Wednesday, August 19, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... John Morrison

I'm a huge mark for John Morrison. He was great in WWE, did great work with Lucha Underground, Impact, and even on Indy shows where I had the chance to meet him, and he was shockingly nice. Hell, I even loved Boone: The Bounty Hunter which was just a fun action movie with limited thinking and maximum enjoyment. 

So yeah, I love John Morrison, so I would have already made him champion, had him end The Fiend's Winning Streak, and bury The Undertaker alive to end his career. These are just starting points. The WWE has not quite followed that plan. They made his return as inconsequential as possible. But on the positive side the WWE has given him a lot of screen time which he and Miz have fully taken advantage of by being entertaining and infuriating. You actually want to watch them but still hate them, because they are so over the top. Also, Hey Hey, Ho Ho is an absolute banger.

Although he and The Miz did have a tag title run, the WWE has made their tag champions completely inconsequential, especially as both The Miz and Morrison were defeated by Braun Strowman in a handicapped match, because...reasons? I don't know; WWE is exhausting. 

But Morrison has had a string of singles matches recently against Matt Riddle, Braun Strowman, and Big E. Two of them were fantastic, and one had Braun Strowman so it didn't even go two minutes. Also, it should come to you as no surprise that Morrison lost all three of those matches as well.

Since my initial plan of immediately winning everything and ending Undertaker's career is now shot, let's go with the next best thing. Right now, the world title picture is possibly the most boring thing on the planet. Both Braun Strowman and whatever iteration of Bray Wyatt is around is played out and tired. Don't get me wrong, both guys can be captivating, but right now, I would put their feud on the same level as every Lacey Evans feud. 

The good news is that Otis is lurking with Money in the Bank. I would love to see him cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase to win the title, only for Miz and Morrison to bate him into a match by doing something mean to Mandy Rose and have Morrison win the title to make his reign last less than a week. Have Miz be the underhanded manager helping Johnny Drip Drip hold onto the title, or have Morrison turn into Boone: The Bounty Hunter and arrest The Fiend for murdering John Cena. The former seems more likely, but the latter is the best case scenario.

And that is why they call him Johnny Dreambig (along with every other last name imaginable). 


Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Cedric Alexander
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... Bianca Belair

Bianca Belair is phenomenal. If anybody is out there nitpicking her, they aren't watching pro wrestling right, because she does so amazing things that I really don't care if there is some room for improvement on the edges. She is not just great; she is SPECIAL. Belair could be a transcendent star in the women's division. The WWE recognized this and brought her in at WrestleMania to make a huge save for the Street Profits on the biggest stage possible. Even without a crowd, it seemed to be a harbinger of things to come.

So what came in the four months since? Almost nothing. Since that time, she has won singles victory on Raw over a current WWE superstar, and that is beating Zelina Vega a few weeks ago. I would just like to point out that Zelina Vega has two singles victories in her entire WWE run when she beat Lana two weeks in a row on Smackdown over two years ago. This is what they have done with Bianca Belair in over four months of being on the main roster.

But as I said, Belair is incredible. It would take them outwardly trying to sabotage her in order for her to not become a star, but so far they have shown no inclination of how to incorporate her into the main roster product. 

As for what to do with her future, I do think she fits in better on Smackdown than Raw. Even though the styles are very different, the overwhelming badass role already has two candidates on Raw with Nia Jax, Shayna Baszler and Asuka. Meanwhile, Smackdown doesn't exactly have the cream of the crop on their brand when it comes to women wrestlers, and they definitely don't have anybody that can come remotely close to what Belair brings to the table. Right now, things are a little convoluted in the women's division with Sasha Banks and Bayley holding all of the championships, but the title picture will clear up, and with a few strong months, Belair can be a legitimate contender. Plus, it would be incredible if she was running rougshod on the women's division for when Charlotte comes back into things as I think those two could put together something special with a little time.

