Random Ramblings January Part 2

Over the past few weeks I had resisted the temptation to write about an angle which, quite frankly, I had found annoying, infuriating, and a little freaky at times.

Yep, you guessed it. Al Wilson and Dawn Marie.

I had resisted the temptation to write about this angle because it seemed like the world and his wife already had. But then I read the Smackdown spoilers, a report from a fan who had attended a recent taping. That's when I heard about the latest plot twist.

To cut a long story short, Dawn Marie had humped Al Wilson to death.

Just a few months after the infamous Katie Vick angle, we have now been treated to another tasteless story line and what's surprising is the fact that this story is on a programme that, since the brand extension, has become renowned for solid story lines, and probably more importantly, solid wrestling action.

The Al Wilson saga has, in the views of many fans and journalists, been the one bad thing about Smackdown in recent months, and this is because of the acting. Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie are two of the more popular WWE divas of recent years. This angle, however, has done absolutely nothing for their careers in my opinion. Although their one pay-per-view match was okay, away from the ring their work left a great deal to be desired.

And then we have poor Al, the man with as much charisma as a wet lettuce. What the hell is this man doing in the wrestling business in the first place? The man has as much acting ability as the aforementioned wet lettuce!

This whole angle has been very difficult to watch, and now it has become more so, and I'm saying this before I've even seen this week's edition of Smackdown.

Although rumour has it that Al Wilson's acting ability increased ten fold this week during the segments in the funeral home!

Now let's move on to the other half of the WWE brand, and their upcoming championship match at the Royal Rumble.

The encounter between Triple H and Scott Steiner for the World title is perhaps one of the most anticipated championship matches in the past couple of years, perhaps because it involves someone who hasn't been involved in the WWE main event scene during that time. During the build up, one is left wondering though just why Scott Steiner has yet to wrestle a proper match on television. We've seen him talk, we've seen him post, and we've seen him throw a few mid-carders around the ring. But at this time, Big Poppa Pump has not yet competed in a proper match on television.

And the question here that I'm sure many fans are asking is why? In years gone by, pay-per-view main events have normally been built up in tag matches on free to air television. This time has been different. Steiner and Helmsley have never faced each other in any kind of wrestling match.

We've seen them go at it in arm wrestling bouts, pose downs, press-up contests, and others as well. In fact, I get the feeling that if the Royal Rumble hadn't been just a few days away, they would have probably competed in a bikini contest on the next edition of Raw!

This could be a clever marketing ploy on the part of the suits in the office. Keep the two stars out of a proper match until the big event will have the fans salivating even more by the time the Royal Rumble comes around.

Another reason could be the reports that have come through on the Internet about Steiner's performances in house shows ever since he signed with the company. The word on the 'net is that these showings have been less than stellar. Perhaps keeping him from wrestling on television is the WWE's way of protecting him, of making sure that he doesn't put on an embarrassing wrestling display on television. If this is the plan then I hope they have taken some time to work on his game a little, otherwise we could see a performance the likes of which Jackie Gayda would cry buckets over.

Finally, I would like to discuss a topic which is probably discussed a great deal at the moment - awards! Some of you may recall that a couple of weeks ago I made mention of the Wrestling X awards. Yours truly did very well, polling third with 10.1 percent of the vote, behind the legendary Bill Apter and the winner, Greg "The Truth" Lambert. I'd like to say a big thanks to everyone who voted for me.

And in the past few days, I've been nominated for another award! The good people over at the UK Fan Forum have nominated me for the "Shameless Plugger of the Year" award, for my PR work for WAW. It really means a lot to me when I am nominated for my work. I am thankful and grateful that they think my work is important enough to be nominated for an award. In conclusion, all I will say is this - they better give me a big ass trophy is I win!