{"id":20888,"date":"2017-03-06T14:30:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T20:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=20888"},"modified":"2017-03-06T14:22:51","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T20:22:51","slug":"pruetts-pause-wwe-fastlane-2017-bill-goldberg-wins-wwe-universal-championship-wwe-abandons-long-term-stories-immediacy-braun-strowman-charlotte-flairs-streaks-end-mor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/03\/06\/pruetts-pause-wwe-fastlane-2017-bill-goldberg-wins-wwe-universal-championship-wwe-abandons-long-term-stories-immediacy-braun-strowman-charlotte-flairs-streaks-end-mor\/","title":{"rendered":"Pruett&#8217;s Pause: WWE Fastlane 2017 &#8211; Bill Goldberg wins the WWE Universal Championship as WWE abandons long-term stories for immediacy, Braun Strowman and Charlotte Flair\u2019s streaks end, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-379729464\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2149 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/01\/Fastlane-300x200.png?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/01\/Fastlane.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/01\/Fastlane.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>By Will Pruett<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Prowrestling.net Live returns today at 3CT\/4E at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/prowrestlingdotnet\" target=\"_blank\">Blogtalkradio.com\/prowrestlingdotnet<\/a>. Jason Powell\u00a0and I will be taking your calls coming out of WWE Fastlane and leading into tonight\u2019s Raw.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common counter-cultural cry in modern wrestling fandom is \u201cWrestleMania is not for the hardcore fans.\u201d I have probably said something to this effect at some point. This statement would seem to be true coming out of Fastlane with Bill Goldberg becoming the WWE Universal Champion and likely WrestleMania closer, but it\u2019s completely false. WWE Fastlane was an example of outright laziness from WWE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The idea that \u201chardcore\u201d fans, or, as they should be called, committed fans can\u2019t enjoy WrestleMania is based on the idea of WrestleMania as a cultural spectacular meant to draw in more than just the ordinary wrestling fans. We would be told it\u2019s meant to appeal to a broader community than just those \u201cinternet\u201d fans (which I suppose would be wrestling fans with internet access, which is everyone). This is why we annually have weird concerts, odd sponsorship moments, a massive amount of commercials, and more on the overly-bloated WrestleMania show. WWE is trying to appeal to people who want to pay $10 to see Kid Rock perform two songs in front of a stadium that doesn\u2019t care about him.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WrestleMania is meant to be for every fan. It\u2019s not supposed to be the showcase of the part-time stars, it\u2019s meant to be the biggest possible show with concrete results going forward. WrestleMania should matter for the rest of the year in WWE. It\u2019s considered WWE\u2019s biggest night and it should have this same level of importance going forward. Think about last year\u2019s WrestleMania. Now, pretend it never happened. Are you missing any defining event in WWE? Are you missing anything? Likely not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This brings us to Bill Goldberg. I\u2019m not going to argue that Kevin Owens should still be Universal Champion. He was a poorly written champion more prone to comedy than legitimacy and this character choice made Raw largely unwatchable for the latter half of 2016. While Kevin Owens is an amazing talent and the best shot WWE has at another massively popular Daniel Bryan-esque character, he should not be in the main event of WrestleMania. I\u2019d also say Bill Goldberg shouldn\u2019t either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goldberg returned to WWE sponsored by a video game and received an amazing reaction. He\u2019s a star from 20 years ago fans remember fondly from their childhoods. He\u2019s the last true star WCW managed to make. Bill Goldberg might be a fun attraction as an in-ring competitor once again, but he should never be a main event guy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE has shown us absolute dominance from Goldberg. He\u2019s beaten two top wrestlers in a matter of seconds. He\u2019s proven himself better than everyone on the Raw roster in a very small amount of time. What does this do for WWE? What does this do for them in two months when Goldberg is at home and they\u2019re trying to sell tickets in every city in America? How does this make the non-committed sometimes wrestling fan want to watch?