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Post by MichaelMartini on Dec 13, 2013 22:33:30 GMT -5
7s are awesome. I sometimes wish there were two a decade. Um, I wouldn't say 2007 was that great a year. Benoit stuff aside, there wasn't a lot that I could say was actually good that year. In fact, I don't remember a lot from that year except for Shawn Michaels being out for months, Chris Jericho's return, Vince being blown up, Vince's son angle, Edge and Vickie's wedding and so forth. Wasn't that the worst year for Super Cena too? I agree about 87 and 97
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Post by TheDieselTrain on Dec 14, 2013 3:17:55 GMT -5
2003 had Kane be the most interesting he has ever been, the rise of Evolution and the first time necrophilia has been televised on a sports entertainment program. You guys are way too picky. Katie Vick was in 2002
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Dec 14, 2013 3:50:13 GMT -5
And years that end in 8 or 1 are just brilliant. 7s are awesome. I sometimes wish there were two a decade. Between the Reign of Terror-Cena Edition, ECW's legacy being pissed on, Benoit, and an inordinate amount of wrestler deaths in general, 2007 pretty much kills this argument.
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Post by cool guy on Dec 14, 2013 4:32:07 GMT -5
Honestly, I thought this was a great year for both storylines and match quality, just a terrible year for PPV planning and structure.
So it was a fun year, but probably not a very profitable one.
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Post by ozzyismetal on Dec 14, 2013 6:52:46 GMT -5
Ending in 9 are my favourite years.
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Post by bootytea on Dec 14, 2013 7:16:48 GMT -5
2003 had Kane be the most interesting he has ever been, the rise of Evolution and the first time necrophilia has been televised on a sports entertainment program. You guys are way too picky. Katie Vick was in 2002 Oops, maybe it wasn't THAT good then.
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Post by froggyfrog on Dec 14, 2013 12:41:10 GMT -5
Because the business has 7 year cycles and years that end in 6 are usually the start of a new cycle. 1986 saw the build to Andre VS Hogan. 1996 saw Austin 316. 2006 saw the rise of John Cena. Years that end in 3-4-5 are sort-of transitionals. Sooooooo... those oh-hum last 7 years? That was a boom cycle. I'm positive the deaths of Benoit & Guerrero as well as the departure of Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle caused it to not boom as hard as it should have. We're entering the crash now. My guess is that in 2016, WWE will change their programming, either to a more attitudinal content or to the complete opposite, to a more sports-influenced base. Rise Of Cena was def not 06.
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Post by disorganisedchaos v:2 on Dec 14, 2013 13:57:21 GMT -5
Um, I wouldn't say 2007 was that great a year. Benoit stuff aside, there wasn't a lot that I could say was actually good that year. In fact, I don't remember a lot from that year except for Shawn Michaels being out for months, Chris Jericho's return, Vince being blown up, Vince's son angle, Edge and Vickie's wedding and so forth. Wasn't that the worst year for Super Cena too? I agree about 87 and 97 I was picking on 2007 in particular as one year which could be considered more "cursed" than any ending in 3.
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Post by disorganisedchaos v:2 on Dec 14, 2013 13:58:13 GMT -5
Because the business has 7 year cycles and years that end in 6 are usually the start of a new cycle. 1986 saw the build to Andre VS Hogan. 1996 saw Austin 316. 2006 saw the rise of John Cena. Years that end in 3-4-5 are sort-of transitionals. Sooooooo... those oh-hum last 7 years? That was a boom cycle. I'm positive the deaths of Benoit & Guerrero as well as the departure of Brock Lesnar and Kurt Angle caused it to not boom as hard as it should have. We're entering the crash now. My guess is that in 2016, WWE will change their programming, either to a more attitudinal content or to the complete opposite, to a more sports-influenced base. Rise Of Cena was def not 06. 2006 was more rise of Edge than anyone else, was it not?
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Post by RIHT on Dec 14, 2013 14:59:52 GMT -5
If there is a curse, the match quality alone throughout this year shattered it. Yeah, the matches have been good.... minus the main events! Minus Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena, the matches in the main events have been awful! Plus, any of the good matches usually have little to no story to them or are purposely overshadowed. Cesaro vs. Bryan on Raw? No follow up to that! Cena vs. Punk on Raw? Nope! Rock is in the main event of WM. Punk vs. Taker? Nope. Triple H vs. Lesnar and Rock vs. Cena were supposedly better enough to close the show. Bryan's matches with Orton good from Raw? Not for PPV! Give Big Show a title shot! The list could go on and on. If WWE in 2013 was a cake, then it was a good cake. But we as fans are still left with the question: Where's the cream filling?
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Post by froggyfrog on Dec 14, 2013 15:00:31 GMT -5
Rise Of Cena was def not 06. 2006 was more rise of Edge than anyone else, was it not? Yea by 2006 Cena had been the WWE Champion for months. 2006 was Edge's first real foray into main event status.
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Post by disorganisedchaos v:2 on Dec 14, 2013 15:14:14 GMT -5
"I love humans. Always seeing patterns in things that aren't there."
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Post by MichaelMartini on Dec 14, 2013 17:10:11 GMT -5
If there is a curse, the match quality alone throughout this year shattered it. Yeah, the matches have been good.... minus the main events! Minus Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena, the matches in the main events have been awful! Plus, any of the good matches usually have little to no story to them or are purposely overshadowed. Cesaro vs. Bryan on Raw? No follow up to that! Cena vs. Punk on Raw? Nope! Rock is in the main event of WM. Punk vs. Taker? Nope. Triple H vs. Lesnar and Rock vs. Cena were supposedly better enough to close the show. Bryan's matches with Orton good from Raw? Not for PPV! Give Big Show a title shot! The list could go on and on. If WWE in 2013 was a cake, then it was a good cake. But we as fans are still left with the question: Where's the cream filling? If 2013 was a cake it would be a McCain deep and delicious. Not offensively bad but nothing special either.
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Post by SAJ Forth on Dec 15, 2013 16:18:25 GMT -5
The booking may not be great, but 2013 can be remembered for great matches.
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