(04-08-2020, 02:29 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(04-08-2020, 12:46 PM)Caldrac Wrote: Just finished the Dark Side Of The Ring parts I & II. It's about Chris Benoit and that whole side of the business and that incident. Was pretty hard to watch at times. Especially with the whole Eddie Guerrero segment. I didn't know that Chavo found him the way he did.

It gave a lot of insight into how the business was ran at that time. How one of the Benoit's was treated poorly after the murder suicide. I give a lot of credit to Chris Jericho and Chavo Guerrero for coming to that kid's aide. Dean Malenko as well. He was completely innocent and a victim in the aftermath of that.

WWE has come under a lot of scrutiny lately. McMahon may be on the verge of losing it completely business wise. And believe it or not. With TNA (Impact Wrestling) and AEW starting to gain it's ground in the industry they very well may be washed out in due time.

The wrestling business is in a pretty interesting spot right now.  They're playing to empty arenas because of the pandemic.  But if I was advising McMahon, I would tell him, having no live spectators means you can do whatever you want.  You can set up all kinds of stunts and special effects and it doesn't have to look good for live spectators, it only has to look good on TV.  

Honestly, I haven't watched the WWE for many years, but it seems like this current environment would be an opportunity for them to change the way they present their product.

I haven't really been into wrestling for decades now. I stopped keeping up once the WWF Attitude Era all but fizzled out. Once Austin and The Rock left it kind of flat lined for me. I was more into that era. When they were doing those crazy [BLEEP] hell in the cell matches with the Undertaker and Mankind those were fun to watch. 

Then the Hardy brothers came along with the ladder matches. I think right when I stopped watching it you had John Cena still relatively as an unknown in the sport. And then I guess he's since become one of their poster boys and main events. 

I have no clue who A.J Styles or C.M Punk are or were. I only know of their names because of the WWE gaming series. But I agree. This is a good time for them to get creative and do things to reinvigorate their brand and it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. Vince's age may be finally catching up to him. 

Not sure if Linda or his children are interested or as capable of running it for him. But I wouldn't be surprised to see the WWE completely dissolve by 2025. I think it's going down that path. I keep seeing a lot of fans complain that their roster and story lines are pretty much boring. And that AEW seems to have some type of edge on them. 

May not be financially. But I guess product wise. I might get back into it as a fan in due time. Especially with my son on the way here soon. Just depends on the quality of the product and the rosters.

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