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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2010 21:55:12 GMT -5
They coasted his "monster" reputation along on the fact that he retired Jamie Noble and beat up Jerry Lawler; if that qualified someone as a monster/potential WWE Champion, every generic heel hoss and their mother who's came along in the last 8 years or so should've been a monster WWE Champion. And don't get me started on the fact that Cole and Lawler had to slap on ther serious faces and act as though their mothers had just died whenever he pump kicked someone. ONOZ! haha they're still using that to build Trips Sheamus, much like last night. Yeah, it's ridiculous. Could he have not just put him through the table or something? Nope. Settled for the Almighty Bicycle Kick Of Doom.
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Post by [x] TEXACIDE [x] on Mar 2, 2010 22:02:34 GMT -5
Could of been booked better but I liked the idea of Sheamus as champion.
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Post by J12 on Mar 2, 2010 22:26:04 GMT -5
I tried to forget, I was getting pretty close, too.
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Post by DMO™ on Mar 2, 2010 22:58:16 GMT -5
CCCCCCCCCCOMBO BREAKERR
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Post by marino13 on Mar 2, 2010 23:19:22 GMT -5
It wasn't the end of the world. It finally gave us a new face in the main event scene. I didn't mind it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2010 23:19:24 GMT -5
Who's this 'Sheamus' you speak of?
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Post by Thick Justice on Mar 2, 2010 23:48:50 GMT -5
It was a shameful thing.
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Post by moonlight on Mar 3, 2010 0:11:48 GMT -5
I don't mind Sheamus, he just got built up way to early and way to fast. It is nice to see someone new in the main event, but Sheamus was not the right guy to be put into it. Honestly if he had a nice IC or US title run I wouldn't have minded as much.
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Post by Wuffles on Mar 3, 2010 0:25:33 GMT -5
The amount of title changes in 2009 makes me sick. 2010 is on it's way too. 1999 was the worst though. This, like giving an injured Batista the belt, only to have it vacated and Orton win it right back. ing terrible. On topic though, it would of been a lot better to have Cena just hold onto the belt, retain it at EC, and THEN lose it to Batista. Instead of having two title changes in 5 mins.
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Post by stevereno159 on Mar 3, 2010 0:52:58 GMT -5
if he won EC it would have solidified his reign i say
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Post by jfinnomore on Mar 3, 2010 1:02:29 GMT -5
The amount of title changes in 2009 makes me sick. 2010 is on it's way too. 1999 was the worst though. This, like giving an injured Batista the belt, only to have it vacated and Orton win it right back. ing terrible. On topic though, it would of been a lot better to have Cena just hold onto the belt, retain it at EC, and THEN lose it to Batista. Instead of having two title changes in 5 mins. that actually would of been awesome, Cena beating the odds and retaining the title in the EC only to get screwed out of it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2010 1:05:47 GMT -5
I actually loved it, it was a nice change even though he wasnt booked right. If they wouldve moved him to RAW sooner and have him beat more credible people and then did that storyline, wouldve came off better
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2010 1:08:55 GMT -5
Dude, do you realize how insanely over Sheamus was? The man was at the top of his game and had a great run with the title. Definately the most entertaining thing to happen on RAW in some time. I just hope he wins the belt back, holds it for a year, and ends Takers streak next year. Ofcourse by now you realize Im being sarcastic. Sheamus.........
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Post by Nick the Quick on Mar 3, 2010 1:11:34 GMT -5
I would remember him if he was a champion who actually did something useful when he had the belt.
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Post by Hollywood Asia on Mar 3, 2010 4:07:52 GMT -5
That list is packed with the same 3 people...holy poop no wonder the company is stale...
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Post by Wato Stan Account on Mar 3, 2010 4:18:57 GMT -5
Meh, gave us a nice change and showed that WWE will push guys(sometimes incorrectly, but they'll do it). To be honest, as much as I love him, if WWE fast tracked Danielson the way they did Sheamus, most people in this thread would love WWE for it.
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Post by Jacob on Mar 3, 2010 4:21:45 GMT -5
I hate that the WWE Title has lost most of it's credibility. It was always nerve shredding watching when somebody who had held the title for 6-8 months put it on the line, you really didn't know who was going to win and I always used to be happy with the result. Now it's 'Oh...'.
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Post by Chip on Mar 3, 2010 10:05:07 GMT -5
wow......
too bad it wasn't Morrison or Miz or Kofi or Zack Ryder or Christian getting a 2 month title reign and losing to Cena....because then this board would be demanding Vince's head on a stick.
The WWE tried something new, with a young & promising star. The did a SHOCKER and put the top title in the company on a rookie. Having him beat the face of the WWE in a tables match (it doesnt matter how he won)
Everyone always complains how the company is stale and they never do anything different. Then...when they actually go and do it, if it doesnt involve (insert your "favorite" wrestler here) it's wrong and the dumbest idea ever, or stale and pointless. Oh and they only got the belt because Triple H said so.
Sheamus' title reign was too short. I would have been fine with HHH/Sheamus at 'Mania. It's a feud we hadn't seen before with two guys who reportedly work together, so I'd like to think that would end up being a good match. We're still going to see it anyway so it all works out.
The "prestige" of a top championship in the current WWE is gone. Putting the belt on a young star would only be to give him a main event push and to try and create something new. If it doesn't work, fine. Why is it so wrong for them to try it out?
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Post by Hollywood Asia on Mar 3, 2010 10:22:05 GMT -5
I'm not suprised Considering Edge is an 8 time champ and WF thinks him getting a title shot is fresh.
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Post by Yeezy's Mullet: Team X Blades on Mar 3, 2010 10:23:02 GMT -5
wow...... too bad it wasn't Morrison or Miz or Kofi or Zack Ryder or Christian getting a 2 month title reign and losing to Cena....because then this board would be demanding Vince's head on a stick. The WWE tried something new, with a young & promising star. The did a SHOCKER and put the top title in the company on a rookie. Having him beat the face of the WWE in a tables match (it doesnt matter how he won) Everyone always complains how the company is stale and they never do anything different. Then...when they actually go and do it, if it doesnt involve (insert your "favorite" wrestler here) it's wrong and the dumbest idea ever, or stale and pointless. Oh and they only got the belt because Triple H said so. Sheamus' title reign was too short. I would have been fine with HHH/Sheamus at 'Mania. It's a feud we hadn't seen before with two guys who reportedly work together, so I'd like to think that would end up being a good match. We're still going to see it anyway so it all works out. The "prestige" of a top championship in the current WWE is gone. Putting the belt on a young star would only be to give him a main event push and to try and create something new. If it doesn't work, fine. Why is it so wrong for them to try it out? Personally? I'm not mad that he was the WWE champion. I just think that the timing combined with the booking strategy was all screwed up. EVERYONE knew that Sheamus has no chance of walking into Wrestlemania wearing the WWE title, including the CT. This is why I was so shocked that they gave it to him so close to when the "road to wm" began. Had they waited until after WM26, he'd be established enough to have presented a legit threat to anyone(not just jobbers) on any brand. Sheamus is a decent worker to be as new as he is. He's actually starting to grow on me. Especially realizing that Raw is in dire need of legit heels right now. In retrospect, I've seen way worse decisions made when it has come to the title, how it's exchanged, and who is was given to. That very list on page one holds a few great examples of that.
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