02-05-2014, 09:20 PM | #521 |
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So how long has out been, then Dale?
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02-05-2014, 09:28 PM | #522 |
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02-05-2014, 10:01 PM | #523 |
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I was actually gonna mention that the whole "Like it or not, it gets you talking" theory is very Russo-esque.
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02-05-2014, 11:19 PM | #524 |
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I will say this. Experimenting like this right before Mania when people start watching again isn't going to much aside from reinforce the company's beliefs that people like what they're doing.
The only thing that is going encourage them is for people to stop watching and stop buying ppvs. Like if they take a hit for Wrestlemania because of all of this, then we can say for sure whether they have really turned off even the most casual of fans. |
02-06-2014, 12:38 AM | #525 |
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With the WWE Network though, it's gonna be hard to tell if WrestleMania got affected anyway.
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02-06-2014, 01:12 AM | #526 |
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Let's assume that everyone who buys the Network was already going to buy Wrestlemania.
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02-06-2014, 01:41 AM | #527 |
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I don't think that's a good assumption.
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02-06-2014, 02:05 AM | #528 |
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Aw damn, I missed all the "Remember when HHH..."
I was going to mention Tazz being ECW champion in the Champion vs Champion match (that WWE spent all night hyping, by the way) that Hunter totally had to go over in, killing any heat, interest, or momentum in what could have been a potentially awesome Invasion precursor. Oh well, guess that ship sailed. |
02-06-2014, 02:11 AM | #529 |
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Or remember when William Regal delivered one of the most awesome promos ever, and later that night Triple H squahed him in like 2 minutes so they could build him up for fucking Eugene?
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02-06-2014, 03:35 AM | #530 |
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Lol the Eugene thing was ridiculous. I worked in a mentally challenged group home during Eugene's run and he was their hero.
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02-06-2014, 03:40 AM | #531 |
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Lol you know what was odd about Evolution. It was supposed to be the past: Flair, present: HHH and future: Batista and Orton....but Batista is older than HHH.
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02-06-2014, 03:45 AM | #532 |
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Remember that time Maven finally got a push and was building momentum and then he face HHH for the title, lost and that would be the end of Maven. Goooooood times.
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02-06-2014, 04:49 AM | #533 |
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Triple H MADE Eugene.
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02-06-2014, 07:09 AM | #534 |
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02-06-2014, 07:27 AM | #535 |
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02-06-2014, 09:26 AM | #536 |
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02-06-2014, 09:38 AM | #538 |
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Jesus didn't have tapping as an option. He had an ironclad contract anyway.
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02-06-2014, 10:04 AM | #539 |
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With that being said, there are a lot of casual eyes on the product right as Wrestlemania season gears up.
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02-06-2014, 12:17 PM | #540 |
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Bad idea: Bryan loses to HHH in an obvious screwjob, next up Divas championship give people a chance to calm down. Halfway through the Batista/ Orton match Miz shows up at ringside and just watches and a few minutes later Bryan shows up beside him and starts talking with the Miz maybe pointing at a spot and smiling and then finally have Punk show up and the 3 basically DQ the match beat the ehll out of both and leave. Could tease them doing the same thing only to have it cost Lesnar the win and giving it to the Dead Man forcing either a rematch for the RAw main event or a reason for the Taker to return the following year.
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02-06-2014, 01:20 PM | #541 |
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Remember when CM Punk initially hinted that the Authority sent the Shield after him, and clocked Triple H in a melee only to get superkicked, hinting at a possible feud that would now make sense? And in reality, the only reason for feuding with the Shield was to put Roman Reigns over and legitimize him as the dominate member of the Shield while creating a rift within the group? Yeah.
Remember when Benoit was the hottest act in the company, and closed the show at Mania, only to be booked as an upper mid card champion while Triple H and HBK dominated the main event feud? Remember when Triple H pedigreed DB at SummerSlam, called him a B+ player, and had him on the losing end of every feud he's been involved in since, thus making DB the biggest star in the company and giving him the headline Mania match instead of an old oaf like Batista and boring heel like Orton? The memories. |
02-06-2014, 01:37 PM | #542 |
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Remember when Hogan refused to let HBK go over him?
