Post by nail on Sept 19, 2009 10:28:11 GMT -5
Ok people i'm back, had to finish my final exams and it seems i'll graduate soon enough. I'll have to take some more tests to make sure i enter the masters degree but i believe that won't be a problem. If all goes well in about a year i'll start teaching in highschool as my internship.
Enough about me, i promised that i would not let this column die so soon yet another time and i intend to keep this one.
I know i should write sooner so i come bearing gifts, literary gifts that is in recent drug problems of wrestlers, new signings and all that.
Let us begin then.
You probably are aware of the current Jeff Hardy situation by now: at his house were found hundreds of vicodin pills, cocaine, steroids and a few other drugs.
Why Jeff? Why? Oh forget it, that question doesn't apply here. We all know he has had drug issues in the past but i for once never expected him to keep on going this path. CM Punk was right and i was right, the hero of the masses, Jeff Hardy, is a druggie, and kids cheered him on while knowing he was taking drugs. It's safe to assume Jeff Hardy won't get back to wrestling in the near future at least. His status on his tv show is most likely to be all over and to be completely honest i think he deserves it, it's his own damn fault. The wellness program wasn't good enough.
To tell you the truth i'm sick and tired of talking about wrestling and drugs, i've been writing about that for the past issues of this column and you already know my views on the subject. People on WWE and TNA get big money, they should just ask for a time out every now and then and rest because i know their schedules are a mess and in some cases they work over 300 days a year. If you can't take the schedule just ask for a break, if they don't give you a break then it just proves 2 points:
1- You're not ready for that kind of schedule and should leave before you end up like a Jeff Hardy.
2- Your company doesn't care about you. Let's face it, and in this point i'll talk about WWE in particular, a company doesn't want it's wrestlers to take huge risks and bumps makes them work for such extended periods of time? A few years on those schedules could have even worse effects than the bumps they don't want to take. However i know this situation will not be adressed. MMA guys rest and train for extended periods of time between matches, and i know it's not the same as wrestling, but hey at least they know how not to overwork their performers.
Moving on towards the second subject, and this one is going to be brief.
I read some time ago that TNA was trying to move to mondays but spike interviened and stopped them. TNA thinks they can compete with RAW? That was a laugh, their program is a mess, their talent pool management is ridiculous and if they keep on going this path not even in 10 years they will be able to compete with the flagship program of the WWE. (Although i sincerely believe Smackdown is right now much better than RAW based on what i read.)
Ok, the final subject for this column. Nigel McGuiness and Bryan Danielson going to WWE.
Now this is the eternal problem a wrestler faces when contacted by a big company: will i sign and take a huge risk in terms of character and freedom and work schedule? Or i will i keep where i am and keep on working barely without limitations?
There is no question that those two guys are some of the most talented performers in the world right now. They were both main champs on RoH, really great wrestlers.
Now here's what i'm going to say, both those guys had tremendous runs in the indy circuit and it's great that WWE finally recognized their talents but i'm extremely concerned about their future careers. Remember the Dos Caras situation? (I believe i got the name right because i'm writing as i feel) He said they wouldn't tamper with his ring name and he didn't need to spend time in the development regions. Well things didn't quite turn out as he expected. And the same happened with many more performers like Cabana for example.
Then again there's also CM Punk to prove that there's still hope for them. They are going to get some big money right now but will they get the respect and push they deserve? That is a completely different story. And what is going to happen with RoH now? That's yet another story which i might talk in the future.
The question here is: is it going to be worth it? Only time will tell i guess but there is no doubt that WWE did the right thing, they got two major talents that are well known and can shake things up a bit. Let TNA have the scraps and the craps, they like it.
Ok this one is going to be cut short since i'm tired.
Now it's time to add a new feature to this column: i reserve the right to write about whatever i want, since there are things i like to write and this is my column after all. However, and to promote more interactivity, i will ask you for suggestions, you will choose a theme for me to write about.
Ok let me know what you think about this.
Enough about me, i promised that i would not let this column die so soon yet another time and i intend to keep this one.
I know i should write sooner so i come bearing gifts, literary gifts that is in recent drug problems of wrestlers, new signings and all that.
Let us begin then.
You probably are aware of the current Jeff Hardy situation by now: at his house were found hundreds of vicodin pills, cocaine, steroids and a few other drugs.
Why Jeff? Why? Oh forget it, that question doesn't apply here. We all know he has had drug issues in the past but i for once never expected him to keep on going this path. CM Punk was right and i was right, the hero of the masses, Jeff Hardy, is a druggie, and kids cheered him on while knowing he was taking drugs. It's safe to assume Jeff Hardy won't get back to wrestling in the near future at least. His status on his tv show is most likely to be all over and to be completely honest i think he deserves it, it's his own damn fault. The wellness program wasn't good enough.
To tell you the truth i'm sick and tired of talking about wrestling and drugs, i've been writing about that for the past issues of this column and you already know my views on the subject. People on WWE and TNA get big money, they should just ask for a time out every now and then and rest because i know their schedules are a mess and in some cases they work over 300 days a year. If you can't take the schedule just ask for a break, if they don't give you a break then it just proves 2 points:
1- You're not ready for that kind of schedule and should leave before you end up like a Jeff Hardy.
2- Your company doesn't care about you. Let's face it, and in this point i'll talk about WWE in particular, a company doesn't want it's wrestlers to take huge risks and bumps makes them work for such extended periods of time? A few years on those schedules could have even worse effects than the bumps they don't want to take. However i know this situation will not be adressed. MMA guys rest and train for extended periods of time between matches, and i know it's not the same as wrestling, but hey at least they know how not to overwork their performers.
Moving on towards the second subject, and this one is going to be brief.
I read some time ago that TNA was trying to move to mondays but spike interviened and stopped them. TNA thinks they can compete with RAW? That was a laugh, their program is a mess, their talent pool management is ridiculous and if they keep on going this path not even in 10 years they will be able to compete with the flagship program of the WWE. (Although i sincerely believe Smackdown is right now much better than RAW based on what i read.)
Ok, the final subject for this column. Nigel McGuiness and Bryan Danielson going to WWE.
Now this is the eternal problem a wrestler faces when contacted by a big company: will i sign and take a huge risk in terms of character and freedom and work schedule? Or i will i keep where i am and keep on working barely without limitations?
There is no question that those two guys are some of the most talented performers in the world right now. They were both main champs on RoH, really great wrestlers.
Now here's what i'm going to say, both those guys had tremendous runs in the indy circuit and it's great that WWE finally recognized their talents but i'm extremely concerned about their future careers. Remember the Dos Caras situation? (I believe i got the name right because i'm writing as i feel) He said they wouldn't tamper with his ring name and he didn't need to spend time in the development regions. Well things didn't quite turn out as he expected. And the same happened with many more performers like Cabana for example.
Then again there's also CM Punk to prove that there's still hope for them. They are going to get some big money right now but will they get the respect and push they deserve? That is a completely different story. And what is going to happen with RoH now? That's yet another story which i might talk in the future.
The question here is: is it going to be worth it? Only time will tell i guess but there is no doubt that WWE did the right thing, they got two major talents that are well known and can shake things up a bit. Let TNA have the scraps and the craps, they like it.
Ok this one is going to be cut short since i'm tired.
Now it's time to add a new feature to this column: i reserve the right to write about whatever i want, since there are things i like to write and this is my column after all. However, and to promote more interactivity, i will ask you for suggestions, you will choose a theme for me to write about.
Ok let me know what you think about this.
