5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (June 8)
2. BALLS OUT
Dave Meltzer recently reported, on the Wrestling Observer message board, that an as-yet-undetermined promoter has booked a wrestling show at Madison Square Garden - WWE's spiritual home - scheduled for later this year. The balls on this manoeuvre must be applauded. Vince McMahon would be apoplectic if this show becomes a reality. He'd be more miffed than he is whenever an entrepreneurial performer makes him more money than he'd accounted for - or whenever a performer colours within the lines and doesn't show the desire to succeed. It's no wonder Kevin Owens looked like Charlie Brown on that 365 Network special; this company is absolutely impossible to participate in. And watch, for that matter.
In parallel, Cody and the Young Bucks teased at the recent Ring Of Honor tapings a sequel to ALL IN "in New York City". Within seconds, they dropped the pretence and outright measured the temperature by referring to an arena "three blocks down" from the Hammerstein Ballroom. The fans erupted with chants of "ALL IN 2!" and "MSG".
This is a shocker. The costs of running the Garden are deemed prohibitive even by WWE, and that company is making more money with Bobby's Sisters than it ever did with Austin's Stunners. ALL IN sold out after a minute with just one match announced, so it makes sense to go even further in with the premise - perhaps. The novelty factor of ALL IN cannot go understated. Fans seemed to want the show - the mentality behind it - to succeed more than they paid for tickets on its merits.
Or perhaps Cody and the Bucks were just taking the p*ss, and another party has pencilled in a show at the venue. Liquidation literally won't mask their delusion.