McMahon

The Kidd bought me the 'McMahon' DVD for my birthday. It focuses on the difference between his in-ring, television persona and his real life personality traits. Why am I mentioning this? Well, absolutely nothing is going on in the WWE today - unless you want to consider Fit Finlay's legit, clean win over Rey Mysterio as big news - and I thought the DVD brought up some interesting points.

First, without Vince McMahon's Mr. McMahon character, Steve Austin would not have been as huge as he was and the WWE would not have experienced the resurgence that it did. The more I think about it, the more sense it makes. Steve Austin is a fantastic performer and his 'attitude' was the basis for the WWE 'Attitude.' But he needed a villain, and he was basically a heel character himself. Without Mr. McMahon as the evil boss, who exactly is Steve Austin feuding with? The Nation of Domination?

Also, there was a chapter concerning the Brand Expansion. Allot of people I talk to hate it. To be honest, I kind of hate it also. But it's not going anywhere ever. I understand that the shows would be better because there would be more than enough talent. Right now with the roster division, the talent is a bit thin. However, the WWE makes more money this way. They can tour two continents at once. Think about it. Would Vince McMahon sacrifice literally cutting his profits in half in order to produce better shows? No. Nobody would.

So, while I may get disappointed every other week, or every two out of three weeks, or maybe 4 out of 12 months, it's not going to change anything. Raw is the Raw brand and will always be touring separately from Smackdown, which is the Smackdown brand. The pay-per-views have been consolidated, which is the best thing possible in today's wrestling world.

I'm looking forward to the 'Genesis' Pay-Per-View. I'm sure The Kidd will give his preview later today... as the PPV is tomorrow and a preview tomorrow would be less of a preview and more of a view... and if his preview takes place Monday, it will be less of a view and more of a synopsis... and any later than that it'd be proof of laziness on our part... even though it's possible we're the only people reading our blog.

It's a confusing world.