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Post by Jason on May 20, 2010 22:47:21 GMT -5
Masters would make an awesome IC Champion!
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Post by Jason on May 20, 2010 22:45:21 GMT -5
Eric Angle
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Post by Jason on May 20, 2010 3:21:50 GMT -5
I have to wonder...do even little kids seriously cheer for Cena at this point? There are still way more fans (kids and adults) that seriously cheer for Cena than those who boo him. If you don't believe me, go to a WWE show and notice which T-shirt is selling the best and which wrestler has most of the fans on their feet. (hint: his initials are J.C.) Jim Cornette?
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Post by Jason on May 20, 2010 2:11:40 GMT -5
I can't wait for this.
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Post by Jason on May 20, 2010 2:07:21 GMT -5
So because you're not perfect you embrace people who are actively imperfect. Who are self-righteous, hypocritical, who never overcome the odds because they never even play the game properly. And Christian does generally make promises and keep them. Sure he plays dirty, but if notice every time Cena gets to choose stipulations he makes matches where he can do any damn thing he wants to his opponent. He was unable to make people react properly to the What guy, considering he wanted to be booed and everytime he did something important he turned back into the rebelt. At the end of that run he turned back into the rebel despite trying to kill the company. And people hated Sheriff Austin. He was no longer able to get away with everything to fans, because they weren't happy when he stunnered Stacy, or that he got to beat up on stars but was to fragile to give back. Call someone like Edge, maybe he'll sneak attack the lifelong fan in you and he'll give up. You know, you sound a lot like Cena. The odds are against you but you will not quit. The last line got a good laugh out of me. My point is, adults hate the vintage superman character that makes promises, keeps them and practically spoils the upcoming main event when he says he will not quit or will not lose. We don't feel the need to watch a Cena match, we know what's happening. He won't quit, he won't lose and if he does, they will make up some excuse for him, so he looks better than the guy who beat him. I mean, people complain tremendously about Triple H burying Booker T. But IMO, Cena buried The Miz and Sheamus too. Sure Sheamus won, but he didn't exactly look better than Cena. I just don't get what "I think his foot slipped off the rope and he lost his balance" adds to this. Surely they wanted Sheamus to get over if they gave him the title so quickly? That was crushing his credibility. What does Cena gain by comments like this? Sheamus would gain alot if they made it look like he was the better man. They didn't. They made it look like he got lucky, and it didn't help that the next night, Cena was on about how it was a fluke and how he didn't deserve it. The weeks before? Cena was talking about how he seen everyone and he was no threat. When somebody finally shut him up and proved him wrong... what do you know? He was right again. Atleast in the commentators minds. Look, I get that they don't want to give Cena a bad image. I just don't get why they have to book him so strongly. It's one thing to say "I give you my word, I will not quit". It's another thing to say this for 5 years straight and still keep that word. It's at the point where, when he says it, you know it's happening. Cena won't break a promise. All Cena is doing in the main event is preventing others from breaking out. A few losses won't hurt his merchandise. They're getting over-protective, with his constant wins and looking better than anybody else and it's worse than anything in wrestling today. Hell, years even. Triple H's "reign of terror" wasn't this bad and atleast when he won, he didn't do it cleanly. He put over Batista, Goldberg, Chris Benoit, and even Shelton Benjamin. Who did Cena put over? Ever? I believe there is only three people he lost to clean, with no excuses. That being, Triple H at Night of Champions 2008 and a Raw a few months ago, Shawn Michaels from Raw in England, and Batista at Summerslam 2008. Not even Randy Orton beat him clean, and no... that Wrestlemania doesn't even count. Triple H pedigreed Cena, Randy punted Triple H and THEN pinned Cena. The damage was done by Triple H. Triple H looked better, Randy Orton just looked like a snake (or a Viper in Cole's words).
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Post by Jason on May 20, 2010 1:53:09 GMT -5
Sleeves: Sleeveless: I went with sleeves. The attire just looks more unique and cooler. Lots of people wear singlets, but none of them have sleeves. The attire just looks more like something an athlete would wear, and that was the intention for MVP's gimmick. Now that he's not teaming with Mark Henry, and if the reports about the heel turn are true... then he should go back to the sleeves.
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Post by Jason on May 20, 2010 0:38:28 GMT -5
Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio are the only two left who participated in the actual ECW. Unless I'm forgetting somebody...
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Post by Jason on May 19, 2010 20:08:56 GMT -5
Justin Bieber. What can I say, his music is catchy as hell.
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Post by Jason on May 19, 2010 20:02:16 GMT -5
Well, when/if he comes back, will MVP have to give back Paydirt? They'll fight in a match over who gets to keep it, but during the match, we'll think it's over when Shelton hits Paydirt, but it's actually MVP debuting a new Rock Bottom finisher called "The incentive bonus"
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Post by Jason on May 19, 2010 19:56:07 GMT -5
Hogan was the top babyface in the eighties. Saying Cena is like him and nobody complained about it, is like saying something like...
"Hey, did you see the graphics of the new Smackdown game? they suck." "What are you talking about? No Mercy had the exact same graphics and nobody complained about it!"
Maybe not the best example, but it's pretty similar. That stuff was the "in" thing to do back then, and back then it was cool. But they took 5 steps forward with "Attitude" and took 10 steps back with the Cena era. As for as Austin being superman, that's hardly the case. Austin was no superhero, he was a badass who did what he wanted, when he wanted. Cena is a goody two shoes who can only connect with the kids who look up to him, and the women who find him hot. The men? He connects with a FEW, but the majority, no. Why do you think the IWC's favourite guys are Edge, Christian, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, etc? Because we can relate to those guys. They're like us. They don't constantly make promises we know they won't break. They don't constantly overcome the odds. They're booked and made look like human beings. It's no wonder Cena cannot connect with the casual audience, they're going about it all wrong. Sure he sells merchandise, but I highly doubt it was anything compared to Austin's or the Rock's.
