Certain things have to be earned. Competing inside Hell in a Cell is one of them. Usually, you might just talk about credibility. Are the wrestlers credible enough to deserve this match? Is the feud credible enough to deserve this match? Darren vs. Titus was not a feud you would expect to see ended inside Hell in a Cell. Neither of these guys are worthy of this big match type, and their feud didn't even earn a proper finish.
The WWE has done a lot of work to make these women look credible in the last few months. It has just felt forced at certain times. Charlotte has been getting the build since last year. Sasha Banks has been pushed inconsistently in that time, but the WWE has picked it up in recent months. They are the two most credible women on Raw right now. Their feud has also gone on for months and featured the title being tossed between them. The WWE has also tried making it look more personal with Charlotte supposedly trying to take Sasha out. If you look at some of the matches, it looks like Sasha is trying to take Sasha out, but that is not something the WWE will mention. I can buy that this feud has credibility.
There is another aspect to consider. It is usually not something you bring up when discussing whether certain workers should get this type of match. Are they safe workers? Hell in a Cell is a match type where you expect some crazy spots. Shane McMahon leaped off the top of the structure at Wrestlemania this year. The matches that have popped up at the Hell in a Cell PPV over the years are typically lamer, disappointing a lot of fans, but the WWE seems to be willing to give their workers a little more freedom in the new era. And the women are especially given some freedom to try hard these days. But there are two ways I can see this match not being good.
First, let's say the WWE holds the women back and the match ends up being lame and overrated. There will still be some fans out there amazed just by the fact that women are in this structure and they will say it is the best thing ever, but a lot of fans will just shrug it off. I remember an I Quit match between Melina and Beth Phoenix. You usually expect those type of matches to be extreme. This match between these two women was really just a submission match. It was pretty lame, if you were expecting something extreme. Nothing wrong with submission matches, but they just should have booked a submission match. If the WWE holds back the women in this Hell in a Cell match, it will be disappointing.
On the other hand, moving to the second way this match might not be good, maybe they should hold these women back. Sasha Banks and Charlotte have not exactly put on the safest matches this year with each other. And Sasha Banks seems to have a scary spot in every big match she has had since last year. She is not made of iron. She has had to take time off multiple times in the last year for various injury issues. If the WWE gives these women the freedom to do whatever they want, and these women do not take it easy, there very well could be some terrible spots that can result in far worse than match quality being hurt.
I would not have given these two women a Hell in a Cell match for the next Raw PPV. It isn't an issue of whether they are credible enough or whether the feud is credible enough. They need to prove they can be safer than they have been. This is a dangerous match environment and expectations will be high to see something amazing with these women. These two women will likely want to go all out. And results aren't always the smoothest for them when they go all out even in regular matches. Challenge them to clean up their performances, first. After that, I don't see anything wrong with giving them a hardcore match, submission match, or some other gimmick match where expectations are not as high as a Hell in a Cell match. If they pass that test with flying colors, then put them inside Hell in a Cell. These two would obviously not be having a Hell in a Cell match this year, but maybe next year. Maybe at Wrestlemania. Maybe two other women will get it. The WWE should not just give these women too much without them proving they really deserve it. And these women have more that they need to prove. Yeah, they can do some great high-risk spots, they have great agility, and all that. But they also have some scary botches that can result in serious injury. Mistakes will happen. But it is these scary mistakes that you have to really pay attention to. And when they become a theme like they have with some of these women, a real issue pops up. Giving these women this type of match before they have proven they can perform safer is not something I would do.
Yes, you always show how much you hate both of these women as they are doing HISTORY while your favorite is doing DRUGS with Alberto Del Rio. Both of them are not as injursed as much as you say, you do not say a word when your favorite is injured for months or when Becky Lynch gets to keep her title for 2 months in which she does not wrestle at all.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile. these two are wrestling almost every week, Sasha takes 2 weeks off after her WEDDING, and you claim this is a huge deal that should prevent history and the impact these two ladies have. Your bias is showing. Clean it off.
First of all, I don't HATE these women. I think they have potential, but they are not where they need to be and delusional smarks thinking that they are amazing is not all there is to it.
ReplyDeleteYou want to bring up Alberto Del Rio? I like the guy, but I also point out numerous times that he underachieved and couldn't connect with the fans as well as he should have. See that? Even for wrestlers I like, I can be realistic about their shortcomings and need to step it up or for the company to change how they are being pushed. Maybe you should try that sometime.
I did not say a word when Becky Lynch had a medical issue and could not wrestle? I see you are just being ignorant now. I talked about that just one day before I talked about this Hell in a Cell match. I talked about it being problematic. I didn't condemn Becky Lynch for having a health issue. I just said the WWE did not handle the situation as best as they could have. And that is the same point I frequently bring up with Raw's women's division and injuries. The WWE needs to handle things better. Just like the WWE sometimes puts limitations on the men, banning certain moves, the WWE needs to look at these women's matches and decide if they are working as safely as they need to. If not, they need to hold them back a little, for their own good and the good of the division.
And as for your point about Sasha taking time off two months ago, it wasn't just for her wedding. She did have injury issues. And what really pissed me off back then is that a woman that has these injury issues and is going to take time off partly because of them once again has some scary spots in the very match she is dropping the title prior to taking her break. There are a lot more important things than making history in pro wrestling and there are number of ways to do it anyway.
I should feel bad for wanting these women to go achieve more than they are and to still avoid serious injury? Check yourself before you criticize me. What the hell do you really want from these women? To injure themselves for your amusement, while they are not reaching their full potential, not making the money they could be making, and not helping the WWE change to an upward direction?