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Post by CrazySting on Nov 18, 2007 15:03:22 GMT -5
Mark Henry: He's had, like, 37, failed pushes. And he's still not over.
Test: Obviously they were going to do something with him at one time with the Stephanie storyline, but probably thought he was too green. After that he lost a lot of heat, and never really recovered.
Candice: I think they desperately wanted to turn her into the next Trish but she doesn't have 'it'. Her wrestling is fine (not great though) and she's not a huge face you can get behind.
Ashley: Again, they probably wanted to turn her into the next female star, but she wasn't someone the fans could support or like.
Torrie: It seems she's done everything a diva can do in WWE, but the fans are still sort of 'meh' about her.
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Post by Splinter on Nov 18, 2007 15:05:53 GMT -5
Beth Phoenix: No matter who they have her destroy she still can't get over with the fans and is starting to become Chyna MkII
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Post by CrazySting on Nov 18, 2007 15:11:07 GMT -5
Beth Phoenix: No matter who they have her destroy she still can't get over with the fans and is starting to become Chyna MkII Does she have a penis too?
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Post by Ridley on Nov 18, 2007 15:15:15 GMT -5
Beth Phoenix: No matter who they have her destroy she still can't get over with the fans and is starting to become Chyna MkII Does she have a penis too? Nope, Phoenix is an X-Man.
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Post by Legion on Nov 18, 2007 15:15:55 GMT -5
You see, i disagree Henry isnt over, he gets a reaction, not a great one, but one.
Candice is over as well.
Beth i agree with, she gets zero reaction and its a shame.
Kenny could be included, he got a push following the end of the spirit squad, now he's jobbing to Palumbo on SD.
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 18, 2007 15:18:09 GMT -5
Chuck Palumbo
He went gay, no-one cared.
He revealed that the gay thing was just a publicty stunt all along!...and no-one cared.
He's now a rebel biker that tries to get the fans revved up...and still, no-one cares.
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Post by kkliq on Nov 18, 2007 15:18:55 GMT -5
Before he got injured a SNME, Henry was probably Smackdown's biggest heel. His character right now still has the potential to get over, but it's sad it took 6 years of pushes to get him to this level.
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Post by Error on Nov 18, 2007 15:19:12 GMT -5
Snitsky: After his push on ECW, beating local jobber after local jobber, he was drafted to RAW and had all those hype vids but, when Vince announced him against Cena, you could hear a mouse fart. Its the same to this day.
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Post by The Line on Nov 18, 2007 15:19:17 GMT -5
Mordecai- Crushed some crusiers, then lost to Rey with no hype, and left.
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Post by CrazySting on Nov 18, 2007 15:21:34 GMT -5
I don't think Masters was ever that over. Even when he his push was at an all time high and he was facing HBK.
Lashley breaking the masterlock should have been a HUGE deal, but it wasn't that a major thing to the fans.
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Post by soultsukino on Nov 18, 2007 15:32:44 GMT -5
A few that came to mind
The Patriot: Came in as a headliners and was regulated to the undercard in no time flat before being injured. The fact his finisher was the "Uncle Slam" didn't help either.
Gail Kim: You guys mentioned trying to get woimen to be the next Trish, Look at her first few WWE matches. She dressed like Trish, the had Trishes Manurisms, and then trie to give her Trish's Moveset. Surprisingly that didn't work.
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Post by The F'N Captain on Nov 18, 2007 15:37:01 GMT -5
Morrison-I like the guy, but he really does get a crap pop when he comes out. I think he was actually more over as Nitro.
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Post by estrada on Nov 18, 2007 15:43:17 GMT -5
The one I usually think of is Billy Gunn. It seemed like they tried to push him to main event level as a single wrestler but it never worked.
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Post by mrprofessionalx on Nov 18, 2007 15:43:21 GMT -5
Randy Orton as a babyface in 2004. They really seemed to want this to happen, but it just didn't.
Candice Michelle right now. It's DEAD silent whenever her awful music hits. Listen to her matches when she's trying to get the fans behind her...they sit on their hands in dead silence.
Snitsky in most recent times. I guess he was supposed to be generic psycho heel #49,999,999,999 but it flopped.
Those are the 3 that really come to mind right now.
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Post by Branimal on Nov 18, 2007 15:48:03 GMT -5
Chuck Palumbo He went gay, no-one cared. He revealed that the gay thing was just a publicty stunt all along!...and no-one cared. He's now a rebel biker that tries to get the fans revved up...and still, no-one cares. I agree. I dislike Palumbo. He brings nothing to the table.
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Post by gertner on Nov 18, 2007 15:50:27 GMT -5
dean malenko's failed push as a james bond type chracter
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Post by The Line on Nov 18, 2007 15:55:23 GMT -5
The one I usually think of is Billy Gunn. It seemed like they tried to push him to main event level as a single wrestler but it never worked. Agreed. I was just thinking about this last night, because I was watching some of the rumbles from the late 90's early 2000's. Another is Holly's main event push. Did anyone think he would actually win the world title against Brock?
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Post by CrazySting on Nov 18, 2007 15:55:30 GMT -5
DDP as the stalker.
Initially it was a bit creepy to see this guy stalking Sara...but then DDP came out, and he's good at a lot of things but he's not a scary or creepy guy.
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Post by metylerca on Nov 18, 2007 16:03:47 GMT -5
Maven's main event push.
I think they really dropped the ball on Shelton Benjamin when he first came to RAW, but once they tried it again in 2005 with Michaels teaming with him, I realized he just doesn't have 'it'.
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Post by Splinter on Nov 18, 2007 16:05:30 GMT -5
DDP as the stalker. Initially it was a bit creepy to see this guy stalking Sara...but then DDP came out, and he's good at a lot of things but he's not a scary or creepy guy. And remember who DDP was married to. Why would he want to go anywhere near Takers rather unattractive missus?
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