There are very few people in professional wrestling that I truly, truly, TRULY despise. Vickie Guerrero is one of them (I'll get to her later), but one that absolutely gets on my very last nerve is Mike Mizanin, better known as "The Miz", or as I prefer to call him nowadays, "The Wiz". Why do I call him that? Well, I'll get to that in a minute.
Mizanin is a wrestling fan, but that's not why I hate him so much. The first thing I don't like about him was that he got his start in reality television. Now, I will go on the record and say that I am not a fan of reality television, although I do watch a couple of shows if they interest me. The second thing is his voice. MY GOD! Every time he opens his mouth, I almost want to shoot myself in the head. I said ALMOST!! Third, he's a joke. Yeah, he may have improved his skills over the past few years, but to me, he will always be nothing more than a glorified jabroni.
My hatred for him increased after he started to become a success, which began shortly after his "feud" with John Cena. I am going on the record again, and stating that while Cena is not one of my favorite wrestlers, I actually dislike him less than Mizanin. Yes, I actually prefer John Cena over The Wiz (again, I'll get to why I call him that later). After winning the United States Championship, I wanted him to lose it as quickly as possible, but he ended up holding onto it for 224 days, and during the latter parts of his reign, he barely defended the title at all. I guess titles really are useless in the WWE.
Oh, but you want to know what absolutely got me enraged? When Mike Mizanin cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on a weakened Randy Orton (this cashing in on a weakened opponent is really getting old) and won the WWE Championship. If I had a picture of The Miz Girl, I'd post it here, but I don't, but her reaction was pretty much the same as mine. Not only that, but shortly before his WrestleMania XXVII match against John Cena (the match itself is another reason why the show was an epic failure), he turned the WWE logo on the championship belt upside down, making it look like an "M", completely disrespecting the legacy of the title. This is why I call him "The Wiz". Also, he ended up beating Cena at WrestleMania thanks to The Rock (I don't blame The Rock for this, just so you know), but he finally, finally, FINALLY lost the title back to Cena at Extreme Rules, after a 160-day reign. That's the longest reign since Triple H's run in 2008. Thankfully, The Wiz is out of the title picture for now, but he's still on my most hated list.
Mike Mizanin, do us all a favor and just GO AWAY!!!
Oh, and you're not awesome. Really.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Michael Cole...GO AWAY!!!
Now, let me get this out of the way. I'm not a fan of Michael Cole. However, until 2009, I have at least tolerated him. Since the turn of the decade, however, my tolerance for him has waned, especially in 2011. Play-by-play announcers should focus on the action inside the ring and promote the angles. Cole, however, just seems to only put himself over, and although it's basically Vince feeding him this stuff through his headset, I still vent my anger out on him because, well, it's easier to do that. Raw, and even SmackDown, has become unwatchable due to Cole's "commentary".
What really got me wishing that the little creep would just disappear was his match against Jerry "The King" Lawler at WrestleMania XXVII. Now, Lawler is a legend in this business. He has won more titles than any other wrestler in history, and he's also one of the best commentators in history as well. I thought it was nice for Lawler to finally have a match at the Grandest Stage of them All, but what do they do? They have Lawler win, only for the decision to be overturned by the "Anonymous" RAW General Manager and have Cole be declared the winner by disqualification. Not only that, but they continued this STUPID rivalry for another two months, and even after being humbled at Over the Limit, Cole still acted like a jerk at times, and that jerkiness came back full force after Jim Ross' return and subsequent "firing". This whole Cole/JR thing needs to stop.
Another thing I want to talk about is the "Anonymous" Raw General Manager. After the Nexus angle began, instead of hiring an actual human being to be General Manager, Vince had the individual communicate by e-mail, and the e-mails would be read by...Michael Cole. This made absolutely no sense whatsoever, and it became very old very quickly, but they still continued it until July of this year. A lot of fans theorized that it was simply Michael Cole sending himself the e-mails, but I guess we'll never find out, since they've simply abandoned the "Anonymous" General Manager angle after Triple H was named COO.
Michael Cole, go back to war corresponding. Or even better, GO AWAY!!!
