Thread: Wrestlers you always wanted to win the big title
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Old 01-02-2018, 08:54 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan View Post
Didn't he accidentally eliminate himself early from the rumble one year and force them to change plans mid match? Also, the NXT season wars thing where he started attacking his own teammate. That was very telling. It was like he was just going out there thinking "must wrestle" and didn't have the most basic idea of what his role was.
Yeah, in the 2011 Rumble he was meant to stay in for a bit and then later on eliminate Cena (with Miz who was on commentary distracting him from the outside). He got thrown over the rope at one point and lost his grip, eliminating himself in error. You can even see Cena drop to the lower rope to pick up his new elimination orders from the ref. They basically did the exact same planned elimination except Riley came back out to distract Cena and Miz got the elimination despite not being in the match.

So while it was technically a fuck-up by Riley, I can forgive him. I'm actually surprised more accidental eliminations haven't happened. And they covered it up well enough to barely notice.

The NXT one though.....god, I tried to block that out of my memory but it's possibly one of the worst segments in WWE history.



-Michael McGillicutty delivering possibly the worst promo ever, hinting at the "Genesis of McGillicutty"
-Percy Watson, a clear as day babyface gimmick, having to be a heel in this
-Eli Cottonwood, the biggest man in the group, disappearing as soon as the Pros run in for the save
-Titus O'Neil no-selling MVP's Players Boot
-Husky Harris murdering Kaval while the guys who were there to save him just watch
-McGillicutty and Riley running back down, why did they even leave?
-Riley attacking Watson
-Everyone awkwardly standing around at the end, sans Cottonwood who left for reasons unexplained
-"OH YEAH!"

I honestly have no idea what the fuck they were going for in this segment. Were they all supposed to go to SmackDown as Genesis to be the answer to Nexus on Raw? If so, did they seriously think Michael goddamn McGillicutty would've been charismatic enough to lead a major stable?

Cottonwood's disappearance is funnier when you consider that he's the only one that didn't get another chance. Lucky Cannon was put on NXT Redemption and the others all made it to the main roster eventually. Cottonwood's last appearance was running away the second he faced the slightest bit of resistance.
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