The Brainbuster: Prove Me Wrong
Posted by TWV Guest Columnists
on 09/26/2006
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Guest Column By David Harper
No one likes to be proved wrong. Especially those of us that state our opinions in such a publicly-aired medium such as a column. And yet as hard as it is to swallow my pride and admit that I might have been just that little bit mistaken about certain things on a personal level, it is nothing but good news for the fans of the WWE.
Ego issues aside, some of you might just remember me chastising Vince McMahon and his decision to put himself and his son within the steel walls of a Hell In A Cell match, going as far as saying that no one would be looking forward to this match and it would only dampen the legacy of previous matches of this type.
Well, I was wrong. Sure, there was a little too much comedy within the 'Cell with Big Show's 'little shows,' if not that mammoth rear-end, surely needing some delicate treatment after the early pounding they were subjected to and the lack of an extreme bump was very noticeable, if unsurprising given the participants.
But it worked and it was entertaining from start to finish: Vince got his comeuppance, his son Shane was left a bloody, shaking mess, and Big Show wisely exited as soon as his trunks-down-ass-out humiliation was complete. If this is to be the end of the DX/McMahons feud, then it has certainly ended on a high-note for me. Please Vince, don't let your ego get in the way ruining a fine ending to a reasonable feud.
And then there was Johnny Nitro. As before, some of you might remember me laying into his all-too-quick raise to the top at Intercontinental level and yet his match with Jeff Hardy was possibly the highlight of a very good Pay-Per-View, albeit it started a little slow.
Nitro's surprisingly win on last Monday's RAW Six-Pack Challenge, that involved just about anyone that matters on the show, can only be a sign of good things to come for Melina's current squeeze. Sure, it was a typical heel win but any kind of win in a match that involves Randy Orton, Carlito, and current fan favorite (don't believe me, listen to the pop!) Jeff Hardy can be considered something fairly special.
Maybe it's time to believe Nitro's hype as the 'future of the WWE.' I'm certainly on the 'yes' side of the fence for the time being.
With the main event of Cena versus Edge, I had initially expressed fears that Cena was too bulky, too much of a weight, not flexible or lightweight enough to truly impress within the spot-fest that is a Tables, Ladders and Chairs match. Once again, and how some people reading this column will enjoy this, I was proved so very wrong. Sure, there was a couple (or perhaps more?) of botched spots and Cena is never going to be a Hardy Boy, a Dudley Boy, or even close to the excellence of his opponent on the evening, Edge, has shown over the years within these matches. But he took the chair shots, the ladder shots, being thrown through the air, being hammered through tables, and each and every single bump like the champion that he, once again, is.
People love to hate Cena and the WWE have been doing a good job of allowing the fans to make him a 'controversial champion.' Pitting him against Edge right slap-bang in the middle of Edge's hometown was a priceless move and it worked very well. I have liked Cena the most when he is truly up against it - like Sunday's Unforgiven and like his notorious recent trip to ECW - and although giving him the belt now might take some of that fighting spirit away, he has earned it in my eyes.
The haters should take a good look back at The Rock. I certainly did recently and, to me, a lot of what he did seems to have dated extremely quickly. In particular, I sought out the debut of one Chris Jericho and the toing-and-froing with the Rock that entailed. Jericho was entertaining, stylish, original, and classy in that segment which the Rock merely spouted out his tired, old catchphrases.
But enough about the much-missed Jericho. For me, John Cena is as good as the Rock was in the ring, but on the mike, Cena is vastly, vastly superior. It is important to have a catchphrase or something for the fans to shout along with, of course, but frankly that is
all the Rock had.
I don't wish to stain the legacy of the Rock because, at the time, I was very much in favor of 'the People's Champion' being at the top level and he was certainly worthy of being there. But I find it incredible that the same people who adored the Rock so much, now boo Cena out of the building on every occasion. It defies logic.
So I have been proven wrong about certain things within the WWE and I'll admit that. Isn't it time for some fans to say the same about John Cena?
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