Thread: This Matt Hardy thing is a work.
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Old 06-23-2005, 07:21 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by Kane Knight
Yeah.

So if he was good at one point, we should still love him?

I'm sorry, but there's a reason he got booed more when he came back as a face than when he turned heel.

There's a reason that you had to go back to 2002 for an example. The same reason people can hate 2005 Hunter, while admitting 2000 Hunter was great.

Here's the bottom line: You're only really as good as your last promo. I liked Oldschool E&C as the retarded surfer guys. That doesn't mean the current shit Edge is doing entertains me. Apparently it wasn't that entertaining to others, because he got more heat as a face than as a heel, until he "screwed Matt" (or rather, til everyone found out about it).

What's wrong with Edge of late (Since his return) is simple: If you put forth goof product, more people will watch it. If you put out crap, less people will watch it.

Tons of the people I hate/bash/whatever are people I used to like, and appreciate for what they did in the past. Taker, Triple H, Hogan/Austin/insert boring fossil here, yes, Edge...

What's changed? This is consumer entertainment. Their job is to entertain us. It's like fast food, and we've gone from the whopper to the dollar menu.
I'm not saying you should still like the guy, I'm just wondering why some people are acting like he's done nothing worthwhile in his career. Some act as if he is absolutely horrible in the ring, which I disagree with.

Edge's current character may not be as interesting as his last few, but you can see Edge is trying to channel as much of his entertaining persona as possible. I don't think it's fair to blame Edge for the direction his character is taking. The WWE want this semi-psychotic Edge, and it's a character Edge just can't make too interesting. He can play it alright, but he just can't seem to hold interest. Perhaps that's his fault, but I think it is equally the WWE's for not fitting a character Edge can be entertaining in (because he's shown us he can be entertaining) to him.

I'm not saying like the guy, I'm just asking why there is sudden hate for this man, and his abilities.
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