Extreme
Rules marked the end of WrestleMania season.
Now we enter the dry spell, which are the spring months, as nothing big
happens during these months. Most of the
bigger angles are left for the most important season after WrestleMania season,
the summer. The seeds for these angles
are usually planted in the spring. To
see these seeds come to fruition can be absolutely exciting or excruciatingly
boring. As the WWE heads toward the new
Payback PPV this coming June, it will be interesting to see if the spring slump
takes hold this year.
Game Over?
When you are
the COO of the WWE, the question comes up whether you should still be competing
as a wrestler anymore. Over the past
year that question has come up multiple times for Triple H. While Triple H may still be a big star, the
company has moved on from the point of needing him to sell an event. Considering that Triple H is not the most
enthusiastic about giving rubs to the younger talent, there is not much reason
for him to stick around in a wrestling capacity. Look no further than this past Monday when
Triple H made his way out to interrupt the reveal of Paul Heyman’s newest
client, Curtis Axel (the re-branded Michael McGillicutty). Instead of making Axel look like a million
bucks, Triple H made him look like a chump in the span of three minutes. It did set up a match later in the night
between Triple H and Curtis Axel, but that match did not go any better. Triple H did absolutely nothing to put over
Axel as Creative decided to do a concussion angle with Triple H about four
minutes into their match. The match went
to a supposed No Contest and everybody was left confused as Raw came an abrupt
ending. If a concussion angle was
planned, the least Creative could do was put over Axel in the process. Have Axel beat Triple H in a quick
five-minute match or have the referee call for the bell after Axel beats Triple
H to the point where he cannot compete any longer. There were definitely better ways to put
together this angle, but we were left with one of the worst endings in Raw
history possibly due to Hunter’s ego. After
this past Monday, it might just be time for Triple H to step away from the ring
and take on the Mr. McMahon role that he is currently being groomed for.
The Ryback
Situation
Well,
the misfortunes of Ryback continue. WWE
must be scared to pull the trigger on a Ryback WWE Championship reign because
they trying to find any way possible to keep it off of him. While Ryback did not face defeat at Extreme
Rules, he did not leave Extreme Rules in better standings as the Last Man
Standing Match ended in a No Contest. WWE
has hit Ryback’s glass ceiling. The only
way to get him more over as a heel now is to destroy John Cena and take the WWE
Championship. As much as Ryback still
has room to improve on both the mic and in the ring, he will not be able to
improve if not given the opportunity to excel.
It might seem too early to place the title on Ryback considering he
debuted only a year ago, but WWE has booked this powerhouse into a corner. The only way to get Ryback out of that corner
is to give him the WWE Title and see if he can run with it. If Ryback cannot carry the title, there are
ways to take the belt off of him. To push
Ryback so heavily and do next to nothing with him in the main event scene is a
complete and utter waist. With the right
direction, Ryback could be WWE’s equivalent to a Goldberg-like monster. Even though this writer may sound like a
broken record by now, it is time to stop stalling and take the Ryback
experiment to the next level. A
dominating victory in the Ambulance Match against Cena at Payback will be the
best time to take that next step.
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