It's his fault!

[FourFifty]

Yeah, I bet you thought this was a Snitsky thread.


Okay, who is really to blame for the lackluster WWE product? Let’s take a look at the suspects…

The writers- Ahh, the people who create the story line need to harbor some blame. Can it be the fact that we’re getting the same recycled crap week in and week out that is taking the edge off of wrestling?

The bookers- Of course these people need some credit for the lack of entertainment. They decide who wins and who loses. They can overturn what a writer says for better or (usually) for worse. Doesn’t that just suck?

The wrestlers- We’re sick of seeing the same four basic moves. Mix it up a bit, will ya? I would love to see The Big Show use a hanging vertical suplex, or possibly a head vice. Really see the “overwhelming power” of The Big Show. Eddie lies, steals, and CHEATS, so let Eddie hook a guy up for a neckbreaker and then a nice little back kick to the balls of who he’s fighting. The ref can’t see it, so it can’t be a DQ.

Triple H- 10 bucks says within 6 months of his return he goes for the title. He’s an egotrip with a sledge hammer who really needs to be Hassan’d. He’s a great wrestler, not the best on the mic, but his backstage powers are hurting the company.

Vince- Let’s just cut the head off the snake. Go for the heart of the issue. Vince is letting all of this crap happen. He knows the shape of his company better than anyone else. He knows how he got to the Attitude era, so he should be able to fix it, right? Of course right!

Society- Is wrestling just a recurring trend much like bell bottoms (well, flared pant legs, whatever you want to call them) and music from two decades ago? At the end of the 19th century wrestling was on a boom period, and at the end of the 20th wrestling was at a boom period. Do we need to wait until 2094 for wrestling to spike again? And looking at John Cena as a good guy and Hassan as a bad guy is that just a reflection of what people want?

The fans- We are enablers. We’re not stopping the show anytime soon. Why? For me wrestling has a certain sentimental value. During the attitude era it was the only thing my older brother and I had in common, alongside the peak of Hulkamania. Every fan will have their own story to tell about why they’re still a fan. Addiction? Nothing better to do? So they have something to make fun of? Trying to fit in? Trying to be different? We, as fans, are the enablers… but the thing is fans aren’t as bad as the next group.

The internet community- It pains me to say this, but Lesnar may have been on to something. People are curious creatures. We want to know what’s going to happen on a show we’re going to make fun of. The people who get the SmackDown spoilers and somehow know what’s going to happen at the next show don’t force you to find out what’s going to happen, but the internet really opened up the Pandora’s box. Just replace all of the world’s evils with the WWE’s secrets, and that ray of hope with the fans who still believe it’s real.


Me? I believe is a combination of things, but you can only pin the blame on one.