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Post by waluigi on Aug 28, 2010 12:27:41 GMT -5
Aww, there's a new angel in heaven...
...IN HELL!
Let me tell you a story. Precedent states that up and comers on SmackDown will be drafted, traded, or otherwise given to Raw. It's just destiny. And then after one or two attempts at exposure, they'll be lost in the shuffle and relegated to backstage vignettes.
That's why I have no faith whatsoever in A.D.R.'s chances.
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Post by pink on Aug 28, 2010 12:41:04 GMT -5
While I don't like ADR, he's not going anywhere. Smackdown's trying to beef up it's roster, and Alberto already has decent heel heat, so he'll probably get an IC run before his rookie year ends.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Aug 28, 2010 12:44:51 GMT -5
I disagree, I have a feeling Alberto Del Rio will become a big deal, fairly quick.
Of course when he wins the World Title by putting Taker trew a taybow in December, he will instantly be hated.
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Aug 28, 2010 12:47:39 GMT -5
he'll be squished by mysterio/cena and that'll be him done.
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Post by waluigi on Aug 28, 2010 13:04:43 GMT -5
I can't believe how optimistic you people are
It's almost heartwarming. Almost.
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Post by casualobserver on Aug 28, 2010 13:12:40 GMT -5
With Smackdown moving to Syfy and actually being on a channel that more than 11 people get, I don't think the trend of Smackdown being the clear-cut B-show will continue. Of course Raw will always be the flagship, but the new TV deal will allow the WWE to spread the wealth a bit more and guys like Alberto will have room to thrive. Dos y cero!
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Aug 28, 2010 13:20:43 GMT -5
I think they will try to retain the Hispanic audience that they already have in SD on Fridays so at least til the end of the year then they might give up on it if its not working.
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Post by cobrafan on Aug 28, 2010 13:30:48 GMT -5
Hell...I'm hoping it begins next Fri and is fired afterwards. This guy SUCKS...oh boy...does he suck.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Aug 28, 2010 13:35:27 GMT -5
I think they will try to retain the Hispanic audience that they already have in SD on Fridays so at least til the end of the year then they might give up on it if its not working. I think the move to SyFy is going to take care of that. I remember reading back in 2008 that Rey Mysterio was upset about being moved to RAW, because many of their Hispanic viewers didn't have cable, and could only watch him on SmackDown. With SyFy being a cable network, that might be the end of that. |
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Post by Alexander The So-so on Aug 28, 2010 14:09:35 GMT -5
I hope not. This is one of my favorite guys to come across the WWE in a long time. As long as they can maintain the momentum of his character and personality, then I think he can do some great stuff.
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Post by Stu on Aug 28, 2010 14:19:12 GMT -5
Remember when Muhammad Hassan and Carlito debuted? They had vignettes and were treated like big deals (fairly quickly). I can't help but compare Del Rio's position to their's when they first came long.
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Post by John Cena's Boner on Aug 28, 2010 14:47:07 GMT -5
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Post by EJS on Aug 28, 2010 14:59:37 GMT -5
Remember when Muhammad Hassan and Carlito debuted? They had vignettes and were treated like big deals (fairly quickly). I can't help but compare Del Rio's position to their's when they first came long. Don't remember either of them coming in and feuding with a main eventer, a guy who had the World Title like a month prior, right off the bat. Hell, Hassan's debut match was against Jerry Lawler, wasn't it? |
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Post by Vince's Torn Quads on Aug 28, 2010 15:13:30 GMT -5
He'll do well. There are some new guys who they've given a push (Sheamus, McIntyre) who I haven't been able to see, at first, what they've seen in them. Sheamus I can, now, although I still think they've done the wrong thing in giving him the belt to get him over. Should be the other way around, but that's a whole other argument. McIntyre, on the other hand, I still can't see what the 'E see in him.
Now, Alberto Del Rio - I haven't been watching Smackdown lately, so I didn't see the vignettes. But in his match with Rey, and the beatdown the week after, all I could think was 'this guy has got it'. Classic sleazy latino heel, with great facial expressions. I'm not sure if he could go ALL the way to the top, but he should carve out a decent career - if he doesn't, WWE are dropping the ball, because you can't tell me there's no use for what he has.
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Post by Trent Valentine on Aug 28, 2010 15:19:37 GMT -5
..Did a Bizarro Luigi character just propose to me?  *squeals* |
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Post by 8-BitAssassin on Aug 28, 2010 15:31:55 GMT -5
I dunno. There's a lot of guys who get pushed as big deals, fairly quickly. Most of them don't catch on so much, but of those a lot of them eventually make it big... just not fairly quickly.
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Post by Big L on Aug 28, 2010 17:12:38 GMT -5
Totally disagree plus I highly doubt that he will be drafted to raw I believe he'll stay on SD for awhile
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Post by Beartato on Aug 28, 2010 17:35:29 GMT -5
Nah, I have faith in Del Rio. Plus the wwe seem to really like him and have wanted him for a while so obviously there's something there. And he should just stay on Smackdown for a long, long time. I don't see him on RAW at all.
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Post by pink on Aug 28, 2010 20:54:27 GMT -5
Hell...I'm hoping it begins next Fri and is fired afterwards. This guy SUCKS...oh boy...does he suck. He does suck. But he seems like a guy they are hell bent on pushing. |
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Post by Bake Or Die on Aug 28, 2010 21:13:48 GMT -5
I'm undecided
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