"The NXT 7"

Somewhere along the line of a visit to the bad idea factory, someone coined the name "The NXT 7." Yes, only seven because my favorite "Rookie" was kicked out of the agenda for "taking thing too far." The grudge I've been carrying for WWE only got heftier upon the release of Daniel Bryan and given time to sulk over it, I've become even more appalled by the way they treat people who aren't necessarily legends. Yes, the way Bryan strangled Justin Robets with his own tie was a little much.. but only a little much by WWE standards. Yes, WWE is in fact has a TV PG auidence and must keep its audience in mind.. but when did HHH hitting people with sledgehammers become strictly PG? Yes, WWE had different rules back then but the principals are still the same. Why treat one man diffrently? Because of the fan base that would be lost if our beloved "Cerebral Assassin" were to get the axe. This isn't to say that the WWE didn't get an enourmous amount of support for picking up Bryan for NXT in the first place, but they surely lost all those fans upon his release. The point of this ramble? I want Bryan back because he deserves to be back. He deserves more than to just be discarded.

I slightly appreciate the way the writers had Wade Barrett explain the missing NXT Rookie. Barrett explained that Bryan was sorry about what happened and that they had no time to deal with someone with a conscience. I applaud the fact that they wanted to have the last mention of Bryan be a positive one.. but it was not realistic at all and any avid follower of Bryan already knew why he was let go.

Nevertheless, we all knew that the season one Rookies would , in fact, be heard from even after being eliminated. The fact that they were allowed in the area for the season finale, the fact that several of them said "this isn't the last you've seen of me" upon leaving the competition and the fact that together they have the charisma to become to next NWO is a storyline that NEEDS to be milked for all it's worth.

And that's exactly what's going on.

I don't blame the cashcow that is Vince McMahon at all. He saw an opportunity and he took it. So now season one of NXT is running around acting like wild animals by trashing the backstage area, kidnapping Bret Hart, jumping John Cena and interrupting main event matches in hopes of acquiring their own contracts.

Newsflash: we all realized that they all have contracts already or else they wouldn't be allowed on the show! Clearly, in the case of Santino, he is in fact signed with the WWE but they didn't use him a lot.. but he was still signed which made it possible for him to make appearances even when he didn't have a match. Vince McMahon isn't trying to let anyone on camera if they aren't supposed to be.

WWE might just be for the naive and the children at this point.