WWE, or WWF as we knew it earlier, has been part of a certain amount of nostalgia for a very long time, from trump cards to those from, and then to much more. Among all these WWE superstars, the Undertaker remained the favourite, and the Rock was the one entertainer like nobody else, with Jeff Hardy being the classic underdog to be loved. From the women’s section, the time of Trish Stratus was like no other, but even later we had someone like Paige or the Bella Twins coming up to make an impact. With the male category, there was no replacement for the earlier greats though, as the legends like Kane and Triple H remained not replaceable at any cost. The WWE world with the new superstars was never going to be the same.
Who matches a match between the Undertaker and Kane?
Even though none of those new WWE male stars seems to make an impact, the female division surely seems to be more blessed. The strength of the company is now on the side of the divas, as it seems to get proven automatically Among them, Alexa Bliss seems to be the loveliest among them to watch, as she seems to bring a certain amount of intensity to the matches like nobody else could. Winning both the SmackDown and RAW Women’s Championships, she feels like the WWE Diva who should have been there much earlier. The championship belt seems to suit her the most among the new generation of female stars. Another female star who has caught my attention more than the others is Liv Morgan, who seems to bring a certain amount of variety into the game, and the same can be said about Sasha Banks. One can say that the Divas section has become rich with performances in the ring more than the modelling side.
Alexa Bliss might be the best WWE can call for a great impact.
At the same time, Charlotte Flair, the daughter of Ric Flair takes the game further. There seems to be a lot of passion in her work, and it is a joy to find her next generation in there. The Figure Eight which came out of the Figure Four Leg Lock of her father feels like the most classic submission move ever, not just with the looks, but also with how it seems to get into the opponent. Female superstars with such effective submission moves have been rare, and even the classic finishing moves were not easy to find among them in the past, but not anymore. Charlotte Flair seems to be the one who demands for the division to be taken seriously. Even though one feels the strength with Ronda Rousey, she seems to suit WWE less with the entertainment side though, as the fun is completely missing with her around. WWE superstars should have a certain amount of charm, and that required to be present with her, no matter how the fighting goes.
The Figure 8 Leg Lock would be considered legendary.
The one female wrestler who will stay higher than the rest is the first woman to hold the TNA World Championship, Tessa Blanchard, a name which came to me when I was watching random videos in Facebook. The suggestions shifted to wrestling very soon, and I remember having watched another female wrestler, the charming Scarlett Bordeaux defeating a male superstar. Scarlett also feels like a fantastic wrestler with TNA and Impact Wrestling, as inter-gender wrestling seems to be working nicely there. Back to Tessa Blanchard, she is surely one wrestler who could use a WWE contract with that strength and athleticism along with the passion and intensity that she displays in the ring, and all these are so much believable too. In the storyline, she never really lost the world championship either, and being stripped of the title during the corona virus pandemic, she surely deserves a comeback to one of those rosters sooner or later.
Tessa Blanchard takes equality in the ring to another level.
With our connection only to WWE, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) also came to our attention through Facebook videos once again, and one name seemed to have been talked about more than the others, and it is of Skye Blue, 23 years old when we looked a few months ago and seemingly a rising star who can do wonders. Another thing which struck us is that her match with Saraya Bevis had the latter as the elder star – we remember her as Paige, a young and youthful newcomer to WWE; the moment also serves as a reminder to how old we 1990s kids are, lost in that pace of time. Yet, remaining youthful enough, Skye Blue is a new favourite, the youngster that reminds us of many others with passion, yet remaining one of her kind, and a new name to be added to our favourites with a certain amount of bubbliness all around her. At the same time, we do feel that Paige should have remained in WWE as its main superstar.
Skye Blue deserves all the new attention that she gets.
WWE will remain a thing of beauty and nostalgia, and has more strength with its female superstars than ever this time, making them rise above their male colleagues. Such power was less expected from the industry which had some of the most brutal matches in history that we recollect very often. If you ask anyone for a WWE superstar, you will not be able to hear the name of any new additions, and maybe it will go back as far John Cena and Randy Orton. It could be partially because our lack of interaction with the new generation of youngsters who are less interested in the entertainment sport and would even choose fixed matches out of sports instead of the same. We would hope for the return of the veteran stars and also believe in the possibility of the rise of new superstars. There is always hope for some extra entertainment in a world which has believed in the dumb.
The Charismatic Enigma in the form of Jeff Hardy is irreplaceable.
You remember Jeff Hardy jumping of the top of the ladder and sending someone through the table, or the Undertaker choke-slaming someone from the top of the cage right into the table that awaits on the side of the ring. There are not many things that can match the same. Then there is the ultimate charisma of The Rock, something which cannot be matched by those overrated stars of the same time including Stone Cold Steve Austin. Then there is Kane who sends us regards in the form some fire. Then Big Show is the biggest of them all as far as size is concerned. Triple H would be our king among the best forever, and Hulk Hogan is a figure of our lost nostalgia even without any interesting finish moves to go with his game. In the end, you remember that WWE is forever, and you will always have someone to remember from there, even though the other wrestling companies are quickly catching up as difference between all of them are too less.
***The images used in this post were taken from the pages dedicated to wrestling purposes and have no relation to me.
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