Royal Rumble Profile: Danny Davis

All time
Number of Appearances: 1
Best Performance: 8th

Worst Performance: 8th

Highest Draw: 9

Lowest Draw: 9
Longest Time: 17:51

Shortest Time: 17:51
Total Time: 17:51
Most Eliminations: 0
Total Eliminations: 0

1988 Royal Rumble
Entry Number: 9

Time: 17:51

Performance: 8th

Eliminations:  None
Eliminated By: Jim Duggan

Danny Davis enters the match and starts out fighting with Sam Houston. He is eventually thrown over by the winner, Jim Duggan after almost 18 minutes.

 

WWE Championship: Bob Backlund

Bob Backlund: February 20, 1978-December 26, 1983

 

Backlund finally beat Graham at Madison Square Garden. It was controversial because Graham's foot was on the rope during the pin. Only three days after winning the title, Backlund defended against, then NWA Champion, Harley Race. It was a rare title vs. title match, but it ended in a 60 minute time limit draw. It became commonplace for Bob Backlund to face other champions. He faced AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel, NWA Champion Harley Race four times, and even the legendary NWA Champion Ric Flair. 

On August 9, 1980, Bob Backlund won the World Tag Team Championships along with Pedro Morales, but the duo had to vacate the titles due to a rule that a wrestler could not hold more than one championship at a time. 

Towards the end of his reign the fans started to grow tired of Backlund. In 1983 he was voted as the Wrestling Observer's most overrated wrestler. Vince McMahon suggested to Backlund that he should turn heel and lose the title to Hulk Hogan. Backlund refused, so a transitional champion was needed. He ended up losing the title to the Iron Sheik when his manager, Arnold Skaaland threw in the towel when he was locked in the camel clutch.

Scores:

Strength: Backlund had a very strong title reign. He was challenged by many all time greats and fought against many champions. 10/10

Length: He held the title for 2135 days. 10/10

Opponents:  He wrestled many greats and former and future champions. 10/10

Matches: He wrestled in many great matches. 10/10

Final Score: 40/40 100% A+

Note: Once we hit the PPV era I will be able go into detail about the main matches the wrestlers had and how good they were. I will be using mostly Scott and Justin's Pay Per View reviews from The Place To Be. 

 

My Power 25: Week of 9/30/12-10/6/12

#25 Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (LW=24)

Kofi started out the week on RAW, losing to Alberto Del Rio. Then Friday, on Smackdown, Kofi and R-Truth lost their chance to regain the tag team championships when they loss in the first round of the tournament to The Prime Time Players.

#24 Heath Slater (LW=Unranked)

Heath Slater may have loss to Santino by DQ, but he made his presence known when The Band (Jinder Mahal, Slater, and Drew McIntyre) came out and attacked Santino.

#23 Tensai (LW=Unranked)

Remember when this guy was a force to be reckoned with? He loss a squash match on RAW to Ryback, but was able to pick up victories over Yoshi Tatsu and Big Show on Superstars and Smackdown.

#22 David Otunga (LW=Unranked)

The lawyer of the WWE finds himself on the Power 25 after picking up a win against former Nexus member Michael McGillicutty on Superstars. Unfortunately he also teamed with Alberto Del Rio and loss to Team Hell No.

#21 Ted DiBiase (LW=23)

DiBiase had no action this week, but was able to jump up a couple of spots due to the action of the superstars around him.

#20 The Miz (LW=22)

The Miz had two wins this week. On RAW he beat Zack Ryder and on Smackdown he had a huge win over the World Heavyweight Champion, Sheamus.

#19 Zack Ryder (LW=21)

The self proclaimed internet champion was beaten by The Miz on RAW, but on Smackdown The Main Event, he and Santino were able to beat Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel to advance in the tournament.

#18 Prime Time Players (LW=20)

The Prime Time Players advance in the tag team tournament after beating the former champions, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth.

