Ultimo Gallos
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Dreams SUCK!Nightmares live FOREVER!
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Oct 11, 2023 15:35:30 GMT -5
I was sure Watt's UWF was gonna beat WWF and Crockett.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Oct 11, 2023 15:55:15 GMT -5
When the Kurt Angle vignettes started and it was clear his gimmick was going to be an all American baby face with gold medals, I thought for sure he was going to bomb.
Not sure if I just didn’t pick up on the subtleties or WWE was smart enough to lean into my kind of reaction, but obviously he did pretty well.
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Eunös ✈
Dalek
Duck Feet Expert
Tolerated, just not practically liked.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Oct 11, 2023 15:59:02 GMT -5
That John Morrison would end up having the more successful WWE career out of the Miz/Morrison team.
Outside of WWE you could probably say he did, but in WWE itself.. Not even close.
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Post by Hypnosis on Oct 11, 2023 17:30:04 GMT -5
I thought CM Punk in AEW was going to be a can't-miss all-time feelgood run Same, but even when he debuted, there was that thought in my head that things probably weren't going to end well since there was still that lingering grudge with Cabana, who was a longtime friend of his, and him being close with the Bucks.
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Squirrel Master
Hank Scorpio
"Then the Squirrel Master came out of left field and told me I'm his bitch!"
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Post by Squirrel Master on Oct 12, 2023 0:21:58 GMT -5
Kenny Dysktra would be a multi time WWE Champion. THE TWENTY YEAR OLD KENNY
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Oct 12, 2023 0:36:29 GMT -5
More or less this, yes, like I thought he'd be bigger in WWE, at least. He still wound up having a successful career in TNA, but obviously never became the big deal a lot of people anticipated due to him making a number of mistakes. He *should* have been a big player. The combo of ill times injuries, being an idiot and injuring Orton (and someone else, IIRC) did him in. From what I remember he didn't injure him but Cena described him as extremely reckless in the ring.
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Squirrel Master
Hank Scorpio
"Then the Squirrel Master came out of left field and told me I'm his bitch!"
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Post by Squirrel Master on Oct 12, 2023 0:38:55 GMT -5
When Doctor Dre introduced his friend Snoop Dogg to the masses, he told everyone to buy Snoop’s debut album which was about to drop, how it was gonna be Da Bomb. I thought, who the hell is this crackhead?
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King Koopa
He's just a Sexy Kurt
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Post by 67 more on Oct 12, 2023 0:41:16 GMT -5
when Maclin was signed by Impact i genuinely dismissed it as a nothing lowest of the low WWE cast off signing who had nothing to offer and was probably just a favor for Deonna. Then his year long rise towards the title was like my favorite story in wrestling and he was awesome. Learned a real lesson. I didn't give a solitary shit about Maclin until that hardcore match with PCO. Jesus Christ, the buckets that Maclin bled for that match, and then I turned around on him.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
FANatic
Writer, Lover of all things Wrestling. Analytical, Critical, Lovable (hopefully). Lets all have fun!
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 12, 2023 3:08:15 GMT -5
In terms of wrestlers I thought were going to be instant stars based off their looks and vignettes, I thought Nathan Jones was gonna be completely can't miss
Still some of the coolest debut vignettes I think WWE's ever produced.
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FHgrad99
Vegeta
Never mind that s***, here comes Mongo!
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Post by FHgrad99 on Oct 12, 2023 3:14:19 GMT -5
I thought the Ultimate Warrior was a great wrestler is one that I immediately thought of.
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Nosnorb
El Dandy
Nachos and Fraggle Rock are TIMELESS.
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Post by Nosnorb on Oct 12, 2023 4:38:10 GMT -5
More or less this, yes, like I thought he'd be bigger in WWE, at least. He still wound up having a successful career in TNA, but obviously never became the big deal a lot of people anticipated due to him making a number of mistakes. He *should* have been a big player. The combo of ill times injuries, being an idiot and injuring Orton (and someone else, IIRC) did him in. To be honest, I don't think Ken Anderson would have gotten to be a big deal if he had stayed healthy and didn't shoot himself in the foot so often, due to his clunky in-ring work and his character work, or rather lack of it. Through his career, he had a character that could be summed up with the word "asshole", and the depth of that character was as deep as the gene pool of your average Habsburg Monarch. Unless he found something else, dude was never going to be a regular main eventer in WWE.
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Post by The Barber on Oct 12, 2023 5:12:38 GMT -5
"I'm glad Vince bought WCW. Can you imagine what he can do? There is NO WAY he can screw this up. It's borderline IMPOSSIBLE!"
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Nosnorb
El Dandy
Nachos and Fraggle Rock are TIMELESS.
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Post by Nosnorb on Oct 12, 2023 5:26:51 GMT -5
Thinking that Johnny Gargano was going to be the next Daniel Bryan and become an uber popular main event face in WWE. Which hasn't happened yet and judging by his main roster run so far, isn't going to.
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Post by government mule on Oct 12, 2023 6:22:57 GMT -5
Thinking Velveteen Dream was a megastar for the future of the business. oof.
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ERON
Hank Scorpio
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Post by ERON on Oct 12, 2023 6:54:28 GMT -5
I thought the Funkasaurus gimmick was money. Ha!
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THE FVNKER
Don Corleone
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Post by THE FVNKER on Oct 12, 2023 7:05:13 GMT -5
I was basically willing to die over how much I believed Cody leaving AEW was a work. I even made a lame thread about all the reasons why.
In hindsight, to me atleast, it's still bizarro-world stuff that he left so soon, especially given his involvement and standing within the company.
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salz4life
Grimlock
Prichard is a guy who gets that his job is to service his boss.
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Post by salz4life on Oct 12, 2023 9:13:01 GMT -5
When the Kurt Angle vignettes started and it was clear his gimmick was going to be an all American baby face with gold medals, I thought for sure he was going to bomb. Not sure if I just didn’t pick up on the subtleties or WWE was smart enough to lean into my kind of reaction, but obviously he did pretty well. Calling the audible (I think they originally wanted him as a face, right?) to make him a heel was what made sure he would get over.
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Post by ANuclearError on Oct 12, 2023 9:30:55 GMT -5
"You know, fair play giving EVIL the rub, if ticket sales are f***ed anyway, might as well try and experiment and see how things go"... Boy I was not prepared for how that one ended up.
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Soultastic
El Dandy
Only an idiot can be completely happy.
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Post by Soultastic on Oct 12, 2023 9:39:32 GMT -5
As a kid I thought the Alliance was gonna win at Survivor Series and then the program would continue with WCW branding until Mania, where the WWF would win everything back.
I knew there was a chance WWF would straight up win, but I never expected the result to be "WWF wins and we never ever speak of this again please look Austin is cool again and Angle is such a nerd haha".
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Post by Hypnosis on Oct 12, 2023 9:44:38 GMT -5
"You know, fair play giving EVIL the rub, if ticket sales are f***ed anyway, might as well try and experiment and see how things go"... Boy I was not prepared for how that one ended up. House of Torture's just been terrible for everyone involved. Sho is now a chickenshit heel who makes goofy-ass faces and most of his matches, like with the other members, consist of constant interference and cheating like he's forgotten how to wrestle.
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