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Post by Jimmy on Mar 21, 2010 14:31:21 GMT -5
It's still disapointing to see Punk's night ended so early. Obviously in the long run it hasn't hurt him or his momentum but watching the event there is clearly something special happening as he eliminates and preaches and start getting HUGE face pops for it. As it was, it was memorable but it could have been a big career defining moment for him had they allowed it to go even longer.
"Excuse me, it's clobbering time".
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Post by Sosa on Mar 21, 2010 14:34:43 GMT -5
I thought he was going to continue to eliminate the wrestlers that kept coming into the ring, but that got cut short by Triple H.
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Post by HugoOne on Mar 21, 2010 14:47:23 GMT -5
I marked out so hard for that. I loved that he did it at the Elimination Chamber, too. We need a 20-man mini Royal Rumble on SD! just so he can do it again, for longer.
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Post by wabarrett on Mar 21, 2010 14:53:57 GMT -5
It's still disappointing to see Punk's night ended so early. Obviously in the long run it hasn't hurt him or his momentum but watching the event there is clearly something special happening as he eliminates and preaches and start getting HUGE face pops for it. As it was, it was memorable but it could have been a big career defining moment for him had they allowed it to go even longer. "Excuse me, it's clobbering time". That happened because of one of two things. Either: 1. CM Punk fails at garnering heel heat, even when doing heel-like actions. or 2. Fans seriously ruin everything by cheering the heels and booing the faces. I'm thinking it's number 2. But my God there's no point doing anything like that if fans are gonna cheer.
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Post by gordon on Mar 21, 2010 15:19:46 GMT -5
Nah, it went as long as it should have.
Any longer would have been OTT.
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Post by The Best in the World on Mar 21, 2010 15:42:26 GMT -5
I think he may even do it in his match against Rey Mysterio, when he is in control. He can just talk trash. I would mark out if this happens.
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 21, 2010 16:11:29 GMT -5
It's still disappointing to see Punk's night ended so early. Obviously in the long run it hasn't hurt him or his momentum but watching the event there is clearly something special happening as he eliminates and preaches and start getting HUGE face pops for it. As it was, it was memorable but it could have been a big career defining moment for him had they allowed it to go even longer. "Excuse me, it's clobbering time". That happened because of one of two things. Either: 1. CM Punk fails at garnering heel heat, even when doing heel-like actions. or 2. Fans seriously ruin everything by cheering the heels and booing the faces. I'm thinking it's number 2. But my God there's no point doing anything like that if fans are gonna cheer. Yeah, there's absolutely no point. I mean, we wouldn't want the fans enjoying the show, would we?
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Post by wabarrett on Mar 21, 2010 16:18:23 GMT -5
That happened because of one of two things. Either: 1. CM Punk fails at garnering heel heat, even when doing heel-like actions. or 2. Fans seriously ruin everything by cheering the heels and booing the faces. I'm thinking it's number 2. But my God there's no point doing anything like that if fans are gonna cheer. Yeah, there's absolutely no point. I mean, we wouldn't want the fans enjoying the show, would we? Nah you've missed my point. By all means enjoy yourself, but I thought the idea was to get behind the faces and boo when the heels are babbling on the mic throughout a match. There may as well not be any faces or heels if they aren't gonna get the reaction they're looking for. If you get me...
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Post by Jimmy on Mar 21, 2010 16:22:44 GMT -5
Well I've never been a fan of traditional heels vs. faces. I think too often Russo goes overboard in TNA with shades of gray, but I think some ambiguity is needed. Plus it's not a guarantee that Punk would have gotten cheered in, say, Florida the way he did in Atlanta that night.
And for the record, I'm not saying Punk should have continued to throw out each guy that entered and then talk on the mic, but he should have racked up some more elimination and basically last much longer than he did.
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Post by wabarrett on Mar 21, 2010 16:25:47 GMT -5
Well I've never been a fan of traditional heels vs. faces. I think too often Russo goes overboard in TNA with shades of gray, but I think some ambiguity is needed. Plus it's not a guarantee that Punk would have gotten cheered in, say, Florida the way he did in Atlanta that night. And for the record, I'm not saying Punk should have continued to throw out each guy that entered and then talk on the mic, but he should have racked up some more elimination and basically last much longer than he did.I can agree with that. Overall I feel the 2010 rumble match was too much like a Gauntlet match. One guy entered, got eliminated, another guy entered, got eliminated... I mean the most superstars in the ring at once was 8. Some people might like that, but I thought way too many superstars had poor shifts.
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Post by HugoOne on Mar 21, 2010 17:18:03 GMT -5
Well I've never been a fan of traditional heels vs. faces. I think too often Russo goes overboard in TNA with shades of gray, but I think some ambiguity is needed. Plus it's not a guarantee that Punk would have gotten cheered in, say, Florida the way he did in Atlanta that night. And for the record, I'm not saying Punk should have continued to throw out each guy that entered and then talk on the mic, but he should have racked up some more elimination and basically last much longer than he did.I can agree with that. Overall I feel the 2010 rumble match was too much like a Gauntlet match. One guy entered, got eliminated, another guy entered, got eliminated... I mean the most superstars in the ring at once was 8. Some people might like that, but I thought way too many superstars had poor shifts. While I wouldn't want it every year to be this way, I REALLY enjoyed it for once. The past few Rumbles have had way too many long periods of dead spots and cluttered wrestlers doing nothing. This was fast-paced and kept things exciting and interesting. Again, not something I want every year, but it was refreshing this year.
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Post by layton on Mar 21, 2010 18:11:16 GMT -5
Yeah, there's absolutely no point. I mean, we wouldn't want the fans enjoying the show, would we? Nah you've missed my point. By all means enjoy yourself, but I thought the idea was to get behind the faces and boo when the heels are babbling on the mic throughout a match. There may as well not be any faces or heels if they aren't gonna get the reaction they're looking for. If you get me... WWE is marketing CM Punk as a heel to their primary audience, and IT IS WORKING. CM Punk isn't loved by many outside of WF/the IWC/fans our age. Punk is hilarious and has an amazing gimmick. I have no reason to boo someone that's cracking me up so much and is such a damn fine wrestler. Also- CM Punk is a cult leader in his gimmick. People are supposed to be brainwashed and start believing him. That's the goal of most cult leaders.
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