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Post by LadyThrilla on May 10, 2005 23:57:48 GMT -5
Ok with all of these #1 contenders tournaments going on where is the "new blood" at or where is the person at who cyou could build into a superstar or start a push through one of these tournaments?....I lack the WWE's ability to create new gimmicks or push new guys of course it's been said before.
Lady Thrilla
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Post by HMARK Center on May 11, 2005 0:10:15 GMT -5
I must say, I agree. By and large, outside of Shelton, this tournament was nothing but the "usual suspects".
I give WWE a little bit of credit for at least trying to push young talent (as seen in Cena and Orton...although I personally think they suck), but be damned if they actually know how to do it properly.
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Post by luckyd27 on May 11, 2005 1:10:27 GMT -5
It puts a rookie over to even let them make it to the finals and take the loss. Atleast they made it to the finals and you can always wonder...maybe next time?
I do believe this tournament was set up to make it an effective heel turn for Lita to pair up with Edge though. Costing Kane a title shot.. it just adds more heat. You know, as if it's needed.
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Post by garyhartsgoatee on May 11, 2005 1:37:38 GMT -5
Ok with all of these #1 contenders tournaments going on where is the "new blood" at or where is the person at who cyou could build into a superstar or start a push through one of these tournaments?....I lack the WWE's ability to create new gimmicks or push new guys of course it's been said before. Lady Thrilla GODDAMN!!! does anyone else remember saying this about WCW a few years ago... scary! |
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Post by WWHHHD on May 11, 2005 2:06:57 GMT -5
Ok go for it name some "new blood" that deserves to be in the tournament?
Exactly it has to be belivable. They are not going to throw people like Hurricane in there, The Coach, or Steven Richards (who should finally get a push), the hearthrobs won't be in it.
Tell me who do you want in it. The WWE has developed their future with such examples of Batista, Orton, and Cena.
WWE has not dropped the ball at all on these tournaments not one bit.
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Post by THE Dinobot on May 11, 2005 3:29:00 GMT -5
Want young talent that hasn't been used properly, it's simple.....
Make Heidenreich world champion, and the world will break out with world peace.
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Post by thecrow510 on May 11, 2005 4:07:57 GMT -5
Mordecai, seriously.
The guy had the charisma, the looks, and for a big guy he did well in the ring. I don't understand why the WWE killed this gimmick. It was something new, something that the WWE needs right now.
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Post by HMARK Center on May 11, 2005 9:32:26 GMT -5
Mordecai, seriously. The guy had the charisma, the looks, and for a big guy he did well in the ring. I don't understand why the WWE killed this gimmick. It was something new, something that the WWE needs right now. Did well in the ring? He was sent back to OVW for his atrocious ring work. |
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Post by richardnoggin on May 11, 2005 9:51:38 GMT -5
it's a double edged sword.
if wwe tries to put new guys out there, we all raise hell about these schmucks being on our tv's yet if they don't then we complain that it's the same ol same ol.
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Post by The Happnin' Mojo on May 11, 2005 10:12:23 GMT -5
it's a double edged sword. if wwe tries to put new guys out there, we all raise hell about these schmucks being on our tv's yet if they don't then we complain that it's the same ol same ol. Mordecai had a sword.......it was niiiiiiice. Veryyyy niiiiiiice. |
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Post by Moxie loves Natalie on May 11, 2005 10:34:52 GMT -5
making shelton and Jericho lose in the first round =  now I only have my favoirte lita-rapist, Kane left, but we all know edge will win, cause he's HUNGRY. |
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Post by richardnoggin on May 11, 2005 10:36:42 GMT -5
and he's got a briefcase too.
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Post by #Classic Hi-Definition X on May 11, 2005 10:36:51 GMT -5
Outside of Shelton Benjamin, which new blood deserved to be in the Gold Rush Tourney? I can't really think of any.
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Post by Moxie loves Natalie on May 11, 2005 10:42:02 GMT -5
the rob conway mark in me would want him to be in the tournament, but i'd just get layered with WTF! Rob CONWAY?!~
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on May 11, 2005 10:47:34 GMT -5
I know I'll get blasted for even suggesting this, but I think Snitsky could have been in it. After all, he does have several wins over the finalist Kane. I'm not saying Snitsky should have won it or anything, but I think it would have made sense to have him participate.
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Post by richardnoggin on May 11, 2005 10:50:43 GMT -5
i don't even think the snitsky is even employed.
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Post by Moxie loves Natalie on May 11, 2005 10:54:27 GMT -5
injured knee i thought?
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Post by The Happnin' Mojo on May 11, 2005 12:16:57 GMT -5
He suffers from "Entitilitus".....
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Post by hakushi on May 11, 2005 13:44:53 GMT -5
SO they showed the top card which is full of guys who can fued with each other.
It's worse on RAW because we saw all those matches before besides SHelton/HBK or SHelton/Kane.
But on Smackdown we saw the top card, and they all had backstory well besides Big SHow.
You can fued anybody on Smackdown and have it make sense.
With RAW they just throw guys out there to wrestle..no real reason.
They have pushed new guys to the top.
I don't know who to promote besied Benji or Hussan at the moment.
but things should pick up.
there's a lot of vets that could be used better too..
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Post by bigblu89 on May 11, 2005 15:08:53 GMT -5
As far as the participants, it didn't bother me, but other than Benoit beating HHH, the tourney had no "Shock Factor" moment. Maybe Shelton beating HBK, or Christian making it to the finals or something would've spiced it up a little.
What I would've liked to see was Shelton and Edge making it to the finals, Shelton beat Edge, and on the night that Shelton was supposed to wrestle Batista, Edge use his "money in the bank" clause, and screw shelton out of a title shot.
It would set up Shelton as a Main Eventer, and a nice feud between him and Edge.
Not the hottest angle out there, but would've made for some decent TV.
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