Thinkings Aloud

Just thinking aloud on a few things going on in the world of professional wrestling... er... Sports Entertainment... er.... I mean entertainment? Funny how the classification seems to jump all over the place, more so recently. And apparently it is all in an effort to avoid paying a sports tax or something? Sheeh, the economy must be pretty bad off.

This might seem a little random, but eh... it's been a long while since I wrote anything really wrestling related. I still enjoy watching it (when and where I can)! Surely I see now what some people have said about how, after a certain amount of time, stories and ideas end up repeating themselves. To me, it is like watching football or baseball in that we see the same things, season after season. But the faces change and with these fresh faces, sometimes even the oldest and most used idea can seem fun and new all over again.

One thing I was surprised about took place at Wrestlemania 25 this year, with CM Punk being the first ever two time winner of the Money in the Bank ladder match. I wonder if they are going to do with Punk as they did with Edge? By that I mean have him win the title again by use of the contract in the briefcase?

Speaking of Edge, I wonder if he'll ever have a long title reign? The guy has been on the dark side for the past few years now. I guess a reunion with the returning Christian will be out of the question at the moment, considering how I think E&C reteaming will likely get these guys cheered.

Christopher Daniels finally returns to TNA! Well okay, technically he never left in the first place. But after going through being Curry Man, then the video game character turned "real" wrestler Suicide, he finally returned as himself!

I wonder if this will lead to a X-Division revival? It is interesting in a way, seeing Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels in the same ring again. Those guys have come a long way since their classic battles over the X-Division title a few years ago.

Bobby Lashley in TNA... hmm... I wonder what's the deal with this?

Kind of like Mick Foley winning the TNA World title. I wonder what's the point?

Following along the lines of asking myself questions, I wonder what the point of putting Matt Hardy over to Raw in the middle of his feud with his brother Jeff? Which ties into...

My surprise, after reading how Jeff Hardy has yet to sign a new contract with WWE. Though considering how they have all but buried his ass during his brief feud with his brother Matt, I can't say I blame him for feeling "burnt out." It is a long fall from being WWE Champion to losing damn near every match you're in.

I was disappointed to see the tag team of John Morrison and The Miz being split. To me, they are/were the best tag team in the WWE at this point in time. While it is true that there are not that many actual teams, I do consider them head and shoulders better then Cryme Tyme, The Colons (whom they lost to during a pre-Wrestlemania 25 match) and damn near anyone else that company can slap together.

One last little thought here: I am happy to see Dragon Gate (a wrestling promotion based in Japan) is expanding itself into the United States. They have a number of talented guys on their roster and it will be interesting to see how far these guys can go here in the states. Hell, I hope this means they'll make another trip over here to Hawaii... their live show was awesome!