Just a few notes before we get going: you now should be able to leave me comments in the comments box below each post, whoever you are. So give it a try. And it looks like I'm gathering quite the following around the world, from right here in the United Kingdom to America, and even Russia. Of course they're just a few countries in a long list of many. I love America and one day plan to move there. If you haven't been to Russia then you have to go, it's a beautiful place. If you are from a different country and wondering what England is like, then you can probably never visit and live happily the rest of your life - you're not missing anything unless you have the sudden urge to visit a country that has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the world. I'm obviously building a fan base, so if you know anyone who loves wrestling and is bored of all the usual bollocks the other websites tell you, then point them in my direction. I also must add that I'd love to write in Russian for all you who are over there but unfortunatley I don't know any. Sorry.
So just a week after Wrestlemania and WWE have gone full throttle with the Lesnar vs Cena plans. For me, it's way too soon and should have been put on ice for a pay per view that mattered. Extreme Rules, not even a month after Mania and less than four weeks after Lesnar attacked Cena on the post Wrestlemania Raw is throwing away yet another great opportunity.
How great would it have been, if Lesnar had carried on attacking Cena, even costing him the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules, and then declined Cena's demnads for a match until say...SummerSlam? If WWE had been a little wiser, then Cena Vs Lesnar at SummerSlam could have been one of the biggest SummerSlam main events ever. Cena has the drawing power (god knows why) and Brock Lesnar has the mystery factor on his side (will he still be any good after 8 years? Can he still wrestle?). If WWE hadn't have been in such a hurry to plug the feud inside the ring and kept it out then they'd have had major PPV numbers on their hands for what they bill as the biggest event of the summer.
I don't believe that a John Cena vs Brock Lesnar feud that has been fought on pay per view several times leading to SummerSlam, will ever have as much drawing power as one that has yet to be fought after the bell rings. And if WWE think it does then they need their bloody heads testing. The only way WWE can now retain high numbers for SummerSlam is if Brock Lesnar beats John Cena at Extreme Rules and whatever other PPV WWE has booked them at. That was going into the final match at SummerSlam, John Cena could defeat Brock Lesnar and WWE would have a really good finish to an event that has dropped more viewers than it is acceptable to in recent years. WWE must portray John Cena as the underdog in this feud, if they push him as the strongest man who beats Lesnar at Extreme Rules, then they've lost half a year's worth of storyline.
Do i believe WWE will book Brock Lesnar to defeat John Cena at Extreme Rules? Of course not. If they do then it will show they've taken a step foward and are willing to allow John Cena to look weak in a feud, to then reap the rewards later down the line. This being WWE, the land of wasted chances, they have a great reputation for being hard headed and pushing something that could bring them great things in the future, too soon. Vince doesn't like to think about the long term, which is why WWE Pay Per View events are dropping heafty numbers each month. It's not rocket science people, it's simple logic. You plan now for the future. Lesnar defeats Cena for three months on pay per view and then you get massive numbers for SummerSlam when people buy the event to see John Cena finally get his own back on the former 'Next Big Thing'. Who is using the WWE brain cell at the minute?
Saying that, do any of us really believe that WWE will book John Cena to lose to another big star, not even a month after he lost to The Rock at Wrestlemania? I didn't think so. It seem though that WWE have relaxed their policy on blood. Triple H bled at Wrestlemania, John Cena bled on the April 9th Raw, so maybe we're seeing the days of the claret mask returning to the ring - that's until Vince does a deal with another toy company who insists they won't have anything to do with blood on television and then it'll dissapear from television faster than a Divas match does from our memory. With the Lesnar vs Cena feud I want WWE to surprise me! I expect WWE to repeat history.
It looks like two of the WWE's divas are on their way out on April 30th when their contract expires. Which two wonderful wrestlers? I hear you asking. Brace yourself people...The Bella Twins!!! (Add sarcastic voice here) Not the Bella Twins! How will WWE cope without them? Easily! I'm pretty sure Vince won't have trouble finding two more brain dead, anorexic, talentless divas. The Divas division is full of them. What did they add to the compnay anyway? I mean they don't even look that pretty, they can't wrestle and if they think that by leaving WWE they're going to rake in money from being former WWE superstars then they're about to be sorely dissapointed.
It didn't work for Tori Wilson (remeber her? Didn't think so) and it won't happen for the Bella's. The only good thing to come from their departure is that the fans won't have to sit through the dire angles and matches which WWE insists inflicting upon us. The WWE Divas' division is pointless, the title means nothing, the matches are usualy too poor to stomach sitting through or aren't given enough time to care about and Vince himself has sabotaged the division so much, that no one can take it seriously for a very long time to come. Gone are the days of Trish Stratus vs Lita, instead we have one of WWE's brightest divas in Natayla pretending she has terrible flatulance (farting for the less educated).
Very few wrestlers and Divas have ever made it big after leaving WWE. Tori Wilson, Batista (making any movie he's offered nowadays), Maryse (who is the real life girlfriend of The Miz) so excpect her to resurface on WWE T.V when Miz hits the big time again (WWE will literally do anything to keep their big stars happy). The truth is, they either fade from the public view or join TNA. There's a very limited avenue to go down when you're an ex wrestler looking to make it big in the outside world. Mainly because this great sport is frowned upon. We're the like the family member no one talks about in the world.
The other reason why former wrestlers hardly ever make it outside the squared circle, is because they're setting their sights too high. Most want to go into acting. That's fine, only they don't realize they're not good enough and that L.A has over half a million unknown actors just looking for a break. Will Batists make it as an actor? Maybe, he's not got off to a bad start. Will Tori Wilson make it as anything? No! She's not talented enough. The biggest wrestlers to have made it outside this industry are the Rock, Jesse Ventura and Stone Cold Steve Austin. The odds for the rest aren't good. Just having a nice smile and a big pair of tits only gets you so far.
However I am gald to see that Stacey Kiebler is the exception to this. When she left WWE years ago no one expected to see anymore of her. Which is a shame because Stacey does have talent. She popped up in some American televison and kept her name out there respectably - in other words she didn't just get her hooters out for playboy. Stacey today can be seen on the arm of George Clooney. I don't know if they're an item or just friends, whatever the relationship is there I'm glad to see one of WWE's own making a name for herself and getting on with her life outside the ring.
Good job Stacey!
Onwards and Upwards.
