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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... Alexa Bliss

Alexa Bliss is fantastic. Obviously, with the name of this series, I crap on WWE a lot, but Alexa Bliss is an undeniable success. They managed to take a fitness competitor, bring her to the performance center, and transform her into a fairy. She found her way out of that gimmick and found a voice that has made her one of the most compelling characters in the organization over these last few years.

But everybody knows how good Alexa Bliss is on the microphone. Maybe even more incredible is the progress she has made in the ring. She may not be in the discussion for best female wrestler in the world, but she has gotten light years better from when she started. Despite her diminutive size, her offense looks much more realistic, and it's made everything better. I also think that being in a tag team for a while isn't the worst thing for her.

Ultimately, no real complaints with Bliss. Right now she is a face, but she'll transition back to her natural spot of heel and continue being one of the most charismatic wrestlers in the world. This is a feather in the cap for the WWE Development system so bravo to everyone involved. 


Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Brock Lesnar
Buddy Murphy
Carmella
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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Monday, July 13, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... MVP


MVP recently came back, and originally, I thought he was just a random Royal Rumble occurrence to get a quick pop and be on his way. But months later, MVP is still around, still showing up every week on Raw, still having his most meaningful feud be with a lady.

I have to say that I've been fairly happy with MVP's usage up to this point. He's a jobber as a wrestler, but he's a manipulative manager who can do the speaking for some less charismatic clients. It also appears that he's working on putting a stable together, and as anyone who has been reading these pieces knows, I love me some stables as they are not used nearly enough in WWE which causes WWE to just put random guys together with no thought put into it. As I write this, I am watching Humberto Carrillo and Aleister Black team up which proves my point better than words ever could.

So just let MVP do his work. Job out in matches, get his comeuppance from good guys but continue to manipulate very talented wrestlers to get them to more important levels than they would achieve on their own. 


Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Brock Lesnar
Buddy Murphy
Carmella
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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Wednesday, July 8, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... The Forgotten Sons

The Forgotten Sons were surprisingly pushed to the main roster and immediately found themselves in the tag title picture. Then Jaxson Ryker decided to share his political beliefs. The problem with Ryker sharing his political beliefs isn't totally that they're dumb as dog shit; it's that he's not talented enough to share his political opinions. You've got to have a little more clout and actual in-ring talent to share something out of the ordinary. Since that point, they have been off television, so here's the first step. Just release Jaxson Ryker. He sucks way more than a lot of the talent released, so just dump his ass and turn the tag team back into a two-person tag team.

After that, let Wesley Blake reclaim the greatest catchphrase that NXT house shows have ever seen, "Garbage." Just let this man exaggeratedly call everything garbage, and then print the damn money.

Let Steve Cutler play the straight man. Change their name to The Garbage Sons, and they can refer to their former teammate as White Trash.

Boom, you got yourselves a viable tag team now. 


Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Brock Lesnar
Buddy Murphy
Carmella
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... Lars Sullivan


You may be wondering how I can write about a man who has not been around for over a year? And that is an excellent question, but I think I know WWE well enough to write about how Lars Sullivan is going to be used poorly.

When Sullivan was healthy he was built as a monster who could beat three WWE superstars at once. This wasn't a great use for him as I think he'd be far more effective as an enforcer for a heel where he comes in and dominates but does no talking, basically what AEW did with Jake Hager early on. That's a fairly simple solution.

But this misses something very important. Is Dylan Miley the most fascinating person in the WWE? Like, this is a man who is racist, homophobic, prejudiced against those with mental disorders, AND HE PERFORMED IN A GAY PORNO? I'm not trying to say that being in a gay porno is a shocking thing for someone to do, but to be post a bunch of hate-filled things on bodybuilding.com of all places, yeah, that part is going to stand out. 

What if that was the basis for his WWE character? Like, I know what I am about to propose is not something that WWE could handle with any grace or sensitivity. But what if Sullivan played a self-hating gay man (Note: I am not saying Dylan Miley is a gay man, don't know, or really care one way or another) who couldn't come to grips with is own sexuality? It would make him mean and violent, and his uncontrolled temper would cost him ultimate success. Then, when he is able to finally be able to be honest with himself, he is able to focus his rage and become a champion. Unfortunately, something like this would take subtlety and nuance, so if WWE tried it, it would probably just be him sneaking peaks of dudes in the shower, but if done well, it could actually be an uplifting message. 


Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles
Brock Lesnar
Buddy Murphy
Carmella
Cesaro
Chad Gable
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

WWE Is Ruining... Shayna Baszler


If there is one thing the WWE excels at, it is showing that there is no way to screw up a young wrestler, and then immediately finding that one unfathomable way to screw up a young wrestler. The WWE has such a stupid amount of talent that they should be able to put on at least a dozen compelling matches and storylines every week. Instead they average about three, and even that might be a reach. But the WWE never fails to miss can't miss prospects. Shayna Baszler is an excellent example of this.

Baszler was an all-time great in NXT as she not only had great championship reigns in NXT but put on memorable feuds and matches repeatedly while being legitimately terrifying. When she made her move to the main roster, it was so obvious, she would win the Royal Rumble, challenge Becky Lynch, and finally end her title reign at WrestleMania. But the WWE had other plans.

They didn't have Baszler win the Royal Rumble; instead, it was Charlotte who used that Rumble win to challenge for the NXT Title. They could have had a compelling storyline of Charlotte not qualifying for a shot at either women's championships and going for the NXT Title to try to prove that she was still great, even without a match at Mania, but they didn't do any of that. 

But Baszler vs. Lynch was still the plan just not enough to give her a meaningful win at the Royal Rumble. Instead, she won in the Elimination Chamber in a match against four jobbers and Asuka. She was totally dominant until it came time to square off against Lynch where she was beaten in anticlimactic match. It was time for Becky to lose, but WWE refused to pull the trigger.

Since then, she's beat some jobbers, lost Money in the Bank, and disappeared for a month. Great job by all.

The saving grace here is that Baszler is a monster who can come in at anytime in the main event scene and dominate her way to a title win. She understands her character better than almost any other WWE superstar and combining that with her in-ring work, she is a definite WWE Champion. Let's just hope the WWE realizes that sooner rather than later.


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