Alberto Del Rio Is The Most Underrated Superstar In The WWE

[Kayoh]

There, I said it. Alberto Del Rio, the WWE Champion as of last night at approximately 10:53 PM EST, is the most underrated asset that the WWE has. To be completely honest, I don't understand why he isn't praised like a goddamned immortal being on internet forums like this one.

Think about it. If you had to think of the IDEAL HEEL wrestler, for both the present AND FUTURE of your company, who fits the bill better than Del Rio? If there was a formula to create the perfect heel, it would include intimidating presence, ability to cheat to win (though not NEEDING to), the annoying factor, somebody who is not american (as much as they drive home that they are "global", WWE is American-based and crowds hate anti-american characters), and finally, somebody who is uncool. In addition, you need all of the qualities that a GREAT WRESTLER should have, including in-ring ability, mic ability, "it-factor", high-flying ability, grappling ability, and charisma.

-Intimidating presence? Check. 6'5". Taller than Triple H, Cena, and Orton.
-Can cheat to win? Check. Ricardo. Necessary, though? No. Tons of clean wins via submission.
-"Annoying" factor? To most people, yes. The fact that he speaks spanish drives sheep americans CRAZY.
-Non-American? Obviously, he made his name in Mexico first & speaks spanish.
-Uncool? OF COURSE! Nobody thinks their boss is cool, and Del Rio reminds a lot of people of "that guy" - the rich guy who looks past his nose at everybody.
-In-Ring ability? Hell yes, Del Rio is phenomenal in the ring.
-Mic ability? Surprisingly, YES! If Del Rio has a weakness, this is it, but he is still great on the mic, and his metaphors are great. See:chihuahua/rey
-"It-Factor"? By my definition, yes. My definition is somebody who can take your breath away by making an appearance. Ricardo Rodriguez helps this, too.
-High-Flying Ability? Of course, he wrestles Lucha Libre style!
-Grappling Ability? Of course, his finisher is a submission!
-Charisma? Absolutely! When he talks, you pay attention. Even if you can't understand the language he's speaking. And it infuriates you!

Alberto Del Rio. The complete package. Has the wrestling world EVER seen a total package like this as far as heels go? As far as anyone goes, really. The only unfortunate thing about Del Rio is that he's 34 years old. If he were younger...I'd say even as old as 30, he'd be a fucking godsend on this business.

So now I ask, why the hell are people not praising this guy more? The fact that I'm still seeing him categorized in the same group as Kofi Kingston and R-Truth is a complete joke. Alberto Del Rio has been ready for this title since April. The ERA of DEL RIO has BEGUN!

 

[vthokie8]

I agree, I chalk a lot of it up to bad booking though and a little bad timing. He won the first ever 40 man Rumble which I thought was a huge nudge. Sadly, he drew Edge at Mania when Edge was about to retire. I think under any other circumstance he should have won the belt at Mania, it would only make sense coming off such a huge Rumble win. After that he was pushed down the line on Raw until winning MITB, and the next night he LOSES CLEAN to KOFI KINGSTON! WWE needs to go all in with him if they are going to push him as a main event guy, hell even last night before winning the title, he was on the losing team in a six man tag. Sadly, I think the belt was only put on him for the Mexico tour and I'm sure he will go into a small program with Cena and probably lose the belt at Survivor Series if not sooner. I think the best thing would be to move him back to Smack Down. Raw is crowded with good heels and it seems like there is not enough room for all of them, and I think Del Rio is better than Miz and Truth in the ring.

 

[ADeadly Twinkie]

Underrated?? Del Rio is Overrated as hell. His promos are terrible, when he talks i want to put the volume on mute and the only good asset he has is that he is good in the ring. Honestly, I'd rather see Cena Carry the belt and i despise Cena.
I never believed he would beat edge for the WHC because he isn't good enough to Carry a brand, especially not Raw. The only Reason he is champion right now is for the tour down in Mexico. He will sell seats down south and thats what they want, even at the risk of losing some of the American fans.

