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1/2 Optimist 1/2 Amazing
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HBK to call it a day?
From this week's W.O via the DVDVR boards:
Shawn Micheals asked to be removed as a full timer after WMania. He will come in for big shots ala Hogan. Micheals was frustrated by the lack of promotion for his book as well THE OPTIMISTS! 'Seeing the light in bad booking' Current members: Dave Youell Alienoid06 Impact! The Optimist And our newest member: Helmsphere ![]() |
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Ninja Mod, Esquire
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![]() Say what you want about the guy, but he's going to leave a big void. I can't say I totally disagree w/ him though. |
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Ninja Mod, Esquire
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Also, he better put Shelton over before leaving.
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It's Clobbering Time!
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I could have sworn I saw on a website something about HBK saying that he wanted to keep going for a few years.
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The Satanic Mechanic
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Well fuck, if it means someone else can take his permanent upper tier spot, then cool.
Can't say I blame him about his book promotion, but then since a fair chunk of it is probably bullshit and/or whining I'm not complaining. |
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Oh and the Hand is just living the gimmick, he's paid to by the WWE to keep kayfabe alive |
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Canada.
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Adminstigator
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Plus he's old
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Sid never broke his leg, it was all CGI, heck the entire crowd there was, i've never met one person who was at that show. No one has ever got hurt in wrestling, it's all special effects, infact the only time you get to see wrestlers is during promo's where they don't get hurt. It's the stuntmen that get injured, those poor poor stuntmen. Now back to my glue sniffing........... |
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The Great Pink Hope
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VALENTÍA
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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Raw better get some newer talent on the screen. Push Shelton up after he drops the whole "momma" thing, cut back on Chris Masters, and give Matt Striker some time on Raw... But Chris Masters... I was almost impressed with his match on Raw. Not going to give away any spoilers, but for me to almost be impressed with Masters means he's getting better.
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Herp a derp, and so on
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Why So Curious?
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1-0 TPWW Chess Master
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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It's really a shame. HBK is still one of the best. They don't have much in terms of talent as it is, losing him would be huge. Whenever I make my girlfriend watch Raw she actually seems to enjoy HBK matches. Haha, that reminds me. My girlfriend loves John Cena because he's "hot" but she even says he's an awful wrestler.
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Kiss the blade
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This wouldn't make WWE worth watching anymore.
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YesYesYes!
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Of course, if they didn't tell Burchall to not fly, if they didn't ban cruiserweight moves, if they didn't tell Cena he can't even use the Throwback, if they didn't waste TV time with Mark Henry and Big Vis, if they didn't spend so much time promoting Chris Masters and the like... Basically, what I'm trying to establish is that HBK is a top dog in a fixed fight. Not to knock Michaels, because he's one of the few performers busting his ass, but he's also one of the only ones who is able to really cut loose. |
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Kiss the blade
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LOL Stoned Temple Spotfest
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Fuck, I hate this part time 'show-up when I want to' or 'when I can make a big payoff by taking an up-and-comers spot at Wrestle Mania' stuff.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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I agree. It's just that I'm pointing out there are a lot of other people who are, or could be, as complete a package as Michaels.
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FIT Challenge Slag People
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Now my dreams are fading like age-old photographs
Hurt too much to look at now, reminders of our past Tell me a lie and say that you won't go Look in my eyes and hold me even though I realize you have to walk away No more yesterday... |
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Just when Shawn might be looking like he's really turned over a new leaf, he goes and acts like a crybaby.
![]() I'll miss him in the ring, but he just comes off as a total pout in this whole thing. |
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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Lost
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"Ask him!"
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Good riddance.
HBK has been stale for a long time now - the only interesting thing he's done in the past two years was his heel turn against Hogan, but then he turned right back after their feud was over. Other than that, he's just been sticking his big fucking ego wherever he can get it on TV. I sure as hell missed him after WrestleMania XIV, and I definitely marked out when he returned to beat Triple H in 2002, but god damn have I gotten sick of him now. Something needs to happen that makes him lose faith in Christianity; maybe then we'd see something a little edgier from the revolutionary who started D-Generation-X and "Suck it." I'm not worried about a void with his departure. Guys like Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, and Kane are dying to fill that upper-card/main event spot. |
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Ninja Mod, Esquire
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Kane filling Shawn's spot is laughable. I'm sorry. As of right now, Shelton is in that same boat. RVD might be able to, but he doesn't have mic skills in Shawn's league.
I don't see how he's "stale." He's put on great matches with Kurt and Shelton (beating Shelon, but making him look like a million bucks.) He's also put on good matches with Carlito, where Carlito came out looking good. HBK is in a spot where he can have legitimate feuds with younger guys, and make them look good. Who else has really done that lately? HHH did it with Shelton and Batista (and you could argue he made Chavo look good, but I doubt anything will come of it.) Let's say RVD or Shelton takes Shawn's spot. It's not as easy for them to make someone look good without damaging themselves. They haven't been built up to a high enough status where their selling of offense becomes "Wow, this guy is a legit threat if he can take them to the limit." as opposed to simply "Wow, this is a close match." |
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