Would any of you be able to accept Rey Mysterio as champion again? - Page 2

JT · 07-10-2007, 01:45 PM

I tried to post this yesterday, but fucking internet screwed up and I lost it.

Anyway, this is to the people who think that Rey could never be a credible champion...but I won't lie either. His reign as World Champion on Smackdown was terrible, in the same way I don't like Chris Jericho's World Champion run (even though he's been my favorite since 98). The problem with Rey's run was he was never built as the unstopable force or dominant wrestler that the World Champion should be. He was built as the "underdog champion" and his presentation as a World Champion was more of a person who was constantly lucky rather than someone who could dominate the toughest of opponents.

However, if Rey was built right, he could have easily been a credible World Champion...even at 5'2". How do I know this? I know because at one time he was. Back at the beginning of 1999 when the nWo reformed together and lWo was taken out, Rey started feuding with Kevin Nash. Now while the basis of this feud was quite dumb, the thing to come out of it was Rey's "Giant Killer" gimmick, where not by luck but by talent he was dominating over much larger wrestlers, including Nash and Bam Bam Bigelow which he both pinned. Then when Spring Break 99' roled around, Rey had one a World Championship title shot against champ Ric Flair. At the time Ric was starting to head back to his heelish roots, and had Arn acting as backup. However, through the match, Rey was kicking ass and even along with Arn, Ric was always in the corner.

The match even ended in DQ, but Rey got the last laugh as he knocked Ric into the pool below. It was great, and I was cheering him all the way...even thinking at points that he might win the strap.

So depending on how Rey is built, he can definately be a credible champion

07-10-2007, 01:45 PM	#41
JT #1 Senior Elite Member Posts: 7,886	I tried to post this yesterday, but fucking internet screwed up and I lost it. Anyway, this is to the people who think that Rey could never be a credible champion...but I won't lie either. His reign as World Champion on Smackdown was terrible, in the same way I don't like Chris Jericho's World Champion run (even though he's been my favorite since 98). The problem with Rey's run was he was never built as the unstopable force or dominant wrestler that the World Champion should be. He was built as the "underdog champion" and his presentation as a World Champion was more of a person who was constantly lucky rather than someone who could dominate the toughest of opponents. However, if Rey was built right, he could have easily been a credible World Champion...even at 5'2". How do I know this? I know because at one time he was. Back at the beginning of 1999 when the nWo reformed together and lWo was taken out, Rey started feuding with Kevin Nash. Now while the basis of this feud was quite dumb, the thing to come out of it was Rey's "Giant Killer" gimmick, where not by luck but by talent he was dominating over much larger wrestlers, including Nash and Bam Bam Bigelow which he both pinned. Then when Spring Break 99' roled around, Rey had one a World Championship title shot against champ Ric Flair. At the time Ric was starting to head back to his heelish roots, and had Arn acting as backup. However, through the match, Rey was kicking ass and even along with Arn, Ric was always in the corner. The match even ended in DQ, but Rey got the last laugh as he knocked Ric into the pool below. It was great, and I was cheering him all the way...even thinking at points that he might win the strap. So depending on how Rey is built, he can definately be a credible champion