“What a joke.” Those were just one of the words The Ascension used to describe The Legendary Tag Team, The Road Warriors, during a segment Monday night on Raw. Seconds after the segment ended, the internet erupted into a firestorm of angry comments towards The NXT rookies, with even Lance Storm tweeting that he shut off his TV in protest of the segment.
The real joke here is that fans think this is anything new.
This has happened so many times before, that anyone who takes these remarks
personally is just overreacting, and that’s exactly what The WWE wants us to do.
Take 2013 for example, when Paul Heyman faked a heart attack
during a segment with CM Punk. The promo came just one week after Jerry, The
King, Lawler suffered a heart attack on Raw and had to be carried out of the
arena on a stretcher. Many fans in The WWE Universe saw the segment as
tasteless and repulsive, but it did achieve the desired effect of creating a
vast storm of media attention, and furthering Punk as the top heel in the
company.
Does anyone remember when Rey Mysterio won The Royal Rumble
back in 2006, in honor of his late friend, Eddie Guerrio? During a heated segment between Randy Orton,
and Mysterio, Orton claimed that “Eddie wasn’t look down at Mysterio from
heaven. But in fact, was looking up at him from Hell.
The WWE also faced severe criticism from former superstars
in 2013, when Triple H went too far by telling Daniel Bryan that” Guys like
Jericho, Edge, Rob Van Dam. All guys that are very talented, don't get me
wrong. Top guys! Very popular! But not "the one it’s a fact. If any of
those guys had been the face of the WWE back in the day, we'd all be working
for Ted Turner right now,"
Although many fans were initially angered by these
incidents, everything eventually calmed down and fans continued to watch the
product. In the meantime, these incidents created great media attention for the
company, and garnered the superstars a lot of heat with The WWE Universe. In
these cases, The WWE’s plan worked to perfection!
For those saying that this will ruin the career of The Ascension,
you couldn’t be more wrong. This is exactly what The WWE wanted to happen. The
comments drew the desired heat The WWE wanted. The heat drew the attention of
former superstars who weighed in, and that created even more attention for The Ascension.
This newfound attention is great for The Ascension. The
rookie tag team now goes from NXT upstarts, that barely anyone has heard of, to
the most talked about tag team in the division. With all eyes now on The Ascension,
it makes perfect sense for them to challenge for the tag team titles at the
next pay per view.
Despite many seeing the comments as tasteless, they were
also completely necessary. Nothing is going to piss fans off more than two
rookies making comparisons between themselves and one of the greatest tag teams
in history. The WWE knew this and
capitalized on the opportunity.
The WWE needs to let The Ascension continue to bash The Road
Warriors in their promos and segments. This will not only give The Ascension
more heat every week, but will also allow the tag team to build a storyline of
how they want to separate themselves from other tag teams in the pas
As for their future plans, I think The Ascension should go
right after The Uso’s tag team titles. This gives The WWE a chance to invite
Rikishi and Scotty too hotty into the mix and create a legends versus Rookie showcase
scenario
The WWE could also allow The Ascension to continue to build
more heat over the coming months, and then have Team Hell no reunite to take on
The Ascension. That would be a great opportunity for The Ascension to wrestle a
top level talent, and would get a massive crowd response.
Like Randy Orton’s legend Killer role in 2006, The Ascension’s
current gimmick of bashing legendary talents will only further their career
greatly, but will ultimately fade away once the devastating duo becomes more
established in the company.
In the meantime, just sit back, relax and
Welcome To The Wasteland.
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