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UPDATE: Many of you were asking about the NXT Divas segment that I didn't cover on RAW. I guess you missed the following text that I put in my column: Anyway, back to RAW... Well, not really. I missed the NXT Divas segment, so no comment... Rest of the show did nothing for me. So, I'll just comment on the important stuff and move on... I didn't see it on the live edition of RAW, so cut me some slack... I was getting my little Titoholics ready bed during that segment and was reading multiple Pete the Cat books to them. While the rest of the WWE universe got to enjoy the amazing debuts of the NXT Divas Charlott, Sasha Banks, and Becky Lynch, I was reciting how Pete the Cat loved to be "rocking in his school shoes". But thanks to WWE's YouTube channel, I was able to watch it this morning. Wow... Just wow. IN MY OPINION and I know the Internet Wrestling Community (IWC) would not agree with me... The Divas Division had a solid foundation with the Bellas, Alicia Fox, Paige, Naomi, and Tamina Snuka. Believe me, if any of you want to go back to the Kelly Kelly era of wrestling, be my guest. The biggest improvement has been the development of Nikki Bella who has become a solid performer, looks amazing, and has one of the best finishers in wrestling (the Rack Attack). They had some decent talents in place and I've overall liked the Bella Twins... Sure, not overwhelming on a Trish Status or Lita level, but what era had those solid in-ring performers who were also over? Not many... I enjoyed how Stephanie McMahon introduced them... I've called for her increased direct involvement in the Divas division for YEARS as a "heel female boss" which is totally unique and never been tried. Better yet, Stephanie has credibility because when she has to wrestle, she's decent... Her match with Brie Bella was good as was her 2001 (I think) bout with a green Trish Stratus at the time. The current crop of Divas aren't exactly Amazon women out there like a Chyna and thus it can believed that Stephanie could actually be competitive against most of them... But she had no intentions of wrestling last night. No, in fact, she came out as a WWE Executive to answer Paige's call to even the odds against Team Bella (Nikki, Alicia, and Brie). And she did... Stephanie introduced Becky Lynch and Charlotte well as if they were the next big things... Then, Naomi and Tamina wanted some love... Don't worry ladies, Stephanie had a friend for you too... Sasha Banks. Now, you had a legitimate 3 on 3 on 3 match-up and they immediately rumbled. HOLY COW. They were hitting big spot after big spot, some amazing submission holds (loved Charlotte's variation of the Figure 4), and the 3 teams sold that they HATED each other. If I were WWE, I'd run with these 3 mini-stables for the next year and let them do battle each and every week. That was impressive... From the looks of it, Sasha, Charlotte, and Becky can legitimately go. Going to be honest here as a new WWE Network fan... Barely watched them on NXT. But I have no problems with that. Why? Because I could enjoy the ELEMENT OF SURPRISE much more because the NXT trio's first impression is bigger to me than someone watching them on NXT forever. That was a BIG RAW moment and I hope this redefines the Divas division. It has a real chance to become a standout midcard act. Watch Charlotte, in my opinion... She is Ric Flair's daughter and from all that I've heard, she has the talent to be great on her own. Several other next generation wrestlers have failed because they weren't talented outside of being the spawn of a certain wrestler. Ted Dibiase Jr. and Curtis Axel come to mind. Both have struggled as WWE superstars and their careers are subsidized by the shadows of their fathers. Someone like the Rock, however, is not... He was great anyway. Being a next generation wrestler just boosted his WWE stock. Charlotte being talented and beautiful will take her places but being Ric Flair's daughter takes her above and beyond. Listen to those WHOOOOO chants last night... Fans already know who she is and she was wrestling on a NXT show watched by 1,000,000 people at max. Now, 3-4 million viewers will get to know her... I think Stephanie could play a role as the heel boss... She is a great heel but her issue is that she talked tough against men... Her heat actually caused harm to those she talked down to, notably Daniel Bryan. But have her intimidate WWE Divas? That is credible especially because the Divas can HIT BACK. If Stephanie gets too out of hand, one of the Divas can just challenge her to a match. That was AMAZING and I want to see more... More, more, more! And fix Total Divas while we're at it... Make the show fictional like a Soap Opera that is beyond the wrestling ring and let that set up matches on Total Divas and also RAW. It's so simple... WWE might really have something unique right here... Hey AJ Lee, are you sure that you want to remain retired? ------------------------------------ Just watching the WWE