LIVING INSIDE THE OUTSIDE OF THE RING by ONE Voice
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Wrestlemania 28 is over and now the
question is, "Where do we go from here?"...Let me say this. There was a
man, one man that said he does what his shirt says. He rises above,
and he wins. He said there's people that hate it, but he's going to
Wrestlemania and win. But he didn't. Prior to that, he even said the
fans knew that he has to win. Naturally his opponent disagreed
because he knows better. He's no dummy. He's The Rock. You think he's
in great shape, good health, and has is priorities straight for
nothing? Come on man? He's doing what more of us should. He's living
out his dreams and still keeping his Eyes on the Prize. Yeah, that's not just a saying. It's a
state of mind.
You can watch TV for the surface value of the
matches and drama. You can read wrestling info online for speculation,
news, and rumors. But what really matters though is that you have a
reason for watching. I've been watching this stuff for a long time.
It's not because I don't have a concept of reality. It's not because I
don't want to grow up. It's because like a great movie, great sport,
great relationship, and great lesson. I grow from it. I get something
out of it. Most of all, I've gotten motivation. For Cena, he has been
this for several young fans. But there's a huge place where his
character falls short, which leaves him room to grow.
So here it is...As I've read online, and most
recently I've seen it put better than I ever could; Cena has been
presented as too invincible. Stone Cold epitomized and defined the idea
of being oppressed by those in power. But he had to battle against
this every night and he was never unbeatable. The Rock motivated and
encouraged those who wanted to be best they could be in life. But he
keep losing so that he could stand back up and win. Characters like
that inspire you to not only live vicariously through them, but take
parts of their personality and make it your own. It worked because that
is who they were - who they are. Cena, who is, I believe, a good guy
would not work as a heel. As he said at WWE press conference for WM, he
would fight that idea because you can't be a bad guy if you don't have
it in you. So he is definitely in the right role as a good guy. Where
he falls short though, he has
been the good guy and beaten everyone put in front of him - Easily for
the most part. It has been a long time since he's ever been considered
the underdog. His character needed to lose to be humbled - Thank You
Rock.
As I read recently, which I'd never take credit for,
but someone else said it perfectly. The fans want to root for the
underdog. That's no secret. But the perspective of who that is gets
lost in the translation a lot of times. Cena was worst than the Yankees,
the Lakers, or Bill Russell in the 60's. His character has become over
the past 5 to 6 years as someone that the fans can't relate to. Maybe
longer than that. He is no where near the "minority." And let's face
it, if you watch wrestling, then you are in the minority in life. It's
something that's understood by a select group of people. If you watch
wrestling you get hated on by even people close to you, let alone the
rest of the world. For this reason, the quintessential top baby face
has to see constant adversity in order to see appropriate success. Yes,
we do want to Rise Above John. With you though, not while
being left in the dust. It's actually more the writers fault than his,
but I'm not sure if he sees that or not yet.
This has been one of the greatest weekends for
wrestling. It will be a long road, but with Cena losing the way he did,
they may be able to salvage his character. The Rock explained further
he is not going away, and has a plan moving foward - a championship.
Despite the rumors, Mark Henry and Chris Jericho are still there for the
moment despite questioning quitting because basically it's time. And
Brock Lesnar is back.
All and all, the WWE has a lot of talent that can
make things interesting right now and there are some vets for the young
guys to learn from. We've been waiting for wrestling to get better for a
long time now. I think this is it. Will it be as good as the Attitude
Era or the 80's? No. That would be crazy to go that far. Nothing
will be as good as it once was. But it can be as GREAT as it WILL be.
So with that in mind, will it be worth watching again? Yes. Stick
with me on this, and you'll be happy you did. I don't waste my time or
my breath (even in text). "Business is about to pick up!"
If you don't know a relative JR line when you hear it, YouTube it because that's sad!
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