 

[Kayoh]

Underrated?? Del Rio is Overrated as hell. His promos are terrible, when he talks i want to put the volume on mute and the only good asset he has is that he is good in the ring. Honestly, I'd rather see Cena Carry the belt and i despise Cena.
I never believed he would beat edge for the WHC because he isn't good enough to Carry a brand, especially not Raw. The only Reason he is champion right now is for the tour down in Mexico. He will sell seats down south and thats what they want, even at the risk of losing some of the American fans.

Del Rio's promo aren't terrible. They're different than what we're used to, which is a good thing, but they're still very good in my eyes. He isn't Punk; nobody in the entire business can even touch Punk on the mic, though. Nobody in the lockerroom right now, though, really stands out as being a better promo than Del Rio. I'd put Del Rio against Cena, Miz, or Truth in a cross promo any day and have confidence that Del Rio will come out on top. Del Rio already put Rey to shame on the mic, not to say that Rey was ever anything exceptional as a talker or anything, but Del Rio is, as I said already, very underrated, and now I'm thinking he's more underrated on the mic than anything.

 

[S.J. Maximus]

I love Del Rio and yes, on paper he sounds like the greatest ever, but in reality he's just not cutting it. He undoubtedly gets the worst crowd reaction out of all the people who regularly get mic time and the crowd barely even cared when he won money in the bank. He had a lot of steam in WrestleMania season when he was the Royal Rumble winner but making him lose to Edge and then Christian lost the fans' respect and he hasn't been able to earn it since. Miz lost to Riley 4 times in a row, yet the fans still care when he comes out. Del Rio gets no heat and I hope to god putting the title on him will give him some but I don't even think that's enough. This reign may be worse than Jack Swagger's, who by the way also fits all of the descriptions that you used for Del Rio.

Basically, I'm saying that even though he has talent he's not nearly as good as you're trying to make us believe because he can't draw or get a reaction.

 

[thomas1027]

There, I said it. Alberto Del Rio, the WWE Champion as of last night at approximately 10:53 PM EST, is the most underrated asset that the WWE has. To be completely honest, I don't understand why he isn't praised like a goddamned immortal being on internet forums like this one.

Think about it. If you had to think of the IDEAL HEEL wrestler, for both the present AND FUTURE of your company, who fits the bill better than Del Rio? If there was a formula to create the perfect heel, it would include intimidating presence, ability to cheat to win (though not NEEDING to), the annoying factor, somebody who is not american (as much as they drive home that they are "global", WWE is American-based and crowds hate anti-american characters), and finally, somebody who is uncool. In addition, you need all of the qualities that a GREAT WRESTLER should have, including in-ring ability, mic ability, "it-factor", high-flying ability, grappling ability, and charisma.

-Intimidating presence? Check. 6'5". Taller than Triple H, Cena, and Orton.
-Can cheat to win? Check. Ricardo. Necessary, though? No. Tons of clean wins via submission.
-"Annoying" factor? To most people, yes. The fact that he speaks spanish drives sheep americans CRAZY.
-Non-American? Obviously, he made his name in Mexico first & speaks spanish.
-Uncool? OF COURSE! Nobody thinks their boss is cool, and Del Rio reminds a lot of people of "that guy" - the rich guy who looks past his nose at everybody.
-In-Ring ability? Hell yes, Del Rio is phenomenal in the ring.
-Mic ability? Surprisingly, YES! If Del Rio has a weakness, this is it, but he is still great on the mic, and his metaphors are great. See:chihuahua/rey
-"It-Factor"? By my definition, yes. My definition is somebody who can take your breath away by making an appearance. Ricardo Rodriguez helps this, too.
-High-Flying Ability? Of course, he wrestles Lucha Libre style!
-Grappling Ability? Of course, his finisher is a submission!
-Charisma? Absolutely! When he talks, you pay attention. Even if you can't understand the language he's speaking. And it infuriates you!

Alberto Del Rio. The complete package. Has the wrestling world EVER seen a total package like this as far as heels go? As far as anyone goes, really. The only unfortunate thing about Del Rio is that he's 34 years old. If he were younger...I'd say even as old as 30, he'd be a fucking godsend on this business.