Network recently, as I've been binge watching all of the documentaries available, has made me appreciate the ATTITUDE ERA that much more. It was the BEST era. Better than the current product (by a mile!), better than Hulkamania, better than the Bruno days, and even better than the NWO era in WCW. I feel very fortunate and lucky to have enjoyed the Attitude Era in my teenage years. And I'll never forget it. Just go watch the Monday Night Wars, Rivalries, and several documentaries in the Beyond the Ring section (or DVD documentaries). It was truly a special era... You had the rise of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin to become the #1 babyface and arguably the biggest WWE draw ever. I could argue it... Then, you have Shawn Michaels and Triple H form the fun group Degeneration X that was later retooled perfectly with X-Pac & the New Age Outlaws. The storyline arc that saw Triple H rise from the 2nd guy in DX to the leader of DX and then joining the Corporation to becoming the #1 heel in the company was impressive. HHH had the best 1.5 year run from early 2000 through mid-2001 that may top anyone's run within the same timeframe. WWE was able to develop the Rock from scratch and fix Mick Foley's career with rebranding. Undertaker was allowed to wrestle smaller guys instead of the hosses he suffered through for much of the mid-1990's... Glenn Jacobs finally found a gimmick that stuck with Kane and he was a compelling character. Vince McMahon may have become the greatest heel character of all time. He led the Corporation to constantly fight with Steve Austin. Tag Team wrestling was AMAZING back then... New Age Outlaws were fun, Acolytes were badasses, Too Cool got the crowds pumped with Rikishi, and then by late 1999, the Dudleys/Hardys/Edge & Christian were stealing shows. On top of all of that... WWE steals Big Show and Chris Jericho from WCW and then develops an amateur Olympic wrestler to become a legitimately trained pro wrestler to perfection named Kurt Angle. On top of that deep roster, WWE acquires Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn, & Eddie Guerrero when WCW foolishly cut them in early 2000. While all of this was going on, the WWE was eventually developing the next era of superstars in their developmental systems. I know, Comments section, here I go again with the Class of 2002, but that developmental system produced John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Batista, Randy Orton, and Shelton Benjamin (among others). Can the younger fans even compare to any single year of NXT unloads to the Ohio Valley Wrestling Class of 2002? Uh, no, you can't... John Cena, Randy Orton, and Brock Lesnar are still on top of the WWE just 13 years later. 13 years later?!? For any of the younger fans who give me the "Attitude Era was Overrated", I just point these simple facts... (a) WWE was able to become a publicly traded corporation based on the success of the 1998-1999 of the Attitude Era. (b) RAW ratings scored between 5.0 to 6.5 during 1999-2000... Right now, ratings barely hit 3.0. (c) WWE cannot sellout arenas for episodes of RAW and must tarp off many sections. During 1998-2000, any WWE show sold out in seconds at full capacity. (d) Attitude Era actually sold Pay Per Views. The current era needs a $9.99 solution to convince wrestling fans to watch Pay Per Views. OK, you'll suggest that modern Wrestlemanias have hit above 1,000,000 buys. Exception to the rule, but it was nice having the Rock back on those shows, eh? What era did he come from? (e) Speaking of the Rock again, he did come from the Attitude Era, right? His box office numbers speak for themselves in his post wrestling career. But yet I'll get younger (and some older) fans who will insist that today's WWE wrestling is a better product. I guess that is a matter of opinion, but facts are facts. WWE had a bigger domestic audience that inhaled WWE wrestling, almost twice as much. As I watch the WWE Network documentaries, I laugh... The same upper WWE Management who are speaking on the shows (Vince McMahon, John Laurinaitis, Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Michael PS Hayes) are all clearly explaining WHY the Attitude Era worked and why what they tried before that era failed... Yet, they can't comprehend why today's WWE product struggles. Absolutely clueless.... Where these guys running the WWE back then? Actually, no they weren't... This is what I've argued for YEARS about today's WWE and the Internet just doesn't get it. Vince McMahon is the ultimate decider on everything WWE but he can only make decisions based on what his top managers bring him. Right now, if Kevin Dunn (Executive Producer), Triple H (EVP of Creative, Live Events, Talent), and many FAILED Hollywood writers bring him bad ideas, what else does Vince McMahon have to work with? Ditto for Stephanie McMahon whose creative lead brought us low quality booking since late 2000. Worse yet, Dunn is Vince's best friend, Stephanie is Vince's daughter, and Triple H is Vince's son-in-law. If