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Post by Instant Classic on Nov 17, 2013 15:19:18 GMT -5
Can't see it happening at Mania 30 anymore.
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Nov 17, 2013 15:19:44 GMT -5
If Austin vs Punk happened, would the proceeds go to the same womens shelter of Punk's choosing from the Chris Brown "feud" or would it be a different one?
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 15:22:39 GMT -5
I'm just curious: Why not Austin v. Cena? If Austin came back for one match, seems likt it should be to face the Austin of this era. You're telling me that Cena is the Austin of this era? Yeah, Cena is huge, but WWE constantly compares Punk to Austin.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 17, 2013 15:23:51 GMT -5
I'm just curious: Why not Austin v. Cena? If Austin came back for one match, seems likt it should be to face the Austin of this era. You're telling me that Cena is the Austin of this era? Yeah, Cena is huge, but WWE constantly compares Punk to Austin. Cena has been positioned as THE guy by WWE for ten years. Hogan, Austin, and Cena have all been THE guy during different periods of WWE.
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 15:24:16 GMT -5
Newz reports said WWE pretty much only wanted Austin back for a Wrestlemania match aganst Triple H (where a babyface Vince McMahon would be in Stone Cold's corner). But Austin hasn't shown much interest in that.That's because that's an awful idea. I could also see Triple H being so much of an ego that he'd go over Austin, too.
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 15:25:18 GMT -5
You're telling me that Cena is the Austin of this era? Yeah, Cena is huge, but WWE constantly compares Punk to Austin. Cena has been positioned as THE guy by WWE for ten years. Hogan, Austin, and Cena have all been THE guy during different periods of WWE. Yes, but I think WWE already gave Cena his Icon feud with The Rock. Austin and Punk are way more similar than Cena and Austin.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 17, 2013 15:27:08 GMT -5
Cena has been positioned as THE guy by WWE for ten years. Hogan, Austin, and Cena have all been THE guy during different periods of WWE. Yes, but I think WWE already gave Cena his Icon feud with The Rock. Austin and Punk are way more similar than Cena and Austin. Well, I'm just asking what I think is an obvious question. Austin was the man for the Attitude Era. Cena has been the man for the current era.
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 15:29:49 GMT -5
Yes, but I think WWE already gave Cena his Icon feud with The Rock. Austin and Punk are way more similar than Cena and Austin. Well, I'm just asking what I think is an obvious question. Austin was the man for the Attitude Era. Cena has been the man for the current era. Well, I think that if I had to chose one guy to face Austin, it would be Punk. Cena vs. Austin would be very interesting, but I think it's too late for that. WM XXX is the last chance for WWE to use Austin one more time for a big angle in my opinion. As big as Cena is, Punk is big, too. Rock was never the number 1 guy, but he faced Hogan and Cena. Punk vs. Austin would be more interesting to me, and many others feel the same way. I would like to see Cena vs. Austin, but I think if Austin can only face one more guy, it should be Punk.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 17, 2013 15:34:27 GMT -5
Well, I'm just asking what I think is an obvious question. Austin was the man for the Attitude Era. Cena has been the man for the current era. Well, I think that if I had to chose one guy to face Austin, it would be Punk. Cena vs. Austin would be very interesting, but I think it's too late for that. WM XXX is the last chance for WWE to use Austin one more time for a big angle in my opinion. As big as Cena is, Punk is big, too. Rock was never the number 1 guy, but he faced Hogan and Cena. Punk vs. Austin would be more interesting to me, and many others feel the same way. I would like to see Cena vs. Austin, but I think if Austin can only face one more guy, it should be Punk. I think a motivated Punk could have a better feud with Austin, just because I find Punk better on the mic (well, in the ring too). So from a viewer standpoint, I would actually prefer a Punk/Austin feud. However, I can't discount the potential of doing Cena v. Austin. John Cena has been positioned as THE GUY. Even when CM Punk had the long title reign, he almost never got to be in the last match unless Cena wasn't on the show (TLC 2011) or he was facing Cena or Rock. While I would probably enjoy seeing Austin and Punk go at it on the mic and in the ring, I have to at least consider whether it would be a waste not to do Austin-Cena while you still can. You should at least consider the opportunity cost.
