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Originally Posted by Noid After watching that video, I have a few thoughts: It's sad how much it reminds me of current times. For that era, that is sad, but compared to something on WWE television today? I don't know, it just reminds me of the angles the WWE has been running that people have been creaming themselves over.

Really, which ones? Besides for the vince's bastard angle, which everyone hated, none come close to being this bad.

Originally Posted by Noid Watching Rikishi cut a promo, I couldn't help but think of Randy Orton. Say what you want, but if Orton were born a little earlier, I don't think he would have cut it as a main eventer.

If Orton came in the boom period, he would have had to be a lot better. Hell all the current maineventers would have had to be a lot better than they are now to have gotten near the top during the boom period (barring HHH and Undertaker who held their own during said period).

Originally Posted by Noid The "I did it for The Rock" bit didn't sink it for me. To me, it seemed like Rikishi was deflecting responsibility for his actions. Well, that was until he "accepted" it. I think this promo could have used a boost by either making Rikishi more selfish ("I did it so that I could get a spot"), or by having Rikishi do exactly what he did, only for The Rock to get on the mic all flustered and say "You did it for your damn self" and point out that Rikishi is just trying to justify what he did, and there's no justification for it.

Looking back it in retrospect, and knowing the out come before hand, like you are doing now as opposed to watching the angle unfold as the rest of us did is vastly different. "I did it for the Rock" killed the heat. Which is evident in the lack of reaction from the live audience. And we all think the promo could have used a boost, Mr Johnny Comelately.

Originally Posted by Noid Or they just could have made it The Rock. But in retrospect, compared to the shit we get today, this isolated reveal doesn't seem that bad. Hornswoggle as Vince's son was about a million times worse.

Again, no one liked the Bastard Son angle, and "I did it for the Rock" was slightly better than the Bastard Son angle. Though, that is like saying getting punched really hard in the chest is better than getting kicked really hard in the balls.

Originally Posted by Noid Anyway, I'm just thinking of other guys they could have made it, and two names popped into my head: Would Chris Jericho or Chris Benoit have made a good driver in the storyline? Jericho came into the WWE around 1999 to try and make an impact, and his ambition boots on. Would Austin vs. Jericho have worked, or was Jericho too "mid-card" as a face to make the jump to being a main event heel? Also, was he too over and moving too much merchandise to do it? Chris Benoit is the more "serious" choice. He came into the WWE in early 2000, I believe, and taking out Stone Cold could have been preparation for that. And the man was "The Crippler."

Moot points, the angle was turned to shit. Jericho wasn't serious enough of a character to have done it, he was a pompus ass/cowardly heel, not a ruthless heel willing to run of Austin, plus he was already heel, and that wouldn have taken away from it.

Beniot on the other hand is even worse on the mic than Rikishi (which is why he has mostly be kept off it or given a limited role on the mic when they had to) plus it would have made no sense.

It should have been the Rock, end of story.