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Post by Joey Cush on Sept 1, 2015 15:47:56 GMT -5
I get that they're setting up for Rollins to break away from the authority but imo it made Sting look like he was praising HHH too much? Wasn't too big on that, everything else was good. 100% this. I couldnt believe how hard they had Sting blow HHH in that promo.
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Post by johnnyb on Sept 1, 2015 16:41:40 GMT -5
Here's a secret few people want to admit... Sting just doesn't cut a great promo. Last night was no exception. Really, really bad, and I like Sting!
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Post by PJ on Sept 1, 2015 17:37:04 GMT -5
Personally, my gripe with it wasn't that it was Triple H. It was that the entire angle between Triple H and Sting felt unresolved after a crap match at WrestleMania and a dumb handshake. Had it been him against anyone and he would act like this after the match and months later, I'd be upset about it. That's just me though. Yeah that comment wasn't directed at you. But you know how some people can be anytime Triple H is mentioned. But I did enjoy their WM match. Athletically, it would have been better ten years earlier, but for the most part I thought they told a good story. I agree it did feel unresolved though. I enjoyed their match quite a bit until it became the NWO vs NAO.
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Post by The IT Factor on Sept 1, 2015 17:54:51 GMT -5
The pic is funny. But... As soon as Sting mentioned Triple H in a positive way, I knew the internet would be in an uproar. Had sting lost to Bray Wyatt at WM and came out last night saying how he respected him, most wouldn't bat an eye. All would be fine. But because it's Triple H, everyone is grabbing their pitchforks and torches. If Bray cheated to beat Sting at Mania, and did nothing but talk s*it about Sting heading into Mania, then yeah, I'd have a problem with Sting kissing his ass. Stings promo last night was terrible. Why in gods name did he talk up HHH so highly, when Triple H was s*itting all over Sting before, during, and after WM? It makes no sense. And before people say "Well, Sting was playing mind games," you know, I wouldn't have a problem with that, if this wasn't the millionth time they teased The Authority breaking up. They've been teasing The Authority breaking up every other month, and they never pull the trigger. So I have no reason to believe that WWE will finally end this godforsaken angle. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if WWE kept this angle going, just so Triple H and Stephanie on TV, because god forbid, if they didn't have the spotlight on them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 17:56:14 GMT -5
Yeah, that wasn't a Sting promo. That had Vince and Co. written ALL OVER it.
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Post by marino13 on Sept 1, 2015 18:05:49 GMT -5
The pic is funny. But... As soon as Sting mentioned Triple H in a positive way, I knew the internet would be in an uproar. Had sting lost to Bray Wyatt at WM and came out last night saying how he respected him, most wouldn't bat an eye. All would be fine. But because it's Triple H, everyone is grabbing their pitchforks and torches. If Bray cheated to beat Sting at Mania, and did nothing but talk s*it about Sting heading into Mania, then yeah, I'd have a problem with Sting kissing his ass. Stings promo last night was terrible. Why in gods name did he talk up HHH so highly, when Triple H was s*itting all over Sting before, during, and after WM? It makes no sense. And before people say "Well, Sting was playing mind games," you know, I wouldn't have a problem with that, if this wasn't the millionth time they teased The Authority breaking up. They've been teasing The Authority breaking up every other month, and they never pull the trigger. So I have no reason to believe that WWE will finally end this godforsaken angle. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if WWE kept this angle going, just so Triple H and Stephanie on TV, because god forbid, if they didn't have the spotlight on them. Last night they had Sting talk Triple H up to plant the seed of doubt in Rollins and build the next chapter of Rollins' character. Judging this based on last night, it appears once Rollins loses his titles at NOC, a feud with Triple H will most likely be next. People complain WWE doesn't plan long term, but as soon as they do, the same people complain anyhow. Hate to break it to you but Triple H & Stephanie both also have talent contracts. And they have to fulfill those dates just like everyone else. So they are going to be on TV if you like it or not.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2015 19:11:29 GMT -5
LOL that pic is epic. And I completely agree. It's bad enough he jobbed to Triple H and now he's putting him over after the fact? GTFO. Still love Sting though hehe
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Post by The IT Factor on Sept 1, 2015 19:32:22 GMT -5
