WWE Musings

Happy Friday, Enthusiasts!   How’s everything? Well, some news dropped today so, let’s get right into what’s buzzing around.   So, WWE decided to do their NXT releases this week and there are a few surprises. To be honest, I didn’t know who the bulk of them were but I did hear of Dakota Kai and Dexter Lumis along with Parker Boudreaux/Harland. Boudreaux was particularly hyped up ‘cause he was basically the next version of Brock Lesnar. Guess his charisma wasn’t reading.   Well, most are more surprised at Dakota Kai and I can’t really comment. I just know of her. I’m not very familiar with her work so, I’m not particularly gutted by this announcement and honestly, I feel most should view this more matter-of-factly. We all know WWE does their periodic releases. Given how they used to hoard talent it can be argued that this systematic trimming of it is a good thing. True, it’s always sad to hear of someone being let go but we all have to admit that it is a fact of life. We all

Happy Holidays, Enthusiasts!   I hope it is going splendidly for you. There’s not much going on in the Wrestling World at the moment due to the Holidays and such so let’s just get right to it, shall we.   Right, so something that did grab my attention is how John Morrison, now performing under his real name, John Hennigan, has returned to the AAA wrestling promotion. I suppose he’s not ready to retire just yet and that’s fine. I think training/instruction should be in his future but he certainly has a say in when exactly to pull that trigger. Good luck to him.   The other bit of news circulating worldwide is the COVID Omicron variant snarling all sorts of end of the year plans. Flights are being canceled and people are getting sick. As far as WWE is concerned, NXT is the one most affected. Reports are stating that WWE has some substitutions to make but are not yet willing to stop the show in terms of Day 1. Part of me is hesitant to believe this as news mainly due to this e

Greetings Enthusiasts! How’s Tuesday going for you?   So, RAW was quite palatable in my opinion.   Of course an “ideal” go-home show would have been more rousing but this is a good start.   I don’t expect them to turn things around overnight but what I did witness was honest effort.   No one appeared to phone it in.   Everyone was trying to sell it and for that I’m appreciative.   Angling this downward spiral upwards is no easy task.   Everyone is going to have to have a little personal chat with themselves and see how much they’re willing to commit/invest because this will take some dedication. The up-side is that all they really have to do is learn how to have fun out there again.   I get the feeling the real answer to this WWE slump is more obvious than they may think.   They’re looking to past stars and new partnerships when they may have to double back to the basics.   Tell a decent story, make the action compelling and fun.   If the series finale of Game of Thrones tur