Anyway, Bianca Belair is phenomenal, and she's as can't miss of a superstar as I can possibly imagine. There is no limit to her potential, and I just hope the WWE realizes that and gives her a push commensurate of someone with her abilities.


Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Cedric Alexander
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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Monday, August 10, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... Cedric Alexander

I'll admit, even I have trouble finding the right role for Cedric Alexander which is stupid, because he's great. But at the same time, I have trouble seeing what he brings to the table that isn't done equally well or better by Ricochet. That's not a knock on Alexander; it's just that Ricochet is ridiculously talented, and the WWE still can't find anything for him.

So they put them together in a tag team, which again, could be awesome, but they mostly lose to more important teams, and even when they win, you already understand that it's not going to build any momentum as they will inevitably lose the following week. 

Really, making that tag team important is about the best thing they could do right now. I really think they could be ideal opponents for the Street Profits as it would give Montez Ford a chance to go toe-to-toe with super athletic wrestlers while letting Angelo Dawkins look like a hoss as he came in to take a hot tag.

But really, my biggest plan for Cedric is as simple as it is for many wrestlers lost in the shuffle: Let super cool wrestler have cool wrestling matches with other cool wrestlers. You can build something off of that. 

Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Cedric Alexander
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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Monday, August 3, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... Dolph Ziggler


Dolph Ziggler seemed like a surefire star that could be a leader in the company for a decade back in 2013 when he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and won the World Title from Alberto Del Rio. Unfortunately, Ziggler suffered a severe concussion a short while later, and it meant that his title reign could never really get off the ground. That seems to be his career highlight as he has been on a constant rollercoaster that has never seen him gain that momentum in the last seven years.

It's pretty amazing, because everybody loved Dolph Ziggler, and now it seems as if nobody cares about him. I know my personal interest in Ziggler has dwindled, because he has just been a part of so many pointless feuds and gimmicks that lead to absolutely nothing that I see no reason to get invested in him doing anything important in the WWE. It's not like Ziggler has gotten worse, but the surrounding talent in WWE has blossomed, and it's just tougher to stand out without a significant push.

So he's still in WWE, but man, it is just going absolutely nowhere. Nobody in the world believed that Dolph Ziggler would beat Drew McIntyre for the title. It was a completely worthless feud that ended in a good match but didn't advance either guy's career. It just happened as time passed, much like Ziggler's last seven years.

Dolph Ziggler just isn't a top WWE guy. They have a format and expectations that just don't fit his skill-set. They love massive human beings, so guys like Brock Lesnar, Drew McIntyre, and Braun Strowman will always have an upper hand. On top of that, they love people who give promos like John Cena, which quite simply, has the subtlety of a brick to the face. It is in your face, and you know exactly what he means. It doesn't really work for Dolph as he isn't very convincing when he's screaming as he's a more subdued character who tries to use wit instead of photoshop humor. 

I've said it before, but I think Dolph would greatly benefit from backstage promos, and not having a crowd is actually a huge benefit for his character because he can take his time and make people listen to him. This isn't a knock on him, as Jake Roberts, seen as one of the best promo guys in wrestling history would be awful if he was trying to get his point across in the middle of a ring as 15,000 people screamed, "WHAT!" every time he took a pause. 

He probably can't fit into the world title picture anytime soon. Ideally, he'd find himself with a secondary title and turn it into the wrestling title where he could have 15 minute matches with guys who can wrestle. Dolph isn't the name that John Cena is so he doesn't have to keep it for a year straight, but imagine that title getting switched onto guys like Kevin Owens, Ricochet, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Mustafa Ali. Make it truly unpredictable where a two-month title reign is incredibly impressive instead of half of those two-months being filled with different non-title losses. Just let great wrestlers wrestle and see who emerges to advance into the primary title picture. 

I know it's crazy, but it just might work.

Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Brock Lesnar
Buddy Murphy
Carmella
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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