If Bray cheated to beat Sting at Mania, and did nothing but talk s*it about Sting heading into Mania, then yeah, I'd have a problem with Sting kissing his ass. Stings promo last night was terrible. Why in gods name did he talk up HHH so highly, when Triple H was s*itting all over Sting before, during, and after WM? It makes no sense. And before people say "Well, Sting was playing mind games," you know, I wouldn't have a problem with that, if this wasn't the millionth time they teased The Authority breaking up. They've been teasing The Authority breaking up every other month, and they never pull the trigger. So I have no reason to believe that WWE will finally end this godforsaken angle. Besides, I wouldn't be surprised if WWE kept this angle going, just so Triple H and Stephanie on TV, because god forbid, if they didn't have the spotlight on them. Last night they had Sting talk Triple H up to plant the seed of doubt in Rollins and build the next chapter of Rollins' character. Judging this based on last night, it appears once Rollins loses his titles at NOC, a feud with Triple H will most likely be next. People complain WWE doesn't plan long term, but as soon as they do, the same people complain anyhow. Hate to break it to you but Triple H & Stephanie both also have talent contracts. And they have to fulfill those dates just like everyone else. So they are going to be on TV if you like it or not. Again, I wouldn't be complaining if WWE hasn't teased this s*it a thousand times and never follow through with it. How many times has WWE hinted at The Authority coming apart, or Seth Rollins turning against The Authority, only for nothing to come of it? Forgive me for not giving this company a chance, when they've done absolutely nothing to make me think that they'll pull the trigger. If I'm wrong, I'll say it, but until then, I refuse to believe that this company doesn't have their head up their own ass, when it comes to their storylines. And, just because they're under talent contracts, doesn't mean that they have to be the focal point of RAW every single week, always making the show about them. There is no reason why Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are the strongest booked characters in 2015.
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Post by Rob on Sept 1, 2015 19:45:11 GMT -5
I cant even watch it back, It is that cringeworthy. I thought Bryan's promo on Reigns after losing to him was bad, this is a whole new level of bad.
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Post by marino13 on Sept 1, 2015 20:00:14 GMT -5
Last night they had Sting talk Triple H up to plant the seed of doubt in Rollins and build the next chapter of Rollins' character. Judging this based on last night, it appears once Rollins loses his titles at NOC, a feud with Triple H will most likely be next. People complain WWE doesn't plan long term, but as soon as they do, the same people complain anyhow. Hate to break it to you but Triple H & Stephanie both also have talent contracts. And they have to fulfill those dates just like everyone else. So they are going to be on TV if you like it or not. Again, I wouldn't be complaining if WWE hasn't teased this s*it a thousand times and never follow through with it. How many times has WWE hinted at The Authority coming apart, or Seth Rollins turning against The Authority, only for nothing to come of it? Forgive me for not giving this company a chance, when they've done absolutely nothing to make me think that they'll pull the trigger. If I'm wrong, I'll say it, but until then, I refuse to believe that this company doesn't have their head up their own ass, when it comes to their storylines. And, just because they're under talent contracts, doesn't mean that they have to be the focal point of RAW every single week, always making the show about them. There is no reason why Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are the strongest booked characters in 2015. Well obviously they have decided to pull the trigger this time. Why not give it a chance to play out rather than get all up in arms ten minutes into the story? If you think Triple H and Stephanie are the strongest booked characters then you and me must be watching different shows. They are in charge, so of coarse they have to look like they are in control. That way when someone like Bryan puts them in their place it means that much more.
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Post by Brad on Sept 1, 2015 22:24:36 GMT -5
In a nutshell Lol
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Post by kazoosandstreamers on Sept 1, 2015 22:54:13 GMT -5
If Sting likes Hunter so much now why doesn't he marry him?
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Post by cordless2016 on Sept 1, 2015 23:20:37 GMT -5
HHH is the man. He found a way to not show up for work, still be put over as the greatest gift to humanity, and continue to make Sting look like a chump all at once. The man is a genius.
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Post by RWF on Sept 2, 2015 0:45:29 GMT -5
The promo was horrible. Sting tried to sell it as best as he could, but good god have WWE misused him. I hesitate to stay "ruined", but literally the ONLY good thing WWE has done with Sting was the commercial for him appearing in the video game. Since that time, they've given him dumb segments where he's punked out by Steph, horribly overbooked match with HHH where he came out looking stupid and bad, buried him on commentary and belittled all of his accomplishments and given him the worst entrance music in recent memory when they obviously have the rights to his original Crow theme.
