Note: As I exchanged verbs, nouns, syllables and a few grunts with a fellow wrestling aficionado (who just happens to be a smooth, pimped out player from the streets), the following words were “uttered” by aforementioned aficionado:
“Why don’t you put all this into an article then, Mr. Awesome who doesn’t know what to write?”
-Shane Howard (Community Leader extraordinaire)
Who’s laughing now, boyo? It’s still you; probably.
Onward!
There comes a time in a wrestler’s career when he’s ready and prepared to be branded a main-event talent.
That is evident by two distinct qualities of said wrestler: He’s able to draw fans to watch him both compete and talk smack (on the microphone) and he moves a significant amount of merchandise.
Some might say that John Morrison has both these qualities and more; some might argue that he’s more than capable of supporting the main event scene by shining some of his awesomeness on it.
I disagree.
And to make sure I hadn’t lost all sense of reality and sanity, I posed the question to a dear friend who simply replied that Morrison was in fact, ready, willing and able.
Not only does he have charisma but also he’s able to hold his own in the ring. Plus, his babyface presence will be needed when Jeff Hardy packs his bags and heads for...wherever the hell he goes to on his spiritual journeys while taking time off from the WWE.
He isn’t ready; before you grab your coffee mugs and start tracking me down with your fancy tech equipment, allow me to take two minutes of your precious time to explain why he isn’t ready to handle this burden of responsibility just yet.
As a matter of fact, his "push" into the main event would make about as much sense as giving Jeff Hardy the WWE title at Armageddon only to take the precious jewels off his stuntman shoulders a month later at the Rumble.
I shudder to think what will happen to a superstar of overwhelming talent like John Morrison if he was "shoved" into the title scene.
Why take the risk?
Let’s take a look at some of WWE’s established stars, shall we?
A few names come to mind; stars such as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin and John Cena.
While Triple H and The Undertaker may not have won their first heavyweight title at Wrestlemania, there is plenty of evidence to support the notion that John Cena, Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels all have won their first major title at a Wrestlemania.
Even Chris Benoit accomplished that feat at Wrestlemania XX. Yeah, that’s right, Chris Benoit.
While both John Cena and Steve Austin won the WWE Championship within three years of joining the company, it would be talent like Michaels who would have to wait for seven years before being allowed to compete in the main event that has set the stage for why Wrestlemania is the greatest spectacle in sports entertainment.
It was at the height of his popularity that Shawn mesmerized the crowd and won the most valuable prize in sports entertainment after a grueling Iron Man contest was forced to go into overtime.
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