The Fierce Urgency of Now

The Fierce Urgency of Now
by Christian McHausenstern

Santa Slam is in the books a month late and overdue. And what I felt from that crowd from the wrestlers was a sense of dissatisfaction with the status quo, a sense that things are coalescing around particular groups, and there is no great resistance no one to really behind. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke of the fierce urgency of now, and from these great competitors and the fans that's what this particular ppv seemed to convey.
The official results will be forthcoming I'm certain, but the clear winners of the night were the Doggpound. Now they didn't win many matches. Bu Jo Mon certainly made a statement that he is still dominant, but he and Earl put on a terrific match that continues Kensingtons streak of such, but the group itself was involved in almost every match. The Doggman's fingerprints could be felt, and Jonny James' own philosophy may come back to haunt him. With the power returning to champions the commissioner's will recedes. With the Doggman clearly intent on retrieving those titles his own rule of law could again become law of the land. Which brings me to my thesis. Who will fight this gathering storm? At different points in this federations history we've had men step up and resist the very ideology of a group. The dominant Lords of Darkness were resisted for a full year by Team USA. The Dutch East India company fell apart from the resistance of men such as David Finn, Earl Kensington, and Jamal Jamama. The Deagos and the Russians, two "heel" groups at one point, battled one another for dominance. But who will be todays champion? Do we look back in the past for David Finn, entrenched in a battle with kin. Will Han Zo Mon return with the same lethal dominance and fight against the forces the Doggman is gathering. Who? Who will step in and say enough. The run ins that cost Acula a title shot at the last ppv, and the politicizing of the NPI that locked Acula out is only just the start.
The people do look to someone however. They look to their champion. There is a lot of cynicism in terms of what it means to be a champion nowadays. To live up to the legacies of those that came before is an impossible task. Some have even spoken of different tiers of wrestlers, an A team and B team of sorts, which this author disputes; but understand that it speaks to the idea that the past was brighter than the future will be. Why? There is a fierce urgency to now, and no one seems to see it. Tracey Dix is a fine young champion. I know the young man, and have great respect for him. True respect for the job he's done in the ring. But why does he go silent. Some have accused him of sanctimony, others say that he is simply shy. I say it is simply his nature to be so, but is it wrong for the fans to ask for more? To demand that Tracey Dix break from the status quo of his own side, the Untouchables, and stand up for the fans and wrestlers who don't wish to do bad things to get good results? The match with H Randolph was an interesting experiment. When it began the crowd was fully behind Tracey Dix, but as it went along, as Randolph battled, the temper change. The crowd began supporting this small egotistical British man. A towering intellect for sure, but H Randolph was not seen in the same class as Dix. But I felt it, and others did as well, he has spoken for quite some time towards a growing storm. This was a man who would fight for his belief, that would not simply sit back and allow the cards fall where they may. Sometimes it's not enough just to be a champion. Sometimes you have to be leader. I believe Tracey Dix has that in him. I'm starting to believe H Randolph Scott VI has that in him as well. I'd like to see more. Much much more.