Okay its been a while! Now that we got that out of the way, we can get down to some business as it regards to the state of professional wrestling. Well, I think we are in for some big entertainment going into the summer. First off, in WWE, they prove consistantly why they are at the top of the mountain and in my humble opinion are not going to be knocked off anytime soon. You see, the creative with WWE, builds storylines more along the traditional NWA formula that was used in the 1980's. Back then, the irony is that WWE did use that methodology as well, but had larger than life characters with limited in ring ability. (ie Hogan, Warrior...) Sooo, we had a Wrestlemania card with 12 matches all under 10 mins, with the exception of Steamboat, Savage,..etc,...you get my point. During the attitude era, the business went faster and in many respects built upon society's need for instant gratification. Fueds lasted maybe two payperviews if you were lucky...After the WCW buyout, we are now experiencing a return towards a more psychological build which will culminate at Wrestlemania. It makes sense considering that the road agents in WWE are guys like Fit Finley and Dean Malenko. The Raws are more and more entertaining and younger stars are starting to bloom,..(Sheamus,.Drew McIntyre, Kofi..to name a few...) The veterans on the other hand consistantly draw, Undertaker, Michaels, Triple H...while the summit guys are going strong, Orton, Cena. The match potential is amazing and with Edge returning and winning a very exiting Royal Rumble, it seems the formula is back! Here is the kicker...I think this positive programming from WWE (I didn't forget the Bret angle!)is all thanks to TNA making some waves...Yes, I too can't believe I just said that!
Well,..here comes an honest to God assessment of what I see in TNA. Remember that I do marketing as well, so I'm going to try to analize this while being as neutral as could possibly be. As my readership knows, in the past I have been harshly critical of TNA,..their 6 sided ring and their weird attempts and building a match with no psychology. So in the interests of fairness, I will say that I have been entertained. Yes,.TNA wrestling entertained me. Then again so did WCW. This, I feel is where the problem lies. Hogan, Bischoff, Nash, Hall, X-Pac/Syxx/kid/Waltman,..we've seen all these guys before. It was during a time when WCW hemoraged more money than the Titanic took in water. While it was nice as a nostalgia act,..I felt okay, now I've seen it, it was cool,.now what? Honestly Sean Morley,..aka Val f'n Venis! C'mon TNA brass! We can do better! Then the Jeff Hardy brainfart. This guy signs with TNA despite the fact that WWE solidified his main event persona and tried to find a classy way of letting him go so he could take care of his issues. Talk about screwing/biting the hand that feeds you! But then again, what does that say about TNA,.as a company?
Okay, here it comes,..conspiracy theory # 7042...especially within the wrestling industry! It would seem that I remember an episode of 'Hogan Knows Best'whereby, the Hulk signed a 20yr contract with WWE, in order to act as the Babe Ruth of Sports entertainment. Consequently, I've been paying attention and Hulk's Hulkamania logo looks very WWEesque. Do they not own the way the way the logo is written? Perhaps, Vince owns a piece of the company and sent Hogan to run it. It is possible because this would not be the first time. You see, WWE used to finance ECW back in the 1990s. Think about it,...Linda McMahon quits to run for the US Senate (Republican), then the company goes PG. Next Shane and shows up backstage at UFC,(which is indirectly linked to TNA...) and finally those freakin' Hulkamania logos! I smell a rat! Tell me what you think!
Peace.
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