Thread: Randy Orton's face turn a flop
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Old 09-09-2004, 03:52 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by Loose Cannon
Where do I begin here. Yeah, I have written about the similar career paths like a million times on here. Yes, Orton followed the Rock's career path. Did Rock's storyline work? You bet it did. Why not use the same formula again? I would if I was booking. You could say that Austin was sort of like Hogan from the 80's. Being indestructable and taking out 20 guys at once. But is Austin "Hulk Hogan?" NO. So far, the "Rock" path has worked for Orton and has gotten him over. So I don't see why they shouldn't have booked it like that. Remember Mr. Perfect. He had a winning streak gimmick right? Because he was "Perfect." I know you think I'm going to compare him to Goldberg, but I'm not. Remember when Kurt Angle first came in? What did they give him as a gimmick? Yeah, an Olympic Gold Medalist But he also was put over as having a "WINNING STREAK" RIGHT? So does this mean Angle is a rip off of Perfect? Point is the WWE has used a lot of the same formulas twice, three times, four times and on. If it worked in the past, then why not use it again.

Orton never feuded with Austin. Never had a match with him, If he feuded with Austin, then almost every heel on Raw did. Saying HBK is past his prime is ridiculous. HBK still puts on better matches then half the WWE ROSTER. And as for Foley. Well let's just say he worked his ass off to get Orton over and he did a dam good job of dong so. That Street Fight is a MOTY candidate. I don't think you saw any of the matches to say they looked "old" And you forget Orton feuded with Jericho, Edge and Benjamin. Three wrestlers who are not "old"


Orton raised his eyebrow ONE TIME, or at least that's the only time I saw him do it. And that was this week on RAW during his interview. I never once saw him do that before. If you want to talk Rock ripoff, let's talk Sonny Siaki. Now there's your Rock rip off. Orton doesn't to any other "Rock mannerisms" you are talking about. If so, name one?
But you miss my point about angles. There have been many parrell angles in the past, but I remeber very early on that JR said that Orton is the next Rock on tv, I might be paraphrasing a bit, but he said something very close to that. It is one thing to take a forumla that works and use it again, but to just come out and say, hey we found another 3rd generation wrestler, so we are going to make him the Rock.

Everytime I've seen Orton cut a promo lately, he has thrown up an eyebrow, it isn't my fault you haven't noticed. Also, how Orton moves around while being interview is very simular to way Rock would have, I can't really name them, it is all the little things. I might just be noticing the little things a bit more because I already thought ofOrton as a Rock rip off, or maybe I'm just crazy. It is kinda like if you watch a Chris Beniot match, it looks so much like a Dynamite Kid match because of all the little things.
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