#17 Wade Barrett (LW=19)

Wade Barrett had two wins this week. One against Tyson Kidd on Superstars and one against a local wrestler on Smackdown.

#16 Santino Marella (LW=17)

Santino was on the wrong side of a beat down from The Band on RAW. This caused him to beat Heath Slater by DQ. On the debut episode of The Main Event, he and Zack Ryder moved to the semifinals after beating Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel.

#15 Brodus Clay (LW=14)

Brodus loss to the United States Champion, Antonio Cesaro, on RAW.

#14 Layla (LW=15)

Layla proved she was still a dominant diva by beating Alicia Fox on Superstars this week.

#13 Eve Torres (LW=16)

Eve Torres revenge on Beth Phoenix by beating her on RAW this week.

#12 Big Show (LW=12)

Sheamus got revenge on Big Show by causing him to lose by disqualification to Tensai.

#11 Team Rhodes Scholars (LW=18 & 11)

Sandow started off the week losing to Sheamus, but he fought well. On Superstars The Rhodes Scholars proved their dominance by defeating The Usos.

#10 Antonio Cesaro (LW=13)

The United States Champion moves into the top ten after defeating Brodus Clay on RAW.

#9 Dolph Ziggler (LW=6)

Dolph Ziggler had a double loss this week. On RAW he walked out on his partner CM Punk and they loss to Team Hell No. On Smackdown he was pitted against his Monday night partner and loss.

#8 Ryback (LW=9)

Ryback keeps his winning streak alive by defeating Tensai on RAW and Primo on Smackdown.

#7 Alberto Del Rio (LW=5)

Del Rio started off the week beating Kofi Kingston on RAW, but drops out of the top five after teaming with David Otunga and losing to Team Hell No.

#6 Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara (LW=7 & 8)

Mysterio and Sin Cara advance in the tag team tournament after defeating Primo and Epico on RAW.

#5 Randy Orton (LW=4)

Randy Orton did not appear on television or compete this week so he drops a spot. He will need to have a good showing next week if he wants to stay in the top five.

#4 John Cena (LW=3)

John Cena also did not appear this week because he is still recuperating from surgery on his elbow.

#3 Team Hell No (LW=10)

Team Hell No had the biggest jump this week after getting wins over three former world heavyweight champions and a lawyer.

#2 Sheamus (LW=1)

Sheamus finally drops out of the number one spot. He loss to CM Punk on the debut of The Main Event and he also loss to The Miz on Smackdown after Big Show interfered.

#1 CM Punk (LW=2)

CM Punk became the best in the world this week atop the Power 25. He beat Sheamus on The Main Event and Dolph Ziggler on Smackdown.

Goodbye: These Superstars were unable to retain their spots on the Power 25

Beth Phoenix (25): Beth loss to Eve on RAW.    

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Power 25: Week of 9/23/12-9/29/12

#25 Beth Phoenix (LW=Unranked)

The rumor is that Beth Phoenix is leaving at the end of October, but that did not stop her from having a successful week. On RAW she teamed with Eve to beat Layla and Alicia Fox and on Smackdown she beat former Diva's of Doom partner, Natalya. 

#24 Kofi Kingston and R-Truth (LW=22)

After losing the tag team titles, Kofi and R-Truth have not been as successful. This week Kofi lost two matches to Dolph Ziggler and R-Truth's only moment was throwing water in Vickie's face.

#23 Ted DiBiase (LW=23)

Ted is keeping his winning streak alive. This time by beating Michael McGillicutty on Superstars.

#22 The Miz (LW=18)

The Miz may end up being the first champion to drop off the Power 25. This week he lost a singles match to Ryback on RAW. On Smackdown, he hosted another episode of Miz TV and had his set destroyed, once again.

#21 Zack Ryder (LW=15)

Zack Ryder had a big drop this week. He started off the week teaming with Santino Marella and losing to the Prime Time Players. He then lost to Wade Barrett on Smackdown. Woo woo woo you know it.

