A Theoretical Essay on Bret Hart vs. Mr. McMahon @ Wrestlmania 26
As I watched the Bret Hart vs. Chris Benoit match from WCW Nitro from after the Owen Hart Incident, I thought about the upcoming match between Bret and Mr. McMahon. Throughout the near 30 minute match against Benoit, there was never any emotions attributed to Owen's death. Personally, and if it were me who just lost their brother to a terrible accident, I probably would have broken down on camera while trying to hide it. Of course, just like Bret, I would have continued the fight for my brother, but still, there definately would have been some tears at some point.
Now, about some 11 years later, Bret Hart faces the man who "screwed him" and may be partly to blame for his brother's death. As a wrestling fan, I can't wait to see this conflict come to such a glorious crossroads, yet at the same time really don't understand what the purpose is for this match.
It came to me later on as Bret Hart was put in a light Boston Crab that couldn't possibly inflict any pain whatsoever by Chris Benoit that the purpose is entertainment and money. I mean, wrestling fans, such as myself, have been wanting to see McMahon and Hart clobber each other to near-death until Hart remains the sole survivor looking down a bloodied Vinnie Mac with a disgusted but slightly satisfied look on his face. However, that's not exactly how I imagine the real outcome to be at Wrestlemania 26.
Once all is said and done, once all the blood has seeped through McMahon's wounds and covered his face, and Bret has sweat his glands dry, Bret Hart will have his hand raised as a result of a sharpshooter and be declared the winner. He won't get his fat check just yet, though. First, he must sell his family out by finally shaking the hand of the devil himself. Mr. McMahon will have realized all the torment, the suffering, the embarassment, the pain, and anguish he caused the Hart family and shake Hart's hand followed by a hug and an insincere raising of the hand just like he gave Ric Flair. All the fans will cheer on and emit tears out of their shiny eyes unaware that they're not seeing a genuine moment, but sports entertainment at its sickest.
I just wish it could be Bret Hart and me walking out of gym until, all of a sudden, we see Mr. McMahon walking in to bulk up his pex. Then, Bret says to me, "Hey, wait, there's something I got to take care of." and i'm like, "No, Bret, wait, not like this. You're better than that." Finally, Bret turns Vince around, punch, slap, boom, pow! and sharpshooter on the sidewalk! I get down to hear Vince McMahon submit, tell Bret, "Hey, it's over, man. It's over." Then he says, "You damn right it's over. That was for Owen you son of a bitch!"
But, instead, he's gonna get a fat check for it and Mr. McMahon's gonna get a bigger one and Owen's still dead. I just don't get it, really. But, as a wrestling fan, I know i'm gonna fucking love it.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
If I was a writer for WWE...
I've always envisioned a Wrestlemania main event being a triple threat match between 2 great up-and-coming wrestlers such as Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, Byran Danielson, or even Shelton Benjamin facing off against the Royal Rumble winner being a face who has never won a world championship and the also against the champion. So it would be the Royal Rumble winner (face), the Money in the Bank winner from the previous year (face), and the champion (could work as a face or heel) in an elimination 3-way matchup.
Now, the way this would work out is the RR winner putting the champ in the finisher and the MITB winner pinning him thus eliminating the champion leaving two rising upstarts who have never won the championship to win. Once the champ is pinned and eliminated, I can guarantee the crowd would go wild knowing that history will be made for one of these two great up-and-coming superstars. This would be a dream of a Wrestlemania moment just like Shawn Michaels had after beating Bret Hart after the IronMan match.
Finally, the RR winner will put his finisher again but against the MITB winner who stole his pin on the champ and the RR winner will get revenge by, this time, pinning him and then winning the WWE Championship. Of course, the MITB will have to be slightly more popular than the RR winner, but not by that much. I see this as the perfect way to solidify the age of tomorrow's stars. Personally, I would love to see this work out with John Cena (Champ) vs. Kofi Kingston (MITB winner) vs. Bryan Danielson (RR winner)
All in all, this match would have hints of intense, emotional drama for the Champ who has a reputation to protect and feels he cannot possibly lose to these rookies. There would a sense of tragedy for the MITB winner who waited nearly a year to get the perfect opportunity only to lose it to the winner of the Royal Rumble winner who would feel an exciting joy through his veins once he wins the championship. And throughout the match, the fans would feel excited and on the edge of their feet thinking that something different and historic is about to occur.
Now, the way this would work out is the RR winner putting the champ in the finisher and the MITB winner pinning him thus eliminating the champion leaving two rising upstarts who have never won the championship to win. Once the champ is pinned and eliminated, I can guarantee the crowd would go wild knowing that history will be made for one of these two great up-and-coming superstars. This would be a dream of a Wrestlemania moment just like Shawn Michaels had after beating Bret Hart after the IronMan match.
