Kevin Nash
Kevin Nash said that the wrestling business "died" when Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero hugged in the middle of the ring at Wrestlemania 20 in an article that you can read here.
He then goes on to criticize CM Punk and Brayn "Daniel Bryan" Danielson for not being "bigger than life" because of their small stature.
In that statement we have one of the many problems in pro wrestling being said by one of its most controversial figures: THERE ARE NO LARGER THAN LIFE CHARACTERS IN PRO WRESTLING ANYMORE!!
Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "The Rock," and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin are all icons of wrestling because they were different and larger than life
Right now the most impressive movies are comic book movies like "The Avengers" and "The Dark Knight Returns" because of the over the top characters that each movie has.
Avengers VS. Batman
Pro wrestling is built on amazing characters and WWE and TNA are lacking those right now. You can still be "real" like CM Punk but he needs a larger than life adversary to fight like Kane. That is what makes wrestling cool.
And a guy doesn't need to be 7 feet tall to be larger than life, all he needs is an engaging personality. Just ask Rey Mysterio.
I hope WWE or TNA starts bringing in new characters because that's what makes the business exciting. The business may not be dead as Kevin Nash says but it will definitely need something more to get back to the success it has enjoyed in the past.
Class Dismissed
The Professor
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