The People’s Column: WWE and TNA Wishlist for 2011 and Beyond
by Will Pruett on December 24, 2010

Dear friends, I would like to wish a very merry Christmas to each and every one of you. Today, I feel like doing something a little bit different and creating a wrestling wish list for the year 2011 and on. Consider it less predictions than opinions. Of course, it is all in good fun, so feel free to add your own as well.

- I would love for everyone who reads this blog to follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/itswilltime. Seriously, do it.

- I wish for WWE to make more extraordinary home videos for Blu Ray. It’s hard to go back to watching their product at home without the extreme clarity of HD.

- I wish TNA would actually have that rumored creative overhaul we have heard so much about. Their product is stuck in neutral no matter what happens or who is added. Something has to change.

- I wish John Cena would keep an edge to his character and never resort to stupid comedy or using the phrase “turd-burglars” again.

- I wish Hulk Hogan would fade into quiet obscurity and stop making the wrestling business look bad by appearing in Rent-a-Center commercials.

- I wish Brock Lesnar would find a contractual loophole and have the opportunity to headline Wrestlemania against The Undertaker.

- I wish The Undertaker would recover quickly and be as close possible to 100% come Wrestlemania time. Actually, I just wish for The Undertaker to be able to wrestle at Wrestlemania.

- I wish Shawn Michaels would stay retired, but make the occasional on air appearance (including as the referee for Undertaker’s Wrestlemania match).

- I wish Ric Flair would re-retire and ask for all of his TNA matches to be stricken from the record. Not a wrestling fan in the world would object to that.

- I wish for Randy Orton to use the equity built up in his persona to make new stars, as opposed to just doing the job half way (as with Kofi Kingston an Legacy).

- I wish Christian would make a major impact upon his recovery and prove that he is a viable main event talent.

- I wish Rey Mysterio would retire before he injures someone else.

- I wish Alberto Del Rio the best of luck as he attempts to move from upper mid card to main event level star. Many a man has gotten stuck on his way down that treacherous road.

- I wish Jack Swagger would have a new, less generic looking T-Shirt made. I would also love to see him take on a true main event role on the Smackdown roster that is so depleted right now.

- I wish for a fresh young babyface to emerge, since we have our fair share of young heels.

- I wish Ted DiBiase would buy himself a new personality that isn’t based on failing to be his father.

- I wish Ring of Honor nothing but growth in this new year. I also wish for their January show in Los Angeles to be one of the best they’ve ever put on, since I will be there.

- I wish AJ Styles a speedy babyface turn and a return to the hardworking persona that made him a respectable main event talent.

- I wish Samoa Joe a return to his personality of a take-no-prisoners ass kicking machine and some quality booking in the new year.

- I wish WWE would stop bolting announce tables together and just allow them to break on a regular basis again.

- I wish Smackdown would have the opportunity to go live on Tuesdays a little more often than once every 11 years.

- I wish CM Punk would establish himself once again as a top of the card competitor after being largely ineffective in the main event scene since his rivalry with Jeff Hardy.

- I wish Jeff Hardy would get all of his court proceedings worked out. I also wish he would find himself clean and sober with a renewed motivation for wrestling.

- I wish Matt Hardy would realize that he is the lesser brother and quietly retire.

- I wish MVP would find himself in a better place than he was in while a part of WWE. I also wish for him to be rehired by WWE and given a new push.

- I wish Edge would figure out if his character is a babyface or a heel and stick to it. I also wish for a run on Smackdown that proves his character is not stale or boring, but a true top shelf talent.

- I wish Triple H’s return would set the Raw brand on fire again.

- I wish for a quick recovery from the John Cena burial for The Nexus. They can do a lot more as a stable if they are able to recover and prove their dominance.

- I wish Dusty Rhodes would return to commentary, simply to hear the phrase “It’s clubberin’ time” on a weekly basis.

- I wish NXT would stop existing.

- I wish Cody Rhodes would find a way to toughen up the “Dashing” gimmick.

- I wish Daniel Bryan would continue to move the interest of the mainstream audience toward actual wrestling instead of entertainment.

- I wish Michael Cole would move into a heel manager role similar to Bobby Heenan with an entire “Cole Family” that he manages.

- I wish Sheamus would lose the horrible Irish King costume and keep doing exactly what he has been doing in delivering great matches and promos.

- I wish John Morrison would have his career moment this year and become a true main event level star. He has a great opportunity in the next six weeks and I hope he proves his worth in them.

- I wish The Miz would hold the WWE Championship until Wrestlemania and possibly for him to hold it through the biggest show of the year.

That’s all the wish I have in me today folks. Merry Christmas and God bless. Thanks for reading and making this blog a successful endeavor to take on.


