The Wrestling Thread is a team player - - - Part 186

[runawayboulder]

I was kind of hoping for NXT guys to come out. Oh, well.....

 

[Donnie Darko]

You know, since the Survivor Series card is so small right now, it would be awesome of they did a Survivor Series tag match using only NXT guys, to give them a big showcase. However, they won't do that.

 

[Bat Brain]

Yeah, it's weird. Only four matches announced on the main card.

 

[Lead Cenobite]

And so far, Cesaro's in none of them. The joke is indeed on Cena.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I admit it, like 1% of me was honestly thinking we might hear Cult Of Personality during that segment.

I don't even know what segment you are talking about but I'm guessing from the comments Team face is getting a mystery member? If only it were Punk.

 

[Dr. Evil]

The Bunny better be a superstar in disguise.

 

[Gee]

Haven't been following WWE lately, but I thought Bryan or Reigns would be the fifth guy on Cena's team.

 

[sweetre15]

I was moved by the Sneak peek of the Randy Savage doc and it was a decent break from the anger I have toward tonight's Raw.

Not only was it booked in a Nonsensical and Uneventful way but it ruined a great thing.

One of the main bright spots in the product for a while was Ziggler's title reign and they f-cking ended it out of nowhere.

That disappointed the hell out of me for 3 reasons:

1. Ziggler looked to be on the upswing after spending a year being buried and marginalized

2. He was making the IC belt matter more because of how over he is and all the great matches he was having

3. Because it's going to do NOTHING for Luke Harper. Slapping a belt on someone out of nowhere for Shock value has NEVER F-CKING WORKED. It didn't work for Sheamus, Undertaker in the 90s, Alberto Del Rio, Paige.....No one. Every time they do this sh---t it ends up falling flat, devaluing the talent holding it and devaluing that belt even more. Which is sad because I like Luke Harper and I think he can have a great future in WWE.

And as a bonus:

4. While some might say "Maybe Ziggler will get it back and it's a way to build heat for their feud?" I still remember when I believed that about the double turn when Ziggler lost the WHC and I was let down big time. Especially since Ziggler got buried for a f-ckin year after that.

Does WWE HAVE to ruin good things? I just don't understand it. Ziggler's reign as the fighting champion was refreshing and organic...It wasn't broke so why fix it?

Then there was the asinine booking that took place tonight where they gave us anticlimactic segment after anticlimactic segment and the internal logic was just not there. They made Cena look like the worst team captain ever. All his teammates came to his aid to support him but earlier in the show, he just watched the crap from the sidelines WTF? Logically, Cena would want to protect his teammates and honestly it pissed me off that none of the teammates tried to help each other at all despite being OFFICIAL teammates yet we're suppose to see them as a cohesive unit.....F-CK OUTTA HERE.

There is no way that WWE brass can be stuck So far up their own asses that they thought this was good booking tonight. Sh-t like this can only be done on purpose on planet Earth.

I hope I'm wrong but as of this minute: F-CK THIS PRODUCT

 

[zeroapoc]

That's a massive over-reaction to a guy losing a match.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

God damn just reading the results of Raw tonight make my head hurt. That weak ass Survivor Series card doesn't help either.

 

[sweetre15]

That's a massive over-reaction to a guy losing a match.

As I said it's not just that he lost the match, It's the terrible track record WWE has with not only booking Ziggler but slapping belts on guys to get them over and it falling flat. Him losing the belt was just the punctuation on the whole thing because it was refreshing aspect of the current product.

Along with that the flawed internal logic of the whole show where Team Cena are not helping each other at all, Cena's watching it all unfold backstage but at the end they are suppose to be a cohesive unit....That was asinine booking there.

 

[Darkness Falls]

As I said it's not just that he lost the match, It's the terrible track record WWE has with not only booking Ziggler but slapping belts on guys to get them over and it falling flat. Him losing the belt was just the punctuation on the whole thing because it was refreshing aspect of the current product.

Along with that the flawed internal logic of the whole show where Team Cena are not helping each other at all, Cena's watching it all unfold backstage but at the end they are suppose to be a cohesive unit....That was asinine booking there.

this....just all of this

 

[Donnie Darko]

I'm hoping they point out Cena's failure to help his team when Sheamus does the heel turn against him.

 

[LOBO3315a]

Rowan?

Right. I get them reversed sometimes.

 

[runawayboulder]

3. Because it's going to do NOTHING for Luke Harper. Slapping a belt on someone out of nowhere for Shock value has NEVER F-CKING WORKED. It didn't work for Sheamus, Undertaker in the 90s, Alberto Del Rio, Paige.....No one. Every time they do this sh---t it ends up falling flat, devaluing the talent holding it and devaluing that belt even more. Which is sad because I like Luke Harper and I think he can have a great future in WWE.

Perhaps your emotions got the best of you a bit but I do agree with you here. Putting the IC belt does nothing for Harper right now. Ziggler ain't moving forward towards the WWE title, so this just leaves him twisting in the wind.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I don't even know what segment you are talking about but I'm guessing from the comments Team face is getting a mystery member? If only it were Punk.

Yep, pretty much.

 

[mjdiddy1]

Hmmm? What if Team Authority lose Sunday which I don't suspect they would. What would be WWE's next step. Who would be in charge? I can only think of one person who could do that as of now because it prepares him for a program leading up to Wrestlemania....Sting.

 

[Pink Ranger]

Hmmm? What if Team Authority lose Sunday which I don't suspect they would. What would be WWE's next step. Who would be in charge? I can only think of one person who could do that as of now because it prepares him for a program leading up to Wrestlemania....Sting.

The man ... ager ... called Sting.

But seriously, no. I like Sting, and putting him in a position where he has to deliver a lot of expository dialogue will damage his character.

Although ... what's Jericho up to these days?

 

[Donnie Darko]

Just make Regal the boss of both NXT and WWE.

 

[Slushy]

Sheamus being taken out was a fu**ing buzzkill.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Punk's pipebomb still resonating over 3 years on, probably because so much of what he said has proven to be true.

 

[NDX]

Cane Dewey... 2%....

**** that stupidity.

 

[TheNextNolan22]

Wrestle Kingdom 9 Sunday January 4 - #TheJourney: Bullet Club Part 1
[YT]VIS5_h6AZ64 [/YT]

Nice to see Devitt/Bálor showcased.

 

[Zeus]

So I hear WWE 2K15 is absolutely HORRIBLE. Bare bones and stripped with everything that can make it special.

Graphics are the best thing visually, but ring is so small too, like 14x14

 

[Donnie Darko]

Sheamus being taken out was a fu**ing buzzkill.

I would've preferred Big Show taken out and then Sheamus turning heel during the SS match. Or just anything to get Big Show out, really.