Ringside Review: Wrestling needs more bad guys
Last week the American Film Institute unveiled the ranking for the 50 greatest film villains. “Hannibal the Cannibal” Lector, portrayed by actor Anthony Hopkins in “Silence of the Lambs” topped the list followed by Norman Bates and Darth Vader.
What made them great? They were paired with great heroes. Clarice Starling and Luke Skywalker made them into merciless, relentless and downright scary villains. When we saw these guys for the first time, we didn’t laugh or cheer, we were clutching the armrest and praying for the theater lights to come on.
It’s that type of villain we have been missing in professional wrestling for too long. The WWE needs a villain we hate! Look at what has happened to their villains.
The Big Show is just big. The Undertaker is a crowd favorite. Triple-H is just a Ric Flair want-to-be. They turned Brook Lesnar into a baby face.
If the WWE really wants to get the fans back we (the fans) need a bad guy. I hope Kane returns to his old self and the Undertaker needs to read his own T-shirt “Big Evil”. They need to bring back Paul Heyman to turn Lesner back to the dark side.
The WWE needs to change from “Attitude” back to black and white, good vs. evil. When I turn on pro-wrestling, I want someone to boo and someone to cheer for. When the owner is the only hated person on the show it’s time to find another show. It’s time to bring back what “Kaientai” once described as “EEEEVILLLL”.
Great news for Sting fans, Mike Tenay announced that Sting will be at the NWA:TNA pay-per view next week. You can get it on cable for $9.95 plus tax. Tickets at the door are $10-15.