So now I ask, why the hell are people not praising this guy more? The fact that I'm still seeing him categorized in the same group as Kofi Kingston and R-Truth is a complete joke. Alberto Del Rio has been ready for this title since April. The ERA of DEL RIO has BEGUN!

you spent all this time writing this for what? alberto sucks so bad. he is not even good on the mic. i wouldnt even call him a mid carder. he is not even a good wrestler. rey had to carry him through their matches just like tonight rey will have to again. get real pal

 

[Kayoh]

I love Del Rio and yes, on paper he sounds like the greatest ever, but in reality he's just not cutting it. He undoubtedly gets the worst crowd reaction out of all the people who regularly get mic time and the crowd barely even cared when he won money in the bank. He had a lot of steam in WrestleMania season when he was the Royal Rumble winner but making him lose to Edge and then Christian lost the fans' respect and he hasn't been able to earn it since. Miz lost to Riley 4 times in a row, yet the fans still care when he comes out. Del Rio gets no heat and I hope to god putting the title on him will give him some but I don't even think that's enough. This reign may be worse than Jack Swagger's, who by the way also fits all of the descriptions that you used for Del Rio.

Basically, I'm saying that even though he has talent he's not nearly as good as you're trying to make us believe because he can't draw or get a reaction.

Swagger sucks on the mic. Swagger is a goofball who is hard to take seriously. Swagger is the All American American. Swagger's feet have never touched a rope in his career unless it was to escape somebody else's submission. I don't think Swagger and Del Rio have anything in common, except maybe for the intimidating size.

I do see what you're saying though, and I do agree with you to a degree. No matter how amazing somebody is on paper, if they aren't booked to look that good in reality, nothing will come to fruition.

 

[The Future Rises]

Of course the man is underrated by the IWC. He got the perfect package yet some people just can't see it. Mic skills, Charisma, Talent, Look, Gimmick.. What else would you want from a wrestler?

I think there are a lot of people hating on him because of him cashing in on Punk. They need to lighten up.. Del Rio is the perfect challenger for a freshly turned face Punk.

I mean just think about it Survivor Series is the next Pay Per View if I'm not mistaken. And if The Rock's gonna be there they should heat things up between The Rock and John Cena. So instead of giving Cena a Pay Per View match just put him in a segment with The Rock. Meanwhile have Punk feud with Del Rio for the title. Doesn't sound do bad now does it?

 

[crswcw]

Not underrated more like overrated underrated is somebody like MVP who was not allowed to use his full potential agianst the miz. Now back to del rio he does not have mic skills in order to have great mic skill we need to understand what he is saying plus he do not have enough heel heat to get over as champ

 

[chipandcheese58]

Del Rio's promo aren't terrible. They're different than what we're used to, which is a good thing, but they're still very good in my eyes. He isn't Punk; nobody in the entire business can even touch Punk on the mic, though. Nobody in the lockerroom right now, though, really stands out as being a better promo than Del Rio. I'd put Del Rio against Cena, Miz, or Truth in a cross promo any day and have confidence that Del Rio will come out on top. Del Rio already put Rey to shame on the mic, not to say that Rey was ever anything exceptional as a talker or anything, but Del Rio is, as I said already, very underrated, and now I'm thinking he's more underrated on the mic than anything.

Dude, Del Rio better then Miz? Really?... REALLY? Del Rio is a great wrestler but his promos are boring. He doesn't hold a candle to The Miz.

 

[Kayoh]

Not underrated more like overrated underrated is somebody like MVP who was not allowed to use his full potential agianst the miz. Now back to del rio he does not have mic skills in order to have great mic skill we need to understand what he is saying plus he do not have enough heel heat to get over as champ

He doesn't have enough heel heat but you gave him heat in your post by saying you can't understand him. That is heat. Insulting the guy because he doesn't speak perfect english? Score 1 Del Rio 0 you. This is one of my points in the original post: The best heels in history weren't americans. Andre. Shiek. Technically Slaughter was american, but when he was one of the greatest heels of all time, they treated him more like an Iraqi due to him being an Iraqi Sympathizer. MUHAMMAD HASSAN. COME ON, MAN.