The problem is, Austin and Rock's characters were freshened up every few years. Austin was the badass rebal, then he was the paranoid... WHAT? I said paranoid leader of the Alliance. Then he was Sheriff Austin, and you know, he was always doing something interesting or funny that would make you wonder what he would do next. Same with the Rock. First he was the corporate champion, then he was the lovable comedian guy, then he turned heel with "Hollywood" Rock. Cena? You never wonder what he's going to do next. If anybody told you they did, they're lying and just being ignorant. We all know what is going to happen this sunday at Over the Limit. Cena will lift Batista up in vintage superman fashion after he applies the new finisher, and then he'll FU Adjust his attitude before locking in the dreaded STFU and will somehow make Batista quit by practically hugging him. Okay, maybe the exact thing won't happen, but I gaurantee Cena won't quit. Him in an I quit match is like Rey in a "If Rey loses, he removes his mask" match. There's nothing fresh with Cena. Nothing that will make you tune in the next week. Unless of course you're 7, and you don't have connections with common sense. Or a girl, who just wants to look at Cena, period.
I don't know why I tune into Raw at all. I have a handful of favourites there, but I just know nothing cool will happen. I hate Cena, I hate the guest hosts, I hate the commentators and their whacky phrases. But the lifelong fan in me just can't stop watching. I guess I still have hopes that maybe just maybe, they'll pull something interesting out of the bag, like I don't know... Cena saying "I quit" this sunday?
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Post by Jason on May 19, 2010 19:40:04 GMT -5
Superstars normally has the best matches of the week. The exception was last week where Kofi Kingston vs Christian was MOTW. But go look at some of MVP's matches against Swagger and Carlito. Or some of the DH Smith/Matt Hardy matches. Evan Bourne never disappoints either, have a look at his match with Carlito from February. Those were good matches you might want to see.
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Post by Jason on May 19, 2010 19:35:40 GMT -5
I prefer the Daniel Bryan name. It sounds more WWE'ish and fits the whole bland no personality gimmick he's got. I know he's actually being him, but his gimmick should be that he has no personality.
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Post by Jason on May 18, 2010 17:20:53 GMT -5
John Cena- Mostly has been said, the booking is unpredictable and boring, heel gets upper hand yet Cena overcomes odds and wins. His character is boring, I don't think his matches are horrible but his moveset is limited and predictable(even the announcers know exactly what he will do next). But I think the thing I hate even more than the poor booking is his smug attitude. When he gets booed he just has a look like I am still the top guy even though my drawing power and popularity are contrary to that. He talks down to his opponents like a heel does, he basically said Batista has no chance because he hasn't been able to beat him. Up until Sheamus beat him into giving him a match, he was saying Sheamus only won on a fluke(although it was by the matches rules?), and even though Cena never beat him said he was undeserving of being champion. Also how does Sheamus, the heel, have to chase the title and force Cena into a rematch which has a clause after losing the title? EXACTLY! That storyline made me hate Cena more. And the announcers even backing him up was overly ridiculous. Sheamus won clean, and they were making it look like Cena fell through the table by accident when that wasn't the case.
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Post by Jason on May 18, 2010 17:10:13 GMT -5
Exactly what I say. Cena is doing terrible as the supposed "face of the company". When he gets booed, they keep calling it "controversey".
The perfect way to turn him heel is by making him say I quit this week. Have him break a promise to the fans.
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Post by Jason on May 18, 2010 17:03:43 GMT -5
Nope. He showed up to promote his stuff and for that reason only. He didn't know half of the names, or even the company name. He looked like he was drunk too.
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Post by Jason on May 18, 2010 15:06:07 GMT -5
John Cena His storylines are too repetitive, his promos are too repetitive. His routine/moveset is too repetitive. His ring attire sucks. He tries too hard to be The Rock and it fails. Nobody can ever beat him clean, ever. And if they do perhaps win clean, you bet your ass they will think of SOME excuse to make Cena look better.
And for the divas...
Eve Torres Argh... Terrible in the ring, only pushed cause of her looks. It sickens me how she is given a title over a real wrestler like Nattie. She won some stupid contest and all of a sudden is deemed "championship worthy". I know the divas division isn't much, but it didn't bother me as much until she won it. She gets the conway pop every week, and the fans couldn't care less.
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Post by Jason on May 18, 2010 14:06:14 GMT -5
Short answer - No. Long Answer - Nooooooo.
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Post by Jason on May 18, 2010 13:46:54 GMT -5
I'd mark so hard. If Chyna can hold a mans title, then Nattie can. She can wrestle against the men, even better than some of them already. And doesn't look to have any trouble lifting them, unlike say Beth Phoenix, who had some trouble lifting Santino on her shoulders. That's funny cause Beth is bigger than Nattie.
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Post by Jason on May 18, 2010 13:06:45 GMT -5
I'd do an 8 man tournament, with the finals being held at a PPV.
FIRST ROUND: R-Truth vs William Regal Evan Bourne vs Yoshi Tatsu John Morrison vs Zack Ryder Mark Henry vs The Miz
SEMI FINALS: Evan Bourne vs The Miz R-Truth vs John Morrison
FINALS: Evan Bourne vs John Morrison.
I think that would be good.
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Post by Jason on May 17, 2010 23:17:04 GMT -5
We know whats going to happen on Sunday, don't we? Cena will be out, the submission will be locked in, and as God is his witness, Cena will lift Batista up in superman fashion, and give that bastard an attitude adjustment!
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