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Post by edgestar on Mar 28, 2021 15:33:02 GMT -5
Edge being desperate to win the title reminds me of Austin at Wrestlemania 17. Like Austin did with McMahon, Maybe Edge calls on a certain archenemy to deliver an RKO to someone to win the title. He seems that desperate. Anything is better than Bryan winning the title imo. Watch it be Adam Pearce who helps Edge. My husband and I have a running joke that he's an Adam Pearce superfan, because I said Edge was the better Adam. 🤣
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Mar 28, 2021 16:10:03 GMT -5
I wish WWE was more consistent in booking babyfaces. If Vince wrote Logan, old man Logan would have turned bad half way through and been replaced by the younger supersoldier version.
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Post by eJm on Mar 28, 2021 16:16:17 GMT -5
I wish WWE was more consistent in booking babyfaces. If Vince wrote Logan, old man Logan would have turned bad half way through and been replaced by the younger supersoldier version. Like, if this were another company and they were newer, I’d get not being able to book a babyface right as you’re trying to figure your own path and such but this is the company Bruno Sammartino built. This is the company that, even with the cheating and dickish tendencies, made Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan. Steve Austin wasn’t the other two but you could also tell he was the baby face in his feuds. And even with the blimps in terms of inconsistent character at times, Cena was the guy that kept the lights on for a decade. And many of the same people who either knew about or booked those guys are still in the company right now. I don’t understand what happened that made them so bad at this.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 17:24:28 GMT -5
Honestly while he's the most likable of the three Bryan isn't a terribly good hero right now either. He'll get cheers because it's Bryan, but on SmackDown he basically just whined for awhile, kept going on and on about how he made Roman tap in a way that came off really egotistical, and then jumped Edge only to get his ass kicked.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 28, 2021 17:33:50 GMT -5
I wish WWE was more consistent in booking babyfaces. If Vince wrote Logan, old man Logan would have turned bad half way through and been replaced by the younger supersoldier version. Like, if this were another company and they were newer, I’d get not being able to book a babyface right as you’re trying to figure your own path and such but this is the company Bruno Sammartino built. This is the company that, even with the cheating and dickish tendencies, made Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan. Steve Austin wasn’t the other two but you could also tell he was the baby face in his feuds. And even with the blimps in terms of inconsistent character at times, Cena was the guy that kept the lights on for a decade. And many of the same people who either knew about or booked those guys are still in the company right now. I don’t understand what happened that made them so bad at this. In WWE’s pursuit for endless heat, they seemed to have forgotten that storylines need heroes to root for.
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Post by eJm on Mar 28, 2021 17:39:04 GMT -5
Like, if this were another company and they were newer, I’d get not being able to book a babyface right as you’re trying to figure your own path and such but this is the company Bruno Sammartino built. This is the company that, even with the cheating and dickish tendencies, made Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan. Steve Austin wasn’t the other two but you could also tell he was the baby face in his feuds. And even with the blimps in terms of inconsistent character at times, Cena was the guy that kept the lights on for a decade. And many of the same people who either knew about or booked those guys are still in the company right now. I don’t understand what happened that made them so bad at this. In WWE’s pursuit for endless heat, they seemed to have forgotten that storylines need heroes to root for. Yeah, like, even if I think the Bischoff/Cena feud was what would happen if you brought Austin/McMahon from Wish, there was at least something clear about who the good guy was and who the bad guy was.
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Mar 28, 2021 17:42:04 GMT -5
Reigns should retain because neither Bryan or Edge should be the one to dethrone Reigns & Reigns losing the title without being pinned doesn't nothing for me either so Reigns retains & moves on to a feud with Cesaro after WM
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 28, 2021 17:45:40 GMT -5
Honestly while he's the most likable of the three Bryan isn't a terribly good hero right now either. He'll get cheers because it's Bryan, but on SmackDown he basically just whined for awhile, kept going on and on about how he made Roman tap in a way that came off really egotistical, and then jumped Edge only to get his ass kicked. I mean he jumped Edge because Edge literally cost him the title via slamming a chair into his back, kinda seems justified don't it? As would him being pissed that he made Roman tap and got screwed out of the title because Edge can't handle him being in the mix? Edge also tried to Con-Chair-to him to end the night with Bryan's history of head injuries so... yeah I think Bryan's fine here.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2021 17:48:45 GMT -5
Honestly while he's the most likable of the three Bryan isn't a terribly good hero right now either. He'll get cheers because it's Bryan, but on SmackDown he basically just whined for awhile, kept going on and on about how he made Roman tap in a way that came off really egotistical, and then jumped Edge only to get his ass kicked. I mean he jumped Edge because Edge literally cost him the title via slamming a chair into his back, kinda seems justified don't it? As would him being pissed that he made Roman tap and got screwed out of the title because Edge can't handle him being in the mix? Edge also tried to Con-Chair-to him to end the night with Bryan's history of head injuries so... yeah I think Bryan's fine here. I mean more that it makes Bryan look like a pretty ineffectual hero that he took a cheap shot at Edge and was just left lying in response. Edge didn't do a low blow or anything, he just fought him off and hit a spear, thereby basically making Bryan look like a chump.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Mar 28, 2021 17:49:28 GMT -5
I always thought he looked like a praying mantis. Edge (seen below) with his magnum condoms and wad of 100s
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Mar 28, 2021 17:50:22 GMT -5
I mean he jumped Edge because Edge literally cost him the title via slamming a chair into his back, kinda seems justified don't it? As would him being pissed that he made Roman tap and got screwed out of the title because Edge can't handle him being in the mix? Edge also tried to Con-Chair-to him to end the night with Bryan's history of head injuries so... yeah I think Bryan's fine here. I mean more that it makes Bryan look like a pretty ineffectual hero that he took a cheap shot at Edge and was just left lying in response. Edge didn't do a low blow or anything, he just fought him off and hit a spear, thereby basically making Bryan look like a chump. That's how WWE books every babyface there is. That's why, unless they've already been established in the past, none of them ever get over.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 28, 2021 17:57:49 GMT -5
I mean more that it makes Bryan look like a pretty ineffectual hero that he took a cheap shot at Edge and was just left lying in response. Edge didn't do a low blow or anything, he just fought him off and hit a spear, thereby basically making Bryan look like a chump. That's how WWE books every babyface there is. That's why, unless they've already been established in the past, none of them ever get over. Which makes Drew McIntyre being booked as strong as he’s been an incredible outlier against the typical WWE face booking.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 28, 2021 22:25:26 GMT -5
That's how WWE books every babyface there is. That's why, unless they've already been established in the past, none of them ever get over. Which makes Drew McIntyre being booked as strong as he’s been an incredible outlier against the typical WWE face booking. And what's happening because of that? People are speculating he might get booed because he's been booked "TOO strong". WWE can just never seem to get the balance right. It's always "Strong babyface making the heels look ineffectual and useless" or "Strong heel making the babyfaces look ineffectual and useless". But I don't think you can have a hard alternating pattern of "Good guy stands tall, bad guy stands tall" week-to-week, people will pick up on that shit like they do every other trope. You have to create balance somehow without openly creating balance.
