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Post by SUPES on May 26, 2015 6:06:26 GMT -5
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Post by Captain & Diet on May 26, 2015 7:46:14 GMT -5
Cm Punk vs ZPacks
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Post by sunnytaker on May 26, 2015 8:03:47 GMT -5
ambrose/rollins is probably the closest.
or cena vs half the crowd.
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Post by SUPES on May 26, 2015 8:18:49 GMT -5
ambrose/rollins is probably the closest. Too long of a break from each other and no climatic conclusion, although I see that coming next year. |
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Post by Fearless The Tank on May 26, 2015 8:19:05 GMT -5
Owens/Zayn's feud has gone through two different wrestling promotions
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Post by sunnytaker on May 26, 2015 8:23:15 GMT -5
ambrose/rollins is probably the closest. Too long of a break from each other and no climatic conclusion, although I see that coming next year. that's why i'm only saying it's close. ran heatedly for a few months, had a break of a month or two now is back up and running again almost from where it was left off. nothing else lately has come back to a high level of intensity after the first go-round like this one. |
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Post by SUPES on May 26, 2015 8:24:29 GMT -5
Owens/Zayn's feud has gone through two different wrestling promotions Destroyed by injuries before gaining any buzz worthy traction. |
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Post by SUPES on May 26, 2015 8:25:51 GMT -5
Too long of a break from each other and no climatic conclusion, although I see that coming next year. that's why i'm only saying it's close. ran heatedly for a few months, had a break of a month or two now is back up and running again almost from where it was left off. nothing else lately has come back to a high level of intensity after the first go-round like this one. They were kept away for half a year other than filler tags with Ambrose as a clear minor character. During that break, they made no references to each other to keep the arc going. This is a separate feud from last year. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 8:30:16 GMT -5
Cena and Lesnar.
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Post by sunnytaker on May 26, 2015 8:30:19 GMT -5
that's why i'm only saying it's close. ran heatedly for a few months, had a break of a month or two now is back up and running again almost from where it was left off. nothing else lately has come back to a high level of intensity after the first go-round like this one. They were kept away for half a year other than filler tags with Ambrose as a clear minor character. During that break, they made no references to each other to keep the arc going. This is a separate feud from last year. the whole cinderblocks thing from last week sure seems like continuity with the early part of feud to me but this sounds like it's going to be one of those agree to disagree things so i'm not going to keep at it. |
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Post by Phil Parent on May 26, 2015 8:33:57 GMT -5
Owens/Zayn's feud has gone through two different wrestling promotions Destroyed by injuries before gaining any buzz worthy traction. But Owens can believably take credit for the injury, and he has. |
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on May 26, 2015 8:38:35 GMT -5
Meltzer is on-point. There's no reason why they can't still exist (and they still do somewhat albeit they are much more rare) but the week to week booking that WWE does kinda makes it impossible to do well. Doing a blood feud right requires patience, patience that the creative team (well, really Vince more than anybody) doesn't have. Their direction changes focus so often that it's damn near impossible to build towards a satisfying climax. How fast the product moves is another issue, especially now that there is no brand split and guys are going show to show.
The biggest star in the company, John Cena, being notorious for not really caring all that much when he loses a title (but getting disproportionally angry when somebody uses their MITB title shot) certainly doesn't help either.
It's not like we'll never see another "blood" feud where guys just bring the hate every single time they are in the ring together but they've kinda gone out of style in WWE.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on May 26, 2015 10:01:40 GMT -5
It's sort of an offshoot of Lesnar vs Humanity |
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Post by MrElijah on May 26, 2015 11:02:57 GMT -5
Destroyed by injuries before gaining any buzz worthy traction. But Owens can believably take credit for the injury, and he has. I love promotion spanning grudges, Hogan/Heenan, Funk/Dusty and Flair/Savage are great examples. |
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Post by thecrusherwi on May 26, 2015 11:08:31 GMT -5
They seem to have forgotten how to find reasons for guys to fight. It's why the show feels so boring. For as much as we make fun of Jericho vs Kane over spilling coffee or Booker T vs Edge over a hair endorsement, at least it was SOMETHING.
This is wrestling. Everyone should have a reason to fight; no matter how petty:
-You can't wear green - that's my color! Loser of this match has to wear the color their opponent decides
- You used my move in a match! I'm gonna kick your ass
- We were randomly teamed together in a match and you lost! Right when I was short on cash! I'm gonna make you pay!
- You know what? I flew in all the way from Germany for Raw and just wanted a chicken breast at catering. You got the last one and then lied about cutting in line. Biggest mistake of your life!
All of the above are better than "Grrrrrrrr...let's fight" *staredown, look at crowd*
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 11:28:47 GMT -5
Something something basketball.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 13:26:03 GMT -5
They seem to have forgotten how to find reasons for guys to fight. It's why the show feels so boring. For as much as we make fun of Jericho vs Kane over spilling coffee or Booker T vs Edge over a hair endorsement, at least it was SOMETHING. This is wrestling. Everyone should have a reason to fight; no matter how petty: -You can't wear green - that's my color! Loser of this match has to wear the color their opponent decides - You used my move in a match! I'm gonna kick your ass - We were randomly teamed together in a match and you lost! Right when I was short on cash! I'm gonna make you pay! - You know what? I flew in all the way from Germany for Raw and just wanted a chicken breast at catering. You got the last one and then lied about cutting in line. Biggest mistake of your life! All of the above are better than "Grrrrrrrr...let's fight" *staredown, look at crowd* Those are issues real people have. These are WWE Superstars. Their main goal in life is to stand tall, after making a statement. Also, none of those reasons involve The Authority at all, that would make Steph look weak. |
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Post by CuJ0 Will Keep Dancing on May 26, 2015 13:28:08 GMT -5
Divas vs. decent booking
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Post by Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer on May 26, 2015 13:41:24 GMT -5
Meltzer is on-point. There's no reason why they can't still exist (and they still do somewhat albeit they are much more rare) but the week to week booking that WWE does kinda makes it impossible to do well. Doing a blood feud right requires patience, patience that the creative team (well, really Vince more than anybody) doesn't have. Their direction changes focus so often that it's damn near impossible to build towards a satisfying climax. How fast the product moves is another issue, especially now that there is no brand split and guys are going show to show. The biggest star in the company, John Cena, being notorious for not really caring all that much when he loses a title (but getting disproportionally angry when somebody uses their MITB title shot) certainly doesn't help either. It's not like we'll never see another "blood" feud where guys just bring the hate every single time they are in the ring together but they've kinda gone out of style in WWE. I'd agree. The brand split definitely helped with establishing long running rivalries and keeping them fresh to an extent. By being able to move wrestlers to different shows allowed them when a feud did come back together on the same show to reignite interest. |
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 13:49:21 GMT -5
Ambrose/Rollins last year was the closest we've gotten to a real legit blood feud but the booking f***ed that up. I get a feeling that whenever Ambrose feuds with Reigns, that'll be another real blood feud.
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