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Pre-Show Stalwart
There is no denying that career stipulations have lost all meaning in the professional wrestling. Most wrestlers only lose their jobs for a week... if management was really serious about the You're Fired match. Shawn Michaels is always an exception. But how long was John Cena fired for after he lost to CM Punk or the Nexus?
I have a couple ideas how career stipulations can be fixed...
1. "They took your job!"
If anyone has seen the episode of South Park where they parodied the WWE, you know what I'm talking about. It was the worst thing could happen to a wrestler and was guaranteed to rile up a crowd.
Legally, it's a throw-away line that South Park most likely didn't trademark. Also, the 1st Amendment protects parody as Freedom of Speech. Another literary device, like an allusion, should also be protected on the same grounds.
With the state of the economy and job security concerns affecting us all, it might be a good idea to laugh at the idea of getting fired. Since nobody takes a career ending angle seriously, why not go with the flow and run with it. Comedy acts, like Santino or 3MB, could use the career stipulations.
It hasn't really been an issue with the Simpsons or Family Guy, where Peter and Homer lose their jobs one episode and are right back to work the next week like nothing happened. Wrestling is already considered a sort of live action cartoon, WWE Create should embrace the idea.
"They took you're job" could be the next "Yes" chant. Imagine, Faarooq gets fired. The guys are in locker room in disbelief as Faarooq gathers his things. All of the guys the locker room keep saying "they took your job" with different reactions of anger, shock, and confusion. Then Faarooq says "Damn."
2. The Undertaker ends all careers.
I don't mean everyone has to fight the Undertaker on their way out. But as a way to keep the Undertaker on screen and relevant. He could make a cameo appearance and escort the future endeavoured wrestler out the building in a creepy vignette.
Like Chris Jericho loses a You're Fired match to Dolph Ziggler again. As Jericho is leaving the building, he freezes in fear in front of the door. With the purple lights on and the smoke machine set to full blast, The Undertaker beckons him from the other side of the door. Jericho hesitates but finally walks out as The Undertaker laughs and rolls his eyes to the back of his head.
Or Rob Van Dam takes a taxi out of the arena and The Undertaker is revealed as the driver as they drive away.
Or when Batista's part time run is over, he has to walk out past a row of druids on the way out.
3. Maintain the course.
If it's not broke, why fix it? WWE Creative could have a Pink Slip On A Pole Match every time they need to write off a character. Not a single fan would notice.
I have a couple ideas how career stipulations can be fixed...
1. "They took your job!"
If anyone has seen the episode of South Park where they parodied the WWE, you know what I'm talking about. It was the worst thing could happen to a wrestler and was guaranteed to rile up a crowd.
Legally, it's a throw-away line that South Park most likely didn't trademark. Also, the 1st Amendment protects parody as Freedom of Speech. Another literary device, like an allusion, should also be protected on the same grounds.
With the state of the economy and job security concerns affecting us all, it might be a good idea to laugh at the idea of getting fired. Since nobody takes a career ending angle seriously, why not go with the flow and run with it. Comedy acts, like Santino or 3MB, could use the career stipulations.
It hasn't really been an issue with the Simpsons or Family Guy, where Peter and Homer lose their jobs one episode and are right back to work the next week like nothing happened. Wrestling is already considered a sort of live action cartoon, WWE Create should embrace the idea.
"They took you're job" could be the next "Yes" chant. Imagine, Faarooq gets fired. The guys are in locker room in disbelief as Faarooq gathers his things. All of the guys the locker room keep saying "they took your job" with different reactions of anger, shock, and confusion. Then Faarooq says "Damn."
2. The Undertaker ends all careers.
I don't mean everyone has to fight the Undertaker on their way out. But as a way to keep the Undertaker on screen and relevant. He could make a cameo appearance and escort the future endeavoured wrestler out the building in a creepy vignette.
Like Chris Jericho loses a You're Fired match to Dolph Ziggler again. As Jericho is leaving the building, he freezes in fear in front of the door. With the purple lights on and the smoke machine set to full blast, The Undertaker beckons him from the other side of the door. Jericho hesitates but finally walks out as The Undertaker laughs and rolls his eyes to the back of his head.
Or Rob Van Dam takes a taxi out of the arena and The Undertaker is revealed as the driver as they drive away.
Or when Batista's part time run is over, he has to walk out past a row of druids on the way out.
3. Maintain the course.
If it's not broke, why fix it? WWE Creative could have a Pink Slip On A Pole Match every time they need to write off a character. Not a single fan would notice.
