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Post by gr1990 on Jul 17, 2016 18:20:17 GMT -5
There's been many over the past 10 years, and they're always the most forced, awkward, poorly-received 'epic' moments in modern WWE, which ones stick out in your mind for all the wrong reasons?
I just re-watched the Fatal 4-Way PPV from 2010 (there's a reason they only did one of these) and stumbled across perhaps the definitive one. It has it all; the otherwise lively Long Island crowd suddenly falling flat, but with just enough disinterested murmuring that they can't sell it as awe or tension. Cena pausing to look around at the non-existent cheering masses before locking up. The announcers talking about goosebumps and the building shaking when the crowd's actually the quietest it's been since the Divas match.
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Jul 17, 2016 18:23:13 GMT -5
Does the "hijacked" ceremony count with the Daniel Bryan chants on Raw? Has to be one of my favourite non-match moments in WWE history.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 17, 2016 18:24:36 GMT -5
I know it's been said many times, by me and others, but I like Cena. I like Orton. They do not have good chemistry as opponents.
Any time they've been "forced" to tag, they have a lot of chemistry as partners and break out fun tag variations of their finishers, and it just makes me wish they were a Megapowers-style team. That's actually be pretty fun and new, but alas, it's never been in the cards.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 18:25:34 GMT -5
I think the 2011 Rumble stands out as my favorite for the fact that they did it twice.
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Post by gr1990 on Jul 17, 2016 18:30:23 GMT -5
Does the "hijacked" ceremony count with the Daniel Bryan chants on Raw? Has to be one of my favourite non-match moments in WWE history. 100 years in the making! The greatest rivalry in sports-entertainment history! |
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jul 17, 2016 18:34:33 GMT -5
The whole match at Royal Rumble '14. There was no reason for them to have a match after Bragging Rights, so seeing this fall apart this bad was satisfying.
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Post by benstudd on Jul 17, 2016 18:53:11 GMT -5
I know it's been said many times, by me and others, but I like Cena. I like Orton. They do not have good chemistry as opponents. Any time they've been "forced" to tag, they have a lot of chemistry as partners and break out fun tag variations of their finishers, and it just makes me wish they were a Megapowers-style team. That's actually be pretty fun and new, but alas, it's never been in the cards. Lack of chemistry and people being sick of them both. It's the perfect storm. |
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Post by taker1990 on Jul 17, 2016 18:55:13 GMT -5
There's been many over the past 10 years, and they're always the most forced, awkward, poorly-received 'epic' moments in modern WWE, which ones stick out in your mind for all the wrong reasons? I just re-watched the Fatal 4-Way PPV from 2010 (there's a reason they only did one of these) and stumbled across perhaps the definitive one. It has it all; the otherwise lively Long Island crowd suddenly falling flat, but with just enough disinterested murmuring that they can't sell it as awe or tension. Cena pausing to look around at the non-existent cheering masses before locking up. The announcers talking about goosebumps and the building shaking when the crowd's actually the quietest it's been since the Divas match. Winner. |
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Post by sonofsharknado on Jul 17, 2016 18:57:39 GMT -5
The whole match at Royal Rumble '14. There was no reason for them to have a match after Bragging Rights, so seeing this fall apart this bad was satisfying. f***, wasn't the Bragging Rights match supposed to be their last match ever? Then they had another match on Raw. |
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Post by Jeff Mangum PI on Jul 17, 2016 19:06:02 GMT -5
It's gotta be the Title Ceremony. Everyone's screaming Bryan's name, Cena and Orton trying and failing to ignore it, Triple H talking about how it's the biggest match in WWE history while Punk laughs. Almost everyone in that ring knew no one gave a shit about the match.
