Why Paige Is The Most Dissapointing Superstar of 2014

Bo Dallas: If you were a "Boliver", It couldn't have been for long. Dallas made his main roster debut the night after Payback, and beat Kofi Kingston the next night on Raw. Dallas went on to develop a undefeated streak, but lost his first match against R Truth on The June 28th edition of Raw. The loss was pointless and really destroyed his momentum on the main roster. Dallas never recovered from the loss and went on to feud with Swagger and Henry in very forgettable matches. He eventually injured his foot in November, and hasn't been seen on the main roster since. The inspirational gimmick was a good idea for the younger fans, but having him lose after developing such a streak, was ultimately his undoing in 2014. Hopefully Dallas comes back as a face and plays into his inspirational gimmick to get the fans behind him again.

Dolph Ziggler: Another year has passed, and Ziggler is no closer to the big title then he was a year ago. Sure he has had a few runs with The Intercontinental title and was the sole survivor for Team Cena at Survivor Series, but has he really done anything this year besides that? Hopes were high for Ziggler at the beginning of the year, but all The WWE Universe to be treated to was a man continuously stuck making other talent look good in the midcard. If your not going to put the big belt on him, at least put The IC or US belt around him and allow him to establish a meaningful reign. Even a run with the tag team titles would make more sense, then just winning The IC belt and then losing again. In all honestly, The WWE needs to realize that Ziggler is a star, and give him another chance. Letting him have a microphone a bit more wouldn't hurt either.

Batista: You would think winning The Royal Rumble and Headlining WrestleMania 30 would keep you off of this list, but unfortunately for Bootista, that's not the case here. Batista was doomed to fail from the minute he stepped back into the squared circle. He didn't succeed in capturing the title at WrestleMania, and soon joined Orton and Triple H for a Evolution reunion to battle The Shield. Nothing The Animal did this year was memorable. That's not necessary his fault, he was just outshined by the rising star that was Daniel Bryan. Batista making his return during Daniel Bryan's mega push was just a mistake to start with. The fans were too interested in seeing Daniel Bryan finally capture the title that had eluded him since Summerslam, not see a returning star come back for one more WrestleMania moment. I hope the WWE rewards Batista in the future for helping put over Bryan, but with the way things turned out during his 2014 run, I doubt Batista will even want to come back.

Cesaro Where did things go wrong for Cesaro? He had one of the most requested signature moves in all of wrestling, He won The Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 30, and he even became a "Paul Heyman guy." He also competed in The Elimination Chamber match for The WWE World Heavyweight champion, where he was elimated by John Cena. All of these variables should have spelled succesus for The Swiss Superman in 2014, but The WWE seemingly kept changing plans for Cesaro. It started when Cesaro won the Battle Royal at WrestleMania, after turning on his Real American teammate, Jack Swagger. in a pre show fatal four way match for The Tag Team Titles. The next night on Raw, Cesaro fired Colter as his manager, and quickly allighed himself with Paul Heyman. This relationship allowed for him to develop heat, by his manager resorted to cheating, to help Cesaro win. The WWE made the mistake of having Cesaro lose to Sheamus at PayBack, leaving Cesaro with a loss only one month after his big win at WrestleMania 30. The fall from grace continued, as he lost The Money In The Bank ladder match for the vacated WWE World HeavyWeight title a month later. Im not saying i expected him to win that match, but The WWE could have a least put in a better finish, that would benifit him as well. Cesaro continued to collect losses from superstars like Big E. Langston, Jack Swagger, Heath Slater and John Cena. With the partnership going nowhere and Brock Lesnar's return on the horizon, Heyman and Cesaro parted decided to part ways. The loss of Heyman was a huge hit to Cesaro's character, who would now have to struggle as a singls competitor in the midcard once again. Cesaro continued his losing streak, with a United States Title loss to Rob Van Dam during The Summerslam Preshow. The two competed for The U.S Title again in a two out of three falls match at Battleground, but Cesaro lost in consecutive falls. With everything The WWE has tired, one has to wonder if anything will revive this once surging career. He definatley is in need of a mouthpiece, like Lana is for Rusev. He also needs a completly new gimmick. He can keep his moves and style, but he needs a character that will bridge the gap between him and the audience. Most of all, he needs The WWE Creative team to believe in him. Every time i saw Cesaro wrestle on TV, i was amazed at how exciting his matches were. He could dream up moves and scenarios in matches, that i think no one else could. Hes quick, athletic, and very strong despite his size. His close match with Cena comes to mind when i think of his best matches. The way he hit that suprise upper cut on Cena just proves that he is capable of telling a fantastic story inside the squared circle. I think the best thing to do for Cesaro, is have him feud with Rusev, and eventually be the one to defeat him at WrestleMania 31. Cearo is a superstar in need of a big win, and what better place then The Show of Shows? The win would put Cesaro in a much better direction then what he was at the second half of 2014, and might even set him up for a run with The Tag team, U.S, or Intercontentinal titles.

