Funny you should put it that way. The beauty is Ricardo is more talented as a character performer and more over than Del Rio.
I think Ricardo is the only reason he's getting any face reaction at all, it's face by association, like Triple H did for years with HBK.
I wish it wasn't that way but the roster is just so thin on REAL stars and most of the part timers don't have it any more so it seems like they have to double or triple up on big match participants to really rise above the bar thats been set in years past.
That's a sad truth, and they make it worse with all the big matches they give away on free TV, so even matches they could build to feel bigger than the norm, are undermined by the fact they have happened multiple times already on Raw or SD.
As a babyface he was one of the foreunners to the Attitude Era anti hero and as a heel he was a cool heel. Hall really was an underrated worker for a man his size. He could wrestle AND talk. I think of all the Kliq guys in the mid 90's he may have been the second best all around total package talent behind Shawn Michaels at one point.
That's a good point about Hall being the forerunner to Austin, unlike Nash and HBK who were given whitemeat treatment, Hall didn't change his character much when he went from heel to face, and I agree, despite what Flair says, Hall was a good worker that could pretty much have a decent match with anyone.
Agreed. In order for Rock vs Cena II to work like it should they'd need something as good as Hogan vs Warrior booking/planning/creastive and thats impossible now for so many reasons.
All the planning in the world can't save the finish though, unlike with Hogan vs Warrior where you had two mega over faces and uncertainty over who is winning, here you have an obvious result and one that will not be met with much positivity.
Ditto. Rhodes and Sandow are way too talented to be as underused as the are right now. They need something worthwhile to work with.
Yep and the tag team titles are ripe for the taking as Team Hell No is heading towards the split, and with the singles roster backlogged they'd be better served as a duo right now.
Exactly. In order for that to work the Shield needs strong teams to feud with and a stronger team to take the tag titles from.
Its like the idea of AJ going after the Divas title during her high point in the Punk/Bryan feud. It would have been a step down from a main storyline to a lesser spot on the card. The Shield could make the tag titles matter but they'd need the proper support all around first.
Spot on comparison, I mean if WWE had The Steiners, The Road Warriors, Edge & Christian, The Dudley's, The Hardyz etc... for The Shield to face then sure, it would be great, but you can't keep them on upward progression if they are working barely over teams with zero credibility after they have so far been booked with main eventers.
She's almost the opposite of Kelly Kelly. Both got better but Velvet shines when it comes to personality. She's not a natural athlete and not the best worker though. Thats why The Beautiful People was such a great gimmick/group for her. It let her maximize her talents (and considerable "assets") and hide her in ring weaknesses. Love--and later on Rayne--were always better workers than her.
I think even Tessmachers learning curve has been shorter. She's more athletic for one thing. But Velvet has improved and I give her credit for that. She's worked hard.
As a face Velvet needs strong heel workers to carry her but there aren't as many as there used to be. They'd have to turn someone like Mickie heel but that has problems because Mickie is so popular in her own right. There are few other faces who could be as popular in her spot.
I think you may be right. If she turns heel she can at least hide some of her weaknesses with chickensh** b**** heel tactics.
I like Velvet, as you say she has worked hard and is very over, she clearly loves the business and isn't still in it because of the money or to get perks from a main event guy for being road beef, she wants that title run badly and seems to want respect, which is admirable.
However after all this time she's no further forward than Tessmacher as you noted, and I'm sure part of that is down to Tess being more of a natural athlete, and that is why I'd turn Velvet heel. A face is expected to have more exciting offense and do moves in quick succession for a comeback which Velvet struggles with, as a heel her sexiness and personality can still shine through, but her ring work can be padded out with heel antics and paced better to suit her skill level. I think that would do more for her longevity as champion than a forced Mickie James heel turn to carry her.
Dear God yes. Not crazy about the hair but she's still fine as hell.
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