Cuban Wrestle Crisis

Is That…Is That Mark Cuban’s Music??
By Weed Against Speed/Sportress of Blogitude.com

It’s something like this that would actually compel me to watch professional wrestling.

Mark Cuban will be the guest host on WWE Raw when the traveling sideshow sets up the squared circle in Cuban’s American Airlines Arena in Dallas on December 7th. As guest host, Cuban is allowed to get involved in storylines and subplots during the show, but WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes, son of legendary wrestler Dusty Rhodes, would like Cuban to take it up a notch, put on some tights and actually participate in a match.

“We’ve had some guest hosts like Bob Barker who couldn’t get in the ring, but Mark Cuban is a pretty active guy,” Rhodes said. “I suggest that if he wants to get some payback on [Orton], he bring a couple of Cowboys or Mavericks to the ring on Monday and put his money where his mouth is. We’ll have an old-fashioned six-man tag match.”

When discussing Cuban wanting revenge on Orton, Rhodes is referring to a “totally real” altercation between Cuban and wrestler Randy Orton in 2003 during the WWE’s Survivor Series. According to the always-reliable Wikipedia, the Mavericks owner “was involved in an (kayfabe) altercation with Eric Bischoff. When Bischoff threatened to call security or physically escort Cuban out the building, Cuban shoved Bischoff, knocking him from his feet. When Cuban turned around, he was attacked by Randy Orton with an RKO.”



After seeing that, I really, really want to see Cuban step into the ring again. And even though Cuban hasn’t said whether he will or he won’t – because that wouldn’t allow the drama and intrigue to breathe – his response to Rhodes’ challenge didn’t rule it out:

“What makes them think I would need any help? Orton got lucky one time. It won’t happen again.”

Well its not like I wasn't going to tune into RAW anyway but this Mark Cuban/Randy Orton fictional fued gives me even more reason. Maybe Dirk will show up and have Cuban's back against Orton but then again, that could set Dirk up for a big plot twist. What if Vince McMahon bails Dirk's batshit crazy girlfriend out of jail and sets her loose in the Mavs locker room? Cuban + Dirk's baby mama drama could be the ratings boost that RAW so desperately needs.