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Why Jack Swagger Can Shock the World at WrestleMania 29

Posted: Mar 6th 2013 By: mikeiles

When it comes to WrestleMania 29, there are a lot of supposedly foregone conclusions.

Everyone seems to be penning?not even penciling?in John Cena for a WWE Championship win over The Rock and Triple H for a payback win over the man who attacked his father-in-law twice, Brock Lesnar. Most are convinced that The Undertaker will successfully defend ?The Streak? against CM Punk, too.

Another major WrestleMania match that many seem to think has a predictable outcome is the newly babyface Alberto Del Rio successfully defending his World Heavyweight Championship against the very controversial Jack Swagger.

The assumption is that Del Rio will triumph over Swagger, which will lead to Dolph Ziggler successfully cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase later on in the show.

But don?t count out Swagger yet. He just might surprise us all by winning the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29.

Although Ziggler?s current lack of direction and Del Rio?s monster push as a babyface both seem to point toward Ziggler indeed cashing in on ADR at the biggest PPV of the year, WWE also appears to be hell-bent on pushing Swagger no matter what.

We all know that Swagger was arrested last month for DUI and marijuana possession, and yet, he hasn?t seemed to face any consequences whatsoever for his actions.

He?s still getting a major push, and despite many expecting to see him removed from TV and stripped of his world title match at WrestleMania, there?s virtually no indication that WWE will punish him in any way?at least right now.

It?s crazy to think that Swagger could walk away from this incident without so much as a slap on the wrist, especially when you consider that this is the same company that suspended Chris Jericho for a far less serious incident last year.

You have to think there?s a reason behind that, though. If WWE didn?t have a long-term plan in place for Swagger, odds are that he would have been removed from the WrestleMania match and replaced with someone like Ziggler or Randy Orton.

That, of course, hasn?t happened, and instead, Swagger will still face Del Rio at WrestleMania 29. There?s even a report, from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via WrestlingInc.com), that Swagger was actually scheduled to win the World Heavyweight Championship at the pay-per-view.

There?s been no word on if those plans have changed, but the simple fact that Swagger hasn?t been suspended at all is certainly a good sign for him.

We all know that some superstars can get away with things that other superstars cannot, and right now, it looks like Swagger will get away with his major screw-up. Why? Because of his controversial gimmick.

Since Swagger was paired up with Zeb Colter as WWE?s anti-immigration duo, and he?s received a lot of media coverage because his character tackles a very popular real-life issue. Knowing WWE boss Vince McMahon, that was he exactly what he wanted to happen when this gimmick was created.

WWE loves getting free publicity from the media, which usually avoids pro wrestling at almost all costs, and Swagger and Colter?s somewhat racist rants have already gotten WWE a boatload of media attention.

If that wasn?t true, Swagger would probably be off of TV by now, and his WWE career would likely be seriously in question. But it?s all about timing in pro wrestling, and luckily for Swagger, he?s got the perfect gimmick at the perfect time.

No one currently on the WWE roster?not even The Rock?has gotten the type of media attention that Swagger has gotten recently, and you better believe that McMahon loves it. Despite Swagger?s major screw-up, he?s going to continue to get pushed because of his controversial gimmick and that much-wanted publicity that accompanies it.

That really makes you wonder: If McMahon and WWE are willing to overlook a DUI and marijuana possession charge to keep Swagger on TV, would it really be that far-fetched to see him win the world title too?

Absolutely not.

If this were just about any other superstar in any other situation, a WrestleMania main event feud and world title wound would be completely out of the question. But that?s not the case here.

Swagger has the most relevant and controversial gimmick in WWE today, and it?s that one little fact that could result in him shocking the world by becoming World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 29.

