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Post by Kae on Oct 14, 2009 9:03:10 GMT -5
I was watching ECW last night, and I realised again just how the WWE was wasting Katie Lea. She's got a unique look, she has real intelligence and charisma, she's a good worker* . . . and so they have her acting as valet to Paul Burchill on a show with, ugh, Rosa Mendes as the only other diva. Alternatively, I wish they'd bring up some of the actual wrestlers from FCW, and let her work with them for a while. Serena Deeb doesn't need developmental at all.
I was glad to see Paul Burchill pick up a win. He's a damn fine worker, and the crowd was into his match with the Hurricane. I wish they'd move him to Smackdown and let him have a run with the Intercontinental Title, since I think he could pull it off at this point.
ECW is just a great show in general at the moment. It's fresh, it's interesting, it works on elevating new talent (which I know is its purpose, but it's still nice to see!), it has some awesome wrestling, it has Zack Ryder. . . . It's fast becoming my new favorite show.
* One might even say she is smart, sexy and powerful, if one were Michael Cole and an idiot.
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Post by abermike on Oct 14, 2009 9:37:09 GMT -5
It's a damn shame. I've watched Paul Burchill ever since his FWA days - the Fight Network FTW! - and it's clear that he's one of the best workers that the WWE has on its roster, and is certainly more talented than some guys who are in far more elevated positions on the card.
I guess it's because he doesn't complain and consistently works hard that he's ended up on ECW but, at least, it's better than RAW was - you were lucky to see him every three months over there but, at least, he's on ECW every week and competing every week.
I just wish that he'd be given a consistent push on Smackdown that his talent deserves.
And I make amends for this by pushing him to the moon in every one of my EWR games. Oh yeah!
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Oct 14, 2009 11:27:38 GMT -5
Dammit, they need to bring back Pirate Paul. Somebody call Disney and have them make a fourth Pirates of the Carribean movie. But yes, they're not using Katie Lea at all, but I'm hoping with Rosa Mendes going to ECW, we'll see more of their old OVW feud.
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Post by playoldgames on Oct 14, 2009 11:30:31 GMT -5
Paul and Katie Lea are being criminally underused. I think he'd be a perfect fit for the IC title, and Katie Lea could easily hold her own at the top of the Women's rankings.
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Post by machomadness on Oct 14, 2009 11:30:34 GMT -5
Won't have to, they're already making one.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Oct 14, 2009 11:31:48 GMT -5
I don't like the make up they slap on her.
I miss oggling Katie's very nice legs.
They've been wasting Paul for years now.
When Danielson lands, one of these two will catch endeavors.
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Oct 14, 2009 11:33:54 GMT -5
Dammit, they need to bring back Pirate Paul. Somebody call Disney and have them make a fourth Pirates of the Carribean movie. But yes, they're not using Katie Lea at all, but I'm hoping with Rosa Mendes going to ECW, we'll see more of their old OVW feud.  If he hasn't been future endeavored by 2011, maybe Pirate Paul will be back. Of course, knowing how up-to-date Vince is with pop culture, we probably wouldn't get him back until 2013, at the earliest. |
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Post by Widow's Peak on Oct 14, 2009 11:40:58 GMT -5
Dammit, they need to bring back Pirate Paul. Somebody call Disney and have them make a fourth Pirates of the Carribean movie. But yes, they're not using Katie Lea at all, but I'm hoping with Rosa Mendes going to ECW, we'll see more of their old OVW feud. If he hasn't been future endeavored by 2011, maybe Pirate Paul will be back. Of course, knowing how up-to-date Vince is with pop culture, we probably wouldn't get him back until 2013, at the earliest. By then, Vince would have probably just gotten around to seeing the first one.  Katie in particular has been criminally underutilized on ECW, and seeing how all she'll have to work with now is Rosa, I don't see that changing anytime soon. |
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Oct 14, 2009 13:26:16 GMT -5
It's a damn shame. I've watched Paul Burchill ever since his FWA days - the Fight Network FTW! - and it's clear that he's one of the best workers that the WWE has on its roster, and is certainly more talented than some guys who are in far more elevated positions on the card. Agreed. He's extremely versatile, but I think his talent is WHY he;'s the resident jobber- he's great at making other people look great. I also superpush him in EWR, by the way. Katie Lea's another who I saw in her FWA days as Nikita. Remains the only female wrestler who I've ever seen do a balcony dive. And of course, the only ever women's ladder match against Beth Phoenix in OVW. Both are underused. Burchill could easily be a main event star, but even though that won't happen now, they could still be good midcarders. |
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Post by johnnyk9 on Oct 14, 2009 13:37:19 GMT -5
WWE should put Katie Lee in with women's of diva's title picture
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Post by Captain Charisma on Oct 14, 2009 14:15:25 GMT -5
They've already tried to push Burchill once and it went nowhere. The guys just not that good. He's the British version of Charlie Haas - solid worker, and....well, that's about it.
