Net_Wrecker
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Not really. I mean, tell that to Hulk Hogan in the 90s.
He could've been Mr. McMahon from the start. When they removed the Vince character the fans were chanting thank you Vince, despite his decade+ of being the most maniacal villain in wrestling.
If they'd just used that opportunity to turn Mr. Hs he could've gotten mega heat and been set up as the new big bad of the WWE, in fact it's a pretty common trope: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MakeWayForTheNewVillains Instead they let the let Johnny Ace take up the role by getting his heat off of a neutered HHH
I can almost guarantee if HHH took out Vince right there, he would be loved for it. The Jimmy crowds were already not feeling Punk that much, prolonging the feud with HHH would've made it even worse. The only way HHH would've gotten real heat would be to screw all of the top babyface guys so that the Jimmys, the Punk fans, and general wrestling fans would all take him seriously as a "Mr. H's" type of character. But that would've made no sense in the flow of that angle.
Johnny Ace should've gotten the immediate heat by contracting Nash and some other heels to take Vince out right after the "thank you, pop" line when Vince was alone. HHH simply wasn't the right guy for that angle and it was dead the moment he got involved.
Is the title of the NBA thread a reference to John Cena or just a coincidence? If it's the former, it just goes to show who truly connects with the mainstream, casual audience. Sorry N_W, enjoy it while it lasts.
( maybe in your case, "enjoy" isnt the right word. Hate it slightly less than you normally do, while you still can.)
Punk, Ryder, and Bryan sold out anyway. Get Cena back in there so we can all Rise Above Logic for the rest of his days.