The Vincent K.iBosh

The year was 1999, ECW had just gotten onto TNN, their first television deal, and were going full steam, as hot as they ever were.

Going into their first national TV deal, the biggest stars ECW had at the time, were their World Champion, Taz, not Tazz whoever that is; and their Tag Team Champions, The Dudley Boys.

ECW at the time was picking up steam like never before, they had a magazine, a video game deal, and their Pay Per Views, were successful.

Taz, was a star, that was completely manufactured by ECW. Built up to be a monster, and given a plethora of monikers, in that monster mold. Monikers such as "The Human Suplex Machine" and things of the like.

Taz, at the time, was ECW's guy, after so many guys had left ECW, Taz stayed loyal.....

Loyal only until, the WWE came calling.

Oddly enough, just as ECW was making a real go at being a competitor to Vincent K. McMahon, he, as he often does, but the K. bosh, on it (you see what I did there).

Vince has claimed in public, on his DVD releases, and in other various places, that he simply wanted Taz, as if he thought Taz would make an impact in the WWE. I have bought a lot of things he has sold, be it merchandise, pay per views, etc. but this is one thing, I don't buy....

More likely than not, Vince saw the threat ECW presented and did what he did to the AWA, take their top stars. If WCW had any top stars, that he didn't already create, he would have taken theirs as well.

He does his business, by absolutely crushing other people until they have nothing left. This is not what bothers me, as I understand business. What bothers me, is the fact that on his DVD's and in other places, he has made a point of saying how he wished he hadn't crushed the territorial system, for the sole fact that now, up and coming wrestlers don't have a place to get over, so that he can then take them.

So, having said that in the past, which was most likely easy to say, because he didn't have an opportunity to do so, since the closure of ECW, the first opportunity of a promotion beginning to gain steam, ROH, the kind of steam ECW was getting in 1999, what is he doing?

Well, the rumor is that the Kings Of Wrestling; Chris Hero, and Claudio Cas...Cas.. Casta...Castagnoli, (don't even act like that is easy to say, you know it's not), are being looked at by WWE.

Hmm...very curious, the WWE, who right now, might as well not even have a Tag Team Championship, because their Tag Team division is non existent, is looking at one of the top tag teams in ROH. A very curious situation.

Are they looking at them to fortify their tag team division?

Are they looking at them for possible singles runs?

Do they just need to get "cast members" for the next season of NXT?

Or, is Vince trying to kill ROH, as they are picking up steam?

What's next, do they sign Davey Richards, shove him in FCW, and re-name him Rich Davidson?

Do they sign Eddie Edwards, pair him with some idiotic guy from FCW that can talk, but can't wrestle, as his manager?

Do they give Charlie Haas so much money that he gives in, again?

ROH prospering, would help the WWE, because if they got large enough to where their wrestlers had national exposure, Vince and the WWE, and the "gladhanding, nonsensical, douche bag yes men" he is surrounded by, could see how they performed, if they got over etc. which is what he says he wished the territories were still around to do.

So, by attempting to crush ROH, which is what he may be doing here, he is hurting himself in the long run, because you can have a product, with a bunch of 'roided up freaks, who can't wrestle, but that will only get you so far.

However, if you do sign the Kings Of Wrestling, or any other ROH stars, please, when I tune into Smackdown a year or so from now, please don't let them be washed up commentators....

Taz has been missing for about 10 years now, while Tazz is adding some color to the old outhouse, down in Florida.

Basically, what I am saying is, don't take them, unless you plan to use them.....

-Mark X