Finally, the RR winner will put his finisher again but against the MITB winner who stole his pin on the champ and the RR winner will get revenge by, this time, pinning him and then winning the WWE Championship. Of course, the MITB will have to be slightly more popular than the RR winner, but not by that much. I see this as the perfect way to solidify the age of tomorrow's stars. Personally, I would love to see this work out with John Cena (Champ) vs. Kofi Kingston (MITB winner) vs. Bryan Danielson (RR winner)
All in all, this match would have hints of intense, emotional drama for the Champ who has a reputation to protect and feels he cannot possibly lose to these rookies. There would a sense of tragedy for the MITB winner who waited nearly a year to get the perfect opportunity only to lose it to the winner of the Royal Rumble winner who would feel an exciting joy through his veins once he wins the championship. And throughout the match, the fans would feel excited and on the edge of their feet thinking that something different and historic is about to occur.
Monday, February 8, 2010
RAW 2/8/10
Raw has been getting better and better ever since the Jan. 4th battle. It seems now that Vince McMahon feels slightly threatened by the underdogs that are TNA and Ring of Honor, he's getting all the boys in the back to bring in their A-Game. John Cena, the face of the company, has been bringing the emotion and overzealousness that brought him to the top. Randy Orton has been showing off his deceptiveness to his proteges, DiBiase and Rhodes. Sheamus represents the hopeful spirit of all the new talent in the business and an overall freshness to the product. Degeneration-X, of course, are doing their thing, but with a little more maturity now that they're older and realizing their time is almost up. The list goes on with the greats in the business, and WWE is reminding us, the fans, why they are the best at what they do: entertain and excite.
This certainly isn't the wrestling war we were used to when WCW and ECW were around. For a good period, "the other two" knew what they were doing until they lost focus and lost their companies. I can say now, and i'm sure others would agree, that WWE would never think about incorporating TNA and ROH in as another "Invasion" angle. It just isn't the same anymore, as much as we want it to be.
However, I can't help but feel a bit of nostalgia now that Elimination Chamber is just around the corner. Even though I don't agree with the specialty match-based PPV titles, I'm excited about the one coming in 2 weeks; it's the sort of excitement I had when I was a little kid and my favorite larger-than-life characters were getting ready to pound on each other for the biggest prize in the sport. It feels almost as if it was Hogan, Savage, Andre, the Warrior, Michaels, and Hart all coming into a War Games match and doing it like they did in the Old Skool.
All in all, i'm getting all riled up again. Maybe it's because the dream match we never imagined might happen at Wrestlemania 26. Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon - is finally, after almost 13 years, going to happen. There are parts of me saying that Hart is not in the best shape of his life and that Mr. McMahon is not the age he used to be when he could spill ounces of blood on the canvas. Then again, these two entertainers have been able to surprise me before. I have hope that they can do it again.
Speaking of Michaels, Mr. Wrestlemania - HBK, is at a crossroads in his career that is really offering some genuine drama. Shawn Michaels has always been able to put a great performance at extremely dramatic situations. Take for instance the Ric Flair retirement match at WM24, or the Montreal Screw Job and Iron Man match with Bret, or even the ladder matches with Razor Ramon. I've always seen HBK as the most dramatic in the WWE. I can't possibly compare him to any great actors because he has elements and characteristics of all the greats. He has the charm of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. He can have the seriousness of Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. He can muster up the emotion of a Mel "Braveheart" Gibson and even the comedy stylings of a whacky Jim Carrey and cynicism of Christian Bale and Heath Ledger.
Overall, i'm happy with the direction WWE has been going. They're coming up with some new ideas and producing better quality television. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what they have NXT in store for us.
This certainly isn't the wrestling war we were used to when WCW and ECW were around. For a good period, "the other two" knew what they were doing until they lost focus and lost their companies. I can say now, and i'm sure others would agree, that WWE would never think about incorporating TNA and ROH in as another "Invasion" angle. It just isn't the same anymore, as much as we want it to be.
However, I can't help but feel a bit of nostalgia now that Elimination Chamber is just around the corner. Even though I don't agree with the specialty match-based PPV titles, I'm excited about the one coming in 2 weeks; it's the sort of excitement I had when I was a little kid and my favorite larger-than-life characters were getting ready to pound on each other for the biggest prize in the sport. It feels almost as if it was Hogan, Savage, Andre, the Warrior, Michaels, and Hart all coming into a War Games match and doing it like they did in the Old Skool.
