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Post by Scarlet Moon on Jan 22, 2007 4:57:59 GMT -5
So, overall what's your view on the WWE (usually SmackDown!) trotting out the number one contenders tournament?
Is it merely the result of creative flubbing their jobs and failing to establish a strong wrestler to be announced as number one contender in a normal way?
Or is it a smart move, ensuring that the man who wins the entire tournament is taken seriously, seeing as he beat two or three guys to earn his shot?
And are they even interesting to watch?
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Post by bstrathie on Jan 22, 2007 5:06:03 GMT -5
I like them, cause usually, with the matches these tournaments produce, a couple of midcarders get to shine against main eventers, so some time in the future they can be taken seriously as title contenders. Not the winners, usually the winners you can predict, but the people the wrestlers/entertainers the winners beat in the last two rounds are usually putting a great match on.
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Post by Loki on Jan 22, 2007 5:06:54 GMT -5
Hmmm, unless the booking is very solid and they have something up their sleeve, #1 contender tournaments are quite predictable.
Usually the real goal is establishing a new challenger in the shortest amount of time, and it's mainly used for "filler feuds" (see Edge 2005). I'd really like to see a dark horse (a REAL DARK one) winning a tournament and eventually having a real chance against the champion.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 22, 2007 5:28:05 GMT -5
I enjoy tournaments just as much as I love general matches. I mean, wrestlers are trying to get to the top of the card, they earn their spots by winning matches, anyway. Might as well have a tournament. Plus, I mark out for brackets.
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Post by Nickie James on Jan 22, 2007 5:55:48 GMT -5
I love tournaments when they can go either way and we'll have to find out who the winner would be out of the ones who could. But I don't like filler tournaments where you TOTALLY can see things coming and it's just a way to pass the time instead of establishing a threat.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Jan 22, 2007 6:05:22 GMT -5
Tournaments I like. Beat the Clock-style of poo is what I dislike.
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Post by clifford on Jan 22, 2007 8:30:27 GMT -5
I'd really like to see a dark horse (a REAL DARK one) winning a tournament and eventually having a real chance against the champion. Like when Cena won the tournament back in 2003? That was pretty weird, albeit new. |
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Post by samachine on Jan 22, 2007 8:39:12 GMT -5
Theyre alright, but recently on SD I'm shocked no ones walked up to Teddy and asked why Batista gets a million shots but you gotta do a tournament
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 22, 2007 8:40:37 GMT -5
Theyre alright, but recently on SD I'm shocked no ones walked up to Teddy and asked why Batista gets a million shots but you gotta do a tournament Cause if they did they'd be going one on one with...THE UNDAHTAKER! |
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Post by BHB on Jan 22, 2007 8:59:29 GMT -5
King of the Ring = the only wrestling tournament.
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