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Post by cordless2016 on Apr 23, 2013 22:52:10 GMT -5
Like others said, a combo of SuperCena and booking.
The guy was over w/ the majority of wrestling fans and was seen as a legit guy to challenge Cena for his top spot. A match w/ these two at the time was so big that at the time everyone thought it would only happen at a WM. Sadly, the WWE rushed it on a crappy GAB PPV and Cena won which was a huge disappointment. In hindsight though it was the right move considering Bobby got hurt a month later and then was gone before WM24 came around.
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Post by Jamal on Apr 23, 2013 23:32:49 GMT -5
Like others said, a combo of SuperCena and booking. The guy was over w/ the majority of wrestling fans and was seen as a legit guy to challenge Cena for his top spot. A match w/ these two at the time was so big that at the time everyone thought it would only happen at a WM. Sadly, the WWE rushed it on a crappy GAB PPV and Cena won which was a huge disappointment. In hindsight though it was the right move considering Bobby got hurt a month later and then was gone before WM24 came around. Pretty much exactly whats going on right now with Ryback/Cena.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2013 5:15:12 GMT -5
Lashley sucked.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2013 19:17:52 GMT -5
could never get into Lashley........AT ALL.just couldn't see what the buzz was about.
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Post by Brad on Apr 24, 2013 19:26:21 GMT -5
could never get into Lashley........AT ALL.just couldn't see what the buzz was about. This. I wasn't watching then but going back since and seeing stuff.. I don't get it.
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Post by Johnny Wrestling on Apr 28, 2013 11:18:39 GMT -5
I am in a big minority now, but I was a big fan of Lashley and I do think he should've won this match, or at least get a rematch later on. It would've been a good chance to see someone else shine other than Cena for a couple of months. It's a shame that he had to leave, supposedly, because of racism from the creative team. I remember being so excited to see him on TNA, but from what I've read, his run was pretty much nothing too special. I don't think it was racism at all. From what I've heard, he threatened to quit unless they rehired a diva they fired. So they fired him. I may be wrong on this, but I think that diva was Krystal, and she was having racism trouble with Hayes.
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Post by Butchers on Apr 29, 2013 14:11:17 GMT -5
I thought it was something to do with a storyline involving Kristal, think she was going to be involved with Edge, but didn't want to do it and got fired for bad attitude. Lashley at the time was injured and then was waiting for creative to give him a way back in, but apparently had nothing for him. Michael Hayes was in charge of Smackdown at the time and interviews Lashley has done since, he has stated he and Hayes didn't get along.
The match with Cena was good, I recently watched the whole GAB on DVD and the event from top to bottom was good. I didn't have high expectations when this match originally happened, but it was a solid effort, definitely Lashley's best match in WWE.
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Post by alexgg on Apr 29, 2013 14:13:04 GMT -5
I remember the build up to this match, I honestly thought Lashley was going to beat Cena.
I have only ever seen the match once (on recording from when it happened) but I always think of it as my favorite match.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Apr 29, 2013 15:08:11 GMT -5
Like others said, a combo of SuperCena and booking. The guy was over w/ the majority of wrestling fans and was seen as a legit guy to challenge Cena for his top spot. A match w/ these two at the time was so big that at the time everyone thought it would only happen at a WM. Sadly, the WWE rushed it on a crappy GAB PPV and Cena won which was a huge disappointment. In hindsight though it was the right move considering Bobby got hurt a month later and then was gone before WM24 came around. Bobby Lashley got injured a week later in a match against Mr. Kennedy. Lashley was released from the WWE in January of 2008.
