That Wrestling Blog 01/03/2019
9rth Edition – January 3, 2019
The Road to WrestleMANia, Going Vegan and Slapping Nuts.
Forget walking with Elias, we are all walking on “The Man’s” road now. Heavily featured across both shows, this road to Wrestlemania well and truly belongs to Becky Lynch. The pops, the promos and the performance by her as a character has been phenomenal (sorry AJ).
You know who else has been phenomenal (sorry again AJ, I know you’re a big fan) Mr. Daniel Bryan. I knew there was always more the man than a simple three letter catchphrase. If you go back down memory lane, DBs heel work when he is doing the “No” movement gimmick was the catalyst to what made him a worldwide megastar. As a person and as character, it is hard to let go of something that has made you famous and has probably made you a lot of money as well. Everyone was “yessing”, all the time, throughout the shows, in popular culture, “yessing “was fucking everywhere. To walk away from all of that, and take a leap of faith in the other direction, takes courage.
We have seen megastars in the past attempt this for example Stone Cold turning heel, which was never truly accepted by the fans and gave us the worst ever chant known to man (you know WHAT I am talking about). Now, that didn’t work at all, you couldn’t help but cheer for him. The Rock was always a better face as well, Ric Flair better heel, the list goes on. But the way DB is going right now, he could have a career where he is known for being a giant babyface and one of the best heels of all time, which in this business, is extremely rare.
The point that I am getting at is, since that kick to AJ’s nuts, the YES movement is well and truly dead. Now seeing as this “blog” is supposed to about what has happened during the week in wrestling, I will say that I love the new WWE Title belt. Only the best of the best gets to have their own custom belt and Daniel deserves it. Me personally, as an avid meat eater, am starting to look at my own consumption purely because of how fucking good Mr. Bryan’s promos are. I’ve even started growing my beard out and haven’t washed in 3 days.
As I am writing this, the Superbowl is currently being played, which to Americans, I believe is a big deal. We don’t have American Football in Australia, why? Because Australia isn’t America and we have Australian Football. Now unlike the pussies of the NFL who wear more protection than man in a whore-house, Australian Footballers do not wear helmets or pads. Instead, they barely wear anything at all. Please google “Best AFL Hits” and you will see why Australians are considered a little bit insane.
Ok, getting back to wrestling. After being far too positive it’s time for me to shit on somebody and the person I choose to take a hot steamy dump on is… sing it with me…. J.E.F.F J.A.R.R.E.T.T. Maybe I can spell out a different word that suits his name better O.V.E.R.R.A.T.E.D. Look, having him as a “surprise” entrant was one thing, but having him in angle with a current star is something I just can’t handle.
It’s also one thing to have segment on RAW where Road Dogg came out and sung that god-awful song about hands on a clock that no one knows the words to (including Renee Young, which you can see on my award-winning Instagram page @that__wrestling__guy).
BUT, it’s another thing to have a match announced for RAW this Monday! Come on now, Elias is one of the most over talent that they currently have. Sure, he has lost a little momentum after turning face for a couple of months then randomly turning heel again but still, this doesn’t do anything for anyone.
Usually when a legend (I use the term very loosely for JJ) returns, it is to put the younger talent over. This is the way it’s been done for as long as wrestling has been around, except if your name is Hulk Hogan. It works too, to say you’ve beaten a hall of famer is something that can really elevate a talent.
In saying all that, Jeff Jarrett is not one of those guys and Elias really doesn’t need his help. Sure, Jeff was kind of star towards the end of WCW when everyone else had left and it was about to go out of business. And sure, he was kind of star in TNA because he oversaw all booking and put himself in the main event. To WWE audiences however, he is nothing special, just a 50-year-old guy who comes out and spells his name with a guitar he never actually plays.
So, listen up Slap Nuts! I don’t want you anywhere near Elias. Once you have taken a beating on Monday night, please stay away from the camera and keep yourself backstage. If given the right storyline, Elias could go to the next level, but instead he gets put with an irrelevant relic from the past.
Too harsh? To all 7 of the Jeff Jarrett fans out there, I apologise. To rest of you, I am sure you agree.
Kind Regards,
That Wrestling Guy
