Chavo Rips John Cena

[Anybody Thrilla]

Originally Posted by captaincharismark Only b/c WWE put Mysterio in better fueds. Chavo's got more depth than Mysterio. Mysterio's been the same character for 10 years. He never evolves or can even pull off a successful heel run. Easy to be the underdog when you're the smallest guy on the WWE roster(well, other than Hornswaggle). If not for Mysterio capitalizing on Eddie's death, he'd still be stuck in the mid card or still in the cruiserweight division. Mysterio only gets the reaction he does b/c he's marketed to kids and the younger demographic. I'd say most fans over 18 are tired of seeing Mysterio do the same boring stuff every week...

Mysterio has been in some fantastic matches during his WWE tenure. As some people were discussing the other day, I can't even remember the last time I've seen a bad Mysterio match. Also, you can't say he can't be a successful heel if you've never even seen it attempted. The Filthy Animals were hardly heels before you bring that up.

The fact is that Mysterio DOES get a reaction, though. Why he does is irrelevant. He's a great in-ring performer, and he was definitely more over than Chavo at the time of his WHC push. He was a much better choice. The build up to it was great. The actual run itself was crap, but that was just the way it was booked, and really no fault of Rey's.

Now, I've seen a ton of Rey Mysterio matches and a pretty decent amount of Chavo Guerrero matches, and I can say with full confidence that Rey has always been more entertaining in the ring. I don't know what secret Chavo matches you've been attended where he's torn the house down, but I'd be willing to give it a go. The best I've ever seen Chavo was when he was teaming with Eddie, playing a pretty clear second fiddle.

[captaincharismark]

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla Mysterio has been in some fantastic matches during his WWE tenure. As some people were discussing the other day, I can't even remember the last time I've seen a bad Mysterio match. Also, you can't say he can't be a successful heel if you've never even seen it attempted. The Filthy Animals were hardly heels before you bring that up. The fact is that Mysterio DOES get a reaction, though. Why he does is irrelevant. He's a great in-ring performer, and he was definitely more over than Chavo at the time of his WHC push. He was a much better choice. The build up to it was great. The actual run itself was crap, but that was just the way it was booked, and really no fault of Rey's. Now, I've seen a ton of Rey Mysterio matches and a pretty decent amount of Chavo Guerrero matches, and I can say with full confidence that Rey has always been more entertaining in the ring. I don't know what secret Chavo matches you've been attended where he's torn the house down, but I'd be willing to give it a go. The best I've ever seen Chavo was when he was teaming with Eddie, playing a pretty clear second fiddle.

I never said Mysterio was a bad in ring worker. I said he was a one dimensional character, which he is. He can't pull off a successful heel turn b/c he has no character. During his WHC push, he was over as much mainly due to Eddie's passing. Not really Rey's fault, but he wasn't even being considered for the ME until Eddie died.

As far as Chavo's in ring work, I'll admit it isn't as good. But, what do you expect from a guy in the low to mid card??? He can't "tear down the house" if he isn't given the in ring time to do it. I'm confident from his work I've seen in WCW and WWE, if he were in Rey's spot, he could do just as well. Hell, back when they were fueding Chavo held up his side really well. I'd dare to say he made the fued as much as Rey did. Unfortunately, we've only got to see rare glimpes of it.

As far as playing "second fiddle" to Eddie, he did well IMO. Them playing off of each other is what made the tag team work. So, to at least keep up with Eddie is an accomplishment in my book. He's done well with what WWE gave him to work with, which wasn't very much. There's a reason he survived in WWE for 10 years, and it wasn't b/c he sucked...