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Post by wildojinx on Jan 24, 2014 19:01:34 GMT -5
how big would his pop be? Bear in mind that the WWE has been courting younger fans, many of whom may have never heard of sting, let alone see him wrestle.
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Post by The Tank on Jan 24, 2014 19:02:26 GMT -5
If he shows up randomly, it could be anywhere from "who?" to pretty good.
If they actually build it up, and he debuts in either a smark town or a southern town, that building's gonna explode.
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Post by Chip on Jan 24, 2014 19:03:35 GMT -5
It honestly really depends on where it is he shows up first.
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Post by Amazing Kitsune on Jan 24, 2014 19:03:47 GMT -5
how big would his pop be? Bear in mind that the WWE has been courting younger fans, many of whom may have never heard of sting, let alone see him wrestle. Pretty good, I'd imagine. Assuming his first appearance is in front of the right crowd.
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Jan 24, 2014 19:04:34 GMT -5
depends, if they sign him and start promoting him as a big thing or showing matches on classics etc then yes he could get a big pop. if they sign him and treat him like a jobber it's going to be a lukewarm one at best.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Jan 24, 2014 19:05:14 GMT -5
Will WWE be running Atlanta or any other former JCP/WCW hotbeds before Mania? Run a video package hyping him one week before the show, debut him there, print money.
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Post by metylerca on Jan 24, 2014 19:07:33 GMT -5
He'll debut in Wyoming. Nobody will know him. Backstage anti Sting continent will use it to justify his lack of star power.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 19:18:31 GMT -5
Probably respectable, but nothing mind blowing regardless of how much they hype him. He's been out of the big time spotlight for so long that I think a lot of people have forgotten about him.
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Post by sunnytaker on Jan 24, 2014 19:24:08 GMT -5
if they give him a RVD-like video package for a few weeks before his return i think he'd get a big pop.
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Post by The Tee Why on Jan 24, 2014 19:27:12 GMT -5
"Daddy is that bret hart in the facepaint? Why is he doing the sharpshooter, dad?"
SHUT UP AND MARK OUT SON!
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Post by Rican on Jan 24, 2014 19:28:48 GMT -5
Yeah video packages plus debuting him in the south is a must.
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jan 24, 2014 19:38:29 GMT -5
Wouldn't be surprised if he shows up at the Rumble and gets tossed by Santino in 1/2 of a second for Vince's LOL's.
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Post by hassanchop on Jan 24, 2014 19:47:12 GMT -5
Tacoma audiences will act smark like and cheer him, or they'll probably chant Buff when Sting appears just to be snarky.
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Post by lemonyellowson on Jan 24, 2014 20:31:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 20:37:57 GMT -5
If he shows up as Surfer Sting I will set a world record for marking out.
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Post by The Masked Heel WAS WRONG on Jan 24, 2014 20:42:20 GMT -5
They will swerve everyone, Sting will show up dressed as Real Estate Steve, joining the Authority, thus Kanefusing everyone.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 20:43:06 GMT -5
I'm searching for that ADR no reaction entrance gif. Unable to find it. So imagine that with random generic theme playing and an overweight guy in his 50's instead of ADR.
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Jan 24, 2014 20:52:35 GMT -5
Backstage anti Sting continent... ...who?
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Post by ICBM on Jan 24, 2014 22:18:46 GMT -5
I would imagine it would be huge, but I also thought Jake Roberts would get a road warrior pop. The only pop heard on TV was the collective fart from the upper bowl. I did not watch it live, but caught a video. So unless someone dicked with the audio in post, they didn't pop for Jake
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2014 22:29:36 GMT -5
Observer notes:
"Stings opening segment gained 525,000 viewers"
"Sting's segment in the 5th quarter hour featuring the final 3/4 of his match lost 1.8 million viewers"
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