Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

In the past, the 80s brought us superstars bigger then wrestling itself,
with names like Macho Man, Warrior, and Hogan. Into the 90's those same
stars shined, slowly fading. Of course still drawing crowds of old
fans, but the newer fans didn't seem to quite get it like we did, but
they had their own stars that were growing, with names like Michaels,
Razor Ramone, and Diesel, even HHH, Rock, and Stone cold helped close
that decade. But as the millennium changed so did the face of
wrestling, with the fall of WCW, a lot of guys losing their jobs or
sitting at home, a lot of old bridges burned, and a lot of guys stepping
back from the spotlight. This brought the over shadowed 90's guys to
the fore front trying to carry a company and re invent it self one more
time.

In the past the 2 reasons WWE was here and WCW was not was 1. WWE
created superstars, wcw didn't, and 2. Vince plain and simple. Now do
I agree with all his decisions, not on your life but at the same time he
has done wonders for this business. Seems like the evolving face of
wrestling, with guys using scripts to walk though a lot of what they do
verbally, and bring in people from Hollywood to work with steff and the
team of writers is interesting. But I often wonder if it was the 80's
would those writers be able to write a Jake the snake interview, or an
ultimate warrior one either I don't think so. I think any active
wrestler regardless of who they are married to should not be in the
booking at all, we saw how that went in WCW, and I think the workers
need to do more then to just run though the lines

The superstars of today still need a lot of growth, I think this is
evident by who they brought in for agents and how they keep going back
to older superstars for guidance such as Michaels, Viscera, Hacksaw and
Flair. The with the growth of some of the younger guys you see real
growth and potential, people like Benjamin, Burke, CM Punk, and Kennedy
really have the potential to grow into something big, but will they be
able to take the torch the way Michaels had to. I think you will see a
bunch of these guys wash out eventually, people like Masters who are
great physical specimens really don't seem to get over as well as mgt
might home, same with Lashley. Why they try to force these people down
the throats of the public is beyond me, yet they sit back and do nothing
with the CM Punks who the fans seem to love and embrace. I think its
time to run though some of the names of the future, young stars starting
to come into their own, and some that maybe shouldn't

Masters:
Any momentum he could have had is over, there's not much you can do with
a gimmick that didn't work for lex Lugar, he will need to be re invented
to be saved.

Hass:
I don't see him moving above midcard status, he blends in and doesn't
stand out, could he maybe. Unfortunately I do not see them doing
anything with him.

Benjamin:
This kid is good, puts on great matches, but cant seem to get over that
hump. He would benefit from making the IC title division made into
something... remember Dragon vs Savage at wrestlemania III, the title
meant something back then.

Nitro:
The future, although tough enough might not have been looked highly
upon, this kid has the look, the gimmick, and the ability, just keep him
away from the mic, he needs to work on that portion. Being put with
someone like Melina really works for him.

Dykstra:
I know Kenny, he can be arrogant but he's really good as well. I think
he has potential to be an Owen Hart like wrestler, however WWE didn't
know what to do with Owen, will they figure out that they are wasting
Kenny's talents before its to late, or are they just making him pay his
dues... only time will tell

Umaga:
Classic, love it, keep it up

Cena:
The modern Hogan, yeah he might not have revolutionized the business but
Vince is big on him, he respects the business and love him or hate him,
you talk about him and that's what matters

Edge:
I think the public is starting to see what management has seen for
years, Hes got something special, just development is key, and they are
doing a great job with him

Orton:
The Future as well, you think he's big now, give him a few years, as
long as his personal life doesn't drag him down, he's got what it takes
to really be the next big it factor, he can be the next heartbreak kid.

Deuce and Domino
Key here is Deuce... the gimmick might not last but Deuce aka Jimmy
Snuka Jr has potential, only time will see if it grows to something
special. He's got the look, that's half the battle.

Miz:
He has no place in this business. Go back to road rules and real world

Thorn:
I hope they figure out how to use him, Mordici was a disappointment and
they seemed to lose what to do with gangrel...I just hope that Thorn
might stick around, he's got some really good things about him, but at
the same time there are elements that I can see getting re invented.

CM Punk
The future if they figure it out. He is the next generation Chris
Benoit, fans love and respect him. He can work submission matches on
big stages. I look forward to watching his career take off

As it does every couple years, the business is changing we will have to
see where these changes bring us. Will we see an xdivision style
videogame all highspot style match, or are we looking at a classic match
that tells a story and brings us into a world to escape from our own...
We will have to wait and see.
Till next time.