The True Monolith pointed out this story about Joey Styles not getting to commentate on Wrestlemania. This is a real shame. Joey has come into the WWE, originally to add authenticity to the One Night Stand PPV. And he hit the ball out of the park, and has done ever since, in my opinion. Clearly Vince and the rest of the WWE braintrust are down on him for some reason, putting him in a 3-man team with The Coach was not really a mark of trust.
I do see a little of what they are saying here. It is true that when Jim Ross came in as play-by-play man, he did't quite gel. I think though that was the product more than him. He never seems to have got the respect he deserved from the WWE for how well he sold their product. Same is happening to Styles.
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Your research for the weekend
Okay, two matches you can watch this weekend. The first is an encounter between Jushin Thunder Liger and Owen Hart:
The second is between Samoa Joe and Jushin Liger in TNA:
Watch them, enjoy them, and I'll be back around soon to offer up my own opinions.
The second is between Samoa Joe and Jushin Liger in TNA:
Watch them, enjoy them, and I'll be back around soon to offer up my own opinions.
So what should really happen at Wrestlemania?
So we all know what is going to happen at Wrestlemania right? Cena versus Triple H? It is quite straightforwards really, isn't it? We've seen it all before. Triple H seems to have the upper hand in the run up to the big blow-off match. Cena doesn't get to say much directly to him. Triple H hasn't had a belt in a long time. Hmmm, I wonder.
All quite straightforwards, done and dusted I feel. However, there is one opportunity going begging here. Ric Flair, and the money in the bank. Should he win this match, what should he do with his opportunity? Why, he should take it the moment Triple H gets the belt. Flair winning the world title at Wrestlemania? Could there be anything that says Wrestlemania moment more than that? We shall see.
All quite straightforwards, done and dusted I feel. However, there is one opportunity going begging here. Ric Flair, and the money in the bank. Should he win this match, what should he do with his opportunity? Why, he should take it the moment Triple H gets the belt. Flair winning the world title at Wrestlemania? Could there be anything that says Wrestlemania moment more than that? We shall see.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
And we have contact. Chocks away.
Well hello there, and welcome to Wrestling with Consciousness. This blog will be home to my thoughts on the form of entertainment we call wrestling. There will be a couple of posts a week, more if something really interesting is going on. I hope to express by own distinct view, and if I am really lucky, garner the opinion of a few other fans with opinions away from the norm.
My background is that I have been watching wrestling since 1975, when at the age of three, I demanded to be left in front of the television every Saturday afternoon. I didn't always get my way, but I did get to see a lot of sport, and 4pm, every Saturday, was when you got to see British wrestling. Kent Walton commentating, his measured exotic tones grabbing your attention, drawing you in to watch the likes of Mick McManus, Kendo Nagasaki, Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks lumber their way through their bouts. I liked it, yet I had a feeling there should be something more, something a bit more exciting than this.
In the very death throes of British Wrestling, I found it. WWF. Just for the one week, ITV showed a compilation of WWF wrestling. It was ridiculous, exciting, extreme and overblown. I loved it. It had, and this is the only time I have really felt this was the appropriate verb to use in any situation, pazazz.
I can remember two of the matches. The first was (I think) The Hart Foundation vs The British Bulldogs. I am quite sure of Bret Hart being involved. This was fast paced, just so different to the dull drab matches I had bored of in Britain. In later years, I was to find out that this was one of a series of what were considered classic matches. I think this is part of what drew me in. The other match was a Hulk Hogan match, and was classic Hogan ridiculousness, the massive extended beatdown, the comebacks, and in this case, a red plastic helmet with a fist glued onto it. I believe Wrestlecrap explains a little of what was going on with that, but I'm not even sure if he knew what was going on. This was very silly, and I laughed a lot at it. It didn't put me off though.
As we go on, I will explain more of what I think, know and remember about wrestling. Glad to have you here, if you have dropped by to see what is going on.
My background is that I have been watching wrestling since 1975, when at the age of three, I demanded to be left in front of the television every Saturday afternoon. I didn't always get my way, but I did get to see a lot of sport, and 4pm, every Saturday, was when you got to see British wrestling. Kent Walton commentating, his measured exotic tones grabbing your attention, drawing you in to watch the likes of Mick McManus, Kendo Nagasaki, Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks lumber their way through their bouts. I liked it, yet I had a feeling there should be something more, something a bit more exciting than this.
In the very death throes of British Wrestling, I found it. WWF. Just for the one week, ITV showed a compilation of WWF wrestling. It was ridiculous, exciting, extreme and overblown. I loved it. It had, and this is the only time I have really felt this was the appropriate verb to use in any situation, pazazz.
I can remember two of the matches. The first was (I think) The Hart Foundation vs The British Bulldogs. I am quite sure of Bret Hart being involved. This was fast paced, just so different to the dull drab matches I had bored of in Britain. In later years, I was to find out that this was one of a series of what were considered classic matches. I think this is part of what drew me in. The other match was a Hulk Hogan match, and was classic Hogan ridiculousness, the massive extended beatdown, the comebacks, and in this case, a red plastic helmet with a fist glued onto it. I believe Wrestlecrap explains a little of what was going on with that, but I'm not even sure if he knew what was going on. This was very silly, and I laughed a lot at it. It didn't put me off though.
As we go on, I will explain more of what I think, know and remember about wrestling. Glad to have you here, if you have dropped by to see what is going on.
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