They're stuck trotting out the likes of Orton, Batista, and Triple H. Stuck as in Vince and Triple H are making it that way whether you like it or not! Tough crap, bro!
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Joe Shlabotnik
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This also plays nicely off the "we didn't want to make you work twice" excuse they used for the Rumble.
Edit: Thought this said a triple threat at Mania. He really has to win at Mania.
sf2fanatic
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Let that be his last match. Don't want to see the same result like that!!
Usually Right
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Bryan needs to win at WM. Winning at Extreme Rules means nothing. It's Del Rio tier. You have to win at a big event and then you have to beat a big star afterwards. Doing it the other way round doesn't mean anything.
Riposte
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This is great.
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Deleted member 8095
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I would be okay with Bryan vs HHH at WM for a title shot at the next PPV. The crowd reaction to HHH would be great. They could build it up over the next few months. Just watch some old Vince vs Stone Cold stuff for inspiration. Let Bryan get some wins before WM so he's on a hot streak going in and make HHH loses clean. HHH could then admit he's impressed with Bryan. Could be fun. Doesn't fix their god awful WM main event though.
Bryan winning at some no name PPV doesn't mean shit.
It's Wrestlemania or nothing. He has to be exposed in a big capacity to the casual watchers. No one is going to give a shit if he beats HHH then wins a title at a PPV no one is going to watch
Seriously. This guy has been over as fuck for YEARS now. Put him in the main event. CREATE STARS instead of simply hiring guest ones.
Best possible booking IMO. Even makes sense in storyline, since HHH prevented him from wrestling twice at Rumble, he can now give Bryan "what he wants".
Of course, that's only if they want to try and make a super star out of Bryan. Which ain't happening.
At this point I think they'll put him in the triple threat as a way to make the crowd not completely shit on that match. Batista goes over.
Cena vs HHH because muscles.
It's too late to have him go over at Wrestlemania. They can't give him a proper build any more so they are fucked.
Might as well try.
The worst outcome of Bryan winning the title still has to better than the best outcome of a Boreton/Brotista match
Is it really too late? Would any build they create for him at this point be any worse than Batista's?
You already have an out with Brock wreaking house wanting a title shot. Have Brock v Orton at Elimination Chamber with Brock winning the title. Keep building Orton/Bautista feud to the point where Bautista wants Orton at WM more than a title shot.
WM you've got Brock v Bryan for the belt and Bautista v Orton for blood.
It's sloppy, but it gets a WM that won't get booed like crazy. (and I just hate triple threat matches for main events) Plus Brock v Bryan seems like a dream match. David vs Goliath on the biggest stage. I'd love it.
WM you've got Brock v Bryan for the belt and Bautista v Orton for blood.
It's sloppy, but it gets a WM that won't get booed like crazy. (and I just hate triple threat matches for main events) Plus Brock v Bryan seems like a dream match. David vs Goliath on the biggest stage. I'd love it.
I think winning at Seattle could be awesome too though
Dark Ninja
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Nah he's gonna win the title at a B show, C show or Summerslam which looked the path they were going. I bet all these supposed all day creative meetings are just the writers doing a bunch of pitches to Vince and end up with the same Mania card to Vince as that's just what he originally liked.
Usually Right
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Personally while i wouldn't say I "like" him I think he's done OK on his end since he won the title. I blame the booking more than him for it for any of his negatives.
We don't know that it's a clause in his contract. It could just be a verbal understanding in which case the remaining year and a half of his career would be very awkward.
If it is in his contract, they would have ways to get around it. There's going to be a line about how they do not have to follow through with that promise if he is injured to the point where he can not do the match or other under extreme circumstances, and with some legal wrangling they're going to find an excuse. Same thing about the rest of his run being awkward though.
Basically, Triple H has to deal with this guy for real since they're best friends in real life, so from his and Vince's perspective it's going to look like the easiest way out to just do the match.
people that like Orton:
people that don't like Orton:
everyone else on earth.
Therefore Orton is champ and main events Mania.
funkystudent
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Legend Killer Randy Orton was pretty good.
Back when he would just randomly RKO / kick the face off people regardless of age or gender.
I am pretty sure he turned to shit immediately after they started called him the viper.
Dude was never a draw on his own and is always the worst part of any of his feuds. He needs someone else to carry any story since he is a black hole of charisma on the mic.
He can really go in the ring when pared with the right person though. Ill give him that. Most successful enhancement talent of all time!
As a heel he's fine and can actually put out a match that isn't pure crap more often then once a year.
Also, he actually puts people over. Even when he was a face he put over Mark Henry.
Dark Ninja
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I like Orton, his Legend Killer cocky stuff was great. I started to like him after they jobbed him out for an entire year to Cena. Then he got the drug violations and got stuck in the vortex for a couple of years. Looks like they finally started trusting him again so he's back in main event storylines. Hes a much better wrestler than he was no longer does pure headlocks overall he's very smooth in the ring. Out of everyone he's pretty much the victim of the chants currently. Orton vs Bryan is what should be happening instead of Show or Cena. Plus he's getting booked as just a guy who is carrying HHH's World titles.
Orton is a fucking excellent wrestler. He's like a figure skater in the ring. Even people who watch wrestling for the first time will notice and call out how clean he is with his moves. Dude ran great matches all summer with DBry before his heel turn. I don't think he's uncharismatic at all. I think he has a very stoic charisma, something I feel is increasingly lost on younger generations regardless of wrestling. The booking is killing him, but it's not his fault. You know who else likes Randy Orton? Dean Ambrose. Says he watches all of Randy's matches. I feel like the rest of the roster should too.
Yeah I remember those matches. They were really good. If I remember correctly one of those matches got stop because of DB concussion.
