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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2019 1:26:28 GMT -5
And he's essentially been saying that since the beginning of New Day When you think about it this whole thing has been the long game based on Woods' promise years ago. Keeping together, keeping over as shit. They've done that. They're always out front. Always loud. Never out of shape. Never lazy. Always 110%. Hard work. Keep at that level (keep the blades sharp like they said in that interview) and the second there's the slightest opening, that's when they move in. And they sure as shit did here. And the underrated thing about is their is no jealousy. Big E could legit be in the same spot Kofi is in right now and be shining but they want Kofi to get something he's never had the chance to get. Those dudes are secure in themselves and want their brother to be champ because if he's champ they all hold the belt since this the epitome of a team effort
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 1:27:52 GMT -5
Ali's good. Man's going to be the next "Rey Mysterio" with his in-ring skills. He'll be in the midcard a bit and grind a bit until next year's WM, he'll be fine. Kofi's time is now though. You can get a good run out of Kofi and do what it do with him. The special thing about it is that once Kofi's champion you can flip New Day and do the "heel champion with goons" thing given they want Kofi to keep the belt. He's got potential as a fighting babyface veteran champion and as a craft heel champion similar to HBK mixed with Edge.
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Post by Larryhausen on Feb 18, 2019 1:31:07 GMT -5
I want someone to Photoshop the Banner of House Bolton from Game of Thrones into a New Day banner.
(Since The Bolton Words are "Our Blades Are Sharp.")
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Post by Shai on Feb 18, 2019 1:31:57 GMT -5
Just as a lot peeps including myself were saying New Day was stale this happens and it's a whole new world. And yeah this has always been Xavier's goal.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 18, 2019 1:56:44 GMT -5
Another thing people are overlooking, is that they've blatantly said THIS is why New Day exists, THIS is why New Day was formed. Not to be goofy idiots, that was just to keep them around, the real crux of The New Day forming, was to get Kofi Kingston a world title
And if that doesn't help sell the feud to you, I don't know what will. They formed, they worked from the ground up to become one of the most memorable stables in wrestling and one of the ones able to stay relevant as long as they have, to get Kofi Kingston a world title.
It shows a Shield Level Brotherly Bond between these dudes that really makes you want to see it happen, it's a perfect scenario.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 2:03:00 GMT -5
Another thing people are overlooking, is that they've blatantly said THIS is why New Day exists, THIS is why New Day was formed. Not to be goofy idiots, that was just to keep them around, the real crux of The New Day forming, was to get Kofi Kingston a world title And if that doesn't help sell the feud to you, I don't know what will. They formed, they worked from the ground up to become one of the most memorable stables in wrestling and one of the ones able to stay relevant as long as they have, to get Kofi Kingston a world title. It shows a Shield Level Brotherly Bond between these dudes that really makes you want to see it happen, it's a perfect scenario. This is really why I think the ideal way to set up for the match is New Day having to beat Bryan, Rowan, and whoever to earn the shot. Have New Day as a team have to get the job done to get Kofi his chance.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 2:03:57 GMT -5
Man these dudes are great.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 18, 2019 2:05:13 GMT -5
Another thing people are overlooking, is that they've blatantly said THIS is why New Day exists, THIS is why New Day was formed. Not to be goofy idiots, that was just to keep them around, the real crux of The New Day forming, was to get Kofi Kingston a world title And if that doesn't help sell the feud to you, I don't know what will. They formed, they worked from the ground up to become one of the most memorable stables in wrestling and one of the ones able to stay relevant as long as they have, to get Kofi Kingston a world title. It shows a Shield Level Brotherly Bond between these dudes that really makes you want to see it happen, it's a perfect scenario. This is really why I think the ideal way to set up for the match is New Day having to beat Bryan, Rowan, and whoever to earn the shot. Have New Day as a team have to get the job done to get Kofi his chance. Maybe Orton, then have AJ take out Orton if he goes to get a chair or something on the outside to set up a match between those two to play off of tonight.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fingers on Feb 18, 2019 2:18:13 GMT -5
Man these dudes are great. You can tell how much those dudes just genuinely love eachother and how proud they are tonight and like I'm gonna WEEP.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Feb 18, 2019 2:20:50 GMT -5
Another thing people are overlooking, is that they've blatantly said THIS is why New Day exists, THIS is why New Day was formed. Not to be goofy idiots, that was just to keep them around, the real crux of The New Day forming, was to get Kofi Kingston a world title And if that doesn't help sell the feud to you, I don't know what will. They formed, they worked from the ground up to become one of the most memorable stables in wrestling and one of the ones able to stay relevant as long as they have, to get Kofi Kingston a world title. It shows a Shield Level Brotherly Bond between these dudes that really makes you want to see it happen, it's a perfect scenario. This is really why I think the ideal way to set up for the match is New Day having to beat Bryan, Rowan, and whoever to earn the shot. Have New Day as a team have to get the job done to get Kofi his chance. I figure it's either going to be this, or they might have whoever the authority figure is now (Shane? Hunter and Steph? Vince?) offer a choice. Kofi can get a shot at the world title, but Xavier and Big E might have to sit out Wrestlemania entirely, forcing them to sacrifice their spot at the show for Kofi's sake.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 2:25:07 GMT -5
Man these dudes are great. You can tell how much those dudes just genuinely love eachother and how proud they are tonight and like I'm gonna WEEP. Seriously. WWE BETTER not screw this up. At all.
