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Submitted by Al Boo Boo on Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 3:40 AM EST
 Moving on, April has always been the month that wrestling fans dig into their pockets and just go nuts. Whoa… not even a (no homo) could save that last statement. Grow up you dirty, dirty person. When I said pockets I meant Wallets. And as a wrestling fan If you aren’t going to Wrestlemania you’re ordering it. Of course, going would be the more expensive venture – running you close to a thousand dollars for tickets, room and board, travel, food, and trips to the titty bar. And, if you decide to sit at home and watch it, it would cost you probably as much as your cable bill for the whole month after the larger than normal $54.95. Plus after food, drinks, and snacks you could be seeing a good Seventy bucks escaping your bank account quicker than the Undertaker escaped any submission hold he’s ever put in. So there you are, down Fifty-Four Ninety-Five with nothing more than memories, a feeling of “Was that even worth it”, and (if you’re smart) a taped VHS of what you just watched. And what do you hear about before the show even ends? “JOIN US AGAIN LATER IN THE MONTH FOR WWE BACKLASH! RIGHT HERE ON PAY PER VIEW!” Ugghh. So, before I’m even done viewing the four hour program that will cost me $54.95, I’m invited to shell out another $39.95 . Only in wrestling would that be acceptable. It’s funny, really. The month of April is known as being such a great time for wrestling fans. While, that could be very true depending on the quality of the wrestling, it also is very false. What it truly is is a horrible time to be the person who pays the cable bill where a Wrestling fan lives. We’re looking at a total of about Ninety-Five bucks to see eight hours of wrestling. That is roughly 12 bucks an hour and (if we are to take Wrestlemania with 10 matches and this years Backlash with 7) Six bucks a match. Now, for matches like Flair v Micheals – I might and would pay six bucks to see. But for five star classics like the upcoming 12-Diva tag match or, and how could I forget, the absolutely astonishing Kane v Chavo Guerrero bout. If you take into account the amount of crap we get thrown at us on PPV, and divide it by the actual “Damn, I’d pay to see that again” we get… you might just not buy a Pay-Per-View ever again. I would of course actually do the math… but… we’ve more than filled our math quota in this single column. Regardless, as I’ve stated earlier I’ve always had a beef with Backlash. This beef was only exacerbated by my good friend cYnical (The only g0d of lopforums.com) explained to me his distaste for Backlash. Basically, my argument to convince you to not order WWE Backlash this and any year is: you already paid to see it done better at Wrestlemania. Seriously, all you have to do it look at the main event (most of the time the only reason to order the thing) to see that it’s the same damn thing you already paid to see. Backlash is nothing more but an exploitation to “unfinished business” left over from ‘mania. When, in reality, these feuds should have ended at the end of Wrestlemania 24. However, they don’t and what we get is the run off from already stale feuds with of couple other people thrown in that never seems to truly (but not really) make it fresh. This exploitation will now be much worse due to the fact that in the past year WWE has decided to make every PPV co-brand. In the past, we would have Backlash and it would be strictly Raw. That way, if (when) we were to see a rematch, it would only be from one show, and the next PPV – Judgment day – would have a fresh face. But now, it’s almost the same show with a little twist and turn made here and there. For example, in 2007, here is a selection of matches from Wrestlemania. - Chris Benoit defeated MVP to retain the WWE United States Championship. - The Undertaker defeated Batista to become the NEW World Heavyweight Champion. - ECW Champion Bobby Lashley(w/trump) defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Umaga (w/Vince) -John Cena defeated Shawn Michaels to retain the WWE Championship. -The Undertaker defeated Batista to become the NEW World Heavyweight Champion. Now, take a look at that list while comparing it (from top to bottom) with this match line up from Backlash ’07. -Chris Benoit defeated MVP to retain the WWE United States -Vince McMahon defeated Bobby Lashley to became the NEW ECW World Champion in a 3 on 1 Handicap Match involving Umaga & Shane McMahon. - The Undertaker defeated Batista in a Last Man Standing Match. - John Cena retained the WWE Championship in a Fatal Four Way Match involving Shawn Michaels, Edge & Randy Orton. While, yes, a couple have some other men thrown in there – are they really different matches? Do any of these matches, minus maybe the WWE championship match, look SO much different that you MUST pay Forty bucks to see it. Flash forward to present time – the year 2008. Wrestlemania ’08 - Kane vs. ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero Undertaker vs World Champion Edge WWE Champion Randy Orton v Cena v HHH Backlash - ECW Champion Kane vs. Chavo Guerrero World Champion Undertaker vs Edge WWE Champion Randy Orton v Cena v HHH v JBL Yeah – that is correct. The three main events will not only be very similar but EXACT carbon copies besides the fact that the title is switched around on a couple matches.The fact is, Basklash is nothing more than a way to cheat us fans out of our (or as I said earlier, our parents) hard earned money. Though, yes, each PPV is this – Backlash is so more than others due to its close proximity to the self-proclaimed “Grandest stage of them all”. Case in point – Do NOT. Order. Backlash. Because I will tell you one thing, NONE of the title are changing hands. And honestly, whatever happens with the rest doesn’t really matter. Save your money, take yourself out to IHOP or something. May I suggest the Continental Crepe? They’re to die for. Now much to say besides the fact that I hope very much I will be here again next week with a brand new column and some new thoughts. This one is fun but it is time to go now. I’m out folks. Thank you very much for reading. Thanks for your time. And thanks for the feedback that you’re about to send me. By the way, send that feedback too – fridaynightwrite@yahoo.com Or hit me up on AIM – Albooboolop Until next time… Good Write, Good night ***DIRECT LINK*** BRAND NEW Pregnancy Photos of a BIG Stephanie McMahon!
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