KB Answers Wrestling Questions

[klunderbunker]

Maybe but one would have to turn heel.

 

[Remy LaCroix]

What do you think about CM Punk's promotional tactics?

 

[klunderbunker]

What do you mean?

 

[Remy LaCroix]

It was a premature question for me to ask without providing examples. He's going to be at some convention this week in Philly. It's like he's alternative. Poor word choice, but it's the only one I can think of.

 

[klunderbunker]

He's not really a guy you can put out there as the face of the company so it makes sense for him to do stuff like this.

 

[Martin Gabriel]

Do you think it's a good idea to unify both the world titles?

 

[klunderbunker]

Yeah.

 

[Martin Gabriel]

Heyman and Punk Working Together

Yesterday, Paul Heyman announced via Twitter that this is going to be "one F'n wild year!" Later in the day, CM Punk replied to Heyman's tweet saying "they have NO idea." Take it for what it is worth, but it is widely known that Paul Heyman and Punk worked together before, and Punk has even praised Heyman on WWE TV a handful of times.

Most notably, Punk mentioned being a "Paul Heyman guy" in his infamous "Pipe Bomb" incident last year before Money in the Bank. Heyman has not been announced when his return to the WWE will be after appearing two weeks ago in Pittsburgh for Raw.

What do you think it could be?

 

[Martin Gabriel]

Yeah.

Really? I think there's no reason to, they only give title shots to a handful of people (Orton, Cena, Punk, Henry, Del Rio, Christian...ect) and that's with two belts. so with one belt that means less people get a shot at a main championship.

 

[klunderbunker]

What do you think it could be?

No idea. It could be two wrestling guys misleading fans.

Really? I think there's no reason to, they only give title shots to a handful of people (Orton, Cena, Punk, Henry, Del Rio, Christian...ect) and that's with two belts. so with one belt that means less people get a shot at a main championship.

Flash back with me if you will to Elimination Chamber I think 2009. It's the second Chamber match of the night and either JR or Cole say something like "when is the last time you remember seeing carnage like this?" Well that would be about an hour and a half ago when you had the first of these matches.

Now imagine Wrestlemania 3 and having Hogan vs. Andre be the second title match. The less you have of something, the more valuable it becomes.

 

[Martin Gabriel]

No idea. It could be two wrestling guys misleading fans.



Flash back with me if you will to Elimination Chamber I think 2009. It's the second Chamber match of the night and either JR or Cole say something like "when is the last time you remember seeing carnage like this?" Well that would be about an hour and a half ago when you had the first of these matches.

Now imagine Wrestlemania 3 and having Hogan vs. Andre be the second title match. The less you have of something, the more valuable it becomes.

So your argument is less is more, but here's my argument. sure the elimination chamber should only be done once if at all a year but stay with me here, in the past lets say five months, who's been in the title picture for both titles?

christian
henry
bryan
miz(eh not really)
cena
punk
jericho
big show
orton
sheamus
lawler
(leaving some out?)

So, out of those let's see some guys just some, they overlooked.
ziggler(Can't remember if he got a shot at a shot)
swagger(Former world heavyweight champion)
kane(recently got a contender match and was attacked)
taker(understandable)
regal(stretching it a bit, no pun intended)

How about some of the newer guys? while I agree their not wwe or world heavyweight material (yet/ever for some)

dibiase
a-ry
brodus(undefeated)
otunga(can't stand the dude)
slater(probably never)
evan bourne(he won't go anywhere)
kofi(Come on!)
mason ryan (batista look alike)
r-truth
drew McIntyre
zeke

So, out of those guys I just mentioned, both new and old. do you really think that by eliminating a title, anyone of those guys except ziggler kane or swagger will even come close to a title shot if you only have one belt? no freakin' way man, they'll have guys like cena, orton, punk and bryan in the title picture almost constantly, with the exception of barrett because I believe he's going to get his shot soon enough. By the way, not trying to start a fight or anything just trying to get my points across. I can't remember the last time that me and you disagreed on something.

 

[klunderbunker]

In other words, you would be able to create a midcard by eliminating these people and you wouldn't get people like Jack Swagger anywhere near a world title. Also it eliminates the ridiculous amounts of title reigns.

 

[Martin Gabriel]

In other words, you would be able to create a midcard by eliminating these people and you wouldn't get people like Jack Swagger anywhere near a world title. Also it eliminates the ridiculous amounts of title reigns.

I like swagger. I think you misunderstood that part, second of all I'm just saying you eliminate one title and then you get twice as many top superstars that get shot after shot after shot going for one belt or half of the guys like del rio and barrett just fall by the wayside.

 

[klunderbunker]

Swagger had no reason to be anywhere near the world title. Period.

Worked in the Attitude Era. Worked in the 80s.

 

[The Crock]

Yeah, I agree with KB on the unified titles issue. Having the same crop of contenders isn't a bad thing -- 6 guys that can easily slot in as champion, with younger guys stepping up when needed. The problem with having two titles, apart from the amount of hot potato played with the belt (which is a whole other issue of devaluing the belt and so on), is that you hot shot guys who aren't ready for the title (Jack Swagger) into that level and they flounder afterward. With one belt, there will be a well defined midcard, which will allow for a more natural progression into the main event for guys when they're ready -- most guys peak in their late twenties or early thirties anyway, we've just grown reliant on throwing young guys out there and hoping they stick. Everybody can't be a Rock or Cena, people.

 

[Martin Gabriel]

Swagger had no reason to be anywhere near the world title. Period.

Worked in the Attitude Era. Worked in the 80s.

Two titles work now. So that argument is null and void, I didn't have a problem with swagger holding the belt, I believe he's not given enough credit for what he does and why not just fire the guy then? if you believe he should not be near a world title then why keep him around at all?

 

[Uncle Sam]

If you ladies want to boost your posts counts and your egos, I just created a thread on that very thing: http://forums.wrestlezone.com/showthread.php?t=217000

Featuring bonus material about Jack Swagger.

 

[klunderbunker]

Two titles work now. So that argument is null and void, I didn't have a problem with swagger holding the belt, I believe he's not given enough credit for what he does and why not just fire the guy then? if you believe he should not be near a world title then why keep him around at all?

No, they really don't. The SD World title is a joke and has been for years.

If that's the case, the roster would be about 10 people.

 

[Vega]

if you believe he should not be near a world title then why keep him around at all?

So in your promotion everyone would be a main eventer because every other spot is useless?

 

[Death Before Disco]

How long until Tensai is buried?

 

[klunderbunker]

I'm thinking late summer/fall.

 

[FunKay the Inevitable]

When the world titles are unified (not if, but when I think we all can assume) how should it be done?

 

[klunderbunker]

Main event of Wrestlemania or Summerslam.

 

[Martin Gabriel]

So in your promotion everyone would be a main eventer because every other spot is useless?

I'll tell you what, I'll give you a one word answer, because that's all I feel it deserves. Nope.

If the title is a joke, why merge it? They didn't merge the ecw title with any of the other titles, it fell into obscurity. or why not just use that title as it is and keep it a "joke", give young guys more opportunities to hold a "major" title or we can look at the real problem, if the title wasn't a "joke" would you still get rid of it? if yes then that'd be kind of stupid, if no then why not bitch about how the title is treated right now instead of unifying a joke title with a real one.

 

[Martin Gabriel]

No, they really don't. The SD World title is a joke and has been for years.

If that's the case, the roster would be about 10 people.

The wwe title hasn't been any better, punk was the only one to bring legitimacy to the title and that was because he left with it and hasn't been screwed out of it. before punk it was "let's strap it on cena and have him fued with--- for a while"