That "belt" is friggin' huge.

I don't like how his left hand is holding the title. Makes him look like an action figure.

You sure do make a lot of assumptions.

Riley & Swagger teaming w/ Cole as their manager needs to happen.

what an odd thing to say

He's no Tarver, but I dig.

I do like Swagger. I think hes one of the most talented guys on the roster. I wish they would have another series between him and Kofi. I also wish Dibiase and Rhodes get used better now. Drew hopefully will get a decent push now on RAW as well. Those are the young talent that I think should get a push based on how they are pretty good in the ring. Dibiase may be lacking in the mic skills/charisma but theres no denying he can go in the ring. You guys have to at least agree that Riley is nowhere near as good as these guys. Sheamus has become one of the most talented guys on the roster in a year thanks to his series with Morrison who I feel should get a title shot/run when he gets back from his neck surgery. He could be the RAW MITB winner.

Fucking hell, I'm begging someone to actually read the rest of shit I've said in the thread.

My point: I haven't seen anything from Alex Riley. No awesome promos, nothing more than a few short WWE TV style matches on NXT and a squash here and there. Neither of these showcased ANYTHING. Good or bad. Yet people still praise him for these things as if he's been tearing the house down and he's on his way to being something.

I AM NOT ASSERTING ANYTHING one way or another about his future. I'm simply saying to put label him as the next big thing based on him standing next to The Miz while Miz participates in main event storylines is insane.

My other point: The fact that so many people do see such a bright future despite these things makes me believe that people really just NEED to cling on to someone to be the future and will build up reasons in their mind to do so... Like adding significance to things that aren't significant at all... like saying he "survived" things that are twists and turns in wrestling storylines.

There is no less validity to "They want to try him out on Smackdown but he is needed as a pawn in the Cena-Miz feud for one more month" than "WWE sees something in him and wants to keep him involved in the hottest feud in the company in order to build him up." None. At all. Yet when the point is brought up that *gasp!* maybe he is just a pawn for the feud and maybe he just happened to be the rookie on NXT who Miz was paired with and is reeping the benefits as opposed to WWE thinking so highly of him all along, people go ape-shit! And that's the "stick my fingers in my ears and yell lalalalalalalalala" attitude that lends more credibility to my theory that people WANT something to happen, therefore they will come up with reasons why it is happening.

Whats interesting is, I read this post before I looked at who posted it and said "I bet thats Gertner trolling again."

WWWYKI bro.

The problem is there are always a ton of guys that "stand out" above everyone else. Speaking of flying in the face of logic. lol. If Riley happened to be the one guy that people say it about it's fine. But my "people need someone..." theory comes from the fact that most of the undercard roster is looked at as "above the rest". It's not logical.

And as far as the "I don't see it" thing. I've admitted that. I don't see it. However I've tried to gauge exactly what it is people see and no one seems to want to go further in that discussion than "Cause he's a good wrestler, good on the mic, etc..." without giving examples or anything.

No one is saying he is the next mega-star but really, that's the only way you can stick out in 3 minute NXT matches and being squashed by Cena. You can't possibly show wrestling skill with that as your job. And I really want someone to post some of these promos where he's shown to be "above the rest of the pack." As soon as someone points out to me a match where he showed that he has skills to be a superstar or a promo where he's shown that he's better than average and I either say "I don't see why that was good" or "I was wrong". It's that simple.

Not sure how thats more interesting but okay :y:

Because of the old adage "don't feed the trolls". Without an audience, they stop.

It must run in the family.

The Great Khali is amazing in every way. He's good in the ring and on the mic. If you can't see these things, there's no discussion to be had.

... Now... is it wrong of you to question me saying that and ask for examples? See where I'm coming from now? Or are we gonna go with "NO! DON'T ASK FOR EXAMPLES! DON'T QUESTION ANYTHING! THERE'S NO DISCUSSION HERE! HE IS THE FUTURE! LALALALALALALA!!!"

lol. Best idea I've heard all day.

This thread shows why TPWW = Serious Business.

That acronym does not fit

Still have no idea who those TNA guys are.

#1-wwf-fan, you've been around here for a long time and I've always generally liked you and respected your opinion. With that being said, you're being pretty irrational and nutty right now. You're thrusting thoughts and words onto people that they didn't think or say and you're making wild generalizations based on absolutely nothing.

You are not wrong for questioning and wanting examples but you've been provided them and you're still going on with this.

1.) He's got size and athleticism
2.) Apart from size, he's just got a great look going for him.
3.) He's comfortable on the microphone and he's only going to get better. They've even been giving him time here and there to improve on his mic skills.
4.) They've paired him up with the hottest heel in the company and he gets WEEKLY screen time.
5.) They've built him up to be a factor in the Miz's matches. The Miz has won and lost matches because of Riley's involvement. For example: He was just blamed for Miz's DQ two weeks ago.
6.) He's made fun of and referenced by bigger stars (Cena, Rock) all the time.

If you don't like him, it's fine. But you're acting like a chimp right now.

Stop trolling. All you do is argue with everyone's opinion if it's not your own until the point you sound like a whiney little kid. Yeah this is a discussion forum so accept the fact you are no better than anyone else here and no more entitled to an opinion. Provoking people just makes you seem like a dickhead, not a smart person.

Now please prove my point by getting all defensive over this and tell me how bad/awful/stupid I am again.

What? That's a trap. So if he says anything to address your assault then he's an over defensive dickhead? That's ridiculous.

Nobody is arguing with wwf#1fan's opinion. He's saying wild stuff and making gigantic sweeping generalizations that aren't true. Nobody cares that he doesn't like Alex Riley.

Isn't that called the ECG defense? I have learnt something from him.

The guy's just been a dick to a lot of people lately. I honesty don't care if he likes me or not, but I'm sick to going into threads and seeing another CSL flame fest. And if this makes me unpopular with a certain group of posters, well I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

WHOOOOAAAAAAAAAA

if it wasn't serious business in here before, it certainly is now

Yeah, because your generic 'Im better than everyone on here' attitude is hidden so well. As for the trolling I was referring to you in this and other threads in general. Just get off yourself buddy, you ain't that special.

Let's settle.

CSL, you're acting a bit like an arrogant shithead as of late. Ever since Seth82 dubbed you King of the Gays. You're still on the money, but you've got a bit of a flamboyant heel thing going on.

Tazz Dan, this does not excuse you from being ridiculous. You're causing a scene everywhere and you're always pretty douchey about it. You're never funny about it, you come off extremely defensive, and you typically rally more people to the other side of the argument that you're in because you're being a cock.

Now get along, you fucking dicks. :mad:

NOW EVERYBODY SETTLE THE FUCK DOWN.

AND DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT.

Actually I'm thinking you could definitely make a run with the flamboyant heel gimmick. And yeah, probably some wierd timing thing mixed with me just wanting to call you 'The King of the Gays'

And I'm jealous because I want Seth82's penis inside of me.

Did someone say "Worst Wrestler"?

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