Vestal
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Its simple really. Stay the course.
at EM we get Orton and Daniel left. Brock shenanigans.
Title gets held up. Then come WM you get a mini tournament. Orton vs Batista and winner fight winner of Brock vs Bryan.
That shit books itself right there. You have Batista go over Orton and Bryan over Brock. Bryan vs Tista to close the show. Bryan goes over and immediately he is the ultimate star of the company overcoming the Beast and the Animal the same night.
at EM we get Orton and Daniel left. Brock shenanigans.
Title gets held up. Then come WM you get a mini tournament. Orton vs Batista and winner fight winner of Brock vs Bryan.
That shit books itself right there. You have Batista go over Orton and Bryan over Brock. Bryan vs Tista to close the show. Bryan goes over and immediately he is the ultimate star of the company overcoming the Beast and the Animal the same night.
BadAss2961
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Years ago I raged at the thought, but the company has become such a joke that part of me actually wants to see it happen now. lol
Yeah, Orton kept checking on him during the match and ended it with some big-looking moves where Orton took the blunt of the impact. Consummate professional.
Professor Beef
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Like most things, it's the booking that ruins Orton. It ruined Sheamus too, who is a fantastic worker but has been booked like horseshit. Look at his matches with John Morrison, they're superb.
MechaGodzilla
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I am mesmerized by this last gif... I've watched probably loop 1000 times now and I am still trying to breakdown how awesome it is. Thank You.
Hulk Hogan in the background shredding adds that extra element.
Pop-O-Matic
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You don't shred on bass, bro.
Guys like Orton and Cena (and a focus on women in the ring) are the reason I stopped following this shit a decade ago. They're terrible in the ring; bland on the stick; and bring nothing to the table that hasn't been done better by a number of different guys already. Why Vince never poached all of TNA's young talent and allowed them to tell stories in the ring is beyond me. I suppose the real money is in the merchandising, but that doesn't make for good entertainment with the lack of talent they have.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I think the problem is Batista is rumored to have been promised "you'll come back huge and win at WM" as part of his new deal. So Bryan winning a title shot at WM and winning the belt at ER in his hometown is the most predictable, boring outcome to come of this.
Imagine Punk not getting a title shot and not beating Cena at MITB 2011 after his big promo and just fighting Sheamus or something. It's bizarre. People wanted someone new and different then, and three years later they're still waiting.
It feels like the crowd's really into Roman Reigns in a "we know you're exactly what they're looking for, and we'll give you a shot at winning us over" place with the crowd, too. Ryback had that when he was a face. Go watch Ryback vs Punk stuff, it's weird how over he was.
Also, I'm not into anyone shitting on Cena or Orton. Those are two of the best pro wrestlers ever, and Orton is definitely peaking now. He's just already old news and should be in the Hogan role in a Hogan vs Rock type of feud. They've just kept doing Hogan vs Hogan shit instead for a full decade now, and it's boring. It's a waste of good talent.
Imagine Punk not getting a title shot and not beating Cena at MITB 2011 after his big promo and just fighting Sheamus or something. It's bizarre. People wanted someone new and different then, and three years later they're still waiting.
It feels like the crowd's really into Roman Reigns in a "we know you're exactly what they're looking for, and we'll give you a shot at winning us over" place with the crowd, too. Ryback had that when he was a face. Go watch Ryback vs Punk stuff, it's weird how over he was.
Also, I'm not into anyone shitting on Cena or Orton. Those are two of the best pro wrestlers ever, and Orton is definitely peaking now. He's just already old news and should be in the Hogan role in a Hogan vs Rock type of feud. They've just kept doing Hogan vs Hogan shit instead for a full decade now, and it's boring. It's a waste of good talent.
The Faceless Master
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The Faceless Master
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i still can't believe that
1) Ryback got over
2) how over he was getting
ok, i can believe #3
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Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The full video shows that Jake the Snake is on sax and Macho Man on Trumpet.
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Deleted member 8095
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I think HHH vs Bryan makes the most sense right now and I think they could put on a hell of a match. It just needs to end with HHH putting Bryan over clean. Bryan doesn't need to win the title at WM, he's over as fuck without the belt. He just needs a compelling story line and something the crowd can get behind. They can make it the real starting point for his new title run. A title run where he needs to be allowed to go out and do his thing and not be held down by stupid management.
It's also kinda the only thing except for Bryan winning the title at WM that would make sense and leave the crowd somewhat happy. You can give the Bryan vs Authority story the payoff it needs, while still letting Batista have his moment.
Yep.
this also I agree with.
I wouldn't say they are two of the best ever. I will say that out of Orton and Cena, who are both kinda getting shit on, I feel more sorry for Orton. He seems like he's actually been kinda trying recently; it's just that still nobody has a reason to give a crap about Orton vs Cena for the millionth time. Also Orton needs to do something other than whine to the Authority in the ring every single week.
Why is it being "predictable" automatically mean it's bad? You can't tell me that wouldn't be a great sight.
No, it's a damn terrible idea.
Wrestlemania is supposed to either end or start storylines, because it's supposed to be the main event of wrestling for the yer.
Having Bryan face HHH for a title shot at the next PPV is just bad booking.
No it isn't. It ends the Authority storyline.
And people used to fight for title shots at Wrestlemania all the time, before they gave Money in the Bank its own PPV.
People don't care about the Bryan/authority storyline. They care about the Bryan/title storyline.
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Deleted member 8095
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Exactly why Bryan should face HHH at WM for a title shot. It ends the Authority garbage, would give Bryan a win over a hall of famer/legend and propel him into the title picture. It makes sense. The win over HHH just has to be clean, not outside interference, no sledgehammers, just a good, well wrestled match that ends with HHH either tapping out to the yes lock or getting pinned for the 1-2-3.
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