Every single day I read tweets like "OMG Kevin Steen will be amazing on RAW" or "Roman Reigns will be the new John Cena" and it bugs me. BUT LEVELS WHY DOES IT BUG YOU? Well my reading patron let me explain what bothers me and why.
THE INDY DARLINGS IN NXT
Holy ring ropes batman! Devitt, Kenta, Steen and Zayn are all just sitting there working in NXT after coming straight off the indies. But they are ready for the main roster surely? LIKE HELL THEY ARE. For those of you who know me you will understand I am excited for Steen and Zayn on the main roster but frankly they need time to improve in NXT. Yes improve. You can never be good enough at what you do best. Now while that's all well and good these indy darlings have came straight from a world where they don't need to plan 70% of the details in the match or even practice non-swear laden promos. NXT gives them the chance to improve on the skills, however great, that they may already pertain. People talk like these indy darlings are the next coming of jesus. Fact is they are in the same position, if not a worse position, than those who are starting fresh within WWEs training facility. They have a style they have worked that they will need to change and it will be hard. Look at Steen for instance. Do you honestly think they will let him use his package piledriver as a finisher? Do you think they will let him curse or threaten people in the crowd during promos? No of course they wont and thats why we need NXT to help ready talent. Remember gimmicks in small crowds dont always transpose well in large crowds. So the next time you decide that someone is good enough to skip NXT after working on just the indies maybe re-think. Oh and to those who believe that all these talents will end up on RAW or Smackdown, THESE ARE JUST DEVELOPMENTAL PROSPECT TALENTS. THEY MAY NEVER REALISTICALLY SEE A LIVE RAW CROWD FROM INSIDE THE RING. So stop telling me they are ready.
THE ASSUMPTIONS
I use this specimen as evidence that fans really do believe anything we read. Hell I'm guilty of it. We the fans have assumed that Reigns will be the guy to leave wrestlemania 31 with the title in his hands. WE ARENT EVEN PAST SURVIVOR SERIES! We all need to stop assuming this. Yes he maybe in the process of being groomed for the top spot but it will take time. I'd rather he was green now and learned before he got to the top spot. Last night on twitter I asked who should win the Royal Rumble. More than 80% of responses said Daniel Bryan. If Daniel Bryan wins the rumble he is automatically put into the title picture at Wrestlemania. So where would that leave Reigns? That would suggest he has to beat someone for the title before Mania. This also means WWE miss out on a huge moment for a wrestlemania when he could beat Lesnar. Hell that suggests that our other ASSUMPTION about Lesnar not losing the title until Mania would be wrong. Stop making assumptions guys. Just kick back and enjoy the ride. Sometimes not knowing what is going to happen can be better. There is a long time between now and mania.
My favourite assumption of the last year - TAKER WONT LOSE TO A PART TIMER AT WRESTLEMANIA. Look how that turned out.
Marks Being Marks
Know who that is? Thats Mark. He's big. He's a big Mark isn't he. Well there seems to be many of him out there on twitter. Now I love marks. You do the product justice. I commend you for buying into what is sometimes the most unrealistic "sport" in the world. BRAVA. Know who I don't like? Abusive marks. Those marks who begin swearing at wrestlers via the use of social media. The ones who when they don't get what they want on a tv show go and send @TripleH or @VinceMcMahon a bunch of 140 character messages outlining their utter disgust with their favourite tv show THAT THEY WILL WATCH REGARDLESS of the show quality. I loathe seeing people sending abuse to wrestlers who are working a gimmick correctly or doing as they are told by their boss. If you cant define the difference between real life and story then you shouldnt be allowed to watch tv. Would you send abuse to your local store worker for refusing to give a 5 year old alcohol because his boss told him too? If you would then you are the worst type of person. Now these people don't stop there. They often send explicit abusive tweets to those who support a wrestler who they are not a fan of. Allow me to provide an example. I have left out names for the sake of my own sanity.
"Rolins you bitches. Stabbing Roman and Dean was fucking disgusting. I hope you bommbed now."
Now someone argued with them by explaining that Seth was just doing his job and that its ok. This was met by;
"Fuck you azzhol. You know as smart as you think bitches. He is a pusy who need to die. like you. "
So as you can see this person is both deluded and awful at spelling. Think before the next time you send abuse to a wrestler for doing his job. Next thing you know John Cena will get abuse for helping sick kids smile. Rant over. Now excuse me I have to go and send abuse to Will Smith via twitter for being too fresh in the 90s.
What do you think? Do you agree with anything I have said? Let me know on twitter at @LevellerLOW
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