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Okay, I thought now would be the best time to do my first rant. Strap yourselves in; it’s going to be a rough one! (NOTE TO READERS: These are my personal views and may not be shared by others. Also, others may already have mentioned these things. If so, I apologise.)
I’m going to start with the main event situation in the WWF. I feel that the main event wrestlers are being overused. Think of whom you would class as main-eventers. Then look at the Raw/Smackdown card. Notice that almost half of the matches contain main-eventers. So what has happened to the mid-carders? It really irritates me when you see talent wasted on Heat and Metal. A few people are going to say to me ‘The main-eventers are what the people come to see.’ NO! The show is what you see, not one or two people!
It’s usual to see main-eventers face each other even though it’s for absolutely nothing. Now instead of seeing that, you could see a couple of mid-card matches. This brings me to the next subject, the European title. It’s a joke! Look at the recent champions. Matt Hardy, The Hurricane, Bradshaw, Christian. A talented list, promised so much, yet what happened? It faded into what could be described as a waste of time. I stem the failure down to the main event. The main eventers take the majority of the time and we end up with no storylines for the people fighting for the European title. Christian could have been big as Euro champ with the Euro peeps bit but no, the WWF wasted the opportunity.
I dislike quick matches. A match that lasts 5 minutes doesn’t appeal to me. Double it and you have my attention. But then you have the problem of filling that time with action. I don’t want them to spend their time lying on the mat with either a hold or both of them down. Everyone knows that they will both get up or they will fight out of the hold. Spring a few surprises!
On to the Tag division. Explain how the Tag division has fizzled out to what could be described as poor. Yes, there are signs of improvement but it’s currently poor. Think about the great teams. Now look at the teams we have now. Tazz and Spike Dudley. Nope, it doesn’t work for me. Scotty and Albert. Talent wasted in my opinion. Scotty can get a crowd going and Albert has great ability and yet Heat is all they get. Now I like the look of Billy and Chucky. It works. Irritating, yes. Exactly what you want from a heel team. The Dudleys. They were better when they got the crowds involved, plus I like tables. The Hardys. The WWF were going to split this team because they had run out of ideas. Er, they are still together! I can’t see how they can remain a tag team but this brings me to my next point.
Splitting Tag teams that work. This is a fatal mistake in my opinion. The Hardys work, the A.P.A work, Edge and Christian worked. Edge and Christian were funny together. They worked both heel and face. Now the WWF split them up. Why? Because they wanted them as singles wrestlers. So, why split them up? You don’t need to split up a team just because you want them as singles competitors. The A.P.A have limitless possibilities but the WWF may split them up. Bad move, bad move. Keep the team; just make them wrestle on their own.
Now the introduction of the NWO and the roster split is causing me some confusion. The NWO is big and will want main event status. So, that will mean that there will be even less time for mid-carders. So, there are plans to split the roster. Could someone please explain this to me? I can’t see how this will work. It is something my brain can’t comprehend. I’m sure it will benefit the mid-carders but it just confuses me.
Now, I want to talk about the Hardcore title. The Undertaker would be better used somewhere else. I loved the Hardcore title when Crash, Hardcore Holly, Raven, Rhyno, the Mean Street Posse, fought for that title. It made the Hardcore title in my opinion. Crash instigated the 24/7 rule and the title was brilliant from then. Bring back the old division!
The Light Heavyweight title is a joke. The division is a shambles. There are a number of Light Heavyweights so use them!
Then we have Vince McMahon to end the rant. There are reports that Vince writes most of the main event storylines and, of course, puts himself in them. LEAVE THE STORYLINES TO THE WRITERS! What the heck are you paying them for if you write the big storylines yourself? Vince needs to stay out of it. At least let the scriptwriters write Vince into their storylines.
There you have it. Hope you enjoyed reading it. Of course, I would like your opinions on the rant and, of course, some of your opinions.
Cheers for reading.
Grandprix.
I’m going to start with the main event situation in the WWF. I feel that the main event wrestlers are being overused. Think of whom you would class as main-eventers. Then look at the Raw/Smackdown card. Notice that almost half of the matches contain main-eventers. So what has happened to the mid-carders? It really irritates me when you see talent wasted on Heat and Metal. A few people are going to say to me ‘The main-eventers are what the people come to see.’ NO! The show is what you see, not one or two people!
