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Post by Michael Coello on Nov 4, 2006 9:55:19 GMT -5
I don't think it's his "devoutness" in question. There are plenty of wrestlers who have faith and it doesn't affect their work. It's the use of the belt. This SMACKS of WCW Business. They did so wrong by their championship belt that they managed to make it worth nothing in the end. Does TNA really want to do that by calling it "evil"? A corrupting influence? I'm not liking this "I won, but I'm above this nasty belt" thing. It's not Sting going "I'm above the belt", it's him going, "The belt has led to some dark and bad things (Kayfabe, like Jeff Jarrett & his constant army hiring and obsession over the belt, Christian Cage and his ego inflation, Ric Flair & The 4 Horsemen formation) and he's going to get it back on the right track"
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Post by HMARK Center on Nov 4, 2006 14:56:47 GMT -5
Outside of referencing Zell Miller (GAH! MY BRAIN! ), I whole-heartedly agree. I hate to sound like I'm insulting anyone, but, by and large, whenever mainstream wrestling attempts an angle that would require real attention from the audience, that requires serious character development, etc., fans are quick to crap all over it, look at the surface, and never think "Well, there could be hidden meanings here, or thing I need to inference myself." Wrestling fans, in general, fear unfamiliar territory. They scream and whine about things getting repetitive and boring, but treat anything that's not served to them straight-up as weird, or, in some odd way, threatening. Now, I'm not slamming "Wrestling 101" here; in fact, I'm a HUGE believer in it (and it's part of the reason why I'm a such a big ROH fan). But, again, I find that most wrestling fans are very, very slow to embrace anything that they feel is outside their comfort zone, so to speak. In today's wrestling world, that comfort zone is basically the show structure of Raw; anything that doesn't match that ends up being something that just "doesn't feel right." I, personally, love where this idea with Sting might go. Fact is, since he's joined TNA, his character hasn't really changed; now, after the month off and becoming champ, it looks like he's ready to go in a new direction. The idea seems to smack of "shades of grey," which I am a pro-ponent of when it's done intelligently. Sting builds up the fact that power corrupts, and he wants to be the champion who staves off that corruption, who "purifies" it; it's no different from a presidential candidate promising American citizens that he'll "bring integrity to the White House," or some such nonsense, but Sting's character is actually serious about it. So, what does this set up? A TON of potential matchups. Think about it: maybe an angle where Sting, looking at himself as a sort of "God Warrior," begins seeing "monsters" all around him (i.e. Abyss, Raven, James Mitchell, etc.). Or, maybe, Sting gets too "holier than thou," and begins going after faces who he feels aren't "pure" enough. Like I said before, there is plenty of time for the bookers to screw the character up, but, as of now, it has tremendous potential, and a multitude of possible roads it can take.
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Post by Will Has 'Til Five, Ref on Nov 4, 2006 16:16:32 GMT -5
So is Sting saying that the NWA belt was created by Sauron? One belt to rule them all This leads me to believe aj will be the one to face sting.After all, for once, cruiserweights will determine the fate of middle earth. Then AJ will kick Sting's ass all the way back to The Shire.
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Post by messiah on Nov 4, 2006 17:01:43 GMT -5
QFT. And I say this as a militant and ardent atheist. It's just a good story. TNA is doing a good job of creating some pretty interesting characters, characters with depth. And frankly, as long as this thing doesn't turn into Jesus Camp with grappling holds, I'm totally fine with Sting being sort of this spiritual warrior trying to battle with the darkside, with greed and corruption. As mentioned it sets up a great feud with Abyss right there and then, which is obviously where this is heading.
I have no problem with this, as said. I'm all for wrestling that actually tries to tell new and interesting and complex stories.
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