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Post by Summerfest on Feb 15, 2012 1:18:29 GMT -5
BRYAN'S GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!
YES! YES! YES!
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Post by CH Punk on Feb 15, 2012 1:18:40 GMT -5
The concept of a surprise replacement seems to have eluded the minds of everyone. That or they need to pimp his Youtube show. There is surprise and then there is "f*** it, who's an over face that isn't injured?" Surprise replacement i.e. Edge taking Kofi's spot in the Elimination Chamber in 2009
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Post by Heartbreaker on Feb 15, 2012 1:19:30 GMT -5
Yep, there's tons of injuries. This means there's something to do....
CALL UP DEAN AMBROSE AND SETH ROLLINS, PLEASE!
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Post by Krimzon on Feb 15, 2012 1:19:36 GMT -5
My Rankings of "Who Deserved to be in the Elimination Chamber the Most?"
1. Brodus Clay 2. Drew McIntyre 3. Ezekiel Jackson 4. Ted DiBiase 5. Jack Swagger 6. Mason Ryan 7. David Otunga 8. Hunico 9. Justin Gabriel 10. Heath Slater 11. Jey Uso 12. Jimmy Uso 13. Yoshi Tatsu 14. Tyson Kidd 15. Trent Barreta 16. Johnny Curtis 17. Primo 18. Epico 19. Curt Hawkins 20. JTG 21. Michael McGillicutty 22. Titus O'Neil 23. Darren Young 24. Percy Watson 25. Derrick Bateman 26. Booker T 27. Jerry Lawler 28. William Regal 29. Matt Striker 30. An Injured Zack Ryder 31. An Injured Rey Mysterio 32. An Injured Sin Cara 33. An Injured Alberto Del Rio 34. Ricardo Rodriguez 35. Santino Marella 36. Hornswoggle 37. Michael Cole 38. Jinder Mahal
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Post by FinalGwen on Feb 15, 2012 1:22:45 GMT -5
The one upside of this? Nobody can possibly say that Kofi doesn't belong in the Chamber when Santino's in there.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Feb 15, 2012 1:24:14 GMT -5
Maybe Henry's going to "Edge" Santino on Sunday and take his place.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Feb 15, 2012 1:27:04 GMT -5
So Santino should have won the Royal Rumble last year....but him being in an Elimination Chamber Match is just too much? Oh IWC, how you make me laugh. So 2-3 people in this thread = IWC? Sorry, there's just a huge difference in Santino almost eliminating a future champion in del Rio to go to the main event of Wrestlemania out of nowhere...and him being in a final four of Big Zeke, Drew McIntyre and David Otunga. You know, a final four consisting of two Superstars mainstays in Zeke and McIntyre and WWE's resident wrestling lawyer. It's like the jobber to the stars battle royale. I say that as an Otunga mark too. (Yeah, you just read that.)
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Post by Krimzon on Feb 15, 2012 1:28:41 GMT -5
I don't know what's sadder: those 4 being the ones to decide it all or the fact that all 4 are former champions.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Feb 15, 2012 1:29:26 GMT -5
...you know, Santino's probably going to be the most over guy in the Smackdown Elimination Chamber match. He certainly gets bigger pops than the other five regularly, with the sometime-exception of Big Show.
Comedy character or not, the guy's one of the most charismatic wrestlers on the current roster, and WWE could be doing a lot more with him. Considering there aren't any better choices as a last-minute replacement on the embarassingly-thin roster, I'm fine with this.
(And that's assuming Santino doesn't get beaten up and replaced by someone else before the start of the match, which is VERY likely.)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2012 1:31:07 GMT -5
If this was 2009 I'd be marking the hell out over Santino being in the Chamber.
It's still pretty cool though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2012 1:34:53 GMT -5
Guessing this leads to something like almost everyone being out within the first four, Santino coming in fifth, then somehow being the only man standing until Bryan comes in and swiftly takes him out. Then comes a huge, going to Mania celebration.