they give him CRAP ideas, he is prone to criticize friends and family. Thus, Vince could be more accepting of BAD ideas and since they are friends/family, they won't stick up to Vince whenever a GOOD idea shot down by Vince. WORSE YET for today's WWE, Vince McMahon, despite being the #1 shareholder by a mile, has to listen to Investors... There are enough shareholders out there to short sell the stock to make it nosedive below $10 per share. Money talks and even if the WWE has enough money in their bank accounts, the bad publicity of a tanking stock can hurt any company. Furthermore, with the WWE being a publicly traded company, they must publish Quarterly/Annual Financial Results and the CEO of the company (Vince right now) must address shareholders directly at meetings. Even if Vince has majority control of the company, investors on the stock market have enough selling ammo to hurt the WWE. But I find that USA Network may have greater influence over Vince McMahon. WWE left the USA Networks during the fall of 2000 to be on Viacom's Spike TV channel for a while... 5 years later, they returned to a different USA Network. During 2003, NBC purchased USA Network and all other assets under the Universal studios company. Thus, the corporations became an even bigger corporation to become NBC/Universal. On top of that, Comcast completed its acquisition of NBC/Universal through 2011. Yet again, the corporations become a bigger corporation. The USA Network that the WWE left in 2000 was quite different. Very different. I believe that top executives at NBC and Comcast have a major say in WWE's content. In addition to wanting to sanitize programming for investors, NBC/Comcast's "Standards and Practices" are probably very tight right now. As much as the Internet wants to criticize Vince McMahon for the "PG Era", you need to realize that never in the history of man has a Pro Wrestling company... Oh, excuse me, I meant SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT company ever been a publicly traded corporation that has to deal with much larger publicly traded corporations. It may not end well for the WWE... While WCW made blunders upon blunders through 2000, their death nail occurred when Time Warner and then AOL/Time Warner executives wanted more say over WCW programming. Then, they bean counters came out and realized what a financial disaster WCW was and by March 2001, WCW programming was cancelled on AOL/Time Warner channels. The pressure was there from Investors and a Publicly Traded Corporation media company for WCW during 1999-2001 just as it is now for WWE... In my opinion, the move for WWE Smackdown to USA Network could be a complete disaster... While the SyFy Channel is under the Comcast/NBC/Universal banner, it is still a separate channel from USA Network. Now, WWE's "eggs are in one basket" which includes the WWE Tough Enough show that USA Network executives have been recently criticizing. Hey, you're already seeing the potential problems... Compare that to the WWE's growth years of 1997-1999... Creative team consisted of Vince McMahon with Vince Russo, Pat Patterson, Jim Cornette, and Bruce Pritchard contributing in various ways. Vince McMahon also had an army of WWE road agents, former wrestlers, who also had creative input on matches and unscripted promos (that's the key!). Furthermore, Vince McMahon had Jim Ross as his VP of Talent Relations. Jim Ross was grabbing key WCW castaways (Steve Austin, Mick Foley, Triple H) while developing guys like the Rock and Kurt Angle from scratch in Memphis or Cincinnati developmental systems (before Ohio Valley Wrestling in Kentucky became the system). While Kevin Dunn was around, his influence didn't increase until his television responsibilities increased with the invention of WWE Smackdown in 1999. He became much stronger later. Main point being is that those 1997-1999 years had WRESTLING GUYS helping Vince McMahon make decisions about the WWE wrestling product. Now, Vince relies heavily on his friend (Kevin Dunn) and family (HHH/Stephanie) along with a bunch of Hollywood writers that they keep hiring. Oh, and many Investors who can threaten the WWE by selling shares... Oh, and the Comcast/NBC/Universal monster of a media corporation who appeared to be the only buyer of WWE programming last year. Different time and different era... But Attitude Era was BETTER because of the less corporate infrastructure in place. Wrestlers could be wrestlers and they didn't have corporate forces telling Vince that all words aired on television had to be scripted. That, and corporate forces want the WWE to become more than just a wrestling company. Excuse me, a wrasslin' company... Last time I checked, a successful wrestling company helped make the WWE become a corporation. Now, the corporation is neutering what made it. ---------------------------------------------- Speaking of USA Networks and Monday Night RAW... Tonight was the typical "go home" show for me, so thus I won't complain. Contract signing, too... I just wonder