I’m typically a “keep on keeping on” kind of guy. Nostalgia certainly has a small place in my thoughts, but it hardly overwhelms them. To me, you’re either thinking about tomorrow or you’re moving backwards. These wrestling fans you hear going on and on about the ‘Attitude Era’ or the NWO and how WWE simply needs to bring it all back, are pathetic. Knowing your history is fine, but wallowing in it is irresponsible and dangerous. Sure, certain things that worked then will still work now. That doesn’t mean forsaking everything that’s been set up in the here and now to go back to ‘glory years’. If you want that, download some old RAW shows and have at it. Having said all that, allow me to now completely contradict myself and say the one and only way Sting should be returning to Impact! Wrestling in January is in his old school “Surfer Sting” gimmick.

One of the beautiful things about professional wrestling is it’s variety. There truly is something for everyone. If you like high-flying acrobatics and death-defying aerial assaults, you’re covered. If you prefer stiff punches to the mouth, there’s plenty of that as well. Perhaps you’re more a comedy type of person. No problem, pro wrestling has a wealth of hilarious performers, capable of keeping you rolling for years. Wrestlers come from all over the world, in all shapes and sizes, and the overwhelming majority of them, despite whatever differences they might have, have one singular thing in common: A love and desire to entertain. So, why is it then, when these men and women give so much of themselves to entertain us, so many of us find it so easy to simply dismiss them as untalented?

William Regal will likely be able to wrestler circles around 99% of the wrestling world when he's 60. Like Ric Flair before him, he's a timeless character and such a talented performer that he will always have a place in the wrestling business, should he choose so. Watching him again during WWE's most recent UK tour, I became convinced that Regal, even at the age of 44, could arguably be the very best option to return some prestige back to the World Heavyweight Title, something that's been missing from that particular championship for some time.

I've been pondering the once great super heavyweight over the last few days. They are in very short order these days, and the void left by their absence is noticeable. When I was a kid, I was lucky enough to see legends like Andre the Giant, King Kong Bundy, One Man Gang and Big John Studd on an almost weekly basis. I always found Bundy especially scary, largely due to his feud with Hulk Hogan which culminated in a massive cage match at WrestleMania II, but also because he could move around the ring better than many of his contemporaries. One Man Gang had that going for him as well, especially running the ropes. When he got up a head of steam, bad things were about to befall your precious babyface. Where I grew up, that typically meant Kerry Von Erich was about to be on the receiving end of some bad intentions.