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Post by Some Guy on Feb 15, 2012 1:35:33 GMT -5
My Rankings of "Who Deserved to be in the Elimination Chamber the Most?" 1. Brodus Clay 2. Drew McIntyre 3. Ezekiel Jackson 4. Ted DiBiase 5. Jack Swagger 6. Mason Ryan 7. David Otunga 8. Hunico 9. Justin Gabriel 10. Heath Slater 11. Jey Uso 12. Jimmy Uso 13. Yoshi Tatsu 14. Tyson Kidd 15. Trent Barreta 16. Johnny Curtis 17. Primo 18. Epico 19. Curt Hawkins 20. JTG 21. Michael McGillicutty 22. Titus O'Neil 23. Darren Young 24. Percy Watson 25. Derrick Bateman 26. Booker T 27. Jerry Lawler 28. William Regal 29. Matt Striker 30. An Injured Zack Ryder 31. An Injured Rey Mysterio 32. An Injured Sin Cara 33. An Injured Alberto Del Rio 34. Ricardo Rodriguez 35. Santino Marella36. Hornswoggle 37. Michael Cole 38. Jinder Mahal Why the hell is Regal so low on your list, especially below Lawler of all people?
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Post by KofiMania on Feb 15, 2012 1:36:14 GMT -5
My Rankings of "Who Deserved to be in the Elimination Chamber the Most?" 1. Brodus Clay 2. Drew McIntyre 3. Ezekiel Jackson 4. Ted DiBiase 5. Jack Swagger 6. Mason Ryan 7. David Otunga 8. Hunico 9. Justin Gabriel 10. Heath Slater 11. Jey Uso 12. Jimmy Uso 13. Yoshi Tatsu 14. Tyson Kidd 15. Trent Barreta 16. Johnny Curtis 17. Primo 18. Epico 19. Curt Hawkins 20. JTG 21. Michael McGillicutty 22. Titus O'Neil 23. Darren Young 24. Percy Watson 25. Derrick Bateman 26. Booker T 27. Jerry Lawler 28. William Regal 29. Matt Striker 30. An Injured Zack Ryder 31. An Injured Rey Mysterio 32. An Injured Sin Cara 33. An Injured Alberto Del Rio 34. Ricardo Rodriguez 35. Santino Marella36. Hornswoggle 37. Michael Cole 38. Jinder Mahal They lost Orton so they needed 1--a face 2--who is over with the crowd. That limits your 38 man list to basically Brodus, Booker T, and Santino.
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Post by Cam on Feb 15, 2012 1:37:49 GMT -5
So Santino should have won the Royal Rumble last year....but him being in an Elimination Chamber Match is just too much? Oh IWC, how you make me laugh. So 2-3 people in this thread = IWC? Sorry, there's just a huge difference in Santino almost eliminating a future champion in del Rio to go to the main event of Wrestlemania out of nowhere...and him being in a final four of Big Zeke, Drew McIntyre and David Otunga. You know, a final four consisting of two Superstars mainstays in Zeke and McIntyre and WWE's resident wrestling lawyer. It's like the jobber to the stars battle royale. I say that as an Otunga mark too. (Yeah, you just read that.) Yeah....that's my whole point. How is Santino winning a Royal Rumble better than him winning a jobber battle royal and having a spot in the Elimination Chamber? Also, there's a lot more than 2-3 who think he should have won the Rumble. I am not one of them, and never was. But there was definitely a pretty big group of people saying "OMG Santino should have won! Stupid boring Del Rio!"
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Feb 15, 2012 1:38:51 GMT -5
My Rankings of "Who Deserved to be in the Elimination Chamber the Most?" 1. Brodus Clay 2. Drew McIntyre 3. Ezekiel Jackson 4. Ted DiBiase 5. Jack Swagger 6. Mason Ryan 7. David Otunga 8. Hunico 9. Justin Gabriel 10. Heath Slater 11. Jey Uso 12. Jimmy Uso 13. Yoshi Tatsu 14. Tyson Kidd 15. Trent Barreta 16. Johnny Curtis 17. Primo 18. Epico 19. Curt Hawkins 20. JTG 21. Michael McGillicutty 22. Titus O'Neil 23. Darren Young 24. Percy Watson 25. Derrick Bateman 26. Booker T 27. Jerry Lawler 28. William Regal 29. Matt Striker 30. An Injured Zack Ryder 31. An Injured Rey Mysterio 32. An Injured Sin Cara 33. An Injured Alberto Del Rio 34. Ricardo Rodriguez 35. Santino Marella36. Hornswoggle 37. Michael Cole 38. Jinder Mahal They lost Orton so they needed 1--a face 2--who is over with the crowd. That limits your 38 man list to basically Brodus, Booker T, and Santino. And Hornswoggle, though I don't think the people annoyed with Santino getting in would want to see him in the EC either.