 

[H33LTurn]

There are guys who have the total package and are overrated because they get the title when they arent at the pinacle of their career yet. See the normal formula is a guy spends an extreme amount of time building himself up and becoming a credible main eventer, then he wins the title. Guys like The Miz, and now Del Rio, have had to build up from winning the title, not before.

 

[Kayoh]

Dude, Del Rio better then Miz? Really?... REALLY? Del Rio is a great wrestler but his promos are boring. He doesn't hold a candle to The Miz.

Are you being serious right now or trying to troll me? I can't tell. The Miz is GREAT, don't get me wrong, but his promos remind me a lot of Randy Orton in 2009, AKA Randy Boreton. He's very robotic and doesn't really show much personality even when he DOES get mic time unless he's yelling because he's angry. Del Rio is passionate on the mic every time he gets time. Del Rio is a guy who forces you to pay attention to what he's saying. He doesn't need to yell, but he doesn't intentionally over-enunciate everything like Miz and Orton. He is a natural on the mic...it never feels forced. What more can I say? Everybody saying he sucks on the mic is proving my thread right: Del Rio is the most underrated superstar in the WWE.

 

[JaDoE05]

There, I said it. Alberto Del Rio, the WWE Champion as of last night at approximately 10:53 PM EST, is the most underrated asset that the WWE has.

Because he won the title with a MITB briefcase?

To be completely honest, I don't understand why he isn't praised like a goddamned immortal being on internet forums like this one.

Well let's examine.

Think about it. If you had to think of the IDEAL HEEL wrestler, for both the present AND FUTURE of your company, who fits the bill better than Del Rio?

Without going into detail, Christian, Mark Henry, Miz, Cody Rhodes, Wade Barret, i'll just stop here

If there was a formula to create the perfect heel, it would include

in your opinion

intimidating presence,

One of the greatest heels of all time in Rowdy Roddy Piper didn't have this.

ability to cheat to win (though not NEEDING to),

Depends on what kind of heel you want. Example monster heels don't ever need the ability to cheat to win. They just dominate until the hero beats them. Basis face/heel psychology.

the annoying factor,

Not true imo. Being annoying can get you X-pac heat.

somebody who is not american (as much as they drive home that they are "global", WWE is American-based and crowds hate anti-american characters),

This is cheap heat and shouldn't be included in what an IDEAL heel should possess.

and finally, somebody who is uncool.

I'll give you that one, only because I can't think of anything to disagree with it lol

In addition, you need all of the qualities that a GREAT WRESTLER should have, including in-ring ability, mic ability, "it-factor", high-flying ability, grappling ability, and charisma.

Highly debatable

-Intimidating presence? Check. 6'5". Taller than Triple H, Cena, and Orton.

True

-Can cheat to win? Check. Ricardo. Necessary, though? No. Tons of clean wins via submission.

True

-"Annoying" factor? To most people, yes. The fact that he speaks spanish drives sheep americans CRAZY.

Maybe. I'm not sure what crowd reaction you are listening to, but imo he doesn't get that great of one.

-Non-American? Obviously, he made his name in Mexico first & speaks spanish.

True

-Uncool? OF COURSE! Nobody thinks their boss is cool, and Del Rio reminds a lot of people of "that guy" - the rich guy who looks past his nose at everybody.

This one is subjective.

-In-Ring ability? Hell yes, Del Rio is phenomenal in the ring.

I wouldn't say phenomenal, but that one is a matter of preference.

-Mic ability? Surprisingly, YES! If Del Rio has a weakness, this is it, but he is still great on the mic, and his metaphors are great. See:chihuahua/rey

Again I wouldn't say great. But again this one is preference.

-"It-Factor"? By my definition, yes. My definition is somebody who can take your breath away by making an appearance. Ricardo Rodriguez helps this, too.

I don't agree with your definition or this answer based on your definition. Not once has ADR left me breathless or speechless. I don't think that should define the "it" factor anyway. "It" can't be defined. That's why it's called the "it" factor. You just know "it" when you see "it".

-High-Flying Ability? Of course, he wrestles Lucha Libre style!

A given.

-Grappling Ability? Of course, his finisher is a submission!

So is John Cena's, but I don't consider him a great grappler.

