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Old 10-24-2017, 11:20 AM   #281
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This is pretty much how WWE views brand warfare.
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Old 10-24-2017, 04:25 PM   #282
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It was but the beanie part is just something he wore recently for a backstage photo with the Usos.

I've said this before, and my cynicism tells me that history will make me look quite the fool, but about this time last year (a bit earlier actually), it just hit me that Rusev is one of the guys I would build around.

The heel foreigner shit was dumb, but it worked enough to get Rusev in. You could see a babyface trapped in there trying to get out though. I thought that if they just have him stop playing so foreign and presented him as more "rough," then you could have a really good aesthetic for him. That is basically what I had in mind.

I think the Rusev in this photo could be a huge star for WWE. Show him training, hitting the punching bag, doing whatever it is he does to be the most glorious man that he is. Show him relaxing with Lana. There's something there.
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Old 10-24-2017, 05:07 PM   #283
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There is definitely money in Rusev. He bleeds pure energy in the ring and has so much charisma when they let him go. I would definitely want him to be an integral part of my fed if I had one.
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Old 10-24-2017, 05:13 PM   #284
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I've likened him to Stone Cold Steve Austin in my mind. I know that's a lofty comparison, and I don't really mean in terms of talent or style. But when looking at Steve Austin's career, you might have always seen that something was there, but you just knew it was stifled by his environment or whatever. I'd never have guessed that he would have become the biggest star of all-time though.

In Rusev, there's this intangible quality to him that makes me think that if he were allowed to go, he might actually draw people's attention into wrestling. It's his charisma and the mind he seems to have for the simple things, I think. He's been involved in some shit, but he always polishes that turd up as pretty as he can. I get the feeling that there's something "exponential" about him that, if unchained, would make him bigger than it would be reasonable to predict.
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Old 10-24-2017, 06:03 PM   #285
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Yeah, Rusev is outstanding but much like Bray Wyatt, booking him as just another one of the 50/50 crowd has killed his character and I don't think there's any fixing it in sight.
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Old 10-24-2017, 06:08 PM   #286
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I think with Rusev, he kind of stands outside it a bit. Where Bray falls down is that he's so invested, and that's a shame. But that's who he is now. Rusev seems more immune to that, just because he does everything with this tinge of "Ah fuck it, this is dumb" comedy. The program with Dolph, the League of Nations -- he outshone everybody in that muck.

50/50 booking will stop him from ever being repaired. There would need to be a major philosophical change within the organization, and that isn't likely to happen. But I think Rusev can be fixed simply by setting him straight. I think Bray has been playing it straight for far too long to be corrected.
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Old 10-24-2017, 07:04 PM   #287
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I actually just read Raw results. None of this shit seems to make sense.
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Old 10-24-2017, 07:10 PM   #288
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And lol @ Kane beating Balor convincingly.
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Old 10-24-2017, 07:17 PM   #289
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Old 10-24-2017, 07:41 PM   #290
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And lol @ Kane beating Balor convincingly.
Seems like they want to do a Kane v. Braun feud. I'm all for it, if they're willing to put Braun over in the end, especially as a face...it could give him great momentum right before WM 34, and hopefully, IF they wanted to change plans last minute, I daresay I'd love to see a nice, proper build to a Brock v. Braun feud over the Universal Championship.

Let Braun take down The Beast Incarnate if he's going off to UFC again, then Braun can defend against threats other than Roman (maybe even Cena if he's around enough...make potential #17 for him a big time challenge) up until SummerSlam, then give Roman a nice heel rub by winning in some hellish way...if the fans want to boo him they will...srems futile to try to build him as yet another sympathetic babyface or any kind of babyface at this point, regardless of whether or not you want him to carry the "face of the company" mantle for the next 15-20 years or not.
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Old 10-24-2017, 08:41 PM   #291
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And lol @ Kane beating Balor convincingly.
I'm certain I made a joke a few months ago that, even if Kane died, they'd wheel out his bones and have his bones pin folks who need momentum.

I don't think anyone seriously ever says, "You know what the show is missing right now? Kane!"

And Kane is a good worker and all. And I get that he's a legend. And I get that he should be an attraction. But for someone whose whole gimmick is wrapped around fire, he's been used as a wet blanket for the past few years. In that they put him over whoever is catching fire but isn't supposed to and kills their heat dead.
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Old 10-24-2017, 11:51 PM   #292
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Agree with the assessment that Kane is more of a wet blanket than a spark, but I do wonder if Kane has got value backstage. He can pull rank and get guys into position for certain things. I don't know how important having locker-room leaders, but Kane's always seemed to carry himself well. That being said, I think he's only back for a month or so anyway.

There's no justification for him beating Balor. There's no justification for him beating anybody in 2017. He had his goodbye run with the big gold belt in 2010, not that you should give the belt to people as a long-service achievement. Kane as a serious threat wasn't working in 2015. In fact, it's rarely worked outside a very brief periods.

I will laugh if this face turn for Strowman is to position him to win the Royal Rumble because Vince has backed off Roman and wants to keep The Shield going.
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Old 10-25-2017, 01:50 AM   #293
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Kane being pushed as a threat for a month, going back to jobbing, being pushed as a threat for a month, going back to jobbing, being pushed as a threat for a month, going back to jobbing... is bad enough.

When you're actually using newer guys that you're currently invested in building up to put him over during one of those "scary Kane" months, it's even worse. So now Kane can look better than a bunch of "up and coming" guys and then job to Braun before suddenly turning inept again and maybe giving Balor his win back. 50/50 booking, man...
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Old 10-25-2017, 08:27 PM   #294
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And hey, I actually think it may have had an effect on the ratings this week.
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