Part 3

I've noticed for awhile, and I'm not sure if anyone else has, but John Cena has become Jim from the Office, in all seriousness. He's dropped his more "urban" gimmick (probably because that's what Vince calls it) in lieu of super-witty, good-looking, friendly, beloved smart-ass guy. It's annoying and it's schlock, but I'm not going to rant on Cena, it's been done by so many others and it won't change the fact that Vince is going to continue pushing him to no end because the kids and the ladies love him. So be it. I will however, complain about David Otunga, by far the least talented member of the Nexus. He makes Cena look like Dean Malenko. We were stunned last night when Otunga performed TWO actual wrestling moves. I understand Cena getting pushed, despite my dislike of him, because it's not about putting on a credible wrestling show anymore, it's about presenting a marketable product, and Cena is rife for that. The little kids and the women just can't get enough of him. Otunga, on the other hand, has minimal charisma and talent, yet he keeps getting ample tv time every monday (now fridays, too). Yeah, thanks, Vince, put Otunga all over Raw, but where was CM Punk?

The show seems to be solely for the little kids or the women who like John Cena so much now. I have no disrespect for Cena personally, but his character is atrocious and embarrassing to real fans and it's really really sad to see him getting CONSTANTLY pushed while other, more talented guys languish in the midcard or are subject to utterly stupid storylines (Chavo and Hornswoggle feuding for 3 months being a prime example of this inane bullshit).

And for the past year or so, it seems like WWE will have a good idea going, then it will end inexplicably. CM Punk has been, in my opinion, the best thing the company's had going. His feud with Jeff Hardy was fucking brilliant (as was the Hardy vs Hardy feud that proceeded it). The Straight Edge Society, I thought, would've actually brought back the idea of stables in wrestling, and thus creativity and an interesting show.

Two weeks ago, there was an interesting moment two weeks ago on Raw when Punk came out to announce during Daniel Bryan's match. After Bryan won, Punk congratulated him and signaled to me that they would either be feuding or allying soon, which would be awesome. Two former Ring of Honor champs and two of the best talents they have actually being USED properly. Alas, no Punk last week on Raw. Hopefully Vince doesn't kill this one, as it would be AWESOME to see these two have an exciting, credible wrestling match as they used to in ROH.

Then again, I shouldn't hope too much for a story that I will find personally engaging. Mr. McMahon knows what we want to see and he will do things his way. But no matter how bad it really gets, I'll keep watching. A entity this large in its decline is just fascinating and I just want to see if the ship will sink or if they can actually fix it up and make it work again without destroying it.