The People And Wrestlemania

This is quite possibly the worst Wrestlemania season I can remember. The build just isn't too great. Rather than complain about everything, I am just going to talk about the feud between Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio.

This is a storyline that had potential. I was expecting to talk about it in a different manner than I am going to. Mr. Whiskers, Zeb Colter, is an interesting character. Jack Swagger is a great wrestler in the ring. The gimmick works perfectly against Alberto Del Rio. What is the problem? It seems to have lost momentum. Instead of really developing the storyline further, you have Del Rio and Ricardo mocking what Colter and Swagger are doing and the WWE investing more in making Swagger look credible than push the gimmick. The gimmick can get stale fast. I feel this thing needs a really big segment. If they want to be edgy and get people talking about this, they have to want to push the envelope. This is not a situation where one person is blatantly being taken advantage of to put over someone that is having trouble getting over. This storyline is meant to get people talking and create a big title feud for Wrestlemania. Last year's title feud between Sheamus and Daniel Bryan was rather dry, but this one definitely has more of a storyline to it. There is still time to deliver hard, but they need to do more than just have Swagger beat people and say his line during Colter's repetitive promos.

Alberto Del Rio, on the other hand, is connecting well with the fans. For a face turn that came randomly, he is playing the role well enough to connect with the fans. This is not one of those feuds where they need to go overboard to humiliate him. I still think they can aim more at Mexico, or any other foreign country or politician that does not have the same philosophy the heels in this storyline are pushing. The storyline is getting too stale. I don't think it will hurt Del Rio, but it may not deliver as best as it could for Swagger.