Sorry if I ramble and it may not be very professional but I am drunk while writing this (thank God for spell check!). I was just watching the match involving C.M Punk (courtesy of a fellow O Show writer) and marked out for William Regal.What is it about this drug abusing, pasty guy that makes me like him so damned much and boo someone like Punk who seems to have what it takes to be a superstar in the WWE? I’ll tell you what it is. Tha “Shit” factor.
Now, I know people have spoken about the “It” factor in regards of wrestling but the polar opposite of that is the “Shit” factor. Now what is this “Shit” factor? Well, it’s the thing that makes you want to change the channel. It’s what makes you hate a wrestler that you are supposed to cheer for. Some people have dubbed it “X-Pac Heat.” The “Shit” factor can be something very small or very large. It can be their music. It can be the way they walk to the ring. It can be their finisher. Whatever it is it sucks and makes you groan in anger whenever they come out.
For a few examples I will have to use wrestlers that are no longer wrestling and current stars. This list is not biased. It’s not based on fame, age, or race (as not to anger Tha Black Prophet). I’ll start off with Bobby Lashley. As soon as his music hit I was like “A surprise run-in by Bathroom Break!” His music was shit and I knew that I would be forced to watch this baby headed bastard ruin my wrestling joy. Don’t get me wrong, dude looked like a wrestler. He was huge, fast, and had everything that was what a wrestler looked like.
SO why did I hate him so damned much? The “Shit” factor. Something about him just rubbed me the wrong way (as opposed to Melina rubbing me the right way!). Maybe it was his 12 year old voice. Maybe it was his lame ass finisher. Either way he really helped usher in the era known as the “Bathroom Break.”
Sometimes the thing you hate about a wrestler is something that doesn’t even happen in the damned ring. Some people hate HHH because of who he is fucking. Same for Batista (The Shaminal). He will bang anything with a pair of tits and a pulse…as far as we know. Maybe some Katie Vick stuff is going down. Some folks are jealous of Johnny Morrison because of who he is banging and how he looks. Dude looks like a million bucks and has the skills to pay the bills. Me? I can’t stand Kofi Kingston!
Yeah, he’s fast, has a good build, and is popular. But, my God, his finisher is a set up move! Come on! If he were on Impact! No one would notice who he was. Maybe one day I will come around to liking the guy but I have rarely have it happen where a wrestler goes from the “Shit” factor to me liking them. Very rare. I think Kennedy was the last person to cross that bridge and as soon as he started baby facing I turned on him. Dude is a dick. Let him be a dick.
I can’t sympathize with him being a good guy. And change his finisher, please. Umaga, Hassan, Edge, Kanyon, Jeff Hardy, Shelton Benjamin, and Jay Lethal all do that move. This is me dying for a lesbian character to use that move and call it the “Dyke Check.”
So who is on your “Shit” list? And what puts them there?
5 comments: on "Tha "Shit" Factor"
"It’s not based on fame, age, or race (as not to anger Tha Black Prophet)."
...yet the two wrestlers you point out both fit a certain profile.
Lmao @ the above comment.
There have been many that I just didn't care to watch, but I think a change of promotion or go from singles to tag team (or vice versa) can change that.
I hated Jeff Jarrett in WWE. But when he went to WCW, I loved the whole "Chosen One" thing, and have been a Double J fan since.
I hated X Pac for a long time, but then he formed X Factor, and I was a fan of his since then.
I hated Jay Lethal in ROH and TNA before the Black Machismo gimmick. I felt he was just plain and boring. But the new gimmick has made him one of my favorites.
So with me, I think just a change of scenery or character can make me like them; Right now the only person I can't stand to see is Lashley, but ya never know, he just might win me over.
Cena as a Babyface is at the top of my list.Fucking Shark Boy and Curry Man,"Super"Eric,Tomko and Robert Roode always make me switch the fucking channel,that is when i even bother to watch TNA.I Loved Kennedy as a heel,now..zzzzzzz. If Cryme Tyme fell off the face of the earth i wouldn't even notice or give a shit!Val Venis always made me turn the channel as well as Shitsky!Vladimir Kozlov,The Great Khali,Ryder & Hawkins+GET THE FUCK OFF MY T.V!!!Boogeyman,Delaney,Hornswoggle,Estrada+DROP FUCKING DEAD!!!! Whew! That felt good.
"This is me dying for a lesbian character to use that move and call it the “Dyke Check.”"
OMG STEALING!!
The ultimate shit factor worker, at least in my book would have to be Bret Hart.
I know I know everyone will disagree with me touting his abilities. Look I saw a Bret Hart match in 93, and I didn't need to see another one because it would be the exact some one from then until Goldberg kicked his fucking brain loose. So sorry to the Hart lovers, but if you put an S in front of Hitman you have my exact opinion of Bret Hart. And yes I will give credit to Stone Cold for that one.
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