I'm not a Vince Russo fan by any means, there's so much I dislike about the man but when someone sent me this clip and I watched it?
I had to admit, Russo was on the mark with this.
And the fact that THIS, was uploaded on an account named "Dave Meltzer" adds even more to my amusement of this.
You can't make this kind of shit up, you really can't.
For the first time ever, "The Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez and "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo face each other one-on-one in the ring in the Main Event of RISE - ASCENT, Episode 4 - Sensation vs. Virtuosa!
"Undeniable" Tessa Blanchard and "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi Blackheart tangle in their first ever one-on-one encounter from RISE 7.5 - STEEL!
Jessicka Havok is accompanied by her Killer Death Machines Tag Team Partner Nevaeh as she takes on Allie in the opening contest of RISE - ASCENT, Episode 8 - Fire vs. Nice!
Why would you have the guy lose twice in a row? Why, even have him lose in his debut match on the main roster? Especially to someone like Jeff Hardy who hasn't been really pushed anywhere as of late?
This, is a prime example of what is wrong with most "creative" teams in the major federations in this country. They are indeed 'creatively challenged' when it comes to properly pushing and presenting a guy who has had a wealth of success before coming to a major brand.
AEW and Impact have the same problems and like WWE, the only people who feel they don't have that problem, is the 'creatively challenged' creative team themselves.
You have a guy who tore it up on NXT and everyone saw it, but then you 'bring him up' to the main roster, KNOWING what success he had before you brought him up. Just so, you can make him lose immediately.
Tell me, what kind of fucking sense, does that make? I'll give you a hint, NONE.. No sense, what so ever. Yet people continue to 'aspire' to work for the WWE. WHY? When you get this kind of shitty treatment from people who have no real clue how to properly push you.
Yet, having a summer of "no selling SuperCena" which wasn't a ratings draw at all, is 'such a way better idea', eh? (Rolls eyes). But this is what you get "Marks", when you aspire to be in the WWE Universe. Another in a long list of flopping, fumbling and failing to do something correctly.
Makes you proud, to be a WWE fan, don't it, LMAO!
WWE NXT Champion Karrion Kross was reportedly scheduled to lose to Jeff Hardy on last night’s RAW from Kansas City. The Hardy vs. Kross non-title rematch from the week before was scheduled to take place on last night’s RAW, but it was nixed due to Hardy being pulled from the road after a positive COVID-19 test. Kross ended up facing Keith Lee instead, and getting the win via submission.
In an update, the original plan for last night’s RAW was for Hardy to defeat Kross for the second week in a row. There is no word on a specific creative direction for Kross after the second straight loss to Hardy, but several members of the WWE creative team, and even more members of the roster, were said to be baffled by the idea of Kross losing once, let alone a second straight week. It was previously reported that Kross’ first loss to Hardy led to shock within WWE, and the same went for fans and wrestlers on social media. The disappointment among fans led to a NXT segment being re-taped at last week’s tapings, as covered here.
Kross cut a post-RAW promo last night and warned Hardy that their feud is not over by a long shot. You can click here for that report, which includes news on Scarlett possibly teasing her eventual RAW arrival.
There is also no word on when Hardy will be cleared to return to action, but it looks like the feud with Kross will continue. "Yay" Just what 'wwee alllwwaayyys wanted' NOT. (Rolls eyes)
Kross’ feud with Samoa Joe is set to continue on tonight’s NXT episode.