Ray Finkle
☠️ Banned ☠️
MikeO said:WCW was god f'n awful. ECW at the end was worse.
You have wrestling on 5 nights a week now
Mon-Raw
Tues-ECW
Wed-OFF
Thurs-TNA
Fri-Smackdown
Sat-TNA again
Christian sucks. WWE was right about him. Since he joined TNA he has bombed. Jericho got a huge push and headlined WrestleMania, what more do you want? Then he retired, WWE can't force him to work!!!! :shakeno: Eddie also got a monster push and was a huge star. Beniot can't speak on the mic, only so much you can do with a guy who can't talk.
The problem is the writing sucks and you have these wrestlers who aren't trained properly who think they can put togther 7 high spots and they have a good match. They just don't get it and don't tell any stories in their matches and know when to use moves and every move doesn't need to be done in every match.
WCW from 1996 to 2000 wasn't awful. It was great wrestling with great wrestlers. And killer angles. The problem was they didn't have long term plans and kept doing the same nWo stuff and fans got sick of it and started watching RAW. WCW back then is 100 times better than TNA now.
ECW was a gimmick brand but it was very entertaining and still is a draw just look at the DVD sales. I admit it's not for everyone though.
Christian doesn't suck, he was never given a chance because top guys (Triple H) never wanted him to get to the top. He's talented, gold on the mic and has charisma. His size was the only thing that went against him because McMahon loves the big men. I don't watch TNA much so I couldn't tell you if he bombed or not, but I know he was the champion for awhile.
As for Jericho, he was buried by Triple H. And forced to tone down his ring style so guys like Austin and Triple H could keep up. None of them wanted to job to him except for Rocky. Jericho was put in a crappy angle during his WM match and was made into a joke. He retired because he was tired of all the backstage politics involved. If used right Jericho could have been as big of a star as The Rock, maybe bigger.
Benoit couldn't talk you're 100% right but he was over big time with the crowd and could work a 5 star match with anyone. With the right writing he wouldn't have to talk to make him an even bigger star.
I agree with your last paragraph though. The writing sucks and the wrestlers nowadays just sucks. McMahon has an obsession with big guys that can't work to save their life. He doesn't understand fans want to see Angle and Benoit wrestle each other instead of the Big Show vs. Undertaker or Kane vs. Mark Henry.