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Post by romanstylesiii on Mar 28, 2021 22:29:26 GMT -5
People are being a little hard on Edge here. He is physically performing fine. He wrestled for an hour + in the rumble and looked fine.
His appearance on the other hand...
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 28, 2021 22:35:17 GMT -5
Which makes Drew McIntyre being booked as strong as he’s been an incredible outlier against the typical WWE face booking. And what's happening because of that? People are speculating he might get booed because he's been booked "TOO strong". WWE can just never seem to get the balance right. It's always "Strong babyface making the heels look ineffectual and useless" or "Strong heel making the babyfaces look ineffectual and useless". But I don't think you can have a hard alternating pattern of "Good guy stands tall, bad guy stands tall" week-to-week, people will pick up on that shit like they do every other trope. You have to create balance somehow without openly creating balance. WWE is damned if they do and damned if they don't Your basic timeline for a really good babyface is a year before the fans start getting a little fickle. You're never going to satisfy the masses for a really long time but you just have to pick and choose how you book em If Drew wins, he's def going to start getting the side eye. I feel like the way WWE has booked Drew as a face and Roman as a heel has been perfect. They are winning but in a way that doesn't make them "OP" but lets you know there is levels to this shit. Same with Lashley who has approached their level as well
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 28, 2021 23:35:17 GMT -5
Which makes Drew McIntyre being booked as strong as he’s been an incredible outlier against the typical WWE face booking. And what's happening because of that? People are speculating he might get booed because he's been booked "TOO strong". WWE can just never seem to get the balance right. It's always "Strong babyface making the heels look ineffectual and useless" or "Strong heel making the babyfaces look ineffectual and useless". But I don't think you can have a hard alternating pattern of "Good guy stands tall, bad guy stands tall" week-to-week, people will pick up on that shit like they do every other trope. You have to create balance somehow without openly creating balance. The solution would be to not have the face and heel in a feud engaging in physical brawling every week, so there wouldn't have to be a "one guy stands tall over the other" situation every week.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Mar 28, 2021 23:40:59 GMT -5
If Bryan wins, he should run a gimmick where he whines to get things, like to get a soda or the good rental car.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 28, 2021 23:50:00 GMT -5
And what's happening because of that? People are speculating he might get booed because he's been booked "TOO strong". WWE can just never seem to get the balance right. It's always "Strong babyface making the heels look ineffectual and useless" or "Strong heel making the babyfaces look ineffectual and useless". But I don't think you can have a hard alternating pattern of "Good guy stands tall, bad guy stands tall" week-to-week, people will pick up on that shit like they do every other trope. You have to create balance somehow without openly creating balance. The solution would be to not have the face and heel in a feud engaging in physical brawling every week, so there wouldn't have to be a "one guy stands tall over the other" situation every week. But then they’d just be standing tall over some other face or heel lower on the card instead, because WWE just refuse to use outside enhancement talents for their roster to rack up wins on.
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Post by deezy on Mar 29, 2021 0:53:11 GMT -5
Edge being desperate to win the title reminds me of Austin at Wrestlemania 17. Like Austin did with McMahon, Maybe Edge calls on a certain archenemy to deliver an RKO to someone to win the title. He seems that desperate. Anything is better than Bryan winning the title imo. Gotta ask, but why is anything better than Bryan winning the title? His reign 2 years ago was the best heel reign in a while and made a star out of Kofi. I've never been a Bryan fan. He bores me and since he has been included into this program I've lost some interest in it.
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Post by berlynwright on Mar 29, 2021 1:31:49 GMT -5
Why did they waste a Rumble win and winner from no.1 spot if they don't trust Edge?
I would have preferred Edge/Reigns which is big enough on it's own to main event. tbh, i'm bored of Bryan weaseling into title matches during rumble-mania season and it's not the first time either and this looks like a rehash of WM XXX all over again. Give him a rumble win and get it over with.
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