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Post by schma on Feb 18, 2019 2:31:42 GMT -5
This is really why I think the ideal way to set up for the match is New Day having to beat Bryan, Rowan, and whoever to earn the shot. Have New Day as a team have to get the job done to get Kofi his chance. I figure it's either going to be this, or they might have whoever the authority figure is now (Shane? Hunter and Steph? Vince?) offer a choice. Kofi can get a shot at the world title, but Xavier and Big E might have to sit out Wrestlemania entirely, forcing them to sacrifice their spot at the show for Kofi's sake. That would work IF both Xavier and Big E accept immediately and they're like you're sure? And the two of them just go Damn right we're sure. This is his time and we won't stop until he gets that chance.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Feb 18, 2019 3:35:39 GMT -5
And they wouldn't be making just one star, here. Because if... IF... they pull off the inevitable Big E Turn? Dude.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 18, 2019 3:44:16 GMT -5
This is even Twitter's headline for Kofi's worldwide trend, just literally "Fans want Kofi to face Bryan again at Mania", it was such a powerful worldwide consensus, Twitter has it as the HEADLINE
So this better happen.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Feb 18, 2019 4:24:18 GMT -5
This is really why I think the ideal way to set up for the match is New Day having to beat Bryan, Rowan, and whoever to earn the shot. Have New Day as a team have to get the job done to get Kofi his chance. I figure it's either going to be this, or they might have whoever the authority figure is now (Shane? Hunter and Steph? Vince?) offer a choice. Kofi can get a shot at the world title, but Xavier and Big E might have to sit out Wrestlemania entirely, forcing them to sacrifice their spot at the show for Kofi's sake. What I could see is a situaiton where they have a possible tag title shot, and they decide they won't take it so they can be there to support Kofi and keep the match clean. They don't want to go for the gold, they want to be 100% and fade into the background so Kofi can have his night. Don't bring any authority figure nonsense into it, just create a situation where there's an opportunity involved that Xavier and Big E turn down without hesitaiton so they can be there to support Kofi. Having them make that kind of sacrifice instead of having it forced on them would be way more meaningful.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Feb 18, 2019 4:27:25 GMT -5
I figure it's either going to be this, or they might have whoever the authority figure is now (Shane? Hunter and Steph? Vince?) offer a choice. Kofi can get a shot at the world title, but Xavier and Big E might have to sit out Wrestlemania entirely, forcing them to sacrifice their spot at the show for Kofi's sake. What I could see is a situaiton where they have a possible tag title shot, and they decide they won't take it so they can be there to support Kofi and keep the match clean. They don't want to go for the gold, they want to be 100% and fade into the background so Kofi can have his night. Don't bring any authority figure nonsense into it, just create a situation where there's an opportunity involved that Xavier and Big E turn down without hesitaiton so they can be there to support Kofi. Having them make that kind of sacrifice instead of having it forced on them would be way more meaningful. The problem here is that they are passing up the chance of them holding both titles at the end of the show, which is why I feel such a choice wouldn't make much sense unless it was forced onto them.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 18, 2019 13:40:22 GMT -5
Shit like this is reasons why guys stay in WWE as long as they do in hopes of changing their fortune
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Post by Moppy on Feb 18, 2019 13:48:04 GMT -5
Forgive me, I haven't read the whole thread yet but I gotta throw out credit where it's due left, right and center.
Out of nowhere, we have a Wrestlemania WWE Title match that people are DESPERATE to see. There was a real lack of obvious candidate (and you could reasonably blame their handling of Nakamura, Rusev, Almas etc for that), yet they gave Kofi his chance on Smackdown, and boy did he take it.
They could have still had him eliminated early - don't try to say they haven't pulled this shit in the past. But they stuck with him until the end and got their rewards - Kofi pulled out perhaps his all-time biggest performance against a D-Bry who continues to cement his place as one of the best ever week after week. The result hurt like a kick to the gut, which I suppose was the point.
Well done, Kofi. Well done, Bryan. And well done, WWE - you may have fallen into this ass-backwards (was this the original plan for Ali? Would he have got the same shot Kofi did?), but you followed a course that many times previously, you wouldn't have. Even credit to Vince for recognising the reaction this finish would get and switching the match to last on the card.
Now - please, PLEASE, follow through and strap that man up at Mania!
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Post by lionheart21 on Feb 18, 2019 13:51:46 GMT -5
And they wouldn't be making just one star, here. Because if... IF... they pull off the inevitable Big E Turn? Dude. As much as I'd rather keep them all together as friends, the best way that I see this happening: Have Kofi win the title, and then have Big E turn on him and Xavier afterwards during the celebration, stating that he was sick of focusing years of his career on being a team player, all for Kofi to be the one to get the World title instead of him. With how over as a face that Kofi is, if Big E did that, he'd instantly become the biggest heel in the company. I do worry that heel Big E would just be booked as a generic heel, though, since he wouldn't be able to show his personality.
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