I agree. I'm a big Sheamus fan, and even I'm getting bored of him. My face actually lit up and the end of the match, when it looked as though Dolph was going to cash in.
I know what you mean and that shouldn't be happening, but Sheamus just isn't really clicking as a face IMO, he's better as a destroyer heel.
Ah, I see. I asked a friend about it, and he pretty much said the same thing.
With Cena it's gotten to beyond breaking point with the same all stuff. I couldn't bear to watch him at the finish acting all surprised, as if he'd overcome the odds yet again.
What makes it the most unbearable though is how they always seem to book him as the underdog all the time, when he is really anything but.
The odd thing was that Cena's celebration almost seemed self aware, like he was mock celebrating as even he realizes how ridiculous it's all gotten.
Exactly, no one buys him as the underdog or an anti authority figure, so I don't know why they keep trying to force him as such.
I don't entirely agree with it but its right on some things. There are too many guy who are clean cut model types but thats a sign of the times. Thats one reason guys look younger. They seem to be moving away from that kind of look though now that they have people like Sandow and even Sheamus.
The reason for all the actual "youth" now compared to the past is that in the past guys could be in the the business for ten years before they even came to WWE. That was the norm for most talents. Now you get guys who train or work a little in the indies then get a WWE developmental deal then get promoted on the main roster in less than five years. Just compare Ted DiBiase to Ted Dibiase Jr. Talents are being developed much faster in hopes that one of them might pay off faster. Before most guys were more than experienced enough start paying off as soon as they walked through the door. Vince knew what he was getting as soon as he signed them because they didn't need to learn as much by the time they were in WWE.
The thing I found odd was him talking about the guys not looking tough, I mean Hogan, Bret, Piper, Flair, HBK, The Rock etc...None of these guys looked tough, and WWE can't magic up tough looking guys, they can only push and use who signs up and gets over.
The other odd part was that bit about Bully Ray, Yes he is a classically hated heel but he loses every match and acts the coward too much to be seen as fearsome, he's more like a cartoon Bully that shrinks when someone steps up to him. Roode is a better example as a complete bastard because he gets away with his deeds, even if he isn't as ugly tough looking as Bully.
I've said before that both companies are scared to book a strong heel because they become the cool heel and it's back to square one. As much crap as we all give Triple H, his heel work between 99 and 00 was everything a top heel should be IMO.
Its also hard to compare because times are different and what was acceptable then isn't now. A four year title reign isn't something you'll ever see Cena doing but before Hogan most of the top guys had reigns that were several years long. It was normal.
But Hogan often kept himself in the spotlight even when he wasn't champion.
He rightfully went on in the middle of WM9 but he wheeled and dealed and made sure he came out at the end and beat Yokozuna in minutes for the title. Thats the kind of thing you don't even see Cena doing too much off.
When Savage won the belt at WM4 Hogan made sure he was out there to share the spotlight. Through the rest of the year Hogan made sure he had ties to Savage directly as his partner. When Savage turned Hogan has a ready made story to get the belt back.
Then theres the Flair/92 Rumble situation. Flair won but did he win with Hogans help? Hogan held Sid's arm on the outside pulling while Flair threw him out. Then Hogan causes a commotion on the outside and a lot of attention gets focused on him. Then at Wrestlemania a few months later its Hogan that goes on last with Sid. The right or wrong of that could be debated but it did happen that way.
Then there was Summerslam 05 but that was after his prime years. Again it could be argued that it deserved to go on last but it still did over the WWE title (and Cena himself).
Hogan may not have main evented as many PPV's as non champion (because there weren't as many PPV's) but he still dominated the main event scene in his own way.
Oh yeah Hogan certainly snaked his way around many guys in keeping his star shinning brightest, the Savage example being the best one, he was determined only to let Savage get so far, Macho talked about that in a shoot, saying that "Any time any of us did something that was getting over you could be sure Hogan would be near by ready to leech off it" lol.
Oddly enough Hogan was amongst the first WWE title matches on a PPV that didn't go last at KOTR 93. I just haven't seen anything as blatant as what is going on with Cena because it's back to back months.
