I will die laughing if this is a attempt to force WWE talent to be unable to go to Comic Con. Yes I get the idea is to increase revenue but I can just imagine Vince: "Well why do our wrestlers go to Comiccon, lets do our own cus it's hip." Just do your panel there, and stop thinking your brand name alone generates money Vince.

I disagree that they did the right thing. 1, Everytime plans leak, they change. While this is understandable from a business perspective, the idea is still good. For some reason, WWE thinks that fans are going to be like "Welp I know what happened with my favorite star, not watching"

2. Mark Henry was on such a roll and WWE nixes his feud to shove Bryan/Cena there because it works. This is a example of rushed happy booking.

The way I'd book it: Don't give Daniel Bryan the case, let Randy win it. Then next RAW have Bryan come out and mock Cena's wrestling ability. Eventually in the promo Bryan challenges Sandow, not for the case, but for bragging rights, basically "If I can beat the guy with the guaranteed title shot, I'm better then him." They feud. Randy Orton just dominates some jobbers for awhile. Kane challenges Orton for the case, or somebody, I don't really care who, it could be Punk or Ambrose, or whatever. Henry feuds with Cena until Summerslam.

Basically, build Bryan up to a fever pitch until Wrestlemania where he faces Cena, or Henry or Kane. Something tells me that Wrestlemania would be amazing.

Wrestling is, sadly in a dark age, because it doesn't connect with the generation of today. Now granted, the generation of today is into Justin Beiber, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, but there are some consequences of UFC. Now WWE is viewed as something nerds watch in their basements at their mother's houses. That's going to stick with the word wrestling for a long time unfortunately. We just have to stick it out

Alright guys, I understand the idea here. Jim Cornette when asked about wrestling licenses and if they'd help the wrestlers because of regular physicals, almost died laughing. He stated the licenses are nothing but a money grab by the athletic commissions. Yeah I get it, we want to believe the athletic commission does their job, but hand em enough money, and they'll overlook anything. This isn't a big deal at all.

I get we're fans, but nobody the IWC's age believes it's real.

Now as for Jeff Hardy: Either force him in rehab, like a normal wrestling company, which I don't think has happened yet, or job him out to every competitor they need until he quits. If Hardy IS off drugs, he at least needs counseling for the after effects.

I agree with you Pen. That said, I'd LOVE to see the IWC's reaction to Rocky Maivia before The Rock. Now granted the Rock isn't Daniel Bryan, but I believe Rock would have gotten the same "He's a nobody to Vince" Daniel Bryan is.

Take a look at the Attitude era for a second. Remember the top guys excluding Taker?

HBK, (who got over not with size, but with talent and charisma) Austin, Rock (a guy who went from boring babyface to incredible heel) Mick Foley, Owen Hart (who arguably would have been WWF's top heel if he hadn't died) Kane (Dr Issac Yankem, Fake Diesel) Austin was put with the Ringmaster, Rocky had a awful Blue Chipper gimmick, Foley tore himself apart for his spot. Owen was suited with Blue Blazer maybe because he didn't want a riskier storyline, and Glenn Jacobs couldn't get over with the fans. It was only when Austin and Rock snapped that they got over. It has nothing to do with "being held down" at least in my opinion, but taking advantage of your chances.

As long as Bryan makes the most of his chances, he'll be perfectly fine.

Today is a new beginning for WWE alright. July 11th 2023 it will be. As for Santino judging fitness models I can just imagine him in character. "Girls! You make my cobra, -sets up move- RISE UP!"

Wow, something that makes sense in wrestling! A male gets stripped of the women's title. The blog is interesting from a demographic standpoint, since the blog is focused on the teenage kid who goes online to check his or her Facebook/Twitter. TNA's news section is a little nicer then WWE's "News" articles in my opinion, mainly because it appeals to the teenage Facebook/Twitter crowd more which is odd, since WWE is trying to appeal to that demographic as well.

Alright. In one of my previous comments I was called a liar for saying I liked Bryan and was excited for what was coming up for WWE, since I don't watch RAW live. This, right here, is why. If this isn't a work as part of the concussion storyline, then this is the dumbest thing I've seen yet. It's like Jim Cornette said "You don't want em doing chair shots? Ban that for everyone so when they break the rule, it means something!" Lets really look at this, shall we?

WWE has a G rated program that hides head moves by switching camera angles, but then doesn't expect their child audience to tune into Raw to see moves that effect the head in full glory. They talk about Be a Star, and have Piggy James storylines with Diva talent, and the next thing you see is the bully character on Be a Star "Don't be a bully! It's wrong!" They promote Twitter with stipulations they don't want fans to pick as choices! The fan in me is screaming "Are you serious!?"

This is why wrestling is no longer getting 5s and 6s in the ratings. It has nothing to do with "Blood and Chairshots" but consistent booking. That, my friends, is why WWE and TNA aren't getting the ratings that we saw in the Monday Night Wars, because yes, the Attitude Era had it's stupid moments, but this has literally become comical.

Okay, first off. Bryan makes no sense as the guy Vince has no faith in, especially when coming from Shawn Michaels, the guy who trained him. Yes Vince probably can say stuff that could be seen as insulting but I don't think Vince is that cold to say to HBK "Well you know that guy you trained? What do you see in him Shawn?" Roman Reigns wouldn't be booked as part of The Shield if he wasn't seen as somewhat capable of drawing. We need to remember that the fans are the biggest indicator of what works.

Problem is, that whatever works, seems to be shoved to Cena, and then Cena wins, draining any sort of momentum. I don't hate Cena, and amazingly, I don't hate his character, because I'm dying to see him go heel ala Bret Hart or even Rock when they turned on the fans who hated them. (Vince, that's how you turn a face heel without losing their heat, you did it once in 1997, remember Calgary Stampede?) I hate how predictable his feuds are where it's "Big force that has so many wins faces Cena! Can Cena beat him! Yes! Move on to next feud!"

It just makes WWE, a wrestling company I've watched all my life, so much harder to watch when fans like myself, who've watched the Attitude Era of 1997-1999 saw what worked. I get times have changed, and sponsors are different now, but we can't have Cena say "Hey, you people saying Cena sucks, SHUT UP! My fans can cheer anyone they want!" You can tell Cena WANTS to in some of the promos he cuts, but he holds back. It just blows my mind that Vince doesn't try the same thing with Cena where he turns on us, the fans who hate his character! I even turned on RAW one time live, simply because I thought when Bret came in, they'd do a mini angle with Cena where Bret would suggest that. Too logical I guess.

So, you're saying you suffer through 99% of the show and don't use Youtube? Until wrestling becomes a major focus of WWE, I won't give them a hour of my life.

No, what Im saying is, I dont understand Vince's mind. I don't get the buildup of this major "Vince Mcmahon's son" angle only to give it to Hornswoggle. I know it probably was Vince's plan, but really? You have a roster full of talent, you're teasing that the son could be Jeff Hardy, JBL, all these other wrestlers, and you pick Hornswoggle.

I just don't get Vince's obsession with corny humor. They could have gone a million different ways with it, even with Kennedy's suspension. It just angers me that every time something big does happen in WWE now, it gets smashed to bits within three or four months.