Fauxnaki
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Post by Fauxnaki on Aug 13, 2016 14:09:56 GMT -5
Not at that time due to them building Punk\Rock, but he was over enough to get a shot later. What killed him was losing to Mark Henry at WM and then the "Cena needs a new opponent" heel turn. Didn't ryback lose to henry after collapsing under his weight?
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 13, 2016 14:55:09 GMT -5
They should have never had him face Punk that early. An IC title win over Miz would've been perfect. They should have just called Undertaker to do a favor or something and face Punk at HIAC, then do Cena vs. Punk at Survivor Series with Ryback winning for his team. After Shield costs Cena the title, maybe have Shield cost Ryback a title match against Punk, only for Ryback to defeat either Reigns or Ambrose at WM, or his team defeats The Shield. You then ease Ryback into the main event a la Goldberg, maybe Ambrose cheats to win IC title, then Shield has their titles, while Ryback chases the WHC on Smackdown while Bryan goes for the WWE title on Raw. Ryback is a big star at this point, and maybe Reigns can end his streak, but it won't hurt Ryback too much. Ryback ideally improves in the ring and on the mic with his patient rise, and he can stay on the top of the card if needed. Pretty much this. Ryback was over as f***, but if someone is over, hot-shotting them to the main event only to have them job does more harm than good.
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Post by TGM on Aug 13, 2016 16:00:31 GMT -5
Ryback shouldn't have been facing Punk in the first place.
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Aug 13, 2016 17:44:43 GMT -5
Yes, and you'll never convince me otherwise. Ryback was RED f***ING HOT, it didn't matter how good he was in the ring; you had to strike when the iron was hot. Having The Shield debut and cost Ryback both his title and his undefeated streak would have made a cool debut even better and more impactful.
But f*** all that, they had to stretch out Punk's awful title reign so he could go 400+ days before he lost to The Rock in January.
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Post by "Cane Dewey" Johnson on Aug 13, 2016 18:04:59 GMT -5
People have to remember, it wasn't just a matter of WWE feeding Punk to Rock, it was a matter of feeding Punk to Rock so that Rock could be fed to Cena. Which totally worked out for them at Wrestlemania 29 when fans booed the shit out of the ending, with Rock 'passing the torch' to Cena after a really dull match.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Aug 13, 2016 18:51:19 GMT -5
They never should have elevated Ryback to the main event. Let him dominate either the US or IC title scenes, and then wait for the right time to elevate him, just like Goldberg did.
Nobody was getting in the way of Rock vs Punk, so find something else for Punk to do until the Rumble.
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Post by Hanzo on Aug 13, 2016 18:57:58 GMT -5
They should have never had him face Punk that early. Spot on. I think they should have given him an Intercontinental or U.S. Title run first. I still think had they used him right, he could have faced Lesnar at Wrestlemania 31.
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Post by Instant Classic on Aug 13, 2016 19:17:23 GMT -5
Nope, Rock vs Punk was the match to be seen.
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