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**Mr. Nerfect** · 11-30-2012, 08:43 PM

The Nexus angle did go from hot to cold very fast, because the WWE was in a tough position. They had been booked into a corner -- how can these eight newbies beat eight "true" Superstars? A lot of people point to SummerSlam as a turning point for the group, and I can kind of see it now, although I do understand why the WWE put "Team WWE" over. But there were ways to book the Nexus to go over without hurting Team WWE.

Given how great he is at playing a heel, Daniel Bryan turning on the WWE after being brought back by John Cena would have been an interesting plot-line. It would give Cena tension with Bryan in the Nexus, specifically, but it also would have given The Miz "I told you so" ammo, and you could have still had Bryan beat The Miz for the US Title (his disagreements with The Miz would have been interesting enough to carry a mini-feud between the two).

Also, after they kicked out Darren Young, I feel that the WWE missed an opportunity by not having Young being the guy to help Wade Barrett beat John Cena at Hell in a Cell to earn Cena's services for the Nexus. The rules were that no Nexus member could interfere, and this is where Michael McGillicutty & Husky Harris made their affiliation with the group known. If it had been Darren Young, it would have brought another original member of the group back, and it would have made sense given it was Young's issues with Cena that led to him being kicked out of the group. Cena could have also been his redemption in Wade's eyes.

And then the last piece of booking that I felt hurt the Nexus was at Survivor Series. I don't think Barrett should have become WWE Champion that night, but I think he should have been absolutely blind-sided by Cena and DESTROYED in that match with Randy Orton. Keep in mind, Nexus were banned from this match, too. Cena could have attacked Barrett as it looked like he might have become champion, beaten him all around the ringside area, and Nexus would have just had to watch on monitors. Cena could have revealed that he could never dirty the WWE Championship like that, and his honour means more than his job. He's a big enough star to make money elsewhere.

A Nexus beat-down of Randy Orton could have led to The Miz cashing in (I can't remember if it did or not), and Miz vs. Orton vs. Barrett at TLC would have been a big enough match to carry that event. Cena could have shown up in the crowd with a ticket or something. The storyline of security not doing anything to stop Cena from jumping the barricade and beating up Barrett could have again been used here, and Miz could have beaten Orton to retain.

Now, I'm not sure where they would have gone from here. Perhaps a Nexus dominated Royal Rumble, with John Cena again coming out of the crowd to try and eliminate whatever members of the group he could? If Barrett had still helped Kane beat The Undertaker at Survivor Series, The Undertaker returning here and helping Cena take on The Nexus could have been a pretty big Rumble moment.

If you need other faces to keep The Miz busy, CM Punk would have been pretty great during this time. This was when he was hurt and absolutely tearing it up on commentary. You just keep him there for a bit longer, continue to win people over by merely being natural and entertaining, and you don't have him go after Cena when he is cleared. He helps out Cena, remembering that the Nexus attacked him during their debut, too.

I don't know -- there were plenty of ways to take the Nexus as a dominant force heading into WrestleMania. Blowing off Barrett vs. Cena with Cena beating Barrett really took the wind out of the sails, though.

11-30-2012, 08:43 PM	#48
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,634	The Nexus angle did go from hot to cold very fast, because the WWE was in a tough position. They had been booked into a corner -- how can these eight newbies beat eight "true" Superstars? A lot of people point to SummerSlam as a turning point for the group, and I can kind of see it now, although I do understand why the WWE put "Team WWE" over. But there were ways to book the Nexus to go over without hurting Team WWE. Given how great he is at playing a heel, Daniel Bryan turning on the WWE after being brought back by John Cena would have been an interesting plot-line. It would give Cena tension with Bryan in the Nexus, specifically, but it also would have given The Miz "I told you so" ammo, and you could have still had Bryan beat The Miz for the US Title (his disagreements with The Miz would have been interesting enough to carry a mini-feud between the two). Also, after they kicked out Darren Young, I feel that the WWE missed an opportunity by not having Young being the guy to help Wade Barrett beat John Cena at Hell in a Cell to earn Cena's services for the Nexus. The rules were that no Nexus member could interfere, and this is where Michael McGillicutty & Husky Harris made their affiliation with the group known. If it had been Darren Young, it would have brought another original member of the group back, and it would have made sense given it was Young's issues with Cena that led to him being kicked out of the group. Cena could have also been his redemption in Wade's eyes. And then the last piece of booking that I felt hurt the Nexus was at Survivor Series. I don't think Barrett should have become WWE Champion that night, but I think he should have been absolutely blind-sided by Cena and DESTROYED in that match with Randy Orton. Keep in mind, Nexus were banned from this match, too. Cena could have attacked Barrett as it looked like he might have become champion, beaten him all around the ringside area, and Nexus would have just had to watch on monitors. Cena could have revealed that he could never dirty the WWE Championship like that, and his honour means more than his job. He's a big enough star to make money elsewhere. A Nexus beat-down of Randy Orton could have led to The Miz cashing in (I can't remember if it did or not), and Miz vs. Orton vs. Barrett at TLC would have been a big enough match to carry that event. Cena could have shown up in the crowd with a ticket or something. The storyline of security not doing anything to stop Cena from jumping the barricade and beating up Barrett could have again been used here, and Miz could have beaten Orton to retain. Now, I'm not sure where they would have gone from here. Perhaps a Nexus dominated Royal Rumble, with John Cena again coming out of the crowd to try and eliminate whatever members of the group he could? If Barrett had still helped Kane beat The Undertaker at Survivor Series, The Undertaker returning here and helping Cena take on The Nexus could have been a pretty big Rumble moment. If you need other faces to keep The Miz busy, CM Punk would have been pretty great during this time. This was when he was hurt and absolutely tearing it up on commentary. You just keep him there for a bit longer, continue to win people over by merely being natural and entertaining, and you don't have him go after Cena when he is cleared. He helps out Cena, remembering that the Nexus attacked him during their debut, too. I don't know -- there were plenty of ways to take the Nexus as a dominant force heading into WrestleMania. Blowing off Barrett vs. Cena with Cena beating Barrett really took the wind out of the sails, though.