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Roll +Sharp
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Matt Hardy to SmackDown is all well and good, but...
Why would Teddy Long just let him leave? That's the biggest "name" on your brand; surely, you could get a nice trade from SD. This would be like a sports team letting their star player switch to another team while he's still under contract, and expecting nothing in return.
And there are plenty of names on that roster who could benefit from a healthy face push on ECW. Hurricane Helms could be a great face and fresh feud for Swagger. R-Truth is pretty stagnant; switch him and let him get over. Carlito as ECW's top face would be an interesting change; just need to get the tag belts off of him. So, anyway. Just seems silly to me. I guess this is WWE logic, though. |
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Cranky Kong
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I was thinking the same thing. Pretty ridiculous to just let him go without a trade. It's like Theddy wants ECW to suck.
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#3 |
Soundly Defeated Wadding
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They could ave at least pulled an angle where Teddy was so disgusted with the actions of Matt that he granted him his elease but yeah, I agree. Seemed a bit wierd to just let your MVP go without any compensation.
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#4 |
He's Here
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It's clearly a personal favor dating back to the time the Hardy Boyz almost lost the titles but Teddy gave them a fast count for the win.
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Cranky Kong
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He follows up the announcement of Matt Hardy's departure with an announcement that we will be seeing The Boogeyman in action TONIGHT! What a kick in the junk that was.
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#6 |
"Ask him!"
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Teddy is just a good guy like that I guess. In kayfabe, Matt came to him either before or after the Royal Rumble (probably before) and explained to him how badly he needed to be on the same brand as his brother, saying that he was unhappy in ECW and needed to change or continue to be depressed about his place in the company, and Teddy gave it to him.
Or Matt did some sex favors for Edge. Not gay sex favors - more like Edge convincing Vickie to blind-fold her during sex, and Edge slipped out of the room while Matt took his place on the job (aka "the old switcheroo"). Edge then convinces Vickie to sign Matt for helping him win the WWE Title. |
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That's an oversight Vince could never make. |
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#8 |
"Ask him!"
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Matt agreed to throw the match to help Teddy build a new top star on the show prior to his leaving. Teddy, being the sly shyster that he is, agreed.
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#9 |
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Still, he could have screwed Teddy. In fact, he should have, given his turn.
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#10 |
"Ask him!"
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Maybe Teddy didn't sign the contract until after he tossed the match?
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#11 |
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Maybe we're over-thinking this and this is just a case of WWE logic?
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Now that he is meant to be a face, MVP would do well on ECW, and could climb the ranks there overnight. It's fucking ECW, for crying out loud. The only hole in the story is that Teddy and MVP haven't exactly been buddies - but MVP could come out, and thank Theodore Long for signing him onto his original contract, and even though they don't see eye-to-eye, he is just happy to be off the Vickie and Edge show. MVP can then promise Teddy Long he will earn back the figures he was making on SmackDown!. |
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#13 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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ECW isn't a real brand. That's where the sense comes in.
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#14 |
Pelvic Sorcerer
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They way I count it, ECW kinda only has 8 wrestlers now, and one fo them is injured. BTW, that list would be Boogen, DJ Gaberiel, Even Borne, Finlay, Swagger, Mark Henry, Paul Burchill, and Tommy Dreamer. I don't count Miz and Morrison because they spend more time on Raw, and Chavo spends a lot of time on Smackdown. So getting rid of Matt Hardy is really dumb.
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#15 |
#1 Senior Elite Member
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Looking at the roster on WWE.com, the two biggest draws in the brand right now are Finley and Mark Henry, and neither one is making me stay home to watch them on Tuesday Nights. Miz and Morrison are probably the biggest names on the roster, but they compete more on RAW then ECW these days, so it's not even point to mention they are there.
I also agree that a trade would have been a smart move, but maybe the company isn't seeing much of a future for ECW anymore. |
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#16 |
#BUCTOBER
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When's the contract with Sci-Fi up this time?
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#17 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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#18 |
A Property of Matter
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DID YOU KNOW ECW IS THE HIGHEST RATED PROGRAM ON THE HOME SHOPPING NETWORK FOR 29 WEEKS IN A ROW!
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#19 |
Get a poke on
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#20 |
Get a poke on
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a Don West joke also would have been acceptable here
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#21 |
A Property of Matter
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This guy is a spot monkey. |
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#22 |
Get a poke on
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He made the mistake of over-selling the knife shot, and as a result under-sold his quota.
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#23 |
Get a poke on
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Nice run in at the end though. That guy handled it much better than Orton when HHH tore his quad.
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#24 |
EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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Has anybody considered that maybe T-Lo is thinking that he doesn't want some so-called main-eventer on his brand that loses to JACK SWAGGER?
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#25 |
Get a poke on
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Promo of the century. |
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#26 |
Get a poke on
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ROOKIES!
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#27 |
A Property of Matter
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The guy on the left is inducting Austin.
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#28 |
A Property of Matter
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FACTORY SET!
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#29 |
Get a poke on
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I'm pretty sure I was watching it one night and they had Goldberg on the show
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#30 |
A Property of Matter
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I'm going to walk into a memorabilia shop and tell the guy I have a 1987 Fleer FACTORY SET.
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#31 |
Get a poke on
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big face turn ROCK BOTTOM! |
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#32 |
A Property of Matter
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lol 1994 Michael Jordan rookie card.
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#33 |
Get a poke on
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That beanie baby came out of retirement faster than Terry Funk.
That beanie baby covers everything! He's never been pinned! |
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#34 |
Get a poke on
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"You have Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad duking it out trying to get the last one!"
Glory. BOUND FOR GLORY! |
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#35 |
A Property of Matter
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Grown men with Beanie Babies are probably like the only men Trekkies could beat up.
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#36 |
Get a poke on
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Are beanie babies worth anything now? In this economy they could be safer than gold.
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#37 |
He's Here
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He was looking on the local internets!
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#38 |
EATER OF HOT POCKETS
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#39 |
Get a poke on
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I love that they brought up rookie cards during the beanie babies pitch. All roads lead to rookie cards in those guys minds.
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#40 |
A Property of Matter
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Oh yeah. Those guys were smarks before there were smarks.
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