Paige: She may have won The Divas title twice this year, but 2014 was still a bust for The Anti Diva. Title reigns aside, Paige suffered from a lot of misdirection storyline wise. She was played off as a scared little girl during her debut, their was little to no storyline behind most of her early title defenses, and her eventual feud with AJ Lee was lackluster and failed to live up to expectations. Paige should have been portrayed as The Anti Diva from the beginning, instead WWE just slapped a tired gimmick on her and had her compete in a battle of The Crazies, with Lee. Its bad enough that one of the most anticipated Diva feuds in WWE history was reduced to a underwhelming mess, but the fact that the company is now keeping her off TV, is just the latest in a long line of clues that WWE doesn't know what to do with Paige. As for her debut on Total Divas in January, i believe that the reality show will ruin her career. The show only serves as main stream attention for The WWE, and does nothing for The Divas. WWE literally has had diva matches in the past, just to promote the shows next episode! In fact, Nicki Bella's whole run with The Divas title seems to be just one big advertisement for the show! When I talked to a source inside the wrestling industry about Paige's chance for success while on Total Divas, he told me, "that the show will be the death of her wrestling career. " He also told me that," Paige's career has been mishandled since the beginning of her main roster debut. The WWE changed her character from a perfect formula, that had worked so well in NXT, to a watered down babyface with no direction on Raw. If she ever wants to have any chance of reviving her career, she needs to drop out of Total Divas once the first season is over."

Rollins Failing To Cash In and Four Other Predictions For 2015

The Rock Will Return at WrestleMania 31: There are just too many enticing possibilities for this prediction not to be true. The rock's last appearance on WWE TV, was when he confronted Rusev, and then rock bottomed him to end out the segment. Rock versus Rusev would be a great match to help build the career of the young Russian, but with The Rocks injury at WrestleMania 29, it would seem unlikely that he would be able to have a blockbuster match with Rusev. Another option would be Triple H. Triple H and The rock hinted at having one more match, during a taped segment on a special edition of Friday Night Smackdown. The two superstars argued throughout the segment backstage over who beat who during their many encounters over their careers. This would be a more realistic option for The Rock and would be made even better if it had a retirement stipulation to it. Seeing these two battle it out one more time at the show of shows will definitely be a nostalgia trip for fans of The Attitude era.

AJ Lee will not leave WWE in 2015: Call me crazy, but I think AJ Lee has a lot more to accomplish before she hangs up her Chuck Taylors for good. The Geek Goddess is only one win away from having the most Divas title reigns in the history of the company, she is one of the only consistent bright spots in a division of unestablished talent, and there are still so many possibilities storyline wise for her. Another sign that AJ Lee is in no rush to leave The WWE, was Punk's interview with Michael Landsberg, stating that "him and AJ Lee having separate careers have made their relationship stronger."

Seth Rollins will fail to cash in his Money In The Back Contract: Seth Rollins in many things, but the future isn't one of them. He does have a great ability as a heel, and can really get under fans skin when he wants to. The only problem is, he's just not someone The WWE will want at the top right now. He looks too much like the scrappy underdog, not a cocky heel capable of holding the companies top prize. Beyond not looking the part, his move set is entirely too risky for The WWE to invest long term in. We all saw what happened when WWE gave Daniel Bryan a run with the belt, and they don't want to have to deal with a issue like that again. I asked my source, Dave Boddy, what he believed would be the result of a Seth Rollins cash in, and he had this to say" A) HHH will actually cost Rollins the match...B) he will win, and then lose it ASAP. " I acknowledge Rollins will have a great future in WWE ahead of him, but 2015 just wont be his year.

