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Post by Mark Martin on Jan 25, 2016 13:31:25 GMT -5
Anything's possible with a 70-year old Vince McMahon running the show but my guess is AJ will end up being the best thing in 2016 WWE.
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Post by weaseltv on Jan 25, 2016 13:50:06 GMT -5
figuring he's 38, and has mentioned 2 years or a few years in his recent interview, i'm not holding my breath for any world title run. I would like to see a AJ Styles/John Cena ppv match. I'm going to guess his feud, after a probable Owens feud that goes thru WM, is... Bray Wyatt...
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Post by Rob on Jan 25, 2016 14:03:55 GMT -5
Who are we kidding? WWE only cares about Roman Reigns and they have repetitively showed that. Atleast the guy is probably making big time money now.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 25, 2016 14:06:11 GMT -5
Of course they will!
In Vince's eyes, he probably sees Braun Strowman as the future of the WWE.
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Post by weaseltv on Jan 25, 2016 14:13:33 GMT -5
hmm... is making you shave your head and wear a diaper on new years a sign of being misused?
sincerly The Big Show
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Jan 25, 2016 14:17:39 GMT -5
I don't really know. They used him correctly last night. I just couldn't get over the fact that he looked like a 5 year old compared to everyone.
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Post by Bandalero on Jan 25, 2016 14:33:34 GMT -5
I really want AJ Styles to own WWE in 2016, I really do. He's argueably the best wrestler in the world right now, but sadly this isn't going to happen. WWE will find some way to f'this up.
A few of you have mentioned it already but his stature/size was glaringly obvious last night. I know we shouldn't be this superficial, afterall HBK/Bret Hart made legendary careers - but this is Vince we're talking about. I've never seen AJ next to Punk or Bryan but man I think he's smaller than them too, which is weird because he looked normal-size in TNA. It didn't help to have giants like Kane and Strowman stalking around in the ring either. This is why guys like Jay Lethal, no matter how talented he is, doesn't stand a chance in WWE.
As much as I hate to admit it, his size might do him in. Neville is an amazing talent but we're kidding ourselves if he's main-event worthy. If they want Styles to succeed, he may have to be a part of a stable...a club if you will.
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Post by zzeduardozz on Jan 25, 2016 14:57:54 GMT -5
I think he really didn't look that small, he is a bit shorter than Reigns, and held his own very well, even when kane came in he came out attacking until the big boot.... I mean if Mysterio held his own in the main event for a long time, then I'm sure AJ will rock, can't wait to see him again on raw tonight!
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Post by JC Motors on Jan 25, 2016 16:19:03 GMT -5
He'll probably be a midcarder or at worst a jobber
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Post by McBlake on Jan 25, 2016 16:21:09 GMT -5
Probably, only because I would see him in the title picture most of his run.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 17:06:44 GMT -5
Naw. His t-shirt sold out in literally a few minutes, he has a pretty good following, and is a generally likable guy. I don't think they're going to give a huge push to someone who's almost 40 and I'm okay with that. I certainly would be down for a WWE Championship run at some point though, even if it's a short one.
We bitch all the time how the Midcard means nothing, well...AJ can certainly help make it mean something. He's one of my all time favorites, I'm just glad he's here where he belongs.
The Midcard does not automatically equate to "misuse". Mr. Perfect, Roddy Piper, The Million Dollar Man, Jake the Snake were all Midcarders for most of their tenure, and they remain some of the biggest and most well known names in wrestling. We're in a transition period right there. There is going to be growing pains, but I for one, am excited about all of this great talent WWE has brought in.
And he JUST GOT HERE, let's not preach doom and gloom already. He stood toe to toe with the then WWE Champion, debuted in one of WWE's biggest PPVs of the year, and was treated like a huge deal by both the commentary and crowd. He's going to be fine.
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Jan 25, 2016 17:14:00 GMT -5
WWE wants guys like Roman Reigns. If AJ isn't a strong speaker or a big guy and WWE doesn't care about his wrestling ability then what is Reigns?
