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Ok so Wretlemania is behind us now… But I’m goning to live off of the event for one last time… So even though the Royal Rumble is pretty much booked as being the beginning of the Road to WrestleMania, in my mind, the road begins the night after mania. Call me crazy but I’ve always saw it as that road truly never ends, especially behind the scenes. It’s kind of like preparing a city for the Olympics except you don’t need 4 years in between. With all the planning, booking, I’m sure the process is nuts. And everything that I just mentioned, I’m sure is a small portion of the behind the scenes road to Wrestlemania. Then you the on screen Road to WRESTLEMANIA that never ends. One thing that helps the road progress now is character growth. Prime example: WrestleMania 30, Seth Rollins was in a 6 man tag and he wasn’t the dominate person who stood out, Roman Reigns was. As time went on we saw Rollins elevate his game and adjust with the times as he turned on his brothers of the Shield and broke out on his own… As time went on, He evolved and we watched the growth happen right before our own eyes. Fast forward to this years mania and Rollins is Walking out your world heavyweight champion by pinning his former brother and shield mate, Roman Reigns. That’s how part of the road is constructed on screen, through growth… We WANT to see the rise or fall, the success or struggle of a character as time goes on and when April comes and it’s WrestleMania Week, we get the pay off we want. So wrestleMania 31 is in the books and you now have wrestleMania 32 down the road… How does the WWE break their attendance record of 93,173 at AT&T Stadium Next year in Dallas? They start constructing that road now. Not necessarily telling us things this early, but hinting what we can see… Example: There are two scenarios the WWE could go with for next year because it was hinted to us… Kind of like dangling a piece of meat over a tiger and he knows he’s going to get it but can’t get it right away… During the build up for Lesnar VS Reigns, Paul Heyman kept bringing up how there was Never a Brock VS Rock 2… The IWC blew up over that! That was the talk for next years Mania and at the time we haven’t even got to the present Mania. Then there was the tease of The Rock and Triple H from this past mania… See that’s what you call building anticipation. Now we don’t exactly know what direction they may go next year with The Rock, but we do know that either direction is a the right direction to go! Besides Character Growth, besides the hints of much anticipated rematches, what else can add to the road construction for WrestleMania 32, making it a success? Ahh yes…. How could I forget, The Dead Man… I truly felt a loss to Wyatt at this past Mania would have helped tell a compassionate and compelling story leading into next years mania of if The Undertaker can still win the big one or is he broken down, can he relive that thrill of victory or is he too old… Others may feel different but in my opinion, the WWE left money on the table by letting Taker win this year. Not just because of the whole passing the torch to Wyatt, but because a loss doesn’t hurt Taker this year, a loss helps build the anticipation of seeing him finally win Next year after experiencing a bit of a losing streak, which what could also be his last match too. All that in one basket, that’s a recipe for success. I’m all about the story telling and that could have been an epic story to be told about a man who was once unstoppable, trying to climb back to that status for one last time. It adds more emotion to his match and you may even be able to close out the show with him. But hey, my opinion gets me no further than Any other mark taking about Taker… as long as The Undertaker is on the card, it sells itself. Let’s just hope we get the match we’ve all been wanting! Whatever the WWE decides to do to get 100,000 fans at next years Mania, they need to start building brick by brick now, paving the Road so it’s not as bumpy as the last ride. Speaking of the last ride on the road… It was a road with a lot of bad detours but a great destination… If the WWE starts building a much more cleared road to Mania next year… With the potential they have, not only will they break records, but this could be the greatest WrestleMania of all time! And That’s my Heel Turn! |
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Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling
So this week there has been a lot of buzz in the wrestling world over a video that hit the Internet… It’s a video called “Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling” by Max Landis.
This is such a fantastic video put together that tells the story of the career and growth in Character of Triple H. There’s a laundry list of appearances such as Colt Cabana, Joey Ryan, former WWE ring announcer Justin Roberts, Crime Time and many other familiar faces from not just professional wrestling, but from Hollywood too.
If you haven’t seen it, I can’t do this video much justice by describing it, but one thing that stood out to me and made the video such a great piece of work was Landis hired an all female cast to play Triple H and all his rivals and allies over the past 20 years.
This is well put together, well produced and very Funny. The best part is, it’s completely out of the hands for the WWE to block this or have it taken down because not one copy write is infringed in this entire video.
Yeah there’s a lot of stuff left out but who cares? Landis took a story of one of the most dominant wrestlers in the history of the business and made it intriguing to follow, especially for someone who isn’t familiar with it. He explains who Triple H was, where he came from and how he built his empire.
If you Haven’t seen this video yet, stop wasting time and do it! I highly recommend it, It’s the best 24 minutes and 13 seconds you will see and at the end of it, you will want more.
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