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Post by Mista T on Aug 20, 2013 3:30:20 GMT -5
Would Stone Cold run down the ramping screaming yes and pointing to the sky? No.
Would Stone Cold grow out his hair and grow a beard looking like a hippie? No.
Would Stone Cold have stunnered Stephanie McMahon in that very ring at the beginning of RAW tonight? Yes.
They are polar opposites although both cheered for. D Bry is not a bad ass as much as you might want him to be
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Aug 20, 2013 3:46:10 GMT -5
It's a lot easier to get Stone Cold to leave the arena than you think. Just tell him he has to job to Brock Lesnar.
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Post by "American Nightmare" B.B. Bart on Aug 20, 2013 7:15:44 GMT -5
Yeah, stupid WWE! How dare they not completely ape a previous anti-authority figure! It's like they're pushing Daniel Bryan as a different character, who also happens to hate the McMahons or something! That will NEVER work! Also, they need a new guy who raises one eyebrow, talks about shoving things in people's candy asses, and wins matches with an elbow drop with theatrics! That's CM Punk's new gimmick.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2013 7:49:26 GMT -5
He drives a Prius. It wouldn't have had the same impact, I think. He could've actually hit and crushed someone to death with the Prius. .......not the same kind of impact, in many horrifying ways, but still an impact.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Aug 20, 2013 8:51:49 GMT -5
Is it wrong that I expected Bryan to drive down to the ring in a V8 truck and hose everyone down? If this actually happens, it'll almost be worth the whole Corporate Rehash. Almost.
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Post by Boozeman on Aug 20, 2013 10:03:30 GMT -5
Yeah, stupid WWE! How dare they not completely ape a previous anti-authority figure! It's like they're pushing Daniel Bryan as a different character, who also happens to hate the McMahons or something! That will NEVER work! Also, they need a new guy who raises one eyebrow, talks about shoving things in people's candy asses, and wins matches with an elbow drop with theatrics! The point isn't that he needs to come out swigging beer and flipping people off. The point is that he needs to not look like a fricking moron. By voluntarily leaving the arena, and then walking out nonchalantly from the side of the ramp when HHH summons his music to play, that's exactly what he looked like - a moron. I mean really, how stupid did it look? Bryan was just standing back in gorilla waiting for HHH to request his presence? Everyone in the arena was waiting for a Bryan sneak attack and he just walked into a 7-on-1 attack like an idiot. You have to give people a reason to stay behind Bryan. Making him look like a dolt doesn't seem to be the best way to do that. What he did would be akin to in Sting's first appearance as Crow Sting, if he had just walked out from the back with no baseball bat while the entire nWo stood in the ring waiting for him.
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Post by Chip on Aug 20, 2013 10:40:49 GMT -5
Everyone in the arena was waiting for a Bryan sneak attack and he just walked into a 7-on-1 attack like an idiot. Because Vince and Steph were totally gonna pull off some sick Stone Cold Stunners. Bryan wasn't an idiot, just naive, when the entire roster is on the ramp you expect some backup when the most hated stable on the roster at that point puts a beating on him. You call him an idiot for walking back into a 5 on 1 fight but also call him an idiot for voluntarily leaving the building, escorted by...... 5 security guards. Sneak attacking them or driving in on a zamboni would have done nothing but get a cheap pop and offer zero in terms of story telling.
