Petey's Revenge

[knightboat]

I don't want to be a TNA basher, but that Eric Young/Petey Williams vs. Steiner/Booker match captures what I think is wrong with TNA. I mean it should be a big match between the Frontline and the MEM, and Petey should gain some sort of revenge on Steiner, but what happens? Steiner and Booker dominate the both of them, and it really feels like the whole match was made to promote a wrestler vs. ref feud. Awful.

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

You pretty much summed it up. Petey and Young got thrown under the bus so that Booker and Sewell(spelling?) could get their feud over.

[Bram wants to 'urt you]

But if Petey had come out and in some way demolished Booker and Steiner, wouldn't we now be reading posts that said "What a load of crap, there was no build-up, what a wasted opportunity, Petey is the new Cena etc etc"?

Granted, they shouldn't have made Petey look SO weak; instead of the MEM going for the pin and then lifting his head at the 2-count they could have had Petey summoning his last ounce of strength and JUST managing to kick out each time, but I'm still hopeful that we'll get a surprise victory out of him, leading to a worthwhile payoff.

TNA's biggest problem in this respect is that we all know what is coming (so we think at least), then get frustrated when it doesn't come in a way or at a time that we expect.

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As I haven't read any spoilers yet, I would sure hope that they build to a Petey-Steiner match at Against All Odds that Petey hopefully comes out victorious of. The weak booking of him in the tag match was hopefully just an accident.

[GaTechGrad]

Well, after EY got eliminated it was pretty much a 2 on 1 match. I think it's just another case of TNA trying to present him as an underdog, so that it means more when he actually beats Steiner.

[knightboat]

I figured Petey would at least get a quick roll up and eliminate Booker or Stiener, instead of having the match end up 2-0, but once the match was over it really seemed like they had the match just to progress the Booker Shane fued. Also, I'd be very surprised if Petey ever beats Steiner the way the Frontline MEM fued has been booked. It's made no sense to me.

[chairshotshurthead]

Jan 28, 2009 11:09:17 GMT -5 GaTechGrad said:

Well, after EY got eliminated it was pretty much a 2 on 1 match. I think it's just another case of TNA trying to present him as an underdog, so that it means more when he actually beats Steiner.

It doesn't make you an underdog if you get killed easily all the time though. It makes you a no-hoper.

[HMARK Center]

I didn't mind that he was toast once it became 2-on-1, but he really should get a shot at redemption against Steiner. The crowd digs Petey, let him get some heat.

[Sajoa Moe]

Petey's return was underwhelming to begin with. The audience barely reacted, and even West and Tenay were like "Hey, Petey Williams is here", which Tenay, as usual, tried to make up for in overexuberance by screaming "MISSILE DROPKIIIIIIICCCKKK!!!"

I don't think Petey will ever be as over as he was with Team Canada.

[chairshotshurthead]

Jan 28, 2009 17:09:41 GMT -5 Sajoa Moe said:

Petey's return was underwhelming to begin with. The audience barely reacted, and even West and Tenay were like "Hey, Petey Williams is here", which Tenay, as usual, tried to make up for in overexuberance by screaming "MISSILE DROPKIIIIIIICCCKKK!!!"

I don't think Petey will ever be as over as he was with Team Canada.

You know though, Petey's never really been that over to begin with as much as his move is. And really, who thinks Scott Steiner is taking the Destroyer?

[Sajoa Moe]

Jan 28, 2009 17:15:09 GMT -5 chairshotshurthead said:

Jan 28, 2009 17:09:41 GMT -5 Sajoa Moe said:

Petey's return was underwhelming to begin with. The audience barely reacted, and even West and Tenay were like "Hey, Petey Williams is here", which Tenay, as usual, tried to make up for in overexuberance by screaming "MISSILE DROPKIIIIIIICCCKKK!!!"

I don't think Petey will ever be as over as he was with Team Canada.

You know though, Petey's never really been that over to begin with as much as his move is. And really, who thinks Scott Steiner is taking the Destroyer?

I think he got a decent amount of heat as the heel captain of Team Canada. Plus he had Scott D'Amore to generate heat as well.

[Stewie Griffin]

It didn't help that he came back still looking like a Steiner clone. Where was the logic in that?

[chairshotshurthead]

Jan 28, 2009 19:05:04 GMT -5 Sajoa Moe said:

Jan 28, 2009 17:15:09 GMT -5 chairshotshurthead said:

You know though, Petey's never really been that over to begin with as much as his move is. And really, who thinks Scott Steiner is taking the Destroyer?

I think he got a decent amount of heat as the heel captain of Team Canada. Plus he had Scott D'Amore to generate heat as well.

Again, I think you might be giving Petey too much credit for that. I'd say Scott D'Amore did more in the way of getting heat for Petey and Team Canada than Petey did for himself.

[Sajoa Moe]

Jan 28, 2009 19:25:17 GMT -5 Stewie Griffin said:

It didn't help that he came back still looking like a Steiner clone. Where was the logic in that?

"I hate you, but I'm going to keep emulating you for no reason."

In other words, none.

[i.Sarita.com]

Come on, who REALLY thinks EY and Petey Williams could beat Booker T and Scott Steiner anyway? It's as unbelievable as Hulk Hogan vs. Billy Kidman.

[GaTechGrad]

I'll agree that Petey remaining as a Steiner look-a-like is one thing that made absolutely no sense to me.

[DSR]

I thought it looked really stupid that when EY was pinned, Petey just stood there on the ring apron. He could've at least tried to break up the pinfall. But I guess that would've made the match take longer, and they needed that time for...something. I can't even remember.

[The King of Memphis Tennessee]

Jan 28, 2009 23:30:11 GMT -5 DSR said:

I thought it looked really stupid that when EY was pinned, Petey just stood there on the ring apron. He could've at least tried to break up the pinfall. But I guess that would've made the match take longer, and they needed that time for...something. I can't even remember.

The same reason that none of the Frontline come out to help when MEM is giving a beatdown.

[Mozenrath]

Jan 30, 2009 16:07:16 GMT -5 The King of Memphis Tennessee said:

Jan 28, 2009 23:30:11 GMT -5 DSR said:

I thought it looked really stupid that when EY was pinned, Petey just stood there on the ring apron. He could've at least tried to break up the pinfall. But I guess that would've made the match take longer, and they needed that time for...something. I can't even remember.

The same reason that none of the Frontline come out to help when MEM is giving a beatdown.

TNA heels are supposed to be badguys and all, but really, at least they watch out for their friends.

Are TNA faces supposed to be incredibly self absorbed, or are they just booked that way?

[Joekishi]

Jan 28, 2009 22:54:18 GMT -5 GaTechGrad said:

I'll agree that Petey remaining as a Steiner look-a-like is one thing that made absolutely no sense to me.

Petey still loves Big Papa