In
this week’s blog, we are going to take a short look at three subjects which
have revolved the wrestling world this past week. With no more regular weekly
blog to give you, then this will be a regular occurrence until the time comes
for us to finally say goodbye. So, without wasting any one else’s time, let’s
crack on with the first subject.
First
up this week, is the issue of a former WWE and WCW star who has announced his
return to the squared circle. I am of course talking about Bill Goldberg, who this
week announced to a television station that he would once again strap up his
boots and return to a wrestling ring. It was a surprise announcement for
Goldberg, simply because when he left the industry after a soul destroying run
in WWE in 2004, Goldberg made it clear that he was done with wrestling once and
for all. And who could have blamed him eleven years ago? Once a noted name in
the business, Goldberg had come to WWE in 2003 in order to add to his legend.
What he actually got, was a series of meaningless feuds which only devaluated
what he’d already done.
Expecting
feuds with the likes of The Undertaker, Goldberg was first fed The Rock in the
latter’s final long stint with the promotion for nearly ten years. Goldberg vs
The Rock culminated in one of the most disappointing main event matches in a
decade at Backlash 2003, but it wasn’t all bad news for Goldberg who swiftly
moved onto a more promising endeavour with Chris Jericho. His feud with Y2J
wasn’t completely awful, but Goldberg refused to treat Jericho with the respect
he’d earned in the company and therefore never took him seriously as a rival.
And then, we wee presented with Goldberg vs Triple H, the lengthily main event
feud over the World Heavyweight Championship which Goldberg had been hoping
for.
Oh
dear, is the only thing I can really say about the pair’s coming together.
Though it may have looked promising on the outside, what the pair delivered in
the ring was less than satisfactory. This was due to a number of things. The
biggest being that as the feud came around, Triple H was carrying a legitimate
groin injury which meant he was limited in the ring. Not many fans cried when
the feud ended for the simple fact that it was the pits, but a more promising
feud awaited him with Brock Lesnar. It was something which the wrestling world
stood up in their droves for.
As two
massive behemoths of the industry who were heading for the exit door at the
exact same time, Goldberg and Brock Lesnar should have been massive to leave
the fans with something to remember. The build up was dross and the bout at
WrestleMania XX was unsightly to the point where almost nothing happened.
Neither man could be bothered to put on a show on their final night with the
company and so phoned in their performances. More than his foe, Goldberg
received the measure of flack for this and swore that he was done with the
business for good. And why not? He’d made his mark and his money; there was
nothing left for Goldberg to do in professional wrestling.
So
this latest announcement is somewhat of a shock. Not least because Goldberg ahs
promised that he will not return to the WWE. So who does that leave? Does
Goldberg really want to give his career to TNA who would struggle to inform him
anyway? I know I wouldn’t. Ring of Honor is no place for a legend such as
Goldberg which leaves Japan. New Japan Pro Wrestling could do something with
Bill if he’s willing to put over some of their new talent before capturing
their top prize. But I doubt that will happen. You see, Goldberg has an ego.
Just like others in wrestling, he believes he’s too good to lose to younger
talent and that they should be doing the job for him. If Goldberg is going to
Japan, then he needs to revise his attitude before the audience cast him out.
Could
this be a ruse by Goldberg to attract interest by WWE again? He may have
promised to never go back, but should they offer him the same contract they
offered Brock Lesnar and Sting, then can he really resist eight million dollars
per year for a handful of appearances? The answer of course is no. I believe
that Goldberg wants one last memorable run on his own terms before he steps
down. The only real place he’s going to get that is WWE. To attract interest in
him once again, Bill Goldberg hopes to thrive elsewhere before the WWE agents
come calling.
The
second subject this week is one of Bray Wyatt and those cryptic messages he’s
been sending out on Raw since WrestleMania. I doubt I’m alone in the assertion
that Wyatt should have defeated The Undertaker at WrestleMania; it would have
done wonders for his career. However, it seems that WWE are more bothered about
pushing old stars than new ones once again and Bray fell in a decent outing.
But the question has risen since then, of whom the cryptic messages are aimed at.
Well, if you’re one of the people asking that question then I’m afraid you’re
going to be underwhelmed by the answer.
Instead
of pitting Bray Wyatt against someone stature enhancing within the company, I
can reveal that Bray Wyatt’s messages are for Ryback. The man he will initiate
his next feud with after Extreme Rules. So let’s get this straight. After
losing to The Undertaker at WrestleMania, WWE believe that the way to get Bray
Wyatt back into a main position on the card is to have him wage war against
Ryback. A man who could be huge in 2015 if the company stopped jobbing him to
anyone and everyone. Can the person who booked this step forward and please
receive a slap by everyone who reads this blog? You complete and utter retard.
Whilst
Bray Wyatt vs Ryback may be a decent outing when it hits the ring, I doubt very
much the pair will be able to pull anything meaningful out of the hat. With
this, it just affirms that WWE have lost interest in Wyatt and are scraping the
bottom of the barrel as far as something to do with him is concerned. Can Bray
Wyatt make it big in WWE now? If so, it’s going to take a lot of work which the
promotion don’t seem to want to put in.
And
finally this week, news has reached your Wrestling God that WWE have released
five NXT talents from their roster. Those departed haven’t been taken from the
main NXT roster, thankfully but are those in development looking to move up to
the roster. This is a dumb move. Especially when there are so many more
deserving of the sack on WWE’s main roster who would have saved WWE even more
money. I think it’s time WWE got their priorities straight. Releasing brand new
untapped talent and keeping the ineffectual old faces just isn’t going to cut
it in 2015.
Onwards
and upwards…
