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WWN Alerts – February 22nd, 2016
Is Zack Sabre Jr. the new “Best In The World?” We will find out after the next five EVOLVE and WWN Supershow events. We devote this WWN Alerts to this news. Let’s get to it….
February 22nd: It’s been a while since a wrestler has claimed to be “The Best In The World.” Bryan Danielson was the first to call himself by that moniker. CM Punk then adopted it in WWE. Lately, we’ve seen fans calling Zack Sabre Jr. the new “Best In The World.”
The case can even be made for Sabre Jr. by looking at The Wrestling Observer Awards. Bryan won Best Technical Wrestler from 2005-2013, a dominating reign. The award was recently named after him. It was Sabre Jr. who unseated Bryan. Zack Sabre Jr. is the 2014 and 2015 Bryan Danielson Award winner.
Sabre Jr. is much too modest to call himself “Best In The World.” EVOLVE officials believe that modesty comes across in the ring to the point of being detrimental to the top technical wrestler today. In fact, you can see in the interview that the disappointed Sabre Jr. hasn’t had the win/loss record to match his high skill.
The missing element- attitude.
“The night, after I beat Roderick, I cut a promo about being the “Best In The World,” and it stuck….It worked because it was boastful and it gave me an attitude….” – Daniel Bryan in his book My Improbable Journey To The Main Event Of WrestleMania
That attitude took Bryan from being the best technical wrestler to being the “Best In The World.” EVOLVE officials have decided to line up a series of matches for Zack Sabre Jr. to test him, to push him and to break him out of his comfort zone. Sabre Jr. is going to need to have that boastfulness and attitude to be successful, get wins and take his spot as the “Best In The World.”
The lineup is:
-EVOLVE 56 vs. The WWN Icon: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Johnny Gargano
-EVOLVE 57 vs. The Technician: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Drew Gulak
-EVOLVE 58 vs. The Flyer: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay
-EVOLVE 59 vs. The Fighter: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Matt Riddle
-WWN Supershow vs. The Rival: Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Chris Hero
This series is designed to be the ultimate physical, mental and emotional test for Zack Sabre Jr. Being a great technical wrestler will produce “this is awesome” matches, but it won’t get him the victories he needs. There is no question that Zack Sabre Jr. is one of the most dynamic and skilled performers anywhere, but is he “The Best In The World?”
What’s your opinion? Tweet using hashtag #WWNLive and let us know.
February 22nd: Thank you for reading this WWN Alerts. We hope you enjoy our new WWN Freebie at the top of this email. We wanted to focus on Zack Sabre Jr. in this edition, but we’ll be back Wednesday morning with an absolutely loaded edition featuring match announcements for every upcoming event! Here’s how things shape up now:
EVOLVE 56 – Queens, NY – March 19th – 6pm EST
Tix & Info At DGUSA.tv and 267-638-6583
EVOLVE Title Match
Timothy Thatcher defends vs. Matt Riddle
Best In The World Challenge Series – The WWN Icon
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Johnny Gargano
Grudge Tag Team Match
Team Tremendous vs. Anthony Nese & Caleb Konley
Plus more to be signed with Sami Callihan, Chris Hero, TJ Perkins, Drew Gulak, Tracy Williams, Ethan Page, Fred Yehi and others!
EVOLVE 57 – Brooklyn, NY – March 20th – 8pm EST
Tix & Info At DGUSA.tv and 267-638-6583
EVOLVE Tag Team Title Match
Johnny Gargano & Drew Galloway defend vs. Team Tremendous of Dan Barry & Bill Carr
EVOLVE Title Match (If Thatcher Retains At EVOLVE 56)
Timothy Thatcher vs. Caleb Konley
EVOLVE Title Match (If Riddle Wins The Championship At EVOLVE 56)
Matt Riddle vs. Chris Hero
Best In The World Challenge Series – The Technician
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Drew Gulak
Plus more to be signed with Sami Callihan, Tracy Williams, TJ Perkins, Ethan Page, Fred Yehi and others!
EVOLVE 58 – Dallas, TX – April 1st – 4pm CST
Tix & Info At DGUSA.tv or MoreThanMania.com and 267-638-6583
Best In The World Challenge Series – The Flyer
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Will Ospreay
Plus more to be signed with Timothy Thatcher, Johnny Gargano, Drew Galloway, Chris Hero, Tommy End, Sami Callihan, TJ Perkins, Marty Scruill, Drew Gulak, Tracy Williams, Caleb Konley, Anthony Nese, Matt Riddle, Ethan Page, Fred Yehi and others!
EVOLVE 59 – Dallas, TX – April 2nd – Noon CST
Tix & Info At DGUSA.tv or MoreThanMania.com and 267-638-6583
USA vs. Europe Series Match #1
Ricochet vs. Will Ospreay
Best In The World Challenge Series – The Fighter
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Matt Riddle
Plus more to be signed with Timothy Thatcher, Johnny Gargano, Drew Galloway, Chris Hero, Zack Sabre Jr, Tommy End, Sami Callihan, TJ Perkins, Marty Scruill, Drew Gulak, Tracy Williams, Anthony Nese, Ethan Page, Fred Yehi and others!
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 – Dallas, TX – April 2nd – 8pm CST
Tix & Info At www.MoreThanMania.com or 267-638-6583
EVOLVE Title Match (If Thatcher Is Still Champion)
Timothy Thatcher defends vs. Sami Callihan
Best In The World Challenge Series – The Rival
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Chris Hero
The SHINE Championship Will Be Defended!
Plus more to be signed with Johnny Gargano, Drew Galloway, Tommy End, TJ Perkins, Drew Gulak, Tracy Williams, Anthony Nese, Caleb Konley, Matt Riddle, Ethan Page, Fred Yehi and others!