Paid Members tiger_rick Posted December 29, 2014 Author Paid Members Share Posted December 29, 2014  With all the discussion about if Roman Reigns is ready for the big push or gonna get booed, I think what will affect his chances on top post Mania are who he feuds with, if he feuds with someone like Big Show or Kane then he may be in trouble.  I'd keep Sheamus off tv til post Mania (dunno if hes due back before anyway) bring him back as a heel with a new look and music etc, maybe make him a hired gun type thing for The Authority (who I imagine will be back by then), he could be the perfect fit against Roman and story wise he 'sold out' to The Authority or he'd get deported as Steph told him.  Unrelated but how far has Kane fallen recently, he was 'just in the ring for his match with no music' the other week on Smackdown and seems to have lost any aura he had left, I know he's probably on his way out and putting others over but what a 'meh' way to end things  He's just come off a long run of working main events with the Authority, which is great for someone who's been around as long as he has.  I personally thought Corporate Kane was a good spot for him.  He was always going to be treading water after that, for a bit at least.  Somehow I don't see him retiring any time soon.  Stone Cold was saying that he asked to be put back on the road this year after semi-retiring, as he missed it.  He can still work a good match and seems happy to put over whoever, whenever.  A great asset.  I agree he's a great asset but I also agree with Cutting Edge. It's a shame to see him in such a mediocre position at the moment. Pissing about with Adam Rose. Unfortunately the booking of Kane has always being really inconsistent. Until someone comes up with an idea for him and they suddenly need to make him a monster again, they're lost. He's a useful hand so what they should be doing currently is rebuilding him from the loss to Ryback so that he's established again as a solid second tier heel. That way he'll have some value when they want him to put over a Ziggler or Ambrose.  Also, given that the Royal Rumble is around the corner and he's well established as a threat in the Rumbles, they should be rebuilding him quick smart as a threat to Reigns and Show in the Rumble match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco Blick Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I really hope we don't ever see the 'monster' Kane again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbacon85 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Watching Raw today made me realise that Rusev looks like Father Finton Stack from Father Ted. "I've had my fun..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Tried Watching Raw from episode 1. Got to episode 5 before jacking the idea in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelMush Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Tried Watching Raw from episode 1. Got to episode 5 before jacking the idea in.  I'm doing the same thing. i just finished the episode where Hogan comes back to announce he's going to help Brutus take on Money INC, which I think was episode 6. Edited December 30, 2014 by MichaelMush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yeah, that's episode 6. Was it any good? I liked how there were hooks for the next episode to begin with but they became less interesting for me. Rob Bartlett kills everything too. When does he go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelMush Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) I know, he's so annoying but he was only there until April 1993. Vince and Savage ignore him most of time. The episode was alright had Bam Bam squash a young Scotty 2 Hotty, 6 man tag with Michaels and Beverly Brothers vs Nastys and Tatanka and the last match with Skinner vs Taker was cut short because the Hogan segment went too long. Edited December 30, 2014 by MichaelMush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Just skipped through Mania 9. I watched the Strikers match and it was decent. Lush powerslam by Rick Steiner as he's in the Steiner Device. Â Might give that Bam Bam squash a go. Edited December 30, 2014 by Sphinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Watching a match between Droz and D'Lo Brown from Smackdown special from April 1999 on the WWE Network and I thought if the tragic accident never happened would Droz have stuck around the WWE for sometime or would he have been future endeavoured after say 18 months? Edited December 30, 2014 by Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelMush Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I don't think so. After his spell with LOD 2000 he went on to basically job on Metal and Heat. I think they would have eventually had Albert maybe turn on him then fired him. The question is what would have happened to D'Lo had this not happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I tried watching RAW from the start, but only managed to just after WM9, it was fucking rotten. I'm now watching RAW & Nitro in order and the PPVs/Clash of the Champions as the ran. RAW in 96 is still pretty poor but it's more enjoyable than in 93 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) The question is what would have happened to D'Lo had this not happened. Â I'd love to see how D'Lo's career would've gone. He'd never have made it to the top in that era, but he could well have been a big part of the IC/Euro scene of 2000 and putting out crackers with Jericho, Benoit, Guerrero, Angle etc. I think D'Lo might have been a major midcard player up until the WCW buy and then probably got lost in the shuffle. Edited December 30, 2014 by King Pitcos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted December 31, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) Tried Watching Raw from episode 1. Got to episode 5 before jacking the idea in. Â Yeah, I tried that too. Rob Bartlett drives me insane, so I had to quit about 30 minutes into the first one. Drives me mental that man. First ten minutes he's calling people "orientals" all over the place. Really bad experiment gone wrong there. Â D'Lo's career would probably still have bombed. Vince Russo was the only one speaking up for him in the booking meetings and then he left. No protection, so he would be hammered. Edited December 31, 2014 by bAzTNM#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.PeterVenkman Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Did Russo never try and get D'Lo over to WCW then? Would've thought it'd have been possible after the Droz accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Your Fight Site Posted December 31, 2014 Paid Members Share Posted December 31, 2014 (edited) I seem to remember reading a story D'Lo was all set to leave for WCW when Russo did, but someone at the Federation reminded him of a little thing such as his contract. Â I don't know when Russo went to WCW, but would explain why D'Lo got shoved in that horrible tag team with one of the Headbangers with Tiger Ali Singh as a manager if true. Edited December 31, 2014 by Your Fight Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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