I work late shift, and one of the things I do to keep awake is to watch something. Last night I decided to watch WWE RAW since the Survivor Series was Sunday. Let me be up front with you: I’m in my 30′s and I hate the product. It’s not even targeted towards me. Vince McMahon knows teenagers grow out of it, so he constantly reboots the universe.
Well, last night I saw that Randy Orton’s latest title reign came to an end after he was jumped and The Miz cashed out his Money in the Bank opportunity to have a title shot anywhere, anytime. So after Randy had his match, The Miz came in and had an easy victory.
Now a couple of years ago, I thought Orton was the WWE’s #2 or #3 heel behind Edge and Chris Jericho, and would have been pushed as a stone cold heel/face (tweener). But possibly due to drug issues or attitude or personality, Orton never really had the connection or charisma to be a franchise player. Orton won the belt for the 6th time in September. None of his reigns were remarkable.
The Miz looks like Ryan Seacrest on steroids. He is good on the mic and is a great mid-carder. In real life, he dropped out of Miami University and was on MTV’s The Real World. He’s been a pro wrestler since 2003/2004. He really started to open eyes when he began to team with John Morrison in 2007. There is no denying that The Miz has charisma and is quite the character. However, some smart marks online claim he is just as good on the microphone as Roddy Piper in terms of antagonizing the fans and opponents. He’s not there yet, and Piper was one of a kind.
My main issues with The Miz winning the WWE championship are as follows:
- The World Title has been so diluted that the only way to bring respect back to it is to have someone hold on to the title for a couple of years. Back in my day, a serious wrestling fan could name the last 10 WWF World Champions. Without the internet, that is not possible with today’s product. Back in my day, not only were the title lengths longer, but the only two-time WWF Champions were Bruno Sammartino and much, much later, Hulk Hogan (I never counted the Bob Backlund phantom switch overseas). The World Title means nothing now; everyone gets it for a couple of months. It’s like Incredible Hulk 286 (based on the Metallica song): “Hero for a Day”.
- In this era where macho guys watch UFC for realism and video game enthusiasts watch WWE for entertainment, why not give the WWE title to someone who acts tough and legit? MMA has been taking away from pro wrestling a bit. And although McMahon considers it like boxing, boxing and MMA still make more money from Pay Per Views than WWE does.
- The Miz is a mid-carder. His character is cowardly.
But that’s just me. The Miz has a nice following on the net (I rely on the net because I don’t know any current WWE fans in real life!) so the title change doesn’t offend the majority- just the older fans and I. The younger fans don’t remember a time when the World Title mean something, and they are used to the frequent title switches. They have been conditioned to this madness.
What comes after Jumping the Shark? Flushing the Toilet. What comes after Flushing the Toilet? Taking the Plunger. SPLOOSH! SPLOOSH! GURGLE! GURGLE!
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No men mira The Rock, por lo de The Miz si concuerdo ese bulto ya no deberia seguir ahi se debe de ser removido porqe es muy viejo pero en lo q no estoy contigo es lo de Ric Flair y Hulk Hogan ellos tienen un gran futuro por delante men la TNA deberia aprovechar esos nuevos y grandiosos talentos ya qe son muy rapidos y extremos!
The Dark Tower, if you want my honest opinion, gets kinda confusing. It’s a bit like Lost (the tv show) in it’s scope and it’s twists and turns – but that’s where the similarities to that begin and end. It was King’s attempted to create a fantasy series – it’s largely influenced by Lord of the Rings and old westerns. It’s about a man named Roland – who’s from Midworld (kind of a parallel universe ) and his quest for the Dark Tower. The Dark Tower is kinda like the focal point of all universes, it’s the thing that holds all realities together so to speak and of course there’s forces that want the Tower to fall. Roland is accompanied by 3 individuals from our world – each from a different decade. The books travel through worlds, travel through time. There’s vampires, robots, wizards, mutants, self aware trains, etc. I would say it’s 75% fantasy, 25% sci-fi. Furthermore – it interconnects a tremendous section of Kings work. Worlds and characters from many novels pop up within The Dark Tower. I’ve approached reading the DT not as just a set of 7 books but of books to read in the following order: * “The Mist” – it’s excellent and won’t take much time to read. The connection is pretty weak and implied. You can skip it and not lose anything but it’s short and enjoyable. * IT – great book, weak Dark Tower connections but worth the read. You can chose to skip this. There’s a character later on that’s the same species as Pennywise. The next three non-Tower books I think are absolutely required reading before starting the GunSlinger. * Insomnia – Back to Derry (town from IT). Lots of Tower business in this one and the Crimson King. Also remember little Patrick Danville who appears later in the Dark Tower. This book was written as Dark Tower companion piece and it’s not really useful until you’re at book 7 of the dark tower, but i say read it first to not break up the story too much. * The Stand – Quite possibly King’s best work ever. Introduces Randall Flagg, one of the main antagonists in the Dark Tower Series. And the world of the Plague shows up later in the series also. * Eyes of the Dragon – Flagg appears again. Thomas and Dennis will be mentioned in Roland’s travels. This is kind of like what “The Hobbit” was to the Lord of the Rings. * The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger * The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three * The Dark Tower: The Wastelands * The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass * Everything’s Eventual short story: Little Sisters of Eluria takes place after flashback events in Wizard and Glass * ‘salem’s Lot – Read this and remember Father Donald Callahan. Mark him very well, because he will be showing up soon. * Hearts In Atlantis – “Low Men in Yellow Coats” – Remember the Men in Yellow Coats and Ted Brautigan. * The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla * The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah * The Talisman – weak dark tower connections, great book. This isn’t really necessary to read. Black House kinda stands on it’s own and this book’s tower connections, like i noted, are weak. But i read it anyways and am better off for it. * Black House – sequel to Talisman, This story deals heavily with breakers and the Crimson King. This story actually takes place chronologically after book 6. The Talisman is far superior to Blackhouse in every way but Blackhouse is the one with all the DT connections. * Everything’s Eventual short story: Everything’s Eventual – a character from here ends up in DT * and finally The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower Reading it this way made me feel the scope of the dark tower was much much bigger than the 7 stand alone would have made me feel. It felt epic in a way no story has ever in my life. There are fantastic books in this set, and some that aren’t so great. I think Wolves of Calla and Songs of Sussanah kind of jump the shark. Blackhouse wasn’t half as good as Talisman. But It, the stand, salem’s lot, hearts in atlantis, and the Talisman – all fucking fantastic novels and I’m glad I’ve approached them as part of DT canon rather than stand alone books.
Eh Michael Cole? Isn't that the one who works for RAW? Wasn't the one who was seated on the right Todd Grisham (spell?)- I mean the one with the glasses, isn't that Todd Grisham and yes he seems to be a professional. And the one in the middle was Matt Stryker. Didn't Todd say to Miz that he wanted to comment on the match but Miz interrupted him…..LOL
yea i hope miz gets his ass kicked with his best friend michael cole i am watching wrestlemania
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