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