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This also seems like a particularly lame justification when you look at the history of returns in pro wrestling. |
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Boys, can we please keep it on topic instead of making this thread into yet another bitching session between Noid/KK et al?
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Notice, while I disagree with Noid, and think he is a retard, I'm not taking this thread off topic. I'm still trying to proccess why they brough Christian back with no fanfare, no titiantron, no teaser, no nothing. I mean it just doesn't make sense.
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#204 |
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XL, can you please not exacerbate things by giving Noid a chance to play the martyr?
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But apparently, that's a good thing.
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![]() C'mon guys, we all know that Noid can put a positive spin on anything. Why do we have to see that as a bad thing? I've said it before, I'd love to be as optimistic as Noid is. I'm a big mark for Christian. I would have loved the "Huge Star Returning" fanfare - the weeks of promos, the huge fanfare on the biggest possible stage, cutting down the top star. But we didn't get that. Noid (and Jeri) make some good points about fitting him in and keeping other potential matches on the WM card. i guess we'll have to see how it all plays out. |
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It also keeps the WM card intact. As someone said earlier (Jeri I think), it would be nice to see the Hardys/E&C feud build over the summer. It lets Christian become familiar with the fans (as I said) and the four-sided ring (
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He is only a former intercontinental and tag team champion at best which is where he loses out to Chris Jericho. A higher position would be catapulted into one of the main event Wrestlemania feuds, which they are currently running, under two months before the event. Last edited by The Mackem; 02-12-2009 at 12:25 PM. |
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Since when does fairness have anything to do with booking in the WWE? We'll change 'fairness' to 'politics' then. |
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Christian was barely fueding with Cena before he left. Yeah there was some verbal sparring and the Triple Threat with Jericho but Christian ended up being drafted SmackDown where he did nothing. If I remember correctly his last appearance was at Tabboo Tuesday as one of the choices for a match - which he did out of contract.
Three weeks of jaw jacking with the champ and a match which the bookers felt needed Jericho adding to it doesn't equate to Main Event status to me. |
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God, I hate the wrestling forum sometimes
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Jack Swagger should go back to FCW. He's terrible all around.
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After Jericho debuted, it was obvious that his 'face' personna and image was very outdated. As a result of that, Jericho 'floundered' and was receiving luke warm face pops at best (as I had predicted). Those luke warm face pops than turned into some mild boo's. It wasn't until Jericho made his radical heel turn that his character was COMPLETELY revitalized. The WWE shit the bed when Jericho arrived and he suffered as result. The heel turn nullified all damage however...and Jericho went back to being awesome. |
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Yeah, they could try and cram that match into NWO with the two chambers. Or maybe Wrestlemania, with the MitB. Or they could save it, and actually build the storyline. |
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Christian returning in the Royal Rumble Match -- and losing -- makes him look better than debuting on ECW and beating the Champion there? Christian returning against Santino Marella makes him look better than returning and defeating the ECW Champion? Maybe it works better in your head, but in mine, it is an instant passage into the mid-card for Christian. Quote:
1) As you saw, Christian returning got a face pop. Do you really want the genuine interest in Christian to be wasted with him enforcing that he is a bad guy? It's playing against the fans, and it's going to confuse and upset them. Some people will cheer Christian hitting Jeff with a steel chair, and that's not exactly a visual you want. It sends the message that Jeff isn't worth cheering, and that this Christian guy is the good guy. It just makes things more confusing. Christian returning as a face was absolutely the right move. Both from a creative and business standpoint. Hell, while he's hot, Christian might even move some merchandise. He was entertaining as hell on ECW, and he fills a gap in the face line-up that wasn't previously there. Triple H may actually be the closest thing the WWE has to a face with a zinging attitude right now. 2) In your scenario, you have three heels and one face. Maybe that is intentional, but it seems a little messy to me. Jeff Hardy is the only real character for the fans to attach to, so you're basically dedicating 75% of the angle to guys the fans don't like. That could turn some people off. If they were going to do something with those four men at WrestleMania, then I think a tag team match would have been the best option. That way you have two faces and two heels, and things a lot more even. 3) This idea immediately violates realism, because you do realise you have "the richest prize in the industry" being defended at the 25th anniversary of the Granddaddy of Them All between four former tag team specialists. Jeff Hardy is a guy with two wellness violations to his name; Matt Hardy has never been a "real World Champion" before, and has never really main eventing a PPV; Christian is only a