Could this be the New Golden Age of Wrestling?

Could this be the New Golden Age of Wrestling?

By Justin Blakeman

The 1980’s have always been considered The Golden Age of Wrestling. It was the first time wrestling was broadcast on national television. The true Mega Powers (not Sandow and Axel) were running around dropping elbows and legs on anyone and everyone OOOOOH YEAH Brother! Ultimate Warrior was cutting his crazy promos and running as fast as he could to the ring to defeat his next foe! It was truly a remarkable time in pro wrestling. But what if I told you I think there could be a new golden era of wrestling? 

Many people may think I am crazy but I think this is the new golden era of wrestling. There is so much potential in not only WWE but in ROH, New Japan and even Lucha Underground. All the previously mention organizations have taken huge steps to strengthen their products, and it’s paying off handsomely for them and us! Lets look at WWE and their product first. For the last few years WWE has really focused on recruiting the best talent from around the world. We are just now beginning to see the fruits of Triple H and William Regal’s hard labor. He is just a quick list of the guys that have joined WWE over the last few years Sami Zayn, Kevin Steen (Kevin Owens), Adrian Neville  (Jungle Pac), Dean Ambrose (John Moxley), Seth Rollin (Tyler Black), Finn Balor (Prince Devitt) and last but not least Samoa Joe!

I’m sure I could have kept that list going on for a little bit longer but you get the point, WWE is doing a great job! That list is a who’s who of what the Internet wrestling community calls “Indy Guys”. Those guys came from every part of the world and they all came to one company. The crazy part is they will all be impacting the roster at the same time. This is truly and exciting time for wrestling fans. My prediction is that once all these guys get on the main roster, WWE will have a huge resurgence with their product. Im not just talking about the normal wrestling fans, I'm talking main stream attention! Much like what we saw during the Attitude Era. This resurgence however will be based on WRESTLING not PG-13 antics. All those guys mention above can flat out wrestle. They are all capable of going out and putting on Match of the Year quality matches every night.  This point was proven this past Sunday at WWE’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view when Kevin Owens faced John Cena in what can only be called the best match of the year so far. In my opinion its up there with best matches I have seen! What an impact Kevin Owens has already had on WWE programing and he has only been there for 2 weeks!

Another thing WWE had done is really push their developmental brand NXT. NXT is where new WWE stars are born. Since HHH was given the reigns over NXT it has been a brilliant wrestling show. Some would even say that NXT rivals Raw for the best wrestling show on tv. That is huge praise for the "youngsters". That praise is not just blind internet hype either, NXT consistently puts on amazing shows. NXT just finished up a very successful live tour and WWE hopes to make NXT a stand alone brand in the next few years.

The success in pro wrestling  is not limited to WWE many other organizations are beginning to show signs of life in 2015. Ring of Honor just signed a National television deal with Destination America which could possibly make them the second largest wrestling program in the United States! New Japan has begun to work its way over to the United State by teaming with Ring of Honor and Global Force wresting. Speaking of Global Force Wrestling, they have just announced a star studded roster and live event dates so its only a matter of time before they are in the mix to.

With all this change and growth in the wrestling industry I think we are in a new “Wrestling Boom”.  It’s only a matter of time before wrestling takes the world by force yet again, just like it did during the Golden Era and the Attitude Era. This era is going to be outstanding. If Kevin Owens match with John Cena was a sign, I can’t wait to watch it all unfold! The New Golden Era has begun and it’s only getting started so sit back and enjoy the ride!!!