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**Mr. Nerfect** · 10-08-2007, 03:45 AM

No Mercy reinforced one thing. That's the "we know what you want" policy the WWE holds. When Triple H came out and said he's what the fans want to see, despite A) Val Venis and Snitsky beating him on a recent poll, and B) the fans chanting "Y2J" noticeably, it made me sick to my stomach. It seems Vince McMahon, Triple H and the creative team live in a little bubble where their vision is the right one. They're absolutely awful at adapting.

TNA is not the answer. They are almost as bad. "Fire Russo" chants can be interpreted one way: stop with the shitty fucking ideas! I heard Dixie Carter defending Vince Russo in an article, saying he doesn't even write the things that get the "Fire Russo" chants, and I just want to slap her in the face and remind her the specifics are not what is important, but rather the fact that the fans are disgusted with what they are seeing, no matter who is writing it.

There are people that detract from them, but ROH is the closest thing to an alternative we have, just because they adapt well, and care more about what their fans think. They have been in a bit of a bubble recently, though. Sometimes ROH goes a bit weird with their booking, and puts a guy over for the hell of it. The fans want to see Chris Hero get a bigger role in the company, and that's not happening; Takeshi Morishima, as solid as he's been, was never the ROHbots' choice for ROH World Champion; and people had much higher hopes for The Age of the Fall than Jimmy Jacobs, Tyler Black, Necro Butcher & Lacey. They've been solid in their role, but people expected something bigger, I feel.

Right now, there is an opening for a company that listens to the fans. Right now, WWE and TNA remind me of a Simpsons gag. Homer is coaching Bart's football team, and Bart doesn't show up to play. Bart is obviously a shitty player, but Homer makes him the focus of the team. Nelson is the true bread-winner, and Homer turns to Nelson in the team's time of crisis. "Nelson...hand this note to the referee...we forfeit."

10-08-2007, 03:45 AM	#1
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,520	There really is room for an alternative in professional wrestling... No Mercy reinforced one thing. That's the "we know what you want" policy the WWE holds. When Triple H came out and said he's what the fans want to see, despite A) Val Venis and Snitsky beating him on a recent poll, and B) the fans chanting "Y2J" noticeably, it made me sick to my stomach. It seems Vince McMahon, Triple H and the creative team live in a little bubble where their vision is the right one. They're absolutely awful at adapting. TNA is not the answer. They are almost as bad. "Fire Russo" chants can be interpreted one way: stop with the shitty fucking ideas! I heard Dixie Carter defending Vince Russo in an article, saying he doesn't even write the things that get the "Fire Russo" chants, and I just want to slap her in the face and remind her the specifics are not what is important, but rather the fact that the fans are disgusted with what they are seeing, no matter who is writing it. There are people that detract from them, but ROH is the closest thing to an alternative we have, just because they adapt well, and care more about what their fans think. They have been in a bit of a bubble recently, though. Sometimes ROH goes a bit weird with their booking, and puts a guy over for the hell of it. The fans want to see Chris Hero get a bigger role in the company, and that's not happening; Takeshi Morishima, as solid as he's been, was never the ROHbots' choice for ROH World Champion; and people had much higher hopes for The Age of the Fall than Jimmy Jacobs, Tyler Black, Necro Butcher & Lacey. They've been solid in their role, but people expected something bigger, I feel. Right now, there is an opening for a company that listens to the fans. Right now, WWE and TNA remind me of a Simpsons gag. Homer is coaching Bart's football team, and Bart doesn't show up to play. Bart is obviously a shitty player, but Homer makes him the focus of the team. Nelson is the true bread-winner, and Homer turns to Nelson in the team's time of crisis. "Nelson...hand this note to the referee...we forfeit." Pfft