Zen411
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Post by Zen411 on Jan 27, 2009 23:26:00 GMT -5
Read the spoilers for the next two weeks of Smackdown and no Jeff Hardy. No confrontation between Jeff and Matt... no mention of Christian.... no mention of Jeff at No Way Out.
I agree with some slow builds but it sounds like Jeff is no where to be seen for two whole weeks. Jeff has had a terrible start to 2009 hasn't he. A crappy run as champ and then off tv for 2 weeks. Maybe he had a wellness violationn no one wanted to make public?
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Post by SassovsHart on Jan 27, 2009 23:29:40 GMT -5
They're probably editing him into the show in some segments in post production. They've done that on a couple shows recently that he wasn't listed as appearing on in the spoilers.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 27, 2009 23:45:31 GMT -5
According to other spoilers I read, he is in the Elimination Chamber.
I'm wondering if there might be some sort of minor injury. You'd have to think that if he had a Wellness violation they wouldn't be pushing his storyline so hard, but who knows?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2009 23:48:37 GMT -5
Read the spoilers for the next two weeks of Smackdown and no Jeff Hardy. No confrontation between Jeff and Matt... no mention of Christian.... no mention of Jeff at No Way Out. I agree with some slow builds but it sounds like Jeff is no where to be seen for two whole weeks. Jeff has had a terrible start to 2009 hasn't he. A crappy run as champ and then off tv for 2 weeks. Maybe he had a wellness violationn no one wanted to make public? If he had a wellness violation, he'd be fired. I'm betting there'll be some pre-tapes inserted into the show. |
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Post by The Varsity Club on Jan 28, 2009 0:44:21 GMT -5
I dont think Christian is going to show up until the night after WM
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Post by Pgarodactyl on Jan 28, 2009 1:18:55 GMT -5
If nothing else, they'll say he's at home nursing a concussion from Matt's chairshot or something.
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Post by Loki on Jan 28, 2009 4:52:06 GMT -5
I dont think Christian is going to show up until the night after WM at all Fixed for a more likely scenario... Seriously, we've been insisting on Christian coming back for at least one month already, if not more, and there's still no sign of him. At this stage how likely is it that WWE are still keeping his comeback a surprise AND nothing relevant has leaked? I mean nothing that can be proved or that actually happened... not the "he'll be back at the next PPV" crap Newz Sitez have been coming up with Isn't it easier to admit all the "spoilers" about him were 99% guesswork/fantasy booking many fell for because they wanted him back so badly? Maybe he'll be back before Mania, maybe after it, maybe as part of the draft, maybe he won't be back... |
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Post by EJS on Jan 28, 2009 5:10:55 GMT -5
I dont think Christian is going to show up until the night after WM at all Fixed for a more likely scenario... That is a far less likely scenario. It's a given he will "be back", but no one outside of WWE would know when, and probably most of them wouldn't know either. |
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Post by Loki on Jan 28, 2009 5:25:18 GMT -5
Fixed for a more likely scenario... That is a far less likely scenario. It's a given he will "be back", but no one outside of WWE would know when, and probably most of them wouldn't know either. I think we're overestimating the value of Christian in terms of popularity and possible reaction... John Cena's comeback was kept secret, but he was JOHN F'N CENA, it didn't leak on the net, and most important they didn't drag it for weeks/months... They knew it would been huge, and they went for it as soon as it was physically viable. Chris Jericho himself, he got the whole Save_Us campaign, and despite being obvious it was him, they still built up his comeback. And he was JERICHO... Now with Christian... is he big enough to be brought back just like that? I mean, if they felt they had to hype Jericho, how could they think Christian can be back, Cena or Warrior style? It makes little sense to me... |
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Post by crnau87 on Jan 28, 2009 5:48:47 GMT -5
Hardy worked for like 2 years straight and a month off after he was wellnessed or how ever long it was the guy needs a break like CENA / EDGE / etc he can be written into storylines so easily and the crowds will just cheer for him anyway because he has so much heart.
