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Originally Posted by Nowhere Man
Oh, yeah, Benoit's dull and boring, because God knows the ability to cut a promo is the only thing that makes a wrestler any good. I mean, that's why Bret Hart (and the rest of the Hart Foundation for that matter, except Owen), Terry Funk, Harley Race, Rey Mysterio Jr., Andre the Giant, Big Van Vader, Rob Van Dam, Jimmy Snuka, and countless others all got over; based on their mic skills, not on anything else they ever did. Right?
I mean, in the past 14 months, Benoit's had three matches that the crowd (the marks, mind you, who make up a vast majority of the viewing audience) have given him a standing ovation simply for being that good. I can't think off the top of my head any other wrestler that's even had one match (that wasn't in their hometown) get a genuine standing O.
So the guy can't cut a promo. Then DON'T GIVE HIM PROMO SEGMENTS! Just because he doesn't do all the soap opera circus bullshit WWE is so keen on doesn't make him a boring wrestler.
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eddie guerero got a standing O as a heel after jobbing to edge a couple of years ago. what is boring to me about chris benoit is that every time he has a match, I know before hand that it is going to end in the cross face. thats how all his matches end. i have an ameteur wrestling background, myself and i appreciate his skills and his matches are among the best. but its always all about the crippler cross face, and that is boring.
also, given the fact that he cannot cut a promo, there is going to be a disconnect between him and the fans. personally, i think his character should be a sadistic heel rather than a centimental face.