Thursday, January 8, 2015

Why WWE Didnt Cross The Line With Road Warrior Comments





“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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