if any fan out there is actually hype for these? Horribly overplayed and one would figure if the WWE is already advertising Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins, shouldn't there be a contract already in place? Why would you advertise something that isn't signed, sealed, and delivered? Some cool interaction between Paul Heyman and Seth Rollins when Heyman suggested that he hoped Rollins would "get his" after turning on the Shield. Heyman then screamed at Rollins to keep his hands on the table and then Lesnar flipped the table over to reveal and axe handle hidden under the table as a foreign object. Lesnar placed the handle back on the table and dared Rollins to pick it up. Rollins did but had a table thrown at him by Lesnar. It was on, but eventually the 2 on 1 with Kane helping Rollins was too much for Lesnar... Eventually, Lesnar overcame the attack, gave an F5 to Kane on the outside, and Rollins ran the hell away. Steel steps to Kane's leg for extra measure. Great ending segment to hype WWE Battleground... But then the booking turns to the Seth Rollins and Kane feud... Again. Rollins taunted Kane for a failed plan to ambush Lesnar and even kicked his injured leg afterward. Thank you, WWE, for giving us nothing but Seth Rollins/Kane animosity since Wrestlemania 31. Yes, that was sarcasm. Highlight of the recent RAW shows remains to be John Cena and anyone chasing him for that US Title... Tonight, we had an AMAZING Triple Threat match between Kevin Owens vs. Cesaro vs. Rusev. Good to see Rusev wearing shoes. Seriously, why hasn't any WWE wrestler tried to stomp Rusev's feet? But to me, Cesaro was the star of the match and for multiple weeks now, he has proved why he's one of the best in-ring wrestlers in the world. How Vince McMahon can't see that, I'll never know... Oh wait, I just explained it above. Corporate interests and his television producer, Kevin Dunn, probably don't like Cesaro and thus it limits that wrestler's growth. See how that works? Hopefully, John Cena is pulling for Cesaro backstage. Rusev was able to win the match and was forced to immediately wrestle John Cena. Weird moment as John Cena was dominating a wounded bird in Rusev. Almost felt heelish by Cena and you could sympathize for Rusev a little... Big moment for Rusev as he reversed an Attitude Adjustment to lock in Cena with an Accolade. Cena tried to lift himself out of it but Rusev locked it back in and pulled back. Then, Kevin Owens attacked Rusev... Zero complaints. Thus, the 2 big match-ups delivered GOOD "Go Home" moments and that's all I can ask for. I figure that both Lesnar vs. Rollins and Owens vs. Cena have serious "Match of the Year" potential. As I type this, WWE Tough Enough comes on the USA Network as a replay after RAW. I hate this crap. Last thing that the WWE should want is to expose their business with petty drama that they can find on some crap Mtv Reality Show. WWE needs to realize that for every Rock, Angle, and Lesnar projects they've taken on, they've cut many non-wrestler entrants into WWE's developmental system. Just see Roman Reigns and how he's completely unable to sell emotion or pain in the ring. You cannot manufacture wrestlers from scratch. You actually need guys who love the business and have something in their past that would make them a good wrestler. Anyway, back to RAW... Well, not really. I missed the NXT Divas segment, so no comment... Rest of the show did nothing for me. So, I'll just comment on the important stuff and move on... ------------------------------------------------- WWE BATTLEGROUND PREDICTIONS I should be reviewing this show somehow whether it's the insta-post column that I write during the show or afterward. All depends on how I watch the show whether I'm at my buddy's house on his WWE Network or here at my house for my own subscription. Here are my predictions, as of 7/13/15, in my WHO SHOULD WIN / WHO WILL WIN format: King Barrett vs. R-Truth in Pregame Match What is the WWE seriously doing with King Barrett? Have they just given up on the guy because he appears to be made of glass? I just don't know. The guy had some momentum with is revamped "Bad News" gimmick and lost it all with his injury. Then, WWE and the "yes man" Internet Fans told me that King of the Ring 2015 would matter despite its 1 day hype for a tournament that ended in a few days. Yeah, whatever. WWE oddly likes R-Truth as a midcarder and I just don't see much interest in Barrett right now. Why else does he remain off Pay Per Views unless it's a Pregame match? WHO SHOULD WIN: King Barrett. Just no upside for R-Truth right now by the WWE as they've never taken him seriously. Always a comedic act. WHO WILL WIN: R-Truth. WWE doesn't have faith in Barrett as they probably believe that Barrett is failing despite the "gift" of being King of the Ring. That's the WWE mentality... ---------- Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns Both are guys that WWE has "start/stop" pushes with and I just don't know where WWE will go. It wouldn't