What the WHAT?

As wrestling fans we all do it, we watch something and say 'What the hell were they thinking doing that?' and lets face it it happens a lot in wrestling. So here are just a few examples of things that have made me say 'What the hell?'

IWA Deep South Carnage Cup
I am a death match fan and a few years back there were 4 tournaments that you had to see if you were a death match fan, these were the CZW Tournament of Death, IWA Mid South King of the Death Matches, IWA East Coast Masters of Pain and the Carnage Cup. The winners would be important as it would mark one of the best death match workers going. But that hasn't been the case for 2 of the tournaments the last few years. Now the Masters of Pain and IWA EC has closed which is kind of said but I always felt that the winners of the tournament in that company made little sense but that's a different subject.
The Carnage Cup has really been a bit weird the last few years, whether it's the winner, the slim number of rounds (last years only saw 2 rounds) or the actual participants there is always something there that makes me question what they are thinking. When you look at who they announce for the tournament and who actually takes part it's a fair cry a part, I mean they actually announced 'Wildfire' Tommy Rich for last years tournament and it's a regular occurrence for them to announce Chikara talent who later say 'I never agreed to do a death match tournament'.
If you want to see what I've talked about when it comes to this tournament check out this years Cup which happened about a week ago, a very mixed cast with many not taking part in death matches before and Pinkie Sanchez winning it, no offence to Pinkie I think he's awesome but before that show he had competed in 1 other tournament and no other death matches he was not the right choice to win.

TNA since Hogan/Bischoff regime
Turning Point 2009 was regarded as one of the best TNA Pay Per Views they ever put on so with that said many thought they could carry that momentum into Hogan and Bischoff coming in, oh how wrong we were. Instead of moving TNA forward and to the next level where they could actually be a threat to WWE even in a slight way, TNA moved backwards and became what it is today which is a joke. Bringing in washed up wrestlers who shouldn't be in the ring, pushing guys who shouldn't be pushed, doing story lines that make no sense and have no meaning and relying on former WWE talent to bring in the fans. Can it change? Yeah of course. Will it change? Not any time soon. TNA have this focus on being WWE not challenging WWE, while that's the case nothing will change. I don't want to crap on TNA as everyone else is always doing it so I don't have to.

Sheamus as WWE champion and Jack Swagger as World Heavyweight Champion
WWE were able to pull over some major surprises in late 2009 and early 2010 that I feel truly shocked the fans.
The first was Sheamus defeating John Cena for the WWE title. While this could of been a chance to establish a new face in the main event it was a waste. His 1st reign lasted just 2 months in which time he lost to John Cena and won by DQ against Randy Orton, finally losing in the Elimination Chamber. His 2nd reign which happened later in the year saw him just about escape Cena in a cage after the Nexus came in and get DQ'd against Orton, he would lose it in a 6 way match to Orton just 3 months after winning it. Now he may have had 2 runs with the belt, he was built as a coward who couldn't win against any opponent. And now he's back in the mid-card with the occasional reminder that he is a 'main event talent'.
So while Sheamus had 2 runs, Swagger only got 1. Going into the Money in the Bank match at Mania last year my picks were Christian, Kofi or Drew McIntrye to win it so I was truly shocked to see Swagger win it and it was just as surprising when he cashed in nights later and won it. He was given a 3 month run with the belt but in that time they didn't do the right thing with him. After winning the belt he was on both Raw and Smackdown losing to everyone, he was putting on good matches but you remember the loses more than anything. He would retain against Orton in a Extreme Rules match but the problems came after that. He got himself DQ'd against Big Show and then lost the title in a 4 Way to Rey Mysterio. They would then build to a one on one match between him and Rey and during that time he looked like a killer who could snap a ankle when he wanted, they even made Big Show tap out to him. My question is, why didn't they do that in his match with Show? Since his lose to Rey he hasn't been in the title picture at all or even involved in any major story lines.
To me this shows WWE's short sightedness from time to time, if they had wanted they could of put so much into this guys and made them full time main event stars, which they need right now, instead they have to protect their babyfaces and make them look like fluke champions.

1PW constantly using American talent
For those who don't know One Pro Wrestling is a British wrestling company that has closed down because of bankruptcy on 2 occasions and has been reopened. The company brings in so many big names from American it's untrue. For example since reopening for the second time they've announced X-Pac, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, Diamond Dallas Page & Kevin Nash for one weekend alone. They've also announced Shawn Michaels for a Q & A at the Anniversary show and yesterday they announced Vader, who is booked for a Q & A and to wrestle.
Now to be fair they're doing what many companies do, use outside stars who are legit big names to draw a crowd however they forget the other thing they have to do which is establish their own stars. These stars will only be in for the one show and will cost them a lot of money, also some of the names they've announced are fair past their prime and shouldn't be wrestling that much.
To me it's more annoying then anything else, I love the company and what to see it succeed but they're doing the same thing they did the last 2 times which is rely on this talent to draw the crowds. Do you know that it about over 3 years until they had a World champion who was British? Steve Corino, Abyss and Sterling James Keenan dominated the title picture and their all American. I hope this is just gonna happen for the next few shows and then they'll rely on home based talent and bring in one or two names who can work.

Well there you have it, a few things that had made me say 'What the hell?' while being a wrestling fan. Thanks for reading a let me know what you think.