Fans happy with WWE’s home-grown superstars
At the “Summerslam” news conference on June 1, a reporter asked Vince McMahon and Jim Ross if they were close to signing Sting.
They never got to answer the question, since the fans in the back of the room showered them with a chorus of boos and “we don’t want Sting” chants.
The fans are not asking for the return of Goldberg or Scott Steiner, either. It seems that the fans are happy with the new guys that the WWE is bringing in. The last two years have seen 27 stars come from the Ohio Valley Wrestling farm system.
Randy Orten is a great one to look at. The third-generation superstar has gone farther in this business than his father, Bob. He has held the Intercontinental title longer than anyone over the last seven years.
John Cena is the most popular star on “Smackdown.” He has the looks, the ability and most importantly the mic skills to be around for a very long time.
The youth movement doesn’t stop there. Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Hass are doing great in their new roles, and Batista will soon be a very big star himself.
Rico with Miss Jackie have become fan favorites, as have Victoria and Nick “Eugene” Dinsmore.
The list of other stars from the OVW is a long one. Travis Bane, who has become Travis Tomko, will battle Chris Jericho this weekend, with Kane waiting on him later this month.
Mordecai, the newest OVW graduate, will face The Undertaker in next month’s pay-per-view.
Don’t forget Renee Dupree, Rob Conway, Sylvain Grenier, Gail Kim, Doug and Danny Basham, Jazz and Chris Nowinski and you will see why the WWE will not work too hard to sign Sting, Steiner, Goldberg or even Steve Austin.
• Billgoldberg.com says that Goldberg and Bret Hart met in Calgary at Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals. It marked their first meeting and conversation since their Starrcade match in 2000.
In that match Hart took a kick to the head that caused a severe concussion, eventually ending his career.
Goldberg said he feels good about their relationship moving forward. He did a promo for the Flames that night on their scoreboard Jumbotron.
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