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Post by Cam on Feb 15, 2012 1:41:00 GMT -5
Let's just assume Booker and Regal aren't options. And we're looking for a face to fill the spot, not a heel. Here are the choices:
Alex Riley Brodus Clay Mason Ryan Ezekiel Jackson Hornswoggle The Usos Justin Gabriel Santino Marella Ted DiBiase Trent Barreta Tyson Kidd Yoshi Tatsu
Brodus seems to have disappeared, so lets rule him out. Usos, Gabriel, Barreta, Kidd and Yoshi aren't over enough and are too infected by NXT. Hornswoggle would be a complete joke.
That leaves us with Riley, Mason, Ezekiel, Santino and DiBiase. They already have Show and Khali in the match, adding Mason or Ezekiel would have made it too slow so rule them out. Riley, despite being over, has also been infected by NXT.
Your choices are Ted DiBiase (whose barely even over) or Santino (whose over like crazy). So I can see why they went with Santino. Personally, I probably would have took a gamble on Ted DiBiase.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2012 1:41:03 GMT -5
Really, the problem they're faced with is having a face who can hang around for an extended period of time. Orton was probably going to be working most of the match, given Big Show can't go for too terribly long and Khali is very broken down and will likely be the first or second gone. Still, I can't exactly see them finding a way to fill twenty or so minutes with Santino.
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Post by lildude8218 on Feb 15, 2012 1:42:06 GMT -5
Yep, there's tons of injuries. This means there's something to do.... CALL UP DEAN AMBROSE AND SETH ROLLINS, PLEASE!they already have big plans for Rollins. he's going to come in as a referee who secretly has a thing for anthropomorphic animal characters with human personalities and characteristics. it will be revealed and he will be mocked for it. they will start calling him the Ref Furry.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Feb 15, 2012 1:45:11 GMT -5
Yeah....that's my whole point. How is Santino winning a Royal Rumble better than him winning a jobber battle royal and having a spot in the Elimination Chamber? Also, there's a lot more than 2-3 who think he should have won the Rumble. I am not one of them, and never was. But there was definitely a pretty big group of people saying "OMG Santino should have won! Stupid boring Del Rio!" I don't think he should have won the Rumble, but it was just an out of no where, holy shit moment where the possibility exists that Santino freaking Marella was going to be in the WrestleMania main event. I think that's the biggest difference. He's been a walking, talking punch line since then...not that it's much difference than how he was booked before...but at least he was booked. In angles. And held titles. This is just like they threw a bunch of jobbers to the stars out there and Santino drew the longest straw. Has Santino even been booked in anything resembling an angle between last years Rumble and here? I mean, other than his tag team with Kozlov that just sort of evaporated when they lost the titles?
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Feb 15, 2012 1:48:58 GMT -5
Really, the problem they're faced with is having a face who can hang around for an extended period of time. Orton was probably going to be working most of the match, given Big Show can't go for too terribly long and Khali is very broken down and will likely be the first or second gone. Still, I can't exactly see them finding a way to fill twenty or so minutes with Santino. Honestly, I think this Chamber is now going to be used as a mini-showcase for Bryan. I'm convinced one of the big reasons Khali was put in the Chamber was so he could be eliminated by Bryan. Don't know why, but it's just a feeling I've had for a while. With Santino in there now, that's another person Bryan can tap. So Bryan and Santino start, Bryan taps Santino. Then Khali is in, and while Bryan initially backs down, he uses his wits to somehow beat Khali. Then the countdown hits 0 and in come Big Show for the big showdown. But Bryan holds Show off until Barrett comes in, and they double team Show. He holds them off, but then Cody comes in, and it's three on one. But then the heels start turning on each other. Show eliminates Cody. Show finally overcomes a renewed 2-on-1 assault to eliminate Barrett. But he's somehow incapacitated in the effort, and Bryan finally picks up his victory over the Big Show. It's easy enough to do. I just worry that WWE has too many arbitrary rules in place for events like these, like "at least one of the titles has to change hands," and "at least one of the chambers needs to be won by a face!" You know, the kinds of stupid self-imposed rules that muddy up booking prospects. But with THIS lineup? Bryan should win this one. Hell, he needs to win this one.
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