chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Sept 2, 2013 14:24:37 GMT -5
It was a great, heel thing to do for both Bisch and HHH. I never really understood the hate. "He doesn't deserve to just be AWARDED the title!" That's sorta the point. On one hand, yes, in theory that's a great heel move. However, I thought the execution left a little to be desired. Wasn't Eric's exact quote "I think that title is VERY disputed?" Kinda rushed. I really wish the internet rumor would have come true that said the Triple H reign was only going to be a placeholder until Ric Flair beats him for the belt on Raw in his hometown the following May, and then retires, forfeiting the belt with a new champion to be crowned in a 16 man tournament.
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Post by HMARK Center on Sept 2, 2013 14:24:55 GMT -5
I can agree it became so; hell I was tired of it after awhile, just saying the beginning was done perfectly. I'll theorize: My guess is that something like a heel authority figure just crowning somebody champion (especially when there's already an established champion, in this case Brock Lesnar) seems like it should involve a heel wrestler who seems incapable of winning the big gold on his own, so he and the heel authority figure come up with a scheme like that. Instead, though, the next two years seemed like they were spent justifying Trips' spot as champion, instead of reveling in him using that underhanded, totally cowardly method to become a World Champion again. If the "Reign of Terror" didn't go the way it did, and Trips actually acted more like Ric Flair circa the mid 1980's, people would probably look back on the actual moment Bischoff revealed the belt with more nostalgia and less PTSD.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2013 14:36:24 GMT -5
This place is so obsessed with HHH lately. Well to be fair it is a historical day in WWE history.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Sept 2, 2013 14:36:46 GMT -5
Hated it, I absolutely hated it. Stop being an elitist hater, Your hate towards Triple H is unjustified because it doesn't match my opinion and therefore it is wrong. You may not remember but that particular segment led it being nominated for segment of the century and best moment of the decade by 17 different wrestling magazines and websites. I think it pulled in about a 17.9 rating too.
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Sam Punk
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Post by Sam Punk on Sept 2, 2013 14:49:25 GMT -5
It kicked off the best heel work in almost the entire 30 years I've watched wrestling. To the point that people still hate HHH for it. And it helped drive millions of viewers away too as he dominated over the next 2 years. Great heel work. Plus it resulted in HHH putting over that young up-and-comer Batista.
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fw91
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Post by fw91 on Sept 2, 2013 15:02:14 GMT -5
ah the birth of HHHATE
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 2, 2013 16:25:55 GMT -5
It was a great, heel thing to do for both Bisch and HHH. I never really understood the hate. "He doesn't deserve to just be AWARDED the title!" That's sorta the point. While I get that side of it, it immediately put the value of the newly minted 'World Heavyweight Championship' at about 0%. What exactly makes it worth a damn other than Eric Bischoff's word?
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Post by Straight Edge Scrotum on Sept 2, 2013 17:17:39 GMT -5
One of the greatest nights in the history of our sport.
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Post by spagett on Sept 3, 2013 10:43:19 GMT -5
One of the greatest nights in the history of our sport. is that you Tony?
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Post by whiskers on Sept 3, 2013 10:47:45 GMT -5
It kicked off the best heel work in almost the entire 30 years I've watched wrestling. To the point that people still hate HHH for it. No, it made people hate Paul Levesque. not Triple H.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Sept 3, 2013 10:50:50 GMT -5
Ah yes. The catalyst for the one time in my life I took a break from wrestling. Started watching again when Batista beat him at Wrestlemania.
I loved midcard HHH, I just can't deal with his GOD status. And sadly for most of my life he's going to be involved one way or another. Woo hoo.
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