Craig H Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Taking a nap by itself? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 The older I get, the more I realize that naps are fucking AWESOME. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Owens backstage promos with Jojo and that other guy are always great. He's one of the best heels who work as heels in WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Kevin Owens is great. His persona is so fully thought out and well crafted, even more so in NXT. The fact that a watered/dumbed down version of his act is still probably the most interesting character on the main roster says everything about how WWE is run (and how good Steen is). His storytelling in NXT was off the charts. He's become a bit too formulaic for me on the main roster, but is still generally a joy to watch. Something as simple as yelling "I HATE YOU!" with so much conviction during the match with Ambrose at the Rumble was good times. That said, Fenix was in killer angles, one of the best matches of the year, and a lot of fun other stuff. I don't think he's all that interesting a character but he seems to always exceed my expectations for him. I don't think you can vote wrong with either guy here. I'm gonna give this some more thought. *checks the tally so far* wow, this is a shit kicking. I'm going to give Fenix the vote with Scott Steiner sympy (sympthy? How did he pronounce it?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I hope at least one Fenix voter informs Owens of the choice made on Twitter, just to see if Owens blocks that voter out of spite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Sandwich Carl Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 In my pick 'ems. I filled it out less how I thought the board would go, and more how I thought I would go. I wanted to see what would change once I actually started voting and put real thought and study into it. I had Owens in my finals. My gut said Owens. Fenix had a better year. He just did. His matches were better, they were more unique and they mattered more within the universe the stories are told. Having really thought about it, I think Fenix might be my number 1 from last year. I'll have a hard time voting against him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Owens's NXT work is enough to get my vote here even though he works in an extremely formulaic manner on the main roster. And even then, he had a good garbage match with Ambrose and made me pay attention to Dolph Ziggler in the last month or so. Though I feel like when it comes to WWE style, garbage matches are much like six-man tags in that they are almost un-fuck-upable within that style, so maybe I shouldn't give him too many points for having a good garbage match with Ambrose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Kevin Owens worked seemingly the exact same match against John Cena as he did Dolph Ziggler. Vote Fenix. Not to mention working seemingly the exact same match 3 times in a row with John Cena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCM Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Well that was only 3 of the 50 matches Cena worked in a row that were exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTNW Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Well that was only 3 of the 50 matches Cena worked in a row that were exactly the same.As I mentioned in the previous thread Cena didn't exactly work the match he did vs. Owena versus Stardust or Kane (those would have zero AA kick-outs). Fwiw I could actually defend the majority of the finisher kick-outs in those matches if anyone wants to hear those arguments. Even in the Owens matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Well that was only 3 of the 50 matches Cena worked in a row that were exactly the same.As I mentioned in the previous thread Cena didn't exactly work the match he did vs. Owena versus Stardust or Kane (those would have zero AA kick-outs). Fwiw I could actually defend the majority of the finisher kick-outs in those matches if anyone wants to hear those arguments. Even in the Owens matches. Even then, the "Cena matches" being exactly the same also has to count as the biggest possible knock for Fenix: the fact that the entire "rising from the dead like a phoenix" gimmick relies on Fenix doing the same "Okay, you beat me up long enough, now it's my turn to ignore all the damage I got in the match and beat you down at my full strength until I get the victory" that people hate about Cena (and to the same point, most of North American mainstream wrestling). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 So your biggest problem with Fenix is he works like a Babyface? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 KO - 82 Fenix - 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts