Ever since I was a very young kid I’ve been watching professional wrestling. As a kid it was a form of escapism for me and then I started watching it with my dear grandmother until she passed away. I’ve considered wrestling as a special bond between me and my grandmother so I have always continued watching professional wrestling throughout the years into adulthood. However these days it’s not so much the wrestling but the business side of things that keep me entertained these days. The business side of wrestling is pretty cutthroat and can be just as entertaining if not more than actual wrestling these days. Oh how I miss the old days of the WWE/WWF and especially ECW, those were the glory years of true wrestling.
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Sunday, March 29, 2015

WrestleMania Random Thoughts

Well it’s that day today; WrestleMania is officially couple hours away. To be quite honest I was going to today’s WrestleMania not anticipating very much at all unlike other passed WrestleMania’s. Really the only match that had me looking forward to it was triple H versus Sting however within the last week thinks have changed dramatically. Brock Lesnar finally made a decision and re-signed with the WWE and has said goodbye to mixed martial arts (MMA) forever. You have to give it to the man he weighed his options, he played the game just right and most people would say he made the best choice for him his family and his health.

So since this has happened the main event for WrestleMania is now completely up in the air. Before this happened it was virtually hundred percent lock Brock was going to lose the match to Roman reigns. But now that Brock Lesnar has re-signed that pretty much changes the dynamics, it now has people more emotionally involved in the match. Now the match has people truly wondering who is going to be the winner Brock Lesnar or Roman reigns or maybe even money in the bank winner Seth Rollins somehow gets involved.

You got to give it to Vincent Kennedy McMahon when he truly wants something he gets it, and this was definitely a score for the WWE retaining Brock Lesnar. Also like I mentioned before triple H versus Sting that one should be pretty interesting match as well. Even though triple H hasn’t really been in the match for long time he can always bring it especially in WrestleMania. Now even though the WWE will make it seem like Sting hasn’t wrestled in multiple years that is not true because real wrestling fans has seen Sting wrestle in TNA. We all know that Sting can still go and when the man is excited and anxious to show his best he can go as good as anybody out there today even at his age.

Another match which is interesting to me is the Undertaker versus Bray Wyatt. For me overall the match is not super interesting to me in fact I would’ve preferred the undertaker versus Sting however I’m glad to see the undertaker after last year’s WrestleMania in which he took the beating from Brock Lesnar. I hope he appears more rejuvenated today and can put out a good performance as he has always done so before. But these are my picks for these matches triple H versus Sting: sting wins all the way, Brock Lesnar versus Roman reigns: I personally would like to see Brock destroy Roman and finally Undertaker versus Bray Wyatt: I hope undertaker takes him out: may he rest in peace!

Friday, March 20, 2015

Random Thoughts Daniel Bryan

Daniel Bryan had an incredible run as the WWE heavyweight champion and the yes movement. Even though I’ve never been a real big Daniel Bryan fan you have to give him a lot of credit. Unlike so many other athletes and people in general he maximized his opportunity until he unfortunately got hurt. In the wrestling business you usually work yourself up to a certain level and then typically compete and are utilized at that level for a while. Unfortunately for Daniel it seems like he’s been very much demoted since his injury to his neck.

The top brass at WWE now has him competing for the Intercontinental championship belt. So far I have read numerous theories, rumors and conspiracies about this. Some people say it is a form of punishment for him for going hurt in the first place. People say he works to stiff in the ring for his own good. There are rumors that certain people at the top management never liked him and are very happy to downgrade him as much as possible. Their feelings were such a small man in comparison to the other athletes can never truly be the face of a wrestling company especially in the WWE. It is said that Vince McMahon and triple H only want to truly promote big hulking bodybuilding type of wrestlers.

And according to this philosophy there is no chance in hell that a guy Daniel size could beat an athlete such as Brock Lesnar whatsoever. However the prevalent theory right now is that since he is not in the heavyweight picture anymore he is being used to elevate Intercontinental championship to a new level. Even so this might be true and like I said before I was never the biggest Daniel Bryan fan it’s still very weird seeing him involved in his current storyline.

It’s weird seeing him in the current storyline and I know he’s still living his dream wrestling in the biggest company in the world but it still seems like it should been put in a better position heading into WrestleMania this year. I truly believe this year the brass at WWE have completely messed up WrestleMania! The only thing appealing to me WrestleMania this year is Sting and triple h and if Brock Lesnar will be renewing his contract with the WWE or go back to mma.

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Wasting Wade Barrett

Honestly I have no idea what the WWE top brass are doing with Wade Barrett at the moment. I believe the WWE is completely wasting Wade talent, ability and natural charisma. Look I’m not that man’s biggest fan however he can wrestle, he has a good look and the man can talk on the microphone. In fact it seems almost like the man is being punished for something he is done to piss off Vince McMahon. In case you don’t know Vince McMahon is still the head honcho of the WWE regardless of what the storylines portray.

The man is tall and has a good look for wrestling even though I personally believe he lost little too much weight recently. When he was heavier he had more of an intimidating look, he now has more of a considerably slimmer appearance. Besides being tall and athletic he also has good charisma and presence on the microphone and in the ring. He was great as leader of the group nexus but now for some reason he is being used as a goofball. At the time of this post he has lost about four or five matches in a row and is being portrayed as a loser pretty much at the moment.

Like I said before I’m not a huge fan of bad news Barrett however he deserves to be used better he has the skills and the ability let him use them. Just let the man be the straight up bad ass like he was before he looks like a complete joke in the eyes of the wrestling fans. I am pretty sure if he was to be let go of the WWE for whatever reason other companies would surely sign him right away and actually use him to his full potential. He definitely will not make as much money but there is career satisfaction besides money.

Well in conclusion hopefully for the WWE and the fans this is only temporary and the company and start using Wade Barrett in a more appropriate fashion. By the way this current storyline with stolen intercontinental title belt is so stupid! You telling me those high paid writers can’t think of something better??? Sadly a couple of guys are in the same situation such as Curtis Axel but that’s a post for a other day.

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Wrestling Fans

Something I want to make clear right from the beginning is I am not a fan boy of any particular wrestling company whatsoever. I am a fan of wrestling in particular realistic straight up wrestling. Nevertheless back in the day I was a major WWF fan which is WWE now, however the company is very different today than when it started under Vincent Kennedy "Vince" McMahon’s father. Yes it’s true the company is way larger financially now than it was before however the wrestling presentation and storylines is vastly different. Concerning the format change from yesteryear onto today’s corporate world, the majority of his core audience views it as a negative.

Nevertheless like I said before I am a fan of wrestling and I still watch WWE programming every week is much as I can. At the time of this posting the WWE has three hours of Monday Night Raw programming and an additional two hours of Smackdown, which I end up fast forwarding through a lot. I try to fast-forward through the junk because five hours is a lot and I also watch TNA Impact wrestling as well and that is an additional two hours of programming. So as you can see in any given week I watch roughly over seven hours of professional wrestling programming.

Truthfully these days I use wrestling mostly as background noise as I do work on the computer and other things around the house. Having said that, whenever I see a good match occurring I will sit down and watch every second of the match. A great wrestling match with a good storyline to go with it can still thrill me. A great match with a good storyline is the complete deal however these days we are lucky to get one or the other. The bottom line is that I don’t want to sound like I hate today’s scene, smart wrestling fan or I am some kind of snob but I love decent wrestling and I don’t give dam what company provides it. God dam “it’s still real to me”, LoL just an inside joke.