I'm worried about this Trump/Vince thing (Spoilers)

**dablackguy** · 02-20-2007, 11:26 PM

Well, Vince chose Umaga as his representative.This much we know. And if you believe the rumors, Trump is going to choose Lashley as his.

My concern runs deeper than the obvious this match is going to be terrible concern. I woke up this morning to see a Trump/Vince related headline on yahoo, typically where the sports headline would be. Not to mention a few other places where I saw or heard it. The fact that similar to K-Fed's short stint, this is getting significant play with the press is what worries me.

We know the product is garbage, and to a degree I think Vince knows the product is garbage. But the fact that this is getting a good amount of publicity may give Vince the wrong idea. Bringing in celebrities is just a temporary deal, and will only provide the obvious short term spike in ratings so people can see what the fuss is about. Its just a short term fix on a long term bigger problem. And that's what worries me, that Vince in his senility is going to believe that this is what the product needs, things that give the product mainstream exposure. Problem is, we've seen this towards the end of WCW. Where casual fans would tune in for maybe a week, while the hardcore audience was alienated.

We all believe that wrestling is in a sorry state right now. Some of us believe that it can't get much worse, but I fear that we may be on the cusp of finding the trap door that leads to something even worse.

I also think we all know the outcome here, my memory may betray me, but celebrities don't lose at Wrestlemania. So I fully expect Vince to cop out saying it was an April Fool's Day gimmick.

02-20-2007, 11:26 PM	#1
dablackguy Tacos! Posts: 795	I'm worried about this Trump/Vince thing (Spoilers) Well, Vince chose Umaga as his representative.This much we know. And if you believe the rumors, Trump is going to choose Lashley as his. My concern runs deeper than the obvious this match is going to be terrible concern. I woke up this morning to see a Trump/Vince related headline on yahoo, typically where the sports headline would be. Not to mention a few other places where I saw or heard it. The fact that similar to K-Fed's short stint, this is getting significant play with the press is what worries me. We know the product is garbage, and to a degree I think Vince knows the product is garbage. But the fact that this is getting a good amount of publicity may give Vince the wrong idea. Bringing in celebrities is just a temporary deal, and will only provide the obvious short term spike in ratings so people can see what the fuss is about. Its just a short term fix on a long term bigger problem. And that's what worries me, that Vince in his senility is going to believe that this is what the product needs, things that give the product mainstream exposure. Problem is, we've seen this towards the end of WCW. Where casual fans would tune in for maybe a week, while the hardcore audience was alienated. We all believe that wrestling is in a sorry state right now. Some of us believe that it can't get much worse, but I fear that we may be on the cusp of finding the trap door that leads to something even worse. I also think we all know the outcome here, my memory may betray me, but celebrities don't lose at Wrestlemania. So I fully expect Vince to cop out saying it was an April Fool's Day gimmick. The question isn't: Who's Next? Who's First? Who's There? It isn't even Who's Left? The question is, who gives a shit?