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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Nov 23, 2007 17:23:38 GMT -5
I think they tried something like that before in 2003, didn't work out too well. He's way over, especially with the kids and young girls to do that. It's been done with Hogan, it can be done with ANYBODY Except with certain people it would not work with (see Sting). Not everyone can be a heel.
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Post by B'Cup x on Nov 23, 2007 17:40:14 GMT -5
he teams with jeff, wins the tag belts. then turns heel, wins the IC title. then beats jericho for the world title at WM. then we are treated to weekly vignettes of HHH holding all the belts, laughing maniacally, like when homer simpson daydreamed of being a gold plated giant. Or like kurt angle, circa summer just gone
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 23, 2007 17:50:37 GMT -5
Jeff Hardy wouldn't work as a heel unless the writing team get REALLY creative with his character (*insert canned laughter here*). He'd have to drop most of his moveset because they're high-flying moves that play off the crowd and go with his underdog, risk-taking character. And believe me, there is no way you can stop the 14 year old girls from screaming about him.
It'd be like turning Justin Timberlake or Daniel Radcliffe heel.
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Post by AwkwardSilence on Nov 24, 2007 0:54:08 GMT -5
maybe it's just bromance.
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Post by SassovsHart on Nov 24, 2007 1:17:22 GMT -5
I think they tried something like that before in 2003, didn't work out too well. He's way over, especially with the kids and young girls to do that. It's been done with Hogan, it can be done with ANYBODY Hogan could cut great promos to help get his heel character over though, and he obviously wasn't someone like Jeff who had a moveset made up of high flying moves. It's hard for a smaller, quicker guy with crowd pleasing offense to get over as a top heel unless they've got real good mic skills like a Jericho, or HBK, which Jeff certainly doesn't. Jeff's strengths lie in his high risk offense, and the ability as a babyface to get the crowd behind his comebacks by bumping well, and using facial expressions to sell the beating he's taking. His current character plays to his strengths perfectly and I don't see any reason to change it.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Nov 24, 2007 1:32:30 GMT -5
Just an off topic note before I go on: anyone else find it totally awesome that of the Hardyz and E&C teams there WERE no marty jannetty cases?
anyways, HHH turning heel again would be boring. Jeff and HHH form a team for awhile, then they go their separate ways. I don't see HHH turning, but if he does, I'd assume it'd be to take on Lashley when he returns.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 24, 2007 1:33:22 GMT -5
As long as they keep Triple H out of the championship match at Wrestlemania, I'm all for it. Of course, it has been a long time since we've seen the IC title defended there. And it's unlikely H would relegate himself to a midcard title. See: Power Trip saga.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 24, 2007 1:34:35 GMT -5
I think they tried something like that before in 2003, didn't work out too well. He's way over, especially with the kids and young girls to do that. It's been done with Hogan, it can be done with ANYBODY Except with certain people it would not work with (see Sting). Not everyone can be a heel. Especially a guy like Jeff. Really, Matt can play up the heel game on the mic, but Jeff? No freaking way. Also, his facial expressions are awful. No one would buy it.
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Post by SassovsHart on Nov 24, 2007 2:14:16 GMT -5
Also, his facial expressions are awful. No one would buy it. I think his facial expressions are fine during the match when he's asked to play the face, because he's good at making an expression like he's in a lot of pain. I think you're definitely right though in that I couldn't see him doing stuff like pulling off a cocky facial expression, or doing the shocked expression that a heel does when they get interrupted by the babyface's music.
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 24, 2007 2:21:07 GMT -5
As long as they keep Triple H out of the championship match at Wrestlemania, I'm all for it. Of course, it has been a long time since we've seen the IC title defended there. And it's unlikely H would relegate himself to a midcard title. See: Power Trip saga. Which ironically saw him feud with Jeff for the IC Title. Odd.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 24, 2007 2:50:26 GMT -5
Which ironically saw him feud with Jeff for the IC Title. Odd. Hence why I brought it up.
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Post by badantoineaccid on Nov 24, 2007 3:20:58 GMT -5
I dunno.... I like it though. Is WWE getting it's mojo back?
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Post by macdaddysquid on Nov 24, 2007 5:38:33 GMT -5
But would he get pops as a heel? probably not... he's definately a face, no need to ruin a good thing especially when they have a good number of face-heel ratio right now anyway Yeah but H loves to play the heel character. I expect we will see a bad guy triple H soon
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Nov 24, 2007 11:19:45 GMT -5
I dunno.... I like it though. Is WWE getting it's mojo back? Don't think so, WWE's TV usually is better around the time of the Rumble and leading into Mania, then the rest of year is pretty missable,IMO.
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