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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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Swagger vs Christian (ECW Spoilers)
So, I gotta say that match was really great but now that Swagger has beaten Christian cleanly, where do we go from here?
Narcissus spite tour of 2020. I have kids. |
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The Satanic Mechanic
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Wait, they blew their load on this already? Wrestlemania is still a month away... why waste this?
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Wait, he beat him cleanly?
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Now. Here. Man.
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Man, they are really dead-set on establishing Swagger. And that just makes me even more determined to not give a shit.
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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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They had Christian sell his shoulder in an attempt to distract people from Swagger getting a clean win but I'm not buying it. All I saw was a clean victory for Swagger.
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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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I hate when they try to do shit like that to make it OK. It's not O fucking K. I see the end result only and I am not pleased.
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Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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It was a great match. And I also saw a clean Swagger victory and am both displeased and confused by this. Will they drop this and throw Christian in MITB? Will they forget about Christian altogether? Will Jack Swagger bury the rest of the roster from now until Mania?
I WANT ANSWERS. |
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The Satanic Mechanic
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Now that they've blown their load early, the best thing they can do is set up a rematch feud with Christian chasing Swagger down and Finlay inserting himself into the situation leading to a triple threat at Mania.
Or they could toss Christian into MITB. |
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I have to agree that this is a faux pas. I can understand why the WWE did it: Jack Swagger, in WWE terms, is a bigger star than Christian. Look, the most Christian has ever done is win the IC Title. Jack Swagger won a World Title in just four months with the company.
That being said, this is a momentum stopper for Christian, who is probably the only serious character worth giving a damn about on ECW, and had the fan support and an obvious path to the ECW Title planned out. That might still be the plan, but a clean victory for Swagger does upset things a bit. I don't mind the idea of putting Christian in Money in the Bank, at all. Have that match return to its original roots: the top guys left out of the main event and special attraction matches fighting for the title shot. CM Punk and Christian would definitely fit that. In previous years, the MITB Ladder Match has been pretty lightweight. |
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Soundly Defeated Wadding
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Maybe their planning to repackage Christian and bring him back with a new look and a new name. I say they call him Jew.
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So fucking sexy.
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Unless they do something moderately epic genius next Tuesday, I don't understand what they'll be doing for Mania.
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Doin' It Right
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I don't know what you guys are getting all worked up for. It was a great match and it's obvious that Christian will be in MITB and Swagger will face Tommy Dreamer at WM.
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Yeah, that'll be my guess, too. Which is OK, because I think it means they don't want Swagger to job at WrestleMania.
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Cranky Kong
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Christian has two wins over Swagger already. The same Swagger that had zero losses not too long ago. Christian can't just come in and steamroll right over him. He'll still be an ECW champion. Just probably not by Wrestlemania. Settle down, guys, it'll be OK. Swagger IS the champion, after all.
Also, that match was really fucking good. Let's not act like it was all Christian and Swagger had nothing to do with it. |
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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Okay.... I've tried to give you a fair shot no matter how many people say you're an idiot.... But comparing the IC to the WWE C-List world title? The most watered down title in the history of WWE titles? You're sounding like the "It's still real to me, damn it" guy. |
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Cranky Kong
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He's really just using WWE Logic.
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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Cranky Kong
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Why would he not use WWE logic in trying to decipher the next 'logical' step for a WWE character? Come on, guy.
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YesYesYes!
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I thought the match was great and that they should have a rematch at WM with Christian winning. But I really have no clue how they are going with the storylines.
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Doin' It Right
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And that's a good thing.
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"Ask him!"
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And my "I don't understand..." Thread from a couple weeks back gains more ammunition.
The story of the continued waste of Jason Reso continues, after this. |
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A Property of Matter
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If Christian won:
Smarks: OMG WHY ARE THEY WASTING HIS TIME WITH THE ECW TITLE? AND THEY JUST BURIED THAT NEW GUY THAT I NEVER HEARD OF WHEN'S HE GONNA FIGHT EDGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE If Christian lost: Smarks: OMG CHRISTIAN JUST LOST A MATCH! OMGOMGOMGFUCKYOUVINCEFUCKYOUFUCKYOU THIS IS THE WORST GODDAMN SHOW I HAVE SEEN SINCE I BITCHED ABOUT IT LAST WEEK! |
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The Satanic Mechanic
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Over Like Rover
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Yeah, this loss really will do him no harm at all. Like ABT said, it's not as if Christian hasn't beaten him before this. Odds are he's gonna get drafted from ECW, he just has to wait out Vince's 'Nobody leaves me for TNA' "punishment" phase. And even punishment is a strong word. I mean, sure, the stuff with Swagger is maybe (and I emphasize the maybe) a bit below Christian's 'star level' and is definitely below what the all knowing IWC had planned for him but they're hardly burying him now are they?
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Doin' It Right
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Guys it was one match lol. Get over it.
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Over Like Rover
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In other related ECW stuff, I thought Tyson TJ Kidd Wilson's trunks were legendary
My guess is DH Smith is gonna show up soon |
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The Satanic Mechanic
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So was it not for the title then?
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A Property of Matter
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The only problem I could see is if they do the US Title in a Triple Threat. It's not even really a problem, it's just odd booking, so for that sake I hope they add someone to that match. |
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Doin' It Right
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I dunno, I think Dreamer needs to be in there somewhere. Maybe a fatal 4-way?
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But it's all you really have to go by in kayfabe. Look, being ECW Champion is sort of a limbo between being a mid-card champion, and being a World Champion. Jack Swagger has achieved more than Christian has, it's just a "WWE fact."
OK, well Christian has more memories and is a "veteran" whereas Swagger is a rookie, but if I were a mark, I wouldn't have been surprised that Swagger won. He's been pretty much winning his entire career thus far. Apparently the match was really fucking good. Swagger's best, which is saying a lot, because he has worked with Finlay and Matt Hardy in that time, so he hasn't always been in there with slouches. I'm sure there was nothing but praise backstage for the match, which can only be good for both men right now. Also, Swagger needs to defend the ECW Title a few more times before he loses it. |
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King of the Ring
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The match was great. Swagger definitely did his part. Christian was awesome with his spots. I don't know what else could have been done to please 'us'. Christian wasn't touting an undefeated streak, this will give him 'character'. Now we have a RTWM featuring the ECW title.
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MVP Mark
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It took MVP 3 months of losing to get a thread, Christian loses 1 match and gets his own. o.O!?!?!
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Stupid Sexy Flanders
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Cranky Kong
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It WAS for the title. I honestly don't know why anyone would have expected Christian to win last night for that reason alone.
Also, maybe this is just happening in my head, but the Swagger character seems to 'step-up' when the title's on the line. Seems to be a LOT hard to beat him in a title match. |
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Cranky Kong
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And has Swagger even been champ for two months yet?
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Gets Hardcore in the gym
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Cranky Kong
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Thankfully, The Boogeyman is too tied up with The Burchills to think about the ECW title.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Finlay will probably come out and say it's his turn again, Christian will want one more chance. It will probably be a triple threat at WrestleMaina. I just pray Mark Henry isn't involved.
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