WCW from Bad To Worse…I've given up hope



This rips my heart in two to admit, but I can no longer deny the fact that WCW just does not have what it takes to compete with the WWF right now.

Of course, all you "WWF only" fans are saying "Well DUH Sweet – no kidding!!", but over the past months, I have been adamant that I am not biased against one company or the other. I have always struggled to find the positive where others might only find negative in a wrestling fed, and vice versa.

For weeks now I have been struggling to overcome WCW's overwhelmingly weak angles, long boring matches, and music and sports personalities who have no business being anywhere near the damned ring turning up and using wrestling air time to look like fools! I was always the weirdo in the chat rooms coming to WCW's defence, trying to explaining that if they could only get past this bad angle, or that bad story, things would be just peachy. I would stress to so many people that I was a wrestling fan, not just a WWF fan, or a WCW devotee. Well, you can kiss that sentiment goodbye and dispose of it however you see fit. Right now I am jumping aboard the WWF bandwagon to shout their praise from the highest mountain. Um yes, well – let's move on shall we?

Of course, I will continue to watch WCW Nitro and PPVs, because

a) there is always hope that writers will be fired, wrestlers will no longer be able to book their own matches, and Ted Turner hires someone to run the show who may actually classify as a human being
b) Nitro airs on a different night where I live, so I wont miss out on RAW
c) It makes great background noise when I'm on the PC at home.

Honestly folks – I do NOT hate WCW or anything – just right now it bores me stupid. I suppose if I were male I could see Gorgeous George and Medusa as the saving grace of WCW – but I'm a hetro chick – so drooling over those two just isn't an option.

Boredom isn't the only problem I have though. I also find it incredibly humiliating to watch really good wrestlers get totally mis-used, and put in angles and stories that make them look like total jobbers. For what seems like years now, I have been preaching to y'all about how if only the writers would use talent like Saturn, Kidman, Benoit etc things would get better. Well when I said to use the wrestlers – I meant for them to be used effectively – not put in imitation leather skirts or made to sing stupid redneck songs. The bottom line is that no matter good the guys are, there is no show unless someone who actually knows what a friggin' pen is writes the storylines. A wrestler with mic skills is also a bit of a plus …… Saturn…..

Hogan is revamping Hulkamania again. Um – this totally proves my point about WCW!! Sure, y'all may like Hogan, but please – a dinosaur gimmick being revamped for the umpteenth time just is not gonna work. At all. Ever. Period. Anyone ever hear of the Ultimate Warrior…..?

WWF in comparison is a smooth, slick operation. Professional writers, lighting and sets, and groomed performers not only make it easier on the eye, but provides wrestling entertainment that is top-grade 80% of the time (hey – no body said they were perfect). When WWF has an angle that fails they wrap it up and end it. Just deserting the story is not a common occurance, unlike our southern friends….

When WCW fail at something, they make sure they do it well!! Master P is one of their most recent flops – but the promoters are still clinging to the whole concept of having "well known" bands etc to step into the ring in a vain attempt of capturing their fans' audience. Come on guys – wake up and smell the figgin coffee – no one cares, no-one will care, and by the time you've all figured it out, no one will watch!

God knows I don't know how much longer I can last

That's my bitch for now

Till next time

~2Sweet~

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