You think WWE has crossed the line w/ Eddie? I think it will get worse.

Like Shawn said to Vince it would be be better to just move on.

[Extreme Angle]

The only way eddie should be remembered is chavo doing the frog splash benoit doing the 3 amigos and rey doing...stuff.
All angles consisting Eddie should of been gone after the 2 tribute shows... after that eddie should only be remembered with chavo, benoit and mysterio

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Extreme Angle The only way eddie should be remembered is chavo doing the frog splash benoit doing the 3 amigos and rey doing...the shittiest 5-star this side of KK trying to get his fat ass some hangtime. All angles consisting Eddie should of been gone after the 2 tribute shows... after that eddie should only be remembered with chavo, benoit and mysterio

Fixed.

Anyway, I like the small tributes. The little things you see in the wrestling, such as the 5-Star finisher or the occasional 3 Amigos. Especially since Chavo IS the "last heir" of the Guerrero name. The EG armbands I can stand short term, but it becomes the big stuff that bothers me, and even some of the stuff on the tribute shows were poor taste. The lowrider...

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight Fixed. Anyway, I like the small tributes. The little things you see in the wrestling, such as the 5-Star finisher or the occasional 3 Amigos. Especially since Chavo IS the "last heir" of the Guerrero name. The EG armbands I can stand short term, but it becomes the big stuff that bothers me, and even some of the stuff on the tribute shows were poor taste. The lowrider...

Huh? What was wrong with the low rider at the tribute show?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? Huh? What was wrong with the low rider at the tribute show?

The Smackdown tribute? where it was driven into the staging with Taker in it?

Nothing. That was tasteful.

[FourFifty]

At the tribute show, nothing was wrong with the lowrider.
But when Randy Orton tries to "kill" people with it, Rey getting powerbombed onto it during the 348730th match in memory of Eddie... Let Eddie's memory remain strong, but not in the story line.

[Kane Knight]

Am I the only one who remembers that there was a SD tribute special on Tuesday night?

That's where the lowrider was used as a weapon. It's also where Show supposedly spit on it, Rey was crying out for Eddie, and we got our first glimpse of the next 6 months of programming.

[FourFifty]

Sorry KK, it happened over two weeks ago. It's null and void.
I remember The Big Show powebombing Rey onto the lowrider, if that helps.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by FourFifty Sorry KK, it happened over two weeks ago. It's null and void. I remember The Big Show powebombing Rey onto the lowrider, if that helps.

Yeah, that was part of it too.

I brought up him "spitting" on the lowrider because it was supposedly cut.

[darkpower]

Actually, the SmackDown where the lowrider was there during the start of the tribute show was a few weeks before Survivor Series (when Eddie was found dead). The SmackDown Special (which Orton did that act to Taker with the lowrider) aired the Tuesday FOLLOWING the Survivor Series (remember, Eddie was schedualed at the time to BE a part of the SmackDown vs. RAW 5 on 5 match before his death).

Just thought I'd clear that up.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by darkpower Actually, the SmackDown where the lowrider was there during the start of the tribute show was a few weeks before Survivor Series (when Eddie was found dead). The SmackDown Special (which Orton did that act to Taker with the lowrider) aired the Tuesday FOLLOWING the Survivor Series (remember, Eddie was schedualed at the time to BE a part of the SmackDown vs. RAW 5 on 5 match before his death). Just thought I'd clear that up.

Exactly. You're confusing the Tuesday night special w/ the Tribute. The only thing that happened with a lower rider at the triubute was Batista leaving his belt on it and leaving.

So yeah, 2 week attention span huh

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Anyway, I don't think Orton using the low rider was that big of a deal. If it would have been a pickup truck, no one would of gave a shit. He used something ASSOCIATED w/ Eddie, but it wasn't like it was being done to piss on Eddie (Big Show spitting on the car windshield during the Rey match, a bit different.)

[Blitz]

How sad that WWE actually has us speculating over whether they'd do a work like this.

[darkpower]

Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? (Big Show spitting on the car windshield during the Rey match, a bit different.)

You know the sad thing about THAT incident was? There was NO backlash against it the day later that I could see. No backstage heat on Show by anyone for doing that, no reprimances, not even a fucking slap on the wrist. All he got was boos from the crowd. And then afterwards...it was like it never happened. We never saw ANY news about Show getting yelled at for what he did then, when my respect for him went down somewhat after that (it was an unplanned for thing, I thought, because of the behavior of the WWE cameras and Cole and Tazz not saying anything at that moment).

Can someone tell me where the backlash on Show for that was at, because I never saw it.

[darkpower]

Originally Posted by HeartBreakKid2k What would I do? I would recognize that my damn integrity and my friend meant more to me than some stupid world title in a worked business. I would take my ball, and go home. If I were Rey, I'd know that I have more money than I need to for my life, and I'd respect myself and my friend enough not to drag his name through the mud so I could become (even more) famous.

Then you would be a better man than 3/4ths of this BOARD, myself included.

[Fox]

I can't help but wonder if we're being worked.