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Post by cordless2016 on Apr 29, 2013 17:46:41 GMT -5
Like others said, a combo of SuperCena and booking. The guy was over w/ the majority of wrestling fans and was seen as a legit guy to challenge Cena for his top spot. A match w/ these two at the time was so big that at the time everyone thought it would only happen at a WM. Sadly, the WWE rushed it on a crappy GAB PPV and Cena won which was a huge disappointment. In hindsight though it was the right move considering Bobby got hurt a month later and then was gone before WM24 came around. Bobby Lashley got injured a week later in a match against Mr. Kennedy. Lashley was released from the WWE in January of 2008. 1) Week or month doesn't matter in hindsight, does it...The guy was gone before the next PPV rolled around. 2) He was released in February 2008, not January. And like I said, he was gone before WM24, so don't see why you'd need to post the exact date of his release (which you got wrong anyhow). Maybe try contributing to the conversation iw/ something useful nstead of giving one wrong fact and another that doesn't really matter in hindsight.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Apr 30, 2013 15:44:18 GMT -5
Bobby Lashley got injured a week later in a match against Mr. Kennedy. Lashley was released from the WWE in January of 2008. 1) Week or month doesn't matter in hindsight, does it...The guy was gone before the next PPV rolled around. 2) He was released in February 2008, not January. And like I said, he was gone before WM24, so don't see why you'd need to post the exact date of his release (which you got wrong anyhow). Maybe try contributing to the conversation iw/ something useful nstead of giving one wrong fact and another that doesn't really matter in hindsight. ...looks like somebody had a bad day... Anyways, this post has convinced me to watch Cena/Lashley from Great American Bash '07. I don't recall seeing this match. I'll have to watch this the next time I watch The John Cena Experience Blu-ray. As for Bobby Lashley's WWE run, while it was short lived, they didn't do much with him till he became the ECW Champion. For what it's worth, I actually enjoyed his match with Umaga at WrestleMania 23. Who knows where he would have been if he was still in the WWE today.
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Post by Infinite on Apr 30, 2013 15:50:38 GMT -5
Wasn't ever a fan to be honest. I remember liking his match with Cena though.
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Post by cordless2016 on Apr 30, 2013 16:46:41 GMT -5
1) Week or month doesn't matter in hindsight, does it...The guy was gone before the next PPV rolled around. 2) He was released in February 2008, not January. And like I said, he was gone before WM24, so don't see why you'd need to post the exact date of his release (which you got wrong anyhow). Maybe try contributing to the conversation iw/ something useful nstead of giving one wrong fact and another that doesn't really matter in hindsight. ...looks like somebody had a bad day... Anyways, this post has convinced me to watch Cena/Lashley from Great American Bash '07. I don't recall seeing this match. I'll have to watch this the next time I watch The John Cena Experience Blu-ray. As for Bobby Lashley's WWE run, while it was short lived, they didn't do much with him till he became the ECW Champion. For what it's worth, I actually enjoyed his match with Umaga at WrestleMania 23. Who knows where he would have been if he was still in the WWE today. More like some kid trying to act cool on these forums. Get your facts straight if your gonna try and correct someone.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Apr 30, 2013 23:16:36 GMT -5
...looks like somebody had a bad day... Anyways, this post has convinced me to watch Cena/Lashley from Great American Bash '07. I don't recall seeing this match. I'll have to watch this the next time I watch The John Cena Experience Blu-ray. As for Bobby Lashley's WWE run, while it was short lived, they didn't do much with him till he became the ECW Champion. For what it's worth, I actually enjoyed his match with Umaga at WrestleMania 23. Who knows where he would have been if he was still in the WWE today. More like some kid trying to act cool on these forums. Get your facts straight if your gonna try and correct someone. Okay...Who said I was trying to look cool? My prior post was just me giving insight on Bobby Lashley's match with John Cena. Moreover, I hope your week has been going well.
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Post by cordless2016 on May 1, 2013 8:20:41 GMT -5
More like some kid trying to act cool on these forums. Get your facts straight if your gonna try and correct someone. Okay...Who said I was trying to look cool? My prior post was just me giving insight on Bobby Lashley's match with John Cena. Moreover, I hope your week has been going well. Actually has been. Finished up finals and done w/ college for good. Glad to see your so interested.
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on May 1, 2013 10:01:54 GMT -5
Okay...Who said I was trying to look cool? My prior post was just me giving insight on Bobby Lashley's match with John Cena. Moreover, I hope your week has been going well. Actually has been. Finished up finals and done w/ college for good. Glad to see your so interested. Congratulations to you. Celebrate the occasion and you're good to go. A lot of people I know did the same when they graduated from college.
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