By now you know who I am, so let’s dispense with the pleasantries and get down to business, yeah?
For the past two weeks I focused on the feuds that made Superstars out of ordinary wrestlers and asked for your thoughts and suggestions for wrestlers to focus on. Unfortunately, the topic hasn’t seemed to go as well as planned and I’m going to put the next installment on hold.
I’ve always claimed to be original in that my columns don’t follow the norm and that I always strive to give the readers something different to read. I’m not knocking my contemporaries here; far from it. They are free to write what they feel and people clearly enjoy that, even if it means seeing five or six columns on the same thing every week. Everybody has their own style of writing which adds a different spin to the “topic of the week” and I’ve always prided myself on straying from the beaten path.
This week, however, I have no choice but to focus on CM Punk.
This past Monday night, Punk considered himself to be the “Voice of the Voiceless,” the man who represents the downtrodden and wasted talent Vince McMahon took for granted and threw away when “Creative had nothing for them.” What Punk has been saying for the past month echoes what many of the IWC have been saying for years. The “Voiceless” Punk now represents aren’t just the wrestlers who didn’t get over in the eyes of the boss; he also represents US, the 10%ers of Bischoff infamy.
For years we have struggled to have our voices heard on the grand stage only to be ignored as disgruntled fans who complain but still pay for the product. With the acceptance of Twitter and Facebook, it now appears that the WWE has finally realized how important the Internet actually is. Punk is the perfect vehicle for our voices to use; it’s simply unfortunate that he is leaving us so soon after this transition.
What will be the repercussions of this new movement? Will the WWE shove this ordeal under the rug and retcon the whole thing as they usually do? Is this the start of an exciting new direction for the company…nay, the business as a whole? One thing is certain: a run-of-the-mill PPV has actually turned into something extraordinary. I won’t get my hopes up that anything earth-shattering will occur (Nexus, anyone?) but I am truly intrigued and I have no qualms about shelling out $40 for three hours of wrestling.
Yes, I said “wrestling.” It’s not a crooked word any more!
Random Thoughts
There were a few highlights from Punk’s tirade this week that I absolutely adored. When he brought up the WWE Ice Cream Bars (which I loved as a kid), he mentioned that just bringing up the discontinued treat would make Vince a million dollars. Lo and behold; demand for the return of the bars skyrocketed as Good Humor was bombarded with queries. Absolutely phenomenal.
Christian really needs to win on Sunday, or else this whole storyline will be revealed for what it truly is: filler until the company can build a secondary face for the blue brand. Unfortunately, this angle is coming to a close and I still don’t see anybody stepping in to shadow Orton as the good guy everyone rallies behind. Money in the Bank could solve this dilemma, but I get the sense that a heel’s going to win this year.
I already stated this as a comment, but (SPOILER ALERT!) the fools who still believe Mr. Anderson is TNA’s cash cow are sorely and utterly mistaken. He has won the title twice and each reign lasted less than three weeks. Not only that, but he lost the first time to a walking liability and the second time to an aging Heath Ledger impostor. CLEARLY he is the future of TNA.
Want to know my picks for the PPV this weekend? Well screw that; you’ll just have to wait for the Roundtable on Saturday. Jeez, assholes always up in my bidness ‘n shit…
Ahem.
Cheap Plugs
Interested in more chatter on CM Punk? Check out Joel Leonard’s No Chance, Chris Sanders’s The Rager, CB’s World, and the return of Pulse Glazer’s Backlash.
Not content with all that? Jonah Kue has returned from the beating he received at my hands. True story.
We’ve also got more goodness from the ladies of Pulse Wrestling. Penny’s back with her thoughts on theme songs sung by wrestlers and Kelly Floyd (the hard-working girl that she is) is here and there with our various news updates. She’s as witty and classy as myself,except she’s got breasts. Hey, we can’t all be perfect.
I suppose I could plug Rhett Davis, but it tends to boost his ego so I try to avoid it if at all possible.
Blair has changed up his format with Interinactivity and I’d be remiss if I failed to mention Patrick Spohr’s excellent look at the troubles of Scott Hall.
That about wraps it up for moi this week. Don’t forget to check me out in the Roundtable this weekend.
So long, and thanks for all the fish.
