Has the WWE really sunk this low?
Now, I know better than to expect high standards from the organization formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation. So, if you watch it you can expect to see scantily-clad women, barely bleeped-out obscenities and just a general lack of anything remotely resembling class.
A friend of mine told me he stopped watching when they had a series dealing with one of the female wrestlers being stalked by a peeping tom. I had stopped watching prior to that because I could no longer take the hedonistic and dumber aspects of it.
But, they seem to have reached a low that even I couldn't expect them to. Last night, Kevin Federline ("K-Fed") wrestled the current champion John Cena. Not only that, but they had him win the match by making it no disqualifications and having Cena's current arch-rival put the beat down on him to embarass him and help Federline win.
Is the WWE in such bad straits that they think Federline will help them? Are they really doing that badly? If so, they should just close up shop now.
Comments
Unfortunately, this was the most creative angle they have done in awhile- probably why their ratings have slid so low . . . but you have to admit, Federline is the ultimate bad guy!!!
Posted by: Erik | January 2, 2007 1:29 PM
But shouldn't the ultimate bad guy be a credible threat in the ring? The only way Federline won was with some trickery that also forecast what was going to happen. I knew as soon as they announced the no-DQ thing that another wrestler would go in and beat up Cena so Federline could get the pin.
It's a sad, sad day for the WWE.
Posted by: Paul Smith Jr | January 2, 2007 1:55 PM
K-Fed has legitimate heel heat, people hate him. That other guy who delivered the beatdown needs to keep doing that week after week to keep people disliking him, K-Fed comes with that built in.
Posted by: Greg | January 3, 2007 12:00 AM