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Post by primetime110 on Dec 11, 2007 1:27:55 GMT -5
For not thinking Rated RKO teaming up one last time. In most part because I thought evloution (sp?) would have a 8 man tag match.
When you think about it, Orton was in the right for once. For the reasoning of not coming down there. It would have been extra sweet if Edge was WHC. Rated RKO ruling wrestling.
Suprised no run end with Lita.
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Post by default on Dec 11, 2007 2:39:39 GMT -5
For not thinking Rated RKO teaming up one last time. In most part because I thought evloution (sp?) would have a 8 man tag match. When you think about it, Orton was in the right for once. For the reasoning of not coming down there. It would have been extra sweet if Edge was WHC. Rated RKO ruling wrestling. Suprised no run end with Lita. Yeah, when they announced the Evolution reunion, I realized how Orton was the only heel and the rest were face. I didn't even think about how the turn and was really glad he brought it up for his reasoning. I remember reading how Michael Hayes used to tell guys that to be a really good heel you constantly need a reason behind your actions and to tell the fans that reason and the better reasons you have, the better the reaction you'll get against you. Orton definitely had the reasoning in spades and kudos to his performance and to the writers for bringing this up and capitalizing on this in a really great way. Although, I was a bit disappointed they picked Umaga for their partner. I really wanted to see Rated RKO to say they were going to counter Flair by bringing out someone as old and dirty as him and then bring out Piper or Orndorff or someone. |
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Post by rra on Dec 11, 2007 2:43:15 GMT -5
For not thinking Rated RKO teaming up one last time. In most part because I thought evloution (sp?) would have a 8 man tag match. When you think about it, Orton was in the right for once. For the reasoning of not coming down there. It would have been extra sweet if Edge was WHC. Rated RKO ruling wrestling. Suprised no run end with Lita. Yeah, when they announced the Evolution reunion, I realized how Orton was the only heel and the rest were face. I didn't even think about how the turn and was really glad he brought it up for his reasoning. I remember reading how Michael Hayes used to tell guys that to be a really good heel you constantly need a reason behind your actions and to tell the fans that reason and the better reasons you have, the better the reaction you'll get against you. Orton definitely had the reasoning in spades and kudos to his performance and to the writers for bringing this up and capitalizing on this in a really great way. Although, I was a bit disappointed they picked Umaga for their partner. I really wanted to see Rated RKO to say they were going to counter Flair by bringing out someone as old and dirty as him and then bring out Piper or Orndorff or someone. Considering how I thought that Evolution turn against Orton was botched* in the first place, I thought it was used rightly tonight...and it makes total sense. A good heel is righteous in some way, excused or not. BTW, isn't Piper's knees so bad that he can't actually wrestle anymore, or am I incorrect? *=Should have been Orton leading the coup de tat against Trips. The student taking out the mentor, mentor wants to kick his ass, a program that writes itself. |
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Post by rra on Dec 11, 2007 2:45:22 GMT -5
For not thinking Rated RKO teaming up one last time. In most part because I thought evloution (sp?) would have a 8 man tag match. When you think about it, Orton was in the right for once. For the reasoning of not coming down there. It would have been extra sweet if Edge was WHC. Rated RKO ruling wrestling. Suprised no run end with Lita. But didn't Rated RKO get their ass kicked weekly by DX? A great opportunity destroyed, a real good heel stable leading a "youth" war against Trips and HBK. As for Lita....you know, I am too actually. BTW, notice how the Flair program has been dropped very quickly? |
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 11, 2007 2:48:19 GMT -5
For not thinking Rated RKO teaming up one last time. In most part because I thought evloution (sp?) would have a 8 man tag match. When you think about it, Orton was in the right for once. For the reasoning of not coming down there. It would have been extra sweet if Edge was WHC. Rated RKO ruling wrestling. Suprised no run end with Lita. But didn't Rated RKO get their ass kicked weekly by DX? A great opportunity destroyed, a real good heel stable leading a "youth" war against Trips and HBK. As for Lita....you know, I am too actually. BTW, notice how the Flair program has been dropped very quickly? I'm thinking they realized the reaction wasn't very positive to the Flair thing. Also, if he gets hurt and the match must end, a lot can go wrong. Lita I think wanted to be remembered at least somewhat as a babyface. Also, it would encroach on the Vickie angle. |
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Post by rra on Dec 11, 2007 2:51:18 GMT -5
But didn't Rated RKO get their ass kicked weekly by DX? A great opportunity destroyed, a real good heel stable leading a "youth" war against Trips and HBK. As for Lita....you know, I am too actually. BTW, notice how the Flair program has been dropped very quickly? Lita I think wanted to be remembered at least somewhat as a babyface. Also, it would encroach on the Vickie angle. I think that's a very good point. I mean besides, this is a better send-off than her last RAW with the vibrator jokes. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 11, 2007 2:52:22 GMT -5
Lita I think wanted to be remembered at least somewhat as a babyface. Also, it would encroach on the Vickie angle. I think that's a very good point. I mean besides, this is a better send-off than her last RAW with the vibrator jokes. Yep. I nominate the awkward small talk with Kane as one of the funniest things I've ever seen in wrestling. I smiled so hard my cheeks hurt. |
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Post by damna on Dec 11, 2007 3:04:00 GMT -5
When Orton/Edge were announcing their partner, did anyone else besdes me get a very brief, faint flicker of hope that it might be Christian?
I was dissapointed to that it was Umaga, if they wanted a monster, they could have gotten someone like The Big Show (I know he's not wrestling anymore, but I'm sure he could get one tag in and chop some people around)
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Post by Ace Diamond on Dec 11, 2007 4:00:36 GMT -5
Didn't Rated RKO have a falling out? And why didn't they mention Rated RKO taking out HHH at the Royal Rumble? Because nobody cares. ...sorry that was mean let me try again. Nobody cares to remember. Also Rated RKO were not as cracked up to be, especially given the lukewarm reaction by the fans (hell one would figure there would be boos for Edge, yet not so much). In the end I think the team is more remembered for their stupid name, the fact that Randy Orton made Edge boring, and the fact that they were the Ambiguously Gay Duo before the WGTT became the AGD for about a week. Ok I guess that's what I'll remember the team for. |
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Post by @TenaciousBe on Dec 11, 2007 4:57:17 GMT -5
The Flair deal hasn't been dropped. They did acknowledge it early in the match; King said he "checked with people backstage" and that Flair's lose-and-he's-fired stipulation only applies to singles competition.
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