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This is what they needed going into SummerSlam - Jericho as a viable contender. Cena sold the hell out of the Walls of Jericho, and the "can't lift him for the FU" bit was pretty formula, but a great bit of the kind of in match continuity that WWE main events have been lacking. Cena got his ass kicked, but still came through, in a surprisingly believable way. That's how you establish your champ.
...so, when Jericho returns, is it Raw or Smackdown? And will he be a face, or whiny heel? Hey, how 'bout that segway into our next title challenger? Makes it feel like they actually planned ahead.
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I'm all there is
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what did I say like 2 months ago
Jericho was a feeder for Cena to get to Angle. Next time you dreamers will listen |
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Angle really is god.
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Inno Knows.
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NEW CHAMP!
NEW CHAMP! NEW CHAMP! |
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EL MERO MERO!
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** IT'S TRUE!!1 IT'S KIRK FREAKIN' ANGEL!!! **
Angle = YOUR future WWE champion!! HAHAHAHA!! |
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*Oh Sh*t*
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but man they did Jericho wrong
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I'm all there is
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thank god Jericho is gone. He needed tget the hell out of there
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Second City Saint
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Angle = Bischoff's Pitbull
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Inno Knows.
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Inno Knows.
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UFC TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I think Cena should beat Angle the first time and lose it at Survivor Series
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Inno Knows.
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Rich Franklin and Matt Hughes = GOLD
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Meh, I like Angle just fine, but Jericho > Angle.
Still, as long as someone gets the belt off of Cena, I'm happy. Jericho getting "fired" still ruined Raw for me though. Maybe he'll be able to kick some ass on Smackdown.
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Inno Knows.
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Herp a derp, and so on
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I think this break will do Jericho's character some good. But the way they had his go out...pathetic.
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Second City Saint
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How many people did Vince throw at Austin to get the belt off of him a few years back?
I hope this time around it's just 2. |
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Yeah, but though he went out real pathetic, he can come back much more intense if his character get's to freshen up a bit over the next few months.
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That's how I roll!!!
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lol ANGLE > JERICHO
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Yeah I was pretty siked when Cena showed up on Raw but over the weeks it's just been getting more lame.. now it's like.. " oh Cena.. okay"... Also if Raw got Torrie and Michelle for Jericho that kinda sucks...
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EL MERO MERO!
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As much as I love Jericho, he needs a break. He's been long overdue that's for sure. HE'S A BIG MULTIMEDIA SUPERSTAR, AFTER ALL! So when he comes back, whenever he comes back, he'll be bigger and better, that's for damn sure.
Great show as it was interesting and different. Still... heel divas? Naaaah, don't believe it. Later. MADNESSART.COM! |
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Murdoch and Cade remind me of the old school Dusty Rhodes/Dick Murdoch tag team from the 70's. Two heel bad asses that will beat the shit out of anyone.
Yet then again, I dunno how conviced I am of Cade being a bad ass. |
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Cade: We're serving notice to all of the tag teams in the WWE.
*crickets chirp* Hurricane: Ohh. Uhh...what is up...with that? |
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Y'know, watching that smooth transition from Jericho (you'll be missed, Chris) to Angle, with Bisch playing the evil mastermind role perfectly, I'm beginning to (reluctantly) like this Cena-Bischoff feud. The constant attempts to make it Austin-McMahon are ipecac-level vomit-inducers, but the two characters involved are both charismatic and fun to watch. (Bisch is more consistent in both those qualities, of course.) If you tweak the formula a little, it could really click.
And just how would I tweak it? Well, Austin was cheered for constantly gettting the upper hand on his boss. He absolutely destroyed everything in his path, and we believed it, 'cause his character was just enough of a roughneck to sell said ass-kickery. Cena is not so believable as an anti-establishment "tough guy" (he's from the freakin' suburbs of Boston!), but he's got that Austin-like "regular guy" quality, which is why, I think, fans have taken to him. So, rather than have Cena emulate the Austin-esque qualities that he doesn't have, why not play up the one he does - the average joe factor? Hell, I was marking out for Cena by the end of tonight's match, and I didn't even like him much as a heel. And the thought process that led me to such marking out was simple - Cena is the plucky underdog, wouldn't it be great to see him win. What they need to do with Angle is maintain that feeling. WWE, we're not stupid - we know Angle can outwrestle Cena. And, quite frankly, the combined brainpower of Kurt and Eric should be enough to outsmart Cena. But if you turn Cena into that likeable underdog who manages to come through when it counts (shades of Mick Foley) - then you might have something. There's potential gold in this feud, but it sure ain't in the messy rehash of Austin/McMahon they've been giving us. |
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looks like Vince had so many guys after Austin to get the title and now they tryin to do the same to Cena
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As much as I will enjoy watching Cena get the shit kicked out of him by Angle, we are just following the same old pattern. First Jericho, now Angle... who's next? HBK? Brock? Edge? Kane? |
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That was a good Raw tonight. Aside from the pointless heel turn of Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle, I am interested who they were traded for. Kurt Angle transitioning to No. 1 contender was great after his equally great match with Shelton Benjamin, which should propell him to the InterContinental title scene.
A note on Shelton Benjamin, I would not be surprised if he was traded back to Smackdown! Remember before he was drafted to Raw, he had a good showing in that Slobber Knocker Type match to be the No. 1 contender before he eventually lost. I think after his great match with Kurt Angle, he could be a good challenger to Chris Benoit or even Batista. |
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It's not that I'm not a fan of Cena, it's just the guys he goes up against (Jericho, Angle, etc.) could all own Cena on any given night, realistically, yet most of the time the WWE tries to make Cena look invincible like he's the world's greatest wrestler, despite the fact 96% of the moves he uses in his matches are illegal. If the WWE tried to show us the wrestling side of Cena, and had him match *skills* with Jericho and Angle, instead of just hitting them with punches in an attempt to channel Stone Cold, he would be the most sympathetic babyface in the WWE. |
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lol, so they can do trades out of nowhere now? That's pretty cool if guys just started showing up on the other show and were like "yea, just got traded"
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