-Charisma? Absolutely! When he talks, you pay attention. Even if you can't understand the language he's speaking. And it infuriates you!

I do pay attention, but when he talks I don't really feel much.

Alberto Del Rio. The complete package. Has the wrestling world EVER seen a total package like this as far as heels go? As far as anyone goes, really. The only unfortunate thing about Del Rio is that he's 34 years old. If he were younger...I'd say even as old as 30, he'd be a fucking godsend on this business.

So now I ask, why the hell are people not praising this guy more? The fact that I'm still seeing him categorized in the same group as Kofi Kingston and R-Truth is a complete joke. Alberto Del Rio has been ready for this title since April. The ERA of DEL RIO has BEGUN!

You lost most of any little credibility you had left with these last two paragraphs. You start your post sounding like an intelligent guy with an opinion, to a mark. If you re-read your last two paragraphs you make it seem as he is the best wrestler, or at least heel ever. Clearly that isn't the case.

 

[Kayoh]

You lost most of any little credibility you had left with these last two paragraphs. You start your post sounding like an intelligent guy with an opinion, to a mark. If you re-read your last two paragraphs you make it seem as he is the best wrestler, or at least heel ever. Clearly that isn't the case.

I'm not saying he's the best ever as of right now, only saying that he absolutely has the potential to become just that. I might have worded it weirdly, but the idea is that AS OF RIGHT NOW, he is the most underrated superstar in the WWE. His overall potential, though, as an entire package, is in that range to be one of the best heels of all time.

 

[Cracka Jack]

He's definitely great, but saying he's the most underrated guy on the whole roster is quite a claim. I can't say off the top of my head who truly is the most underrated, maybe Ziggler or someone, though del Rio is up there for sure. He really does have all the tools to be a massive star for the rest of his career, however long it may be. I feel the man has natural charisma. You can tell by the way he carries himself that he has total confidence in his abilities, as he should. I think his stock dropping with the IWC like it has is due to poor booking since being moved to Raw in the draft. He feuded with Big Show over his car, then kinda feuded with Kofi for a few weeks, but that's it. He didn't have any momentum going into MITB, so him winning seemed undeserved. If they book him right as champion and let his promos be about something other than destiny he should be on a roll soon enough.

 

[TheLambofDeth]

Bro, you serious? How can a guy who owes all his limited heat to his ring announcer and gets way too much accolades for cutting the same same promo over ad nausem be underrated? Who is he underaated by? The IWC? Are you serious? Guys wanted him to be put over Edge like he was the second coming, or something. Next, people will say JoMo doesn't get enough credit. ADR got the uber push of a lifetime and still get silence. His has the natural charisma of a popsicle stick...but he can wrestle a match pretty well, make no mistake about it. Underrated is used wayyy to much on the internet.

 

[This Is My Name Thank You]

The guy is ehh, in all honesty. I don't think he gains any heat when he does promos even when attempting to speak english. Its like listening to Khali, seriously. I only like ADR in the ring, and honestly in the MITB match he was outside the ring on consciences for the majority of the match and stole then win and still didn't get any heat.

Yes on card the guy does sound pretty good but sorry OP ADR is going to fail as he in real life is not doing it. He is boring and boring and I change the channel when he is on my t.v.

And dude Triple H was one of the best heels and he was AMERICAN!!! can't say he was not as im sure many people know its true.
ADR will not get onto that level as he is booked horrible and honestly all of Vince's choosen ones are EPIC FAILS!!! Burke was his pick for ECW he is now TNA!!! Drew Mcynitire, yeah god only knows where he is. An soon will be ADR the greatest heel on paper and yet not so good in real life.

I mean when he cuts a promo its like when Brayden Walker made his debut om SMACKDOWN and that was boring and you could hair a pin drop the crowd was so dead.

Sorry man I just don't see it as if he is underrated or overrated the dude shouldn't even have a rating honestly.

 

[Klown_Karnage]

In my opinion, Del Rio is rated about where he needs to be rated, neither over nor under. I'll give my reasoning as to why.