All in all, i'm getting all riled up again. Maybe it's because the dream match we never imagined might happen at Wrestlemania 26. Bret Hart vs Mr. McMahon - is finally, after almost 13 years, going to happen. There are parts of me saying that Hart is not in the best shape of his life and that Mr. McMahon is not the age he used to be when he could spill ounces of blood on the canvas. Then again, these two entertainers have been able to surprise me before. I have hope that they can do it again.
Speaking of Michaels, Mr. Wrestlemania - HBK, is at a crossroads in his career that is really offering some genuine drama. Shawn Michaels has always been able to put a great performance at extremely dramatic situations. Take for instance the Ric Flair retirement match at WM24, or the Montreal Screw Job and Iron Man match with Bret, or even the ladder matches with Razor Ramon. I've always seen HBK as the most dramatic in the WWE. I can't possibly compare him to any great actors because he has elements and characteristics of all the greats. He has the charm of Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. He can have the seriousness of Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro. He can muster up the emotion of a Mel "Braveheart" Gibson and even the comedy stylings of a whacky Jim Carrey and cynicism of Christian Bale and Heath Ledger.
Overall, i'm happy with the direction WWE has been going. They're coming up with some new ideas and producing better quality television. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what they have NXT in store for us.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
a TNA rant...
...inspired by Slick's thread @ WWE Universe. edited for sole blogging purposes.
Lately, i've been getting real sick of TNA wrestling and their cartoonish lameness they've been presenting. Every nowandthen, we are graced with the presence of some more than decent wrestling and acrobatics by the likes of Angle, Styles, MCMG, Gen.Me, but seriously, the rest can nearly be considered as Jim Cornette put it, "old guys bitching about stuff that happened 15 years ago."
I've realized now that TNA is simply trying to gain inferiority by possessing the likes of wrestling stars from the past and milking them of whatever skill they have left. It is somewhat pathetic but it's aimed towards the wrestling fans who appreciate the nostalgia (which I must admit, I can be one at times).
But seriously, in the wrestling age of new dogs uprising and pure wrestling innovation, TNA has certainly lost their focus and are heading towards the early 90's WWE phase of cartoonish gimmicks and stiff wrestlers who can barely be considered "fit" or "in shape."
And one last point, the 6 sided ring not only brought a sense of international appeal, but allowed a much more diverse offensive and strategic potential that made their entertainment much more exciting and unique for American wrestling fans. I believe the Hogan/Bischoff regime is backtracking TNA which goes completely against what their first gameplan was, and quite frankly, it's a little sad.
I plan to post more on various topics later on. Just been a little busy lately. Thanks to all who read and feel free to comment.
Lately, i've been getting real sick of TNA wrestling and their cartoonish lameness they've been presenting. Every nowandthen, we are graced with the presence of some more than decent wrestling and acrobatics by the likes of Angle, Styles, MCMG, Gen.Me, but seriously, the rest can nearly be considered as Jim Cornette put it, "old guys bitching about stuff that happened 15 years ago."
I've realized now that TNA is simply trying to gain inferiority by possessing the likes of wrestling stars from the past and milking them of whatever skill they have left. It is somewhat pathetic but it's aimed towards the wrestling fans who appreciate the nostalgia (which I must admit, I can be one at times).
But seriously, in the wrestling age of new dogs uprising and pure wrestling innovation, TNA has certainly lost their focus and are heading towards the early 90's WWE phase of cartoonish gimmicks and stiff wrestlers who can barely be considered "fit" or "in shape."
And one last point, the 6 sided ring not only brought a sense of international appeal, but allowed a much more diverse offensive and strategic potential that made their entertainment much more exciting and unique for American wrestling fans. I believe the Hogan/Bischoff regime is backtracking TNA which goes completely against what their first gameplan was, and quite frankly, it's a little sad.
I plan to post more on various topics later on. Just been a little busy lately. Thanks to all who read and feel free to comment.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
My first post is for wrestling fans.
January 4th 2010 will go down as the biggest night in professional wrestling and sports entertainment. Almost 10 years after leaving the ashes of the Monday Night Wars in which wrestling fans strolled through the corpses of WCW and ECW, we've unnoticibly found ourselves recycling to a new era in wrestling entertainment battlegrounds.
Modern wrestling fans will chant their throats out and bang their hands to a bloody splash for the passionate, hungry upstarts in Ring of Honor while some of them will also find pride in siding with a more futuristic version of WCW in Total Nonstop Action - which is now headed by wrestling superhero, Hulk Hogan. However, those who have lived on wrestling since their childhoods know better than to stay on Spike TV or HD Net when their favorite technical wrestler before they knew who great in technicality he was - Bret "The Hitman" Hart - is coming back to host WWE Raw after being gone from the company for about 13 years because of the infamous "Montreal Screwjob."
