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Post by ihavethepower on Sept 2, 2008 11:59:51 GMT -5
Neither one of them deserved it in all honesty!
Just because you are a great wrestler like Rey, doesn't mean they should give you the top strap in the company. There have been many great wrestlers who never got a run at the top.
Not to mention that just because you're big, doesn't mean you should be champion either. Giant Gonzalez didn't get a title reign. Neither did Bundy, Studd, or Earthquake. Bundy and Earthquake were far better big men than Khali.
However, both wrestlers make WWE money in SPECIFIC markets. So if you were going to give them short title reigns, then Rey's should've been given the win in Mexico during a tour and Khali's should've been given in India. Rey is Superman in Mexico and Khali is probably the biggest celebrity in India right now without exaggeration. They both have a place in the company, but not as the top champion.
They should be rewarded with bonuses for the money that they do make the company and I think the only way Vince can justify the extra money without the other workers wanting some too, is to give them the bonuses that come with being the Champion.
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Post by j2dacversion3 on Sept 2, 2008 12:08:28 GMT -5
I don't know how you can say Rey didn't deserve it, what an idiotic statement...
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Post by AdamBomb on Sept 2, 2008 12:15:25 GMT -5
I don't know how you can say Rey didn't deserve it, what an idiotic statement... Agreed. If someone like a Rey Mysterio doesn't deserve JUST because of his size when he has busted his ass for years upon years - please justify how someone who has only had a very SMALL fraction of his career, and not even a fraction of his talent, like Khali could possibly deserve it. Please.
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Post by ericbischoff on Sept 2, 2008 12:17:08 GMT -5
Some of you are complete STUPID!
"Long time wrestlers does deserved the title" But looked at Cena?! He work for WWE since 2002 or something, and he already champion for long time, and some other workers haven't won any else, or short period.
tut tut!!!
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Post by AdamBomb on Sept 2, 2008 12:20:32 GMT -5
Some of you are complete STUPID! "Long time wrestlers does deserved the title" But looked at Cena?! He work for WWE since 2002 or something, and he already champion for long time, and some other workers haven't won any else, or short period. tut tut!!! What the hell does that have to do with anything? No one is saying Cena did or didn't deserve it... ...which he didn't.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Sept 2, 2008 12:24:16 GMT -5
Rey Mysterio doesn't deserve anything. He's 3 feet tall and flies around the ring like a Mexican jumping bean and is one big botchfest while he just tries to hit spot after spot because he has no ability.
The Great Khali may have limited wrestling ability, but the fact that he is one of the largest men to ever be in the WWE and the fact that he is the only person in WWE currently who looks DOWN at Kane, Undertaker and Big Show...his size alone makes him a GIANT and storyline-wise, they should have Khali DESTROYING people.
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Post by "Vintage" HBK Still Rules on Sept 2, 2008 12:27:38 GMT -5
Well, neither of them deserved it. Rey earned it, but didn't necessarily deserve it. But Khali, REALLY didn't. It would be different if he actually could wrestle and pull it off ala Brock Lesnar. But Brock proved he could do something special, like pick up Mark Henry and Rikishi on his shoulders.
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Post by Graze on Sept 2, 2008 12:34:20 GMT -5
Some of you are complete STUPID! "Long time wrestlers does deserved the title" But looked at Cena?! He work for WWE since 2002 or something, and he already champion for long time, and some other workers haven't won any else, or short period. tut tut!!! Cena was way over with the crowd. He was drawing ratings and was a huge superstar on Smackdown at the time, it made sense from a business stand point to put the belt on him. You could say the same for Batista as well. Just because someone has wrestled for a long time doesn't mean they should get the main titles. Are they over with the crowd? drawing ratings? selling merch? able to put on an entertaining match? thats what should matter when giving someone a belt.
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Post by Irish Ghost on Sept 2, 2008 13:14:29 GMT -5
Khali for sure
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Post by The L.F.C Fan on Sept 2, 2008 13:16:06 GMT -5
I voted Khali's.