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Post by domrep on Jan 28, 2009 8:17:42 GMT -5
Still no sign of Gail Kim either.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jan 28, 2009 8:37:43 GMT -5
Read the spoilers for the next two weeks of Smackdown and no Jeff Hardy. No confrontation between Jeff and Matt... no mention of Christian.... no mention of Jeff at No Way Out. I agree with some slow builds but it sounds like Jeff is no where to be seen for two whole weeks. Jeff has had a terrible start to 2009 hasn't he. A crappy run as champ and then off tv for 2 weeks. Maybe he had a wellness violationn no one wanted to make public? Why would they mention Christian? Because a newz site said that he was allegedly going to be at the Rumble? As for Jeff, he didn't seem like the type that would have a long dominate title reign anyways. |
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Post by randomranter on Jan 28, 2009 8:51:03 GMT -5
I dont think Christian is going to show up until the night after WM at all Fixed for a more likely scenario... Seriously, we've been insisting on Christian coming back for at least one month already, if not more, and there's still no sign of him. At this stage how likely is it that WWE are still keeping his comeback a surprise AND nothing relevant has leaked? I mean nothing that can be proved or that actually happened... not the "he'll be back at the next PPV" crap Newz Sitez have been coming up with Isn't it easier to admit all the "spoilers" about him were 99% guesswork/fantasy booking many fell for because they wanted him back so badly? Maybe he'll be back before Mania, maybe after it, maybe as part of the draft, maybe he won't be back... It's called "Denial." People refuse to admit that they're being worked by the NEWZ sites who are simply making stuff up in order to generate more hits on their website. And they refuse to believe that Christian is not the savior of wrestling that he's being treated on this board as. They're hearing what they want to hear and believing what they want to believe. The fact that he was a main eventer in TNA means absolutely NOTHING to Vince. Not one thing. Proof? Ron Killings was a former champ and one of TNA's upper card. Monty Brown was never champ, but was always at the upper-mid card/main event level. Heck, even Chris Harris did fairly well for himself in TNA, and we all know how well his WWE run went. Christian was a low- to mid-card comedy heel when he left WWE. There is absolutely NO reason to believe that Vince is going to bring him back and thrust him in a main event program. Outside of one off-hand remark from Dixie Carter (I think), we have absolutely no proof that he even signed with the WWE at all. Honestly, I'd be more willing to believe that he'd be used to prop up the ECW roster than he would in some main-event program with Edge/Hardy/whoever. ECW could really use the help right now, and Christian is a big enough name to headline that show. But to most WWE casual fans, he's not as big a name as some on this board think he is. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if many of them barely knew who he was at all. |
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Post by Red Lion on Jan 28, 2009 8:54:45 GMT -5
I'm not used to slow WWE buildups again...I'm scared.  |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jan 28, 2009 8:58:04 GMT -5
Fixed for a more likely scenario... Seriously, we've been insisting on Christian coming back for at least one month already, if not more, and there's still no sign of him. At this stage how likely is it that WWE are still keeping his comeback a surprise AND nothing relevant has leaked? I mean nothing that can be proved or that actually happened... not the "he'll be back at the next PPV" crap Newz Sitez have been coming up with Isn't it easier to admit all the "spoilers" about him were 99% guesswork/fantasy booking many fell for because they wanted him back so badly? Maybe he'll be back before Mania, maybe after it, maybe as part of the draft, maybe he won't be back... Chris Jericho waves hello. And before his return, people were wrong on I believe 3 occasions in predicting the date of his return. First it was No Mercy 07, then Cyber Sunday 07, then I believe the Raw after Cyber Sunday and then finally he appeared the night after Survivor Series. It'd be better to sit back and see what happens, but of course newz will run rampant with "OMG CHRISTIAN IZ BACKSTAGE AT RAW!" a few weeks ago and turns out it was nothing at all. |
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Post by Albino Heat on Jan 28, 2009 11:30:13 GMT -5
That is a far less likely scenario. It's a given he will "be back", but no one outside of WWE would know when, and probably most of them wouldn't know either. I think we're overestimating the value of Christian in terms of popularity and possible reaction... John Cena's comeback was kept secret, but he was JOHN F'N CENA, it didn't leak on the net, and most important they didn't drag it for weeks/months... They knew it would been huge, and they went for it as soon as it was physically viable. Chris Jericho himself, he got the whole Save_Us campaign, and despite being obvious it was him, they still built up his comeback. And he was JERICHO... Now with Christian... is he big enough to be brought back just like that? I mean, if they felt they had to hype Jericho, how could they think Christian can be back, Cena or Warrior style? It makes little sense to me... You make good points. At the same time, they didn't hype up Jeff Hardy's return in 2007 (?) either, he just came out and attacked Edge. He got a big reaction. Not on the Cena-ish level, but still big. |
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Post by Reptar on Jan 28, 2009 11:34:07 GMT -5
Christian wouldn't have left TNA unless he was going back to WWE. It's not like he's going to quit TNA for less money.
But, as much as we love Christian, the fans don't. They see him as nothing more than a midcarder, and inferior to Edge. He will come back, but it's not going to be that big of a deal.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Jan 28, 2009 11:57:40 GMT -5
Does every thread on this board have to be about Christian?  Anyway, I'm sure that Christian will sign with WWE at some point (I think that if he were going back to TNA, he would have by now), but what role he'll play will be anyone's guess. I do believe that he'll be pretty over when he finally does show up, but he'll probably be and upper-mid card guy. Back on topic, PWInsider confirmed that Jeff will be in the Elimination Chamber, so I imagine that his absence is all storyline related. |
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Post by Robbymac on Jan 28, 2009 12:02:03 GMT -5
Regardless of what anyone thinks about Christian coming back or not coming back unless Dixie Carter is intentionally swerving us (which is certainly possible) then he has come back to WWE.
Now if he'll be in any kind of major program, who knows?
Her quote was pretty cut and dry though "He was the first to jump to us, and now he is the first to jump back"
Jump back can only mean one thing.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jan 28, 2009 12:22:39 GMT -5
Regardless of what anyone thinks about Christian coming back or not coming back unless Dixie Carter is intentionally swerving us (which is certainly possible) then he has come back to WWE. Now if he'll be in any kind of major program, who knows? Her quote was pretty cut and dry though "He was the first to jump to us, and now he is the first to jump back" Jump back can only mean one thing. Maybe. But still it's not like WWE ever said he would be back officially, so the only people getting themselves ready for dissapointment are the fans who go conclusion jumping and assume he was going to be at the Rumble as one of the 30 entrants or the guy who cost Hardy the WWE title by reading these newz sites. |
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Anyway, I'm sure that Christian will sign with WWE at some point (I think that if he were going back to TNA, he would have by now), but what role he'll play will be anyone's guess. I do believe that he'll be pretty over when he finally does show up, but he'll probably be and upper-mid card guy.
