The demise of wrestling

I'm 20 years old, turning 21 this August. I have 3 centimeters of hair growing from the bottom of my face. I'm old enough to drink, drive and (on many occasions) do both. Old as I may be, but you won't find a bigger wrestling fan in a 5 mile radius.

Wrestling is my Simpsons and my Sonic the Hedgehog. Guys of my generation speak of their favorite cartoons to keep their minds fresh and remind them that it wasn't too long ago that their childhood dreams were so simple. The good thing about these cartoons is the fact that most of them are gone now... they are immortalized in the archives of Disney and Hanna-Barbera. They are free from being tarnished and tainted by any future plans.
It was beautiful.
It's gone.
and we're all happy.


Unfortunately for me... the WWE will live on as long as there are men and their needs for violence and "macho-ness". I'm talking about that "catch this catch that", the spinebusters, the 3Ds on a burning table... shit like that.
I'm looking at the new crop of superstars and it reminds me of WCW during the Monday night wars. Wrestlers are boring. There's too much dependence on nostalgia and classic wrestlers such as Triple H, the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Only a handful of wrestlers are good enough to actually contend with the likes of the Mankind, Stone Cold and The Rock. None of these current Superstars are big enough to carry a billion kids in the palm of their hands.

So as a tribute to my childhood version of Sonic the Hedgehog, the Power Rangers, Jem and the Holograms, and Swat Kats... I show you the five departures that have chipped away the love I had for this once great industry.
(I read this blog again and it kinda feels too emo... forgive me)

1. Bill Goldberg and Brock Lesnar. This was the only reason to watch Wrestlemania XX. Who gave a shit that Eddie Guerero was against Kurt Angle? Who cared about the triple threat match with HBK, HHH and Benoit? The Golberg-Lesnar match WAS Wrestlemania... all until the point where you actually watched it. The match was crap. The biggest hype you could possibly have for the worst bout possible. Even so... Lesnar and Goldberg would've carried the WWE for many years to come. That's too much man-power for any one man to have.. and you have two of them under the same company. Of course people would watch. Why are they in the list? Well of course because Goldberg is my favorite wrestler of ALL TIME. Believe the hype.






2. The Rock.
It doesn't matter what I have to say. It's the Rock. Just watch the video.


3. RVD
everyone loves the guy. Mr. Money in the Bank. Mr. Pay per view. Mr. Monday Night. The whole F'n show. He doesn't talk much, which is the ultimate downside to his career. But dam.. the guy can wrestle and bleed. Frog splashes over cages. TLC matches. This guy take take the hurt and not say a single "ouchies"

4. Kurt Angle
Intensity personified. Nobody in history wrestled better than Kurt Angle. I'd pay big money just to see the guy inside the squared circle. He was quick, tenacious and a constant championship contender. There will be other talkers like The Rock and Austin, hardcore legends like Foley, and ego maniacs like Triple H... but nobody will perfect the craft of wrestling like Kurt Angle.

5. Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero
I was never the biggest fan of Eddie, but to see the WWE without him really paints the picture of how crappy the talent pool in roster is right now. And for Benoit.. It's not fair the way this guy went out. I mean the suicide thing doesn't do justice to the person I've watched for 6 years. You couldn't say anything bad about the guy and it'd always be a good match whenever he'd step into the ring. Most wrestlers would just try to stamp their dominance and end the match after 2 minutes of taunting followed by their finishing move. With Chris, it was grapple hold after grapple hold and suplex after suplex. Chris was also part of my personal favorite as the best non-hardcore Wrestlemania match ever. The triple threat match with Shawn Michaels and The Game. And when he won.. after 18 years.. to see him and Eddie Guerero (both who have never won a world championship title between them)... to see them standing in the middle of the ring with all that confetti.. No script could've be written better for a wrestling show.




to those who share the same view... I hear you guys
fuck John Cena.. the guy's a total turd

-hibachi