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Post by salTy on Oct 19, 2008 18:34:17 GMT -5
To those confused by the title, I am referring to when a wrestler appears on a PPV poster, but does not appear at the advertised event.
I was thinking of this while looking at the Cyber Sunday poster which features CM Punk. He will only appear in a match if the fans vote him in, otherwise no.
Can you think of any others?
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Post by DanKirby on Oct 19, 2008 18:41:38 GMT -5
Kane was on the poster for ONS this year, and all we saw of him that night was the old "watching his future opponent on TV in the locker room" shot after the #1 Contender's Match. It's happened to him a few other times recently too, I think.
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Post by Jake, The Jake, Jake on Oct 19, 2008 18:41:56 GMT -5
...I really didn't even know Punk was an option for anything.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Oct 19, 2008 18:46:25 GMT -5
Even if Punk doesn't wrestle, he'll still be there. They always have the three choices on hand backstage on camera for the audience to see.
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Post by Dean-o on Oct 19, 2008 18:52:24 GMT -5
I miss when PPV posters advertised the main event matches.
Though with the style of booking these days, you could simply copy and paste for 2-3 months at a time sadly.
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Post by thesam07 on Oct 19, 2008 18:57:16 GMT -5
I remember in 2001 at Vengeance, i'm not sure if he was on the poster, but I remember the ads for the PPV being "the return of Triple H".
And he wasn't even at the PPV and returned a few weeks later on Raw.
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Post by weaselboy on Oct 19, 2008 19:00:22 GMT -5
Kane was all over the website for Judgment Day 2000 (spelt incorrectly might I add), the poster was a big close up of his face and the menu turned your cursor into a little Kane mask.
Kane didn't wrestle that night or even make an appearance on screen.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2008 19:01:46 GMT -5
I remember in 2001 at Vengeance, i'm not sure if he was on the poster, but I remember the ads for the PPV being "the return of Triple H". And he wasn't even at the PPV and returned a few weeks later on Raw. I was so pissed off! I was expecting him to return and screw over Jericho and we can have Rock vs. Austin for the Undisputed Championship and Austin wins and me the eleven year old mark would mark the f*** out! Great way to crush all the dreams of eleven year old marks WWE! |
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Post by Red Lion on Oct 19, 2008 19:07:41 GMT -5
HHH at Vengeance 2001 was the big example, it was entirely promoted around him, posters, commercials and whatnot, yet he didn't appear at all.
Hell, the entire arena was chanting "TRI-PLE-H!" like crazy!
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Post by clifford on Oct 19, 2008 19:08:32 GMT -5
ha, it also happened to Kane for Judgment Day 2007. He was on the poster and wrestled a dark match vs Regal
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2008 19:13:02 GMT -5
Anyone remember how Jackass on the early posters for Summerslam 2007?
Or Rey on Great American Bash 2007?
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Post by Man Hating Horace on Oct 19, 2008 20:17:00 GMT -5
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Post by Tarik Dee on Oct 19, 2008 20:34:23 GMT -5
I hope the curse still on this year because if isn`t that mean john cena returning in survivor series, and nobody want that
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Post by Shy Guy on Oct 19, 2008 20:39:09 GMT -5
last year's cyber sunday had an extremely airbrushed candice michelle, and she broke her collarbone weeks before
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Oct 19, 2008 20:41:09 GMT -5
I hope the curse still on this year because if isn`t that mean john cena returning in survivor series, and nobody want that Speak for yourself, I wouldn't mind seeing him return. |
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Post by Aaron E. Dangerously on Oct 20, 2008 0:09:02 GMT -5
I hope the curse still on this year because if isn`t that mean john cena returning in survivor series, and nobody want that Speak for yourself, I wouldn't mind seeing him return. I second that. I kinda miss the Super-Cena days. Raw seemed so less boring. |
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Oct 20, 2008 0:15:21 GMT -5
People miss Cena? Wow.
Anyway, the biggest example I can think of is the aforementioned Triple H one for Vengeance '01. I remember him discussing that on his dvd "The Game". I recall one where The Undertaker was on the poster, but wasn't really doing anything on the show. I can't recall which it was though. Yeah, and the Rey Mysterio one for Summerslam last year was weird too.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 20, 2008 0:44:15 GMT -5
I, too, miss Cena. I genuinely like the guy, and I think he adds star power.
Kane is like king of posters which do not reflect the main event. He's typically either in the midcard or not there at all. I guess he's just got such a great look, they like to use him for a lot of these.
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