BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
I’m still experiencing a “wrestling coma”. Outside of a select independent company or two, professional wrestling has grown extremely boring to me. I still like some of the WWE performers, but the pacing and current stories are just not enjoyable. I start watching and no matter how awake or how caffeinated I get myself I still drift off. It’s not even a being “bored” thing. I’ve literally found myself laying on a couch and snoring through the show. Who needs Nyquil? I know it’s really no worse than it ever is, but I just can’t stay awake. I’m going to try with Survivor Series…
The Divas Title match between Eve and Kaitlyn will be a fine chance to catch up on a few minutes of sleep. I’m being pessimistic about it, but I’d genuinely love to post next week how blown away I was by this. Eve wins. Big Show and Sheamus put on the best match at the last PPV and this time out they’ll STILL without a stipulation. I have a hard time buying that Sheamus is going to win it back so I go with Big Show. Maybe Sheamus will then snap on him and leave him lying. Could THIS be when Dolph Ziggler finally cashes in? I don’t want to get my hopes up, but it’s always a possibility. This is would be a perfect show to pin point in Dolph’s growing legacy.
I have no desire to see the WWE Title Match. How many times do we need to see CM Punk and John Cena wrestle? Adding Ryback is not going to make a difference. This can’t be good or interesting. The good guys will eventually face off and then Punk will try to take advantage. It’ll write itself and nothing new will happen. Maybe someone will get the traditional Survivor Series “Screw Job”. That could be interesting only if Cena or Ryback went evil. CM Punk winning via “Screw Job” would seriously be the lamest thing ever. Not even in a “Boo! He’s a bad guy!” kind of way. It’s a “that storytelling and pay off was bullshit” kind of thing. This keeps happening so let’s just go with CM Punk.
It’s sad to say that I’m looking forward to the R-Truth match the most. I’m not a fan of his. He’s not a bad wrestler or anything, but he just hasn’t done anything outside of smoking cigarettes as a heel tactic to entertain me. He can surprise me, but I just don’t look forward to his stuff. I do like Antonio Cesaro. He’s one of the best up and comers in the WWE and they seem to be behind him. R-Truth deserves a singles run, but I can’t see Antonio Cesaro losing. Sadly, Kofi Kingston isn’t defending the IC belt and the tag titles aren’t being defended either. These people are all crammed into being part of the Survivor Series match. When they first announced this match it was all full of main event title people. They changed it and pretty much drained the undercard and mid-card of any title matches or show stealing one on ones. “Team Foley” is stupid. Why is he around? What is he promoting? Mick Foley was such a big part of my childhood love of wrestling, but as we both grow older I just get worn out seeing him. It’s hard to get behind him after the anti-WWE/pro-WWE hypocritical slant he uses when it’s convenient. You can bet your ass he’s taking notes of any “wrong doings” going on right now so next time he’s not getting paid by them he can spout them off from his high horse on a soap box. I miss Mick Foley. Randy Orton, Kofi, Miz, Daniel Bryan, and Kane are one team? Tons of talent, but it’s just a crazy grouping. Kofi and Miz should be having a Ladder Match or Best of 3 Falls Match. Daniel Bryan and Kane should be defending their tag titles, but are not. This crazy team is going against Dolph, Alberto, Wade Barrett, Danien Sandow, and Cody Rhodes. The two tag teams take each other out, Miz and Kofi cause each other problems, Alberto and Barrett are fodder, and it all leads to the early roots of Randy Orton and Dolph Ziggler starting a long term program. I’m going with Randy Orton being the sole survivor. This is Survivor Series. It’s gotta be at least decent, right?.... RIGHT?! Ah Shit…
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