I knew they had a real bromance but jeez...
And to think, Vince originally didn't want her. The fans just wanna see some divas get put in their place.
Most of the divas are cookie cutter jokes. Barbies. And the fans know it. Combine that with the fact that WWE has encouraged people to pop when women get beat to hell in the past and its easy to see who the audience cheers Kong destroying the other women.
Hopefully this will be a wake up call to Vince. Women probably won't ever be THE draw but when theres a better balance between some used as serious competitors and some as eye candy people will take them seriously.
The women can't even be used as proper eye candy these days. Just how far can WWE even push the sex appeal in the PG era? I remember one Raw where they had the girls out there in one piece bikinis! I just don't see the point in emphasizing attractive women over real competitors when they can't even showcase their sex appeal very much.
If people want to look at hot girls they can get on the internet and look at porn. For the last few years the Divas have really been nothing more than a PC appeasement and way to keep the boys happy on the road....which is sad because some of them are talented.
The problem with that is the same problem they had with Chyna. They banked on the fact that Chyna was big enough to fight men and made that her gimmick. The problem was, NOBODY in the main event wanted to loose to a woman, and Vince knew that a loss to a woman would hurt anyones credibility. Only midcard guys in the "Burial phase" (Jarrett, Jericho) did the job. You can't push a woman that fights men, especially if Vince isn't behind it.
The only time a man has ever faced a woman that resulted in anything entertaining was Beulah VS Bill Afonso. That was awesome.
I see what you were saying. In hindsight Jericho vs Chyna certainly isn't seen as one of the highpoints in Jericho's career. Man vs woman bouts are always tricky because either the man is goign to end up looking like a heel if he beats up a girl (unless the girl is a b***...but even then its not exactly a difficult fight for a man) or the man will look like a joke if he looses. Its really a lose-lose for the man involved.
At best the STRONGEST woman in a wrestling company is usually going to be the equal of an average sized to large sized male wrestler but the fact that its a woman is still highlighted. If he beats her...he beat a woman. So what? That never really makes the man look "tougher."
The only reason Alfonso vs Beulah worked was because neither one were wrestlers so it was pretty even and it was really just a nasty looking brawl where Fonzy bled buckets. If anything Fonzy looked like a limp wristed goof that was weaker than even your average guy. It was good for a laugh and cheer. Thats why that worked.
According to ewrestlingnews.com
His health is far more important but this is a very sad day.
He's rode longer and harder than anyone. Theres no shame in him hanging up the hat and coat now. Like Mr Wonderful said there IS life after wrestling. I know it'll be a difficult transition for Taker because he loves it so much but he should think about his long term future health.
It'll be the end of an era for the business though. He's one of the last territory era guys and basically the last regularly active Hogan era wrestler in WWE
I had a feeling with the way HHH vs Taker II ended that we wouldn't see him for a LONG time. He should just come back for WM28 and call it a career as a wrestler. I hope HHH isn't the one to end the streak though.
I suppose he could still appear and not wrestle from time to time as a special treat for the fans. The interesting thing about his gimmick is that in his gear and in the shadows when he's just standing there age doesn't make him look bad like it does most other wrestlers. If anything a few lines on his face adds to that dark scary look.
I think the WWE is doing a good job with her so far. She is certainly not a WWE creation and so far they haven't punished her for that. People are reacting to her as if she's a star because she is but also because WWE is treating her like one. She's been given videos to hype her up, a good theme, a name that while isn't great isn't anywhere near as ridiculous as you'd expect from them. I hope they keep it up.
Hopefully that continues and they don't drop the ball later ala Vader and ECW. Started off strong but by the end they both went out in a fizzle.
