But there’s something I find even more
intriguing.
They’re back. Hornet and Vizzack…at
exactly the same time…give or take 24 hours. Two men who
were once fast friends, or so Vizzack thought, until Hornet
did the unthinkable at ELVIS LIVES. And things were never
quite the same. We saw the "Greatest American Hero"
go to "Takin’ Care of Business." Vizzack assumed
the role of the ultimate babyface, especially after being
branded with the TCB symbol by Hornet and Ivy.
And then it all fell apart. Vizzack’s
title reign fell into disarray as Hornet continued to
interfere. Vizzack tried to distance himself…only to be
screwed out of the title. And a week later, Hornet was
stripped of the title.
Since then, we’ve seen Hornet seem to
realize, at least to some small extent, what his change in
character has done to those around him. So much so…that the
man behind the suit apparently could live with what the Hornet
character had made him. I guess the age-old question is…which
came first, the Hero or the Businessman.
But what about Vizzack? He returns to an
ovation….but does it with a chair…and with a ferocity that
we’ve rarely seen from Vizzack. He’s always been the
straightforward one….we weren’t used to him coming out
from the crowd, chair in hand.
So what's going to happen between the
Daredevil and the former Hero? Vizzack still has a brand
to remind him of what Hornet did. And Hornet's
conscience appears to have finally gotten to him...or has
it?
And then....there's Mike Randalls.
"The Wolf," "The Devastating One,"
whatever you want to call him....Randalls is intense, a little
crazy, but incredibly shrewd. He's pulled off as much as
anyone in his career...but he hasn't been around the CSWA
since 1998. He left before the 'new crop' of superstars
like Vizzack, Deacon, Love, Powers and Radder established
themselves.
The question to ask yourself there
is: what does Mike Randalls want? And the answer
can be only one of two things. The first is easy....he
wants the belt. The second is a little more
complicated....other than Mark Windham and Hornet, not many of
the CSWA's roster was around for the days of Randalls'
domination. Eli Flair and Troy Windham are out, and you
never know if Mark Windham's going to show or not.
That tells me that Randalls is back because
of one man. Somehow he knew what Hornet would do at TWS....
maybe that's because Randalls has always been able to get
inside Hornet's head.
All I'm sure of is...between the three of
them, we're all in for a bumpy ride.