6. This Week In Unnecessary Rematches
In your free time, do you ever find yourself saying Hey, Ive seen Stardust and Neville fight in six one-on-one televised matches since July 13th of this year, and five tag matches since then, but what I would really, really love is a 7th singles match between them! If so, you were in luck this week when the two fought again at the MSG Live special. This match was simply too big for Raw and SmackDown, and had to be settled within the confines of The Garden. Oh, and we also watched our 13th Sheamus vs. Orton singles or tag match since June 1st, and we saw Charlotte fight at least one member of Team Bella for the 14th time since July 15th. Seasons change, but the matches remain the same and grow moldy like year old milk in the fridge. You can't just throw this carton out, though, it just keeps getting smellier. WWE, stop. Just stop it. Stop booking endless rematches! Hire someone to keep track of this, or just put everybodys name in a hat and book the shows that way. Or, bring in some new wrestlers! Austin Aries, Magnus, and James Storm are no longer under TNA contract so offer them deals, call up Samoa Joe, get desperate and ask Buff Bagwell if he has some free time on Mondays from being a male escort. Something needs to be done to break up this monotony! Neville and Stardust are good, but no one needs to see some version of it 12 times. Vince may think with low ratings that right now isnt a good time to sign new talent, but part of the reason people arent watching is because theyve seen everything he's presenting before. Many, many times.
Andrew Soucek
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