It’s usual to see main-eventers face each other even though it’s for absolutely nothing. Now instead of seeing that, you could see a couple of mid-card matches. This brings me to the next subject, the European title. It’s a joke! Look at the recent champions. Matt Hardy, The Hurricane, Bradshaw, Christian. A talented list, promised so much, yet what happened? It faded into what could be described as a waste of time. I stem the failure down to the main event. The main eventers take the majority of the time and we end up with no storylines for the people fighting for the European title. Christian could have been big as Euro champ with the Euro peeps bit but no, the WWF wasted the opportunity.
I dislike quick matches. A match that lasts 5 minutes doesn’t appeal to me. Double it and you have my attention. But then you have the problem of filling that time with action. I don’t want them to spend their time lying on the mat with either a hold or both of them down. Everyone knows that they will both get up or they will fight out of the hold. Spring a few surprises!
On to the Tag division. Explain how the Tag division has fizzled out to what could be described as poor. Yes, there are signs of improvement but it’s currently poor. Think about the great teams. Now look at the teams we have now. Tazz and Spike Dudley. Nope, it doesn’t work for me. Scotty and Albert. Talent wasted in my opinion. Scotty can get a crowd going and Albert has great ability and yet Heat is all they get. Now I like the look of Billy and Chucky. It works. Irritating, yes. Exactly what you want from a heel team. The Dudleys. They were better when they got the crowds involved, plus I like tables. The Hardys. The WWF were going to split this team because they had run out of ideas. Er, they are still together! I can’t see how they can remain a tag team but this brings me to my next point.
Splitting Tag teams that work. This is a fatal mistake in my opinion. The Hardys work, the A.P.A work, Edge and Christian worked. Edge and Christian were funny together. They worked both heel and face. Now the WWF split them up. Why? Because they wanted them as singles wrestlers. So, why split them up? You don’t need to split up a team just because you want them as singles competitors. The A.P.A have limitless possibilities but the WWF may split them up. Bad move, bad move. Keep the team; just make them wrestle on their own.
Now the introduction of the NWO and the roster split is causing me some confusion. The NWO is big and will want main event status. So, that will mean that there will be even less time for mid-carders. So, there are plans to split the roster. Could someone please explain this to me? I can’t see how this will work. It is something my brain can’t comprehend. I’m sure it will benefit the mid-carders but it just confuses me.
Now, I want to talk about the Hardcore title. The Undertaker would be better used somewhere else. I loved the Hardcore title when Crash, Hardcore Holly, Raven, Rhyno, the Mean Street Posse, fought for that title. It made the Hardcore title in my opinion. Crash instigated the 24/7 rule and the title was brilliant from then. Bring back the old division!
The Light Heavyweight title is a joke. The division is a shambles. There are a number of Light Heavyweights so use them!
Then we have Vince McMahon to end the rant. There are reports that Vince writes most of the main event storylines and, of course, puts himself in them. LEAVE THE STORYLINES TO THE WRITERS! What the heck are you paying them for if you write the big storylines yourself? Vince needs to stay out of it. At least let the scriptwriters write Vince into their storylines.
There you have it. Hope you enjoyed reading it. Of course, I would like your opinions on the rant and, of course, some of your opinions.
Cheers for reading.
Grandprix.
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Mouldy Cheese wrote:
> "This is a classic WWF period. They will have a crappy period, followed by
> a short period of great matches, and this formular will repeat. The Newage
> Outlaws title reign in 1997 is the best title reign I have ever seen. It amazes
> me that it is yet to be beaten in 4 years"
The Newage Outlaws?!
> Good?!
The best period for WWF tag wrestling was No Mercy 99 - WM 2001, with
> all the insane tables and ladders stuff that has pretty much killed Jeff Hardys
> career.
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Jeff Hardy is terrible right now. He can't perform in the ring, he is complaining about being too tired every show, turning up late and still he continues to duff up his high flying moves. He will destroy his body even more if he doesn't give wrestling a rest for a while.
He hasn't been on the TV since the Rumble and he wasn't on it for about a moth or 2 before it so I don't really know what I'm moaning about.
> "This is a classic WWF period. They will have a crappy period, followed by
> a short period of great matches, and this formular will repeat. The Newage
> Outlaws title reign in 1997 is the best title reign I have ever seen. It amazes
> me that it is yet to be beaten in 4 years"
The Newage Outlaws?!
> Good?!
The best period for WWF tag wrestling was No Mercy 99 - WM 2001, with
> all the insane tables and ladders stuff that has pretty much killed Jeff Hardys
> career.