few months off returning to the company after a three-year absence, prior to which he had no main event experience; with Edge probably being the only proven reliable main eventer of the four. Again, it also leaves Triple H out in the cold. If you think that the WWE Title match at an event like WrestleMania XXV is going to leave out the guy who is banging the boss' daughter, and has been arbitrarily part of a World Title match every WrestleMania he could attend since WrestleMania X-8, for the fucking Hardy Boyz, you're delusional. Unless Triple H was injured with time to plan, there is no way the WWE Title match at WrestleMania is going to feature anyone but Triple H. If you want to include Edge, Christian, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, you better make it a Five-Way. Any WWE Title match idea for WrestleMania XXV that doesn't involve Triple H should immediately be disqualified for being unrealistic. I'm sorry, but that's just the way it is. As for MVP and R-Truth being suitable opponents for Jack Swagger? I'll maybe give you MVP. In fact, I would have loved to have seen MVP on ECW as a face. But that being said, Jack Swagger vs. Christian is definitely a bigger match. So even if you think you're taking away from the epicness of the other matches at the event (and with Edge vs. Triple H and Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy, I don't think you are), you're at least bulking up those lower on the card. |
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You claimed that Fabien was being condescending towards you. He was not. You are condescending towards everyone else. Go fuck yourself. What does Jericho have to do with any of this? Quote:
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![]() Alright, this is just ridiculous. Why the hell are you trying to structure an arguement about whether or not you are a pussy? You were crying, you're a dickhead for getting so defensive about it, and you need to reflect on yourself a lot more than you do. Also, I wasn't even attacked. How could I be defensive? You're past your prime, KK. I'm actually embarrassed to be doing the whole "arch-nemisis" thing with you anymore. You're getting desperate and clingy. I think we need some time apart. |
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I mean, what exactly would hyping the return have done? Boosted the rating a little more? Gotten more people watching and complaining? This way, people can here about it, or see the recap videos on SmackDown! or RAW, and be like "Fuck, I've really got to watch now!" It pretty much accomplishes the same thing. |
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Another way would’ve been to have Edge come out to cut one of his promos when Christian’s old music hits, and he walks down and proceeds to tear into Edge as he announces his return. After a few words, Christian hits Edge with the mic and leaves the ring while Edge holds his head in pain. The announcers hype Christian vs. Edge for later in the show…
But we didn’t get that. |
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If people did not want Christian to get lost in the shuffle, then I cannot understand why they would want him to return to RAW or SmackDown!, where nearly everyone is sorted into a major program. |
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Can you please get back to the fucking conversation at hand? |
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Cole: Oh My! Christian just hit that poor defenseless lady with the unpreetier.
King: He is a face you idiot! Cole: Vintage Christian their folks. He gave Beth what she deserved. |
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I actually just realised I don't really know what people's problem with Christian's debut actually was. Is it just because he wasn't fantasy booked into a WWE Title match at WrestleMania?
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No, what? Most people's problem was that he was being teased to be part of a brothers vs brother feud that harkens back to the glory days of WWE and instead we get Christian just being thrown on ECW with no warning and no heads up. Just flipping through the channels, and then I see Christian v Jack Swagger, what the hell? This is how they bring him back?
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#232 |
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But seriously noid, shut the fuck up.
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Shut up Juan.
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#235 |
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It made sense when the attacks happened, but since then it's clear that WWE is gonna run with Matt vs. Jeff and Edge vs. HHH at WM25. Where does Christian fit in?
I mean. i guess I agree that the actual debut was rather lackluster, but other than that, I really don't see a problem. |
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#236 |
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They should have been building his return, not just him showing up and facing swagger while Finlay is feuding with Swagger, completely confused me.
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#237 |
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I dunno, I think that even if they would have hyped up his return on ECW, people would still be complaining because he's on ECW and not Raw or Smackdown.
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It adds some depth to ECW. They need to get us maroons to watch the Sci Fi channel. This is the way the do it. ECW has good matches, and good YOUNG talent, save Finlay and Dreamer. Why not add to it?
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They would, but they wouldn't have complained about him not getting hyped.
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I miss the TV title. ECW should have one. Actually every show should have a title that is defended every freaking week.
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