Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Edwin said: I saw someone elsewhere say if WWE signed Kenny, he would fill Cena's shoes and would become the next Rock... watmeme.jpg I have seen a lot of similar, outrageous claims made about various guys recently and I honestly think it's a combination of two things: 1) our beloved wrestling bubble 2) The posters on many other sites/boards/ugh Reddit skew a lot younger than they used to, and are trying to delude themselves into believing that because they missed out on guys jumping back and forth during the 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nakamura was chosen to be "the new Cena" and then Dolph happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nak debuted as a big deal in NXT, had a long run as NXT champion/ace, debuted as a big deal in the main roster, got clean wins over Orton and Cena, won the Royal Rumble, and challenged for the World title at Mania. I get that 1. the Dolph match sucked, 2. the racist angles and low blow stuff sucked, and 3. most on the board would only have been satisfied with him squashing Jinder for the title and getting a year long run, but this idea that Nak was somehow not pushed is silly - Omega would be in a great spot if he got similar treatment from WWE. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf&Subs Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 They fucking let Jinder beat him on several occasions to win the belt. They were cutting bait at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Or alternatively, trying to use Nak to build a new star, which is what everyone says they want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nakamura is what we thought he'd be, super charismatic and super lazy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 5 hours ago, RIPPA said: Poor poor KUSHIDA Is it confirmed that KUSHIDA is going to WWE and not AEW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nakamura ran into the same issue that everyone runs into. Nobody outside of Roman is a priority. They don't have longterm plans for 99% of the roster. It's all about "moments". Nakamura winning the Royal Rumble was a "moment". Nakamura vs. AJ was a "moment". The shitty feud that followed is nothing, no real plan outside of they need these guys to work each other for the next few months. How do we get there? Who cares. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 48 minutes ago, Goodear said: Nakamura is what we thought he'd be, super charismatic and super lazy. That was Nak' in NJPW as well. Inconsistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 43 minutes ago, Infinit said: Is it confirmed that KUSHIDA is going to WWE and not AEW? Not confirmed but Meltzer reported last month that the WWE clearly feels confident enough that he was coming that they are talking about it more internally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapRef41N93W Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 2 hours ago, MORELOCK said: Nak debuted as a big deal in NXT, had a long run as NXT champion/ace, debuted as a big deal in the main roster, got clean wins over Orton and Cena, won the Royal Rumble, and challenged for the World title at Mania. I get that 1. the Dolph match sucked, 2. the racist angles and low blow stuff sucked, and 3. most on the board would only have been satisfied with him squashing Jinder for the title and getting a year long run, but this idea that Nak was somehow not pushed is silly - Omega would be in a great spot if he got similar treatment from WWE. I think this post sums it up perfectly: it's entirely possible for a super-talented wrestler to get a prominent spot in WWE, and rack up a bunch of accomplishments that look great on paper, without having very much of it actually be any good. That's what I would predict for Omega in WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Infinit said: Is it confirmed that KUSHIDA is going to WWE and not AEW? I wish Alex Shelley was still wrestling. Time Splitters in WWE would be awesome, as would have been MCMGs. I'm actually surprised there's no interest in Chris Sabin for 205 like another Kendrick veteran type figure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 KUSHIDA is an odd move. Good for him but I don't see what WWE would do with the guy outside of a JAG role on 205. Probably a waste of money but WWE has money to blow so.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hey, who is to blame for the weird Wrestling mask trend on the indys? These things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakk_Sabbath Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Now that WWE has a massive late 90s WCW roster, they need to turn Main Event or Superstars or whatever into a WCW C Show with like Kushida vs Randy Orton being the new La Parka vs Savage or something 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 We could get some random matches like KUSHIDA vs. Goldust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 15 hours ago, Matt D said: Or what about a three month feud with Dolph Ziggler. What about that? The best part of Kenny signing with the WWE is Meltzer and everyone rating matches 4 1/2 - 6 stars against people like Ziggler who you know he can't stand. I mean imagine the shit fit he will have if Kenny has to work the Miz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 For the record - the talk with KUSHIDA is that he would be in NXT (again that is coming from Meltzer) Who knows what the final decision will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 On the flip side - if Omega worked Charlotte - Dave would devote and entire issue to it 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, RIPPA said: On the flip side - if Omega worked Charlotte - Dave would devote and entire issue to it Well, we know Vince has types... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I don;t think AJ Styles or Samoa Joe have a "5 star" match in WWE do they? Meltzer will downgrade Omega to 4.0 or 4.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dewar Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 His ratings will all be at least -1 because not in Japan anymore, so he would need a six star match to get rated a five star match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 31 minutes ago, Goodear said: Hey, who is to blame for the weird Wrestling mask trend on the indys? These things... Who's the Dobby lookin motherfucker in that first pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I think that is Vinny Marsela (misspelled horribly) from Ring of Honor (the guy with the balloons now) but if not then I am guessing Kerry Awful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 32 minutes ago, Goodear said: Hey, who is to blame for the weird Wrestling mask trend on the indys? These things... The SlipKnot trend is hitting the indys 10 years later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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