Dolph Ziggler will not be in the title picture: He may be the sole survivor for Team Cena at Survivor Series and the current IC Champion, but don't expect a run with the big belt for Ziggler in 2015. WWE already has its pick for the top spots next year, and it doesn't look like Ziggler is going to be one of them. I realize that being the sole survivor for Team Cena is a huge accomplishment in Ziggler's career, but in truth, it wasn't even a clean finish! Sting interfered and helped Ziggler get the win. As for having The IC Title, he is the measuring stick of the midland. His reigns as Champion are mostly to help other superstars look good by beating The Showoff. Dave Boddy has a interesting take on this prediction stating, "Ziggler is stuck in the position where's he is at for awhile. The top three workers right now that will likely get a shot are: Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose."

John Cena will not hold The WWE World Heavyweight title in 2015: What if we lived in a world where John Cena didn't hold the companies biggest prize for a entire year? Its happened twice actually. Once in 2006 when Cena had to vacate the title due to a torn pectoral muscle. He didn't win the belt back until September 19th 2009, when he won it in a I quit match" against Randy Orton. The second time was, was during CM Punk's 343 day title reign, Cena eventually did win the title a year and a half later though in a rematch with The Rock at WrestleMania 29. The problem isn't that The WWE will be tired of Cena on top in 2015, but that their are a abundance of other stars clamoring and ready to take the top spot. Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Randy Orton all comes to mind as candidates. I'm not saying that Cena will not be in the title picture, I just don't think The WWE will benefit from him holding the title in 2015

Was John Cena Keeping Brock Lesnar Off WWE TV?

Chances are, if you're a WWE fan, you hear rumors about your favorite superstars on a daily basis. Some that can make you angry, some that can make you think, and of course, there are ones that just make you want to laugh.

The latter was my reaction when I was commenting on one of my friends Facebook status about wrestling. Myself and others had been commenting for hours about why fans hate John Cena so much. Some argued his gimmick was stale and that he repeatedly refuses to put over new talent, while others retaliated with, he is a huge role model for the kids.

The conversation became heated, as conversations about John Cena usually do, when a man started commenting about how he had a source inside The WWE, that stated he had first hand information of Cena making terroristic demands to WWE Creative backstage. To read the sources full claims, please click here.

 The man on Facebook then sent us three articles stating, that the finish we saw at Night of Champions, was not the original finish that was planned for the pay per view. the article went on to say that, Cena was originally supposed to lock in The STF, but Brock would fight out of it and make Cena pass out to the Komura lock after four minutes of struggling.

 The reason for the change, according to the article, was that although Cena had originally agreed to the first finish, he later asked that finish be changed, because he thought it would make his character look weak. Cena also reportedly said, that if the finish was not changed, he would quit The WWE. After hours of compromising, a new finish was reportedly written at 8:25 pm during The Night Of Champions pay per view.

 Despite the compromise, it was also reported in the article, that both Lesnar and Heyman were deeply angered by the sudden change in storyline. Brock was apparently so angry that The WWE would give into one superstars demands, that he threatened to quit The WWE as well.

It also said, that it was John Cena's idea to keep Brock Lesnar off TV and that Lesnar was originally scheduled to face Big Show at Hell in a Cell and Randy Orton at Survivor Series, but Cena wanted both of those storylines changed as well, so Lesnar would continue to stay off TV and look weak compared to Cena.

The most shocking statement from the source, was that Cena even kept Lesnar off of The Slammy edition of Monday Night Raw, by asking that The Superstar of The Year award go to Roman Reigns, instead of Brock Lesnar. The source says the reason for this, is that Cena thinks himself versus Roman Reigns for The WWE World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania 31 would be better for business.

As myself and others began to take in what the articles were saying, we all came to different conclusions about the information. A few people started to bash Cena, saying he was the reason that other superstars aren't getting over in The WWE, and that The WWE is dead if Cena wins at The Royal Rumble.

Others, like myself, began to seriously doubt the story altogether, and thought the source was giving false information. This lead me to question a friend of mine named, Dave Boddy. Boddy is a former professional wrestler and keeps in contact with people inside The WWE as well. He is also the founder of the anti bullying organization, Boddy Guards United.

