King Of Swing
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Post by King Of Swing on Oct 30, 2012 15:44:21 GMT -5
Is it just me who is pretty disapointed in how they have booked Wade Barrett since his return?
It started off so promising with the videos hyping up his return, and then it all went downhill when he randomly showed up on Smackdown and beat Yoshi Tatsu. His reutnr just seemed to fall flat in my opinion.
It's a shame because I believe, if booked properly, he would have been the perfect person to beat Sheamus for the world title, rather then the Big Show. It also could have been an opportunity to create another main event level heel.
Thoughts ? Does Barrett deserve better, or are you content with his current role ?
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Post by punksnotdead on Oct 30, 2012 16:20:45 GMT -5
His repackage has been awful imo. Less mic time, a finisher that doesn't work for him, and that was stolen from Ohno anyway, and lack of creative direction has landed him in this spot. I like Barrett, but I was never in love with him the way a number people around here are/were. So I'm pretty much completely content with where he is at since the only good thing he has done since Nexus is feud with Randy Orton but that was cut prematurely short by his injury.
It's kind of sad. Had they pulled the trigger on him at Survivor Series 2010, which was the perfect opportunity, he would be a main eventer right now imo. Although, if things didn't play out exactly how they did then we might not have ever gotten that CM Punk promo so I can't complain. Barrett is still going to have time to climb and rise to the top but his climb is going to be more difficult than I think he or WWE had originally planned. He felt like a guy on a straight route to the top, but now, not so much.
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Post by y2yay on Oct 30, 2012 16:25:45 GMT -5
He's been booked terribly. Waste of talent.
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Post by Elliot on Oct 30, 2012 16:27:05 GMT -5
He'll be at the top eventually, there's no doubt in my mind. Whether he gets horribly booked or misused or whatever else, I'm almost certain he's a mainstay in the WWE and he'll be a big star in the future. It'll just take longer than most people are hoping.
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Post by 5D's on Oct 30, 2012 17:15:27 GMT -5
They haven't let him stay in his new character at all, and that's what's ruining it for me. He's supposed to be a tough street fighter; for the time being I think he should always either win his matches or lose by blatant disqualification on purpose and beat up his opponents anyway.
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Post by McBlake on Oct 30, 2012 17:25:29 GMT -5
Who'd have thought after NXT it would Skip ing Sheffield in the main event picture ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2012 17:28:08 GMT -5
Barrett needs to be champion. hes more than just a mid-carder. He has something....idk what but hes got it
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500DaysofNight
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Post by 500DaysofNight on Oct 31, 2012 7:11:59 GMT -5
Yeah, it kinda sucks that he jacked Ohno's finisher. Even if it isn't EXACTLY the same, I know good and well the E doesn't want two of their stars using the same finishing move. Especially something like a elbow smash.
Unless he debuts and knocks Wade out with it! One could only hope...
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2012 7:19:14 GMT -5
I'm not even a fan and I'm shocked at how badly he's been booked. Although he's far from the only person being used badly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2012 12:08:47 GMT -5
theres a lot of talent being used incorrectly and WB is defo one of those....I genuinely dont understand the buildup he has received if this is the payoff.
he just looks unconfortable in this gimmick.IMO he is totally unsuitable for a Street fighter gimmick.it worked for Regal and Finlay because they looked like9and had)took several decent cracks.
a beard doesnt hide WBs very smooth appearance.
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Post by J12 on Oct 31, 2012 12:21:11 GMT -5
His repackage has been awful imo. Less mic time, a finisher that doesn't work for him, and that was stolen from Ohno anyway, and lack of creative direction has landed him in this spot. I like Barrett, but I was never in love with him the way a number people around here are/were. So I'm pretty much completely content with where he is at since the only good thing he has done since Nexus is feud with Randy Orton but that was cut prematurely short by his injury. It's kind of sad. Had they pulled the trigger on him at Survivor Series 2010, which was the perfect opportunity, he would be a main eventer right now imo. Although, if things didn't play out exactly how they did then we might not have ever gotten that CM Punk promo so I can't complain. Barrett is still going to have time to climb and rise to the top but his climb is going to be more difficult than I think he or WWE had originally planned. He felt like a guy on a straight route to the top, but now, not so much. Yep. Barrett is overhyped, but they clearly don't have any sense of direction for him either, so that isn't helping matters. His face was so clearly associated with Nexus that when that took a turn for the worse, it also put a pretty huge damper on his career as well.
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Post by Valbroski on Oct 31, 2012 12:44:14 GMT -5
Who'd have thought after NXT it would Skip ing Sheffield in the main event picture ;D My thoughts exactly.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2012 16:24:16 GMT -5
He's been booked terribly. Waste of talent. Waste of talent? CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Kassius Ohno, Antonio Cesaro, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Sin Cara. They are talented. Surely not Barrett.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Oct 31, 2012 16:24:21 GMT -5
Give it time
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Post by King Silva on Oct 31, 2012 16:40:54 GMT -5
Who'd have thought after NXT it would Skip ing Sheffield in the main event picture ;D Yeah that is pretty shocking that he is [atm at least] doing the best while Wade is not in the title picture anymore [close though]. As for Wade I like his feud with Orton atm however overall his return has not been great. Also I don't like his finisher.
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Post by Escape The Rules on Oct 31, 2012 17:12:25 GMT -5
He got a win over Orton so I'm sure they're headed somewhere with him. Like Cobra said: give it time.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Nov 1, 2012 8:28:04 GMT -5
I've never liked him, but I was hyped for his return as the video packages looked fresh. now he's just Wade Barrett again...
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Post by greenjack1992 on Nov 1, 2012 8:32:13 GMT -5
He's been booked terribly. Waste of talent. Waste of talent? CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Kassius Ohno, Antonio Cesaro, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Sin Cara. They are talented. Surely not Barrett. Amen brother.
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Post by Scotty on Nov 1, 2012 9:13:37 GMT -5
The only thing I've about Barrett I've liked since his split with Nexus was The Corre's theme song :X (all of them) and his feud with Orton. Nothing else has really grasped my attention so I hope they do something with him.
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Post by punksnotdead on Nov 1, 2012 9:36:22 GMT -5
Waste of talent? CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Kassius Ohno, Antonio Cesaro, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes, Sin Cara. They are talented. Surely not Barrett. Amen brother. If you take Sin Cara off that list and insert Seth Rollins I'd agree with you. Cara's a disaster in WWE imo.
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