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| Guest Columns | Jerry Root |
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THE MAT POTATO I'm tired. I'm so tired. Not only of work, but of the hypocrites who deem themselves "smarts". You know the ones. They decry "Two Moves" Hogan, "No-Sell" Nash, and Rick "Woof Woof" Steiner. (Thank you CRZ). Yet, who is their fair haired (if he had any hair that is) child? Goldberg! Pardon me, but GOLDBERG? Speaking of two moves! Spear, Jackhammer, end of match. Well, whoop de doo! There are very few people out here who have the guts to stand up and yell out "Hey! The emperor is naked!" OK, can somebody please explain the difference between Goldberg and "I Can't Bend Over For a Powerbomb" Sid? Or Goldberg and Hogan? Or Goldberg and Nash? Ok, so Nash is funny on the mic, Hogan is a legend (and should have retired while the glow was still there), but Sid and Goldberg appear to be two sides of the same coin. Both are one-trick ponies who have as much business in the ring as I do. Yeah, they both have the talent for lifting large men up and powerbombing them, or hitting the jackhammer, but come on now! OK, before you letter-bomb me with "give him a chance, he's growing into it", don't even go there! This is supposed to be the "big leagues". This is supposed to be where the best showcase their talent. However you have talent like Vampiro, Malenko and the entire cruiserweight division being buried while no-talents, has-beens and never-will-be's being pushed to the extreme. If you want to have a great laugh, head over to www.scoopthis.com and read the "Tales from the WCW Locker Room" segment. It's absolutely hilarious and makes my point even better than I ever could. Which leads on to the second half of this. Vince Russo. I just got done reading a very interesting interview with him. All I can say to you, Vince, is "Get over yourself, OK?" You'd think that he single-handedly resurrected the WWF. However, I guess I can blame him for some of the garbage that goes on in the WWF that I despise. Like the entire JJ angle. Yep, that's great TV. And uplifting too. Vince, baby, one word of advise for you. OK, two. Eric Bischoff! Yep, keep a close eye on yourself, step back every now and then to gauge your perspective, and make sure you're not heading into the same trap that ensnared Uncle Eric. One of the main problems with trying to write a story-line based production is admitted by Russo himself. He says that it's tough trying to top yourself every week. Sort of reminds me of SNL. They started off fresh, something irreverent, then sort of slid into mediocrity, finally settling into total sewage. Then, after enough shake-ups, etc, they have resurrected themselves. Their whole problem was that they wanted to shock, and challenge. However there comes a time when mere shock isn't enough, and then taste goes right out the window. Another bit of advise, Vince. This used to be about wrestling. If you want to put on little moral plays, there is already one in syndication (and for the life of me I can't think of the name of it), but it involves martial artists, long story lines, leading up to the "fight", then on to the next segment. In a half hour show, there is about 5minutes of commercial, 20 minutes of "story" and 5 minutes of action. Yawn. However, I could very easily be wrong. After all, there is just no accounting for taste. Jerry Root freelance Mail the Author |
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