When asked about whether he thought Cena would actually quit The WWE over not getting the finish he wanted, Boddy stated "Nope, I do not think he would, he has invested so much of his life to just up and quit due to a creative decision. It will take more for Cena to leave."

When I asked Boddy about the possibility of Vince McMahon letting Cena bully and terrorize him into his agenda, he states that " this is not WCW. Vince has so much control on his company, there is a possibility Cena has creative control due to his dominant position, but Vince would not allow someone to cost him money."

Hours after my interview with Mr. Boddy, i found a major plot hole in the story this man had told us. I was watching Monday Night Raw, when out of nowhere Brock Lesnar's music hit. and he made his way down to the ring to confront a scared, Chris Jericho. It seemed like either John Cena failed in his attempt to keep Lesnar off TV, or the story was nothing more than a rumor.

The latter seemed to be true, as later in the night, The WWE Universe witnessed Lesnar interrupt Cena and Rollins main event cage match on Raw. The Beast Incarnate proceeded to nail Cena with several suplexes and a F-5 for good measure, as Rollins and Heyman shook hands over their secret alliance. Rollins then pinned Cena for the win.

Let's be honest. If anything that this man told us that night was true, none of what happened on Monday Night Raw would have transpired. Brock Lesnar wouldn't have appeared, Lesnar wouldn't have interrupted the cage match, he wouldn't have dominated Cena and Rollins certainly wouldn't have gotten the win that night.

 Like it or not, Cena is the torchbearer for The WWE. Like he says, the future will have to go through him, but that doesn't mean he's going to resort to tantrums and changing storylines to keep superstars off TV to stop that from happening. Cena is as excited for the future of The WWE as everyone else, and is ready to pass the torch to the next generation when the time comes. Maybe that time will come at WrestleMania 31.

 

　

John Cena Backstage News

NOTE. I did not write the below articles. The articles were given to me by a man claiming to have a source inside of the WWE Creative Team. The purpose of this post is to prove to those that read my article, that I did in actuality receive these articles about John Cena's backstage behavior, and none of my story about receiving these articles are false. The source wishes to not be revealed, so I will respect that request.

 

 

MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: This contains spoilers about tonight's main event. If you don't wanna see it don't read.

My source who works for WWE just witnessed all of this first hand. I'm breaking the story here before posting it to my website.

Earlier today at a creative meeting John Cena approached Vince and some other creative members and asked for the finish of tonight's match to be changed and was told that it was a done deal. John then said " no I don't want to do it. I'm afraid if you make me job I will quit. " he then stormed off.

Creative tried to settle the dispute but Cena is set in his ways. Creative then went to Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar telling them of the incident. The champ responded " that wasn't part of our deal. Change it and I will quit as well"

As of the writing of this I don't know how the issue will play out. But if Cena wins tonight this is more than likely why. Also if he does win that would mean that unless Brock changes his mind he would be done.

I'll keep you posted. Hopefully they can work it out and go with the original plan as it would mean they would have to rewrite 7 months worth of storylines if they change it due to a hissy fit.

Stay tuned.

Original plan for Night Of Champions main event: For this that follow this website as well as my Facebook page WWE TNA Superstars you heard yesterday there was an incident backstage involving john Cena and Brock Lesnar. John basically demanding a script change or he would quit. After hours of pleading and discussions the finish you saw last night was booked at around 825.

Here is the original plan as scripted 3 weeks ago when I saw the original script. You tell me which you would have liked to see.

Brock Lesnar after being in the STF for 3 minutes powers out of the move and delivers a thunderous F5. He then locks in the Kimora lock to Cena. Cena valiantly tried to reach the ropes but is pulled back to center every time. After 4 minutes of being in the Kimora , John Cena passes out and the referee stops the match as Cena is unable to continue. Your winner via referee stoppage and still WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Brock Lesnar. The show would have then ended with no Seth Rollins involvement.

I think the original plan was way better. What do you think?

 

BREAKING NEWS: The following article contains spoilers for TLC, Royal Rumble and Wrestlemania. Read at your own risk.

The information contained in this article comes from my source within WWE who witnessed all of thus go down. His/her name will not be revealed as that would breach repairer confidentiality agreement so don't ask. Just know my source is never wrong.

For months I've been following the story about the drama backstage at night of champions and how John Cena a tantrum forced the WWE to change all current storylines that were written including hell in a cell , survivor series , and beyond all the way to wrestlemania.

