Lt. Palumbo
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Feb 26, 2019 0:04:25 GMT -5
What I find hilarious is how poorly they've misjudged how to book Batista on the last return and seemingly on this one too. Bear in mind I haven't seen Raw yet, but I feel like Batista's at a stage where people would be good with him as a face, especially against HHH.
It feels like they're thinking "let's not make the same mistake as last time in having Batista face", entirely missing why he was booed out of the building
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Post by Bear Skin Rug on Feb 26, 2019 0:07:11 GMT -5
His losses never mean anything because he's always in a better position than his opponent when the next year comes. Compare him and Angle since last mania. Rollins and Bryan opened the show in the years after they beat him.
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schma
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Post by schma on Feb 26, 2019 1:31:45 GMT -5
Well Batista was wearing a nose ring so that means one of two things. We're getting midlife crisis Batista or Douchetista is back.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 2:01:43 GMT -5
With the way characters switch in wwe nowadays Batista will be a babyface next week and HHH will be the heel with zero explanation.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Feb 26, 2019 2:07:04 GMT -5
What I find hilarious is how poorly they've misjudged how to book Batista on the last return and seemingly on this one too. Bear in mind I haven't seen Raw yet, but I feel like Batista's at a stage where people would be good with him as a face, especially against HHH. It feels like they're thinking "let's not make the same mistake as last time in having Batista face", entirely missing why he was booed out of the building Dave loves being heel, and is very well aware that Douchetista is the character the fans find most entertaining, so I'm guessing this is his call.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Feb 26, 2019 2:23:19 GMT -5
Batista's made his desires clear, Trips himself has turned them down before he can work on putting over the next generation, but there's really no reason not to. Get that Wrestlemania match in right before the Infinity War media blitz, that's just good, sensible marketing that they passed up the last time they have Batista around.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Feb 26, 2019 2:46:30 GMT -5
I don't mind having Batista back, hell I've missed the big lug and think a marquee match or two with him is a no-brainer for WWE, but I just do not get why, of all people, the only guy he wants to wrestle is HHH. He seems to reasonably keep up with the product and not be afraid to criticise it and be on point...so why the hell is his comeback as a heel inevitably losing to Your Lord & Saviour HHH? It's just so weird to me that THAT's the match he wants. HHH wanting it is no surprise, dude's ego knows no bounds. But I really don't get Batista's desire to redo a match we've seen before back when both guys were younger & better, rather than say, a Goldberg-style smash vs Lesnar or a match with literally anybody else besides HHH.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Feb 26, 2019 4:55:12 GMT -5
I don't really mind nostalgia matchest with part time talent, only their placement on the card.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Feb 26, 2019 4:59:27 GMT -5
His losses never mean anything because he's always in a better position than his opponent when the next year comes. Compare him and Angle since last mania. Rollins and Bryan opened the show in the years after they beat him. Bryan opened the show the year he beat him.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Feb 26, 2019 5:14:38 GMT -5
His losses never mean anything because he's always in a better position than his opponent when the next year comes. Compare him and Angle since last mania. Rollins and Bryan opened the show in the years after they beat him. Both of those matches were meant to open the show on a big note, in recent years Mania has become so packed that whatever starts off the main card is usually a pretty big deal. Bryan did move down the card, but that had much more to do with the company never having long-term top guy plans for him to begin with, and still gave him that big IC title win and a planned push for it, while Seth opened up the Mania after mostly because he was later cashing in and closing the show as world champion. Trying to look at the correlation of card placement of Triple H's opponents year to year is a fool's game because that's putting more thought into it than anyone writing the show is.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 5:23:30 GMT -5
Look on the brightside: It'll be a 30 minute break to get food, stretch your legs, etc. Much needed during at 16 hour show.
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Post by Woo on Feb 26, 2019 6:53:47 GMT -5
Damn I hate HHH. This crap is way we don't have any stars anymore.
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Post by Dub H on Feb 26, 2019 6:57:51 GMT -5
You have to let it go Triple H, the accident wasn't your fault.
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Feb 26, 2019 9:00:52 GMT -5
I always picture Trips faux reluctantly agreeing to these big matches. Oh Sting signed? Awesome. Beat him you say? Well sure I guess. Gotta make me look strong for the Ronda showdown later that night eh? Ok. What? You want ME to be in the match with Ronda next year too? Jeez I dunno if I can handle all that mainstream attention. If you insist Vince.
What? You want me to win the Rumble? Aw shucks I guess so. Oh it's for the WWE title too? I totally forgot. Guess this means I'm main eventing Mania again this year. Didn't even think of that! Wow.
Oh hi Dave. You want to face me at Mania? Wow. If you say so. What's that movie you're in...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 9:05:15 GMT -5
The positive thing is, Batista is a heel.
Batista should never be a face ever again. Ever.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 9:10:33 GMT -5
Triple H is angry because he wanted to brutally attack Ric Flair again, for old time's sakes.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Feb 26, 2019 9:20:30 GMT -5
I agree.
Get off the PS2, old man. It's time to move on to the current generation.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 9:21:32 GMT -5
I honestly think this year is his last, he's preoccupied with him being on the brink of taking over and his nxt responsibilities plus as I've already banged on about in another thread Dave ain't doing the job in an important year for his movie career, with already retired Flair and HBK being in the mix for this storyline I'd expect Trips to put his career on the line in this match, lose and get a tearful send off from the crowd (or not mania crowds can march to the beat of their own drums).
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Post by Spider2024 on Feb 26, 2019 9:23:31 GMT -5
He needs to be movin' on worse than Mya did in '98.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2019 9:52:14 GMT -5
HHH is bad enough but babyface HHH is brutal. No joke he is the worst face I have ever seen, even worse than 1995 WCW Hogan. He has no idea how to play that role.
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