Vince Is Out Of Touch
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| Vince also called out the "Millennials" of the locker room last night. |
As the WWE product has changed and
altered over the years, many would call it a regression. I personally believe
that the in-ring work is at a high level, but the theatrics have taken a great
hit. The lack of new characters being pushed to the main event is a huge
problem. In the interview, Vince essentially took shots at his whole roster.
Cesaro was spoke of and Vince took the time to call him "boring." Where
would that be factual? Promo-wise? I'd say Cesaro needs work, but that's why
you give him the mic and the TV time to work. The European Uppercut and the
Cesaro Swing are crowd pleasing moves, and Cesaro has captured the audience
with countless matches over the year.
Vince puts the blame on the talent
for not stepping up but who can be of blame when the show is scripted and
heavily controlled? Vince spoke of listening to the audience, but the audience
has spoken countless times, only to be ignored. Cesaro, at WrestleMania 30, was
over hugely and seemed poised to be a huge face after the breakup of the Real
Americans. What's happened since? Cesaro was stuck with Heyman, lost matches,
and was booked in the mid-card. He's been regulated to a tag team with Tyson
Kidd, as of this writing. Vince also places emphasis on the term sports entertainment,
but its apparent that his audience prefers the term " WRESTLING". If
Vince was listening to the audience, he'd know that right?
Vince Apologizes To CM Punk
CM Punk, one of the most important
figures in WWE over the last decade, decided to leave the company for a hiatus.
He wasn't pleased with things and decided to go home. He was sent his firing
papers on his wedding day. Vince claimed it was a coincidence, but makes a note
to apologize to Punk for that. He spoke on hoping to do business with Punk in
the future, but the apology speaks volumes. However, the question is, was it
genuine? Or just a political answer?
The WWE World Heavyweight Championship's Value and Brock Lesnar's
Aren't The Same
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| Hey, look! It's that thing that we haven't seen in months. |
When Vince was asked about Brock
breaking Undertaker's streak, Vince said it was the right thing to do. I don't
agree, but it led to Brock getting a title shot against John Cena and winning
the title. Brock destroyed Cena, then it became rumored that WWE altered his
contract so that he could appear at more events. With Brock appearing at Royal
Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Night of Champions, it seemed this might
be the case. However, we haven't seen Brock since Night of Champions in September.
It is currently December. The WWE World Heavyweight Champion has
been out of action for 3 months.
Vince's logic is that Brock is a special attraction and doesn't need
to be seen all the time. There may be truth to that statement about Brock being
a special attraction. But if that's the case, why does he need the title? Why
not let Seth Rollins, a new main event singles star, carry it, since he's been
positioned as the top heel in the company? The only upside of Brock being champ
was to use him more often and put him against newer stars to create tough faces
who may come up short, but get a rub through taking Brock to the limit.
However, that did not occur, and Brock has wrestled only John Cena (twice),
Undertaker, and Big Show this year in 2014. The problem here? Brock wrestled
Big Show, Cena, and Undertaker during 2002 and 2003 as well. Eleven years
later, with the wrestlers slower and older, we got this—again. There is
something wrong with that, and sadly, WWE doesn't see it. They don't
understand. The fans would love to see Brock vs Cesaro, Brock vs Orton, Brock
vs Bryan, Brock vs Ambrose, etc. for the title or just in general. Use that big
name star to work with newer guys. However, WWE doesn't seem to understand that
concept so we get rehashes and rematches. A fact that will not be ignored,
however, is that the WWE World Heavyweight Championship currently has no
importance. It is out of sight, out of mind for most. Brock has had a 4 month
reign, in which he only defended the title ONCE. He has only appeared 6-7
times. At least The Rock defended the title every PPV for his 3 month reign and
he's an even bigger attraction than Brock. I couldn't get Vince's logic on this
topic but it’s safe to say this is a reason why WWE is in the predicament it is
now.
Sting will
be at WrestleMania 31
Austin brought up Sting and Vince
gave a vague but intriguing answer. Sting made his WWE debut at Survivor
Series, helping Ziggler get the pin against The Authority. Austin asked will we
see more of Sting and Vince, in so many words, said yes and referenced seeing
him at WrestleMania. The question now is...Who will he face? HHH? Taker?
Someone new? Only time will tell.
Stone Cold hates the term sports entertainment
Nothing more to this. He just
cringes when he hears it. I understand the feeling.
Final Remarks
I didn't write this to run down
Vince, but I just wanted to point out some things that stuck out severely. I
would like to think that Vince and the WWE will get things together come WrestleMania
season. Vince is great to listen to and he gave a great interview, but man. Those
points stuck out pretty badly. He has an interesting outlook on the world of
WRESTLING, business, as well as lofty goals to be in competition with the
biggest companies in the world. If you haven't listened, I suggest you do now.
Peace
-@truegodimmortal
-@truegodimmortal
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