For those that missed the original story here's a recap. At NOC Brock Lesnar was set to win cleanly in a finish where he would lock the Kimora on Cena and the ref would stop the match when Cena passed out awarding the match to Brock. This finish was booked originally in June, all parties agreed to it and it was set. That is until the day of NOC when Cena decided he didn't want to go on with the planned finish because he thought it would hurt his character. When he asked to have a change to the match , he was told no. He then said " if you make me lose to Brock I will quit". The wwe instead of calling his bluff scrambled to re write the finish to keep all parties happy. Finally the DQ finish with Seth Rollins interfering was agreed upon at 825pm, during the PPV broadcast. Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar were said to be very upset that WWE would just let one guy change everything that was promised.

Since then Cena has been given creative control of his storylines and it is because of this that Brock is being kept off tv and this alone. Brock was scheduled to defend against big show at HIAC and hometown hero Randy Orton at survivor series but this didn't happen because Cena said " I think what would be better is if Brock lays low and doesn't come back for a while". In reality it's so he can make himself look better by constantly saying "Brock isn't here. Where's the champ?" Etc. All of this hurting Brock's reputation. And why? Because fruity pebbles is afraid to let anyone else have his spotlight.

Fast forward to last night. For weeks Brock had been advertised to appear at the Slammys and the internal talk was Brock was going to win superstar of the year award mainly as a show of respect for him and more importantly the vaunted streak he broke at Wrestlemania. However with his creative control Cena decided that it would be best to once again keep Brock off tv and take his award from him in favor of roman. Why you ask? According to my source who works for wwe ( who is very influential in the company ) Cena feels the best main event for mania is him vs roman. Why I have no idea.

The original plan for wrestlemania that was written in June was for Brock to dominate the roster for months until roman won the rumble and became the conquering hero at mania defeating Brock. All parties agreed and that truly was what's best for business. Those plans however now have changed and it looks like Cena will win at tlc , effectively burying Seth Rollins as he's done with so many others in a selfish act, then have him win the title at royal rumble which would set up roman vs. Cena at mania for the strap.

Given the amount of money he brings the company, WWE reluctantly has agreed to give in to his terroristic demands.

Hustle, loyalty, respect? More like " whine cry bitch". So with these new plans in effect the company will effectively ruin a number of things they had planned due to one mans tantrum.

Seth Rollins who is the hottest wrestler in wwe right now will be buried , Brock Lesnar will be disrespected by taking away everything promised to him , Orton and big show didn't get their promised PPV main event matches and lastly Ric Flairs "unofficial" record will be tied, something the Company promised would never happen either. Good thing we all kiw the real record is 21.

In a nutshell , one selfish man is ruining the company because he doesn't wanna step aside and let other deserving individuals have the spotlight. All because he threatened to quit if he didn't get his way.

Where does this leave Brock Lesnar in all of this? According to my source as of this morning Brock is said to be " over the wwe politics" and wants to work for a company that " doesn't let one bitter person control everything". Will Brock be at mania? Likely not.

I hope WWE comes to their senses and realizes that letting the company revolve around one selfish person is bad for business. But given that they referred to fruity pebbles on raw as " the man that runs the place" I don't see that happening.

And I'm sure the fruity pebbles fans will try and defend him but if they actually read and process all this information even the Cenatards should see that this is a bitch move pulled by a bitch.

 

Why WWE Is Heading In a Positive Direction

The WWE could have done the predictable thing. They could have had their greatest superstar wrestle in the main event of the Table Ladder Chairs and Stairs pay per view on Sunday, but they instead choose to hand the show stealing match to two bright young stars.

Bray Wyatt versus Dean Ambroe headlined TLC on Sunday, and while the result saw The Eater of Worlds pick up a dirty pin on Ambrose, it is still a positive sign that The WWE is finally showcasing their younger talent in the main event.

While a Roman Reigns return to action would have been a exciting conclusion to the annual pay per view, seeing Cena in the main event for the second straight month would have most likely rubbed fans the wrong way. The fact that Rollins was unable to strip Cena of his number one contendership probably rubbed fans the wrong way as well.