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  • Steven Millan

    My Top Eight Wrestling Wishes

    1. I wish that Sting would pop up in the WWE and challenge The Undertaker and his Streak at Wrestlemania 2011.

    2. I wish that Vickie Guerrero would just stay home and go away.

    3. I wish that Gail Kim would get a major push and prove herself to be a viable talent to both women’s wrestling and the WWE.

    4. I wish that Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan would both leave TNA and immediately retire.

    5. I wish that both Matt Morgan and Mickie James would get an even bigger push and prove themselves to be viable talents to TNA(and help get TNA’s ratings through the roof).

    6. I wish that Dana White would immediately step down as the head of the UFC and immediately retire.

    7. I wish that Triple H,Scott Hall,Kevin Nash,and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman would all quietly retire.

    8. I wish that somebody who’s rich and knows wrestling would buy TNA off from Dixie Carter and Jeff Jarrett and give TNA that major push it’s been so desperately wanting(and place it in an entirely different direction[and pull it out from the WCW-esque direction that it's currently stuck in]).

    …if I come up with any more wrestling wishes for 2011,I’ll post them.

  • Sebastian Howard

    At Steve: 1. You really want to see an old Sting and an old Taker wreste each other? That sounds terrible!

    2. Hey, she gets incredible heat.

    3. Used to care now I don’t, fire Gail and send her back to TNA.

    4. Can’t disagree with that, Hogan and Bischoff have turned TNA into WCW 2000.

    5. Well since you’re wishing they’d improve themselves I can’t help but wish the best for James and Morgan.

    6. I just wish Dana would quit cussing all the time and Anderson Silva would get a fight.

    7. I disagree with Trips but for the rest they can all go to hell (not really because it’s Christmas and that’s mean).

    8. Again can’t disagree with that.

    My ten wishes go as planned:

    1. I wish that fans wern’t so snarky.

    2. I wish that Danielson won the title.

    3. Wish that Kaaval came back.

    4. Wish that Danielson and Kaaval fueded for the title.

    5. Wish CM Punk would fued with both.

    6. Wish that Cena would be pushed down to mid-card stauts, it’s notl ike kids arn’t goign to stop buying his merchandise.

    7. I wish that TNA would either die or beocme birllant, one needs to happen soon!

    8. I wish that ROH would get their own TV Show and Indies would be given more exposure, for example having the Indie DVD’s at Walmart or something like that.

    9. Wish that Santino was fired and we never talked about him again (by we I mean EVERYONE).

    10. I wish that WWE became TV-14 and realized that they’re pushing away younger fans with the PG rating, most kids are playing Call Of Duty or watching The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (not really that but something like that), having WWE PG is REALLY stupid, just because it dosnt’t hurt the company EVERY single episode dosn’t mean it should be kept in tact. Kids can’t buy ppv’s so this whole marketing towards kids is stupid.

  • Amy Mitchell

    I’ve got my Top 10 Wrestling Wishes

    1. I wish Jeff Hardy can quit TNA for good and go back to WWE to get a WrestleMania victory. (It’s kinda sad that his WrestleMania record is 0-5. :( He just needs to get that 1 WrestleMania victory and that’s it.)

    2. I wish for an Edge & Christian reunion to happen on Smackdown or a PPV event. And I wanna see them go after the WWE Tag Team Champions in a Ladder match!)

    3. I wish for more TNA Knockouts. (It could be former WWE Divas or female wrestlers from wresting promotions shows or around the world.)

    4. I wish for more extreme stipulation matches for the Divas. (Because we just had that first ever Divas Tag Team Tables match at the TLC PPV event.)

    5. I wish WWE can fire Vickie Guerrero. (Because she’s getting on my nerves with those “Excuse me!” quotes! >:( )

    6. I wish TNA can hire Paul London for the Paul London/Brian Kendrick reunion.

    7. I wish for a Team Xtreme reunion with all 3 original members (Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, and Lita) in WWE.

    8. I wish all the Nexus members were fighting against each other.

    9. I wish Fortune and Immortal can break for good because of personal issues.

    10. I wish Wade Barrett was in a car accident. I know that’s mean.)

  • Steven

    Wishes… Hmmm…

    (1) I wish Ric Flair would never EVER wrestle again.
    (2) I wish Hogan and Bischoff rest on the laurels and reminisce about the way thi9ngs were – I’ll give ‘em that – and never EVER get involved in wrestling again.
    (3) I wish that the ‘Wrestling’ part of WWE becomes more prominent (and thanks to Danielson, Swagger, et al for that… and Striker for putting it over on commentary).
    (4) I wish TNA would focus on what got us interested in the first place – athleticism, X-Division, women who could wrestle and Samoa Joe/AJ Styles/Daniels stiffing the shit out of each other.
    (5) I wish the WWE continues to promote new talent (yes, they have been; bravo!).
    (6) I wish the older roster members of WWE help put the newer ones over (see Jericho v Bourne).
    (7) I wish they (as in TNA/WWE) would ignore the ADHD generation and start putting good 15 minute matches in their PPV cards, and not just the main events.
    (8) I wish Riot City Wrestling would get the recognition they deserve here in Australia and around the world. (Seriously – they are that f’n good.)
    (9) I wish TNA would step up to the plate and give us viable alternative to WWE because Vince thrives on competition and everyone wins.
    (10) I wish I get another match, just one, and see if I can’t pull my 40 yr old, crippled arse through the wringer at least once more, just for old time’s sake.