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2004 Shane Morbid def. Dirty Harry Sanchez for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Codie Mullins def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Codie Mullins for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Pork Chop def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Pork Chop for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 S.K. Fulton def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. S.K. Fulton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2006 Ryan Davidson def. Angel Williams for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
2011 Michael Barry def. Kenny Campbell for the IZW Impact Division Title
2016 Spyder became the SRPW United States Champion
2016 Skylar Slice became the IZW Womens Champion
2021 Lady Sensacion became the FIW Women’s Champion
2021 Rodeo (Chandler Hopkins & Malico) def. Cam Cole & Johnny Bedlam for the TexPro Tag Team Titles
2022 Duke Cornell def. Blue Bolt for the WFC Prime Title
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06-14 2008 Anarchy [2nd] def. The Enforcer for the SECW Tri-State Title
06-14 2008 Dane Griffin def. Mo'Body Gillespie for the 3DW Violent Division Title
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06-14 2009 Reckless def. The Canadian Red Devil for the TAP Heavyweight Title
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06-14 2025 Scotty Rose def. Floyd Maystorm for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-14 2025 Floyd Maystorm def. Scotty Rose for the WAH Hunger Dojo Title
06-15 1982 King Kong Bundy became the WCCW American Heavyweight Champion
06-15 2003 Tyler Bateman def. Jef Tiger for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-15 2003 John O'Malley def. Tyler Bateman for the ACW Hardcore Title
06-15 2008 El Culo Intruso def. Dane Griffin for the 3DW Violent Division Title
06-15 2018 Sam Stackhouse def. Abyss for the BCW Buzzsaw Title
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06-16 1959 The Zebra Kid def. The Golden Giant for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-16 1970 Johnny Valentine def. Killer Kowalski for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-16 1984 Terry Taylor def. Krusher Khrushchev for the MSW Television Title
06-16 1986 Buzz Sawyer def. Chris Adams for the WCCW Television Title
06-16 2006 Bobby Burns def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW Heavyweight Title
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06-16 2012 Big Business (Kevin Morgan & Damon Windsor) def. The Old School Suckas (Gary Tool & Randy Price) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-16 2017 Saints of Pro Wrestling (Scott Sanders & Shawn Sanders & Chaz Sharpe) def. Cursed (Kuda & Blade [2nd]) for the MSWA Mid-South Tag Team Titles
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06-17 1958 Bull Curry def. Fritz Von Erich for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-17 1983 Jimmy Garvin def. David Von Erich for the WCCW Texas Heavyweight Title
06-17 1983 Kerry Von Erich & Bruiser Brody def. The Fabulous Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes) for the WCCW American Tag Team Titles
06-17 2005 Kenny Campbell def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW X Division Title
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06-17 2008 Kunna Keyoh def. El Culo Intruso for the 3DW Violent Division Title
06-17 2017 Prince Mahalli def. Paul Puertorico for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
06-17 2017 Michael Wolf def. Aaron Anders for the ComPro Oklahoma X Division Title
06-17 2017 Randy Price def. Double D for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-17 2023 Alex Royal def. Justin Lee for the WFC Hometown Heroes Title
06-18 1964 Karl Kox def. Louie Tillet for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-18 2004 Shane Morbid def. Dirty Harry Sanchez for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Codie Mullins def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Codie Mullins for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Pork Chop def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Pork Chop for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 S.K. Fulton def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2004 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. S.K. Fulton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
06-18 2006 Ryan Davidson def. Angel Williams for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
06-18 2011 Michael Barry def. Kenny Campbell for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-18 2016 Spyder became the SRPW United States Champion
06-18 2016 Skylar Slice became the IZW Womens Champion
06-18 2021 Lady Sensacion became the FIW Women’s Champion
06-18 2021 Rodeo (Chandler Hopkins & Malico) def. Cam Cole & Johnny Bedlam for the TexPro Tag Team Titles
06-18 2022 Duke Cornell def. Blue Bolt for the WFC Prime Title
06-18 2022 Maddox Jones def. Striker for the EPW Heavyweight Title
06-18 2022 Mike Gunns def. Jake Danielsson for the NAW Heavyweight Title
06-19 1977 Fritz Von Erich def. Bruiser Brody for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
06-19 2010 Aaron Neil def. John O'Malley for the IZW Heavyweight Title
06-19 2015 Bree Ann def. Claudia for the NWA-TXO Rose Title
06-20 1972 The Continental Warriors (Bobby Hart & Lorenzo Parente) def. Tom Jones & Ivan Putski for the TSW United States Tag Team Titles
06-20 1977 Bill Watts became the TSW North American Champion
06-20 1987 Barry Windham became the UWF Western States Heritage Champion
06-20 2004 X-Cal def. John O'Malley for the ACW Heavyweight Title
06-20 2009 Dustin Heritage def. Dane Griffin for the IZW Impact Division Title
06-20 2009 BLK-OUT (Montego Seeka & Jermaine Johnson) def. Impact, Inc, (Johnny Z & Bernie D) for the IZW Tag Team Titles
06-20 2014 Bree Ann def. Miss Diss Lexia for the NWA-TXO Rose Title
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1964 Karl Kox def. Louie Tillet for the WCCW Texas Brass Knuckles Title
2004 Shane Morbid def. Dirty Harry Sanchez for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Codie Mullins def. Shane Morbid for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Codie Mullins for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Pork Chop def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Dexter Hardaway def. Pork Chop for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 S.K. Fulton def. Dexter Hardaway for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2004 Dirty Harry Sanchez def. S.K. Fulton for the SRPW Hardcore Title
2006 Ryan Davidson def. Angel Williams for the MSWA Mid-South Heavyweight Title
2011 Michael Barry def. Kenny Campbell for the IZW Impact Division Title
2016 Spyder became the SRPW United States Champion
2016 Skylar Slice became the IZW Womens Champion
2021 Lady Sensacion became the FIW Women’s Champion
2021 Rodeo (Chandler Hopkins & Malico) def. Cam Cole & Johnny Bedlam for the TexPro Tag Team Titles
2022 Duke Cornell def. Blue Bolt for the WFC Prime Title
2022 Maddox Jones def. Striker for the EPW Heavyweight Title
2022 Mike Gunns def. Jake Danielsson for the NAW Heavyweight Title

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