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Post by samsson on Apr 13, 2009 10:22:28 GMT -5
Benoit's title reign was a total bust. his feud with Kane was basically something to preoccupy the world title while the focus of the show remained Triple H v HBK. i was very disappointed in WWE for making the World Champion at the time take a backseat. That's what killed his title reign more than anything else HHH and HBK / writers wouldn't let him be the priority its like they put the title on him out of respect but REALLY didn't have a plan on what to do with his run after....they make him feud with Kane WT ? If they would have had him go against people with good Mic skills or a person with a manager to do there talking (example Brock /Heyman) it would have helped.When you look back Beniot had some of the best feuds of that era Jericho, Eddie, Kurt, Rock, HHH ,HBK all of these people looked GREAT just being in the ring with him..they should have set it up so they could return the favor on HIS title run  |
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Post by K5 on Apr 13, 2009 11:51:41 GMT -5
he still should've beat rock with shane o'mac at whatever event that was, he was over as a heel then
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Post by HardyHeft on Apr 13, 2009 11:56:20 GMT -5
his title run was killer..... Fail. I for one enjoyed it maybe cause my best friends fav was Benoit. I agree he had littler to no charisma but his wrasslin skill made him fun to watch IMO |
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Post by kingskm234 on Apr 13, 2009 12:06:50 GMT -5
Benoit's title reign last roughly 4 months, and some of his ppv events were not like "the bigger matches" meaning not the actually main event, Badd blood 04 HBK/HHH was the headlining match and not kane/Benoit. But when there was the good match made,it was worth watching. I fcuking love technical matches, especially Wm 17 Benoit and Angle . he still should've beat rock with shane o'mac at whatever event that was, he was over as a heel then He actually did.... for like 30 seconds and then Mick foley came out(the commissioner of WWF at the time) and reversed the outcome, and the match still went on....Then the rock won. |
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Post by K5 on Apr 13, 2009 13:07:32 GMT -5
he still should've beat rock with shane o'mac at whatever event that was, he was over as a heel then He actually did.... for like 30 seconds and then Mick foley came out(the commissioner of WWF at the time) and reversed the outcome, and the match still went on....Then the rock won. i know, and i think i was one of the only people who marked out when he won. ...only to have my hopes ruined |
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Apr 13, 2009 13:22:06 GMT -5
Benoit's title reign was a total bust. his feud with Kane was basically something to preoccupy the world title while the focus of the show remained Triple H v HBK. i was very disappointed in WWE for making the World Champion at the time take a backseat. That's what killed his title reign more than anything else HHH and HBK / writers wouldn't let him be the priority its like they put the title on him out of respect but REALLY didn't have a plan on what to do with his run after....they make him feud with Kane WT ? If they would have had him go against people with good Mic skills or a person with a manager to do there talking (example Brock /Heyman) it would have helped.When you look back Beniot had some of the best feuds of that era Jericho, Eddie, Kurt, Rock, HHH ,HBK all of these people looked GREAT just being in the ring with him..they should have set it up so they could return the favor on HIS title run He didn't have the personality to carry his half of a main event feud. That's why Michaels was in the triple threat, and that's why Michaels, HHH and Eugene were the bigger TV priorities on Raw. |
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Post by KAM on Apr 13, 2009 15:18:57 GMT -5
Take it for what it's worth, but the fact that Orton got a monster pop after beating him in Canada of all places, suggests it had run it's course.
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Post by shadyinc on Apr 13, 2009 15:45:23 GMT -5
i loved his title run
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Post by K5 on Apr 13, 2009 16:47:24 GMT -5
Take it for what it's worth, but the fact that Orton got a monster pop after beating him in Canada of all places, suggests it had run it's course. i was there that night. i don't think it's really a fair thing to say that...orton was just getting a big push and was 'the new thing'. if benoit had been properly pushed into that match the crowd would have sided with him MUCH more. i will say that the crowd was about 50/50 |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 17:15:06 GMT -5
It speaks volumes then that his match with Orton at SummerSlam '04 had no vignette to back it up; and he lost clean without the grandeur of the 'rematch clause'.
Regardless, I found Benoit to be an amazing competitor, but he wasn't a 'Superstar', and probably didn't want to be.
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Post by Matthew Stovell on Apr 13, 2009 17:23:25 GMT -5
It speaks volumes then that his match with Orton at SummerSlam '04 had no vignette to back it up; and he lost clean without the grandeur of the 'rematch clause'. Regardless, I found Benoit to be an amazing competitor, but he wasn't a 'Superstar', and probably didn't want to be. He did have a rematch the next night, but he lost that mainly to usher him out of the main event, to have Evolution turn on Orton |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 17:55:40 GMT -5
It speaks volumes then that his match with Orton at SummerSlam '04 had no vignette to back it up; and he lost clean without the grandeur of the 'rematch clause'. Regardless, I found Benoit to be an amazing competitor, but he wasn't a 'Superstar', and probably didn't want to be. He did have a rematch the next night, but he lost that mainly to usher him out of the main event, to have Evolution turn on Orton Yeah, thanks for that, but what I meant was the 'rematch clause' wasn't the big storyline arc it was for say, Batista and Undertaker in '07. I get what you meant, though. |
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Post by Edge618 on Apr 13, 2009 18:27:27 GMT -5
I liked his run but to me it was too predictable. Every PPV title match he had, you knew he was going to win, the only PPV match he had that surprised me was SS 04' against Orton.
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Post by lonniegant on Apr 13, 2009 19:04:50 GMT -5
I really enjoyed his title run, but then again, unlike most people I prefer the in-ring abilities over mic skills and charisma. I actually think The Rock, Austin and Cena are simply not that good in-ring performers, but they are very charasmatic and that's what sells.
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Post by Yeezy's Mullet: Team X Blades on Apr 13, 2009 21:24:20 GMT -5
I really enjoyed his title run, but then again, unlike most people I prefer the in-ring abilities over mic skills and charisma. I actually think The Rock, Austin and Cena are simply not that good in-ring performers, but they are very charasmatic and that's what sells. Rock was great in the ring. Austin was a great technical worker before his injury. I'm not sure that you know that so I won't be a jerk and about it. You have a point with Cena. It's is possible to have charisma and wrestling ability, which is why it's unacceptable these days to only have one. |
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