JMA
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Post by JMA on Feb 4, 2007 22:54:34 GMT -5
Piper always seemed to have the edge to me..i dont ever recall him been unpopular as a face. He wasn't unpopular, but the WWF did neuter his character. Having Piper support the Gooker was completely against his character.
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Post by I Got Heat on Feb 4, 2007 22:57:42 GMT -5
And for the record I don't know why everyone liked Cena/Umaga II so much. They only tore off the top rope so they could gimmick it for the Rumble match. Talk about lucking into decent booking.. I'm sure it'll never happen again. Funny to watch, though.
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Post by Godhand on Feb 4, 2007 23:13:10 GMT -5
I used to like Cena as Champion, I always thought that Cena as a main event face made sense. The fact that he has been champion pretty much non-stop since his match with JBL almost 3 years ago makes no sense to me. Cena IMO has been badly booked. He just doesnt fit as the Hoganesque unstoppable champion.
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Post by maskedgrappler on Feb 4, 2007 23:24:23 GMT -5
That's pretty much true, I don't hate Cena per say, it's just the way he's been booked almost forces me to boo him.
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Post by EZ: Broken Bae on Feb 4, 2007 23:27:18 GMT -5
Because Edge is the best heel in the business right now?
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Feb 4, 2007 23:33:52 GMT -5
Because Edge is the best heel in the business right now? Why, because your local sports teams suck? *bares teeth* Wow, look at me! I'm the best heel in the business!
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Post by EvilShadow76 on Feb 4, 2007 23:45:44 GMT -5
cena still gets boos. he got booed last monday for example. they'll never completely go away like wwe would want them to and it's only a matter of time before they begin on a larger scale once again.
as soon as they put him in the ring with an hbk, undertaker, hhh or any other wrestler of their calibur...cena will get booed out of the building again.
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Post by mikazuki on Feb 4, 2007 23:48:08 GMT -5
He's been feuding with Kevin Federline, Umaga and Edge. A midcarder and two guys people love to hate. This makes him look much better than going up against the likes of Triple H, Kurt Angle, Jericho, RVD.
Also John Cena had a point, people were booing him because it was the cool thing to do. He did deserved to get booed, but at it's worst point a lot of it was bandwagon jumping.
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Post by maskedgrappler on Feb 5, 2007 0:00:30 GMT -5
When he was making Angle look pathetic it was pretty well deserved, by WM it getting to be somewhat bandwagon, but it never would have happened if he wasn't finding new ways to make his opponants look ridiculously bad every night.
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Post by Ijob2HHH on Feb 5, 2007 0:12:30 GMT -5
I'm a fan of Cena's largely because you can tell he enjoys what he does. It's the same reason I'm a fan of people like edge and what not. It's when the wrestles are basically dragging themselves out for a pay check that I start to turn on them. He legitimately seems to be grateful for where he is, I haven't heard him throwing any tantrums backstage whenever he's made to lose and seems to take everything, including the boos, in stride. Heck, it's the same reason I'm a fan of flare. If he didn't like his job, he wouldn't be there, money woes or not.
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Post by joeman on Feb 5, 2007 0:16:24 GMT -5
When he was making Angle look pathetic it was pretty well deserved, by WM it getting to be somewhat bandwagon, but it never would have happened if he wasn't finding new ways to make his opponants look ridiculously bad every night. Ironically Angle claims that he made Cena famous.
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Post by Bhester on Feb 5, 2007 0:16:40 GMT -5
The Cena haters want everyone to believe that every single fan hates him, but really the "smart" (that term is used very loosely) fans did it because it was the 'it' thing to do at the time. If people really hated Cena, he wouldn't sell more merchandise than any other WWE Superstar.
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Post by JMA on Feb 5, 2007 0:35:29 GMT -5
The Cena haters want everyone to believe that every single fan hates him, but really the "smart" (that term is used very loosely) fans did it because it was the 'it' thing to do at the time. If people really hated Cena, he wouldn't sell more merchandise than any other WWE Superstar. The only reason people share their opinions in the first place is to get others to like and dislike the same things they do. The Cena-haters are no different--they want everyone to have the same beliefs that they do. On the other hand, the Cena-lovers want you to believe that nearly every fan loves him, so they aren't any better (at all). The truth, based on what can be observed, is that Cena is a polarizing figure. That's why he gets either cheers or boos (depending on which city he's in).
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2007 0:54:24 GMT -5
Because Edge saved his ass from the marks boo'ing him.
Now it's just the smarks, which isn't much at a show...thus the good pop now.
He owes Edge a lot imo.
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Post by Joekishi on Feb 5, 2007 1:38:16 GMT -5
He's been in good fueds and involved in some great matches as of late.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Feb 5, 2007 1:40:15 GMT -5
I think this HBK feud could be really interesting.
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Post by EZ: Broken Bae on Feb 5, 2007 1:47:47 GMT -5
Because Edge is the best heel in the business right now? Why, because your local sports teams suck? *bares teeth* Wow, look at me! I'm the best heel in the business! Why; maybe because he garners massive amounts of boo's? *does something prickish and cowardly* Wow, look at him! He IS the best heel in the business!
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Post by Joekishi on Feb 5, 2007 2:41:58 GMT -5
And for the record I don't know why everyone liked Cena/Umaga II so much. They only tore off the top rope so they could gimmick it for the Rumble match. Talk about lucking into decent booking.. I'm sure it'll never happen again. Funny to watch, though. OKay wtf is this reasoning coming from?
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Post by JMA on Feb 5, 2007 2:48:18 GMT -5
I think this HBK feud could be really interesting. This feud will be a test for Cena. If he can get cheered over HBK, then WWE can put their faith in him. If he can't...well, he might need to turn heel. Personally, I'm skeptical on whether Cena can get the fans to cheer him over Shawn (and I'm not a big fan of Shawn either), but I'm willing to be proved wrong. That being said, Cena has a better chance of getting cheered over Michaels than Batista has of getting cheered over Taker.
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Post by Chris Decker-The Wild Rover on Feb 5, 2007 2:49:10 GMT -5
where is the huggable option
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