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Post by Darkhawk on Jan 25, 2016 17:19:13 GMT -5
He has a fanbase as Daniel Bryan does, he got a great pop from the fans last night, his shirt sold out in a matter of minutes, a great wrestler, doesn't need to go to NXT and plus he was TNA's #1 guy. He doesn't a need a huge push immediately, I'm sure WWE will save him for later. Right now he just needs to help out the mid-card and improve it a bit by having feuds with Kevin Owens, Ambrose, Neville and such.
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Post by johnnyaustin21 on Jan 25, 2016 17:39:53 GMT -5
figuring he's 38, and has mentioned 2 years or a few years in his recent interview, i'm not holding my breath for any world title run. I would like to see a AJ Styles/John Cena ppv match. I'm going to guess his feud, after a probable Owens feud that goes thru WM, is... Bray Wyatt... Styles/Cena is a huge dream match and feud for me,probably my biggest want in terms of and AJ Styles match in WWE with Chris Jericho a close second.It would be putting the top two guys of the top two promotions over the past decade plus in a first time match up,that to me screams $$$$$ and a wrestlemania caliber main event,dire a say co main event a next years WM with a Shield Triple Threat headlining for the WWE Title. I am not sure if Styles will get a run with the WWE Title,I am hopefully but I think at the very least he'll be book in the upper mid card and float around the main event scene,basically have a WWE career like Benoit/Guerrero/Jericho where he wins the lesser titles IC/US/Tag Team and gets put in the main event scene and programs from time to time.If he can have career like that in the WWE I'll be happy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2016 17:55:19 GMT -5
Lol how can you say no, when they already have?
It's a shame that the guy has to come in to put over a fat ass, pseudo-hardcore bore. I'm praying it's just to get him used to the system, and then a decent run will come afterwords. If you're going to debut a guy you plan on really utilizing, you don't debut him in a match with 29 other men, and have him thrown out by one of the least deserving opponents in the damn thing, right in the middle, so he's forgotten about by the time the winner is cowned.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 10:56:54 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 11:56:36 GMT -5
Vince McMahon was acting like he never heard of him on Raw so there is your answer.
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Post by greenjack1992 on Jan 26, 2016 12:17:04 GMT -5
He's supposed to be the TNA equivalent of Sting, and TNA treated him like a right mug.
AJ is like Daniel Bryan, no matter how much crapgets thrown at him, it never sticks, he makes it work and the fans will always adore him.
Will he be WWE champion? I can't be sure, but I wouldn't have thought so at his age. I would assume he's there to help beef up the main event and upper mid-card scene.
The thing to remember is, WWE has shelled out a tonne of money for him and given him hugely preferential treatment (letting him keep his trademarks, bumping him straight to the main roster, the bus he was filmed on for his .com interview, the fact that they beat his $400,000 a year salary between ROH and NJPW) so I think they're going to do everything they can to make good on their investment.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2016 12:23:08 GMT -5
They treated him like a star last night and people are complaining. Hell, I've rarely heard Cole react like he did last night for anyone who isn't Cena. He last almost a half hour, eliminated a couple of people, and got eliminated by the only person in the match who wouldn't have the fans hating the rest of the match. It was perfect. Will he be going for the world title right away? I doubt it. Plans were in place before his signing, and they're sticking to those plans. But putting him against guys like Owens, Ambrose, etc. is only a step below that and will provide us with excellent matches. Add to that the fact that I'd love to see him hold the IC title at least once, and I'm pleased. Maybe even make some moves before Mania to set up him and Ambrose for the belt, as well as Owens vs Zayn, and we're set. You could also do four corners, but if I had my way it would be two singles matches. People keep saying that Owens was the only one who could have eliminated him, but I completely disagree. Ambrose as a face could have EASILY eliminated him after Jericho got thrown out. Hell, Sheamus or Brock or HHH could have eliminated him perfectly fine. No one was expecting him to win, but he should NOT have been tossed out by a guy who was limping to the ing ring.
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Post by thisguy208 on Jan 26, 2016 12:43:24 GMT -5
Screw the fact of he'll be misused or not, AJ Styles wrestled in a WWE ring on Monday Night Raw against an established future Hall of Famer and won. I still can't get over the fact that he's in WWE. I would have never thought that would be possible. I see nothing but big things for Styles in the WWE, for gods sake they let him keep his name and the Phenomal One nickname. Screw if he gets misused, I'm just enjoying what I'm seeing.
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