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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2011 3:05:29 GMT -5
Is two weeks in too soon to say the Punk-led Nexus sucks?
Not only in the sense that it is down to being the most bare-bones incarnation of the group with only one of the original members left, either. It just seems like since it started, I can think of a good number of complaints that are probably just going to keep piling up.
- The entire group looks like pussies between retreating back to one of the original NXT pros, and even moreso for being willing to be brutally tortured for him.
- Or in Gabriel and Slater's case, apparently hurting Punk was going too far. Also no indication why they were cool with beating down McGillicutty and Harris but each other was too far.
- Leadership rights to The Nexus apparently come with the right to lay claim to who gets credit for putting Cena on the shelf.
- Most of Punk's promos lately are long, rambling, and have grammar that borders on Engrish with the amount of awkward phrasing and repetition of information.
- For the idea to work Punk has to look at least like a marginally better leader than Barrett, but thus far he hasn't done anything but look like a sadist.
- It doesn't make sense for Nexus to think that Punk could help them anyway, seeing as how the Straight Edge Society already showed him to be a terrible leader.
- All of the months building up Otunga as power-hungry were apparently for nothing, as he's been derailed into a kiss-ass who apparently really likes hurting people.
- CM Sucks.
- The Wade Barrett thing was brought up, took up the majority of one show, then just awkwardly dropped with no resolution.
Probably more if you wanted to push it to pointless, obscure things like that the new minitron could probably cause someone to have a seizure but either way a lot of complaints I can level at this storyline.
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Jan 11, 2011 3:16:31 GMT -5
I'm just glad all the good members of Nexus left before they got even more buried.
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Post by "Twisted and Tormented" Ash on Jan 11, 2011 3:20:11 GMT -5
Well it could mean that CM Punk had plans of destroying Nexus one by one or watch them destroy each other cause after all CM Punk is only in it for himself and not helping them.
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Post by Bake Or Die on Jan 11, 2011 3:30:48 GMT -5
With heath & Justin hurting the others but not themselves I'll put it as a case of it just building up through the night. By the time it was their turn they had enough and said screw it.
And for a guy who likes to have his stable members do all the dirty work Punk sure sucks at stable running. He beats the hell out of all his guys leaving them weakened to the point where if had Cena attacked they wouldn't be able to do anything.Plus he drove two members away lessening his numbers.
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Post by FinalGwen on Jan 11, 2011 3:31:57 GMT -5
It does seem like a huge let down. When Barrett wanted the Nexus to prove themselves worthy, they all had to face a Raw main eventer and win. It's clever. Proves you're up there with the best.
Punk, by contrast, has pretty much done Cena's job and got the Nexus beaten up by each other, and seemingly lost the three best original members. The N logo is slowly disappearing, and we're at a point where a spin-off stable seems the best case scenario.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 11, 2011 3:49:17 GMT -5
The fact people are still hanging onto the idea Nexus might be a good angle is hilarious to me.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jan 11, 2011 3:49:30 GMT -5
And yet with everything else crappy I see wwe pushing out the first responses are "wait and see".
Which is what I'm doing here, I gave nexus V cena 1 a chance, I'll do the same here.
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Post by percymania on Jan 11, 2011 3:49:53 GMT -5
Too soon? I would say you're a little late.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jan 11, 2011 3:57:19 GMT -5
The fact people are still hanging onto the idea Nexus might be a good angle is hilarious to me. I think it's more they just wanna see where there going with it with punk, not that it will salvage it. |
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Jan 11, 2011 4:05:06 GMT -5
I said it in the live thread and I'll say it here; I have no idea where this is going yet, but the masochistic cult thing is already way more interesting than the original Nexus ever was.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2011 4:11:19 GMT -5
I said it in the live thread and I'll say it here; I have no idea where this is going yet, but the masochistic cult thing is already way more interesting than the original Nexus ever was. Don't really know if you can classify it as a cult when out of five guys two refused to go for it and one of them (McGillicutty) didn't actually consent. But then, might be just as well there was no caning in the show. It's already bringing up memories of Serotonin as it is. |
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Post by "Twisted and Tormented" Ash on Jan 11, 2011 4:16:15 GMT -5
I said it in the live thread and I'll say it here; I have no idea where this is going yet, but the masochistic cult thing is already way more interesting than the original Nexus ever was. Don't really know if you can classify it as a cult when out of five guys two refused to go for it and one of them (McGillicutty) didn't actually consent. But then, might be just as well there was no caning in the show. It's already bringing up memories of Serotonin as it is. explain that please. |
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 11, 2011 4:17:39 GMT -5
I would have liked the Punk's sadistic initiation thing to have occured in a few weeks time.