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 15:40:31 GMT -5
Well, I think that if I had to chose one guy to face Austin, it would be Punk. Cena vs. Austin would be very interesting, but I think it's too late for that. WM XXX is the last chance for WWE to use Austin one more time for a big angle in my opinion. As big as Cena is, Punk is big, too. Rock was never the number 1 guy, but he faced Hogan and Cena. Punk vs. Austin would be more interesting to me, and many others feel the same way. I would like to see Cena vs. Austin, but I think if Austin can only face one more guy, it should be Punk. I think that regardless of who Austin would potentially face at WM XXX, that should be it for him. If he faced Cena at XXX, then Punk at XXXI, then there's be much less value in the Punk match, and vise versa. That's why I think WWE should choose the most entertaining option (to me, Punk) because with that mass of entertainment along with the immense hype of Austin's first match in 10 years, that would be the best scenario. Also, WWE should most certainly make his match the main event, unless they have something just as good with Undertaker or the WWE title match. Rock vs. Cena disappointed after following Undertaker 2 years in a row (3 if you count Wrestlemania 27). WWE shouldn't disappoint like that again.
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Post by WorkingInAColeMine on Nov 17, 2013 16:43:41 GMT -5
I don't see why we can't let leave our memories in the past and not have the desire to drag everyone out for one more match Unlike The Rock and Hogan, Austin has not set foot in the ring in a wrestling capacity for well over 10 years now. He's had time to heal. He's kept in shape. He still has the biting wit that he had in his prime. If he feels that his body can handle a few more matches, then by all means, do it. It took more than a supposedly career-ending back injury to stop HBK from coming back and putting on the best matches of his career. At this point, Austin has nothing except for time holding him back. Time and not having a match in 10 years are two pretty big things.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Nov 17, 2013 16:52:54 GMT -5
I've got no real interest in seeing this to be honest. Even the promos feel like they'd be obvious and get really tedious after the first couple.
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 18:33:45 GMT -5
I've got no real interest in seeing this to be honest. Even the promos feel like they'd be obvious and get really tedious after the first couple. Well, "obvious" might not be a bad thing. Chris Jericho winning the Rumble in 2012 was obvious, and would've been awesome. Instead, WWE decided to make things unpredictable and let Sheamus win. Punk vs. Taker was obviously going to be a good match, and it was. At the same time, it was obvious that Rock returning and on top of that to face Cena would be great, and well, you get the idea.
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Post by molson5 on Nov 17, 2013 18:45:06 GMT -5
If Austin insists on going over and the price is right, I think it'd maybe make more sense for a Summerslam match. Kind of like Hogan/HBK, have a 1-month Punk heel turn, have Austin beat him, get a big Summerslam buyrate, and then just forget it all happened the night after Summerslam.
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 18:50:26 GMT -5
If Austin insists on going over and the price is right, I think it'd maybe make more sense for a Summerslam match. Kind of like Hogan/HBK, have a 1-month Punk heel turn, have Austin beat him, get a big Summerslam buyrate, and then just forget it all happened the night after Summerslam. Summerslam? At this point, WWE usually screws up any of the other Big 4 PPVs so much I wouldn't want Austin to be wasted on that PPV.
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Post by angryfan on Nov 17, 2013 19:00:33 GMT -5
If the rumors of them wanting SCSA/Trips to be a thing, I honestly hope Austin just stays away.
For one, barring Taker/Sting, Austin coming back for a match is the last nostalgia draw they have. Second, if he only has one match left in him, I have no desire to see it be against Trips.
Punk/Austin has been a "dream match" for years, and while I know they'd give it everything they have, I don't want to see the aftermath. I have a feeling with a good storyline, Austin may actually do the job, but as soon as he does, Punk will immediately be placed in a feud where he loses. It's happened too many times for it not to be a guarantee.
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Post by RIHT on Nov 17, 2013 23:25:52 GMT -5
If the rumors of them wanting SCSA/Trips to be a thing, I honestly hope Austin just stays away. For one, barring Taker/Sting, Austin coming back for a match is the last nostalgia draw they have. Second, if he only has one match left in him, I have no desire to see it be against Trips. Punk/Austin has been a "dream match" for years, and while I know they'd give it everything they have, I don't want to see the aftermath. I have a feeling with a good storyline, Austin may actually do the job, but as soon as he does, Punk will immediately be placed in a feud where he loses. It's happened too many times for it not to be a guarantee. What do you mean? Cena lost to Rock, then beat Brock Lesnar. It kind of worked out, as the whole redemption thing. If Punk does the whole heel turn just for the Wrestlemania build, then he could easily turn face on the Raw after finally breaking his whole "I don't care" attitude and say he got to live his dream, then a jerk heel comes out (Cesaro?) and laughs at Punk for losing the once chance he had at true glory, then Punk vows for revenge to prove this guy wrong and reaffirm his position as Best in the World. Punk beats heel in match at Extreme Rules, then works his way back into the title picture after a long absence in it.
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