*Blog post started on April 7, 2020.
I am on my half day (With COVID-19, it actually was scheduled correctly.) and I feared that I would be rushing something to publish tomorrow. With only three/four hours on the clock and being the only non-salary employee, how would I have the time to get to writing when I hardly managed to get through nbcnews.com last night? It turns out this coronavirus is killing more than people, but news in general.
As the old adage goes, "no news is good news." Everybody is too sick to wage war with the exception of the right towards the left. My weekly Mom call (under 20 minutes this week) involved her buying in on the hydrochloroquine (Which auto correct only ponders whether that word should be one or two words. It is good to see that Microsoft Edge [I am at work.] is as active as Bill Gates.). This might just be her reason to warrant going to a duplex showing while I am waiting for the pandemic to subside before moving out of my current codependent situation. Just give her the drug.
Being stuck with an ex right now is at least a distraction from the lockdown. If we were not locked down, I would still be dealing with her innocent, inconsiderate nature. She does not mean anything by it, but when you live with someone who is very detailed and optimization dependent, you have to try to think twice about your actions. Recently, her approach was ask for forgiveness, not permission.
Needless to say, I was a little pissed that she acknowledged that she was not giving a shit about her environment instead of fixing it when it was breaking. How I manage trouble is recognizing that something is broken and try to fix it whether or not I know how to. It may end up going from being broke to destroyed, but at least I made the effort to save the day, not apologize after it can no longer be fixed.
With my optimizing nature (It is more of life hacking, if you know about my actual abilities of handling logic.) there was a way to leave the environment. The spare bedroom has the 2014 PS4 and 2012 PS3, and I have a Switch. Too bad I want to be comfortable. The living room is where the 4K is. Roger Corman deserves 4K.
The prior paragraph should indicate that I have not watched a new(ish) to me film with a runtime between 75 and 97 minutes. But after successfully getting another free month of the WWE Network (which I plan to let renew provided the month lacks a Saudi show) to witness WrestleMania this past weekend, did I need an oddball movie? WrestleMania 36 showed that I need your help/suggestions in getting my no/low budget, pro-wrestling zombie comedy "Main Event of the Dead" out of development hell (Send those ideas or ask for a story treatment by emailing russthebus07@gmail.com.). If you want the squared circle place in an alternate reality, I now realize that I may have been five years ahead of the curve.
If Bray Wyatt would have portrayed a Zeus, that would have warranted WrestleTalk's Oli Davis's six-star review.
Aside from an overly long last man standing match and an all too brief main event, I cannot really complain about the event except that it is another example of me giving in to people that lack empathy. Vince and Stephanie "Accurately Described by Scott Steiner" McMahon know not of the cause for lockdowns thus know of no safety risks. If I was not living that feeling right now, it was an adequate distraction since it left me fantasy booking as I try to wait out my former better quarter (Eva the Cat has her justified claim of half) to control the apartment.
The problem with fantasy booking is that WWE will just run back the "show of shows" for the nonsubscribers to see. So where does that place the employees who just are not being seen? I would suggest different places, and primarily a different country. AEW is still stacked, so unless performers are over on their own, I do not think they can get in there at this time. Vince McMahon cannot deny that he needs to make budget cuts especially if his goal is to take new pay-per-views of the network, which will obviously result in a revenue loss. Here are my cuts.
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The Viking Raiders:
Erik an Ivar might have a heel run in them since AOP is out with an injury. The Street Profits will need to face somebody after Zelina Vega's stable and the Good Brothers. But the Street Profits show why the Raiders are not over or have not been over since changing their names from Rowe and Hanson. Because they are not over right now, they do not have much value to AEW. NJPW would take them back in a heart beat, but in the age of COVID-19, can NJPW accept a lot of gaijins? Even if they could, I think their expansion stateside has been halted.
Bobby Lashley:
Is he content being the new Big Show? By Aleister Black and Finn Balor beating him at the last two WrestleMania's, does he have much value beyond that? AEW would only use him to further put over Jake Hager, and depending on that result, can the former Swagger be put over further? Lana may be able to talk him into a title feud with McIntyre, but what after that?
Akira Tozawa:
AEW is not using the Strong Hearts, so why would they pick up another limited English-speaker who lacks the strong-style their fan base wants? With Ricochet and Cedric Alexander being reduced to enhancement talent who you have to hold on to because AEW fans are sympathetic towards them, what is Tozawa's role?
Apollo Crews:
He was never given a chance to get over since his call up. I think we have all but forgotten Uhaa Nation, so it will be a while before he has the buzz needed for AEW.
Lars Sullivan:
I think all the fans would like to feel that they successfully cancelled someone.
Surprise:
When I looked over Smackdown's roster, I only had one guy to be cut in Sullivan. There are just too many worthwhile performers. The Lucha House Party is good for merchandise sales. The Revival, Chad Gable, The IIconics and Mustafa Ali are performers who AEW could use to further display their product's superiority. The Colons keep the WWE's influence in Puerto Rico's top promotion. Jinder Mahal is important for that Indian market.
Is There a Way to Make More Money?
I suppose I could look at the NXT roster, but with being an AEW loyalist, I cannot say I am qualified to pass judgement on their futures. If Vince McMahon could find a way to incorporate the product into every pay-per-view, I might start paying attention to it.
This blog has said it before and will say it again, WWE needs an actual wrestling show on YouTube. A suggestion that they probably would ignore because Vince McMahon needs the network to have new content. If he needs it, he cannot give it away for free.
McMahon seemingly failed to realize that the WWE Network was designed to be a safety net for his company. It was a guaranteed 150 million dollars. As long as you have no shame and take the Saudi money, only failed projects outside of the TV product will hurt you. If McMahon wants to return to the old pay-per-view format, maybe he could just stick to the big four and end the Saudi deal. We may reward you for finally making the right call.
We definitely will not reward you for making the wrong calls. I do not pay to slowly drive by car crashes, and I did not pay for WrestleMania. A wrong move, and you are out at least an additional $110. It would be $120, but I am a sucker for the Royal Rumble.
