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My Modus Operandi has always been that if you don't have anything good to post, don't post at all. But here's the problem with that. Most or at least many of the the threads in the WWE section are utter shite. I'm proclaiming a crusade of better threads so we can rid the world of fantasy trades and who should face who at Wrestlemania.
So what is there to discuss that would generate over 5 replies? How about:
So what is there to discuss that would generate over 5 replies? How about:
Why M.V.P is a failure to me OR How I began to stop worriying about the future and enjoy the now.
Ah M.V.P. We had such high hopes for you. For those who don't know, Montel Vontavious Porter has been under contract with the WWE since 2005, doing work in DSW. He appeared on WWE TV in late 2006 on SmackDown! Why bother trying to explain his history. Anyone on these forums should know who he is and his current position on the WWE roster.
Midcard City, Population MVP. Hell there Mr Porter. Now I want you to raise your hand behind that computer screen of yours if you think that M.V.P had potential. I know I did! In fact he was involved in what some people called the greatest feud of 2007 when he fought Matt Hardy for the US title. Well this is really swell, but M.V.P, what have you done for me since then? I'll tell you what you've done. Nothing. You have done nothing deserving of recognition. Which begs me to ask the question, why do you have such a following? I hear catcalls for MVP vs Randy Orton for the title. I ask, how many people would actually get excited about a match like this? Does the public believe this should be headlining Summerslam?
He's okay in the ring. I believe the main reason he gets so much credit is perhaps because of the series he had with a certain Chris Benoit in early 2007 to capture his first US title. Good stuff I suppose. But that was an age ago in wrestling time. I ask you, when was the last truly memorable MVP match you saw. One that didnt involve 5 other wrestlers. He has failed to evolve as an in ring wrestler to me. His moves in the ring seem very awkward, the movements as he goes through them very jarred. I haven't seen his running kick executed smoothly or realistically in months. His playmaker finisher is ridiculous, and nothing else is memorable in his arsenal. Why do you have such a following M.V.P?
On the microphone, you are okay. I admit, when you host you're little Highlight Reel show, V.I.P Lounge is it? Replete with your own bouncer you do okay. But what part of M.V.P's promos are exactly enticing? Do we hang off his every word? Nope we sure don't. So what exactly in him has the trappings of a superstar? I'm damn sure that an MVP Orton feud would be extremely boring. When the best thing about your matches is your entrance, which isnt even done anymore for being too technically demanding, I think you have a problem. He's bland as bland can be. The spark he had of being a "pro athlete free agent" when first arriving in 2006 is all but dried up. He's bland like The Foo Fighters to Xfearbefore. He holds no interest to me, nor to the casual fan, as we can hear from his mediocre pops when he runs out, trying to excite the crowd for another of his dreary matches.
But is this an M.V.P bashing thread? No. If it were, what would distinguish my thread from any other in the sea of these in the WWE section. What I am simply advocating is this. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Look before you leap, and a thousand other proverbs that pass the lips of our respective mothers. In 2007, we were refering to M.V.P as the next Rock, Ken Kennedy as our next Stone Cold. Which begs me to ask the question, Where are they now? One is released and one is stuck in the mid card, trying to gather together some sort of crowd reaction to climb his way out. And who is he feuding with? Jack Swagger. A golden boy in the IWC. He's the goddamn second coming and I'm a part of his Fan Club in the Spam Zone. You know why? Because he's fucking great.
But am I going to be disappointed by him in a few years when he's losing to the next brand new upstart while people climb up the ladder above him? How are we supposed to know? You see, I regret not appreciating the brilliance of the Hardy/MVP feud while it was happening. I didnt enjoy the moments while it was happening, and thus what was once a birght future is now nothing. So I ask you, enjoy Jack Swagger for now, enjoy Dolph Ziggler for now, because who knows what may come down the track. Don't say "Imagaine what Ziggler will do in the future", Instead pop for him NOW and compliment him for that match at Night Of Champions. Lets turn the tide and give our future a chance by enjoying them now.
Oh for gods sake this thread is going to die after 5 posts isnt it?
Midcard City, Population MVP. Hell there Mr Porter. Now I want you to raise your hand behind that computer screen of yours if you think that M.V.P had potential. I know I did! In fact he was involved in what some people called the greatest feud of 2007 when he fought Matt Hardy for the US title. Well this is really swell, but M.V.P, what have you done for me since then? I'll tell you what you've done. Nothing. You have done nothing deserving of recognition. Which begs me to ask the question, why do you have such a following? I hear catcalls for MVP vs Randy Orton for the title. I ask, how many people would actually get excited about a match like this? Does the public believe this should be headlining Summerslam?
He's okay in the ring. I believe the main reason he gets so much credit is perhaps because of the series he had with a certain Chris Benoit in early 2007 to capture his first US title. Good stuff I suppose. But that was an age ago in wrestling time. I ask you, when was the last truly memorable MVP match you saw. One that didnt involve 5 other wrestlers. He has failed to evolve as an in ring wrestler to me. His moves in the ring seem very awkward, the movements as he goes through them very jarred. I haven't seen his running kick executed smoothly or realistically in months. His playmaker finisher is ridiculous, and nothing else is memorable in his arsenal. Why do you have such a following M.V.P?
On the microphone, you are okay. I admit, when you host you're little Highlight Reel show, V.I.P Lounge is it? Replete with your own bouncer you do okay. But what part of M.V.P's promos are exactly enticing? Do we hang off his every word? Nope we sure don't. So what exactly in him has the trappings of a superstar? I'm damn sure that an MVP Orton feud would be extremely boring. When the best thing about your matches is your entrance, which isnt even done anymore for being too technically demanding, I think you have a problem. He's bland as bland can be. The spark he had of being a "pro athlete free agent" when first arriving in 2006 is all but dried up. He's bland like The Foo Fighters to Xfearbefore. He holds no interest to me, nor to the casual fan, as we can hear from his mediocre pops when he runs out, trying to excite the crowd for another of his dreary matches.
But is this an M.V.P bashing thread? No. If it were, what would distinguish my thread from any other in the sea of these in the WWE section. What I am simply advocating is this. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Look before you leap, and a thousand other proverbs that pass the lips of our respective mothers. In 2007, we were refering to M.V.P as the next Rock, Ken Kennedy as our next Stone Cold. Which begs me to ask the question, Where are they now? One is released and one is stuck in the mid card, trying to gather together some sort of crowd reaction to climb his way out. And who is he feuding with? