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Post by rrm15 on Nov 25, 2009 19:34:52 GMT -5
Who are some wrestlers that were always pushed consistently pretty much their whole careers?
I think Edge is one. I can't recall a time where he was just kind of floundering doing nothing. From the initial singles push to the Brood to E&C to the face turn, then after the injury and then Rated R Superstar.
Who else?
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Post by Bubble Lead on Nov 25, 2009 19:38:17 GMT -5
Easiest answer: Randy Orton.
Pushed so heavily from day one that people consider him losing his title feud with HHH a burial.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 25, 2009 19:47:39 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio. There was never a time (at least in WWE) where he was just being forgot about. Even when he was in the cruiserweight division, he was basically made out to be far above all the rest of them.
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Post by PKO on Nov 25, 2009 19:49:12 GMT -5
Kofi has been pretty consistently pushed; somewhat of a slow build but pretty consistent. Pushed well on ECW, title's on RAW, constant successful defences, now he's beating up Randy Orton and picking up wins over him.
Also, a weird one, but Ashley was pretty much always being pushed for some reason. She debuted on RAW and got a push, constantly picked up wins, went over to SD! and got pushed, constantly picked up wins, left to do Survivor, came back and got pushed on RAW, left for unexplained reasons, came back and got a Wrestlemania match. It was only at the end she kinda fizzled out when she was the one who got pinned during one of the multi-diva tag matches on PPV.
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Post by Bubble Lead on Nov 25, 2009 20:03:01 GMT -5
Oh, also CM Punk. Even when people were complaining he was supposedly being forgotten about, he was getting TV time, winning the majority of his matches [as a face] and winning MITB or titles.
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Post by EJS on Nov 25, 2009 20:27:50 GMT -5
Brock Lesnar, Kurt Angle, The Undertaker.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 20:29:55 GMT -5
Cena
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Post by I Like Your Poetry on Nov 25, 2009 20:34:53 GMT -5
John Morrison.
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Nov 25, 2009 20:38:09 GMT -5
Mr. Kennedy: Initially pushed in 2005, returned to feud with Batista, feud with Undertaker, won the US title, got a title match at RR, got an ECW title shot at NWO, MITB, was suppose to be Vince's son, got his own movie, feud with HBK, feud with Flair, eliminated Taker at RR, MITB again, feud with Regal and Burchill, and before injury was suppose to feud with Shelton over the US title.
Jeff Hardy: I don't think he ever floundered.
Jack Swagger: Initial push, beat Dreamer in a feud, won the ECW title, beat Finlay, beat Christian, then went to RAW to feud with MVP, made an undefeated streak promise, and now he's feuding with Miz.
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Post by Big L on Nov 25, 2009 23:55:59 GMT -5
HHH
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2009 23:58:34 GMT -5
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Post by rocket on Nov 26, 2009 0:03:42 GMT -5
Except for maybe one period during 2003, it seemed like Trish always got pushed one way or another.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Nov 26, 2009 0:09:20 GMT -5
Ultimate Warrior.
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Post by The Charismatic Enabeler on Nov 26, 2009 1:27:39 GMT -5
Foley. They brought him in and threw him into a feud with Undertaker for crying out loud.
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Post by rrm15 on Nov 26, 2009 1:55:33 GMT -5
Morrison was just kind of floating around on RAW doing nothing for a few months around WM23. |
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 26, 2009 1:58:43 GMT -5
Morrison was just kind of floating around on RAW doing nothing for a few months around WM23. Let's not forget all that time he spent in OVW Purgatory after his initial run as Eric Bischoff's lackey (not saying he didn't need it, but hey, it's time when he wasn't pushed). |
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Post by Schattenjager on Nov 26, 2009 2:45:03 GMT -5
Easiest answer: Randy Orton. Pushed so heavily from day one that people consider him losing his title feud with HHH a burial. But it was. It wasn't just the one loss at Unforgiven, it was the whole feud. Triple H made it very clear that he's the one who created Orton and Orton was not in Triple H's league - and then he beats him. It totally killed Orton's heat and credibility. Then, Orton somehow is able to re-establish himself and finally faces Triple H in a rematch at the Royal Rumble and loses again. There really is no excuse for that. Not all the blame goes to Triple H, as it wasn't a very wise move to turn Orton face in the first place. At least not in the way they did. He had been an obnoxious jerk for a long time, beating everybody down and telling us he was better than us and now he gets kicked out of Evolution. Are we supposed to feel sorry for the little brat? No. They should have had Orton decide to LEAVE Evolution by delievering an RKO to Triple H. It would have made a world of difference. That way, the audience might have fealt sorry for him for getting screwed out of the title at Unforgiven and get behind him on his quest to regain it. But they decided to say scrap that, let's go with Batista. |
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Post by skiller on Nov 26, 2009 2:45:57 GMT -5
John Cena.
I don't think anyone can honesty say there was a period where he wasn't pushed to some degree.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 26, 2009 3:09:38 GMT -5
John Cena. I don't think anyone can honesty say there was a period where he wasn't pushed to some degree. I'd say those few weeks where he was teaming with Matt Hardy V1, that he wasn't getting pushed. |
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Post by skiller on Nov 26, 2009 3:27:00 GMT -5
John Cena. I don't think anyone can honesty say there was a period where he wasn't pushed to some degree. I'd say those few weeks where he was teaming with Matt Hardy V1, that he wasn't getting pushed. If we're counting individual weeks now, then we may as well kill this thread. No one's ever been so consistently pushed week in, week out. |
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