RIHT
Hank Scorpio
Wanted a title with "YOU'RE WELCOME!" Close enough.
Hey-yo.
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Post by RIHT on Sept 15, 2013 22:13:14 GMT -5
God damn! What the hell? What are they doing with him? You've gotta be kidding me! He looks like an ass every week. I was really excited when he was first repackaged and thought Triple H would put him over at Summerslam. Now look at him! I even thought Fandango's injury was fake just to put Axel in the IC title match at Payback for a swerve. What a shame! He barely even defends the title now! His weird neck-driver finsher thing is stupid. The Perfect-plex, hell, even the Axel-cutter, are better than that! And after Night of Champions..... {Spoiler}Why would Heyman need him? Ryback rules and in storyline, kicks more ass than Axel gets handed to him. And why did they not announce Kofi vs. Axel? And why did a HEEL Triple H give Kofi the match? Is Axel THAT bad in kayfabe that even the heel doesn't like him? Damn. You know, I really like his theme, the name was okay, he's good in the ring, but damn. WWE effed him up BIG TIME. Thoughts?
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Post by BorneAgain on Sept 15, 2013 22:17:04 GMT -5
Its the IC title he's holding. After months of seeing what they did with Barrett, Axel should consider himself lucky broke even on the PPV as far as wins.
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mizerable
Fry's dog Seymour
You're the lowest on the totem pole here, Alva. The lowest.
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Post by mizerable on Sept 15, 2013 22:17:28 GMT -5
He's quite possibly the worst IC champion I've seen since Albert. Hell, at least Albert was entertaining at one point.
If his main feuds aren't going to center around the title, THEN TAKE THE TITLE OFF HIM. Goddamn~
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Post by Bootista on Sept 15, 2013 22:18:29 GMT -5
Better he retain than have Kofi get his 19484856th IC Title reign
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 15, 2013 22:20:14 GMT -5
I used to be kinda depressed that given how legendary the IC title once was it was treated as an afterthought.
After about a decade of that though, I don't care any more than they do.
Mission accomplished WWE.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 15, 2013 22:23:21 GMT -5
Better he retain than have Kofi get his 19484856th IC Title reign I agree with this. Plus Axel is booked so weakly that I could buy anyone *cough Ryder cough Riley cough Santino*'beating him for the title. No need to waste that on Kofi.
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mizerable
Fry's dog Seymour
You're the lowest on the totem pole here, Alva. The lowest.
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Post by mizerable on Sept 15, 2013 22:26:39 GMT -5
Better he retain than have Kofi get his 19484856th IC Title reign f*** that. Kofi is still at least fun to watch. At least we'd know he would be dropping the title to someone much better in the coming weeks.
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Post by RI Richmark on Sept 15, 2013 22:27:11 GMT -5
Why is Axel still the champ? Because no one has pinned him or made him submit in a title match yet.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Sept 15, 2013 22:30:56 GMT -5
The guy just...bores me to tears. I haven't seen a next generation wrestler lack so much of their father's talent since Lacey Von Erich.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 15, 2013 22:33:27 GMT -5
The guy just...bores me to tears. I haven't seen a next generation wrestler lack so much of their father's talent since Lacey Von Erich. That's a pretty unfair comparison though honestly. Like I get the him boring you part; that's perfectly valid. But objectively, he is really solid in the ring, so he and Lacey are nowhere near a 1-1 comparison.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Sept 15, 2013 22:49:24 GMT -5
The guy just...bores me to tears. I haven't seen a next generation wrestler lack so much of their father's talent since Lacey Von Erich. That's a pretty unfair comparison though honestly. Like I get the him boring you part; that's perfectly valid. But objectively, he is really solid in the ring, so he and Lacey are nowhere near a 1-1 comparison. I'm not comparing the two of them, I'm more comparing the generational gap in talent. Curt Hennig was, pound for pound, one of the greatest natural athletes I've ever seen. The guy just oozed charisma. Axel, while a decent hand in the ring, he's just kind of...there. Nothing about him stands out to me. Perhaps the Lacey Von Erich comparison was a little harsh, but if you're going to go out there and tell me, "Hey, this is Mr. Perfect's kid", he better stand out in some way. Otherwise, as a fan, I'm going to feel pretty underwhelmed.
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Post by celticjobber on Sept 15, 2013 22:51:16 GMT -5
It's just the IC title. It's worthless anyway at this point, like the old WCW TV Title.
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kidglov3s
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Wants her Shot
Who is Tiger Maskooo?
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Post by kidglov3s on Sept 15, 2013 23:07:27 GMT -5
They should never, ever ever have him wrestle for 40 some minutes on PPV again. He is so boring. Like I don't get how people can call Del Rio boring when there's guys like Curtis Axel running around.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 23:07:56 GMT -5
Wondering if Heyman drops Axel after his loss today and kicks him out.
Then we'd get FACE Curtis Axel, the most electrifying fan favorite in history
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Sept 15, 2013 23:09:15 GMT -5
Del Rio is the IC Champ, Axel is the TV Champ. Don't let the names of the belts fool you.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2013 0:24:52 GMT -5
I was trying to remember all the champs before the PPV tonight and it took me a solid 3-4 minutes to remember who the IC champ was.
This guy, its like just being a Heyman guy wasn't enough or something. That IC title could actually be used for a whole different storyline outside of the Punk/Heyman & Corporate "best for business" Mobius Strip we're caught in.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2013 0:41:34 GMT -5
I just shake my head and sigh.
The Paul Heyman Guy could've been Cesaro. It could've been Cesaro.
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Unocal 76
King Koopa
Providing The Finest Oil
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Post by Unocal 76 on Sept 16, 2013 2:27:27 GMT -5
Chyna was a more competent IC champ than Axel.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 16, 2013 3:16:57 GMT -5
Del Rio is the IC Champ, Axel is the TV Champ. Don't let the names of the belts fool you. Honestly they SHOULD give Del Rio the actual IC belt and make a new TV Title for the real midcarders to fight over.
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Sept 16, 2013 4:15:26 GMT -5
I'm seriously shocked that Kofi didn't win it last night.
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