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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2021 14:26:30 GMT -5
And the champions were the New Age Outlaws?
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Dec 18, 2021 14:30:11 GMT -5
To be fair they weren't over at all from like 2010 to 2013. I think it was late 2013 during the Bryan v Authority when fans actually started taking to them and they built some momentum then they won the titles a few months later.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Dec 18, 2021 15:12:37 GMT -5
I loved this period of The Usos. It felt like they finally had the pieces together and the fans took them enough to warrant a push.
I've brought this up a few times now, so sorry for repeating myself, but The Usos have had a prolific list of 'old school' opponents they've faced off with: The New Age Outlaws, The Dudleys, The Hardyz, The Headbangers, Evolution (Batista/Orton), etc. Then there are the more modern memorable tag team opponents like Team Hell No, Cody/Goldust, The Wyatt Family, The Shield, The New Day, etc. Guys that in 5-6 years will seem like legendary duos themselves. They have a genuine shot at being one of the top tag teams ever. It's a shame we didn't get DX vs The Usos at one of the Saudi shows or if Christian stayed Edge & Christian vs The Usos nowadays.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Dec 18, 2021 15:14:36 GMT -5
So wild to think they've been on the roster for over a decade now.
I still remember the Raw where they debuted with Tamina and attacked the Hart Dynasty.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Dec 18, 2021 17:34:01 GMT -5
Yeah, it is crazy to think how lost in the shuffle The Usos were until they came out with the face paint and the war chant and started to really get over
Even then, they didn't even get a Mania match until a few years ago
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Dec 18, 2021 18:31:42 GMT -5
The Usos through several different emobidments have proven how much better a tag team is when they have personalities.
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Dec 18, 2021 19:21:49 GMT -5
I was at the RAW after Elimination Chamber when they squashed the Outlaws in about eight seconds or something like that.
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Post by Woo on Dec 19, 2021 1:06:11 GMT -5
I'm still baffled Cryme Time never won the tag belts despite being practically the only tag team at the time.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 19, 2021 1:34:45 GMT -5
So wild to think they've been on the roster for over a decade now. I still remember the Raw where they debuted with Tamina and attacked the Hart Dynasty. Nearly 12 years in Vince McMahon’s WWE, and the only time they’ve come close to breaking up was when Jimmy came back from injury and was trying to talk Jey into seeing sense about how Reigns was using him… Before arbitrarily joining in because Jey was away a few weeks and they needed Jimmy to take Jey’s bumps. |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 19, 2021 8:41:52 GMT -5
I get it took a while for fans to warm up to them and I’ll admit they’re more charismatic now probably, but I legit enjoyed the face paint Uso era because they were still an engaging tag team even at that period.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 19, 2021 9:12:27 GMT -5
I get it took a while for fans to warm up to them and I’ll admit they’re more charismatic now probably, but I legit enjoyed the face paint Uso era because they were still an engaging tag team even at that period. Oh, babyface Usos with the paint and the siva tau was hot fire. I mean, once they got the opportunity for it in 2013/2014, they were booked strong and had increasingly great matches. It's just a shame they lost the crowd along the way, because... What, because they were friendly with Reigns at his most hated? Because they didn't drop the belts to Harper and Rowan? There's always a lot said about how crowds turned on Cena and Reigns, but it happened with The Usos too, and it might be something worth talking about. |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Dec 19, 2021 9:51:55 GMT -5
I get it took a while for fans to warm up to them and I’ll admit they’re more charismatic now probably, but I legit enjoyed the face paint Uso era because they were still an engaging tag team even at that period. Oh, babyface Usos with the paint and the siva tau was hot fire. I mean, once they got the opportunity for it in 2013/2014, they were booked strong and had increasingly great matches. It's just a shame they lost the crowd along the way, because... What, because they were friendly with Reigns at his most hated? Because they didn't drop the belts to Harper and Rowan? There's always a lot said about how crowds turned on Cena and Reigns, but it happened with The Usos too, and it might be something worth talking about. i think people had been getting bored of them for a few months because of similar matches, but the absolute tipping point was them breaking up a clean-ish (Anderson and Gallows had interfered but this was after they'd been chased off, and it was off an AJ move) pin AJ had on Roman in a title match |
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Post by Dave the Dave on Dec 19, 2021 10:49:50 GMT -5
When you give talented people time to develop, they’ll figure it out and be great.
Who’d a thunk? Wish more people got that chance.
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Post by Feyrhausen on Dec 19, 2021 12:50:27 GMT -5
When you give talented people time to develop, they’ll figure it out and be great. Who’d a thunk? Wish more people got that chance. Nope. Throw someone out there and if they dont get over in a week then cut them. This works out so much better. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2021 12:53:52 GMT -5
Now I wish they'd lose them and not win them back for at least 4 years!
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 20, 2021 2:41:00 GMT -5
I get it took a while for fans to warm up to them and I’ll admit they’re more charismatic now probably, but I legit enjoyed the face paint Uso era because they were still an engaging tag team even at that period. Oh, babyface Usos with the paint and the siva tau was hot fire. I mean, once they got the opportunity for it in 2013/2014, they were booked strong and had increasingly great matches. It's just a shame they lost the crowd along the way, because... What, because they were friendly with Reigns at his most hated? Because they didn't drop the belts to Harper and Rowan? There's always a lot said about how crowds turned on Cena and Reigns, but it happened with The Usos too, and it might be something worth talking about. it was more just that they were stale and generally didn't get any promos or anything after a long while. It was just they would come out do the Siva Tau and wrestle matches that really didn't seem to matter cause outside of the Siva Tau they didn't get to show a ton of personality. I mean anyone who says that the Usos were never over until the big heel turn is just incorrect... if anything they're poster boys for why your people need personalities and occasional updates to keep them fresh. |
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Post by peaches1 on Dec 20, 2021 13:13:11 GMT -5
Wasn't their original gimmick basically a rejection of the whole 'face paint and war dance' aesethetic? I swear remembering them cutting a promo where they talked about respecting their family but they weren't going to do the stereotypical Samoan wrestler stuff.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Dec 20, 2021 15:50:21 GMT -5
Wasn't their original gimmick basically a rejection of the whole 'face paint and war dance' aesethetic? I swear remembering them cutting a promo where they talked about respecting their family but they weren't going to do the stereotypical Samoan wrestler stuff. From what I remember the original promo was focused more on rejecting like the Umaga style uneducated savage stuff. Maybe they mentioned the dancing but I don't particularly remember... and if they did it's kinda strange since like... every Samoan sports team does the Siva Tau >_> |
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Dec 20, 2021 19:01:30 GMT -5
Wasn't their original gimmick basically a rejection of the whole 'face paint and war dance' aesethetic? I swear remembering them cutting a promo where they talked about respecting their family but they weren't going to do the stereotypical Samoan wrestler stuff. From what I remember the original promo was focused more on rejecting like the Umaga style uneducated savage stuff. Maybe they mentioned the dancing but I don't particularly remember... and if they did it's kinda strange since like... every Samoan sports team does the Siva Tau >_> which then of course begs the question of why on earth they did Ka Mate the first time they debuted the new gimmick. |
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