Saturday, March 27, 2010

Wrestlemania!

Tomorrow night renews a great American heritage. Tomorrow night is once again Wrestlemania. Unfortunately, Wrestlemania has not lived up to its name for several years. In fact, professional wrestling itself has not lived up to its name for quite a long time. In my opinion Wrestlemania 14 marked an end of an era, and ever since, the great tradition has struggled to regain its glory days. Wrestlemania 14 featured Stone Cold Steve Austin defeating the legend Shawn Michaels for the WWF championship. While there have been a few stars to come along since, this event marked the end of the legendary era of the WWF.

Now, the WWE, tries to make too many wrestlers into stars and the storylines only last about three or four weeks before another pay per view event airs and brings the conflict to a far too quick end. In my opinion, the WWE should cut its talent roster in half, keep only the best of the best, and dramatically cut down on pay per views in order to build better and stronger story lines. They should keep the legendary pay per views like the Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, Summerslam, and King of the Ring. Other than those the other pay per views are just too much. No doubt tomorrow night will have its moments, but I will not be watching, or for that matter caring, who wins what match or overcomes whatever obstacle they need to.

Professional wrestling used to be a great American tradition, but when the money hungry Vince McMahon got his hands on it, he turned it into a quick economic juggernaut that could not keep its standards up and still turn out enough profit. I would love it if the WWE would heed my advice, and the advice of several others who write about professional wrestling, and take things back to the old ways and contract itself into a smaller and much stronger company. Its time to cut the fat Vince and bring back the bigger than life feeling that professional wrestling has lost over the past several years.

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