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Post by Boozeman on Aug 20, 2013 11:02:27 GMT -5
Everyone in the arena was waiting for a Bryan sneak attack and he just walked into a 7-on-1 attack like an idiot. Because Vince and Steph were totally gonna pull off some sick Stone Cold Stunners. Bryan wasn't an idiot, just naive, when the entire roster is on the ramp you expect some backup when the most hated stable on the roster at that point puts a beating on him. You call him an idiot for walking back into a 5 on 1 fight but also call him an idiot for voluntarily leaving the building, escorted by...... 5 security guards. Sneak attacking them or driving in on a zamboni would have done nothing but get a cheap pop and offer zero in terms of story telling. Doing one or the other is fine. Doing both made him look dumb. I think if he voluntarily gets escorted out by security guards, your logical thought is "OK, he has two and a half hours to devise a plan to get back at these guys. He's gonna come back later and wreck shop." Then you find out that the entire time, he was just sitting backstage waiting for Triple H to cue his music and call him out. Really? Really? REALLY?? [/miz]
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Post by Chip on Aug 20, 2013 11:21:46 GMT -5
Because Vince and Steph were totally gonna pull off some sick Stone Cold Stunners. Bryan wasn't an idiot, just naive, when the entire roster is on the ramp you expect some backup when the most hated stable on the roster at that point puts a beating on him. You call him an idiot for walking back into a 5 on 1 fight but also call him an idiot for voluntarily leaving the building, escorted by...... 5 security guards. Sneak attacking them or driving in on a zamboni would have done nothing but get a cheap pop and offer zero in terms of story telling. Doing one or the other is fine. Doing both made him look dumb. I think if he voluntarily gets escorted out by security guards, your logical thought is "OK, he has two and a half hours to devise a plan to get back at these guys. He's gonna come back later and wreck shop." Then you find out that the entire time, he was just sitting backstage waiting for Triple H to cue his music and call him out. Really? Really? REALLY?? [/miz] True, though I can't help but feel that more was meant to be made of him coming from the side rather then coming from gorilla position. I think it was meant to imply that Bryan had no knowledge of the promo and just appeared because he heard his theme and YES chants.
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Post by ASYLUMHAUSEN on Aug 20, 2013 11:22:59 GMT -5
Is it wrong that I expected Bryan to drive down to the ring in a V8 truck and hose everyone down? Not at all. Here is, verbatim, the theory I shared in the Raw thread last night; So....coronation begins...Triple H cuts 20 minute promo about diz bidness...new Corporation/Evolution 2.0 forms....around 11p interrupted by Flight of the Valkaryes...cut to exterior shot of Bryan driving into the arena in a Prius...reaction shot in ring...Prius drives under Tron, down ramp, bumps into the ring, Bryan hops out and proceeds to toss vegan food of all sorts Into the ring. Fade to black with Bryan on the roof of the Prius leading the crowd is a yes chant as the new Corporation sells the effects of the vegan food with aplomb... •ENTERTAINMENT• Of course had that remotely played out Roman Reigns would have likely speared the Prius...
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Post by corndog on Aug 20, 2013 11:38:42 GMT -5
Is it wrong that I expected Bryan to drive down to the ring in a V8 truck and hose everyone down? I was thinking the exact same thing since Stephanie made him leave the arena and even more when Maddox said he had come back.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2013 11:38:55 GMT -5
left an arena voluntarily in anything but a set of handcuffs? And if he did, would he have re-entered the arena in anything for a 7-on-1 brawl driving anything other than a zamboni or beer truck? Because the new Stone Cold did both of those things tonight and quite frankly, it was kinda lame. He drives a Prius. It wouldn't have had the same impact, I think. Y'know, the Prius explains how Bryan got back in the building without them noticing until too late. He drove it very slowly into the backstage. Those things run silent damn near... Bryan actually could drive one into the arena to sneak up on Hunner while he cuts one of those 20 minute epics.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Aug 20, 2013 11:49:06 GMT -5
Aside from being "non-corporate", the characters of Stone Cold and Daniel Bryan are the complete opposites in almost every way. I want to see Stone Cold to offer D-Bry his advice in dealing with The Corporation. Cut to the two of them having dinner together, Austin has a steak and a tall glass of beer and Bryan has tofu with a tall glass of V-8.
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Post by The Trashman on Aug 20, 2013 11:55:45 GMT -5
He did pretty much handle the Shield who beat Ziggler and Big Show earlier in the night so its not like they made him completely passive.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Aug 20, 2013 14:15:14 GMT -5
Next week, Bryan hits the ring with a hose filled with smart water. Make that Arizona Tea.
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Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Aug 20, 2013 14:24:48 GMT -5
Daniel Bryan is the Stone Cold of today.
Stone Cold would not work in this day and age, Daniel Bryan is what people want. He's awkward, funny, socially retarded yet will kick your head in.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 20, 2013 14:36:16 GMT -5
Next week, Bryan hits the ring with a hose filled with smart water. I'm imagining that scenario with JR on commentary
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Post by Malcolm on Aug 20, 2013 14:37:36 GMT -5
Thing is Daniel Bryan is not Stone Cold Steve Austin...
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Aug 20, 2013 15:31:25 GMT -5
Next week, Bryan hits the ring with a hose filled with smart water. Make that Arizona Tea. I was thinking soy milk.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Aug 20, 2013 15:39:16 GMT -5
Milk a mania is running wild! This time it's half the fat!
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