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Sons of WWE Legends will lead brighter future

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Word has it that D.H. Smith will be Ted Dibiase Jr.’s surprise partner for Night of Champions, giving credence to the rumor that the WWE is planning a stable of next generation superstars as a major heel faction. Here, here, says Mr. Mal. It appears someone in the golden towers of the WWE is finally getting a clue as to what gets over (and doesn’t include the initials HHH). Apparently, the vastly-underused (and very talented) Carlito would also be part of the group as well. News like this actual registers a blip with this bored-to-tears pro wrestling fan. What says you?

-Mr. Mal

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WWE RAW deservedly hits 10-year low

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

News that the 5/26 edition of WWE RAW scored a pathetic 2.9 cable rating (its lowest since a 12/15/97 show) has to serve as a real wake-up call to the powers that be in the WWE. Even Mr. Mal cannot be bothered to watch the tripe the WWE serves up these days. Will this “Million Dollar Giveaway” be enough to lure fans? Highly doubtful, although it does smack of desperation. For far too long, Vince McMahon has ignored his core market in an effort to expand his boundaries and bring pro wrestling into areas it was never meant to be — namely, the mainstream. He is now paying for this misdirection. Longtime fans are completely apathetic to his product and he has no one to blame but himself. Mr. Mal is glad to hear that pushing the Great Khali means big business over in India. Great. But it means the clicking of TV to the “off” position here in North America.

I’m not even baggin’ on Khali, either. It’s just . . . everything, really. No tag teams, no managers (why the hell was Armando Alejandro Estrada taken away from Umaga?!? He’s wasting away on ECW) and no long-term feuds with any significance whatsoever. Add in too many PPVs where fans are expected to pay for matches they have already seen — including the unholiest of unholy matches that should NEVER again see the light of day: Triple Threat Matches — and its actually encouraging to see WWE RAW post such lowly numbers. It means the public aren’t the witless marks the WWE believes us to be.

- Mr. Mal

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Big Poppa dumps on HHH, Mr. Mal concurs

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Finally, someone in the industry with the testicular fortitude-enough to say what needed to be said: HHH doesn’t deserve the spot he has in the WWE based on his talent. He established his spot via, ahem, other means. In an interview with the Baltimore Sun, Scott Steiner is quoted as saying, “Look at Triple H’s career before he started (having sex with) the boss’ daughter: He lost to Ultimate Warrior in 30 seconds; he was losing to guys like Alex Wright in WCW; he lost to one of the Godwins in a pig slop match. And then all of a sudden he’s [having sex with] the boss’ daughter and he’s the toughest guy in the world. I’m not the only guy who thinks that. ”

Here, here. HHH is one of the main reasons today’s WWE product is so damn stale. Continually forced upon the public as a top face (when, in fact, he is a much, much better heel) HHH embodies everything that is wrong with the WWE. Talk about the Emperor wearing no clothes. Without much competition (sorry, TNA fans) the WWE continues to serve up uninspired television, piss poor wrestling angles and shoddy in-ring action. And leading the way in all of this? Hunter Hearst Helmsley himself. Isn’t it enough that he will one day own the company, or at least a major portion therein? Does he have to be in the title picture all the time as well?

When HHH reportedly refused to move to Smackdown a few years back, it spoke volumes about where his loyalities lie — with him, and him alone. What could have been instant credibility to the fledgling Smackdown brand (for better or worse) instead solidified the brand as secondary, both in the mind of the rest of the roster as well as fans themselves. Thank the pro wrestling gods that the Undertaker never put himself ahead of the business — now cemented as Smackdown’s #1 face — as HHH does on a seemingly weekly basis.

Listening to HHH on the stick is painfully lame the majority of the time (at least we don’t have to listen to his pathetic attempt to mimic Road Dogg’s DX catchphrases anymore) and his in-ring work has been in steady decline for years. What’s left beside his giant ego? Very little, save for the fact who he shares his bed with. And that apparently makes all the difference — no matter how low the ratings go.

- Mr. Mal

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