Undertaker: The Last Outlaw?
Posted by Dom Mucciacciaro on Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Under: Misc.
Last night I was trying to think about what I could wright about. I
figured if I wrote another Random Thoughts right now it would be
somewhat repetitive. So I thought I would write about the new twist on
Undertaker's gimmick.
Since his return on 2.21.11, Undertaker has been referred to as the "Last Outlaw." In the past few days I got to thinking what WWE is saying by using that nickname. Are they saying WWE is more socially acceptable now than it was in the attitude era? Are they saying the younger stars all toe the company line and don't push the envelope? Personally, I feel like WWE was in more of a boom period during the attitude era than it is now. So by that logic, maybe the younger WWE stars are the outlaws. They also push the envelope a bit, even with a PG rating. We have seen recently that John Cena has gotten into some trouble from his promos. Granted he may not have actually gotten in trouble for saying "ass" on TV, but WWE got the word out that he did get in trouble for that. More recently he got in trouble for apparent homophobic remarks. I don't want people to get me wrong because I have no problem with homosexuals, but I don't see how what Cena said is really homophobic. I could be wrong but I just don't see it. Anyway, others like Randy Orton, Edge, and CM Punk also push the envelope quite a bit.
Overall, I do consider Undertaker and Triple H to be the last outlaws in WWE. The reason for this is that when I think of WWE during the attitude era, I think of an old Wild West environment where everyone had to fight for themselves and make their own opportunities. Now all those guys seem to be gone. Undertaker is still barely hanging on and it seems as though Triple H is going to retire after Wrestlemania 27. Kane and Big Show are still around, but they really hit their prime toward the very end of the attitude era. I still think Chris Jericho will make a return relatively soon, but I consider him to be in the same boat as Big Show and Kane.
After Wrestlemania 27, Undertaker will truly be the last outlaw in WWE. This may be a problem for WWE. Gone are the days when a bunch of stars were running around, aligning themselves with allies, and settling personal issues in the ring. Today it is more of guys following the same path and most rivalries seem to be over titles. WWE has changed with the times. It's not exactly a bad thing, but I would like to see a little more of the stables and personal issues of the attitude era.
That's it for now. I'm gonna try to put up some Random Thoughts sometime soon. I just made some additions to the site so check it all out and let me know what you think. Until next time...
Since his return on 2.21.11, Undertaker has been referred to as the "Last Outlaw." In the past few days I got to thinking what WWE is saying by using that nickname. Are they saying WWE is more socially acceptable now than it was in the attitude era? Are they saying the younger stars all toe the company line and don't push the envelope? Personally, I feel like WWE was in more of a boom period during the attitude era than it is now. So by that logic, maybe the younger WWE stars are the outlaws. They also push the envelope a bit, even with a PG rating. We have seen recently that John Cena has gotten into some trouble from his promos. Granted he may not have actually gotten in trouble for saying "ass" on TV, but WWE got the word out that he did get in trouble for that. More recently he got in trouble for apparent homophobic remarks. I don't want people to get me wrong because I have no problem with homosexuals, but I don't see how what Cena said is really homophobic. I could be wrong but I just don't see it. Anyway, others like Randy Orton, Edge, and CM Punk also push the envelope quite a bit.
Overall, I do consider Undertaker and Triple H to be the last outlaws in WWE. The reason for this is that when I think of WWE during the attitude era, I think of an old Wild West environment where everyone had to fight for themselves and make their own opportunities. Now all those guys seem to be gone. Undertaker is still barely hanging on and it seems as though Triple H is going to retire after Wrestlemania 27. Kane and Big Show are still around, but they really hit their prime toward the very end of the attitude era. I still think Chris Jericho will make a return relatively soon, but I consider him to be in the same boat as Big Show and Kane.
After Wrestlemania 27, Undertaker will truly be the last outlaw in WWE. This may be a problem for WWE. Gone are the days when a bunch of stars were running around, aligning themselves with allies, and settling personal issues in the ring. Today it is more of guys following the same path and most rivalries seem to be over titles. WWE has changed with the times. It's not exactly a bad thing, but I would like to see a little more of the stables and personal issues of the attitude era.
That's it for now. I'm gonna try to put up some Random Thoughts sometime soon. I just made some additions to the site so check it all out and let me know what you think. Until next time...
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