavyweight belt will not be seen all of the time. I think Brock will be a very strong and necessary champion and the elevation of the secondary titles only adds to the plus sides of lesnar becoming the man. But, that is just this marks remarks.