I haven't written an article in roughly a year, due to laziness and due to lack of things to say. This worries me. Hopefully, this article can change things as I have a few questions that need to be answered and I personally am not so sure I can do so myself. Here I am, believing myself to be a huge wrestling fan, interested in every aspect; however, I'm lacking words. It's true, I have seen very few other wrestling matches and industries compared to the amount I have indulged in WWE. As of recently, I have turned my attention towards TNA and ROH and am very impressed. Of course, the quality or the money put in is nowhere near as much as WWE when comparing to pyros, videos, and general TV presentability.

What I find that other companies aren't lacking compared to WWE is the heart in which the matches are done. This is perhaps the essence that is missing from their show, I have no idea. But when I watch WWE programming, they maintain a few good matches (I still believe that Smackdown is putting on better matches), but no sense of electricity or excitement I would feel. I can't think of the last time while watching their programming that I have been excited to see a match up that had normal ring rules and regulations. I only eagerly await the hardcore, the last man standing, the elimination chambers, etc etc. That makes me sad.

It makes me wonder if a limitation on wrestling is such a good idea.

Certainly, it slows down injury and keeps the wrestlers at least on a healthier page..but are they happier? There's no feeling in their movements that keep me drawn to the screen. I see them trading chops, a few suplexes, and match over, good night. Not to say that I speak down on any of the wrestlers, but even my favorite Chris Benoit seems to have slown down in his style or maybe it was the fact that I got hold of some of his old matches in Japan which blew me away.

When I've indulged in older matches, other wrestling companies, or older promos, I get a feeling that there's something there that I no longer see today in WWE. It seems they've gotten...stale. certainly, their storylines are maintaining a certain respectability and overall i call it above average, but the wrestling...the wrestling just no longer entices me. If I may make an individual point about two wrestlers who seems to have gotten better with his in ring work and his antics is Eddie Guerrero and JBL. Yes, I said JBL and I mean it. His in ring style seems to have gotten more "charismatic", he's interesting to watch and worthwhile. Eddie has gone above and beyond my senses to become an even better in ring wrestler, especially when he's not even wrestling and merely standing to be tagged into the ring.

Am I so wrong in saying that I want to see more intense matches, more moves opened up, and more dangerous but well done wrestling? I'm not talking tables, ladders, or chairs. I'm talking about moves that impact the neck or upper back, moves that can be done properly. Look at Jerry Lawler whos former finisher was a piledriver. That's it, a simple piledriver which he has used for nearly his whole career. Where is that now? I know, people have gotten injured, but taking away moves from wrestling is reducing tools that captivate audiences.

I wasn't expecting much when I watched TNA's Turning Point PPV, but I was blown away by all the matches, especially the Sabin vs. Williams match. It was a bit jagged, but it was very good and very excellent wrestling with moves you'll never see in the WWE.

Am I the only one who thinks that there is something to be lacking from wrestling now? I don't know, but hopefully I'll continue watching and continue finding old gems from the past.

by Jasper ..