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Here's why I have zero problem with Batista in the main event: Heel Batista is far and away the best heel in the company and probably the best heel in a decade. He's a better heel than Punk and his heel character is better than Punk as a face. He's also wrestling pretty much a full time schedule including the house show circuit.
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Now maybe they fucked up and overestimated how much people would love Batista and his effect of bringing in the casual viewer. That doesn't justify anyone else deserving the spot. That just means they fucked up with him. Last edited by #1-norm-fan; 03-01-2014 at 12:16 AM. |
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I truly believe Bryan is going in.
There's no friggen way they'd end Wrestlemania with a heel vs heel matchup. |
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This is what they don't get. If it were up the group chanting at Raw thered be no Cena, Batista, Orton, Sheamus and NOBODY WOULD WATCH!!!! Complain about Batista all you want, but his return did a 3.5 rating, higher than post Rumble, higher than Hogan, Taker return, and I'm guessing the highest rating since Raw post Wrestlemania. |
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I honestly think, as crazy as it sounds, they might turn Orton face. |
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I was thinking about that watching Smackdown tonight as well.
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The Will & The Whey
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Father of Hinduship
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Hence - why I believe we'll ultimately see Daniel Bryan in the main-event. Orton by himself, won't be a strong enough face even if the WWE somehow tries to position him that way after all these months. |
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I would be shocked if it wasn't Orton vs Batista vs Bryan.
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I feel like Batista is being shit on so much right now and is so good at being a douchebag that with the right booking they could make the crowd go from shitting on the match to shitting specifically on Batista and wanting so badly to see Mr. "Deal with it" lose that they actually get invested in the outcome of the match. I mean... it wasn't that long ago that Orton was over and getting the crowd hot for him while he was involved in nothing more than meaningless matches with guys like Jack Swagger. If they turn him face and have him stand across the ring as the only guy stopping Batista from going to Raw the next night and laughing in the crowd's face with the title held high above his head bragging, it COULD work.
But like I said, it would take good, meticulous booking from here to WrestleMania to make it work. I'm not sure they can do it. |
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The first step would be trying to build Orton back up the best they can because the amount that he has jobbed over the past couple months is fucking retarded and doesn't make the guy feel like a champion.
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Based off Batista's promo on Smackdown he seems like he's going after Bryan. I like the idea of two heels fighting amoungst each other with Bryan going after both.
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I like the product, so you're so far off. But continue not listening my 400 pound friend. |
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Who is Little Timmy in that analogy? Daniel Bryan the man, Daniel Bryan the character or Daniel Bryan's fans?
If it's his fans and you're saying "they'd be happy to finally get their wish of Bryan as champion (the bike) but wouldn't get over the emotional scarring of having to deal with watching their favorite wrestler lose in the months prior"... then lol. If it's Bryan the man and you're saying "he'd be happy to finally get the title (the bike) but wouldn't get over the emotional scarring his wrestling character went through"... then lol. If it's Bryan the character and you're saying "He'd be happy to win the title (bike) but wouldn't get over the emotional scarring of being screwed out of it all those months"... then that would be a hilarious angle. Honestly, Bryan being a mopey little bitch and coming out the next night on Raw with a frown, sitting down in the middle of the ring with the title while the crowd cheers him and just taking the mic and saying "I'm too hurt to enjoy this. I'm emotionally drained. I can't share your joy" would actually make me want to see him as champion. |
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"Sorry guys, just can't get over not being in the Royal Rumble. I'm a sad panda".
Sometimes it doesn't matter how you get from Point A to Point B as long as you get there. Christ, Vince thought he was going to be a face after screwing Bret. The situation was a mess and it led to the biggest angle in history. |
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shisen sucks all the cock
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smackdown provdes the answer, DB is going in the main event
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I wouldn't be THAT surprised if they put him in the match. But I have a feeling the confidence that some people still have that he's definitely going to be inserted into the match and not just getting his moment against Triple H is gonna provide some hilarious re-quote material in about 5 weeks.
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They're eating the dogs..
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Batista is gonna to have the highest workrate at WM just you see. Then he's gonna change his name to "Main Event" Dave and will be in the main event of every event. Can't wait for that. Should make Bryan be his manager. After he shaves of course.
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Shave it!? I say he grows it out MORE and changes his name to Lt. Daniel Albano.
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But the point of having Barrett do that is to draw the heat on to him rather than the crowd venting at the company and/or some other top face. This is what they should have done at the Rumble. Had Barrett come out as #30 with the baaaaaaad neeeeeeeewwwwws that Bryan wasn't even gonna be in the Rumble it'd have been far more effective than having perennial baby face Rey Mysterio getting shit on. Quote:
A lot of people are working under the assumption that Bryan doesn't get his big title win at Mania and that a win over HHH is a poor consolation prize. |
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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Yeah, I was skeptical until they drew attention to Batista's reaction on Raw. That was the "smoking gun" for me (not Billy or Bart).
Surely they can't turn Orton face? Can they? |
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Spammy Certified
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I would laugh if HHH beats Bryan in a squash and he is demoted to house shows.
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Isn't a win over HHH better than a win over Orton (Who has been losing a lot lately) and/or Batista. This is HHH we are talking about here.
Why the heck does it even matter what place a person is on the card? As long as the match is as long as it needs to be does it really matter? I guess it may matter for the wrestler if being higher on the card gives a bigger paycheck but for a fan does it honestly matter? I would love for the wrestlers I want to see never be in the main event because then I don't have to watch the entire show. This is a serious question. Why does it matter what place a wrestler is on the card? |
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Feeling Oof-y
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Sports analogy: do you prefer for your favourite sports team to get knocked out in the first round of a knock out tournament so that you don't have to pay attention til the end?
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MVP Mark
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Does not relate. This is fake and getting knocked out early means less games to be played.
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I seriously think they might go that route. I mentioned earlier how it COULD work. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility for them to try it.
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I don't want to interrupt the flow of the conversation here, because I think it's pretty valid, but I do want to point out the irony of Gertner not liking the WWE crowds trolling the WWE.
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Hey Mister!
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He signed a contract. Made a commitment. A promise. And he broke it. It's that simple to me. I don't disagree with his problems with Batista coming back, just like I didn't disagree with Austin's reasons for walking out. I disagree with how they handled it. Nothing WWE has done (or hasn't done as the case may be) justifies Punk walking out and screwing them over before their biggest event of the year. |
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Meh. The whole contract thing works both ways, or at least it should. When WWE can release you mid-contract why shouldn't you be able to walk out mid-contract?
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I detest trolls Anybody Thrilla. I may have trolled in 2011, but I've spent the last few years on a crusade against them.
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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lol
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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Would make sense that you hate yourself.
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It makes me a martyr for you the people's wrestling website
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