The Hope for WWE: Part 1

Okay, let me start off by telling you that I've been going back and forth about writing this since, ooooh, about December... Thinking to myself, "Do I really think there is a hope for WWE?" I finally came up with an answer and its, as Daniel Bryan would say, YES! YES! YES! Why do I have hope? Well, I have three points that'll help explain my reasoning.

1. The Changing of the guard.

Vince McMahon is 69 years old and that means that his time on this earth is becoming limited unless of course, you ask him. And hey, I don't blame him for thinking that way, have you seen the latest issue of Muscle and Fitness? Dude's a beast. 

case and point.

But, back to the point I was trying to make. The day is coming where Vince will not be able to run things on a day to day basis. Enter Triple H. He has been given the keys to the developmental brand, NXT, which will get more to later on, and has turned that into the hottest brand in professional wrestling. There has been some skeptics who have said its because the brand doesn't have to put on 5 hours of tv every week. Which, is true but, I'd much rather watch 5 hours of NXT a week then what is being put in front of me right now. The reason a lot of people, including myself, would rather watch NXT is simple. The matches and stories are actually about winning and going for championships. 

 Instead of what you have in the WWE right now where its for the admiration of the WWE universe. I think last years build up to Wrestlemania was a perfect example of what the WWE were capable of doing during a championship chase with Daniel Bryan. Seeing glimpses of that this year with both Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan on their chase to Wrestlemania but, where is that year round? Why should I watch the product the rest of the year? The sad truth of the matter is this, Vince is just out of touch with this new generation of fans and also, wrestlers. 

 During his podcast with Steve Austin he talked about the milennials and how they weren't working as hard as the last generation, none of them seemed worthy of the "brass ring".   In my opinion, it just seems like there isn't a lot of new guys who have the "look" the McMahon is a custom to. Guys like Hulk Hogan, Batista, John Cena and Randy Orton. The new generation of wrestlers might not have the "look" but, they have the skills. Most of these new faces have wrestled 10+ years around the world. Guys like Cesaro, Rollins, Ambrose and Bryan are no rookies to the business. But, they are getting held back while talents like Roman Reigns are being pushed before they have the tools available to them to handle it. Now, that's not saying I don't think Reigns won't be a great asset for the WWE for years to come, just not right now.I'm gonna wrap up this part of the series with this statement...... I hope that in the near future we have wrestlers who are pushed because they can talk and also put on a 20 minute match. Not only will they have the fan support, either good or bad, but they will  also catch the eye of the casual fan who is intrigued by the story being put in front of them.

That's the end of Part 1 in this 3 Part series. Did I miss anything on this point? Did I ramble on too long? Let me know in the comment section and also on twitter @TheJacobDReyes

Thanks for reading.

Until Next Time,

Jacob 

SUS Wrestling Podcast 8-16

Summerslam preview! Plus a tribute to the late great Robin Williams

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Join Jacob Reyes and Travis Wolever for the 2nd episode of SUS Wrestling the re-boot. We talk about the resurrection of the Divas division, Bad news Barrett, Surprises in the WWE and More!

Usos: Where do they match up in the history books?

“When we say US, ya’ll say O!” US! O! “Oh, you didn't know?!” Wrestling fans, young and old, big and 

small know those catchphrases. The first belongs to Jimmy and Jey Uso, the current WWE Tag Team 

champions and the other is courtesy of the New Age Outlaws, Road Dogg Jesse James and Billy Gunn. 

Both teams met a few months back when the Usos challenged the New Age Outlaws for the Tag Team 

titles. Both teams fought hard in those matches but ultimately, the New Age Outlaws prevailed over 

the Usos due to experience, opportunity and sometimes, downright sneakiness. But let’s not write the 

Usos off just yet. Patience, blood, sweat, tears and opportunity finally paid off for the brothers when 

they snagged the gold from those very same New Age Outlaws.

 I can’t imagine what was going through the Usos' minds when they held those titles up for the WWE 

universe to see. Now, I imagine there will be a lot of questions about their ability to live up to the teams of 

old, one such question is, can the Usos stack up to the many memorable and talented teams of the Attitude 

Era? My answer to that question is: yes and no. Now before you kind people start growling and sharpening 

your axes, let me explain. Yes, because they possess many of the tools that go into being a champion 

and running with the “big dogs” so to speak. The first tool is talent. As we all know, the Usos are the 

kiddos of the great Rikishi, they come from a champion blood line and ooze raw and natural talent. 

Take that raw talent, mold it, create it, smooth out the rough edges, debut it, knock out any other 

unseen kinks and watch it grow.

Rikishi, father of the Usos.

 But that doesn’t mean mistakes aren’t going to be made; No one is perfect and accidents happen, that’s 

what makes us human. The 2nd love it or you hate it, there’s no middle ground. The Usos are the epitome 

of passion and its apparent in the ring, in interviews and in their personalities. The Usos do not half-ass 

anything. Period. They come out ready for a fight and full of energy. Combine those 2 elements with their 

intensity and ring presence and we have one helluva show. Let us stroll down memory lane and go back to 

the Attitude Era shall we? Countless, legendary tag teams came out of the Attitude Era, the most notable 

being, D-Generation X, The Kliq, The New Age Outlaws, The Hardy Boyz, The Road Warriors, the list 

goes on and on. Like the Usos, many of those superstars started at the bottom of the barrel, having to 

EARN their way into the top spot. They had to fight, claw, damage and destroy to make it to the top of the 

food chain and employ those same tactics to stay at the top. Like the Usos, those superstars had their 

ups and downs, won and lost matches, some crucial, some not so much, gained, lost and retained 

championchips, and so on. Those superstars oozed talent and passion just like the Usos do. All of 

those superstars put their all into their matches and gimmicks, no half-assing allowed, I could 

compare superstars of the past to the Usos until I’m red in the face but that would take forever and 6 

years. Now, I say no because, 1. They have very big shoes to fill(their dad Rikishi). Living in a shadow 

can hold back a person from REALLY showing the world their true potential. 2. The Usos are in their 

prime, which is fantastic and right where they need to be, but drama outside the ring could 

potentially throw a permanent monkey wrench into the brother’s rapid rise to the top. The Hardy 

brothers are a great example of this. Drama, combined with differing opinions and injuries severed a 

once amazing and downright talented team for good. The Usos have tremendous potential and I 

predict them to be just as good as singles wrestlers as they are as a team. The brothers have a bright 

future ahead of them and once it is all said and done, they may join the evergrowing list of legends 

and possibly go down as one of the best tag teams in WWE history. Thank you for listening to the 

ramblings of a geeky, slightly awkward dude who loves wrestling . Always remember, don’t commit 

party fouls and and always smile. 

Cheers,

Travis.

Re Boot of SUS Wrestling

Just like Hollywood, sometimes you just need to re boot! Jacob Reyes is now joined by Travis Wolever to talk about events in the World of Wrestling. This week, the rise of Roman Reigns, 
"How far will they go?" with Bo Dallas. We also talk about the upcoming Summerslam Main Event, John Cena vs Brock Lesner

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