Seems stupid that Nexus are so brainwashed by Punk in the space of what, 2 weeks?
They should have slowly built it up, have segments with Punk winning the members of Nexus over and then done the initiation thing.
Doesn't really make sense that the other members of Nexus would buy Punk as a leader in such a short space of time to such a degree that they're willing to beat each other up and get whipped etc for him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2011 4:18:22 GMT -5
Don't really know if you can classify it as a cult when out of five guys two refused to go for it and one of them (McGillicutty) didn't actually consent. But then, might be just as well there was no caning in the show. It's already bringing up memories of Serotonin as it is. explain that please. TNA storyline where Raven led a cult of nobodies that did nothing but get their asses kicked by him, each other, and everybody else while he looked like a cross between the villain from Highlander: The Source and Sub-Zero. And eventually led to people suffering through a main-event push for Kazarian. |
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Post by "Twisted and Tormented" Ash on Jan 11, 2011 4:23:19 GMT -5
TNA storyline where Raven led a cult of nobodies that did nothing but get their asses kicked by him, each other, and everybody else while he looked like a cross between the villain from Highlander: The Source and Sub-Zero. And eventually led to people suffering through a main-event push for Kazarian. Oh I know what Serotonin was about I was a fan of them but I mean how did what Punk did remind you of Serotonin or have that feeling to it? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2011 4:25:03 GMT -5
TNA storyline where Raven led a cult of nobodies that did nothing but get their asses kicked by him, each other, and everybody else while he looked like a cross between the villain from Highlander: The Source and Sub-Zero. And eventually led to people suffering through a main-event push for Kazarian. Oh I know what Serotonin was about I was a fan of them but I mean how did what Punk did remind you of Serotonin or have that feeling to it? Mostly, there's the fact that generally speaking when Punk isn't ranting about drugs he comes off as invoking Raven (not too surprising, given they've both feuded and teamed together), and much like with that group these guys are letting him brutally torture them for no apparent reason. And they'll likely have the same kind of success that group had - even now down to the same amount of members. |
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Post by "Twisted and Tormented" Ash on Jan 11, 2011 4:37:25 GMT -5
Oh I know what Serotonin was about I was a fan of them but I mean how did what Punk did remind you of Serotonin or have that feeling to it? Mostly, there's the fact that generally speaking when Punk isn't ranting about drugs he comes off as invoking Raven (not too surprising, given they've both feuded and teamed together), and much like with that group these guys are letting him brutally torture them for no apparent reason. And they'll likely have the same kind of success that group had - even now down to the same amount of members. Well CM Punk was in The Gathering for a brief moment in TNA. But I see what you mean now. |
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Post by Fade on Jan 11, 2011 4:47:14 GMT -5
- The entire group looks like pussies between retreating back to one of the original NXT pros, and even moreso for being willing to be brutally tortured for him. None of them are over enough to really..lead the team. Punk being placed as the leader gives them a sense of credibility and already adds to Punks. IMO anyway. Punk has never looked more like a Main Eventer to me than recently.. - Or in Gabriel and Slater's case, apparently hurting Punk was going too far. Also no indication why they were cool with beating down McGillicutty and Harris but each other was too far. They played up from the very top of the show that those two were reluctant to do any of the initiations. That was just the breaking point. - Leadership rights to The Nexus apparently come with the right to lay claim to who gets credit for putting Cena on the shelf. ...Well, Nexus has been feuding with Cena mainly for the longest time. Considering it's been Nexus Vs WWE and Cena's basically the posterchild for the 'E...It kinda makes sense the Leader would have taken down the oppositions