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Simon Miller on why these 10 wrestlers need to jump ship!
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00:00 I hate that I need to talk about the thing that I need to talk about but as I do need to talk about it
00:04 We're gonna talk about it and here's a quick lesson. Yes. Hello. I am Frinkled and Frinklehoop the wrestling teacher
00:10 I have my teaching stick right here. Don't you tell me it's not a stick
00:13 It is because look here is your number one lesson when it comes to YouTube videos specifically wrestling YouTube videos
00:19 The whole point is fun. That's it. We're trying to have fun. We're trying to have a conversation
00:24 We are just massive nerds. Don't make me cover you with a stick right good get it. Excellent
00:29 It's just not always about clickbait. Oh, it's called clickbait. We're just trying to have a good time
00:34 I mean, have we all forgotten fantasy booking? It's half the reason we're fans for as long as we are
00:39 So now we've ironed that out. Here's 10 wrestlers that should jump ship right now. Why?
00:44 So let's not stand on ceremony, mr. Wayne and let's go in at number 10
00:55 Brian Cage now the good news if you're a cage fan is that it does seem that Ring of Honor is about to start up
01:00 Again properly and he's going to be a pivotal part of that and everything he did with team Taz a few years ago
01:05 I thought was pretty good
01:06 And also if you go and watch his impact work or any of his indie matches you will say to yourself
01:12 Oh, wow, Brian can go me seeing a man that big fly around is just fascinating
01:16 But you want to know the main reason I'd like to see him go from AEW to WWE in this instance
01:23 It's because Vince McMahon loves muscles beer Hulk Hogan a John Cena a Batista or a Nathan Jones
01:28 I wanted to throw one name in there where it's like what he didn't do much of anything, but he was massive
01:34 Mr. McMahon just loves people that goes to the gym when you look at the wrestling scene right now
01:40 Few people look bigger than Brian Cage. So this is mostly pure intrigue from me
01:45 But I think there's a universe out there where Brian Cage does go to WWE and Vince McMahon enjoys his flexing so much
01:51 He makes him WWE champion. And yes, I mean it because once again
01:55 He knows what he's doing inside the squared circle
01:58 And all you got to do is Brock Lesnar him give him some kind of manager or some kind of mouthpiece. I
02:04 Actually think you'd connect all the dots. So of course, it's cool if he stays in AEW
02:08 I got this thing in my tum tum called an intrigue gland
02:12 Sometimes it goes off number nine is not as silly though
02:16 Sasha Banks and depending what reports you want to believe Sasha Banks is either under a WWE deal right now or she's not but regardless
02:22 What the truth of the situation is when you go back to a few months ago when she did walk out with Naomi
02:27 It's not the first time it's happened. And I think we can safely say the
02:32 WWE and the boss don't really see eye to eye
02:35 There's nothing wrong with that either because it is just a job at the end of the day and that stuff happens
02:39 But much like Cesaro who joined all elite wrestling recently
02:42 I think the one thing Sasha Banks needs right now
02:46 It's freedom freedom to do the character the way that she wants freedom to have the matches that she wants and just damn freedom
02:52 Said that word too much. I don't mind that
02:54 WWE has its playbook, but it just kind of feels to me like she's never gonna usurp a Charlotte flair
03:00 She's never gonna usurp a Becky Lynch, which is kind of crazy to me
03:04 Like both of those two people are absolutely stars, but when it comes to Sasha Banks
03:08 I think she ticks every damn box and yet during her WWE career, which has been great
03:14 Always kind of feels like she's been held back. Nothing else weird just a crossroad. So she does go back to WWE
03:20 Will it just go bad again? Sometimes you just need something fresh. Sometimes you just need to do something new
03:26 That's where I think we are right now. I mean who knows what happens after that
03:30 Maybe she returns to WWE and do not forget somebody will be the first person to do that. They go
03:35 WWE AEW WWE or AEW WWE AEW
03:40 And yes, that individual could absolutely be Cody Rhodes
03:44 That's a different video for a different day in a number 8 - M. Jeff
03:49 Obviously, this is purely selfish - but man, would it absolutely rock now? I think from a legal angle
03:54 There's no way that this can even happen
03:56 But can you imagine if the last thing we saw Maxwell Jacob Friedman do in an AEW ring was go I hate to hear I
04:02 Don't want to be anymore and then he just turns up on raw
04:05 Like he thinks he's flipping Lex Luger in the mid 90s
04:09 I mean just be one of those moments that you remembered forever and look I am 99% sure that
04:14 WWE and AEW are never going to work together in an official capacity
04:17 And the only reason I don't say a hundred percent is because you never say never
