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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Dec 27, 2007 9:29:47 GMT -5
Was that a one time thing, or is he back?
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Dec 27, 2007 9:30:31 GMT -5
One time.
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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Dec 27, 2007 9:32:02 GMT -5
Aw, damn. Any reason why he spontaneously showed up and squashed Santino?
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 27, 2007 9:32:57 GMT -5
Aw, damn. Any reason why he spontaneously showed up and squashed Santino? Because WWE wanted him to? |
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Dec 27, 2007 9:35:08 GMT -5
I think that was a terrible move. RVD had about eight seconds to do anything and they squashed someone on the regular roster. What a load.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 27, 2007 9:36:09 GMT -5
I think that was a terrible move. RVD had about eight seconds to do anything and they squashed someone on the regular roster. What a load. Well, it's not like he was someone who was challenging for the WWE title. He's a midcard comedy heel, that is not a threat to anyone honestly at the moment. |
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Post by Bobby Womack on Dec 27, 2007 9:37:19 GMT -5
santinos entire purpose is to be the comedic heel who gets squashed, and so he should against a former world champion
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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Dec 27, 2007 9:38:05 GMT -5
But... why only one night? And as a side question, why not like, an ECW wrestler, at least?
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Dec 27, 2007 9:38:39 GMT -5
it was quick and to the point. though it would have been great to have had Santino cut a promo on RVD.
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Dec 27, 2007 9:38:55 GMT -5
Aw, damn. Any reason why he spontaneously showed up and squashed Santino? I'm guessing cause they wanted to pop the crowd and Santino doesn't really have any push to be damanged at the moment, so it seemed like a win/win. What bothers me however was JR's screaming of "MISTER MONDAY NIGHT IS BACK!!!" making it sound like Van Dam was back on the regular roster. I thought he would be until I read where Van Dam himself said he had no desire to return at the moment and it was just one time. He's working with Booker in Booker's fed sometime soon though. |
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Post by SassovsHart on Dec 27, 2007 9:40:14 GMT -5
But... why only one night? And as a side question, why not like, an ECW wrestler, at least? For the one night part I'd say a lot of it was meant to be a good faith gesture on the part of WWE. They're probably doing everything they can do to get on his good side for if/when he decides to resume his career. |
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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Dec 27, 2007 9:40:34 GMT -5
Aw, damn. Any reason why he spontaneously showed up and squashed Santino? I'm guessing cause they wanted to pop the crowd and Santino doesn't really have any push to be damanged at the moment, so it seemed like a win/win. What bothers me however was JR's screaming of "MISTER MONDAY NIGHT IS BACK!!!" making it sound like Van Dam was back on the regular roster. I thought he would be until I read where Van Dam himself said he had no desire to return at the moment and it was just one time. He's working with Booker in Booker's fed sometime soon though. Fair enough. But I did want RVD back. Damn it. Of course, I also wanted Marty Jannetty back, so my opinion may not be the greatest to uphold. |
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Post by Ridley on Dec 27, 2007 9:41:57 GMT -5
santinos entire purpose is to be the comedic heel who gets squashed, and so he should against a former world champion Yeah, add to that how blind/in denial Warella is to how bad he is (character wise). |
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Post by 8-BitAssassin on Dec 27, 2007 9:42:23 GMT -5
He was only back for one night for the exact same reason that every other wrestler not on the regular roster that made an appearance that night was only back for one night: It was an anniversary show. People make one-time appearances at these things.
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Post by Johnny Danger (Godz) on Dec 27, 2007 9:45:21 GMT -5
I'm guessing cause they wanted to pop the crowd and Santino doesn't really have any push to be damanged at the moment, so it seemed like a win/win. What bothers me however was JR's screaming of "MISTER MONDAY NIGHT IS BACK!!!" making it sound like Van Dam was back on the regular roster. I thought he would be until I read where Van Dam himself said he had no desire to return at the moment and it was just one time. He's working with Booker in Booker's fed sometime soon though. Fair enough. But I did want RVD back. Damn it. Of course, I also wanted Marty Jannetty back, so my opinion may not be the greatest to uphold. Jesus, man, I marked like a little girl when Marty came out, as I've done for each of his "returns" this century. I still want him back as well, as he's more entertaining and can work a better match than Kennedy, Orton, Cena, Lashley, Carlito, etc in my opinion.... |
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Dec 27, 2007 9:47:56 GMT -5
Ah, Janetty. Man could the crowd have given less of a crap about him...
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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Dec 27, 2007 9:48:59 GMT -5
He was only back for one night for the exact same reason that every other wrestler not on the regular roster that made an appearance that night was only back for one night: It was an anniversary show. People make one-time appearances at these things. None of whom had been regulars on the roster in years, unlike RVD, who could have been coming back full-time that night after a few months off. Fair enough. But I did want RVD back. Damn it. Of course, I also wanted Marty Jannetty back, so my opinion may not be the greatest to uphold. Jesus, man, I marked like a little girl when Marty came out, as I've done for each of his "returns" this century. I still want him back as well, as he's more entertaining and can work a better match than Kennedy, Orton, Cena, Lashley, Carlito, etc in my opinion.... When Marty popped out at the end of that HBK promo I was like "Oh crap, its Marty Jannetty. Well, there's one more good match tonight." The fact that he wrestles maybe twice a year and both those matches are 3&1/2+ stars is pretty damn good. Any word on whether or not he can actually wrestle again? |
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Post by seano on Dec 27, 2007 9:49:38 GMT -5
I think that was a terrible move. RVD had about eight seconds to do anything and they squashed someone on the regular roster. What a load. Yeah, and he got a bigger pop than most wrestlers on the roster for the last 4 years. Just terrible.   |
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 27, 2007 9:50:14 GMT -5
He was only back for one night for the exact same reason that every other wrestler not on the regular roster that made an appearance that night was only back for one night: It was an anniversary show. People make one-time appearances at these things. None of whom had been regulars on the roster in years, unlike RVD, who could have been coming back full-time that night after a few months off. You're right, he could've been, but he wasn't returning. It's not like WWE said he was going to be on Raw next week or anything. |
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Post by SassovsHart on Dec 27, 2007 9:50:51 GMT -5
Also, if they decide they want to push the guy, they'll have plenty of time to start building him back up starting with this tag team push. It's still early on in his career, and getting squashed by RVD isn't going to hurt him any worse than getting beat up by a guy who retired due to injuries several year ago like Ron Simmons.
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