WWE guys that you once loved but despise now

[BiloxiParish]

Mine would have to be

1.Rey, I loved him in WCW and his early WWE career but he bores me to tears now. I guess just watching after all these years has taken its toll on me.

2. Jerry Lawler

3. Christian, loved him with Edge, loved him in TNA, now my love has dwindled for him.

5. Daniel Bryan, it pains me to put him on the list, but I loved loved loved this guys when he came in the WWE and he so damn entertaining but I really hate this Team Hell NO stuff and hate that he has become a wrestler of great strikes but doesn't get to use his technical skill as much anymore. It seems all I see him do in matches now is Kicks..

Honorable mention goes to Sheamus, I loved him when he first debuted started hating him again 2011 to after WM this year.. But he has one me back over for constantly putting on great matches and I am loving when he brawls with big guys like Tensai..

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Begins and ends with CM Punk for me. Loved him during his SES days but I haven't been a fan of him since the "PIPE BOMB" shoot promo.

[Sponsored by Groose Wipes]

Cena. Loved him during the US title run but after the super Cena run I got sick of him.

[BiloxiParish]

Dec 21, 2012 23:27:57 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

Begins and ends with CM Punk for me. Loved him during his SES days but I haven't been a fan of him since the "PIPE BOMB" shoot promo.

I can't get enough of CM Punk probably my favorite wrestler to come out since 2005, I love him.

[Emmet Russell]

John Cena will likely be a positive answer in this thread.

Does Flair count as in the 'E now? if so he's the answer for me. Tarnished his legacy each and every appearance.

[ronin705]

1. Cody Rhodes - Outside of growing the Rick Rude-esque mustache, he's been dull as dishwater, and really needs to be in the main even tto show what he can REALLY do.

2. Daniel Bryan - As stated before, went from the submission machine that was having 5 star classic with Punk earlier this year, to almost a charicature of himself that works a "spot" style (kicks, corner kick, No Lock mostly). So I guess another under-utilized character.

3. Sheamus - Mark Henry feud Sheamus was THAT dude, this John Cena-lite version though?? *Expletive* him, straight up.

4. Brodus Clay - Was a fun little gimmick at the beginning, but then Vince put his behind in job-city with permanent residence. Now I find myself wishing and waiting for Naomi to get another chance in the ring before having to endure his match full of Rick Ross-like man boob.

5. Rey Mysterio - Has wrestled the same match since at least 2005. Nothing innovative about him anymore, AT ALL. It's too bad Sin Cara's screwing the pooch, cuz Rey's been the 'Ol Yeller for awhile now.

[BigWill]

Despise seems to be a bit too harsh of a word to describe it, but I'm not as big of a Mysterio fan as I once was.

And I'll agree with the OP's assessment on Daniel Bryan, despite still being a fan of his. Bryan's kicks are nice, but they get tiring when they're 90% of his offense, especially when you consider that he's got a crapload of technical moves he no longer busts out.

[Aaron E. Dangerously]

1. John Cena. He JUST became world champ when I got into wrestling full-time. I liked him. Five Questions with the Champ on WWE.com was very funny. Now, I think they've just sucked the life out of him by forcing him to be this generic superhero. I don't think he likes getting such a mixed reaction, and honestly, the second he shows some character again I'll gladly mark out. I REALLY want him back to having fun.

2. Jerry Lawler. His book was the first non-kayfabe thing I read, and I loved it. I loved him as a heel, and again, if he ever became a heel again, I'd no doubt mark out.

3. D-X. Not any of their solo work, but whenever they get together now, it's just sad, weird, and annoying. Screams midlife crisis.

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Punk comes close, but he always ends up doing something to stay in my good graces, so to speak.

On the flip side, I had always despised Big Show but I've been really digging him as of late.

[Danimal]

Thing with Rey is he was never really that much better than other cruisers in the first place. Gets older and slows some, seen his moves a million times, it loses something. It isn't like he's ever been a master on the mic. Why can't some other cruiser-type get the shot Rey's had? Don't need something like Eddie's death for it to happen.

[JCBaggee]

Dec 21, 2012 23:47:35 GMT -5 ronin705 said:

1. Cody Rhodes - Outside of growing the Rick Rude-esque mustache, he's been dull as dishwater, and really needs to be in the main even tto show what he can REALLY do.

I would hardly call that patchy strip of fuzz "Rick Rude-esque"

[ronin705]

Dec 22, 2012 0:43:09 GMT -5 JCBaggee said:

Dec 21, 2012 23:47:35 GMT -5 ronin705 said:

1. Cody Rhodes - Outside of growing the Rick Rude-esque mustache, he's been dull as dishwater, and really needs to be in the main even tto show what he can REALLY do.

