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I think he was important as he brought some of the nWo cool with him and his Bischoff shoot gave Raw that element of being real. After that though? Not sure how important he was. The New Age Outlaws are what really got that version of DX over as babyfaces. Only other point, I wouldn't use the...

I really thought Jordan was starting to click as a heel when he got injured so I'm hoping he comes back in that role. Ambrose needs a heel turn badly and Bryan, well he should be able to get whatever contract he wants. They need him more than he needs them.

A well-known columnist on another wrestling site did a statistical analysis of the ratings of all the Shield members and found that none of them are draws as champion and all hurt the ratings to different degrees. Ambrose is the most inoffensive to the ratings, Rollins hurt them a bit but Reigns...

Yeah I agree. I mean, how hard would it have been for them to book Miz, Sheamus and Cesaro to beat on Reigns in the ring only for the Tango, Foxtrot bit to come on and have Rollins and Ambrose come through the crowd for the save?

I think this is just a problem all NXT call ups face. Down there they wrestle maybe once or twice a month on TV and so are never overexposed. We really want to get to the PPVs to see them in a top of the bill match wrestling for a title. That goes for Zayn, Nakamura, Sacha, Bayley and just about...

Do people really think WWF would be out of business if Bret had stayed? Two things go against that, Vince McMahon, who would rather had died than gone out of business, and Stone Cold Steve Austin, who was already earmarked as the next Top Guy and was already well on his way to taking off in...

Well Bret's idea was that he'd be retired as a full-time wrestler by about 2000 and would begin transitioning to a backstage role with occasional appearances and matches. He quite obviously admired Pat Patterson's role the most and, given his obvious talent for storytelling, would have been...

I think the WWF was feeling pretty tired by 2001. 2000 had been a great year from an in-ring perspective but the soap opera storytelling had grown stale and taken the product to ludicrous places. That's without even talking about WCW. So I would argue that it had peaked and that WM17 was just a...

Going to point out guys who aren't already at or near the top of the card (Rollins as a potential? C'mon man). On The Roster Apollo Crews - Guy has the look and the athleticism, he just needs some seasoning to get the psychology down and he could be a major star. He has that It Factor too...

I'm going to try rebook the mess that was Wrestlemania IX WWF World Title Match Bret Hart v Hulk Hogan WWF Tag Team Championship Steel Cage Match Money Inc. v The Steiner Brothers WWF Intercontinental Title Match Shawn Michaels v Mr. Perfect Macho Man Randy Savage v Jerry 'The...

I've been a fan of Bray for years but I really don't know if this was the best way to give him the belt. I know he looked decisive in beating both Cena and Styles clean but first time champions winning in multi-man matches always leaves me a little bit flat. Added to this is the assumption that...

This thread is a bit mental, the OP seems to have some serious issues but I'll give my take on it anyway. The Montreal Screwjob happened because Vince McMahon, rightly, feared he had lost some influence and power in the locker room. For all intents and purposes, Bret's contract in 1996 gave...

A+ Look B In-Ring C Promos That's Reigns for me. The guy has some great power moves so works well as a babyface when put in there with someone capable of carrying the workload. I'd like him to turn heel though because it would give him the opportunity to expand that moveset and incorporate...

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I've watched wrestling since the 80s and I think you're off on your Heyman comment. The heels job is to get nuclear heat so they can then transfer it to the babyface. It is far easier to get heat as a heel than get cheers as a babyface so that is their primary function. Look at Bobby Heenan...