-----------
Jeff Hardy is terrible right now. He can't perform in the ring, he is complaining about being too tired every show, turning up late and still he continues to duff up his high flying moves. He will destroy his body even more if he doesn't give wrestling a rest for a while.
He hasn't been on the TV since the Rumble and he wasn't on it for about a moth or 2 before it so I don't really know what I'm moaning about.
MikeAll wrote:
> The Euro, Light Heavyweight and Hardcore titles are a mess. There are too many
> "2 main eventer faces v 2 main eventer heels" matches and the belts
> are forgotton. Why don't they put in more title matches.
I think the WWF
> roster is good enough and big enough for another big weekly show to be started
> so everyone does not need to be on every show and more wrestlers make
> appearances.
This may or may not happen but with all the alliance wrestlers
> joining and now NWO, surely it needs to be done soon.
I liked Edge and
> Christian, but they need to move on so new ideas are brought into the tag team
> division. One day they may reform but I don't really see this happening.
Nah, Edge and Christian pretty much kicked the crap out of each other so I can't see them re-forming, ever.
> The Euro, Light Heavyweight and Hardcore titles are a mess. There are too many
> "2 main eventer faces v 2 main eventer heels" matches and the belts
> are forgotton. Why don't they put in more title matches.
I think the WWF
> roster is good enough and big enough for another big weekly show to be started
> so everyone does not need to be on every show and more wrestlers make
> appearances.
This may or may not happen but with all the alliance wrestlers
> joining and now NWO, surely it needs to be done soon.
I liked Edge and
> Christian, but they need to move on so new ideas are brought into the tag team
> division. One day they may reform but I don't really see this happening.
Nah, Edge and Christian pretty much kicked the crap out of each other so I can't see them re-forming, ever.
"This is a classic WWF period. They will have a crappy period, followed by a short period of great matches, and this formular will repeat. The Newage Outlaws title reign in 1997 is the best title reign I have ever seen. It amazes me that it is yet to be beaten in 4 years"
The Newage Outlaws?! Good?!
The best period for WWF tag wrestling was No Mercy 99 - WM 2001, with all the insane tables and ladders stuff that has pretty much killed Jeff Hardys career.
The Newage Outlaws?! Good?!
The best period for WWF tag wrestling was No Mercy 99 - WM 2001, with all the insane tables and ladders stuff that has pretty much killed Jeff Hardys career.
AfroJoe wrote:
> Sh@neo wrote:
> AfroJoe wrote:
Then I have
> been looking out some old
> WWF videos from a
> few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on
> them was, guess what? E
> & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
>
> some of the things they
> said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some
> cement or something, faked a
> puking noise and threw it into the toilet.
> Foley caught him however, and the
> match continued. How the hell did they
> escape with the titles? They are so
> bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring
> Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it
> won't happen though....
They will
> probably come back together one day, like
> the Newage Outlaws did. They
> ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would
> rule!
---------
Nah,
> I was talking about the speech that E & C made before the match. Very good!
Ok. Bradshaw goes nutty on the microphone when he comes out - it showed real emotion that is a rarity these days in wrestling, and it's a damn shame!
> Sh@neo wrote:
> AfroJoe wrote:
Then I have
> been looking out some old
> WWF videos from a
> few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on
> them was, guess what? E
> & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
>
> some of the things they
> said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some
> cement or something, faked a
> puking noise and threw it into the toilet.
> Foley caught him however, and the
> match continued. How the hell did they
> escape with the titles? They are so
> bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring
> Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it
> won't happen though....
They will
> probably come back together one day, like
> the Newage Outlaws did. They
> ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would
> rule!
---------
Nah,
> I was talking about the speech that E & C made before the match. Very good!
Ok. Bradshaw goes nutty on the microphone when he comes out - it showed real emotion that is a rarity these days in wrestling, and it's a damn shame!
The Euro, Light Heavyweight and Hardcore titles are a mess. There are too many "2 main eventer faces v 2 main eventer heels" matches and the belts are forgotton. Why don't they put in more title matches.
I think the WWF roster is good enough and big enough for another big weekly show to be started so everyone does not need to be on every show and more wrestlers make appearances.
This may or may not happen but with all the alliance wrestlers joining and now NWO, surely it needs to be done soon.
I liked Edge and Christian, but they need to move on so new ideas are brought into the tag team division. One day they may reform but I don't really see this happening.
