The WWE Failures Thread

[Xero]

It's been ten years since WWE launched one of their biggest failures of all time, The XFL. (http://www.fanhouse.com/2011/01/28/x-years-after-memories-of-the-xfl/ ).

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In honor of this occasion, let's talk about WWE's failures, whether they be storylines, dropped balls, the XFL or the WBF.

[Xero]

Pretty ironic that I couldn't find an XFL-specific video of the theme, because the Brawl for All was a pretty big failure, too.

[Innovator]

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[ooTin]

shockmaster

[Exyle]

Mr. McMahon's "death" and shortly thereafter, the Benoit tribute show.

[thedamndest]

Talk about a night on the town. Look at that striation!

[Providence Peep]

shockmaster

That was WCW. :roll:

[Favre4Ever]

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LOOK AT THOSE SWEET FEET!!!

SOMEBODY CALL MY MOMMA!!!

[whiteyford]

The ECWCW invasion was the 1st thing to come to mind.

[Cuse8]

katie vick angle

[Gertner]

Tin is a retard. Not even a functional retard. Just a retard. He probably drools on the keys he wants to press. Or bangs them with his helmet. Either way.

[ooTin]

Tin is a retard. Not even a functional retard. Just a retard. He probably drools on the keys he wants to press. Or bangs them with his helmet. Either way.

hijo de su pinche madre! btw. you look like a cancer patient.

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^ Gertner

[Rammsteinmad]

Mark Henry's 17th push.

It's a shame, because all his pushes before that were great, but I feel the WWE really dropped the ball here.

[Rammsteinmad]

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/s/seanohaire/09.jpg

[XL]

Edge v Kane angle.

[BollywoodSingh]

I say WWF vs. WCW was their biggest failure. That could have been legendary and lasted for a while. But instead, it lasted for like 4 months.

[Attitude99]

PG Era itself is a failure

[Team Sheep]

December To Dismember.

[Team Sheep]

WWF New York.

[Team Sheep]

Kronik.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Techno Team 2000!!!!

[BigCrippyZ]

Pretty much any and all storylines involving Hornswoggle

[thedamndest]

Emulating The Rock's box office success with straight to DVD films.

[jthrottle]

Sadly I admit to have watched the entire XFL season including the bowl game.

Also bought the trading cards that stemmed from it.

*hangs head in shame*

It just didnt live up to the pre-season hype for it

Was supposed to be a little less strict on the rules but became NFL V2.0

[YoungFlyFlashy]

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[Exyle]

Warrior's 1996 return, squashing HHH at Wrestlemania.

[FourFifty]

the last few years of the tag team scene.

[YoungFlyFlashy]

In my opinion, giving up on Mohammed Hassan and never bringing him back, he would be GOLD!

http://sabbah.biz/mt/images/mohammedhassanWWE_01.jpg

[YoungFlyFlashy]

http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/Superstars/bio/5094904

[YoungFlyFlashy]

Wrestlemania 11 is another WWE Fail in my opinion.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9474/wrestlemania11april2199.jpg

[Rammsteinmad]

http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/p/pms/05.jpg

Holy shit is that Shawn Stasiak? He looks fucking huge there!

[YoungFlyFlashy]

Holy shit is that Shawn Stasiak? He looks fucking huge there!

Yes it is, AKA Meat, managed by PMS (Pretty Mean Sisters)

[Fox]

Goldberg's run in the WWE

The InVasion angle (I seriously had the biggest mark out rush the night that Heyman and his ECW crew arrived on RAW that I've maybe ever had watching wrestling... and then Stephanie McMahon came out as the leader of ECW, and I knew this was going to become all about the McMahons)

Chris Jericho's Undisputed Champion storyline leading up to WrestleMania X-8

The return of ECW

The Cruiserweight Division

[BizarroKing]

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/h/hectorguerrero/01.jpg

[Triple Naitch]

They really dropped the ball on GTV.

