Racism in Wrestling

With professional wrestling developed in the South one can see how Black wrestlers have had to work harder then any wrestler to make a name for themselves. With the last boost of colour in the WWE being the Nation of Domination we are seeing a new boost with coloured wrestlers in the WWE, but is it for the wrong reason?

With Michael Hayes under a watchful eye after expressing negative comments to Mark Henry we see Henry as a Champion on ECW. Now understandably ECW is not a primary interest to the WWE as it has been treated like a watered down version of the original ECW. Along with Henry as Champion which is preposterous a new comer known as Kofi Kingston was drafted to Raw and claimed the Intercontinental Title from Chris Jericho in his first week on Raw. Both Kofi and Henry won their titles on the same night. With the zero build up to this title change only a few weeks later Shelton Benjamin claimed the United States title from Matt Hardy. Shelton was the last black wrestler to claim a title; however, he isn’t going to be the last with Cryme Time back in the game.

Yes everyone remembers Crime Tyme, the team who was fired from the WWE, no? Well a little refresher will help. In the late winter Cryme Tyme was working a program with Lance Cade & Trevor Murdock. During one house show Cryme Tyme was told to not performer their finishers to Cade & Murdock. However, with the tension between these four men at a high the warning from management fell on def ears. Both members of Cryme Tyme performed their finishers on their opponents then took the Tag-Team Titles and tossed them into the crowd leading them to an immediate termination.

Now with Cryme Tyme back on Raw working a program with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiasi Jr how long until the WWE feels the heat is off and the WWE goes without a black champion even in the low category such as the ECW Championship.

So the question is still up in the air. Should the WWE be praised or cursed for having so many black champions at once. Personally I don’t see what Mark Henry is doing with a title; he is barley a wrestler let alone a champion. As for Kofi Kingston beating Jericho and Shelton Benjamin beating Matt Hardy both of which were none built up title matches it seems that the WWE is giving away the titles that they lost respect for a long time ago. The main point is that even though black wrestlers are getting titles they aren’t getting the air time that white wrestlers are getting.   

Written By: Lord Gonzo of Shop WWE.net