I would hardly call that patchy strip of fuzz "Rick Rude-esque"

GIVE IT TIME!!! lol damn IWC never satisfied lol jk

[mizerable]

1. Triple H; As a wrestler, I think he's really overstayed his welcome, especially his run as a top face champion in 2009. His matches have become quite formulaic and route, which is why I wasn't much of a fan of either of his recent WM matches. Outside of wrestling, he does seem to give a damn about other things if it's true about him being the proponent of the tag team division recently. But still...I wish he could just call it quits as a performer. He isn't the man he was 12 years ago...hell, he isn't the man he was 6 years ago. He was a top 5 guy for me until around 2006, that's when it seemed like he passed the torch for good, but then he didn't. Then he became obnoxious and self loving. It wasn't enough that JR would give him a BJ on commentary, now everyone was doing it.

2. Kane; He's actually gotten better with his recent tag team run...but holy hell...enough is enough. I f***ing loved Kane from 1997-2001, until he started becoming JTTS. He became interesting again shortly in 2003, but then he fizzled out after WMXX...then just stuck around doing stupid crap like losing to Khali and Mysterio. Then he puts the mask back on and engages in quite possibly Cena's most pathetic feud I can remember.

3. Jack Swagger; Loved his ECW run...then he moved to SD and started to suck. It didn't help that they gave him the World title when he wasn't ready, despite being very high on him. The crowd didn't care...and apparently WWE didn't listen because they tried pushing him several other times and it didn't work either.

4. Roddy Piper; It's just sad to see what he's become. I used to love Piper...even up until he was inducted into the HOF. Then he started popping up too often. The Pit is no longer special or fun...it's usually a mess. I do NOT want to see him wrestling ever again. Thankfully, he may have burned a bridge with WWE in recent times.

5. Ric Flair; Another guy I used to idolize. But he just stuck around way too long, got too many verbal BJs about how he's the greatest of all time and such. Oh, and Foley f***ing schooled him during their 2006 feud...I mean Foley completely and totally raped him on the mic...and I've never liked Foley. Flair was a constant eyesore for me after Evolution broke up...I mean am I supposed to feel sorry for an old man who refuses to quit? He's probably in the top 5 worst IC champions of all time, hell I was against him winning it when it was being discussed, turns out I was right. Then he turns around and shows the world that he's a scumbag by robbing promotions, treating marriage vows like his own personal roll of Charmin, and just being an all around idiot with money. But because he's Ric Flair...he's given a pass. We'll bring him back, lick his balls and perpetuate his behavior. My respect for Ric Flair went right through the f***ing floor in a matter of 2 years.

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Zack Ryder - I've heard about a few instances of him being a douche to fans, and that's kinda weird since he pretty much got himself over by pandering to the fans. His twitter whining hasn't helped my opinion of him either.

AJ - Just too much of her on TV. Way, way too much.

[Magic knows Black Lives Matter]

Dec 21, 2012 23:36:18 GMT -5 BiloxiParish said:

Dec 21, 2012 23:27:57 GMT -5 Magic knows Black Lives Matter said:

Begins and ends with CM Punk for me. Loved him during his SES days but I haven't been a fan of him since the "PIPE BOMB" shoot promo.

I can't get enough of CM Punk probably my favorite wrestler to come out since 2005, I love him.

That's fine. For me personally, he lost a lot of his appeal when WWE tried to pass him off as "The most controversial man in WWE" while still having him do stuff that any top face in the company would do. In fact, it might habe been a little bit worse because he was acting like he was above all the other faces when he was no better than them when it came to his insults. During his feud with Johnny Ace, I just kept thinking, "Why am I supposed to be cheering for this guy?!" The whole thing just made him seem really unlikeable to me and I haven't been a fan of his since. There's also the fact that he's kind of a massive asshole IRL.

Still, I understand that other people still enjoy his work and I respect that. He just isn't for me.

[celticjobber]

I never loved Sheamus, but he was pretty good as a heel. Now he's an instant channel-changer or skip-thru for me. I hate his stupid comedic babyface character.

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The Undertaker, his gimmick has gotten so stale and he only shows up once a year to participate in overrated finisher, kick out, finisher, both workers down for a minute, kick out, finisher, both workers down for a minute, rinse, repeat for 30 minute matches

[bob]

Cena and Mysterio

[HBL]

Begins and ends with HHH for me.

[nevthebassist]

Zack Ryder.

Liked him with Edge and Hawkins. Since going solo... nope.