When Eddie was Wrestling and at times still now Rey entertaines/d me, the same cant be said for Khali
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Post by lancewiget on Sept 2, 2008 13:23:26 GMT -5
Some of you are complete STUPID! "Long time wrestlers does deserved the title" But looked at Cena?! He work for WWE since 2002 or something, and he already champion for long time, and some other workers haven't won any else, or short period. tut tut!!! What the hell does that have to do with anything? No one is saying Cena did or didn't deserve it... which he didn't. Well Hexus was using Cena as an example for someone who won the title very shortly after starting out. Cena did deserve it at that time, as it was the perfect time for him to be pushed. Maybe not at a Wrestlemania Main Event, but it was the right time to give him the title. Rey only won the title because Eddie died. Khali only won it because he was the biggest guy they had at the time of the WHC vacancy. Rey has actually busted his ass his entire career and he should have/of had a World Title reign in it somewhere. Khali has just dominated small people requiring little to no effort what-so-ever. Verdict: Khali's reign was more undeserved.
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Post by Quanthor on Sept 2, 2008 13:45:41 GMT -5
The words "world heavyweight champion" and "Rey Mysterio" should never go together.
People hate Khali because he's big and can't do the things the little guys can, which is a shame because legends like Giant Baba and Andre the Giant would have no fans if they wrestled today.
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Post by King Shocker the Monumentous on Sept 2, 2008 13:58:41 GMT -5
Rey deserved the title, but he deserved a better quality reign than he got.
Khali was just...horrible.
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Post by Graze on Sept 2, 2008 14:08:35 GMT -5
The words "world heavyweight champion" and "Rey Mysterio" should never go together. People hate Khali because he's big and can't do the things the little guys can, which is a shame because legends like Giant Baba and Andre the Giant would have no fans if they wrestled today. At least Andre and Baba could work a match and make it entertaining. Khali doesn't entertain anyone, well, only when he's botching everything, then it becomes like watching a car crash.
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Post by jfinnomore on Sept 2, 2008 14:19:01 GMT -5
Some of you are complete STUPID! "Long time wrestlers does deserved the title" But looked at Cena?! He work for WWE since 2002 or something, and he already champion for long time, and some other workers haven't won any else, or short period. tut tut!!! i'm not even really sure what you're trying to say cause this broken english is terrible but Khali is a bum of a wrestler no matter what his size is. Also love or hate Cena he's done a lot for the WWE over the years and brought lots of new fans to the sport so he deserves a belt.
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Post by j2dacversion3 on Sept 2, 2008 14:26:37 GMT -5
Some of you are complete STUPID! "Long time wrestlers does deserved the title" But looked at Cena?! He work for WWE since 2002 or something, and he already champion for long time, and some other workers haven't won any else, or short period. tut tut!!! Some are them are definitely... complete stupid.
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Post by Dwight on Sept 2, 2008 14:36:14 GMT -5
Its always funny how people say "Khali has no talent he should not have been champ!!". Yeah about that. You don't have to be technically sound to be a champion in the WWE and it has always been that way. So that point is irrelevant. Khali isn't the best big man by any means but "Giant Champions" are always good especially for the guy that eventually comes and takes the big man down. I dont really like Khali but I dont hate him for being his size.
Mysterio won the title and it was a really crappy reign. Of course its still questionable as to why he won it...though its pretty obvious especially since he hasn't won it since. So I vote for him. You dont have to more talented to have a more successful reign. That doesnt make sense.
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Post by Edge618 on Sept 2, 2008 14:41:14 GMT -5
How anyone can say Khali dserved it more than Rey Mysterio is beyond me.
No matter how small Rey is, he is a professional wrestler. And he has worked as hard/harder as anyone who has ever held the world title, so IMO he 100% deserved it, no matter the reason why he won it, he still deserved it.
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Post by perilloboy123 on Sept 2, 2008 14:46:19 GMT -5
The Great Khali's, definitely. It came out of nowhere.
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Post by J12 on Sept 2, 2008 15:23:17 GMT -5
Rey didn't deserve the title and he was a horrible champion, but when put against The Great Khali, I'll take Rey any day.
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