[Lock Jaw]

http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/893/893881/trish-stratus-20080725115856849.jpg

[Damian Rey]

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/283/774/The-Total-Package-Lex-Luger_display_image.png?1278264958

With all due respect, Luger was fairly over and screwed himself over. I'd wouldn't WWE failed on him more so than Luger failed on himself.

[Dark One]

LOOK AT THOSE SWEET FEET!!!

SOMEBODY CALL MY MOMMA!!!

Taz singing along with Ernest "The Cat" Miller's theme is the best thing in this thread.

[CSL]

I laugh every time I see that and tend to wind up singing that song for the next hour.

[AKin3D]

Did Test ever get revenge for Stephanie turning on him? All I can remember is one minutes they're about to get married and HHH comes out with his vid and the next thing is the McMahon-Helmsley Era has started, and Test is tagging with Albert and has Trish as there manager.

[XL]

PG Era itself is a failure
:roll:

[Fignuts]

Wonder if meat fucked PMS.

[James Steele]

Wonder if meat fucked PMS.

I vividly remember a storyline where they fucked him to the point of exhaustion and forced him to wrestle despite having no energy or stamina left.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Test and Randy Orton's aborted pushes. Orton in 2004, with the horrible face run. He's of course landed on his feet, but man, the WWE really dropped the ball on creating a new star there.

Matt Hardy and Christian circa 2005, too, although I get tired of saying it.

[Nightwing]

Vader in the WWF.

[Chavo Classic]

Ultimo Dragon's tenure

[Fignuts]

I vividly remember a storyline where they fucked him to the point of exhaustion and forced him to wrestle despite having no energy or stamina left.

I meant for real.

[James Steele]

Oh...probably.

[Fignuts]

Terri Runnels was my favorite diva, in the attitude era. Would have loved to have pedigreed her mouth onto my dick.

[Savio]

Goldberg's run in the WWEDont see why people think this was a big failure

[BizarroKing]

A few more

-Red Rooster
-DDP's WWE run
-The Kane/Lita storyline
-Scotty Goldman

[YoungFlyFlashy]

With all due respect, Luger was fairly over and screwed himself over. I'd wouldn't WWE failed on him more so than Luger failed on himself.

Your right, now that you mention it, I do remember that he was suppose to win the belt at WM X, but was punished for showing up late and unprepared. Good catch.:y:

[Shisen Kopf]

Over the Edge 1999. In the later matches their heart just wasn't into it

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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[CSL]

Your right, now that you mention it, I do remember that he was suppose to win the belt at WM X, but was punished for showing up late and unprepared. Good catch.:y:

That whole 'Luger getting drunk', being punished, supposed to win the belt at WMX etc was bollocks, Luger himself said he knew months beforehand he wouldn't be getting the title.

[Tom Guycott]

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/s/seanohaire/09.jpg

You're not telling us anything we don't already know.

http://www.wwe.com/content/media/images/Superstars/bio/5094904

Falls into the category of "ironic entrance music", like Shelton Benjamin, or Elijah Burke. I barely remember him, and that's only after this thread, in complete spite of the first thing that my TV yelled at me before he came rolling out on his bike like Taker 2.0.

http://sportsmedia.ign.com/sports/image/article/893/893881/trish-stratus-20080725115856849.jpg

Yet another wasted push for Christian. Betraying Jericho AND bagging Trish, who was not only stringing Y2J along, but INTO the whole sadomasochism thing, effectively turning that "creeply little bastard" thing into a serious positive heel turn? HOW DID THEY FUCK THIS UP!?!

I vividly remember a storyline where they fucked him to the point of exhaustion and forced him to wrestle despite having no energy or stamina left.

When he lost, didn't they somehow punish him afterwards despite it being THEIR fault?

Ultimo Dragon's tenure

Yeah, one stage slip on that ridiculously long cape during his WM entrance, and he gets shitcanned.... ::Hurricane voice:: "Whatsupwitdat??"