Update me on the current state of the WWE

[The Warlord]

Im so out of the loop right now its not even funny. I understand Goldberg is back to fight Lesnar which caught my attention. An old school return will always peak my interest.

Are they building this towards Mania so they can induct Bill into the hof the night before?

How have they handled Lesnar after his ufc win and positive steroid test?

Im not even going to ask if Cena is heel yet...we all know Vince is scared of his own shadow nowadays. Those grapefruits are more like plums.

How is the brand split working out?

Regardless, wrestling in the last several years turned me off to the point where I dont even follow it. The in ring product looks so choreographed. The interviews seem so forced. Everything from the presentation to the bright colors make it seem like a play than an actual sport.

I guess what Im trying to say is that my main problem with the business today is they stopped treating it as if it were real. Perhaps we need the right mentality? Perhaps we need the talent to take things more seriously. Back in the day you had guys like Michaels, Austin, and Hart who had heat with others and between each other because they were competitive and wanted to be the best. This would result in real life feuds that would spill over onto tv and make everything seem more authetic. Go back further to the 80s and it was the same then too with Dynamite, the Rougeus, Savage, etc.

I know the business has changed...but it has not evolved because that would mean it's gotten better. Perhaps the talent nowadays is more professional...but in a way it hurts the product. We need the guys to step out and challenge the authority...and when I say this I mean backstage, not on camera for the 1000th time, god forbid.

Im hoping the day will come when I can start looking forward to Mondays again. Maybe the WWE needs competition for this to happen? Maybe we have to wait for the right talent to come along? I dont know. What I do know is that this is the first time in almost 30 years that I have stopped watching wrestling (or whatever they call it nowadays) completely.

I saw someone on facebook posted the Goldberg return and it really got me thinking. The wheels started turning and realized why I have lost so much interest. I felt the need to get it off my chest so I used this forum as my platform. Sorry for rambling, and I hope I didnt waste your time...but if others feel the same I'd love to hear. If you feel different and think Im a complete idiot, I'll read that too.

How do you feel about the current state of wrestling?

 

[therockiswwf]

Are they building this towards Mania so they can induct Bill into the hof the night before?

Probably building to Survivor Series. Mania would be too far off to maintain interest.

How have they handled Lesnar after his ufc win and positive steroid test?

No change. Brock bloodied Orton at Summerslam then beat him at a house show.

Im not even going to ask if Cena is heel yet...we all know Vince is scared of his own shadow nowadays. Those grapefruits are more like plums.

Cena is still face. Face Cena makes a shit ton of cash. Why would turning Cena heel and losing money be a good idea? That would be a sign of stupidity not balls.

How is the brand split working out?

Great for SD. Very entertaining.

Bad for Raw. Raw has no midcard (Sami Zayn and Rusev are pretty much it) and few main eventers. Stephanie is still the big bear and everyone is scared of her. There is entertaining stuff but without DVR, iit would be hard to sit through. 3 hours is killing them. Even if they had the best roster ever, 3 hours still would not be an easy task. Not all of the blame is on 3 hours but it is a huge detriment to them.

Raw needs to go back to 2 hours. That will fix a lot. Reduce workload on the writers. More focus on stories that matter. Less dragging out. Less fatigue.

 

[Navi]

Are they building this towards Mania so they can induct Bill into the hof the night before?

He said he's coming back because he wants his kid to finally see him in a WWE ring. Lesnar is an obvious choice as he has pretty much gone thorough everyone else. Don't know if this feud will make it to Mania, I guess what happens at SS will determine that.

How have they handled Lesnar after his ufc win and positive steroid test?

We've only seen him once and that was against Orton. He also fought Orton at a house show, oh and he's won both fights. Nothing was said about the drug test and nothing will be said. Don't know what's in store for him after the Goldberg feud is over, he still has two years I believe left on his contract.

Im not even going to ask if Cena is heel yet...we all know Vince is scared of his own shadow nowadays. Those grapefruits are more like plums.

Cena is the same but he's not around much. He's off filming the next season of American Grit I think. His matches with Styles have been good ones, and Ambrose, Styles and Orton are carrying SD Live and doing a good job of it.

How is the brand split working out?

It's working out better for SD than it is for RAW. RAW is still the same old, same old, SD on the other hand is fresh, the feuds have continuity and everyone is involved. I guess that's what you get when the NXT writers take over.

How do you feel about the current state of wrestling?

RAW is shit as usual, SD is the show to watch if you are going to watch any at all. Oh and of course keep your eye on NXT that's still going along fine even though a lot got called up.