This puts us in quite the predicament. Not since 2001, have we been put in a situation where we hold our remote controls waiting for the extensive commercials to see what's going on in the other federation and see who's doing what. But once again, we have reason to go back and forth and see who's overshadowing who? We've already seen the battle lines drawn out and which soldiers are siding with each army, so the final question is...
How long will it take for WWE to crush the competition again?
At this point, any one of us smart marks could be standing in a TNA office telling Dixie Carter, Jarrett, or whoever's the actual leader of this headless chicken of a company and tell them that the risk of going Monday primetime against the giant known as McMahon and the WWE can either go very well for them...or very very bad. Most likely they'll fall back on their Thursday spot or just show weekly encores in that same spot while attemping to compete with the sports entertainment "titans."
As for ROH, they seem to be positioning themselves in the spot ECW held for almost a decade as the revolutionary upstarts that are trying to make a name for themselves. In this war, though, I seriously think that it should be ROH going for the huge risks because in this era of wrestling, there are many 'little guys' and can get on top of each other to topple over the Gigantor of sports ent./pro wrestling. This may seem like a quacky idea, but never have I seen so many indy competitors associated with each other. In past eras, the only hearsay of indy promotions that had any association with each other were those in the National Wrestling Alliance. Although that still may be true today, it's the new hunger-filled daredevils whose passionate adrenaline overcomes them in this sport to show that they're definately the future who want to show off their skills to the world and get the worldwide credit they deserve NOW. So why not have Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerilla, Full Impact Pro, Chikara, and all the other innovators in wrestling including the fans who head and promote the companies all come together and build a megaforce of an organization and not only bring the independent spirit of wrestling together, but also a legion of fans whose proud love for the sport tends to get the best of us and lead us to forget why we loved this sport to begin with. We were in it for the wrestling. So let's all bring it together, topple over sports entertainment, and bring back the natural, epic drama we love to watch in Professional Wrestling.
Modern wrestling fans will chant their throats out and bang their hands to a bloody splash for the passionate, hungry upstarts in Ring of Honor while some of them will also find pride in siding with a more futuristic version of WCW in Total Nonstop Action - which is now headed by wrestling superhero, Hulk Hogan. However, those who have lived on wrestling since their childhoods know better than to stay on Spike TV or HD Net when their favorite technical wrestler before they knew who great in technicality he was - Bret "The Hitman" Hart - is coming back to host WWE Raw after being gone from the company for about 13 years because of the infamous "Montreal Screwjob."
This puts us in quite the predicament. Not since 2001, have we been put in a situation where we hold our remote controls waiting for the extensive commercials to see what's going on in the other federation and see who's doing what. But once again, we have reason to go back and forth and see who's overshadowing who? We've already seen the battle lines drawn out and which soldiers are siding with each army, so the final question is...
How long will it take for WWE to crush the competition again?
At this point, any one of us smart marks could be standing in a TNA office telling Dixie Carter, Jarrett, or whoever's the actual leader of this headless chicken of a company and tell them that the risk of going Monday primetime against the giant known as McMahon and the WWE can either go very well for them...or very very bad. Most likely they'll fall back on their Thursday spot or just show weekly encores in that same spot while attemping to compete with the sports entertainment "titans."
As for ROH, they seem to be positioning themselves in the spot ECW held for almost a decade as the revolutionary upstarts that are trying to make a name for themselves. In this war, though, I seriously think that it should be ROH going for the huge risks because in this era of wrestling, there are many 'little guys' and can get on top of each other to topple over the Gigantor of sports ent./pro wrestling. This may seem like a quacky idea, but never have I seen so many indy competitors associated with each other. In past eras, the only hearsay of indy promotions that had any association with each other were those in the National Wrestling Alliance. Although that still may be true today, it's the new hunger-filled daredevils whose passionate adrenaline overcomes them in this sport to show that they're definately the future who want to show off their skills to the world and get the worldwide credit they deserve NOW. So why not have Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerilla, Full Impact Pro, Chikara, and all the other innovators in wrestling including the fans who head and promote the companies all come together and build a megaforce of an organization and not only bring the independent spirit of wrestling together, but also a legion of fans whose proud love for the sport tends to get the best of us and lead us to forget why we loved this sport to begin with. We were in it for the wrestling. So let's all bring it together, topple over sports entertainment, and bring back the natural, epic drama we love to watch in Professional Wrestling.
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