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If AJ Styles is in the Royal Rumble, it only really makes sense to have him debut in a big way. What bigger way than making an impact by being the one to eliminate Roman Reigns? Everyone thinks we're getting Triple H vs. Reigns at WrestleMania, but maybe they can come through with The Rock wrestling Triple H. In that case, maybe they run Reigns vs. Styles?
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That could work too. Bryan vs. Styles at WrestleMania would indeed rock.
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For some reason I like the idea of Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles too. Maybe they don't even really bother with The Bullet Club idea right away, and just have Styles be Styles and keep the Club in the back pocket.
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#126 |
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Effective use of Styles in Florida between Rumble and RAW.
I remain skeptical about him in the long run though. I dont think he brings anything special to the table that WWE doesnt already have. |
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#127 |
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As always in total agreement with cynick. Well located state to debut him in. Much less of a pop laat night in miami. For all the hoopla the internet gives this guy, he brings a look and style that wwe has had before and already has. Once the "aj styles" is finally in the wwe sets in and the fans get frustrated that they didnt bring in all his clique right away and make him instachampion,he will be just another guy on the roster the size of tyler breeze with a southern accent
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#128 |
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I think bringing him in was a great idea and dont think he will have any problems getting Florida isnt the only place he is well known and he will be a good draw for their tours overseas and a big draw when they go back to Japan. lt all depends on how WWE uses him though, which has been pretty goid so far.
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#129 |
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neither did Daniel Bryan and things worked out okay for him. Nobody alive thinks he's the 'saviour' or thinks he's going to be some kind of record setting headline babyface. But the AJ 'attraction' is that bell to bell, he is in the conversation when it comes to the very best wrestlers in the world. And there are only a handful of those guys alive, let alone just WWE. And that's more important to them now more than ever. So I think he brings a little bit of 'special' to the table.
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#130 |
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They are all good wrestlers. Also hi everyone, good to be back.
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#131 |
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#132 | |
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#133 |
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when vince dies one day all the 215 pound guys are gonna run the show, it will finally be their time
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#134 | |
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He's a guy who has spent the majority of his career working in front of crowds that don't pay for tickets who see him as a stud. Even his match was Jericho was good, but wasn't anywhere close to great. Now granted they haven't worked together to get chemistry, but I just see this guy being exposed now that he's on the big stage. |
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#135 |
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Exposed how? Its not going to be in his in ring abilities as hes probably one of the better wrestlers on the roster. I thought his match with Jericho was pretty goid considering they had never worked together before. I dont think having a southern accent is going to hurt him either, that just sounds ridiculous.
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I hope he does well. I just think he would have been more effective in NXT exclusively. |
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#137 |
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Biggest problem is his look.... Looks "almost exactly" like Justin Gabriel now, and we were taught not to care about that guy....
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#138 |
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WWE definitely has plenty of really good guys, people don't forget that. But there is a big difference between "really good" and "world class".
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#139 |
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WWE is full of really good guys that get presnted like shit.
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#140 | |
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In saying that, they dropped quite a bit of money on AJ and I think plan on using him at least for a bit. He will get "WWE"ized as everyone does but I think it will generally go well. He'll be a nice attraction in the upper mid card against the likes of Ambrose and Owens etc. |
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#141 | |
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I know you probably watch all his TNA and the Japanese junk, but that's all big fish in a small pond stuff. Lots of guys can look good there. Now he's in the Atlantic Ocean, there are sharks everywhere. If he can stand up among them, my hats off to the guy. But he seems like a Neville level guy to me with slightly more charisma. |
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#142 |
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#143 |
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I dont even know what the fuck a mellennial is. WWE has a track record of giving realky talented workers shit gimmicks and start and stop pushes. Im not shouting at "the man" just telling truths.
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#144 | |
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My experience is most guys who didnt reach their potential it was due to their own shortcomings - ie attitude, drugs, lack of charisma, etc etc |
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#145 |
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Of course it was always their fault somehow. Because otherwise, you'd have to admit WWE's ability to book stars nowadays is less than stellar. And that would make the CyNickWWEBOOKING#1 bot malfunction.
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#146 | |
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Ziggler- really over and had main event potential a few years ago after getting rid of the Athority. Really good but used as a mid card gatekeeper in my opinion Fandango- Dumb gimmick, talented worker. He even got it over before haveing his push stalled Jack Swagger-Oh my is We the People over and WWE continues to not take advantage of it. Sandow-Charasmatic as any superstar on the roster and has gotten every gimmick he had over. Not asking for them to be main event guys but at keast give them somthing to work with thats got some depth. |
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#147 |
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Sandow pretty meh. Was horrified when he won Money in the Bank and I thought that they were actually going to put the title on him.
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#148 |
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Didnt like him winning MITB either but that was another by product having 2 World titles.
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#149 |
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He probably wasn't a world title guy at the time. He definitely wasn't a world title guy during the Mizdow gimmick. But he was always talented as fuck and he got over. The fact that he's spent so much time just doing nothing now is retarded.
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#150 | |
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#151 |
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AJ Styles will be upper midcard nothing more.
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#152 |
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I don't think anybody is expecting him to be a headliner barring something unforeseen/a huge stroke of luck/something unexpected catching on and the WWE machine doing it's thing, he doesn't have all "the tools" on his own
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#153 |
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Went ahead and watched Jericho/Styles. Was pretty good. Not quite as good as I was expecting but I suspect they may have been holding some things off for a PPV match at Fastlane. Could also just be that Jericho's just needed to slow his style down a tad now he's in his mid-40s whereas if this match had been done in the early 2000s it would have been a lot different.
Speaking of which, I think Jericho vs. Styles was the very first feud I booked in EWR way back in like 2003. Pretty cool to see that match finally happen for real. |
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#154 |
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Yeah, the idea of bringing him and Nakamura in is for an exciting midcard with some of the NXT guys I believe. Have some solid matches and programs to keep thethe hardcore coming back that they've lost with the current product so they try to appease a few audiences at once.
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Ziggler was and is a semi main event hand. He's a guy you can stick in there with other guys and give you a good little match. Up until the last 6 or 12 months I would say he's been pushed really hard. Always at or near the top of the card. But then he stated to run his mouth publically and ventured into other forms of entertainment. Hard to put the machine behind someone who has one foot out the door. |
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There's no conspiracy holding these guys back. |
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No spin here. I am fairly ignorant when it comes to Styles. I'm generally skeptical about a guy who has only worked indies and Japan for as long as he has. Makes me think there are serious holes in his game. I have no skin in the game, I hope he's super successful. I just haven't seen anything that makes me sit back and say "WOW this guy is a going to be a star". I get he has a small following, but I don't think that in itself means he will get over to the level WWE wants him to. |
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#158 |
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How many times are you gonna reply to people saying "This guy is super talented and over. It's silly that WWE doesn't feature him somewhere on the show." with the "You think this guy should be a main eventer!? lol" response? I've seriously said this AT LEAST 3 times by now and you refuse to grasp this simple fucking point. You really do struggle with comprehending points to a mentally challenged level. Either that or you're so desperate to avoid shit that fucks up your narrative that you don't care how incredibly stupid you sound.
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#159 | |
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Gonna just quote the same response I had last time CyNick gave the same braindead response.
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#160 |
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I bet The CyNick has nightmares about getting brutally beat down like a girly man by The Macho Mandow OOOOOOOOOOHHHH YEEEEEAAAHHHHHH
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