#20 Prime Time Players (LW=21)

The Prime Time Players may get their shot at the tag team titles finally, as long as they win the tag team tournament. This week they pick up the win over Santino Marella and Zack Ryder.

#19 Wade Barrett (LW=20)

 

Wade Barrett had another successful week. He beat Tyson Kidd on RAW and Zack Ryder on Smackdown. 

#18 Cody Rhodes (LW=19)

Cody Rhodes has shown up lately by teaming with Damien Sandow in the Rhodes Scholars. This week they beat The Usos.

  #17 Santino Marella (LW=13)

Santino had one of the bigger drops this week in the rankings. On RAW he teamed with Zack Ryder and loss to the Prime Time Players. On Smackdown he got another chance to regain his United States Championship and loss to Antonio Cesaro.

 #16 Eve Torres (LW=17)

Eve teamed with Beth Phoenix and beat Layla and Alicia Fox on RAW. Then on Superstars Eve loss a match to Layla.

 #15 Layla (LW=16)

Layla had just the opposite of Eve. She loss to Eve and Beth Phoenix on RAW, but got a win against Eve on Superstars.

 #14 Brodus Clay (LW=11)

Brodus Clay had a rough week. It was looking bright when he would face off against Tensai, who has been on a losing streak lately. Unfortunately Big Show made his presence known and got Brodus Clay disqualifiied. He then beat up Clay too.

#13 Antonio Cesaro (LW=14)

Cesaro ended up defending his United States Championship against Santino on Smackdown. In order for Cesaro to be able move up in the rankings more, he is going to have to face off against better competition. 

   #12 Big Show (LW=Unranked)

 I debated on where I should put Big Show on the list. I eventually decided that he deserved to be on the upper tier because he did win his number one contendership match against Randy Orton.

#11 Damien Sandow (LW=10)

Damien teamed with Cody Rhodes on RAW to defeat The Usos. 

  #10 Kane and Daniel Bryan (LW=9)

The tag team champions did not compete in any match this week. Hopefully Dr. Shelby is working on making them work better as a team.

#9 Ryback (LW=12)

Ryback had one of the biggest weeks of his career. He beat the Intercontinental Champion, The Miz on RAW and then defeated the behemoth, Tensai on Smackdown.

#8 Sin Cara (LW=8)

Sin Cara teamed with Rey Mysterio and Sheamus to beat Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga on RAW.

 #7 Rey Mysterio (LW=6)

Just like his tag team partner, he helped beat the team of Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga.

 #6 Dolph Ziggler (LW=7)

Ziggler had a double win over Kofi Kingston on both RAW and Superstars. He also hinted at the time drawing near for when he will cash in his Money in the Bank.

#5 Alberto Del Rio (LW=4)

Alberto teamed with his ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez, and his lawyer, David Otunga, but eventually loss to the team of Rey Mysterio, Sin Cara, and Sheamus.

#4 Randy Orton (LW=2)

Randy Orton loss a number one contender match to Big Show on Smackdown. He also suffered an injury at the hands of Alberto Del Rio. This could Ultimately make his ranking suffer.

 

#3 John Cena (LW=3)

John Cena brought out his own "pipe bomb" on RAW this week when he confronted the WWE Universe about his future for Hell in the Cell. He says that he will be there.

#2 CM Punk (LW=5)

After dropping off for a few weeks, CM Punk, is back towards the top of the Power 25. He had three very good promos against AJ Lee, Mick Foley, and John Cena.

#1 Sheamus (LW=1)

It is no surprise that Sheamus finds himself at the top of the power 25 again. This week he teamed with Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara to beat Alberto Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez, and David Otunga.

Goodbye: These superstars were not able to retain their spots on the Power 25
Kaitlyn (24): After her injury she did not compete, but says that she noticed that her attackers hair is blonde.

Drew McIntyre (25): He did not compete this week.