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VALLEY'S TAKE: Wrestling Fans Are Frustrated, But Why?, Plus Random Thoughts on RKO Vines, Triple H, more

Oct 24, 2014 - 12:06:27 PM

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By Jim Valley, PWTorch contributor

"WWE needs new stars! I've seen John Cena vs. Randy Orton since 2002! I'll pay $9.99 a month to keep them away from each other!"

Wrestling fans are frustrated. But, what exactly are you frustrated about? For a few years now you wanted The Shield to be pushed to the top of the card. You will get what you want at Hell In A Cell on Sunday: Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins. John Moxley vs. Tyler Black. Dragon Gate USA vs. ROH. You should be ecstatic. But you're not.

"Where's Brock Lesnar? No World Title match? This show has no star power!"

Do you want new guys on top or do you want established stars?

"Titles mean nothing these days! Champions used to be special! When I was a kid, Hulk Hogan never wrestled on TV and Ric Flair only came through a few times a year!"

From what we know, you shouldn't expect Brock to defend the title until The Royal Rumble. The WWE champion and the title were suffering, in part, due to overexposure. I, for one, am watching this experiment very closely.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Missing Brock and the title, in theory, should make his return and the title feel special.

You're also getting what you want: two new stars who love wrestling and worked their way into WWE despite the indy wrestling stigma are headlining a WWE PPV. Given their passion and creativity, Ambrose and Rollins should have great match even with the blood restrictions.

Yes, creative has been up and down at best. Yes, you are rightfully frustrated by at least 15 years of start and stop pushes of some talent. I get that. We don't get everything we want in life. With WWE, I'm not sure you're going to get much more.

I'm not criticizing you or your opinions. I'm just pointing out there are a lot of mixed messages. But, the customer is always right, even if they are saying two different things.

RANDOM THOUGHTS: Since WWE moved to a calendar of scheduled themed PPVs, has there been one Hell In A Cell match that didn't seemed rushed or random? It might be an idea to move HIAC to the Extreme Rules spot after WM or the month before SummerSlam. The timing might be better to culminate a feud. Yes, it would be better to schedule the HIAC organically when it's needed. If it hasn't happened yet, it ain't gonna happen... Not everything is a plot or a conspiracy. Yes, Triple H did hold some people back or encouraged others to book rivals in ways he would never allow for his own character. But he's not out to get everybody. Paul Levesque is a flawed but smart man. Often times he is right. Just because you think someone deserves a better place on the roster, doesn't always mean he's wrong and you're right... Sorry, Randy Orton Vines, someone RKO'd Rene Zellwegger's face and the Internet has moved on. Poor Rene. Like Meg Ryan, her appeal was her "girl next door" persona. Like Meg Ryan, she has seemingly felt the pressure of Hollywood. I wish they both would have chosen to grow old gracefully. Rene claims she's just older and living healthier. The truth makes me sad.

EMAIL JIM VALLEY AT valleytorch@gmail.com.

(Professional broadcaster Jim Valley is a long-time wrestling fan, PWTorch subscriber, and currently PWTorch Livecast guest host and now a PWTorch.com editorialist. He won a National Edward R. Murrow Award and several regional awards during his 20 year broadcast career. He has done TV announcing for several independent wrestling promotions, hosted his own wrestling radio show, interviewed many top stars, and was flown out to Stamford to audition for WWE. He took second to Todd Grisham. His Attitude Era "Total Chaos" wrestling radio show is currently being featured on PWTorch.com's VIP membership website, with new episodes added each month.)