BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
“Worst Case Scenario” is a new take on the concept of “fantasy booking”. For years professional wrestling fans would spend endless hours of thinking up the coolest things that could happen. Why waste the energy? This only leads to high expectations. “Worst Case Scenario” flips that. Instead of looking through rose colored glasses, let’s take a bi-weekly look at the worst possible scenarios in professional wrestling. I’m not going to be malicious or anything too mean, but I will not refrain from letting my brain come up with the worst possible shit I can. Sadly, it seems the writers and producers of mainstream TV wrestling and the mainstream iPPV level indies are doing the same thing but charging us for it. And now…
“WWE Age Limits!”
The WWE is full of aging men in shiny underwear. The problem is that a job like that can be done by anyone who convincingly look and act the part. If you're good you can captivate an audience for years. If you're great you not only captivate them, but you compel them to spend their money. That’s really the goal here; entertain to the point of profit.
In the WWE things get stagnant. Money is made, but it all levels out and things become complacent. The John Cenas, the Undertakers, Triple Hs, and the others all keep on trucking deep into their late 30s and 40s. I don't hold it against them and I do get entertainment from them, but it creates no new jobs.
That’s where age limits would come in. Let’s say 38. If you're 38 you're forced to retire from the active roster. Harsh, but it’s best for business.
It's not the end, it's a chance for the WWE to institute a legends league and have a completely retro product. There can be crossovers of course. Maybe there can be inter-fed belts or rivalries. We all know how hard they have separating brands.
The problem is that you know the Legends league would get more love and focus. Eventually, it would just be RAW and the whole limit would become a goal for young wrestlers. Imagine a 35 year old man striving to be old enough to be part of the Legend League. The importance would definitely shift.
Basically, the focus goes where Triple H aims himself.
|