leader.. - Most of Punk's promos lately are long, rambling, and have grammar that borders on Engrish with the amount of awkward phrasing and repetition of information. Different strokes for different folks I guess. I love Punk on the mic though. - For the idea to work Punk has to look at least like a marginally better leader than Barrett, but thus far he hasn't done anything but look like a sadist. Isn't it like..technically the second show he's been with them? And technically the first night as the "leader"? - It doesn't make sense for Nexus to think that Punk could help them anyway, seeing as how the Straight Edge Society already showed him to be a terrible leader. He's also a former World Champion and one of the top guys in the company.. - All of the months building up Otunga as power-hungry were apparently for nothing, as he's been derailed into a kiss-ass who apparently really likes hurting people. I'll give ya that. But it seemed like it was always against Barrett more than Nexus itself. I liked how submissive and willing Otunga was with Punk in direct contrast with Barrett. The crowd supposedly loved it and chanted it during the dark main event so it was about as effective as "Spear, Spear, Spear" I 'spose.. - The Wade Barrett thing was brought up, took up the majority of one show, then just awkwardly dropped with no resolution. I think Barrett's done with Nexus. Period. And if I had to guess, they want to build him up now as his own entity. Especially for WrestleMania. ...Again...Granted, this angle and any angle could always be better, but I for one am enjoying it. And it's gotta end soon. At WrestleMania most likely. Maybe they figure they have time to build it up. It's established Barrett, Gabriel, and to an extent Heath Friggin Slater. Also got a lot of guys in the door like Husky and Skip..I don't really think that's such a bad thing. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2011 4:53:27 GMT -5
- The entire group looks like pussies between retreating back to one of the original NXT pros, and even moreso for being willing to be brutally tortured for him. None of them are over enough to really..lead the team. Punk being placed as the leader gives them a sense of credibility and already adds to Punks. IMO anyway. Punk has never looked more like a Main Eventer to me than recently.. They played up from the very top of the show that those two were reluctant to do any of the initiations. That was just the breaking point. ...Well, Nexus has been feuding with Cena mainly for the longest time. Considering it's been Nexus Vs WWE and Cena's basically the posterchild for the 'E...It kinda makes sense the Leader would have taken down the oppositions leader.. Different strokes for different folks I guess. I love Punk on the mic though. Isn't it like..technically the second show he's been with them? And technically the first night as the "leader"? He's also a former World Champion and one of the top guys in the company.. I'll give ya that. But it seemed like it was always against Barrett more than Nexus itself. I liked how submissive and willing Otunga was with Punk in direct contrast with Barrett. The crowd supposedly loved it and chanted it during the dark main event so it was about as effective as "Spear, Spear, Spear" I 'spose.. - The Wade Barrett thing was brought up, took up the majority of one show, then just awkwardly dropped with no resolution. I think Barrett's done with Nexus. Period. And if I had to guess, they want to build him up now as his own entity. Especially for WrestleMania. ...Again...Granted, this angle and any angle could always be better, but I for one am enjoying it. And it's gotta end soon. At WrestleMania most likely. Maybe they figure they have time to build it up. It's established Barrett, Gabriel, and to an extent Heath Friggin Slater. Also got a lot of guys in the door like Husky and Skip..I don't really think that's such a bad thing. Though I don't necessarily agree, you make some good points and I can see where you're coming from. A nice change of pace. |
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Post by Boozeman on Jan 11, 2011 5:09:49 GMT -5
I don't think the RAW Nexus is long for the world. I think CM Punk just wants a group of flunkies to help him get rid of Cena/win the title. Once he does that/fails, the group will likely disband.
Hoping Barrett/Slater/Gabriel/Tarver/Sheffield reunite on Smackdown.
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