04:21 But that means any narratives that we do get have to come out from situations like this
04:26 I've already mentioned Cody and why his jump was so big and if free
04:30 It's the same again, especially given the story right now. I think I'd literally die
04:36 And again, do I honestly think this is what's going to occur? No, I don't not in a million years
04:41 I've just got my fantasy book a hat on again, man
04:44 It would be glorious moving on to someone who actually deserves to be on TV more though
04:48 Dolph Ziggler now the issue with this one is that straight away a corner of the internet is shouting no more
04:53 WWE guys and there really isn't a bigger
04:57 WWE guy than Dolph Ziggler right now because he debuted in September
05:01 2005 which means he has now been with the company 17 years
05:06 That is terrifying and sure he too got his moments
05:10 Especially when he cashed in his money in the bank briefcase on Alberto del Rio
05:13 But really I think a lot of us thought that one day he was gonna have that big extended run
05:19 Never happened. They look like it could happen a Survivor Series
05:23 2014 but it didn't so that's as far as we can go with that one and really the biggest problem Dolphy boy blue hand
05:29 Was that he was too good. I know that sounds absolutely ridiculous. It's like when a sports commentator goes. Oh, well, he hit it too
05:36 Well, you know what the flub are you talking about? But WWE soon realized? Oh, wow
05:41 We can give Ziggler's anything and he knocks it out the park. So they quite literally gave him everything
05:46 He is 41 years old as of me talking
05:48 So we still got a good few years left in him and I would just love to see him be treated as a tippy-top star
05:54 at one point during his career
05:56 Because I truly think he would smash it and there's the opposite to this as well
06:00 Because sometimes you need to see the writing on the wall
06:02 at number six
06:04 Dominic died a coach the current day T bar reminded us of his talent recently when he was in that last chance money in the bank battle
06:10 Royal and if you do find yourself tuning into main event, you'll probably look at Dom and go
06:16 That's pretty good ever since he was thrown into retribution though, which I think we can now say was not a good idea
06:21 He hasn't done much of anything
06:24 I mean he had that tag team with mace for a while when they're all like, oh man with animals for the jungle
06:30 Let's face it. That was really weird. So these days he usually turns up loses and then goes home again
06:35 But if you go watch his stuff in NXT or on the indie scene once again, this guy's got talent
06:41 I just can't see a world now where WWE is actually going to give him an opportunity
06:45 I'm not even saying he has to go to AEW if you put him in somewhere like New Japan that loves really tall dudes
06:52 I think he'd smash it
06:53 He could even be a world champion in somewhere like
06:55 Impact even if he just returned to the greater wrestling world in general the plus point to this would once again people be going
07:02 That T bar can go and if he is gonna stay we really need to get rid of the T bar name because it just conjures
07:08 Up bad memories and if you take battle Raws out of the equation
07:12 He hasn't been on a proper WWE program since February
07:17 When he lost to Omos and before that it was December where he lost to Finn Balor
07:22 This is why I think it's time to jump which is the same for his constant dark match opponent
07:28 Stuff early now, there's not much to say about this one because you know the deal Mustafa wanted to leave WWE
07:34 He tweeted this but for some reason they said no eventually they did get back on the same page
07:40 He had that short feud with theory
07:42 And then once again, he was back to doing a whole lot of night
07:46 So who knows what's going on behind the scenes?
07:48 But Ali is just so good and given that he is 36 years old at the moment
07:53 He is basically in his wrestling prime. So somebody should be putting him on television every single week
07:58 So I just want somebody to give him a proper shot and look maybe we do give him the ball and he drops it
08:03 But at least then I would know although also I highly doubt it
08:06 Once again, I'm not saying he has to go to all elite wrestling. There's so many options
08:11 I mean, can you imagine him in New Japan in that junior division?
08:14 He'd smash it and I would genuinely go out of my way to see him wherever he did decide to call home
08:19 I mean just go onto his social media and watch these training montages he puts up. I
08:24 Really don't understand it. So it's stupid as if my next suggestion which is gonna get a crazy reaction
08:32 in at 4
08:34 AJ Styles, so look I'm being a nerd again, but given that Styles will retire sooner rather than later
08:39 I just want to see these matches before he goes. I want to see Styles vs Omega. I want to see Styles vs
08:44 Hangman. I want to see Styles vs. Adam Cole. I want to see Styles vs. Orange Cassidy
08:48 I want to see Styles vs. Darby Allin. Hell I want to see Styles vs. CM Punk now again
08:53 Do I actually think this is gonna go down?
