Enough of that tirade.
Back to WWE, many fans are VERY upset about the way it ended. It's understandable, and crying and whining on the internet about it isn't going do anything for you like many fans do, but when you have numerous Current and Former employees of your company telling you to ACTUALLY listen to your fanbase, maybe it's time to open up to criticism a little bit...
Legend Mick Foley said it all on his Facebook Page last night at the conclusion of the event, here are his words.
**Quick Note** For those who aren't familiar, in summary, Daniel Bryan is basically the WWE's newest rising, and I mean rising star, and has eclipsed to being the top draw for the company, and it just so seems that they aren't really acknowledging that the fans really do want to see this guy on top.
"HEY WWE....WHAT THE F?
Yes, I'm going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow. I had every intention of putting a brick through my TV tonight, after seeing that Daniel Bryan was not even entered in the Royal Rumble match, let alone going to win the thing. But, upon seeing their dad with a brick in his hand, my younger children got a little bit scared, thinking their dad had lost his mind. A rather spirited debate about the wisdom of following through on the promise to put a brick through my TV ensued with my wife - and, as is usually the case in marital debates, I, being the husband, did not emerge victorious. Honestly, the points she made about mercury and glass fragments everywhere were pretty good ones.
But I'm still going to put a brick through my TV. It's just going to have to wait until tomorrow - when the kids are in school, and I can take the TV outside the house for the actual throwing of the brick. Granted, it's not nearly as dramatic as doing it live, right after the Rumble, but at least I will be keeping my word.
As I mentioned on Twitter, I've never felt so disgusted at the conclusion of a WWE (or any) PPV. Like many of you out there, I just don't get it. This Daniel Bryan thing is a phenomenon. You get it. I get it. The fans in Pittsburgh (yes, I was thinking of writing "RIGHT TH...but I'm just not in a cheap pop mood) got it. But tonight, for the first time, I had to admit to myself that the powers that be are just not going to get it. And that makes me sad. I'm just honestly sad, just flat out fucking sad (yes, I dropped an F-bomb there to emphasize how F'ing sad I am for the guys who bust their butts night in and night out - Ziggler, Punk, Bryan, etc - with no hope of getting their shot at this year's Mania.
You know who else I'm sad for? Me. In my two years as an official WWE Ambassador, I never once had to lie about my enthusiasm for the company or the product. Now, although I am no longer officially an Ambassador for WWE (believe it or not, my only official role in WWE is as GM for Saturday Morning Slam, a contract that ends in one month) I was till looking forward to being part of the biggest event of the year. I'll probably end up going anyway. But I'm about 1/6th as excited about it as I was just a few hours ago. I wanted so badly to hear 75,000 WWE fans chanting "YES" - and seeing fans walk away absolutely ecstatic about the outcome of a PPV for the first time in a while...a long while. But when given the chance to make it happen (unless they've got something MAJOR up their sleeve) WWE's answer tonight was a resounding "NO, NO, NO"."
Not much else needs to be said really...
I found Mick Foley's words very noteworthy, but at the same time, I'm starting to theorize how this could actually be one of the greatest works in not just WWE but entertainment history, and Mick even notes how major that would be at one point. To be completely fair, it really was a good show. Lots of great matches, spots, and creativity.
In conclusion about that Grammy's now, despite how awful the sound mix was for the night, check out the only ACTUAL good thing that didn't get cut from the Grammy's last night! (Pardon the foreign language)
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