I said it was Lawler’s turn to the face side but the kids initative was like a knife wound to an already wounded animal. The heel announcer position was limping and the kids initative slit it’s throat. It saddens me but I really do think that the great back and fourth announce teams of days gone by are truly extinguished, at least in the WWE anyway.

TNA’s team are alright but there is no real consistency. It went from them hating each other to barely bickering, then argeeing, then back to despising. I think the whole thing just started off oo strong and it soured the turn as it felt just like a fan pleaser.

My favourite announce team at the moment is on ECW since there is some antagonism there and heel support, but still within the bounds of a “kid friendly” environment. You can thank the brains of Matt Striker for that, who seems to want to support heels but is aware that the WWE announcer mission statement is to put over faces whenever possible and sell heels as evil. I made the point that the old back and fourth would be better for the kids initative as it adds a pantomime feel to the program. But apparently the WWE thinks kids are to simple and want everything very clear cut for them.

Lets all just hope that bradshaw goes to TNA sometime soon. Who knows; he may even improve his in ring wrestling abilities and/or take a creative stance.

As soon as he left WWE it immedeately went downhill (and for some reason, even other promotions)