RAW Sets the Pace for the Royal Rumble...

Happy Holidays, Enthusiasts!

 

Behold the final post of 2020! It was a stunning year for all the wrong reasons but some home truths came to light so it’s not all bad. Let’s get to what’s circulating in the wrestling world, shall we?

 

So, you don’t need me to inform you of Brodie Lee’s/Luke Harper’s passing. This is just too bad. I didn’t know much about him but it’s put a smile on my face that I kinda pegged him right. A few posts back I said something along the lines that I bet both Luke Harper and Erick Rowan probably smelled like baby powder despite their disheveled appearances. I read that he did in fact keep good care of his “gear” and did not offend. The news coming out is that he was sick since October. That’s what floored me. I had no idea anything was wrong. Those are the toughest hits. Note how the concept of Impermanence affects Life. Nothing is forever and we have no idea how much time we’ve got. It’s sad to see good people pass. If it makes you feel better, think of him as being too good for this world or having had conquered the lessons of this life. Let us pray that his next one is proportionately fulfilling.

  

The other bit of interesting news is Jim Ross’ 2¢ on why WWE’s ratings are slipping. He cites “50-50 Booking” and no one is “hot” right now. No one is must see television. I can see his points but how to achieve that in this day and age is what is stumping people not just WWE. The general palette has changed from the days of wrestling glory. They’re still trying to figure out how to evolve. It’s hard to explain why a person would want to watch a rigged fight. They have to start angling towards coming off like live action movies. Not necessarily have out-of-place car chases and explosions but perhaps start mimicking martial art movies. This is what I’m getting at with developing the WWE Universe. It’s safe to assume that an audience who likes wrestling generally likes action. So many of the viewers have probably seen movies like BloodSport and at least one of the Karate Kids and the like so, if you give an audience action and coherent storylines, you could feasibly hold their interest. WWE has to do this because matches are arbitrary at the moment. So, what’s the point of watching a rigged match that serves no purpose? If they at least stuck to a tournament structure, you could find some interest in who advances but I know that the traditional model doesn’t suit a world as chaotic as the WWE Universe at least not yet. They have to find their own way. Hopefully, that’s what they’re doing. That’s why I keep saying this may take a while. Not sure what I’m suggesting has been done before so they’re going to have to trial and error it for a while but it is possible.

 

So, that brings us to tonight’s RAW. We see firsthand if they can mold all this into something. The Royal Rumble is what we’re setting up for and so that means others will make their bids into the 30-man and 30-woman melee. Alexa Bliss has assumed the sick and twisted duties and continues to toy with Randy Orton in her playground and we’ll see whatever else they got going. Let’s see if they manage to entertain or show that we’re too old. Funny tweets get retweeted and as for Likes well, it’s hard to say what we’ll get and people are still reeling from Lee’s passing so just stay on the lookout for some inspiration.

 

 

See You in a Bit,

-Nicole Alexis (^_~)