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January 18, 2006

I have a confession to make. I really don’t watch too much wrestling any longer. I really thought that TNA would be different, but it’s going down the same path as WWE.

I have pondered over why WWE has lost it’s allure, and then it struck me. As I was watching the Lucha Libre on the Spanish channel, I was transported back in time to when it was all about the wrestling. No stupid interviews, no stupid skits that look like something that belongs in a 2nd rate fraternity. No, action! Pure and simple.

I didn’t need the sound, I didn’t care about the announcers, it was about what was happening in the ring.

So, that got me questioning WWE’s direction. And it’s not even of late! The seeds were sown in the 80’s and are now coming to fruition. One of the biggest buzzes on the net was the fact that **OMG** WE SAW LITA’S NIPPLE! Here’s a screen shot. What? No, that’s what I have, but if anybody has a better one, send it in!

Come on! Who’s writing this crap? Some 15 year old boy? The writing is atrocious! The wrestlers seem to be auditioning for some major role in a Hollywood movie or something! The wrestling, what little there is of it, generally ends in a screw job, or some horrible ending that really cheapens the product!

If I want to see a soap opera I’ll start watching “All My Children” or whatever else is out there! I want to see action! I don’t care who’s bedding whom, I don’t care to see a live sex show on TV! (That’s what Cinemax is for!)

Is this all in the name of being “edgy”? It’s sophomoric! It’s asinine!

I have one question for Vince. Who is your target audience?

Once upon a time, wrestling was considered family fare. I could pretty much allow my kids to watch an not worry about it. That changed one day when Rocky Johnson was being interviewed and he was wearing a hat that at first blush appeared to have Kanji on it. However, if you looked closely (and didn’t even need to look THAT closely) you would see that it read “Go F*** Yourself” (No, it wasn’t censored. The F-bomb was there in it’s full glory!

I’m sorry but nothing about the modern sport holds any allure to me. I don’t care to smell what the Rock is cooking (or whatever the latest catchphrase is).

WWE is stagnant, and is trying to re-invent itself. Well, Vince, here’s an idea. GO BACK TO YOUR ROOTS! That would be a start. Remember, the whole idea is that this is a WRESTLING show. Yes, you slyly put “entertainment” into your name, but it should be about WRESTLING!

So, until then, when I feel the need for a wrestling fix, I’ll just catch up on the Lucha.