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Post by dav on Jul 17, 2016 19:10:32 GMT -5
I think the 2011 Rumble stands out as my favorite for the fact that they did it twice. What makes it better was Kofi and Cena having a similar stand off earlier, only for the crowd to go wild. |
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Post by gr1990 on Jul 17, 2016 19:11:27 GMT -5
It's gotta be the Title Ceremony. Everyone's screaming Bryan's name, Cena and Orton trying and failing to ignore it, Triple H talking about how it's the biggest match in WWE history while Punk laughs. Almost everyone in that ring knew no one gave a shit about the match. I think the point at which Punk laughed was when Hunter was proclaiming himself the greatest champion in history (or Steph was proclaiming him to be) like a big arrogant heel, so at least it made sense in kayfabe, even if it was probably a genuine 'what the f*** are these idiots doing?' reaction. |
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 17, 2016 19:12:23 GMT -5
It's gotta be the Title Ceremony. Everyone's screaming Bryan's name, Cena and Orton trying and failing to ignore it, Triple H talking about how it's the biggest match in WWE history while Punk laughs. Almost everyone in that ring knew no one gave a shit about the match. And the title unification that results from it? Barely gonna make it past two and a half years in all likelihood. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 19:24:03 GMT -5
I know it's been said many times, by me and others, but I like Cena. I like Orton. They do not have good chemistry as opponents. Any time they've been "forced" to tag, they have a lot of chemistry as partners and break out fun tag variations of their finishers, and it just makes me wish they were a Megapowers-style team. That's actually be pretty fun and new, but alas, it's never been in the cards. I liked there hell in a cell matches and that one iron man match they did. |
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Post by the2ndevil on Jul 17, 2016 19:30:11 GMT -5
I think the 2011 Rumble stands out as my favorite for the fact that they did it twice. I was at that one.  |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 17, 2016 19:34:04 GMT -5
I know it's been said many times, by me and others, but I like Cena. I like Orton. They do not have good chemistry as opponents. Any time they've been "forced" to tag, they have a lot of chemistry as partners and break out fun tag variations of their finishers, and it just makes me wish they were a Megapowers-style team. That's actually be pretty fun and new, but alas, it's never been in the cards. I liked there hell in a cell matches and that one iron man match they did. Those were fine, I just think given the amount of times they've competed against each other, it hasn't really produced a lot of matches I'd point to as great ones. Still, good examples of their work, even if I tend to like them better against other people. |
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Jul 17, 2016 19:34:21 GMT -5
The whole match at Royal Rumble '14. There was no reason for them to have a match after Bragging Rights, so seeing this fall apart this bad was satisfying. It was right in the perfect storm of madness of fans hoping to see Daniel Bryan be in the Rumble itself after being in the opening match, and being faced with the reality of somebody like Batista winning. Not to mention how heatless Cena vs. Orton was (recall that this was the match that had a segment where Cena chased Orton, who ran away from a car during an awkward backstage segment as the go-home bit before this match). |
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Jul 17, 2016 19:36:20 GMT -5
I know it's been said many times, by me and others, but I like Cena. I like Orton. They do not have good chemistry as opponents. Any time they've been "forced" to tag, they have a lot of chemistry as partners and break out fun tag variations of their finishers, and it just makes me wish they were a Megapowers-style team. That's actually be pretty fun and new, but alas, it's never been in the cards. They could be the first Brand Heavyweight Champion Tag Team Champions. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2016 19:36:49 GMT -5
I know it's been said many times, by me and others, but I like Cena. I like Orton. They do not have good chemistry as opponents. Any time they've been "forced" to tag, they have a lot of chemistry as partners and break out fun tag variations of their finishers, and it just makes me wish they were a Megapowers-style team. That's actually be pretty fun and new, but alas, it's never been in the cards. I liked there hell in a cell matches and that one iron man match they did. Honestly I think their second Cell match is the only one of theirs I actually outright like, and even that I think completely fell apart in the second half after they just started no-selling everything. That RKO out of the shoulder block spot was seriously sweet though. |
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Jul 17, 2016 19:37:03 GMT -5
What gets me about all this is Wade Barrett actually got heat against Cena, the correct kind with Cena being cheered and him being booed, yet they kept on trying to make Orton Cena's long term rival when the chemistry and demand just isn't there. When they first went to that well and got a bucket of lukewarm mud for their efforts, any other company would have moved on, but nope.
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