However much we complain about TNA and WWE, the truth is that 2010 has been an amazing year for pro wrestling.
TNA have definitely made the transition to one of the main wrestling companies in the world. Their tag team division is excellent and 2010 saw my favourite tag team at the moment, Motor City machine Guns, finally get the gold. MCMG along with Beer Money and Generation Me put on great matches every week and produce stuff the WWE hasn't done in years. If WWE want to be smart, they should sign some tag teams that are good enough to compete with TNA's. Well, anybody would be better than Cena and Otunga.
I love surprises and TNA have had plenty of them this year. Jeff Hardy returned to TNA right at the start of the year and he may have not been at his very best, but he attracted a hell of a lot more fans to the company. My favourite storyline of the year had to be 'them' finally coming to TNA. I really had no idea who it would be and it was a genuine surprise, as was Fortune joining on the next iMPACT!
WWE also has a lot of things to be proud of this year. Nexus dominated the WWE for the majority of the year with one of the best storylines produced in ages. I love the Nexus and they bring a refreshing edge to the PG shows, plus it has given a major push to Wade Barrett who should be a future champion. WWE has also done well to make sure the Nexus didn't get boring, adding Cena and Punk to the group kept it going all year. Roll on 2011.
Sheamus, Swagger and Miz have all become World Champions this year. The young talent has shined through whilst WWE maintained it's seasoned main-eventers. Lets hope next year some more talent will be pushed to the top as WWE will probably be losing some more superstars as they retire.
The Divas division hasn't done bad either. Putting LayCool together was genius and Natalya finally has a title. Melina and Beth both successfully returned from injury and WWE have gained a new Diva in Kaitlyn. 2011 looks like a good year for the Divas division.
However much we complained about the PG Era or Ric Flair wrestling (Again, retire already!), 2010 has been an excellent. Well done WWE and TNA, we are all looking forward to what you can do in the upcoming year.
R x
Woo Woo Woo. You Know It.
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Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
2010, what went wrong?- 29th December '10
1. This post is just for fun.
2. I, like most wrestling fans, am on the outside looking in and don't really have a clue how hard it is to run a wrestling company.
3. I love both of these companies, regardless of what I say.
Let me start with TNA. The question is where do I start? This year they tried and failed to restart the 'Monday Night Wars', got themselves into more debt and made a few bad decisions.
The hiring of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair is the biggest problem for me. Most fans watched TNA as an alternative to the larger than life shows that WWE put on. TNA has some of the best wrestlers I have seen in a long time, yet they choose to show an hour of Immortal before they put on a match. This makes no sense. Some of the only things that TNA had as a weapon against the WWE were the fresh talent and phenomenal wrestling, they seem to have replaced this with retired veterans and pointless non-wrestling segments.
Another thing that infuriates me slightly is the Knockouts division. It has got marginally better with the addition of Mickie James and her feud with Tara but the only original Knockouts I actually like are Madison Rayne and Sarita. They need to get rid of the Knockouts tag titles that mean nothing and book their ideas up a bit.
Oh yeah, one more thing: I'd like to see a lot less of Dixie Carter's face. Thanks.
Although WWE have been the more dominant company as usual, they are not free of flaws.
Over the past year WWE have not used their tag teams to their full potential. They did have a good patch, with the Hart Dynasty, The Dudebusters and The Gatecrashers being pushed on the main shows. All of these teams have now been broken up and WWE are pushing Santino & Koslov and Gabriel & Slater over actual tag teams. In fact, on a RAW there were 3 tag team matches with only 1 actual tag team in them. Hopefully next year the tag team division will grow stronger. (I'm hoping for a Trent Barretta and Curt Hawkins team to appear.)
Not pushing Zack Ryder is another bad decision. I know we may be biased because he is one of our favourites but I'm starting to think that the man has done something wrong. He is underrated in every sense of the word. He would be a brilliant US, Tag Team or Intercontinental champion and has a pretty large fanbase considering how little he is shown on TV. I hope WWE sees how much use they could get out of not just Ryder but all their young superstars.
