As the rest of the IWC contemplates what changes might befall the WWE and the face of Pro Wrestling as CM Punk delivered what might go down in history as the best worked shoot to ever happen, dreaming of the next Austin 3:16 moment and a revitalisation of the glory days of the Attitude era, I took a look at another part of Raw Roulette and found a glimmer of hope for another area of the business. The Tag Division.
Now, of course it certainly helped that the participants of the match were bigger stars. Rey, a veteran with The Miz and Swagger who have both been World Champion in the last 12 months along with the John Cena of the new decade, Alex Riley. But what made the match interesting was that it was a Tornado style tag match.
As I watched, I found myself interested in a tag match for the first time since I was in short pants. I remember the days of old when two feuds would come together and individuals would be paired up, sometimes against their will. Teams like Austin and The Undertaker immediately spring to mind. I always liked those moments but recently, I've been hating them. It just seems predictable and bland. Stale. A word that's been used a lot to describe the product over the past few years. Not good. Not bad. Just stale. It's all been done before and the remedy is to do something new.
I honestly feel that recreating the tag division with Tornado rules would make the match more than just a bathroom break. Away with old fashioned rules designed to slow the match down. No more tag ropes. No more referee's counting to five during double team moves. No more countouts. The action would be fast pace and exciting. The WWE has had a lot of teams that are just thrown together since the Attitude era ended and it's never worked. This could aid that formula. A big guy could handle the big spots like Kane with a chokeslam while a highflyer like Evan Bourne could do something crazy on the outside to incapacitate one member of the opposing team. Teams like the Hart Dynasty or The Uso's could have really got over if this style was in force and we wouldn't have to settle for teams like Santino and Koslov or The Nexus.
Think of those Tag Matches we all remember from the Attitude era. They were all innovative. Ladder matches or Table matches... Combinations of the two. Tag Cage matches. Dumpster Matches... all of these matches used Tornado Rules. If those Tag matches relied on actual Tag's they wouldn't have been nearly as exciting. That has to count for something. Tag wrestling is slow and old fashioned. Today's product is too fast and the Hot Tag is the only bit of excitement in any match today, sadly only half the audience ever watch it because they're busy getting refreshments from the stand.
I was interested to see it show up on the wheel. It's a match type that hasn't been used for so long. I honestly thought for a moment that it was a route WWE were considering heading in. If only.
Now, of course it certainly helped that the participants of the match were bigger stars. Rey, a veteran with The Miz and Swagger who have both been World Champion in the last 12 months along with the John Cena of the new decade, Alex Riley. But what made the match interesting was that it was a Tornado style tag match.
As I watched, I found myself interested in a tag match for the first time since I was in short pants. I remember the days of old when two feuds would come together and individuals would be paired up, sometimes against their will. Teams like Austin and The Undertaker immediately spring to mind. I always liked those moments but recently, I've been hating them. It just seems predictable and bland. Stale. A word that's been used a lot to describe the product over the past few years. Not good. Not bad. Just stale. It's all been done before and the remedy is to do something new.
I honestly feel that recreating the tag division with Tornado rules would make the match more than just a bathroom break. Away with old fashioned rules designed to slow the match down. No more tag ropes. No more referee's counting to five during double team moves. No more countouts. The action would be fast pace and exciting. The WWE has had a lot of teams that are just thrown together since the Attitude era ended and it's never worked. This could aid that formula. A big guy could handle the big spots like Kane with a chokeslam while a highflyer like Evan Bourne could do something crazy on the outside to incapacitate one member of the opposing team. Teams like the Hart Dynasty or The Uso's could have really got over if this style was in force and we wouldn't have to settle for teams like Santino and Koslov or The Nexus.
Think of those Tag Matches we all remember from the Attitude era. They were all innovative. Ladder matches or Table matches... Combinations of the two. Tag Cage matches. Dumpster Matches... all of these matches used Tornado Rules. If those Tag matches relied on actual Tag's they wouldn't have been nearly as exciting. That has to count for something. Tag wrestling is slow and old fashioned. Today's product is too fast and the Hot Tag is the only bit of excitement in any match today, sadly only half the audience ever watch it because they're busy getting refreshments from the stand.
I was interested to see it show up on the wheel. It's a match type that hasn't been used for so long. I honestly thought for a moment that it was a route WWE were considering heading in. If only.
), Mistico/Rey and my personal favorite would be Danielson/Regal. That's just me.