Bad Edits

Since this is only going to be less relevant as time goes on, It should probably go up now if it's ever going to. Hopefully future episodes will feature some lovely artwork rather than the photos.

That's also the reason for the offset title card. There should be an image on the right.

Ryder or Riot? Hopefully, It Won't Come To That.

The apparent refusal of WWE management to put Zack Ryder on television is mystifying many, and it's not just fans. After the 3 hour Allstars episode of Raw in Long Island, a multitude of current and former WWE Superstars took to Twitter to voice their support for Ryder, and their disapproval of his lack of use.

The only mention public of Ryder from within the walls of WWE has come from Jim Ross, who posted the following on his blog:

Total Nonsense Again

What originally started out as a criticism of the re-launch of Impact has now morphed into a general criticism of TNA’s approach to basically everything. If this veers into an unintelligible rant a lá Ric Flair I apologise, but it’s hard to stay focused when discussing this shambles of a company.

Mick Foley has recently published an apology of sorts for leaving Impact, and in effect, killing the whole angle of the re branding. But to be honest, as much as it hurts to say this Mick, you’re wrong. Sure it would have been better to leave either before this nonsense began, or after Destination X, but in all honesty none of that matters. The good that Mick sees in TNA isn’t related to the product at all, it’s that it was “a very good place to work, full of good people, who treated me and my family very well.”

Crying Over Split Milk; Say Hello to the Bad Guy

So the rumour mill has it that the WWE is concerned about how SmackDown is doing and felt that Randy Orton would be a big enough draw to cover the loss of Edge, and how wrong they were. Talk of canceled weekend house shows and lacklustre crowd response to the main eventers all add up to what on the outside looks like a very worrying time for the "B-show".

But let’s take a second and a step back to look at what’s actually happening on the blue brand. We have three credible, former champions competing for the big gold belt, coming off arguably the best match at Over The Limit, and with the current Christian 'heel turn' the feud could go in a new very interesting direction. The heel turn for Christian is a very interesting move on the WWE's part due to the fact he is actually acting less of a heel than Orton has in the last few weeks. Put simply, while still remaining face, Orton has basically been a dick in the feud with Christian and has used circumstances very much to his advantage. Yet Christian will be the one walking out of this feud the bad guy.

Dropped Titles and Missed Opportunities

At a time when the WWE has so few new stars that it relies on The Rock and Steve Austin to pull in the numbers at WrestleMania XXVII and is looking once more to the old guard next year, it seems a strange decision to take the WWE title off The Miz and give it to John Cena for the tenth time, and the World Heavyweight Championship from Christian just days after he first claimed it, to award the belt to Randy Orton, for the eighth time.

The case of The Miz makes a little more sense though. He had after all been champion for 160 days – longer than any of Brock Lesner’s reigns – and he lost the title in the main event of a pay per view. He also had beaten pretty much everyone, and the draft left few potential opponents for him to feud with.

A Year In Brief: World Wrestling Federation 1995

A Year in Brief

No. 1 World Wrestling Federation 1995

The long term significance
This year saw the launch of the In Your House pay per views, which saw the WWF broadcasting monthly pay per views for the first time, a legacy that continues to this day. WCW wouldn't begin promoting a monthly schedule until Souled Out debuted in January 1997, but then continued to until the companies demise in 2001. In 2004, the now WWE began adding more events to the calendar reaching a high of 16 in 2006. This has since been cut back down to 14.

For The Benefit Of Those With Flash Photography

Whilst this post will be a break from the usual commentary style of things, and break a more personal note, It’s something that had to be done.

So, the biggest news of the wrestling year, and it involves none of John Cena, The Rock, or Stone Cold. After 19 glorious years Edge has retired from professional wrestling. I’m not going to get too deep into this, as our own Mr Hardcore is preparing that particular piece, but I do have to pass comment on it.