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Post by Instant Classic on Jan 4, 2014 13:08:43 GMT -5
and beat Angle and Orton at Mania for the WHC.
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Jan 4, 2014 13:13:46 GMT -5
Flamethrowers and pitchforks galore. Mainstream fans would have non-reacted to his push and IWC fans would have complained endlessly. Heck, even despite his shoddy treatment after Eddie's death I sense a lot of people never really liked Chavo's work much anyway. Rey was definitely ready (brother) at the time for a main event push and Eddie's unfortunate death only propelled it. If anything, Rey would have had a way more solid main event run had Eddie lived.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 4, 2014 13:13:47 GMT -5
No f***s would be given by the fans because Chavo wasn't over before and after Eddy died in WWE. Rey was very popular before he got his megapush to the World title. Chavo, on the other hand was greeted with apathy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 13:20:28 GMT -5
ZERO BUYS
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Post by Bootista on Jan 4, 2014 13:21:02 GMT -5
I'd be pissed.
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Post by Crimson on Jan 4, 2014 13:23:10 GMT -5
The nepotism would've been blatant
Unlike Chavo, Rey actually got over on his own merits.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 4, 2014 13:24:51 GMT -5
Then the defunct European title would have had more credibility than the World Title.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 13:26:37 GMT -5
The only interesting character Chavo Guerrero ever had was cut short by Eddie's passing.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 13:29:57 GMT -5
I do recall people at the time being ticked that Rey won while Chavo was so pathetically dispatched with a 30-second stay in the same match. Not sure if that means they'd have loved Chavo winning, but Chavo was certainly seen as the more IWC friendly winner of the two.
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Post by Digital Witness on Jan 4, 2014 13:31:33 GMT -5
While Chavo was always a solid worker, he was NEVER over enough to be anything more than a mid card act at best. That call would have been universally jeered.
The only way I could see Chavo getting even a cup of coffee in a main event program is if his feud with Rey happened during Rey's title run which would have actually been better than Rey jobbing to every big man on the roster.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 4, 2014 13:32:41 GMT -5
Chavo's theme opening smackdown would be pretty hilarious.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 4, 2014 13:37:45 GMT -5
Rey was the way better choice. Plus, it lead to a pretty good feud with a heel Chavo.
HOWEVER, I think WWE should have gone all-in with Edge as a heel WWE Champion and kept him the champion until Mania. Then you have Cena win the Rumble, setting up Edge v. Cena for WrestleMania. Edge made the best of working with Foley, but I think WWE should have gone with him as WWE Champion after the awesome angle at New Year's Revolution. We all saw what great chemistry Edge and Cena had, but WWE didn't go all the way with it until later that year.
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Post by TGM on Jan 4, 2014 13:38:29 GMT -5
I'm gonna have nightmares about this now op.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jan 4, 2014 13:49:46 GMT -5
It'd be a greater threat to WWE's bottom-line that 10,000 Ted Turners.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 13:51:45 GMT -5
"The Buyrate for wrestlemania is in, 31k buys domestic 28k international"
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Jan 4, 2014 13:58:37 GMT -5
"I have also wrestled Rey..."
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 4, 2014 14:01:09 GMT -5
"I have also wrestled Rey..." "Who I would love to wrestle again. What, we're talking about Chavo? Screw Chavo, he was the worst World Champion since Vince Russo." |
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Jan 4, 2014 14:07:11 GMT -5
Wouldn't have done much good for anyone, I think. Mysterio was turned into a star because of it, Chavo's reign would have been seen much like Swagger or Ziggler's runs with a world title in retrospect. Even at the most he ever got as the evil prick who tormented Rey, he still didn't do anything for me, so can't say I'm too upset by the outcome. Just wish Rey hadn't leaned so much on Eddie when it all happened.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 4, 2014 14:24:38 GMT -5
Reaction in Mexico and the Latino demographics would have been so strong, WWE would have relocated their base of operations from Stamford to Mexico City, bought out AAA and CMLL, and triggered a new Golden Age in professional wrestling.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 4, 2014 14:34:06 GMT -5
Reaction in Mexico and the Latino demographics would have been so strong, WWE would have relocated their base of operations from Stamford to Mexico City, bought out AAA and CMLL, and triggered a new Golden Age in professional wrestling. I doubt they would care as much you think. Latinos don't just cheer for fellow Latinos just cause. If Chavo was a draw to them, AAA and CMLL would be booking him right now. TNA would still have him as an employee because they been forever trying to find the Latino messiah that will bring them that demograpic. |
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