KYSportsWriter
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Gutter said:Pretty sure Eddy was dead when Mysterio won at Mania. You're probably thinking of Benoit and Eddy celebrating..
You're right.
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Gutter said:Pretty sure Eddy was dead when Mysterio won at Mania. You're probably thinking of Benoit and Eddy celebrating..
KYSportsWriter said:So ... No one has any thoughts on Rey Mysterio becoming -- yet again -- the No. 1 contender? I thought for sure they'd put Swagger back in that spot, but whatever.
tripleoption34 said:There's a site or two that's reporting that Trips tore his biceps muscle (yet again) and could be sidelined through at least mid-December, if not longer. With a third child on the way from Steph, you have to wonder if it's time he starts to step aside and let Orton, Cena, Miz and Sheamus take the spotlight.
Batman said:tripleoption34 said:There's a site or two that's reporting that Trips tore his biceps muscle (yet again) and could be sidelined through at least mid-December, if not longer. With a third child on the way from Steph, you have to wonder if it's time he starts to step aside and let Orton, Cena, Miz and Sheamus take the spotlight.
I'd make the argument that he's done that already. Hasn't held the belt since April 2009, was more or less a vehicle for HBK's return during last summer's angle, was on the mid-card at Wrestlemania and has been out since this April or so. His bad reputation from way back when was well-deserved, but it seems he's done a lot in the last couple years to step away from that.
When he comes back, of course he'll be back in the main event picture. But given how often the top guys seem to take sabbaticals or get hurt these days that's not necessarily a bad thing for anyone. It'll prolong his career and allow some of the top guys to take a break for a couple months while keeping a bonafide superstar in the main event picture. You can swap HHH for Orton, Cena or Edge and run an angle for a month or two without losing any star power.
Batman said:Kane and Undertaker have certainly feuded a ton over the years, but it seems like it's been a while. What is the statute of limitations before you can revisit a longstanding feud without it being a rehash? Two years? Three?
CitizenTino said:Batman said:Kane and Undertaker have certainly feuded a ton over the years, but it seems like it's been a while. What is the statute of limitations before you can revisit a longstanding feud without it being a rehash? Two years? Three?
Yes, but here's the thing: These guys have been feuding off and on since 1997. At some point, you need to let it go. The story has run its course.
Put it this way: Had Undertaker not been injured, he would've been facing Kane in a championship match at SummerSlam 2010. Think about that. Could you have imagined the second-biggest PPV of the year in 2000 being headlined by Hulk Hogan and King Kong Bundy? Time-wise, it's the same thing.