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02-06-2014, 01:43 PM | #543 |
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Yes, but I don't think Hogan gets a whole lot of defenders, and HBK wasn't on the brink of super stardom either. It's not like that buried an already established future HOF, and killed any momentum for them/kept them from being in a better spot ala Punk, RVD, Bryan, Booker T, Benoit, etc etc.
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02-06-2014, 01:51 PM | #544 |
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Hogan, like God, is infallible.
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02-06-2014, 01:58 PM | #545 |
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Triple H doesn't really get a lot of defenders either, heh. I'm not sure how many people have screwed over as many wrestlers and fans as Hogan though. Vince McMahon maybe?
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02-06-2014, 02:01 PM | #546 |
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Who exactly has Hogan screwed? He put Warrior over clean, and, even though it was shit, he did eventually put Sting over. Not to mention Goldberg.
I recall Hogan being cited more for hogging the spotlight and manipulating himself into the main event more so than burying anyone in particular. |
02-06-2014, 02:24 PM | #547 |
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Stacy Keibler is a bigger name and has far more crossover appeal than CM Punk. If they've really got her on board for Wrestlemania, they'll have forgotten about the little whingebag by now.
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Ugh...what a disaster that was and what happened to Warrior after? Hogan stepped on and buried a lot of wrestlers. Vader, Piper, Bret Hart, Mr. Perfect, nearly all the young guys in WCW and deliberately making guys like HBK and Undertaker look bad. I dunno, it seems like common knowledge to me. |
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02-06-2014, 03:23 PM | #550 |
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Maven returns at WrestleMania and finally exacts his revenge. Book it.
Ratings gold right there. |
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If Punk did go to TNA he'd get to chill with his best friend Samoa Joe again, probably have complete creative control of his character and storylines and potentially have a really awesome feud with Kurt Angle.
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02-06-2014, 04:26 PM | #552 |
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he has some buessness with jeff hardy 1st, and bully ray has allready challanged him.
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02-06-2014, 04:35 PM | #553 |
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Anyone can see TNA is a shit show right now. He's not going there.
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02-06-2014, 04:52 PM | #554 |
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If they didn't pay AJ, there is no way they can pay Punk.
Plus, you know, Punk is still under contract. |
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Think of it like popular writers who self-publish a novel because they want their vision of the story to be presented in a way the publishers wouldn't allow. Again, I have no clue whether or not CM Punk leaving is a work or not. I'm just saying that it's not like he's desperate, he wouldn't need to go to TNA for the money and his best friend is Samoa Joe. With Hogan and Sting leaving, who among the TNA roster (including Dixie Carter) would be able to say "no" to CM Punk? Also, who doubts that TNA wouldn't jump through hoops to make it happen? They were so desperate they hired Kurt Angle when he hit rock bottom with the drugs and family problems. They spent a lot of money on Sting and Hogan that I doubt they really had to spend and bent over backwards for guys like Christian and Anderson to make them look like bigger stars than they actually were. If CM Punk isn't at Wrestlemania, I wouldn't write him off as going to TNA even if for just a short while. Or at the very least being seen backstage visiting with friends. |
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02-06-2014, 05:47 PM | #558 |
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The ONLY way I could ever remotely see someone like Punk going to TNA would be if he got creative control for himself AND got to bring someone in to run TNA creative like Paul Heyman. And I'm not ever sure if that would be enough to lure him to the even bigger shit hole that TNA has become lately.
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02-06-2014, 05:53 PM | #559 |
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well tna gave mvp a huge storyline, so they would let punk do whatever.
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02-06-2014, 06:00 PM | #560 |
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I doubt Paul Heyman would leave the WWE just for Punk. He said he would go there if he was given complete control of the book though.
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