Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Brings UFC Star Power to RAW

by Jonathan Snowden on Jun 7, 2010 11:34 PM EDT

Rampage Jackson,Ted Dibiase -Backstage WWE RAW 6/7/10 (via Surfyisback)

Rampage Jackson joined the cast of the A-Team as the celebrity guests on tonight's episode of RAW. Normally these guest hosts are straight bad. Here, it was a good fit: Rampage is a horrible actor, so the horrible material given to him by the WWE creative team was right up his ally. At least, it seemed, Jackson was having a good time. His gimmick in MMA, including wearing his big chain and howling like a dog, are straight up tributes to his childhood idol the Junkyard Dog. In his first match, Jackson already had better workrate than the late Sylvester Ritter, doing a picture perfect spinebuster and a solid chokeslam. If he continues to be unhappy in the UFC, maybe the WWE ring will be a nice second home?

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Maybe Otunga should get some pointers from Jackson

by Hjorvarthr on Jun 8, 2010 12:11 AM EDT reply actions

He’s got a pretty lethal (variation of a) powerbomb too. Just ask Ricardo Arona.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwKpzKZOpe4

If he continues to be unhappy in the UFC, maybe the WWE ring will be a nice second home?

I was actually thinking the same thing (Rampage has the charisma and skill set to be a big name in the WWE) but he wouldn’t be willing to deal with the constant grind and travel of being a part of the WWE.

If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal

by TheViking83 on Jun 8, 2010 10:27 AM EDT reply actions

keep in mind alos that he could balloon up 50+ lbs compared to what you saw on raw.

he has to lose a lot of weight to compete at 205 and walks around closer to 250. He wouldnt need to go on the road fulltime, Vince would give him a sweetheart deal to get him after he retires from MMA…

"You're in this dark tunnel and you've got no way out, you're waiting for light, and you see that light, what do you do? What do you do? You start digging, and getting out. ... I've always beleived you stay in the tunnel and you keep digging when you expect no light. You have the same faith when you expect no light. You have the same beleif in what you're doing when you expect no light. ... It's dark and I'm going to dig through. My shovel is sharp and my pick is sharp and my will is outstanding." --Rod Marinelli 2008 (on his way to that sweet 16!)

by DrewMoney$$$ on Jun 9, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions