A tale of two TV shows

You would have thought, that with all the fuss that is going on in the media about steroids and the Benoit tragedy, that WWE would do their best to prove size does not matter in the WWE. But then you have Bobby Lashley win the Beat the Clock challenge on Raw and win a title match against John Cena at the Great American Bash. Of all the people they could have as their new main event superstar and they chose Lashley the muscle boy!!

The push of Lashley has been something of a strange one, as he the powers that be clearly see something in him as a future superstar. I first saw Lashley in OVW when Paul Heyman was booking it, however he often played second fiddle to the stronger workers like CM Punk, Brnet Labright, Ken Doane, Johnny Jeter and Aaron Stevens. However because he has the look of a WWE wrestler, he was brought up to the main roster with barely 6 months in developmental and in the subsequent 2 years he has been US Champ, ECW Champ and I would bet that by the end of the year he will be WWE Champ as well. As a result of this lightening quick elevation to the big time, I can't see why the fans won't turn on him in the same way that they turned on Cena. At least Cena had the rapping gimmick to back him up, but what has Lashley got?! He is hard-hitting but soft-spoken - big deal!! That doesn't mean he has a personality or will sell any pay-per-views. The only thing going for him in the eyes of many fans is that at least he is not John Cena, so perhaps that will keep him safe for a couple of months!

On the flipside though, ECW continues to focus on the CM Punk vs. Johnny Nitro feud and be a showcase for the young talent it has on it's roster. IN many ways it's like watching the aforementioned OVW shows of Paul Heyman from 2 years ago, and there is nothing at all wrong with that. After nearly a year, it seems WWE have finally worked out just what ECW should be (and the good news is, it's worth watching!!)