He's certainly not the worst performer that the WWE has to offer, not by a long shot. He can handle himself on the mic and remain a very hatable character. He can handle himself in the ring dominating when necessary and putting the other guy over as well as needed. He's reasonably exciting...but only reasonably. A good heel-style wrestler. Not a bad look or a bad gimmick. He's got a certain magazine-inspired charm which is easy for the general media to make look good. He's got a lot of elements in his favor.

However, this does not make him a demi-god.

He seems to me to be a very "safe" wrestler. Perhaps a little too formula. His gimmick is well imagined and well executed, but somewhat generic. We've seen the rich and privileged brat before, many times. It's a little early yet, but he hasn't done anything different with it. Del Rio has simply settled into the golden groove and let it carry him along. Nearly all of his heat is based around being a rich annoying snob, which is something anybody on the roster, including the various jobbers, can do. The same goes for his ring ability. His moves are executed well and technically sound...but that's about all I can say about them. They haven't really "wow"ed me.

Del Rio is a solid, dependable villain, but I don't see him being legendary material, not yet anyway. The potential is there, I think...but it hasn't been shown yet. I will give him the benefit of all my doubts (which is saying a lot) and just wait and see. Who knows? I may be surprised.

 

[AngryCenaFan]

He's boring and not ready to sell PPV's. Promos are ALL the same, and the WWE title looks ridiculous on him IMO.

Not only that but it took away from WWE's hottest feud. No interaction between Punk and Cena=FAIL

 

[GrindyMcGee]

OP is clearly a mark.

If you think ADR is great on the mic you must have pissed your pants anytime Chris Jericho was on the mic, or when Punk did the shoot you must have been shitting yourself. I could only imagine the terror on your face when Gangrel went for the I'm going to kill your parents thing when Edge and Christian were first coming up in the WWF-E. ADR always cuts the same lines on the mic which doesn't make him great on the mic. It makes ADR boring. His in ring work is passable, but not very exciting. He needs something to go with his submission. A submission doesn't really give the same feeling as the 3 count.

Also you make a very general statement about Americans not liking him just because he's from Mexico. That speaks loudly about yourself, and it labels you racist. It's also a completely wrong statement to make because ADR received very little heat before his cash in. Sure, Punk did the same to Edge but people will point out the different circumstances. You had to know that Punk was going to cash in on Edge beforehand because they wouldn't take away a title from Raw.

 

[InuJoshua]

I agree to an extent.

I think the IWC gives Del Rio some backlash because he was pushed so quick, but personally, I think he deserves where he's at.

He's fantastic in the ring, (one of the best in the company, behind Bryan, Ziggler, Punk, Orton and Christian IMO,) and his leaping inzaguri (sp?) is breathtaking. He flows smoothly in the ring and hits his armbreaker to make it look like a legit move.

His weakest point is on the mic, but this wasn't always the case. On Smackdown during his first six months or so, he cut entertaining promos that were actually creative, (the mariachi promo, the pinata, the chihuahua in the mask,) and he was drawing big heat, but as soon as he won the Rumble, he's cut the same promo about destiny. I'm hoping that now he's the champion, he'll change it up because even I was getting bored of his mic work. You can only say "destiny" so many times before it gets old.

He has the tools, he just needs to use them. He's got that covered in spades in the ring, but he needs some room to flourish on the mic. Hopefully he'll get that.

And to the person who said he got no reaction at Summerslam, that's not true. I was there and the crowd went nuts and were even cheering when he won. Another thread said the crowd was dead except for Punk/Cena even though it was hot all night. Maybe the sound doesn't carry well in the Staples Center?

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

Del Rio has the strap, he isn't underrated by anyone who matters.

He's underrated by the fuckheads on here who only like small, athletic guys in boyshorts and kickpads with no mic skills who aren't over and who do a million moves per match. Yup, pretty much covered exactly what it takes to get over on the interwebs, the only place you'll hear people say "rest hold" or "workrate" (never heard an actual credibly pro wrestler say either).

Del Rio's promos aren't boring. People are into them. Nobody except for Cena is over in every market. Del Rio is over in the latin markets like Miami, Texas, and SoCal, plus he's also over in the smarkets.

