For the first time in five years, King of the Ring returned out of nowhere. For many of the hardcore fans, news of the return brought back fond memories from past tournaments. Those good feelings were quickly squashed when it was announced that the tournament was staring...RIGHT NOW! On short notice, eight men (only eight?) were announced for the once prestigious tournament. These wrestlers seemed chosen arbitrarily. From a storyline standpoint, why did R-Truth get in? He lost his last four matches on Raw and SmackDown! It was as confusing as Hornswoggles entry in 2008. There were more qualified wrestlers for that spot! And then, why did Truth beat Stardust? The man is 43, his gimmick is awful and his mere entry in the tournament brought it down. Who in creative though his promos on spiders was funny? Oh yeah... Vince McMahon. So WWE went with Wade Barrett to win, which sounds all right, until you realize it wont do anything for his career. Remember when Sheamus won in 2010, and it did absolutely nothing for his career because WWE kept having him job anyway? Theres no reason to think that anything different will happen this time. Winning The Intercontinental Title didn't stop Barrett from losing every week! People still make fun of Mabel winning years ago, but at least WWE gave him a chance at main event status. Theres no way thats going to happen with Barrett. Lets hope next year they put more than five minutes of thought into this thing. If WWE is so desperate to fill TV time with rushed ideas, maybe next week they can bring back Brawl for All! My money's on Viktor! Time to kick out. Thats all for this week. Agree? Disagree? What was your worst wrestling moment of the week? Sound off below and thanks for reading!
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