WWE must have known that a Cena victory was a very lukewarm way to end the pay per view, and decided to have Wyatt and Ambrose tear down the house instead, in a classic TLC match. In fact, TLC marks only the second time this year that two NXT Alumni have headlined a pay per view.

Having a great main event wasn't the only positive for TLC, Dolph Ziggler continued his climb to the main event, with a win over Luke Harper in a ladder match, Ryback defeated Kane with a timely shell shocked and Rusev keeps his United States Title, by beating Jack Swagger with The Accolade.

Fans may still be a little bitter over Cena retaining his number one contendership on Sunday night, but we must realize, that it is a time of unpredictable change in The WWE. Not only with deserving talent being pushed and headlining pay per views, but with the title picture altogether.

Even if Cena is able to win the title back from Lesnar at The Royal Rumble pay per view, there is still the six man battle of The Elimination Chamber to look forward to. Whether fans want to acknowledge it or not, there are many variables at play in The WrestleMania title picture and many positives as well.

Fans must remember that In a mere 41 days the title picture will be turned on its head with the arrival of The Royal Rumble Pay per view. A event that will highlight the talent of 30 deserving superstars in a over the top rope battle for a chance to headline WrestleMania 31 in a title match.

If fans are not satisfied with the winner of The Royal Rumble, just remember, things can change! It was only last year that Daniel Bryan protested his way into the main event of WrestleMania 31 with Batista and Randy Orton. Bryan Ultimately won The Triple Threat match, becoming the first NXT Alumni to win the company's biggest prize.

So there you go! Things are officially starting to change in The WWE. Rising stars are headlining pay per views, new talents is being pushed, and all of this is happening right before we start on The Road to WrestleMania. I have to say. What a awesome positive and unpredictable time to be a WWE fan!

　

Statistics Show WWE Dosen't Need CM Punk

Then. Now. Forever. That is the opening graphic a fan will see at the start of any WWE broadcast, but with former WWE superstar, CM Punk, heading to UFC in 2015, Can WWE trudge along with business as usual?

The easy answer is yes. Even Punk said during his epic pipebome in 2010, that he was only a spoke on the wheel, and that The company would still make money despite itself. Of course Punk going to UFC is a bit of a blow to The WWE, but its not like things have gone completley downhill since Punks departure from the company in January.

According to Wrestlezone.com, The Monday Night Raw Ratings may have taken a small drop after Punk's departure in January of this year, but the ratings did manage to skyrocket up to near 4.8 when Daniel Bryan won The WWE World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania.

The ratings did plummit by 16% from April to May, but many experts speculate that the drop was due to WrestleMania season ending. Despite the 16% drop off during the month of April, Raw still managed to pull in about the same numbers they did in 2013 at that time.

After Raw's ratings loss in April, they began to build steadily back up to 4.3 by July of this year. The increase may be due to Rollins turning on his Shield teammates during the Summer and then winning the breifcase at Money In The Bank. Raw had slightly higer ratings at this point then last year as well.

The biggest surpise of the ratings graph, is that the ratings for August in 2013 and 2014 were almost identical to each other. That means, that their was really no diffrence in viewership during Punk and Brock Lesnar's feud in 2013, and John Cena and Brock Lensar's feud in 2014.

The ratings continued to rival each other over the next three months, while 2013 gained a slight lead by the end of October, with both years above the 3.6 rating mark. The most promising sign of the data is that, despite Punks departure , Raw's overall rating increased from 42.16 to 42.22 million so far this year.
For more information on these statistics, click this link http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/522977-wwe-raw-viewership-2013-vs-2014-analysis

Ratings may be about the same as last year, but the superstars now taking the upper slots in the company are not. In 2014 alone, we have seen the rise of Roman Reigns, Erick Rowan, Ryback, Seth Rollins Dolph Ziggler, Rusev and Luke Harper.

Instead of having pay per views constantly being headlined by the same top stars, we have seen a wonderful variety of talent take the top billings this year. We saw Daniel Bryan versus Batista versus Randy Orton at WrestleMania 31, we got Dean Ambrose versus Seth Rollins at Hell in a Cell and we get Seth Rollins versus John Cena this Sunday at TLC.

We have alot of first time champions this year too, with Jimmy and Jey Uso winning The Tag team titles earlier this year, Luke Harper, who captured The intercontinental Title from Dolph Ziggler and even Rusev, who beat Sheamus for The United States Title last month.

