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Exyle
01-19-2009, 12:44 AM
http://www.wwe.com/inside/power25/

I'm not sure what possessed me to skim the WWE's Power 25 tonight (probably boredom), but I noticed something that is just shameful. Neither William Regal nor Shelton Benjamin are even on to list.

This isn't a "they're ranked too low" issue, either. They aren't even there.

Just another example of the degradation of the Intercontinental and U.S. titles. The two champions aren't even considered among the top 25 in the WWE. Sad.

Dorkchop
01-19-2009, 12:58 AM
In the very first power 25, there are 13 people people who aren't with the company anymore. Technically there are 28 people in the list, but MNM and LOD (ugh) are counted as one.

http://www.wwe.com/inside/power25/2005/111905/

Nark Order
01-19-2009, 01:24 AM
Glad to see Victoria made the list at number 25 as a retirement present. :roll:

Afterlife
01-19-2009, 01:42 AM
And yet, Boogeyman is on that list. Remarkable.

thedamndest
01-19-2009, 03:25 AM
Kane loses and moves up a spot. Carlito and Primo don't have a match and move down a spot. HBM defeats Cena and is only at 16. Good list.

thedamndest
01-19-2009, 03:27 AM
Undertaker cut a promo and moved up a spot?

Jordan
01-19-2009, 09:06 AM
If you want stats watch football. Wrestling is fake don't ya know.

Nark Order
01-19-2009, 10:50 PM
WHAT?!?!?!

DaVe
01-21-2009, 08:11 AM
Kane loses and moves up a spot. Carlito and Primo don't have a match and move down a spot. HBM defeats Cena and is only at 16. Good list.

Ha. Nice post.

But anyway. Who cares? There's better things to worry about than some meaningless list.

Juan
01-21-2009, 12:52 PM
Yeah, like the economy.

Chavo Classic
01-21-2009, 12:56 PM
If you want stats watch football. Wrestling is fake don't ya know.

Pretty much - only marks should be taking the Power 25 seriously.

Heyman
01-21-2009, 02:46 PM
These "power" rankings suck copious amounts of African American penis. Seriously...

Afterlife
01-21-2009, 02:47 PM
Seriously?

owenbrown
01-21-2009, 03:10 PM
I don't know what's more full of shit...the Power 25 or the BCS. :wtf:

Kane Knight
01-21-2009, 04:37 PM
Pretty much - only marks should be taking the Power 25 seriously.

Fair enough. Mentioning it is tantamount to treating it as doctrine, after all.

Afterlife
01-21-2009, 05:30 PM
lol

The Optimist
01-22-2009, 02:50 AM
Didn't know that Primo and Carlito were Tag Champs, good for them.

Cody Rhodes, higher on the list than Randy Orton.

Mr. Nerfect
01-22-2009, 03:41 AM
Am I the only one who finds it odd that the WWE doesn't even acknowledge the Power 25 on television? I remember once when Matt Hardy topped the list. It would have been cool if Todd Grisham & Matt Striker had talked about how it was great to have the ECW Champion be the top ranked guy in the industry. But no.

Normally I don't think the Power 25 is too far off, but yeah, that is one horrible list. The WWE needs to get the reigns back on it. Perhaps make it the "Top Ten" and just call it a day.

Afterlife
01-22-2009, 09:52 AM
Am I the only one who finds it odd that the WWE doesn't even acknowledge the Power 25 on television? I remember once when Matt Hardy topped the list. It would have been cool if Todd Grisham & Matt Striker had talked about how it was great to have the ECW Champion be the top ranked guy in the industry. But no.

Normally I don't think the Power 25 is too far off, but yeah, that is one horrible list. The WWE needs to get the reigns back on it. Perhaps make it the "Top Ten" and just call it a day.

A little bit, yes. I mean, why have it if you're not going to utilize it? And spouting empty drivel like "wrestling is fake" is both useless and entirely not the point. If it's part of the presentation, it's part of the show. Bottom line.

The Optimist
01-22-2009, 11:06 AM
It always made sense to me to keep track of it a little bit more like a sport, mentioning winning and losing streaks, trends, and history more specifically. Maybe that's just me.

Kane Knight
01-22-2009, 11:30 AM
It always made sense to me to keep track of it a little bit more like a sport, mentioning winning and losing streaks, trends, and history more specifically. Maybe that's just me.

It's not.

Xero
01-22-2009, 11:42 AM
It always made sense to me to keep track of it a little bit more like a sport, mentioning winning and losing streaks, trends, and history more specifically. Maybe that's just me.
They can't even say "wrestler" and you're trying to pass WWE off as a fake sport?

Kane Knight
01-22-2009, 12:15 PM
They're the ones who keep trying to pass it off. How many times have they imitated real events, or imitated MMA? I mean, they've been doing that since the 90s.

One of WWE's problems is they can never " shit or get off the pot." They court children, but they're afraid to let go of the adults. They try and pass it off as sports entertainment, even though they're trying to turn it into something else. I mean, this is nothing new, either. They've been trying to shift into a more "legitimate entertainment" role since they were still the WWF.

WWE will always try and be middle of the road, or maybe only as long as Vince is in charge. Either way, the Optimist is really just looking for WWE to follow through with one of their own strategies.

Fox
01-22-2009, 04:11 PM
I haven't looked yet, but I'm willing to guess Triple H is in the top 3.

Mercury Bullet
01-22-2009, 11:42 PM
1. http://img.iht.com/images/2009/01/06/pinkiguana.550.jpg

Juan
01-23-2009, 12:14 AM
WTF happened to my post??

KYR
01-23-2009, 12:23 AM
WTF happened to my post??
http://tmcnerney.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/pict0031.jpg

A bit tired and worn like all your others by the look of it.

Juan
01-23-2009, 01:47 AM
:n:

KYR
01-23-2009, 01:50 AM
Well I mean really Juan. You asked what happened to your post an hour and a half ago and I've been sitting here patiently waiting for you to re-post it.

And I'm STILL waiting.

Juan
01-23-2009, 01:53 AM
Well, obviously some mod didn't like it. I don't wanna piss anyone off.

I had quoted MB's post but replaced the lizard with that Mickie James pic of her sitting on some dude's face.

NoJabbaNoBogRoll
01-23-2009, 02:43 AM
***WWKD says knock it the fuck off***

Juan
01-23-2009, 02:55 AM
:D