Welcome ladies and gentleman, to an article given to you by perhaps the only fan of Chris Masters. Jesse Lee here, ready to give a new look on Chris Master after a long, LONG absence from the computer. I've been watching RAW every week on Tuesday afternoons - after taping it on Monday due to work - and I've noticed something about Chris Masters. Despite the rising hatred for this kid, he has what it takes to get the job done in WWE.

I know what you're saying, "Jesse, he cracked Stevie Richards' cheek bone in his debuting match. How can he have anything that can make him a success in any wrestling organisation"" Let me answer that with this.. the kid's got "it." At only twenty-two years of age, Masters, to me, is a worthy contender for the Intercontinental Championship. By no means do I think he should be a heavyweight championship contender or go in a ten minute battle with Triple H, Batista, or Cena without making the match just as dull as the King's perverted jokes. I don't think he's ready for a main event status, but all he needs is that one thing that every "true" superstar needs... time. This world is so used to seeing new stars get a heavyweight title shot about five months after their debut or two months after making a statement about the champion, today's fans might not be able to comprehend the importance of time. It took Michaels, Austin, and Foley years before they even made it to main event status in their prime days in the WWF. It may take years for Chris Masters to do the same.

Masters started wrestling in 2002, he signed up in WWE in 2003 on 9-11. (Maybe that's the new bad luck number or something). Ever since Chris Masters debuted in 2003 - wrestling dark matches - and debuted on television on February 21st of 2005, he's never lost a match. Now whether it's a real wrestling match or a Masterlock challenge, he's never lost. Even though wins and losses don't really count as match in pro wrestling as they do in amateur wrestling or any other sport, it's impressive to be a newcomer and not lose a single match.

I hear people give a lot of beeg on Chris Masters for his finisher, the MasterLock. Now, I take karate and we've learned the full nelson, it doesn't take a genius to understand how powerful a move like this can be. It cuts off air supply while adding force on the back of the neck, a real legitimate submission. With the strength of Chris Masters, I don't doubt that he doesn't have a problem getting the hold and locking in the submission to win his matches. Yes, I do think the MasterLock challenge is a rip-off of Kurt Angle's Invitation challenges (with the only difference being he was challenging audience members than wrestlers), but it's a way to get this guy on TV. I believe that if he stops challenging audience members and start challenging professional wrestlers or perhaps other sport celebrities, his reputation would get larger. If he can one-up Kurt and challenge WWE professional wrestlers or pro wrestlers of the former ECW/WCW or from TNA, that'd be even better of a real challenge and a real way to get his name out there.

Another thing that leads me to believe that Chris Masters has "it" is that he's got the charisma, he's got the physique, he's getting better on the microphone, and he's learning more and more about his wrestling. He may not have the highflying moonsaults, the knowledge of an Olympic wrestler, or ruthlessness of a Wolverine, but Masters does have his own unique style. If people stop chanting out mindless comments and just watch the guy, listen, and see how he's gotten himself a larger name than Stevie (on Stevies behalf) some people may begin to realize, "hey.. this guy is serious about his work."

It took Maven nearly four years before making himself even noticeable to the fans of wrestling and to develop a finisher that catches everyone's fancy (the double-knee backbreaker.) It took one match for everyone to decide their opinions on Chris Masters, but in four years from today, he just might be challenging someone for the heavyweight championship.

Don't let the match with Stevie Richards cloud your judgment on Chris. It could merely be a bad first impression, but don't you think that he deserves time before people start chanting out that he sucks or he's boring" It took Orton, Cena, Shelton, and Batista major changes before they were even noticed by the fans as someone to lead WWE into a new era.

To leave off... do I believe he can become the next Shawn Michaels" No. Do I believe he's the next Kurt Angle" No. Do I think he's going to become the next Stone Cold Steve Austin. No. I believe that, with time, The Masterpiece will become the first... Chris Masters.

by Jesse Lee ..