Professional Wrestling Thread - Page 403

Hurricanes25 · 07-09-2012, 04:30 PM

I'm not a full time wrestling fan anymore but I've been watching both TNA and WWE lately. I have to say that the product TNA is putting out is far superior to that of the WWE.

The only reason why I keep tuning on Monday nights is CM Punk. I don't think the WWE has ever been as bad as it's now since I've been watching. (Started watching in 1999)

the_legend_killer · 07-09-2012, 06:10 PM

I kinda thought Roode would end up getting it back too. I like Roode and Storm a lot, but wouldn't mind if they went with the hot hand in Aries. Putting it back on Roode could lead to a BFG with:

- Roode/Storm
- Angle/Aries (Or AJ or whatever, but I think Angle could work here)

Not bad IMO.

jballa838 · 07-09-2012, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bearsfan_51

The WWE is in a tough spot right now. I went through the last five years worth of PPVs and there seems to be a pretty clear hierarchy of who the brass thinks can make money and pull a top match.

Cena is clearly far and away their #1 guy. After that I would rank them (based on their opinions, not mine):

2) Edge (retired)
3) Randy Orton (suspended/dog house)
4) Undertaker (retired/select appearances)
5) CM Punk (WWE Champion)
6) Shawn Michaels (retired)
7) HHH (select appearances)
8) The Rock (select appearances)
9) Chris Jericho
10) Sheamus (World Champ)
11) Batista (retired)
12) Alberto Del Rio
13) The Big Show
14) Daniel Bryan
15) The Miz (making a movie, star has drastically fallen)
16) Wade Barrett (injured)
17) Dolph Ziggler

And that's about it in terms of people they've been comfortable with putting a spotlight on. You could probably even take Ziggler off the list.

They just haven't done a particularly good job of highlighting new people, and the ones they have (Punk/Bryan) are currently feuding with each other. I would personally give Ziggler the push he deserves, but outside of that there aren't many guys who could legitimately be considered credible heels for Cena other than the Big Show. At least for now.

Gotta agree with what you said.

If you look at the past year or so, they've cut the legs out from underneath Punk, Bryan, Henry (when he got hurt, so just put this in the tragic situations, not booking), Christian (2 day loss was absolutely awful. Had they just rode him out as champ for a while they'd have made smackdown more watchable recently), Jericho (oh so many times), Ziggler (more missed opportunities to turn face or go on as a heel), and you could say Del Rio has been made look weak and uninteresting. All for what? They mortgaged the farm on Kane, Cena, Big Show, John Laurenitis, Rock, Sheamus, Tensai, and Santino.

Kane was supposed to be a huge deal when he returned with the mask. Instead, he was a broken nihilist who wanted Cena to embrace the hate, to which Cena just beat clean without developing a character.

Cena is Cena. That's it. They fear having him lose clean at a PPV. They fear having him lose, even though that's how you get him interesting. Kids want to root for Cena to overcome the guy who's beating him, not just saying mean things.

Big Show was just an awful turn, used to do what, really? He's just not interesting anymore, if he ever was. I don't like Show, but I never did so take this with a grain of salt.

Johnny Ace should have feuded with CM Punk when he became GM. Because he didn't, it devalued Punk and just furthered all this garbage. Him vs. Cena has no real reason.

The Rock came back for what, really? Admit it, he came back to sell Mania. That's it. At least he's over regardless.

Sheamus is a superhero, I guess. That's how they book him. Why watch Sheamus do the same 5 moves against a challenger? There is no character behind Sheamus besides "Champion". So, when he does drop it there is nothing to stay invested in.

Tensai was a flop. He was supposed to be great, but fell out sooo hard. I don't get why he failed, other than him having a **** character, no charisma, and being fast tracked besides every indicator saying it should be otherwise.

Santino should not be US champ. Ryder had momentum. He should be in feuds or something. Instead, we see Santino cobra people every week because Cobra is a euphemism for Vince's desires.

Spotlight Punk, Bryan, or literally anyone but Cena. He's not interesting, and they've killed the one thing that got me back into Pro Wrestling, and that is the Money In The Bank Ladder match. Any bets on what ends the card?

bearsfan_51 · 07-09-2012, 08:12 PM

AJ is the best thing on WWE. That whole storyline is great.

Brodeur · 07-09-2012, 08:42 PM

Yeah, we didn't have enough of the worst feud ever so let's have it again.

Rob S · 07-09-2012, 08:43 PM

I'm furiously voting no right now.

LTgiants · 07-09-2012, 08:45 PM

Good luck with that Rob.

Rob S · 07-09-2012, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by LTgiants

Good luck with that Rob.

haha, not really....it is clearly a lost cause. I did vote like 8 times though.

Vikings4ever · 07-09-2012, 09:38 PM

Bob Backlund!

Brodeur · 07-09-2012, 09:43 PM

This Raw is just....so bad.

Rob S · 07-09-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Brodeur

This Raw is just....so bad.

They must have know it was your birthday.

Vikings4ever · 07-09-2012, 09:51 PM

Well, that was stupid.

bearsfan_51 · 07-09-2012, 10:08 PM

That Raw was terrible, but I still love AJ. Normally I find women in wrestling to be totally useless, but she is so good in her role.

josh07039 · 07-09-2012, 10:10 PM

Not a good episode oerall but raw is AJ. I only watch to see her ridiculous nonsense.

Hines · 07-10-2012, 01:15 AM

I think I am in love with AJ. No joke.

WMD · 07-10-2012, 03:07 AM

I hope WWE is just on cruise control until the 1,000th episode.. I'd hate to sit through 3 hours of this stuff every week. I think I'd just eventually stop tuning in after a while.

What sucks is that it could be so good. There's a ton of talent in the company right now, and I have no idea why they're doing this to Jack Swagger.