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Post by Wolfaga on Oct 14, 2009 15:14:33 GMT -5
I was glad to see Paul Burchill pick up a win. He's a damn fine worker, and the crowd was into his match with the Hurricane. I wish they'd move him to Smackdown and let him have a run with the Intercontinental Title, since I think he could pull it off at this point. This, working with Morission would be AMAZING to watch |
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Oct 14, 2009 15:18:52 GMT -5
Won't have to, they're already making one. Seriously? What are they going to do with it? |
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Post by Prince Petty on Oct 14, 2009 15:21:34 GMT -5
They should be building their womens' division around Katie Lea, for crying out loud. Her, Beth, Gail Kim and Natalya should be the mainstays of the 'Divas'.
And Burchill should be pushed as a serious heel, Never mind messing about with Hurricane, he should be in the IC or US Title picture.
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Post by Ragnal on Oct 14, 2009 15:32:13 GMT -5
Actually, Paul being where he is now isn't that bad. He's not anywhere near the ECW title, sure, but at least he's still capable of being a threat even after he loses. The thing that keeps Burchill from being a permanent jobber is that his matches don't last two minutes, and hold a good chunk of solid work.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Oct 14, 2009 16:26:18 GMT -5
They've already tried to push Burchill once and it went nowhere. The guys just not that good. He's the British version of Charlie Haas - solid worker, and....well, that's about it. They did? You mean the Pirate? Didn't he suffer a shoulder injury and by the time he recovered they just stuck him back in OVW? |
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Post by MyndSkape: A Poor Man's Virgil on Oct 14, 2009 16:37:27 GMT -5
Dammit, they need to bring back Pirate Paul. Somebody call Disney and have them make a fourth Pirates of the Carribean movie. But yes, they're not using Katie Lea at all, but I'm hoping with Rosa Mendes going to ECW, we'll see more of their old OVW feud. By the time Vince thinks pirates are cool, they won't be. Ninjas would be cool again. Hell, you can even say pirates aren't cool anymore. Vampires are in now. So sometime after Pirate Paul returns, be on the lookout for a returning Kevin Thorn. Followed by Kwang Jr. |
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Post by lionheart21 on Oct 14, 2009 16:56:01 GMT -5
They should be building their womens' division around Katie Lea, for crying out loud. Her, Beth, Gail Kim and Natalya should be the mainstays of the 'Divas'. And Burchill should be pushed as a serious heel, Never mind messing about with Hurricane, he should be in the IC or US Title picture. Agreed on all points. |
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Post by alacrity on Oct 14, 2009 17:52:37 GMT -5
Yea I agree with all your points. She's got an amazing look and I wish they would move her over to RAW or SmackDown and actually use her as a wrestler.
As for Paul Burchill, I wish they would gice him more of a gimmick. It seems to me he really doesn't have a gimmick. I haven't watched much ECW lately, but the times I have seen him I don't see anything unique outside of the wrestling part.
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Post by Mozenrath on Oct 14, 2009 18:05:23 GMT -5
Paul does have a gimmick, though: Overprotective and humorless brother. It's not a GREAT gimmick, but it's doing him more good than 'ol T. Recks.
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