People on here are just bitching about him because they're contrarians and by law, once anyone become successful, it's time to bitch. I mean fuck people started bitching about Punk and Punk is THE prototypical net darling (minus the fact that he's actually over).

"In order to have good mic skills we have to understand what he's saying"? Lol I understand most of what he says, if you can't understand some of the stuff he says funny because of his accent, then it sucks to be you. What do you want? A rich mexican character to speak perfect english? That doesn't make any sense.

HERE'S MY QUESTION, and I seriously want people to answer this.

People are all over Angle's nuts because 'GOLD MEDALZ MEANS HE IS TEH REAL TEKNICALZ" and someone said the best technical wrestler in the WWE is Swagger "for obvious reasons" meaning that he has an amateur background.

So does Del Rio. Del Rio is a very accomplished amateur wrestler and even in MMA. So....why is there a double standard there? O yea, because he slows things down so the audience can absorb the story he is telling in the ring better. Which means he sucks right? How stupid.

I agree to an extent.

I think the IWC gives Del Rio some backlash because he was pushed so quick, but personally, I think he deserves where he's at.

He's fantastic in the ring, (one of the best in the company, behind Bryan, Ziggler, Punk, Orton and Christian IMO,) and his leaping inzaguri (sp?) is breathtaking. He flows smoothly in the ring and hits his armbreaker to make it look like a legit move.

His weakest point is on the mic, but this wasn't always the case. On Smackdown during his first six months or so, he cut entertaining promos that were actually creative, (the mariachi promo, the pinata, the chihuahua in the mask,) and he was drawing big heat, but as soon as he won the Rumble, he's cut the same promo about destiny. I'm hoping that now he's the champion, he'll change it up because even I was getting bored of his mic work. You can only say "destiny" so many times before it gets old.

He has the tools, he just needs to use them. He's got that covered in spades in the ring, but he needs some room to flourish on the mic. Hopefully he'll get that.

And to the person who said he got no reaction at Summerslam, that's not true. I was there and the crowd went nuts and were even cheering when he won. Another thread said the crowd was dead except for Punk/Cena even though it was hot all night. Maybe the sound doesn't carry well in the Staples Center?

No, people on here are just deaf and/or have selective hearing. I remember someone said "when they even mention CM Punk's name the roof comes off".

It's because they're marks, so they get excited about their favorite wrestler (Punk, Christian, etc) and so when they get excited their senses are stimulated so they hear better. The Summerslam crowd sounded awesome, don't worry, it's just the bitcher ******ation that happens on here.

Del Rio is very over. People fucking dress up like him in multiple cities, they loved him in LA and Chicago, seriously, maybe he's not super over in Montana, but he's over in a lot of other places that are decent-sized markets.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

I think he's overrated, and I don't give a shit how "over" he happens to be.

"Overrated" means people think he's better than he is. Do I believe most fans believe he's better than he actually is? Yes, I do. Every promo he throws out reminds me of the last. In my eyes, that's boring.

Should they stop pushing him? No. If they're pushing him, they obviously know something I do not (merchandise sales, that kind of thing). If there's good reason for him to stay on top, that's where he'll stay. If this is just a trial run, which I hope it is, who knows what's going to happen tomorrow. Anyone remember Jack Swagger??

 

[GrindyMcGee]

No, people on here are just deaf and/or have selective hearing. I remember someone said "when they even mention CM Punk's name the roof comes off".

It's because they're marks, so they get excited about their favorite wrestler (Punk, Christian, etc) and so when they get excited their senses are stimulated so they hear better. The Summerslam crowd sounded awesome, don't worry, it's just the bitcher ******ation that happens on here.

Del Rio is very over. People fucking dress up like him in multiple cities, they loved him in LA and Chicago, seriously, maybe he's not super over in Montana, but he's over in a lot of other places that are decent-sized markets.

What were you smoking to think that he got over in Chicago? That crowd was pretty silent after Del Rio won most of the reaction was to ADR pulling off Rey's mask (just went back and watched the last bits of the match). Shaemus got a bigger pop than Del Rio did, and Shaemus didn't win the SD match. Miz, also, got a bigger pop than Del Rio did when he came hopping out from the back.