08:55 No, I don't because AJ is making all the money in the world right now and is a big-time player in WWE
09:02 But a boy can dream. Number three is a bit more specific and maybe out of nowhere
09:06 But I think in at number three
09:08 Avedon should go to WWE
09:10 Cuz here's the thing out of all the companies doing the round
09:13 WWE is the one who quite likes the spooky dookie
09:16 I mean we had it with Kane, we had it with The Undertaker, we had it with Bray Wyatt
09:20 And if you believe the rumor mill the Judgment Day are apparently about to get a little bit supernatural
09:25 So they love it and despite all that when it comes to our female wrestlers
09:29 I can't think of many who have been given such an opportunity like Luna did it back in the day
09:34 I really wouldn't call that a good example
09:36 And you did have it with Nikki Cross when she was insanity
09:39 But as soon as they got called up to the main roster
09:41 FOOP we cut their legs off
09:43 So let's go get Avedon and push this as hard as we can and I'm not talking boogeyman either
09:49 I don't want to turn up and go oh man. I'll eat a bunch of worms
09:52 I think we should present her as terrifyingly as possible because I've seen her on dark and dark elevation, etc
09:59 Every time I'm a bit. Oh man. I want to run into her down dark alley
10:03 I just think it made me hard to crack in AEW now because the only place you could put her was the house of black
10:08 They went out there and got Julia Hart and you just know if she did go to WWE she'd be shooting fire
10:13 She'd be shooting lightning and probably chokesamming somebody through her parents graves
10:18 Because no matter how many years pass you can never pretend that didn't happen
10:24 Because it absolutely did and you know who else I'd go nuts for if they turned up on Raw or Smackdown
10:29 Number two Ricky Starks, let me caveat this by saying that I don't care if Ricky turns up in GTZ, which is a promotion
10:36 I just made up it makes no difference to me and he is smashing in AEW and I tell you this one day
10:42 He's gonna go babyface and become the world champion
10:45 But much like Cody who felt like he may get bigger opportunities if he did go across the pond
10:49 I think it may be the same for Starks and I know your instant reaction is Simon
10:54 He's not big enough for Vince McMahon
10:56 But there's always an exception to this rule and if you put a microphone in his hands, he's gonna deliver every time
11:02 So I really do think this could be an AJ style situation from
11:05 2017 where slowly and surely he just gets given more and more and more until he's a pivotal part of the company
11:13 I mean, there's just so much potential with Ricky
11:14 Which is why I feel if he does go out there and stir the pot and gets himself one of these moments
11:20 It may actually benefit him because coming out the other side
11:23 He's gonna feel like a bigger star so it could really raise his stock and allow him to get to the next level because really in
11:29 AEW the only thing holding him back is because they have a massive roster and as ever I'm cool with that
11:35 But there's always a negative side. I also just get a kick out of seeing a wrestler in a brand new environment
11:40 Especially one I'm familiar with but not familiar with them in it because it really does feel like Christmas and Hanukkah come together
11:48 So that's the main reason I want it
11:50 I'm being a geek again
11:51 But it's my video and I'll geek out as much as I want which is not the same for number one
11:56 Cuz somebody get me Orange Cassidy on my WWE TV and why?
12:00 Because when he did sign for AEW
12:03 Everybody melted down as if you're in professional wrestling these days. You can't have a gimmick
12:08 So if he did get signed by WWE and he had a run there
12:12 He could walk around and say well the two biggest promotions in North America hired me
12:17 So I must have done something right? I mean honestly make him WWE champion for all I care because it would be tremendous and don't pretend
12:25 You don't want to see Orange Cassidy versus Roman Reigns because you absolutely do
12:30 I mean even if it's because of that bad part of your brain that's filled with fear
12:33 You'd still like to see it and I've said it now and I'm hoping because I have said it we can
12:38 manifest it into existence
12:40 Because honestly, it would probably be the best day of my life
12:42 I do want to end this video by saying no matter who I've mentioned in this list
12:45 The most important thing is that said person is happy because really we should want all wrestlers to be in good spirits
12:51 No matter where they ply their trade
12:53 WWE, AEW, Impact, New Japan because I tell you sometimes we forget about the human side of sports entertainment
13:00 Which is why I am bringing it back now
13:03 Please do leave a comment below and let us know who would you like to jump ship and where should they go?
13:07 You can make anything up. They could go to WWE to some UK promotion
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