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Post by Mister Pigwell on Apr 6, 2014 21:26:11 GMT -5
If true then the way this works in my mind is that ONLY Taker knew this was going to happen.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Apr 6, 2014 21:27:12 GMT -5
I prefer the build they did where we all expected the run of the mill Taker going over. But on the sly they were sending signals if we all had just paid attention with Taker getting the build up upper hand and Lesnar looking weak. Like any good mystery they gave us the answer and we ignored it. I think once people get past the initial shock, they will realize that Brock was the right guy. Better to give it someone like him to put the cherry on the top of his career, rather than give it to some young star who likely wouldn't have lived up to the label of "the guy who broke the streak" anyway. Brock was the right guy, and as you explained, they went about it the right way. No, he was not, plain and simple. Brock Lesnar did not deserve a cherry on top of his career. By many accounts, he is exactly as much of a jerk in real life as he is portrayed on TV.
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Post by Sparkybob on Apr 6, 2014 21:27:23 GMT -5
Brock and the ref would be fired on the spot if he and Taker "shot" that finish
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Post by Captain2 on Apr 6, 2014 21:27:56 GMT -5
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Post by Renslayer on Apr 6, 2014 21:28:04 GMT -5
You would think Brock is next in line for a title match at the next PPV right? He's gotta run through everybody now that he ended the streak.
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Post by froggyfrog on Apr 6, 2014 21:28:26 GMT -5
Legit never saw it coming. Not to Lesnar
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 21:28:48 GMT -5
And let me just make it crystal clear. I am NOT upset that the Streak ended. It's who ended it that I have a problem with. I wouldn't have had any problem if Punk had ended it last year, because he deserved SOMETHING after not getting to main event with the title. I would've been fine with Bryan breaking it this year, as part of a test by Triple H. How about Bray Wyatt? I would've been OK with that, too.
It's amazing that WWE has caused me to dislike three of my favorite wrestlers(Orton, Batista, and Lesnar) in less than 3 months. Utterly amazing.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Apr 6, 2014 21:29:23 GMT -5
I don't buy the "calling the audible" talk. The fact they had a 21-1 graphic ready to go is a decent indicator of that.
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Post by DrizzlinShytes on Apr 6, 2014 21:29:28 GMT -5
I think once people get past the initial shock, they will realize that Brock was the right guy. Better to give it someone like him to put the cherry on the top of his career, rather than give it to some young star who likely wouldn't have lived up to the label of "the guy who broke the streak" anyway. Brock was the right guy, and as you explained, they went about it the right way. No, he was not, plain and simple. Brock Lesnar did not deserve a cherry on top of his career. By many accounts, he is exactly as much of a jerk in real life as he is portrayed on TV. Who cares if Brock isn't nice? He is an amazing performer. One of the best workers they have and one of the best we ever saw.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Apr 6, 2014 21:29:50 GMT -5
If true then the way this works in my mind is that ONLY Taker knew this was going to happen. If it ever comes out that that's the case, I wonder how many will begrudge him that. I know some will
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Apr 6, 2014 21:29:57 GMT -5
I really am shocked people are angry about Lesnar getting the W. He's probably going to be popping buy rates at Summerslams and Manias for a few more years. And he will lose. He's shown that so he will put someone over. If you thought Taker's streak was going to some young guy, they couldn't risk the fans turning on that person and they couldn't risk that type of rub to some young gun that burns out. It would have had to go someone established like Cena or Lesnar. And b/w those two I go with Brock. Except there was more value in Cena beating the streak, because it would have given him an instant heel turn button he could press whenever he felt like it.
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Post by mizerable on Apr 6, 2014 21:29:51 GMT -5
I'm not even a Taker fan...and yeah...what a waste.
Taker should only lose to one guy, and that guy is John Cena.
The only possibility to Lesnar beating Taker would be if he stormed through Cena and Triple H, and as a result literally creating a true wave of panic, especially after breaking the streak, afterall he'd have beaten the face of the company, the man who pulls the strings, and the man whose legacy that about 20 other men couldn't upstage. After all that, the narrative would build towards a real test for any upcoming babyface, to take this unstoppable monster down.
Instead...Lesnar apparently won in a very uninspired match, and will likely disappear afterwards.
The only silver lining to this, is Taker may actually hang it up. I don't want Sting/Taker, so I can only hope that this means we won't get that match.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 21:29:52 GMT -5
Makes zero sense. Why would he do that? It's not like he suffered a serious injury, he was able to take the F-5. Plus why would WWE have a 21-1 graphic just ready to go?
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Post by DrizzlinShytes on Apr 6, 2014 21:30:46 GMT -5
And let me just make it crystal clear. I am NOT upset that the Streak ended. It's who ended it that I have a problem with. I wouldn't have had any problem if Punk had ended it last year, because he deserved SOMETHING after not getting to main event with the title. I would've been fine with Bryan breaking it this year, as part of a test by Triple H. How about Bray Wyatt? I would've been OK with that, too. It's amazing that WWE has caused me to dislike three of my favorite wrestlers(Orton, Batista, and Lesnar) in less than 3 months. Utterly amazing. Well fact is this doesn't happen if Taker doesn't pick Lesnar to give the rub to. Bottom line, Taker didn't want to job to Punk for whatever reason. He wanted to lose to Lesnar.
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Post by Lila on Apr 6, 2014 21:30:52 GMT -5
If true then the way this works in my mind is that ONLY Taker knew this was going to happen. Except, they already had the graphic for 21-1 ready.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Apr 6, 2014 21:30:59 GMT -5
Possibly the greatest use of foreshadowing was using Mark Collie's in time for an Undertaker package still stunned at that
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Post by Sparkybob on Apr 6, 2014 21:31:13 GMT -5
I mean if Taker told Vince last Monday I can't do this anymore and I want the streak broken, Brock gets it by default. I obviously don't know for sure, but Taker could have decided he was done a couple of weeks ago and Brock was his schedule opponent and was willing to take the win.
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Post by khali on Apr 6, 2014 21:31:13 GMT -5
I'm still in shock.
And was also annoyed that after it happened, I got talked down to by my brother's fiancé with "you are aware that this is fake and this was planned already." I've heard that argument all my life but this time it really annoyed me so I went off.
That has to be it for Undertaker, and that's very sad because he's been a part of wrestling since I started watching at four years old. I'm guessing there's a big retirement ceremony on Raw tomorrow night?
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Post by DrizzlinShytes on Apr 6, 2014 21:31:47 GMT -5
I really am shocked people are angry about Lesnar getting the W. He's probably going to be popping buy rates at Summerslams and Manias for a few more years. And he will lose. He's shown that so he will put someone over. If you thought Taker's streak was going to some young guy, they couldn't risk the fans turning on that person and they couldn't risk that type of rub to some young gun that burns out. It would have had to go someone established like Cena or Lesnar. And b/w those two I go with Brock. Except there was more value in Cena beating the streak, because it would have given him an instant heel turn button he could press whenever he felt like it. They don't want to turn Cena. That's just not happening.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2014 21:31:50 GMT -5
I'm fine with Taker losing. AFter the 2 HBK matches (and to a lesser extent, the 2 HHH matches) it was clear it was all going to be filler there wasn't much left.
Taker/Cena I Quit would have been something, but that would just have ended with Cena "passing out" in Hell's Gate.
Only thing I don't like was that it happened after such a crappy match. 3 minutes into the taker/lesnar match I was just hoping they'd wrap it up.
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