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Балонът на федерацията почва да се пропуква. То нещата отдавна са били изгнили но сега е толкова зле че чак феновете го виждат.
На един сайт намерих интересна информация за истинска вражда между старите кучета и младите таланти. Пример за РВД:
TAKING THE SHINE OFF RVD ….
Rumor has it Eddie G is the best true worker in the WWE. That would be true. And from where I sit the crowd still goes crazy for RVD - good looks, great moves, fans like him, what more could you ask? “Nah something’s missing......” “Let’s say he hurts people.” “Yeah, that should do it.” “Let’s put some spin on it and take the shine right off RVD …”
RVD has youth, crowd reaction, looks, athletic ability - four reasons why all the old farts in the WWF locker room love to hate him. So here’s how they use the stooges to kill their opposition ….. -
01.13.2001 ‘square peg in the round hole’ - "We have not signed Van Dam," Ross emphatically stated over the phone from his office in Stamford, CT. .."We haven't had a chance to meet with him or his agent to address some concerns that we have.” The 'concern' Ross refers to is the reputation that Van Dam has allegedly earned, whether deserved or not, for being difficult to work with and having a big ego…. "It's just the fact that because of the perception of his attitude, perception being the key word… he needs to be given the opportunity to explain his point of view on this perception….There's no reason to try to get the square peg in the round hole. …. it's important that we keep a good, even keeled locker room as best we can. " John Molinaro, SLAM! Wrestling
[How many times have we heard this about RVD, Goldberg, people that just say no to WWF? Or think for themselves? But nothing at all about the self inflicted lethal injection of "poison" of Hall and Nash? Not to mention the huge guarantees paid for the NWO flop?]
07.23.2001 - ‘too much offense’ - After RVD’s signing, Ross on RVD and the Hardy’s - "Hopefully they can tweak their style to do more storytelling and less offensive spots."
Ross Report for August 10th 2001 –‘risky and flashy’ - “ RVD needs to slow down and take less risks on our roster… and would be well served to incorporate more solid mat wrestling into [his] attack…. less is more.”
On 10-20-01 this column picked up on “The not so silent campaign against RVD” noting how - “In the Ross Report for August 3, 2001, Jim Ross was among the first to raise doubts about the 'durability' of RVD in the WWF -
“RVD has "it" and I only hope his high risk, physical style doesn't shorten what should be a stellar career.”
Again on September 28, 2001, Ross wrote -
"RVD is .... another one who has a very unorthodox, albeit a very marketable, style. My only concern with him is certainly with that style, you just hope he can lessen his injuries."
While at the same time, Ross was denouncing a string of injuries to WCW wrestlers - "Strange that so many of the WCW talents are getting so banged up. Could it be because of the near half-speed style they utilized in Atlanta? This ain't ballet."
Taking his cue from Ross, Bob Ryder chipped in, raising doubts about RVD's basic competence as a worker -
RVD NOT A VERY GOOD PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER
by Bob Ryder (1Wrestling.com) 10/15/2001
“.....Professional wrestling is not supposed to be a full contact sport. People aren't supposed to get hurt from kicks and punches or from other careless acts.
Wrestlers are supposed to protect each other. Van Dam hasn't seemed to grasp that concept.....
Rob Van Dam is clearly a great entertainer and is a tremendously charismatic performer. He's not a very good professional wrestler, though....he won't be until he learns that the most important thing in professional wrestling is to protect your opponent.”
And just in case Bob's readers didn't get it - he took another shot two days later -
“Kurt Angle took a shot to the nose from Rob Van Dam Tuesday night at the Smackdown tapings that produced "lots of blood" according to a backstage source. The source tells 1Wrestling, "he mushed Angle’s nose tonight...it's not broken, but sure looked it. There was lots of blood, I think from a kick."
This marks the second time Angle has been bloodied in a match with Van Dam in recent weeks. Other Van Dam victims include Steve Austin, Test, Chris Jericho (twice), and Raven.” [Bob Ryder Updated: 10/17/2001]
Smelling blood, the other sheets moved in. Not only is RVD a bad worker, they argued, but his matches are 'spud fests', he's uncooperative and he misses 'cues'.
“It appears that Angle also has some bad feelings towards RVD due to the fact that he has been dead weight for his suplexes, meaning he hasn't been going up for them thus making them look weaker. Because of this, Angle gave RVD two hard suplexes to send him a message.
Although Rob Van Dam is over with the crowd and a fan favorite, his position within the company and other WWF talent is quite different. ...Lateness and not being ready for segments are things that don't sit well with those in power positions in the WWF as well as those in the locker room.”
Finally, at week's end, a breathless Dave Scherer reported [The Daily Lariat. 19 October 2001]
“The word going around the locker room is that Rob Van Dam's recent actions (the potato shots, missing his cue on Monday) have rubbed both the Undertaker and Steve Austin the wrong way. Those are two guys whose bad side you don't want to get on.”
Happily, not everyone was swallowing this bunk -
BJ SAYS "DON'T BLAME RVD, BLAME YOURSELVES"
I hate to disagree with the consensus opinion, but if these WWF wrestlers weren't wrestling so "half speed" they wouldn't be getting banged up so much? This isn't ballet after all. That's what we were told just a month and a half ago. The WWF wanted guys who would wrestle physical...... [BJ Bethel 10/17/2001]
Then, earlier this year, the marketing people at WWE decided to use RVD to spearhead a 7-Eleven promotion to WWE's target audience. In these changed circumstances, criticizing RVD would be tantamount to undermining the marketing division of the company and be regarded as disloyalty to the company product and its bottom line. Suddenly, Ross was a RVD enthusiast …. Well not exactly but sort of.
Ross Report, 4. 19. 2002 - “His 7-Eleven promotion and his in-ring performance of late are combining to continue to elevate Rob Van Dam. Barring a serious injury, RVD is well on his way to long-term main-event status. Would like to hear him talk a little more, however.”
Ross Report 05/03/2002 - “I like where RVD is headed and my instincts tell me he is on the verge of greatness. I could watch RVD versus Eddie Guerrero every day.”
And finally the great Ross Report confession, May 24, 2002 -" Simply put, we are not providing the product our fans want to see. We need to create new rivalries, elevate more young and athletic talents and effectively introduce some well-prepared new faces. …. The balance between time devoted to in-ring action and talk must also be addressed, from where I sit.”
And all this from the same guy who'd been utilizing his column since mid last year to undermine “young and athletic talent”, to whine about RVD’s “in-ring action” and to complain how RVD should do less in the ring and “talk a little more.”
Answer this Ross - Who could have a ladder match like RVD's match with Eddie G on RAW? HHH? I don't think so? HH? I really don't think so! Van Dam has it all, the total package -"tough" as in wrestling hurt many a night in ECW where that was the norm?.... ask Paul E? "reliable"... he even worked on a promise or handshake when Paul E was down and out.! So just why would JR want to bury RVD.... is it personal? His weight like Big Show? Or does JR have some deeper personal issues he should come to grips with? Like his problem with Paul E? or is JR simply another stooge for the powers that be in the locker room?
As I said last week – “Time is running out. Vince has to take a chance on talents the people like. But for RVD and Lesnar to happen, VKM has to get rid of the "workers", the "yes men" and the family members he surrounds himself with – and that includes good ol’ platitudinous JR!”
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