Views From The Turnbuckle: Wrestling's Hottest Takez!

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If you have been reading this column for the last couple years, you would know by now that I have a lot of opinions. However, not all of them can make it into a column, so here are some quick hit thoughts I have on wrestlers, fans, storylines and the industry as a whole.

1.The chant "This is awesome!" has become the most overused chant at WWE events. While it was once reserved for truly spectacular moments that will hold a place forever in wrestling lore, the chant has since become an everyday occurrence for fans at WWE events. While in the past you may have the heard the chant once a month on PPV, now you hear multiple times on Raw, pretty much at any time something remotely interesting is going on. It's lost all meaning, so now there needs to be a new chant that takes its place.

2.WWE is going full steam ahead with the "Diva's Revolution" but at the same time are prominently pushing The Bellas, who strike a nerve with fans and represent pretty much everything that was originally wrong with the division. While the division would arguably be better if The Bellas were dropped, the fact of the matter is that they wield way too much political power within the company to be going anywhere. The sad fact of the "Diva's Revolution" is that it is only going to work if The Bellas are on board with everything, so if the fans want to see true change with the Divas, they are going to have to put up with The Bella's presence.

3.A lot of fans are alarmed at TNA's recent loss of talent, losing entrenched veterans like Magnus, Austin Aries and James Storm. As the mysterious September deadline for TNA's supposed cancellation inches closer, I would guess that we are seeing the development of a new TNA, one that will attempt to exist outside of a traditional cable TV deal. By cutting or not re-signing a majority of their higher priced talent, TNA can rely on per appearance deals and lesser known talent to flush out their shows. By allowing talent to work for other companies such as Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, EVOLVE and other indie companies, TNA is not holding its own talent hostage by not running enough shows. While it looks bad right now, TNA is really just trying to prepare itself for a potential future without a television contract.

4.I don't know what Wade Barrett did to piss off management, but what happened to him is the destruction of one of the most promising wrestler careers to come along in WWE in the last decade. Barrett has all the tools to be a great champion, and at one time WWE felt the same way, after all he had arguably the most impressive debut on the main roster in history and worked a long feud with John Cena. Since then WWE has consistently mismanaged his career. They booted him out of the Nexus and had him wandering around with no direction for a year or so. When he got the Bad News Barrett gimmick over, WWE cruelly cut the legs out from under him and ditched that idea. He won the "prestigious" King of the Ring tournament and then gave him no chance to get that over. Now he is in a tag team match with Stardust, Neville, and an actor and he is the LEAST relevant person in that match. Just a sad thing to happen to a great talent.

5.Props to Pro Wrestling NOAH for doing what it needed to do to stay relevant in Japan. With dwindling attendance and the loss of their top draw (KENTA), I had NOAH dead and buried, but they have smartly kept their business afloat. They got Jado, who along with Gedo has booked NJPW into the best promotion in the world, to handle their booking. They also built around their best wrestlers, such as Naomichi Marafuji and Taji Ishimori and brought in the supremely talented yet underutilized Minoru Suzuki to be their champion. It's pretty much the exact opposite of what All-Japan Pro Wrestling has done, and it is no small wonder AJPW can't draw over 1,000 people to a show.

6.If you haven't seen Speedball Mike Bailey wrestle, you should really go and try to do that. Baily is about 5'7 165, has the body of a 45 year old accountant, and has a ghostly skin tone. That being said, he is AWESOME to watch in the ring. Combining great high-flying with a stiff Taekwondo background, he takes huge risks and sells great for his opponents. His match against Roderick Strong at PWG's Mystery Vortex III was tremendous, probably one of my five top matches of 2015 so far. A really exciting talent that is a blast to watch.

7.WWE is going to sell out three straight shows in the Barclay's Center next weekend. They sold out Takeover: Brooklyn on Saturday, Summerslam on Sunday and Raw on Monday. While that is great, it should also be expected since WWE is in by far their largest market. Since WWE sold tickets so well, I really don't understand why they didn't try to do Summerslam at a bigger location. MetLife Stadium might have been too much to ask, but why not try Citi Field? The Mets will be out of town that weekend and the ballpark recently hosted the Legends of Wrestling event. Even if WWE didn't sell it out, they could have drawn 30,000 and just said they sold it out which is pretty much what they do for every Wrestlemania event.

8.Ring of Honor has always had really good main events, but now after years of trying it seems like they have finally developed a real undercard for their shows. For a big portion of their existence, ROH relied on local indie wrestlers to fill out their cards, even for big shows. Now ROH seems really committed to establishing talents and storylines for wrestlers at every spot in the card. A storyline like Dalton Castle vs Silas Young wouldn't have existed five or six years ago, but ROH has shown a real commitment to developing feuds for every spot on the card, and the result is better overall shows.

9.I'm totally unsurprised Tough Enough isn't doing well on USA. If there is one thing wrestling has stressed to fans since its inception, it is that it takes years and years of practice to master the art and have an impact on the industry. The track record for Tough Enough is horrible, and even the show's successes really only became successes after those guys left and learned the trade for years post-Tough Enough. It's funny that WWE still believes that they can take anybody and just make them into a wrestler who is worthy of being put on television. They are setting up a match between Lana and Summer Rae, and does it matter that Lana has now background in wrestling? Of course not! They will just give her some lessons and she will have a match, regardless of how good of a wrestler she really is. Not everyone can be a wrestler, and I'm surprised WWE hasn't figured that out yet.

10. Sad to hear about the potential retirement of Chuck Taylor. Taylor has been working a retirement tour on the indie seen, and although it is unconfirmed whether he is actually retiring or it is all a work, it will be unfortunate to see him hang up the boots. Taylor is a great talent with terrific charisma and has found success in every company he has worked in. He wasn't the biggest or the most physically gifted athlete, but always got over with the audience and it will be a shame to never see him get a fair shot in a national promotion.

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