The WWE is always respectful when wrestlers die. You think they would have done an Owen Hart angle after his death? Or a Droz angle after his paralyzation? There's no excuse for this shit if it's real. Holy fuck, if Eddie comes back and main events WrestleMania I'm going to freak out.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by Fox I can't help but wonder if we're being worked. The WWE is always respectful when wrestlers die. You think they would have done an Owen Hart angle after his death? Or a Droz angle after his paralyzation? There's no excuse for this shit if it's real. Holy fuck, if Eddie comes back and main events WrestleMania I'm going to freak out.

They died in freak accidents that were directly related/ could put the WWE at fault. Eddie's prior drug use, while related, was not directly their fault. Therefore, one they can talk about without legal worries... the others, not so much.

Also, this is the first time that I can think of that a MAIN EVENTER actively involved in a story line died. Eddie seems to be the Elephant in the corner. Everyone knows it's there, and for the WWE to ignore it would just be silly. (Respectful, yet silly)
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As long as the fans chant for Eddie, the wwe will recognize him.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by darkpower Actually, the SmackDown where the lowrider was there during the start of the tribute show was a few weeks before Survivor Series (when Eddie was found dead). The SmackDown Special (which Orton did that act to Taker with the lowrider) aired the Tuesday FOLLOWING the Survivor Series (remember, Eddie was schedualed at the time to BE a part of the SmackDown vs. RAW 5 on 5 match before his death). Just thought I'd clear that up.

You actually managed to further obfuscate the events in an attempt to "clear it up."

[darkpower]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight You actually managed to further obfuscate the events in an attempt to "clear it up."

Basically, the tribute show happened before Survivior Series, the SmackDown Special happened right after the Series. Orton burned up the lowrider through the set on the Special.

Got it now?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by darkpower Basically, the tribute show happened before Survivior Series, the SmackDown Special happened right after the Series. Orton burned up the lowrider through the set on the Special. Got it now?

Both people referred to tributeS.

Plural.

More than one.

The Special afterwards was listed as an Eddie Tribute. Advertised as one.

So what exactly did you clear up?

Extreme Angle, who I was replying to, even said "2 tribute shows."

Please show me what you actually cleared up.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by Kane Knight Both people referred to tributeS. Plural. More than one. The Special afterwards was listed as an Eddie Tribute. Advertised as one. So what exactly did you clear up? Extreme Angle, who I was replying to, even said "2 tribute shows." Please show me what you actually cleared up.

No, it was advertised as a Smackdown Special. It was also advertised as David Vs Goliath. It was never advertised as an Eddie tribute. At least not here, not on the WWE website, and not that I saw on TV.

[McLegend]

I thought Extreme Angle meant RAW and SD as the two tribute shows.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by legend I thought Extreme Angle meant RAW and SD as the two tribute shows.

Nah.

There were two TRIBUTE shows. Both were taped the evening after he was found dead (Sunday). They aired the following Monday/THursday. Two weeks from that Sunday was the Survivor Series... The Tuesday following the Survivor Series was the "Smackdown Special."

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? No, it was advertised as a Smackdown Special. It was also advertised as David Vs Goliath. It was never advertised as an Eddie tribute. At least not here, not on the WWE website, and not that I saw on TV.

Whatever you say.

[Kane Knight]

Though TBH, because the two tribute regular shows were cut from the same filmings and featured both Raw and SD superstars, I forgot to mentally separate them. However comma, I've seen the Smackdown special in which the lowrider incident happened marked as a tribute special...Though I'm sure WWKD knows better than I what was on my own TV (Never saw the show, so I went by the statements on my TV...No short term memory issue here )

[Fox]

Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? Also, this is the first time that I can think of that a MAIN EVENTER actively involved in a story line died. Eddie seems to be the Elephant in the corner. Everyone knows it's there, and for the WWE to ignore it would just be silly. (Respectful, yet silly)

To ignore the untimely and ultimately tragic death of one of professional wrestling's greatest performers, by NOT using his name in a disparaging way, would be "silly"? Where do you get off saying something like that?

Randy Orton blowing up Eddie's low rider weeks after his death: Fucked up, but overseeable.

Rey Mysterio dedicating his Royal Rumble match to Eddie: Acceptable.

Randy Orton saying Eddie, one of the most devoutly Christian superstars in the WWE, is in hell: Disgusting.

Inviting the Guerrero family to ringside at No Way Out, at which Randy Orton has promised to demean Mysterio's fight and in turn Eddie's memory by beating the shit out of Rey and taking his title shot: Unforgiveable.



If Mysterio doesn't win at NWO, or if this isn't a huge huge huge swerve where Eddie comes back, then I may stop watching Smackdown forever.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

I just watched the press conference. Pretty funny shit from Randy actually. People seemed to be pretty into him. The only "Eh" thing he said was that he's dedicating his match at NWO to Eddie.... Viva La Raza.

Seriously though, greatest line was Randy in response to Rey saying he had no Cajones, Randy responded with "You know I dropped out of Spanish in Highschool, i have no idea what you're saying."

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Also, Kurt called Randy a homosexual.