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Ward had a falling out with Dennis Condrey, who was helping to put the event together and booked a lot of the talent. When Condrey was no longer involved, Jim Cornette pulled out. Since he was one of the main guests and was going to be honored at the show, that was the final straw and unfortunately, the plug was pulled. There are no plans to put the event on at a later date. If you are looking for another event to attend, there will be conventions promoted in New Jersey and Charlotte, North Carolina by promoters who have good track records with their past events.
I was reading your response to a question about Austin losing steam toward the end of his run, and it possibly being because of creative. I always felt that Austin lost it because of his own greatness. When he was at the top, he was just a badass and beating everyone up, and everyone saw him as that. But in the end, because of the "What?" chant, which he created, he just became a comedy act when he came out, and people loved him for that and not cause he was a badass anymore. So I guess you can say he was too over, and that made his career turn into another direction. What do you think?
It's possible. I think part of the problem was that when he turned heel in 2001, fans didn't want him to be a heel. No matter what he attempted to do to change and evolve his character, the crowd rejected it. Austin had simply transcended to a point where the audience wanted him to be what they loved him for, so I guess in many ways, your theory could be correct.
I've been to 4 or 5 independent shows and about the same number of WCW/WWE shows. One thing that stood out to me on the indy shows is in some matches the wrestling moves seem to "do little damage" to the opponent. For example, one guy does a move, the recipient pops back up and does a move on the first guy who in turn responds with another move. Sometimes this happens just at the start of the match while other times it seems to go most of the way through the bout. My question is: am I off base or do you guys see that too? Is that the way it's supposed to be? I'm more familiar with one wrestler being in control for a bit then the other gains the advantage for a few minutes. As it is some indy matches seem a bit like tumbling matches than a fight.
Independent wrestling is a different breed of animal for sure. There is often a different style that is done, since in many cases, most of the talent is trying to make a name for themselves and get in as much as they can to do so. In WWE, there is a set style for the product that they want their performers to do, and given that you are more familiar with it, that's why the independent work seems so out of place and weird. It's simply a matter of looking at it as a different style of performance, much like a Hollywood blockbuster or a small arthouse film. They are both movies, but a completely different breed. It's up to you to decide which you enjoy more because that's all a matter of opinion.
With the lack of protential high profile or 'dream matches' available for the upcoming Wrestlemania, do you think it would be a good idea to have a DX vs The Brothers Of Destruction interbrand match?
It's a great idea for a Dream Match, but it wasn't on the books and with HHH out, it absolutely isn't a possibility for any time in the near future, unfortunately.
WWE has indoor attendance records I know for many major arenas. Wrestling (especially Wrestlemania) can really give a city's economy a boost. So why does wrestling still gets viewed negatively by the mainstream media when evidently they're holding attendance records that other sporting events and concerts couldn't accomplish? Is wrestling's popularity a dirty little secret that we shouldn't know about? I hope you get where I'm coming from. Thanks.
Since wrestling doesn't fit nicely into the sports or entertainment realm of reporting, it is somewhat shunned by both. Since the business often pervades in the realm of tasteless and exploitation, that's another strike. The bottom line is that unless the business is in the midst of being a superhot fad, it's simply overlooked as some sort of white trash ballet that outside entities don't take seriously. The perception has gotten better in the last decade, but as the advent of UFC's popularity shows, wrestling has a long way to go.
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