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Hello, boys and girls! Long time, no see. I could go on and on about all the crap life has dealt me, but, I won’t. I’ll paraphrase quickly, and then get on to the meat and potatoes, as they say. A couple deaths, a new job, a lost interest (again) in the product, and, here I am!
I’m still not sold on C.M. Punk as champ. I like him okay, but, his indie stuff was so much more impressive, the watered down version is, just, well, watered down. He seems to be getting the “Rey Mysterio” treatment, in that; he seems to be portrayed as the underdog…constantly. Is this not the same C.M. Punk who debuted on ECW, and was undefeated for a decent little streak? Now, one could argue that ECW just doesn’t have the same caliber of talent that Raw does. That Punk was just a big fish in the proverbial little pond. On the other hand, this is the same Punk that had one hell of a losing streak after winning MITB, only to cash it in (in quite the heelish fashion) and “steal” the title from Edge, is it not? I mean, he lost clean to The Miz. Mike “Real World” Mizanin, for crying out loud! But, of course, said Miz was half of the World Tag Team Champions at the time, so, that’s forgiven, right? Anyway, I guess Punk is the best “poster child” for the company, at least until someone decides John Cena needs a run with the Big Gold Belt. Will he bling that one out, too, once he wins it?
Speaking of belts, the Diva’s Title is quite the atrocity, isn’t it? However, it was designed for the “girly girls” on SD. I wish they would’ve made it so it fit properly around the waist of the inaugural title holder, Michelle McTaker. And, even though the “spinner” doesn’t spin anymore, I really wish they’d retire it, and go with a more traditional look. I guess too much money was spent on making the thing to change it now. Think about this, did the Smoking Skull belt stay that way after Austin lost it? I think not. I don’t care if it’s the old Eagle Belt; just get rid of the damn thing.
Mike Adamle, new Raw GM…….ugh. Yes, he sucks on commentary. Yes, he sucked doing the crowd stuff. Yes, he seems to suck in general. BUT, I think Mike might actually do a decent job as GM. I said months ago that he would make a perfect cocky heal character. Time will tell, but, I hope, for all our sake, he does a great job. Anything to get Regal actually wrestling again is tops, in my book. Maybe he’ll be the one to take the belt from Punk? Who knows, could be anybody?
Will Kurt Angle ever NOT be injured? Seems he juiced hard way at the most recent Impact taping. You know, the one Kevin Nash walked out on, because he was ordered to job during a commercial break? Bled like a stuck pig. I wonder, could he be using some *cough cough* enhancement medication? I don’t understand that philosophy. Why the hell would you plan a pinfall, or, in this case, elimination from a gauntlet match, during a commercial break? On a taped show? With a guy that’s allegedly being booked in the main event of an upcoming PPV? I mean, is that not the most asinine booking ever? Russoriffic, indeed. Other TNA related gibberish; does anyone else find it odd that so many people bitched about Joe not winning the TNA title, for oh, two years or so, and, now that he’s the champ, say he doesn’t deserve it? These are the same IWC jerkoffs who whine about too many “old timers” being booked so high on the card and not enough “home grown” talent being pushed. So, with that said, let’s evaluate the situation. TNA champ, Somoa Joe. X-Division Champ, Petey Williams. TNA Tag Champs, LAX. Are those not ALL home grown talent? Have any of them ever performed for the “Big Three”. Maybe a try-out, or a dark match, but, not anything worth remembering, right? Think back to WCW. Didn’t the N.W.O start with the other company’s “stars”? The attitude era, Stone Cold Steve Austin played a very important part in that, correct? Hey, wasn’t he a WCW guy for years before that? Pretty logical deduction, a lot of companies get ahead using other company’s employees. It happens in every market. Hell, I could see Ron Killings making a name for himself in WWE. Doesn’t mean he will, but, I could see it. Let him get established, turn him heal, and, WHAM, great person to feud with Cena.
And that, boys and girls, is the Truth, as I see it anyway.
Until next time, keep your feet on the ground, blah blah blah!
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