KawadaSmile Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Uso injured! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Uso over!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Guys, Lacey might be The Lady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blehschmidt Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 23 minutes ago, KawadaSmile said: Guys, Lacey might be The Lady Her half crying promo came off very fake, and they can only exploit her story for so long before the fans either stop caring or turn on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Wondering if this Sheamus/Shorty G stuff is what (or a variant of) the program between him and Bryan was going to be in 2014 in the build to WM 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawadaSmile Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 24 minutes ago, Blehschmidt said: Her half crying promo came off very fake, and they can only exploit her story for so long before the fans either stop caring or turn on it. True, but on the other hand it got some reactions and she does know how to spice up a brawl. Loved the use of the heels, truly an old school move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 22 minutes ago, Strummer said: Wondering if this Sheamus/Shorty G stuff is what (or a variant of) the program between him and Bryan was going to be in 2014 in the build to WM 30 Perhaps, but it seems the only thing the Giant WWE Braintrust of Creativity can come up with for Shorty G is "someone makes short jokes, so he cuts a promo about how size doesn't matter before getting beaten in the end". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingSavage Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 22 hours ago, Log said: Going back a bit to Braun... When he was wrecking shit against Roman, as a heel, he actually terrified my daughter. But it was in the good way. She actually cried when he threw Roman off of a loading dock while he was strapped in a stretcher. She was scared of him, but she always wanted to see what he'd do next. Then, they turned him face, and she was really excited. She felt better about wanting to watch him. She loved when he'd run around the ring and waste dudes like Owens and Zayne. The had a real, larger-than-life, possible mega star on their hands with him. But like others pointed out, they never pulled the trigger. WWE has never been good at having monster faces. They get over as heels, but when they turn, they make them dance or have kids as tag partners or whatever. They never have learned that the appeal of face Stone Cold and The Rock wasn't that they suddenly changed characters. It was just that they kept doing the same "cool" stuff, but now they did it to the heels. You really hit the core of the matter at the end there. No one is "cool" in WWE, and they seem incapable of promoting or presenting anyone as cool. Stone Cold was cool. The Rock was cool. DX and the nWo were cool. Cena, up until the time he became a main event mainstay, was a flicker of a flame - but he had some of that cool factor. Has anyone since then even come close? There have been similar sparks. The Punk pipebomb and the Yes movement made small waves. But nothing has ever really resonated. Nothing has branched out beyond the bubble. Again, I honestly felt like they could have had that with Braun. If he had beaten Brock - clean as a sheet - in their first encounter, then there was a chance. At the very least, he could have been a new mainstay star. But he barely even feels like a factor anymore. The mishandling of Roman could be a series of articles on its own, so I don't really need to revisit that here. But it's worth mentioning, because he is another guy that could have reached another level and possibly carry off some of that "cool" swagger. I still to this day remember that "baby girl" line he dropped on Renee Young and seemed like a fucking boss wayyy back in the Shield babyface run. Where the fuck did that guy go? Everything is so contrived. Every role is so ridged. They are constantly recycling the same character archetypes that have failed to get over - and I'm talking truly OVER - time and time again. Roman is still struggling to stay afloat, playing the same tired part. Guys like Gable are doing the same Mighty Mouse routine that failed folks like Rey in the past. Nothing is cool. Nothing is buzzworthy. Nothing is worth talking about. Nothing is worth going out of your way to see, unless you just happen to be stuck in the habit of watching it by chance. There is no drive. There is no draw to outside interest. The worst part is that they seem perfectly comfortable and content. They seem to be at peace with this stuff. Until that changes - until there's a monetary necessity for them to allow someone to be COOL again - then these are the type of acts we will be left to endure. They aren't cool, iconic characters. They aren't top draws. They aren't memorable, hot acts. They're just a bunch of consolation prizes and rote, basic paint-by-the-numbers templates. It's a bunch of wrestling CAWs with variant colored tights and awkward, unique poses at the entrance ramp. That's about the best you'll get in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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