Were not only seeing new headliners and new champions, but many deserving superstars recieving second chances as well. We have Damien Mizdow, who has been a fan favorite since becoming Miz's stunt double, Tyson Kidd, who recently returned from a stint in NXT, and even Kofi Kingston, Big E. Langston and Xavier woods, who have been repackaged as The New Day Faction.

This isnt to say that Punk was holding other superstars back, but is meant to show that despite Punk's departure, WWE will continue to create new fan favorites and luanch them into superstardom.

WWE may be worried about lowered pay per view buy rates, less then steller numbers for their WWE Network and their continously stumbling stock, but at the end of the day, WWE  has of course  made a few mistake in their journey to grow bigger then ever, but these mistakes are nothing that the entertainment giant cant come back from, with or without Punk. Whether Punk fans like it or not, one superstar does not make a company.

For those who say that WWE is now doomed to fail and that wrestling is dead. Look at The Monday Night Wars between Ted Turner and Vince McMahon in The 90's . McMahon's flagship show, Monday Night Raw, was beat in the ratings for 84 straight weeks by WCW Nitro, putting him on the verge of losing his company, but instead the billionaire changed bussiness tactics and eventually bought WCW out altogether and won The Monday night war!

　

　

　

Why The New Day Faction Wont Work

The New Day Faction may have gained some fans last Friday night on Smackdown, during their debut, but I was not one of them. No, while The WWE Universe got up and clapped their hands together to the music, all I could do was shaike my head and laugh.

I never try to be a critic of WWE. I find that is not a good use of a fans time. Its not like Vince McMahon will magically read my critique of his  product and suddenly decide to change things. To be honest. I think a majority of fans complaints are ignored.

Unfortunatly, those facts cant prevent me from venting that The New Day Faction, featuring Big E Langeston, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, is just not a good idea. Why WWE would choose to introduce a three team faction, when no other one's exist is completly insane.

If The New Day was around when The Shield and The Wyatt Family were running rough shot in The WWE, I could understand the idea to introduce another super faction into the mix, but not when their is no suitable competition for The New Day Group.

A feud with Gold and Stardust is a ok storyline to start. A stark contrast between good and evil could prove to be a great angle for the two groups, but which members will see ring time? All three members cant be in every match against a two person team, meaning that one will usually have to stand outside the ring and play cheerleader for the group..

I know The WWE can choose to do handicap matches or even introduce another teammate for Gold and Stardust, but that wouldnt really match up with The Rhodes brothers bizzareness to suddendly have a new member of their team.

On the other, i will admit that another superstar could have a disupte with a member of The New Day Faction, and join The Rhodes Brothers to settle it. Even though this seems like a good fix, i still think this idea will fail without other powerful factions around to battle against.

Think about this. The Shield ran roughshot on The WWE roster for eight straight months, all of which were some of the most exciting and jaw dropping storylines fans have seen in years, but all that became just a warm up the day The Wyatt's and The Shield began to do battle in Three Man Tag matches.

Another issue with The New Day Faction, is the odvious pandering to a African American audience that feels disenfranchised due to current events. This is WWE's lastest attempt to stay revelant and newsworthy during the countless protests from The Mike Brown shooting and other current events centering on African Americans and police brutality

I understand that the idea for this group was concieved far before The Ferguson shooting even began,  but bringing the group to the main roster right now is oddly convienient, with everything currently going on in the world around us.

Not only is it pandering to a African American demographic, its also taking away from the careers these three superstars could be having. Both Kingston and Langston are former champions, and deserve to be in title hunts, not stuck in some church gimmick clapping their hands with the audience. All this faction does is turn serious contenders into a sideshow luaghing stock.

Woods on the other hand, has his whole career ahead of him, but his career will certainly be hindered with this new gimmick. This gimmick has all the classic signs of being for bathroom break matches and midcard fillers before the main event, giving woods little chance of being able to mix it up with people higher up on the roster. All this faction does is turn serious contenders into a sideshow luaghing stock.

It may be a new day in The WWE, but it also seems like a dark day as well. A day where WWE just does not know what to do with extremely gifted superstars, and reduces them to a mid card faction to fill time inbetween matches. This gimmick will be just like Fandango's back in 2013. Popular for a while, but easily forgetable after that.

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