2. I, like most wrestling fans, am on the outside looking in and don't really have a clue how hard it is to run a wrestling company.
3. I love both of these companies, regardless of what I say.
Let me start with TNA. The question is where do I start? This year they tried and failed to restart the 'Monday Night Wars', got themselves into more debt and made a few bad decisions.
The hiring of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair is the biggest problem for me. Most fans watched TNA as an alternative to the larger than life shows that WWE put on. TNA has some of the best wrestlers I have seen in a long time, yet they choose to show an hour of Immortal before they put on a match. This makes no sense. Some of the only things that TNA had as a weapon against the WWE were the fresh talent and phenomenal wrestling, they seem to have replaced this with retired veterans and pointless non-wrestling segments.
Another thing that infuriates me slightly is the Knockouts division. It has got marginally better with the addition of Mickie James and her feud with Tara but the only original Knockouts I actually like are Madison Rayne and Sarita. They need to get rid of the Knockouts tag titles that mean nothing and book their ideas up a bit.
Oh yeah, one more thing: I'd like to see a lot less of Dixie Carter's face. Thanks.
Although WWE have been the more dominant company as usual, they are not free of flaws.
Over the past year WWE have not used their tag teams to their full potential. They did have a good patch, with the Hart Dynasty, The Dudebusters and The Gatecrashers being pushed on the main shows. All of these teams have now been broken up and WWE are pushing Santino & Koslov and Gabriel & Slater over actual tag teams. In fact, on a RAW there were 3 tag team matches with only 1 actual tag team in them. Hopefully next year the tag team division will grow stronger. (I'm hoping for a Trent Barretta and Curt Hawkins team to appear.)
Not pushing Zack Ryder is another bad decision. I know we may be biased because he is one of our favourites but I'm starting to think that the man has done something wrong. He is underrated in every sense of the word. He would be a brilliant US, Tag Team or Intercontinental champion and has a pretty large fanbase considering how little he is shown on TV. I hope WWE sees how much use they could get out of not just Ryder but all their young superstars.
R x
Woo Woo Woo. You Know It.
Monday, 28 June 2010
Get him on the straight and narrow. - 28 June '10
Please WWE, bring back Jeff Hardy. Yes, I know what you are going to say: "If you want to see Jeff Hardy, watch TNA."
And I do.
But being a loyal WWE fan, I know that the best place for Jeff is in the company that made him. Even though he is still amazing in the ring, nothing he does o
n TNA compares with some of his iconic matches in WWE ( TLC 2 was one of the greatest matches in Wrestlemania history). I have been a Hardy Boyz fan from the very beginning, and Matt was at his best when he had Jeff. So WWE, if not for Matt, you should bring back Jeff because he could shift a hell of alot of Hardys merch (And we know how important that is). He is only in his early 30s and if he gets healthy again, Jeff could stay in the WWE for a good 10 more years.
There is hardly anybody who is as over with the crowd as Jeff, he is a fan favourite, kid favourite and even though he has his problems, he truly loves wrestling. And, his band isn't bad either.
So if WWE wants to bring back a superstar, my pick is Jeff. Get him on the straight and narrow and he will be as good as he used to be.
R. x
Woo Woo Woo. You Know It.
And I do.
But being a loyal WWE fan, I know that the best place for Jeff is in the company that made him. Even though he is still amazing in the ring, nothing he does o
n TNA compares with some of his iconic matches in WWE ( TLC 2 was one of the greatest matches in Wrestlemania history). I have been a Hardy Boyz fan from the very beginning, and Matt was at his best when he had Jeff. So WWE, if not for Matt, you should bring back Jeff because he could shift a hell of alot of Hardys merch (And we know how important that is). He is only in his early 30s and if he gets healthy again, Jeff could stay in the WWE for a good 10 more years.There is hardly anybody who is as over with the crowd as Jeff, he is a fan favourite, kid favourite and even though he has his problems, he truly loves wrestling. And, his band isn't bad either.
So if WWE wants to bring back a superstar, my pick is Jeff. Get him on the straight and narrow and he will be as good as he used to be.
R. x
Woo Woo Woo. You Know It.
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