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE doesn\u2019t want to build new stars to take the place of the rapidly aging generation of 1990\u2019s wrestlers they\u2019ve relied upon to anchor WrestleMania for the last decade. WWE isn\u2019t trying to make mega-stars to be the legends of tomorrow. WWE doesn\u2019t want major stars who aren\u2019t already major stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building new stars is hard. The wrestling business is tricky and difficult. Modern fans are even trickier. WWE has decided to rely on short-term moments featuring past stars because they\u2019re lazy. They\u2019ve decided new fans and old want to cheer wrestlers from 20 years ago. They\u2019ve decided to become a nostalgia show instead of a modern show. WWE is not just angling for the \u201ccasual\u201d fans. They\u2019re angling to get out of the hard work of making stars.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"prowr-3346843191\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goldberg vs. Brock Lesnar main eventing WrestleMania 33 is the product of laziness. It is the product of a lack of forethought. It is the product of WWE\u2019s unwillingness to create and foster an environment where a new wrestler can rapidly rise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE is too lazy to tell a good story, so we all suffer. WWE is too lazy to give us consistent characters with consistent actions, so we all sit around hoping for a magic moment. WWE is too lazy to book WrestleMania with anything but stars from the past and give it long-term payoffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WrestleMania may not be for the hardcore fans, but it should be. WrestleMania may not be for the casual fans, but it should be. WrestleMania should tell us good stories and allow us to invest in the outcomes (and the fallout from them). WrestleMania is for fans fantasy booking a 1998 supercard on WWE 2K17.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WrestleMania is, increasingly, an exercise in the absurd moves WWE can make to avoid making stars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now for some random thoughts:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Who would have guessed two streaks would end on the night Goldberg became Universal Champion? Charlotte lost a puzzling match to Bayley, thus ending her pay-per-view win streak without much coming from it. Braun Strowman was pinned in the middle of the ring by Roman Reigns and Strowman\u2019s dominant win streak is now over. Neither of these decisions make long-term sense.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I believe Roman Reigns will be WWE Universal Champion by summer. Why not save a conclusive finish to Strowman vs. Reigns until it means something down the line? This was simply a match, why not save the major outcome until it could be a main event championship clash?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The same goes for Charlotte Flair\u2019s pay-per-view winning streak. It was built up to mean something, but in ending, it meant nothing. It wasn\u2019t a landmark moment for Bayley, who defeated Charlotte. It wasn\u2019t a major title change. It didn\u2019t really matter after it happened. WWE gave up a solid long-term investment in Charlotte for nothing. It was weird.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Bayley\u2019s character looks really inconsistent in accepting the constant help from Sasha Banks to win matches. I always say characters are defined by their actions and Bayley is acting like a heel in this feud with Charlotte. It proves that WWE lacks a moral compass in their storytelling and they don\u2019t realize what \u201cdoing the right thing\u201d actually means to fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Kevin Owens losing the WWE Universal Championship was, as I said above, fine with me. The Chris Jericho involvement puzzled me. I still don\u2019t understand why Owens made a major character shift going into this match and not coming out of it. Owens and Jericho as allies against Goldberg, then breaking up, would have been more logical.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"prowr-1008669083\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Neville and Jack Gallagher put on the best match of the night and one of my favorite matches from WWE\u2019s Cruiserweight Division since its revival. Gallagher was able to look very strong in this one, with Neville having to break out every move in his arsenal to win. It was a delightful ray of sunshine on this puzzling show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Samoa Joe vs. Sami Zayn was exactly what I expected it to be and quite good. I have to wonder what Samoa Joe is going to be involved in at WrestleMania. He doesn\u2019t seem to be slotted for a major match, but definitely shouldn\u2019t be absent from the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; The Raw tag team division is in shambles. I didn\u2019t care about the Gallows and Anderson vs. Enzo and Cass title match. I cared even less about the Rusev and \u201cCycled On\u201d Jinder Mahal singles match jamboree. This was the low point of the show and I zoned out of it both times I attempted to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax was an odd match with an odd finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Why was Big E a 1998 Scott Hall tribute act?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Got thoughts on this show or my review of it? Hit me up with them! 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