Coincidence?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Corkscrewed Hold on a moment... I still don't get how people say that Orton has been overpushed or pushed to the moon or whatever like it's a bad thing. Yes, he's been pushed faster than most, but some people are like that. He's been here, what, two years? Maybe a bit more? To my recollection, Undertaker won the WWF Title within two years, didn't he? Correct me if I'm wrong, of course.

You've got a good point.

Well, sorta. I can sum it up in about 8 words. There is no fixed formula for pushing superstars.

Let me ellaborate a little. You can say that Taker got his title shot that early, and he was pushed, but Orton isn't the Undertaker. If one size fit all for wrestlers, why was there a huge slump before the attitude era? Why hasn't there been another Rock, Hogan, etc.?

Not every person can play out every scenario equally. People were complaining about Orton being overpushed. I doubt you would have heard the same thing about Taker. It worked for him. The fans ate it up. With Orton, they were nearly put off him entirely for a while there.