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Post by chunkylover53 on Oct 13, 2011 8:11:51 GMT -5
I always hear about how certain storylines or characters at the time were not well received(The Two Man Power Trip, The Rock in general), but is cherished now by the IWC, but has there ever been the opposite, as in time made it worse? There's nothing I can think of at this moment, but I'm pretty sure it is out there. Any ideas?
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Post by Beartato on Oct 13, 2011 8:13:16 GMT -5
Matt Hardy? I know I loved V1 before he quickly nosedove right into patheticville. Although even before that, I started to find him incredibly boring. I miss the V1 days.
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Post by derrtaysouth95 on Oct 13, 2011 8:16:07 GMT -5
CM Punk as of 3 months ago.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 8:20:24 GMT -5
The Hardys are probably the best example.
If you kept an eye on the IWC during the Attitude era, it seems like there are way more things that were despised then that are loved in hindsight.
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Post by bestthateverdidit on Oct 13, 2011 8:39:15 GMT -5
Chris Benoit.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Oct 13, 2011 8:45:00 GMT -5
Randy Orton. Couldn't find anyone who didn't like him on one forum. Here and now, though...
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Post by thecrocksays on Oct 13, 2011 8:58:41 GMT -5
The Rock. Coming back for a cup of coffee this year actually lowered his stock for a lot of people. Generally, anybody that can still work full time but prefers to "tease" their fans with a cameo here or there gradually loses their popularity.
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Post by molson5 on Oct 13, 2011 9:06:37 GMT -5
Cena and Orton are the big two I think. Those are the two that convinced me the IWC doesn't really want their guys to be pushed long term. It's more fun to be a fan of a guy who's not on top.
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Post by thecrocksays on Oct 13, 2011 9:10:29 GMT -5
Cena and Orton are the big two I think. Those are the two that convinced me the IWC doesn't really want their guys to be pushed long term. It's more fun to be a fan of a guy who's not on top. You are 100% right. Part of the appeal of Punk for the IWC was that he was always being "overlooked." Now he's in the ring with HHH and Cena every week and has been ruined, apparently.
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Post by Bone Daddy on Oct 13, 2011 9:16:44 GMT -5
The Rock. Coming back for a cup of coffee this year actually lowered his stock for a lot of people. Generally, anybody that can still work full time but prefers to "tease" their fans with a cameo here or there gradually loses their popularity. This was sooo true the first time he came back. Now I think the IWC likes him because of the nostalgia, but when he came back the first time as Hollywood Rock every forum or article I saw talked about how played out his act was and how much he sucked in the ring. I remember Scott Keith tearing him apart on a weekly basis.
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Post by JLAJRC on Oct 13, 2011 9:18:13 GMT -5
I remember liking the Invasion storyline. Yea, it could have been better, but I don't think it was really Wrestlecrap.
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Post by #RUDO Coco Del Rio on Oct 13, 2011 10:51:09 GMT -5
Ah man, I think I was Team Matt during the whole love triangle scandal. I've taken a complete 180 on him years later.
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Post by The Tank on Oct 13, 2011 10:53:58 GMT -5
Wasn't there a time where Triple H was pretty much the CM Punk of the era?
Before 2000, I know that.
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Post by ASK HIM on Oct 13, 2011 11:05:26 GMT -5
RVD?
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Oct 13, 2011 11:13:08 GMT -5
Ric Flair.
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Post by blackmegaman on Oct 13, 2011 11:19:06 GMT -5
Orton......I remember back in 07-09 the majority of smarks/Internet fans loved this guy.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 11:20:54 GMT -5
Everything and everyone.
People's tastes change with the time and wrestlers don't always have staying power.
Trying to pinpoint things that a group of people (whose opinions vary wildly depending on who you ask) used to love, but now hate would pretty much include EVERYTHING that has ever appeared on WWE programming.
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on Oct 13, 2011 11:26:18 GMT -5
Orton......I remember back in 07-09 the majority of smarks/Internet fans loved this guy. In fairness, when Orton was acting his ass off as The Viper, complete with bald head, maniacal facial expressions and trying to blow up Cena, he was the most entertaining person on TV. He had that legit psychopath feel.
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Post by VengeanceGOD on Oct 13, 2011 11:26:19 GMT -5
Wasn't there a time where Triple H was pretty much the CM Punk of the era? Before 2000, I know that. I remember thinking "They're finally making new stars! Yay!" when he got a main event push.
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Post by crimsonwolf on Oct 13, 2011 11:55:16 GMT -5
TNA
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