I never thought I'd be saying this, but I'm fucking sick of RVD.
I was excited when I heard he was in TNA, I was excited to see him vs AJ, I was happy when he won the belt. But now that the heat of the moment has worn off, I find myself asking - why the fuck is RVD TNA champ?
RVD has done NOTHING in TNA, apart from show up. He looks exactly the same as he has for the last 10+ years, wears exactly the same acid-trip-vomit leotards, does exactly the same moves. He hasn't had a single great match in TNA, unlike most of the rest of the roster. Even the other new guys have pulled out something - Pope did it against Suicide, Wolfe did it against Angle, etc etc. RVD has done nothing.
Another thing that is pissing me off is the way he never hypes a match in his interviews/promos. He just goes on and on about how great he is. "I'm Rob Van Dam, I'm the whole fucking show, I'm the best blah blah blah". Here's a direct quote from an interview...these are, get this, his thoughts on AJ Styles:
"AJ's good, I'm used to having everybody's best match my whole career. I take everybody's move's the best anybody's ever taken them, I make everybody look better than they've ever looked before. AJ's got a lot to work with."
THAT'S NOT ABOUT AJ STYLES YOU FUCKHEAD. THAT'S ABOUT YOU.
Literally every single time he gets on the mic he does this shit. I don't give a fuck about AJ vs RVD at Sacrifice. DO YOU REALISE HOW CRAZY THAT IS? I'm a huge AJ fan, I am (or was) a huge RVD fan. They're having a dream PPV match. And I don't give a fuck. Because of RVD's underwhelming track record in TNA, I'm pretty sure it won't be up to much.
"I'm used to having everybody's best match"...two words, Desmond Wolfe. I haven't seen much of his stint as Nigel McGuiness in ROH/the indies, but I do know he was highly acclaimed...and his debut against Angle was one of the best matches I've seen in a long time. RVD's match against Wolfe was pitiful. I'd rather watch Rob Terry vs Batista in an iron man match than watch it again. No joke.
I'm starting to rate RVD's title reign about as highly as David Arquette's. Unlike Arquette, RVD clearly has the talent and the popularity to sustain a title run, but right now he doesn't deserve one in TNA. It was just handed to him by 'Hulky', because 'that's what the fans want to see' (even though they really, really don't). He has no momentum, he has no heat, there's nothing in the storyline to make me care about him at all. If your belt is around the waist of a guy the fans don't care about, that's bad news for a wrestling company.
Also, and this is to TNA, please don't confuse the fans at the arena with the fans at home. If I was in the iMPACT Zone, I'd go crazy for RVD. I've been following the guy for years, I'd be psyched to see him live. But as you can see, that doesn't necessarily translate to being psyched to see him on TV.
The sad thing is, as I said - I'm an RVD fan. I want him to be in TNA, I want him to be champion - but I want him to earn it, not have it given to him. I want him to make me care about his matches instead of just going "I'm RVD" with his thumbs and telling me how great he is. For fucks sake, Rob, I DECIDE IF I THINK YOU ARE GREAT. You don't tell me whether I do or not. Get it done in the ring, and I WILL TELL YOU that you are great. It doesn't work the other way round.
I think my main problem is...I'm frustrated with the situation. RVD is a great wrestler, but he's coasting in TNA. He doesn't have to push himself. If you can show up, do a couple of substandard matches where you run over opponents easily, and still be champion, why fucking bother to put on an awesome show? RVD clearly agrees, look at his lacklustre TNA record. Please change my mind, Rob. Please make me care about your matches again. Do something, anything to make me a believer. Everyone knows you're capable of it. You've got an awesome opportunity at Sacrifice - AJ is one of the best guys in the business. If you put on another boring match with him it's only going to confirm even further to me, and I'm sure many others, that you simply don't give a fuck about TNA or it's fans.
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I wholeheartedly agree with your viewpoint Mr Clown. I think most of the things you were saying could be said about TNA in general. I'm not feeling Sacrifice. It's called Sacrifice and there's nothing at stake. None of the match results could shake things up in any real way like they have in the past. Bullshit man.
The booking is a shambles now. That's what you get when you give Bischoff any power whatsoever, I guess.
For instance, you know The Band's tag title win? I heard a rumour that was a last minute decision, made because, get this, the bookers forgot that Nash had won the briefcase and someone reminded them.
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