Okay, so I don't watch TNA. Every time I think something on TNA could possibly be cool, they screw it up. For instance, this whole ECW angle that's been stewing for months. Now it's just a "one more time" nostalgia show? Suck it, TNA. I didn't see Hardcore Justice but I'm going to spoil it for you right now. RVD defeats Sabu with a five-star frog splash. (As if you didn't see it coming!)No one is bringing up the obvious: It AIN'T ECW IF IT AIN'T AT HAMMERSTEIN! That's why No Way Out (2006) was so f'n good -- the big WWE stars finally went to ECW's turf and the fans went mental! I've never seen John Cena so hated and it felt so good...
Anyway, I'm too lazy to write an organized, concise, well-written column like Chico or Biggs so I'm just gonna list a bunch of observations from around the WWE Universe. If you don't like it, well -- you can suck it too -- everybody knows wrestling fans can't read...
BREAKING NEWS: Tyler Black from ROH and Wrestling Society X signs a WWE Developmental contract. Why didn't TNA pick TNA up? Simple -- they're too busy booking the Sabu vs. RVD Geritol match at Hardcore Justice instead of giving guys like Jay Lethal somebody to work with in the future. WWE has been shrewdly locking up all the best talent, so when TNA's fascination with nostalgia finally subsides most of the TV-ready talent will be gone. The young wrestlers left will command top-dollar due to relative scarcity, just adding to TNA's woes.
NEXUS 7: Nexus is great. Good unified look, good frontman, good name (very Blade Runner-ish, 7 Samurai, Magnificent Seven). It serves WWE on a lot of levels, for instance, fast-tracking 6 guys to network TV performance levels, creates a feud for Cena, gives Bret Hart a way to help "save the day," and builds Barrett into a great heel. If they do this right -- and I'm not sure WWE has the guts -- Nexus wins at Summerslam and RAW has to live through the Nexus' tyranny until the Royal Rumble or Wrestlemania. I also think (well, secretly hope) Bryan Danielson is the "anonymous RAW General Manager", which plays into the "big picture" that Barrett keeps alluding to.
CHAVO GUERRERO: Got his first win in months recently against JTG on WWE Superstars. Nice to see him get some sort of push. His music is still terrible, though.
KINGSTON/ZIGGLER TITLE CHANGE: Kofi's frustration with Chavo's cousin-in-law "The Cougar" Vicky Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler has boiled over. There's been talk of a heel turn for a while from Kingston but this is a good compromise. Matt Stryker telegraphed his new aggressive angle to the audience, saying something like, "This is not the smiling Kofi Kingston we used to know." So, hopefully the "smiling Jamaican" gimmick will be end and he'll get a new pair of trunks.
COTTONWOOD ELIMINATED FROM NXT: Eli Cottonwood, killed by a mustache.
(To be continued)
NEXUS 7: Nexus is great. Good unified look, good frontman, good name (very Blade Runner-ish, 7 Samurai, Magnificent Seven). It serves WWE on a lot of levels, for instance, fast-tracking 6 guys to network TV performance levels, creates a feud for Cena, gives Bret Hart a way to help "save the day," and builds Barrett into a great heel. If they do this right -- and I'm not sure WWE has the guts -- Nexus wins at Summerslam and RAW has to live through the Nexus' tyranny until the Royal Rumble or Wrestlemania. I also think (well, secretly hope) Bryan Danielson is the "anonymous RAW General Manager", which plays into the "big picture" that Barrett keeps alluding to.
CHAVO GUERRERO: Got his first win in months recently against JTG on WWE Superstars. Nice to see him get some sort of push. His music is still terrible, though.
KINGSTON/ZIGGLER TITLE CHANGE: Kofi's frustration with Chavo's cousin-in-law "The Cougar" Vicky Guerrero and Dolph Ziggler has boiled over. There's been talk of a heel turn for a while from Kingston but this is a good compromise. Matt Stryker telegraphed his new aggressive angle to the audience, saying something like, "This is not the smiling Kofi Kingston we used to know." So, hopefully the "smiling Jamaican" gimmick will be end and he'll get a new pair of trunks.
COTTONWOOD ELIMINATED FROM NXT: Eli Cottonwood, killed by a mustache.
(To be continued)
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