surprise me that Roman's push will be restarted to crown him WWE Champion at Wrestlemania 32. Seems to me that Vince McMahon (and probably Dunn too) are high on Reigns's look and Vince wants to remain in good favor with the Rock, Roman's cousin. Seems like there is a backstage split on Bray Wyatt's potential based on the way he's pushed hard and then cooled down against certain opponents. WHO SHOULD WIN: Bray Wyatt - The more talented in-ring wrestler and better talker, period. Roman Reigns is void of personality and just doesn't sell well in the ring. WHO WILL WIN: Roman Reigns - Just seems like WWE just threw Bray Wyatt into this feud just to give something for Roman Reigns to do. ---------- Randy Orton vs. Sheamus What am I missing here? Both guys have been granted opportunity after opportunity to be World Champions and pushed to the top. What do either guy have to show for it? Can either guy legitimately prove that they could draw without the rest of the roster carrying them? Ratings as champions? Buyrates as champions? Merchandise sales and houseshows... Where is the growth? Yet, these two are repeatedly given multiple chances to succeed by the WWE Creative team that likes both guys. Both of whom are reportedly close with a certain EVP... WHO SHOULD WIN/WHO WILL WIN: Randy Orton. WWE has no problem letting their Money in the Bank winners lose repeatedly before cashing in. I could see the WWE doing their classic "lose on PPV, win on RAW" method with Sheamus here. ----------- WWE Tag Titles: New Day(c) vs. Prime Time Players As I stated in another column, I felt that the opportunity to get the Prime Time Players over was before they broke up... They just had no hype in their break-up, just as they had no hype in winning the Tag Titles recently. My guess is that the New Day will be rewarded for being smashed by Brock Lesnar at the "Beast in the East" WWE Network special. WHO SHOULD WIN/WHO WILL WIN: The New Day. ----------- Intercontinental Title: Ryback(c) vs. Big Show vs. Miz I want to be happy for Ryback for getting the opportunity to be IC Champion, but I'm just not feeling it. His heel turn during 2013 has permanently destroyed any momentum he had at the time and then injuring a few wrestlers thereafter didn't help. What Ryback simply needs is GOOD MATCHES to impress fans. Push the "Feed Me More" stuff all you want but if you can't properly work an entertaining match, fans won't back you. WHO SHOULD WIN: Ryback by doing some impressive slam to the Big Show and then smashing the Miz afterward. WHO WILL WIN: Miz. Seems like WWE is pushing the underdog role with him and corporate types like having Miz as a champion of some sorts. ------------ US Title: John Cena(c) vs. Kevin Owens Makes me wonder after tonight if the WWE is either serious about Cena vs. Rusev again or if WWE Creative wants to see Kevin Owens vs. Rusev. Hard to say... But it wouldn't surprise me that the WWE wants to do Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena at SummerSlam 2015. With Rollins vs. Lesnar happening at WWE Battleground of all Pay Per Views, something is up... If anything, I predict that Cena may move on to join Rollins/Lesnar to relive their Royal Rumble triple threat. WHO SHOULD WIN: John Cena. Sorry, but the psychology is that John Cena is the #1 guy in the company, besides Lesnar. Kevin Owens is still new from NXT. Think of it like a developmental call-up in baseball. Particularly with pitchers, rookies tend to start off hot but then after a couple of games, scouts have film and they pick apart the pitcher's habits or tendencies. This is the 3rd match and John Cena should be more ready than ever to defeat this guy. WHO WILL WIN: Kevin Owens. Why else would he lose his NXT Title, aside from moving on up to the WWE roster? US Title will officially pull Owens from the NXT roster and bring him to WWE full-time. ------------- WWE Title: Seth Rollins(c) vs. Brock Lesnar That Royal Rumble 2015 match was amazing and I believe that remains my "Match of the Year" for 2015. Maybe... I could imagine that this match ends in questionable circumstances that it prompts a rematch for SummerSlam 2015 and then John Cena is added to it later. In my opinion, the WWE wants to boost the quality of SummerSlam 2015. Something is up that will prompt a rematch. WHO SHOULD WIN: Brock Lesnar. It's just not working for Seth Rollins. WWE completely neutered him after Wrestlemania 31 from making him feud with Kane, banning his Curb Stomp, and diminishing the value of the Authority. WHO WILL WIN: No contest or Disqualification. I definitely see the Royal Rumble 2015 rematch coming or at minimum, Lesnar vs. Rollins again. --------------------------------------------------------- PHAT QUESTIONS Question #1: Why don't you cover Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in your columns? Simply put, it's not pro wrestling. This is a pro wrestling column... But in all honesty, I just don't watch or follow Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or UFC. It's a simple matter