  • Rob S.

    Sorry, I can’t take anyone who hates Vickie Guerreo serious. She’s one of the few good things WWE has going for it. She’s an old school heat magnet manager like Heenan or Sensational Sherri used to be. She helped put over Edge at a truly dick heel when he needed it, and now she’s helping advance Ziggler’s career. WWE needs more characters like her. Hopefully they take the hint and do the same thing with Cole.

  • Rhett The RAD

    What if Vickie were the Anonymous Raw GM?
    A) She hates Edge and put him through hell before Edge really did anything to the GM.
    B) I can’t recollect any decisions that would truly make Vickie all that angry. (I could be wrong about that)

    Anyways, my Wish List.

    1) I wish TNA would use Samoa Joe like he should be used.

    2) I wish Cole would start up a faction(as you said ex. Heenan) of Cole Miners and take over WWE. I could see Cole becoming the Eric Bischoff of that faction very easily. Cocky, arrogant, decent/improving on mic skills, and really well hated. Can’t you seem him walking down the ramp leading Miz, Riley, Masters, Reks, Zeke, and maybe a few other heels? Waving and smiling like he’s the president or something?

    3) I wish WWE would just reveal the GM already. I’m scared its going to be like one of those TNA storylines and totally suck once they do announce who it is.

    4) I wish that the new RAW announce team would consist of any combination of Lawler/Matthews/Striker. I do like Cole(unlike most it seems), but I’d much rather him have his own faction as I stated earlier.

    5) I wish that Immortal/Fortune would decide on a name. Then after that get some competition. I haven’t watched the last few weeks because I generally lost interest and was tired of seeing some stupid faction do nothing or nothing of interest anyways.

    6) I wish Wade Barrett to come back and dominant Raw. Nexus needs to be involved in almost every feud on Raw. Nexus needs to come back and take every title(or at least try). I mean Miz running from Nexus and JoMo makes him more hectic and desperate. They already have a beef with Bryan since they dumped him. The Tag champs took their title. The Nexus needs to focus on more than just Cena and take the show over. Not immediately, but at least be trying!

    7) I wish Miz would have a long title run. The WWE has faith in him, but the last really long heavyweight title run for a heel was probably JBL. Unless of course you consider that train wreck of a title run of Kane’s this year.

    8) I also wish that WWE would continue pushing WWE stars to the top. This year they pushed Swagger(dropped the ball), Barrett, Sheamus, DiBiase(yeah…), Del Rio, Miz, and Bryan. They have many other superstars on the verge of breaking out such as McIntyre, Rhodes, Ziggler, JoMo, R-Truth, Bourne, and Kofi. Could you imagine in a year’s time an Elimination Chamber match between Orton/HHH/Rhodes/Miz/JoMo/Sheamus and the victor isn’t obvious?

    9) I wish I knew what was wrong with TNA. I really want to like TNA, I really do. But whenever they promise such HUGE things such as a new superstar(Dreamer) or THEY(Immortal crap leading to the only good thing being Hardy turn) then I lose faith and interest. Then lets not even talk about the poor X Division which used to run 15-20 strong. And a dominant strong at that! Then the Knockouts division is on a downward slope.

    10) I wish Santino would continue as he is. I wish he would slowly but assuredly get better in the ring all while keeping his comedy gig.

  • Sebastian Howard

    Can’t stand Santino, he’s just brining down Tamina who’s actually a pretty good wrestler.

  • DJ Joe Dubb

    I wish WWE would make put product on iTunes.

  • sideshowbob

    Hey here is an idea. Keep the Cena stuff to hour one. Raw comes on at what 9pm EST? By 10pm, all TV-PG kids should be in bed for school. Not saying go all attitude T & A with buckets of blood again, but it Cena and Santino comically skits were kept in the 1st hour then ~perhaps suggest “than”~ the 2nd hour could be a slightly edgier product geared not necessarily towards “adults”, just make it more straight forward wrestling with less lephrechauns eagles cobras and superman

  • mike anderson

    I really think tna sucks eric is a dumb a–. he wouldntnt no any thing if hit him in the face. most of the wresters suck wwe leftovers.

  • the mechanix

    - no more hogan *clap clap, clap clap clap*.

    - six sides

    - real matches, not stupid build ups for meaningless story lines.

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