Diamond's Views

diamond_316@hotmail.com

Since I'm a new writer, I'd just like to take the opportunity to let you get to know me a little as far as my opinions on wrestling go. First, I'm very pro-WWF and anti-WCW. I used to watch Nitro every week. Well, the re-play, anyway, so I wouldn't miss Raw. But, as of late, I can't stay awake during the first ten minutes, so I don't even try anymore. There are, in my opinion, only two good things about WCW; 1. Kevin Nash and 2. Scott Hall I followed them as Big Daddy Cool Diesel and Razor Ramon in the WWF to their current roles in WCW. WCW ruined it for themselves with me and a handful of other fans I've talked to in a couple different cases. One major one is when Eric Bischoff sued Ric Flair. There were a few web pages dedicated to the Boycott WCW issue. Then, they had to stoop to bring in a man who wasn't even a wrestling fan, let alone an athlete. Yes, I'm talking about Jay Leno. Their wrestler-vs.-wrestler matches are boring enough. Why would a match with one promoter, one over-aged "wrestler" vs. a semi-decent wrestler and a non-athletic talk show host be more interesting? You've got me.

But what turned me away the most was what I consider to be the lowest speech I've ever heard on wrestling. It was the day DX "invaded" the CNN Center. Eric Bischoff comes on and first tells Sean Waltman (X-Pac, Syxx, 1-2-3 Kid) to, "Bite me," then proceeds to challenge Vince McMahon to a match at their up-coming Pay-Per-View in Wooster, Mass. After that, I stopped watching WCW. I also couldn't take Tony Shivone's fake excitement and calling almost every move done either a sidewalk slam or a lariat. WCW, in general, is too family-oriented for me.

Now, the WWF is a different story. It definitely is not family-oriented. A soap opera for men? Not so much anymore as its popularity among women has and will continue to grow. What is it that I like about the WWF? The attitude, the humor, and the fact that they know what the fans want and deliver. And they also realize that the fans are what got them to where they are and they thank them for it.

The superstars of the World Wrestling Federation will stop at nothing to entertain the fans. Take Mick Foley for example. His match against the Undertaker at the 1998 King of the Ring in the Hell in a Cell was absolutely amazing. How far will he go just to entertain us, the fans? And, of course, who could forget Mr. Attitude himself, Stone Cold Steve Austin? He just says attitude by the way he presents himself on TV. His character is one that's not afraid of anyone or anything. The feud between he and Mr. McMahon is probably the biggest in the sport today. He gives the fans everything they want, humor, interaction, and most definitely, attitude.

But, then again, almost everyone in the Federation now has that attitude, interaction, and a bit of humor the fans crave. Be it Val Venis, Degeneration X, the Rock, Mankind, Stone Cold, the Undertaker and Kane…Well, maybe those two don't have so much of the humor, but they definitely give the fans attitude like only they can. The wrestlers in World Championship Wrestling can't say that like the WWF superstars can. The WWF is where it's at and nothing will change my mind about that.

Before I go for this week, email you answer to this question: Who is better, Stone Cold Steve Austin or Bill Goldberg and why. Email your response to diamond_316@hotmail.com and put, "Poll," in the subject line. Diamond