What'd I Miss?

So....it's been a few months. Things have changed, things have changed the same, and most of all, things have become two months older.

So here's a quick rundown on topics I have yet to ramble about in my absence.

IF YOU SMELLLLLLLLLLLLL....

Oh yeah, I can smell it. And to be perfectly honest, it smells like bullshit. Listen, I've absolutely LOVED The Rock for years, and I maintain that he's one of the most underrated guys in the world as a worker, but come on. The Rock's first message to the WWE "Universe," was to say that he wasn't here for the money (yeah, right), he wasn't here for to promote his next Disney flick, he was here for the fans. He went on to say that he will never (and the rock means NEVER) leave us again.

Bullshit.

Since that return promo, despite having two guys basically de-rail their own WrestleMania feud in order to cut promos on him, he hasn't showed up.

I mean, it's weeks before Wrestlemania, and the guy still can't be bothered to get his happy ass to the arena.

The Rock isn't doing this for the fans, he's doing this for The Rock, or maybe he's doing this for Vince, or for his friends in the WWE, or for John Cena, or maybe even for The Miz.

But don't get too excited.

The Rock will most likely be gone again a month or two after Mania, never to be seen again on WWE television.

But hey, enjoy him while he's here, I guess.

Sting returns to TNA, becomes World Champion.

FYI: I'm ignoring the Victory Road debacle for the sake of this rant.

What in the hell was TNA thinking? I like Sting, but strapping a guy you were ready to let walk away a month ago because a few hundred smarks *hoped* he was going to debut for a rival promotion? What sense does that make. I know there are people that will say they did this because there was a substantial buzz around Sting at the time, but the truth is, there wasn't.

There was no real buzz around him. There was a little buzz for a potential Sting vs. Undertaker match at WrestleMania, but as far as the Stinger himself goes, no one is all that excited about him.

The whole return and the way it was handled made TNA seem like such a second-rate wrestling company it's crazy.

Triple H vs. Taker!

Meh.

Seriously, meh. I can't think of a better word to describe this match-up. Triple H has a habit of being mediocre in Mania matches, and both guys are coming off of an injury.

Meh.

Victory Road 2011!

This was the opposite of a road to victory. Jeff Hardy is a piece of shit and he should never be allowed to wrestle again in a TNA ring as long as he lives. Both TNA and WWE should be ashamed that they let this druggie work for them after it's become very clear that he was on drugs with both companies.

And Sting, he's a true professional. I know I was hard on Sting earlier, but I still like the guy. He did his best in order to keep that mess from becoming even worse, and he looked just as angry as the fans who had to sit through that bullshit.

The state of TNA in General

God, I never thought I would say this, but TNA looks like a spitting image of late WCW. You know, the stupid angles, the wrong guys going over, the worked shoots, the references to wrestler's personal lives and backstage happenings that most fans don't even know about.

But even more than that, it's the general feel of the show that's a bit off. You can just feel the discontent coming off of the wrestlers. You can feel the confusion and the anger coming from backstage, you can feel that the guy don't believe in what they're doing out there, and as a result, they're not doing it as well as they should.

Snooki?

You've got to be kidding me. You know, people giving WWE a pass for allowing this skank to wrestle at Mania is unbelievable. People shat over TNA for bringing people from the Jersey Shore (even though they actually have a guy doing a "shore" inspired gimmick) and yet everyone's supposed to be fine with WWE giving Snooki a match at their biggest PPV of the year? Fuck that.

And last, but not least,

Michael Freakin' Cole.

Michael Cole is pure awesome in this role he's been given. This match between him and Lawler will most likely suck, but I'm sure Cole's heeling will make up for it. Say what you want about Cole's announcing, but if he were to move to a manager role after Mania, he'd be among the best heel mouthpieces in the business.

And he'll have to move to manager, because it would be damn near impossible to put him behind the announce desk after he gets a good ole fashioned ass kicking by Jerry Lawler, and maybe even Stone Cold.

And then we can all welcome back Jim Ross. It's a win-win-win, folks.