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Voices in my Head
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An Age Without Orton
It has been a couple of weeks since Randy Orton suffered his shoulder injury. What has Raw been like since the loss of The Legend Killer and what steps should they take to fill that gap?
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MVP Mark
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Well, I got a pissbreak at the beginning of the show.
Cena/HHH = BORING! |
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Voices in my Head
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I am the cheese
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I think a revival of the juniors devision would do nicely.
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I've honestly not been bothered by Randy Orton's absence.
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TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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His "Angry Orton" character just doesn't feel natural. The man is still really mechanic in his delivery, too.
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I can't buy a prettyboy bitch as a psychotic badass.
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That's exactly it. Orton needs to go back to his more Evolution-based character. More bag-shitting antics.
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Orton's gimmick is almost identical to Triple H's in 1999-2001, but he doesn't have the charisma or talent to pull it off.
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He's Here
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Until you reminded me I had forgotten about him and hadn't noticed.
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So fucking sexy.
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yes. yes. yes.
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In a unrelated twist, I've not watched Raw since he got injured.
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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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So fucking sexy.
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...He's a man...with nerve damage. lol
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Father of Hinduship
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On top of that - Orton has always had to cheat DRASTICALLY in order to beat HHH and Cena (while doing very clean jobs). Between 99-01, Triple H scored almost clean victories over Foley, The Rock, Austin, Kane, Big Show, and anyone else that was worth a lick. Big difference in booking. |
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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I think the fact that Orton sucks has a lot to do with him failing too.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Nowhere Man
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Orton's absence hasn't really effected my perception of raw much, its still lacking in most areas tbh.
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Voices in my Head
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There are really only two victories that have made Orton look like a threat in my eyes... Beating Benoit for the World Heavyweight Championship and beating Foley at Backlash. You could probably throw RVD in there too when he won the IC Title, but to relate back to what was said earlier, his Evolution gimmick was it, the psychotic badass really doesn't work.
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So fucking sexy.
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Chris Benoit and Mick Foley both made Orton look like a star. Foley really started the upwards main event momentum for Randy Orton (in a big way, at least). Chris Benoit got a great match out of Orton before dropping the World Heavyweight Title to him, and the fucking Toronto crowd was cheering for Orton. Then he got bitched out by Triple H.
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Orton really should have taken over Evolution, and Triple H should have chased the title as a face to prove he can still do it, or Orton should have handed the belt over to Triple H when asked, and continued his feud with Chris Benoit, who would have been upset Orton would just throw away the World Title like that. Orton goes on to win the Royal Rumble, and when Triple H assumes Orton is going to SmackDown! to divide and conquer with Evolution, Orton gives Triple H an RKO, and signs the contract for a World Heavyweight Title match at WrestleMania 21.
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Nowhere Man
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So fucking sexy.
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Also, I have no reason to judge Cena or H as bad people, which runs in stark contrast to the stories of Randy "Shitbag" Orton. |
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Randy Orton should be drafted to SmackDown! next week as a way of reminding people he exists, and getting marks to tune into the show, because they are the only people who think Orton is worth something.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Father of Hinduship
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In fact - I'd like to see a lot upper mid-card wrestlers move to Smackdown....wrestlers that have 'stagnant' characters/statuses, but are still worthy enough to be champ. JBL, Chris Jericho, and Umaga are a few that come to mind. On RAW - I'd like to see get stacked with a lot of the promising talents....and people that have a serious chance of "moving up the ladder" within a relatively short time frame. These guys include Jeff Hardy, Ken Kennedy, Santino Marello (my current favorite wrestler), MVP, CM Punk, Shelton Benjamin, etc. The other day - I stated that D'Lo Brown should go to Smackdown. I take that back - I would much rather see him on RAW. |
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Inno Knows.
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I don't mind it, Jericho is the main heel now
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WOOOOOOOOO!
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Wait....I don't know the spoiler between HHH/Cena
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Voices in my Head
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I think I should have had a different title for this thread such as, BASH ORTON Thread.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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I think it is because he fucking sucks.
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Voices in my Head
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It is called adding emphasis.
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