of "time"... I'm a busy guy. I work like a dog in the financial industry and I have a family to take care of. Thus, to quote ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, I've been pruning my "sports tree" for years. Right now, I watch the WWE on Monday Nights, NBA Playoffs, and the NFL... Otherwise, the sports not mentioned better have an event appealing enough for me to tune in. UFC just hasn't been added to my television viewing. My bigger issue with UFC in particular is marketing. They need to get on ESPN's Sportscenter more often than they do. I know, they get some coverage, but UFC should be marketing names through ESPN and other sports media outlets. I honestly do not know when UFC events are upcoming because I barely see any coverage on ESPN. Furthermore, I just don't have time to research a new sport. UFC and other MMA organizations should do more to entice me to join as a fan. Why should I have to do work to watch the product you're trying to sell? Say what you want about WWE, but they make sure that you know their superstars and their events. It's a marketing machine. I honestly never see ads for UFC events on my Comcast cable. It's often a surprise to me when an event is on... Nothing against MMA or UFC, but they need to do more to inject themselves into the mainstream. Seems to me that boxing, despite their issues, can still market their fighters. Reach casual fans like me and attempt to entice me to buy more Pay Per Views. ---------------------------- Question #2: Who was the greater wrestling promoter? Paul Heyman or Eric Bischoff? Great question: how would Bischoff perform without Turner/Time Warner money? How well would Bischoff do if he wasn't constantly raiding ECW's talent. Paul Heyman, thanks to Eric Bischoff, had to constantly reinvent his product because of all of the talent lost. For example, in 1997, ECW holds its first Pay Per View. What does WCW do? They sign Raven, Stevie Richards, and Perry Saturn away from ECW. Heyman had a nice run with Mike Awesome through 2000 and what does WCW do? Steals him from Paul Heyman. Could you imagine what Heyman could do with a blank check? He could keep all of the guys WCW kept raiding and not spend more precious booking time getting new talent over. Don't get me wrong, Bischoff had the amazing NWO idea and the Cruiserweight division was fantastic... But Heyman did much more with less. ---------------------------- Question #3: What happened to Sable's career in the WWE? I think it's a simple matter of her Playboy spread ruining her value with the WWE. Sure, that issue of Playboy was extremely popular but it hurt her value with rabid male fans. For years, she kept teasing fans with her bikini contests and strip teases. However, she never showed the private parts. Then, Playboy comes out and guys just need that issue to pound a few out, if you know what I mean, rather than seeing her on WWE television. My guess is that she used her Playboy success in order to attempt to get leverage on Vince McMahon for a new contract and a bigger role. However, I think he saw that she peaked as a personality and was no longer necessary to have around on WWE programming. Particularly if the Playboy success went ot her head. She wasn't exactly the favorite backstage at WWE events because of the Playboy success and pranks like crapping in her gym bag (X-Pac!) were happening as revenge. Make no mistake, though... She was HUGE during 1997-1998 for her time. Sable was stunning to look at and got over well as a heel. The ratings proved it back then for her quarter hour segments. ----------------------------- Question #4: What is your favorite part about the WWE Network? Documentaries. I know that I bashed Kevin Dunn above, but the guy is a legitimately skilled television producer. I've been killing Rivalries, Monday Night Wars, Beyond the Ring, and whatever else just simply tells the story about pro wrestling. I found the Rivalries one to be particularly entertaining because both wrestlers usually participated and they talked a lot about real life stuff. The Shawn Michaels vs. HHH one was excellent, in particular, based on how they went deep into HBK's personal problems. That's as real as you can get on those shows. In all honestly, watching older wrestling events is doing nothing for me. But I'm the same way with NFL games. NFL Network now has replays of 2014 games and they do nothing for me. I love watching sports and wrestling live or for the first time. The memories of living a great sports or wrestling event for the first time cannot be replicated. I just worry that I'll binge through the documentaries too quickly and have nothing to watch, other than Pay Per Views or if NXT interests me. ----------------------------------------------------------- SO JUST CHILL... 'TIL THE NEXT EPISODE! Comments and feedback are welcome. Follow and Tweet me @titowrestling or login in below to post comments. © Mr. Tito and LordsofPain.net/WrestlingHeadlines.com - 1998-2015
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