Shit son, as the title says: I forgot all about this and really don't have anything to say.
I've left college, saw Hogan inject Hulkamania into TNA, which by all accounts is no more destructive than Vince Russo and a typewriter. In short, it means TNA is dying, they just don't know it yet.
If you've been following Total Nonstop Asshole for the last month and a half, you'll realise you've seen a LOT of people who had disappeared from TV screens a long time ago. Unsurprisingly, there was a reason for that. Hulk brought his buddies to TNA and as much as TNA employees and higher ups say it isn't so, Hulk Hogan's buddies are a bad business decision. The "Nasty Boys" in particular. All the same, I wondered how The Nasty Boys ever got their name. After giving it some thought ... I came to the conclusion that it must've been some random guy in the audience screaming something after their debut match.
"Shiiiit, son, that was NASTY, uhuh". Sounds about right.
I'm not putting all the shit in the TNA filing cabinet though. Over the past few months, I've been looking at the national wrestling business and more than once have I cared to raise my eyebrow in disbelief. Vince has now dropped a classic from the PPV lineup after a run of 23 years. He now ditched Survivor Series in favor of yet another pointless, themed PPV.
Strangely enough, Vinnie Mac claimed buy rates of the past years have declined resulting in him claiming that the show just no longer cut it. Sadly, none of the smart employees dare to stand up to Vince and say what the real reason is the buy rates have been declining steadily over the past few years. It's crystal clear for everybody, except that guy. I can imagine a guy standing up and saying the truth:
"Sir, I may have a viable theory as to why the buy rates are declining"
"Go ahead and tell me then"
"It's because of the shit you green light to put on PPV"
There's other factors of course. Off the top of my head, I'd say:
1 - repetition in matches. Having Randy Orton vs John Cena headline almost every ppv for 3 years straight does not get you fans. As much as I like Randy Orton ... you can't keep something like that fresh and enjoyable; Not in the least because the guy you're doing the program with is an uncoordinated piece of human garbage.
2 - taking away the edge. Seriously, Vince favors kids as the target demographic, under the guise of wanting to sell more merch. Bluntly stated, but not less true. Old, loyal fans are just giving up left and right. They were actually the ones that bought merch. Merch of stars they supported, merch of stars with a clear-cut personality that wasn't part of the mindless sheep we have today. Now we've got a PG rating shoved down our throats each and every week.
3 - Focus on the wrong people. Don't get me wrong, everyone deserves their attention. The problem is that talented workers are being jobbed out, to make room for pointless segments featuring Hornswoggle and Mae Young. Last monday (2/15/2010), Jerry Springer hosted RAW, which of course calls for a soap opera-esque bullshit segment. We had Kelly (the girl so nice they named her twice) announcing that she's a preggo. Out comes the wide array of possible fathers, luckily including Santino Marella. Of course, Great Khali and Hornswoggle come to collect a pay check as well. They announce some more bull, then tell Jerry Springer it's all a lie and assuring the people in a subtle way that they've just wasted 10 minutes of their lives. Out comes Mae Young, ready to perform for her ninth decade. She drapes herself around Springer, trying to dry hump his hips. This is getting seriously old, people. No pun intended.
This shows that the focus lies totally wrong. I've been looking at WWE from the sidelines (not even bothering with TNA any more) and I'm feeling the only thing worthwhile going on in the WWE is CM Punk's Straight Edge Society storyline. No, not even the Shawn Michaels vs Taker teasing is gonna draw me in. I've seen it before, and before was better.
I'm calling it as it is, I've given up on wrestling. Unless I catch wind of things getting better, I'll just randomly check out results and judge whether it's worth it. I've had my intelligence insulted long enough.
Oh, and if anyone plans to set the WWE headquarters on fire in protest, I fully give you my support. The dickwads won't even let me go onto their website anymore. Dicks now redirect me to another site. Of course, the retards redirect me to either the french or german equivalent of wwe.com. Of course, I can speak both French and German, but it's not my native tongue. Suffices to say that I was far from amused.
A hearty fuck off, WWE. More so than ever would I love for the E to go out of business and Hulk Hogan to get off the face of the earth. wrestling has cancer, and it doesn't look like it's gonna be healing any time soon. I'm sure that in a few years time, when Vince has kicked the bucket and the fruit of his loins have to save what's left of the empire he made so big on excellent decisions and brilliant marketing strategy. Yeah, good luck with that Steph.
~Deli
PS: Don't expect this blog to be updated more regularly. I could say I would, but I'd disappoint you either way.
