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Post by Big Daddy Bad Booking on Mar 16, 2012 13:16:40 GMT -5
Scott Steiner, just keep him and move him to Smackdown and make him replace Lesnar. Steiner was nothing more than JTTS by that point, and his in-ring skills were beyond bad.
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Post by Cela on Mar 16, 2012 13:30:14 GMT -5
Anyone.
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Post by That Mickie Fan on Mar 16, 2012 14:04:38 GMT -5
I Would've gone with Booker.
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Post by rapidfire187 on Mar 16, 2012 14:32:07 GMT -5
I don't think the Dudleyz were even doing anything of note in 2004. They main evented The Great American bash 2004 against Taker, the same show where JBL beat Eddie for the WWE title. But no, putting the belt on Bubba at the time would have been just as, if not more, random than putting it on JBL. At least with JBL, his partner had just retired so he had a reason to be going solo. Booker is as good a choice as any though. I still think RVD would have worked though. He was always massively over and his matches with Eddie were always fun, though they hadn't worked together since 2002 IIRC. But he never would have worked as a heel, so if they wanted a heel champ, JBL was a good choice...even if I did absolutely hate it at the time.
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 16, 2012 17:11:37 GMT -5
I would have gone with Booker as first choice, with Christian along with newly heel Trish as a close second.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Mar 16, 2012 17:25:12 GMT -5
Eddie would have held onto the belt until Angle could come back. That means he has to defend the title at two pay-per-views before SummerSlam when angle returned.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2012 17:55:04 GMT -5
And in hindsight, not trusting RVD was misguided if that's the reason they didn't put the belt on him before the ECW revival. He never got in trouble for anything until the one time they finally did put the belt on him. Then again, I think he got injured in 2004 so it may have ended bad anyway. Given that when he finally got his big chance he went and did exactly what they were worried about I think they were perfectly entitled not to trust him As for who, tbh the roster was really weak at the time and JBL turned out for the best in a lot of ways
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 16, 2012 18:09:38 GMT -5
Scott Steiner, just keep him and move him to Smackdown and make him replace Lesnar. Steiner was nothing more than JTTS by that point, and his in-ring skills were beyond bad. After his feud with Triple H exposing her serious limitations, that fans would have laughed at him if they tried to push him as a monster.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Mar 16, 2012 18:28:07 GMT -5
After his feud with Triple H exposing her serious limitations, that fans would have laughed at him if they tried to push him as a monster.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 16, 2012 18:28:59 GMT -5
After his feud with Triple H exposing her serious limitations, that fans would have laughed at him if they tried to push him as a monster. Steiner is apparently a girl now due to my typos. I changed reality.
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Post by Cam on Mar 16, 2012 18:41:21 GMT -5
Steiner is apparently a girl now due to my typos. I changed reality. In your defense, he did wear a thong.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Mar 16, 2012 18:43:06 GMT -5
Scotty would be one f***ing ugly girl
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Post by Modern Day Maharaja on Mar 16, 2012 23:41:13 GMT -5
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Post by gonzo16 on Mar 16, 2012 23:47:35 GMT -5
They didn't really have much so they probably went with the right choice. Unless you wanted Kenzo Suzuki to be the main event
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Mar 17, 2012 0:55:57 GMT -5
They didn't really have much so they probably went with the right choice. Unless you wanted Kenzo Suzuki to be the main event Would be better than having Rene Dupree in the main event.
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Post by hassanchop on Mar 17, 2012 0:58:13 GMT -5
He was still undefeated, so instead of releasing him, make him the next big thing or Goldberg or something. But hey, I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. Steiner is apparently a girl now due to my typos. I changed reality. Uh, Big Momma Klump?
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Post by jason1980s on Mar 17, 2012 8:54:19 GMT -5
It just amazes me how it took JBL 8 years in the company and once he became champion and had his new gimmick he was crazy over as a heel.
I would figure after so many attempts at getting him over and not being successful he would have been dropped.
Justin Hawk Bradshaw couldn't get over and wound up in pre-PPV or lowest of the PPV matches.
Change his gimmick to New Blackjacks because he and Stalker aren't getting over and again, nothing.
Give him singles push and still nothing.
Give him a team with Faarooq who moved way down on the card after leaving the Nation and OK, maybe we found something here...but still haven't found the niche for this team.
It amazes me that they would put Mideon, Viscera, Faarooq and Bradshaw with a guy who was just about always a main eventer in Undertaker. Mideon hadn't done much since his face Godwin days, Viscera will be known as one of the two worst King of the Ring winner, probably THE worst, Bradshaw had yet to get over and Faarooq was on the down slide of his great career. The acolytes were still not the greatest teams on the card. We had Edge and Christian, Hardy Boyz, the Dudleys although new were putting on terrific matches and even the Holly Cousins were giving damn good and funny performances as both singles and tag teams and the Outlaws were back together.
Now with the attitude era two fighting beer drinkers can get over. So they have the APA gimmick. I stopped following after 2002 but I looked through a few WWE magazines at the library around 2005 and got the ECW One Night Stand DVD and was SHOCKED to see Bradshaw as champion and one of the major stars.
Now he is on Fox news channel ever so often and he's done great financially, probably much better than a lot of wrestlers but still it took him so long to get over and I believe Paul Heyman's reasoning whether joking or not. With Fox news they get on the President's case. But it's only been three years since he's been in office. It took their resident Bradshaw nearly 8 years to get to the top and at three years he was just about getting over with the acolytes gimmick and I'm sure making it to the middle of a wrestling care isn't as hard as running a country. Not getting political, just making a point that again I'm shocked Bradshaw was champion. Though he's a heck of a lot better than some of the champs in the last few years.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Mar 17, 2012 11:34:54 GMT -5
Scott Steiner, just keep him and move him to Smackdown and make him replace Lesnar. Wouldn't have worked only because Steiner at this point was nothing. After he and HHH failed and Steiner never got any better in the ring. By time this happened Steiner was already done with the WWE. Now if Steiner had the foot surgery he did after this run. Yes he would been better off. Booker T would have worked. Remember he came in and looked down on Smackdown's roster. So the heat he gain by winning the title and braging about that. Then once someone goes and beats him for the belt. Makes that guy look better. You have too remember as much JBL now got praised and was well liked. At the time it happened wasn't the same reaction. Everyone hated him for the wrong reasons.
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Post by Jeremy on Mar 17, 2012 11:39:37 GMT -5
Chavo. Either Chavo or Chavo Classic.
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