What really got me wishing that the little creep would just disappear was his match against Jerry "The King" Lawler at WrestleMania XXVII. Now, Lawler is a legend in this business. He has won more titles than any other wrestler in history, and he's also one of the best commentators in history as well. I thought it was nice for Lawler to finally have a match at the Grandest Stage of them All, but what do they do? They have Lawler win, only for the decision to be overturned by the "Anonymous" RAW General Manager and have Cole be declared the winner by disqualification. Not only that, but they continued this STUPID rivalry for another two months, and even after being humbled at Over the Limit, Cole still acted like a jerk at times, and that jerkiness came back full force after Jim Ross' return and subsequent "firing". This whole Cole/JR thing needs to stop.
Another thing I want to talk about is the "Anonymous" Raw General Manager. After the Nexus angle began, instead of hiring an actual human being to be General Manager, Vince had the individual communicate by e-mail, and the e-mails would be read by...Michael Cole. This made absolutely no sense whatsoever, and it became very old very quickly, but they still continued it until July of this year. A lot of fans theorized that it was simply Michael Cole sending himself the e-mails, but I guess we'll never find out, since they've simply abandoned the "Anonymous" General Manager angle after Triple H was named COO.
Michael Cole, go back to war corresponding. Or even better, GO AWAY!!!
Vince McMahon...GO AWAY!!
Well, I figured that if I wanted to start my "GO AWAY" series, I figured I'd start at the top with Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
Now, I know Vince McMahon is the guy that has brought professional wrestling to the mainstream audience, and I appreciate him for that, but the man is clearly out of touch with his fans. He still prefers bodybuilder types as opposed to people with more technical wrestling abilities. Not only that, what he calls "entertainment" most people call trash. I personally blame him for WrestleMania XXVII being an epic disappointment on all levels.
The man needs to retire. I mean, he's 66 years old for one thing. On another thing, he's had an incredible amount of success over the years, and he deserves to move on and let his daughter, Stephanie, and son-in-law, Paul Michael Levesque, run the company.
But a major problem that I have with Vince McMahon is this--WWE is currently running an anti-bullying campaign. Now, I'm against bullying myself, but I think it's hypocritical having an anti-bullying campaign from a company that shows bullies on a regular basis, especially McMahon himself. I mean, he always takes an opportunity to humiliate Jim Ross whenever possible, especially in his home state of Oklahoma. This kind of carp has got to stop because it was old six years ago, and it's old now.
When Vince was "relived of his duties" back in July, I hoped that this would be the last time we should see him on television, but when he came back three months later on Canadian Thanksgiving, I can honestly say that I wanted him to drop dead. I no longer have those thoughts, but him coming back still really pissed me off.
Vince McMahon, I appreciate what you've done for the business, but you just need to GO AWAY!!!
Now, I know Vince McMahon is the guy that has brought professional wrestling to the mainstream audience, and I appreciate him for that, but the man is clearly out of touch with his fans. He still prefers bodybuilder types as opposed to people with more technical wrestling abilities. Not only that, what he calls "entertainment" most people call trash. I personally blame him for WrestleMania XXVII being an epic disappointment on all levels.
The man needs to retire. I mean, he's 66 years old for one thing. On another thing, he's had an incredible amount of success over the years, and he deserves to move on and let his daughter, Stephanie, and son-in-law, Paul Michael Levesque, run the company.
But a major problem that I have with Vince McMahon is this--WWE is currently running an anti-bullying campaign. Now, I'm against bullying myself, but I think it's hypocritical having an anti-bullying campaign from a company that shows bullies on a regular basis, especially McMahon himself. I mean, he always takes an opportunity to humiliate Jim Ross whenever possible, especially in his home state of Oklahoma. This kind of carp has got to stop because it was old six years ago, and it's old now.
When Vince was "relived of his duties" back in July, I hoped that this would be the last time we should see him on television, but when he came back three months later on Canadian Thanksgiving, I can honestly say that I wanted him to drop dead. I no longer have those thoughts, but him coming back still really pissed me off.
Vince McMahon, I appreciate what you've done for the business, but you just need to GO AWAY!!!
GO AWAY!!!
No, don't leave let. These next series of posts will focus on individuals currently involved in the professional wrestling industry that should just go away. Here are some of the people I want to go away...
Vince McMahon
Michael Cole
Vickie Guerrero
Mike Mizanin
John Laurinaitis
Kevin Nash
Hulk Hogan
...and that's all I can come up with for now. I hope to get the next entry soon.
Vince McMahon
Michael Cole
Vickie Guerrero
Mike Mizanin
John Laurinaitis
Kevin Nash
Hulk Hogan
...and that's all I can come up with for now. I hope to get the next entry soon.
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