I think the WWF roster is good enough and big enough for another big weekly show to be started so everyone does not need to be on every show and more wrestlers make appearances.
This may or may not happen but with all the alliance wrestlers joining and now NWO, surely it needs to be done soon.
I liked Edge and Christian, but they need to move on so new ideas are brought into the tag team division. One day they may reform but I don't really see this happening.
Sh@neo wrote:
> AfroJoe wrote:
Then I have
> been looking out some old WWF videos from a
> few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on them was, guess what? E
> & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
> some of the things they
> said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some cement or something, faked a
> puking noise and threw it into the toilet. Foley caught him however, and the
> match continued. How the hell did they escape with the titles? They are so
> bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it
> won't happen though....
They will probably come back together one day, like
> the Newage Outlaws did. They ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would
> rule!
---------
Nah, I was talking about the speech that E & C made before the match. Very good!
> AfroJoe wrote:
Then I have
> been looking out some old WWF videos from a
> few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on them was, guess what? E
> & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
> some of the things they
> said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some cement or something, faked a
> puking noise and threw it into the toilet. Foley caught him however, and the
> match continued. How the hell did they escape with the titles? They are so
> bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it
> won't happen though....
They will probably come back together one day, like
> the Newage Outlaws did. They ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would
> rule!
---------
Nah, I was talking about the speech that E & C made before the match. Very good!
AfroJoe wrote:
Then I have
> been looking out some old WWF videos from a few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on them was, guess what? E & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
> some of the things they said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some cement or something, faked a puking noise and threw it into the toilet. Foley caught him however, and the match continued. How the hell did they escape with the titles? They are so bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it won't happen though....
They will probably come back together one day, like the Newage Outlaws did. They ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would rule!
Then I have
> been looking out some old WWF videos from a few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on them was, guess what? E & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
> some of the things they said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some cement or something, faked a puking noise and threw it into the toilet. Foley caught him however, and the match continued. How the hell did they escape with the titles? They are so bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it won't happen though....
They will probably come back together one day, like the Newage Outlaws did. They ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would rule!
AfroJoe wrote:
Then I have
> been looking out some old WWF videos from a few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on them was, guess what? E & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
> some of the things they said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some cement or something, faked a puking noise and threw it into the toilet. Foley caught him however, and the match continued. How the hell did they escape with the titles? They are so bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it won't happen though....
They will probably come back together one day, like the Newage Outlaws did. They ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would rule!
Then I have
> been looking out some old WWF videos from a few years ago and the funniest thing
> I found on them was, guess what? E & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny,
> some of the things they said.
Heh, Christian filled that cup with some cement or something, faked a puking noise and threw it into the toilet. Foley caught him however, and the match continued. How the hell did they escape with the titles? They are so bloody resiliant.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity
> it won't happen though....
They will probably come back together one day, like the Newage Outlaws did. They ruled.
The New DX = NAO+E&C - They would rule!
Grandprix wrote:
> It's February 1st. It's a good distance from No Way Out so I thought I'd have a
> rant. Plus, I enjoy ranting about things. Expect a few more.
E+C ruled. They
> were funny, great Tag team and worked both hell and face. Sign of a top team.
Ah, Edge and Christian. They were pure class! I like going back to SmackDown : Just Bring It and watching their video where they did all the funny dressing up and posing. Great stuff!
Then I have been looking out some old WWF videos from a few years ago and the funniest thing I found on them was, guess what? E & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny, some of the things they said.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity it won't happen though....
> It's February 1st. It's a good distance from No Way Out so I thought I'd have a
> rant. Plus, I enjoy ranting about things. Expect a few more.
E+C ruled. They
> were funny, great Tag team and worked both hell and face. Sign of a top team.
Ah, Edge and Christian. They were pure class! I like going back to SmackDown : Just Bring It and watching their video where they did all the funny dressing up and posing. Great stuff!
Then I have been looking out some old WWF videos from a few years ago and the funniest thing I found on them was, guess what? E & C at Fully Loaded 2000. Really funny, some of the things they said.
I say "Bring Back E & C!!!" Pity it won't happen though....
It's February 1st. It's a good distance from No Way Out so I thought I'd have a rant. Plus, I enjoy ranting about things. Expect a few more.
E+C ruled. They were funny, great Tag team and worked both hell and face. Sign of a top team.
E+C ruled. They were funny, great Tag team and worked both hell and face. Sign of a top team.
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