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Post by fortknox on Mar 25, 2023 21:17:33 GMT -5
The last time I cared was with King Booker. Since then they've all been different degrees of awful.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Mar 25, 2023 21:35:43 GMT -5
The original PPV run of KotR I was always invested in it. Haven’t really cared any of the times they’ve brought it back.
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Post by XIII on Mar 25, 2023 21:41:09 GMT -5
Macho King. lol
that shit is terrible
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 25, 2023 22:07:26 GMT -5
I loved Regal yelling "ALL HAIL KING BOOKAH!", and even Sharmell screaming it. Just over-the-top hilarity for that whole act.
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Post by PKO on Mar 25, 2023 22:08:55 GMT -5
I liked the PPV as a kid. Booker made it work as his whole gimmick. Regal’s push was intriguing until his suspension ended everything. Sheamus and Barrett had silly outfits and lost a lot. I’ve never cared for Corbin. I remember next to nothing about Xavier being King.
So I guess, Regal?
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Post by 06vwgti on Mar 25, 2023 22:23:57 GMT -5
Booker t with the queen, regal and finlay
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Mar 25, 2023 22:26:51 GMT -5
Booker T made it work, partly because he'd been in need of a gimmick change-up anyway.
But count me in for someone who thinks KOTR should always just be a trophy and an accolade that gets referenced.
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Post by Chiral on Mar 25, 2023 22:29:04 GMT -5
Probably Booker I suppose, Xavier would've been fun had they not jobbed him out to Roman and had Roman steal and destroy his crown like two minutes after he won the dang thing
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Post by darbus alan on Mar 25, 2023 22:31:56 GMT -5
Gotta go with King Booker. The over-the-top British accent (that reverted to Booker's usual accent when he got mad), Regal as royal crier. Everything about it was so over-the-top and silly fun.
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Post by john84 on Mar 25, 2023 22:36:20 GMT -5
Yeah, Booker was the last one that worked out well IMO too. My boy Regals was good too (not that I'm biased lol) but yeah Booker T is probably the best one IMO.
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Post by john84 on Mar 25, 2023 22:37:13 GMT -5
Probably Booker I suppose, Xavier would've been fun had they not jobbed him out to Roman and had Roman steal and destroy his crown like two minutes after he won the dang thing Yeah, cos heaven forbid that a mid-card babyface gets anything good with Roman around lol.
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Post by chazraps on Mar 25, 2023 22:41:54 GMT -5
Xavier Woods winning was a super feel good moment with an absolute banger entrance song and I wish they had ran with it longer.
Prior to that, August 2015 I really liked the shortlived run Wade Barrett had as "The Cosmic King" alongside Stardust. Felt they could have done a lot more with that as well.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Mar 25, 2023 22:42:38 GMT -5
Prior to that, August 2015 I really liked the shortlived run Wade Barrett had as "The Cosmic King" alongside Stardust. Felt they could have done a lot more with that as well. Hell yeah, you and me both!
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Post by fortknox on Mar 25, 2023 22:51:35 GMT -5
Xavier Woods winning was a super feel good moment with an absolute banger entrance song and I wish they had ran with it longer. Prior to that, August 2015 I really liked the shortlived run Wade Barrett had as "The Cosmic King" alongside Stardust. Felt they could have done a lot more with that as well.
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Post by tirtefaa on Mar 25, 2023 22:59:07 GMT -5
I still don't understand why they use the tournament to set up a stupid king gimmick instead of using it similarly as the Rumble is to WrestleMania. Use it to set up the title match at SummerSlam.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Mar 25, 2023 23:15:03 GMT -5
King Booker was the only time I remotely gave a shit about the gimmick. Perfect gimmick for that particular performer.
Booker screaming his name and then looking all crazy after was so damn good.
(Oh and his entrance pose at the top of the ramp was cool too) (Okay everything about the King Booker gimmick was money)
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Mar 26, 2023 3:29:03 GMT -5
Xavier Woods winning was a super feel good moment with an absolute banger entrance song and I wish they had ran with it longer. Prior to that, August 2015 I really liked the shortlived run Wade Barrett had as "The Cosmic King" alongside Stardust. Felt they could have done a lot more with that as well. God I f***ing love Cody. Dude put his whole ass into every gimmick he was given back in his first run. Thats why I think he's getting what he deserves in his current one. Thats why he's my guy.
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Post by CMWaters on Mar 26, 2023 3:39:36 GMT -5
Maybe it's bias since I was at the show when he won it, but I thought they could have done more with King Sheamus.
I also liked the unique crown they gave him.
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Post by ayumidah on Mar 26, 2023 4:01:40 GMT -5
I was invested in Xavier winning it, the gimmick wasn't too great and I feel bad over them just dropping it the way they did, but I know it's something he really wanted, so it was nice for a brief bit
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Mar 26, 2023 9:00:27 GMT -5
Something so incredibly stupid yet was performed with 100% commitment that made it work
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