Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 30, 2007 14:48:25 GMT -5
Granted, ECW sucked before he left, but it seems that ECW has gotten MUCH worse since his departure. Say what people will about his ability, but he busted his ass and was built up in a way as ECW World Champion that you were just waiting for an awesome match in where he'd be knocked off. Then finally, it happens... at the hands of Bobby Lashley. From this point, things have just been dull. Lashley hadn't been built up long enough on the ECW brand to take the title from Big Show. It was just as though he showed up and got the title without being integrated into the show enough for anyone to care.
That and he just sucks.
But anyhow, I feel that WWE made a huge mistake in letting Big Show leave in the manner he did. His fueds with RVD, Sabu, and the mini-fued with Sandman were all pretty damn interesting. Lashley fueds with Test.
I miss Big Show.
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Post by acropolis619 on Jan 30, 2007 14:49:52 GMT -5
COME BACK PAUL, YOU BIG GOOFY LOVABLE OAF!!!!!
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Post by Sharpy Snow on Jan 30, 2007 14:50:19 GMT -5
I miss Big Show in general.
But really in the end, if he is hurting as much as I have heard he has been, the mans health is much more important then anything else.
Can't really blame him for calling it a day there.
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Post by Doctor Tull-eus S. Venture on Jan 30, 2007 14:51:15 GMT -5
Seeing him go out was sad.
I hope that he can heal up and live out his life comfortably.
And I would certainly prefer him in ECW with his strap still than Choc Lesnar.
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Ragnal
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Post by Ragnal on Jan 30, 2007 14:51:17 GMT -5
Compared to Lashley, at least I could like Show no matter his evilness or goofyness.
We want our Big Show tonight!
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Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 30, 2007 14:52:12 GMT -5
I miss Big Show in general. But really in the end, if he is hurting as much as I have heard he has been, the mans health is much more important then anything else. Can't really blame him for calling it a day there. Definitely. I'm glad he was allowed to go to take care of his health. I just wish that they'd let him go out by putting over someone who actually would be over and could carry the brand. They basically built him up for 6 months just to waste victory over him on Lashley. |
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Post by MGH on Jan 30, 2007 14:53:08 GMT -5
Shame that he got in the condition that he just couldn't take the workload anymore, he was carrying that brand on his shoulders.
I wish he was still there.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 30, 2007 14:56:49 GMT -5
I really think the departure of both Paul's have really nosedived ECW, granted some matches are still entertaining, but not the main event scene.
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Post by seanwalsh on Jan 30, 2007 15:00:21 GMT -5
He was put on a sinking ship of a brand and did his damnedest to keep it afloat, just as he's always done. He left for the right reasons and no one should really doubt him for why he left...
But yeah, he's missed. Damned double-edged swords...
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jan 30, 2007 15:00:56 GMT -5
I was never a Big Show fan to begin with so when he got the strap I was pretty bummed out. But yes, it has gotten worse since he left. At least Big Show was credible.
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Jan 30, 2007 15:04:01 GMT -5
I miss him a helluva lot. Not just cuz he was putting on awesome matches, but for shit like this:  I miss you Show. :'-( |
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Rick Mad
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Post by Rick Mad on Jan 30, 2007 15:06:55 GMT -5
Big Show looked good as Champion because they booked him against the likes of Ric Flair, Undertaker, Kane, and .. Batista I guess.. and let them do hardcore matches.
Bobby Lashley gets booked against Test, Hardcore Holly, and RVD in non-hardcore matches.
....Yeah.
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Post by Chris Decker-The Wild Rover on Jan 30, 2007 15:10:08 GMT -5
i didn't like champion big show untill a few weeks before cyber sunday when he broke character on raw during the "what" chants and was like
"are you people still doing that??? That was like 6 years ago people, get with the program"
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Post by BHB on Jan 30, 2007 15:28:44 GMT -5
He has sucked for years, but at least he's better than Lashley.
Still, at least Lashley is in shape.
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oltrelamorte
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Post by oltrelamorte on Jan 30, 2007 16:43:26 GMT -5
I miss him. I've always liked The Big Show despite him not being the greatest wrestler out there. He was one of the hardest working guys I've seen over the past few years & it was a shame he went out the way he did. Lashley. Ugh.
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Post by bjboston on Jan 30, 2007 16:48:31 GMT -5
Wow - I couldn't disagree more. I have no problem with Big Show but Lashley is a much more exciting performer.
The problem with ECW is not Lashley but the lack of a top heel contender. In the short term, I say bring over Umaga.
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Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 30, 2007 16:51:56 GMT -5
Wow - I couldn't disagree more. I have no problem with Big Show but Lashley is a much more exciting performer. The problem with ECW is not Lashley but the lack of a top heel contender. In the short term, I say bring over Umaga. I'm pretty sure it's Lashley. |
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Post by bjboston on Jan 30, 2007 16:53:03 GMT -5
Wow - I couldn't disagree more. I have no problem with Big Show but Lashley is a much more exciting performer. The problem with ECW is not Lashley but the lack of a top heel contender. In the short term, I say bring over Umaga. I'm pretty sure it's Lashley. Personally, I'd rather watch Lashley than Big Show any day. I'm not a big "slow as molasses" type of guy. That's just me. |
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Bub (BLM)
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 30, 2007 16:54:31 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure it's Lashley. Personally, I'd rather watch Lashley than Big Show any day. I'm not a big "slow as molasses" type of guy. That's just me. The whole point of the thread wasn't a debate over who is quicker. It was about who carried the title and actually made you give a shit about it. |
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Post by bjboston on Jan 30, 2007 16:57:19 GMT -5
The whole point of the thread wasn't a debate over who is quicker. It was about who carried the title and actually made you give a crap about it. Ok, I pick Lashley. I got pretty bored pretty quickly watching Big Show lope his way around the ring week after week. At least Lashley is exciting to watch. |
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