So it's really no surprise that his first really big Raw promo is about how great HHH is and how he could never beat HHH, but that Seth Rollins isn't quite as good as HHH so he might just have a shot this time!
It's scary how much RAW still revolves around HHH, even though he's not at all part of the show. Naturally he gloated and tried to make NXT all about himself too. Swell guy that he is.
But yeah, poor Sting. Guy was terrified for years that WWE would attempt to ruin his legacy, only to find out that they really are intent on doing just that. There's really no plausible way that Sting wins at the PPV, so I think it's time to start pretending Sting never went to WWE and instead had a decent little run in TNA (where he was used a million times better and they dropped the ball a lot) and went out putting over EC3 as his last match.
At least he sort of beat up Bo Dallas on that untelevised thing that most nobody saw. That's gotta count for something!
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Post by Himmy! on Sept 2, 2015 4:00:28 GMT -5
I love Sting but I didn't like that promo at all. Not his fault though. The delivery was okay but the material was horrible.
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Post by Duck Holliday on Sept 2, 2015 4:17:58 GMT -5
Weird promo....I wont hate on it too much because I wanna see where its headed.....but it did add to my frustration over the WM scenario it was very weird to me. I thought Sting delivered it well... But I can't say I totally get Sting fawning over HHH so much after all they went through, and I dont really buy the Sting driving a wedge this way. Yeah, that's what its gonna end up being, but it seems so clunky... Anyhow, just because people are commenting on it, I actually thought they had a solid match until the run-ins ans finish.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Sept 2, 2015 7:12:18 GMT -5
I'll never understand people who say that "Sting doesn't cut a good promo".
Sting's dilivery of his lines is picture perfect. He never rambles, he never stumbles over his words, and he's VERY confident and energetic.
I understand if people didn't like WHAT he said, but that's just because they don't understand the storyline. Sting is out to drive a wedge between Triple H and Seth Rollins. I believe this is going to be very similar to what Sting did in TNA when he was trying to get "the REAL Hulk Hogan" to stand up, becuase the corrupt Hogan wasn't who we all knew and loved. So I think Sting (kayfabe) is trying to get the REAL Triple H to emerge. Not the corporate Authority Triple H, but the one who showed Sting respect at Wrestlemania, even though 20 minutes later he came out and buried him lol.
But as far as promos go, it seems like most "Internet" fans will never be happy with a promo unless there's swearing, or it's a bitchy CM Punk promo where it's aimed at the smarks and breaking the 4th wall. That's not what a real promo is supposed to be about.
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Post by alexgg on Sept 2, 2015 7:49:29 GMT -5
I felt like Sting was just calling Seth a naughty boy and he was going to teach him a lesson.
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Post by maineventheel on Sept 2, 2015 12:15:09 GMT -5
I didn't like the material but his delivery was exceptional I agree. Felt like he was giving triple h a verbal bj
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Post by J12 on Sept 2, 2015 12:22:56 GMT -5
The promo was bad. Very bad, even.
It did absolutely no one any favors. It made Sting out to be an ass-kisser. Triple H needed all his friends and a sledgehammer just to beat Sting, but they shook hands so it's cool and now he respects him so much. The handshake was an absolute joke to begin with, and this would've been as good a time as any to use the magic WWE eraser and just pretend that it didn't happen.
Secondly, it blurred the lines with regard to what we're supposed to care about right now. Is this about Seth Rollins' two opponents at Night of Champions, or about Seth's growing discourse with the Authority? if the answer is "both", that's trying to do a little too much at once. Seth is already carrying the show on his back, and now he needs to help carry two feuds at once. I know they're eager to get to Rollins/Triple H, but why now?
Third, it did nothing to convince me that Sting cares about being WWE Champion, which is what is this whole thing is supposed to be about in the first place.
And lastly, it puts us in a weird spot with the proposed Rollins/Triple H feud. WWE seems to be asking us, the audience, to feel sympathetic for Triple H because Seth Rollins doesn't appreciate how much Triple H helped Seth cheat to keep the title. Tell me, who is the good guy there?
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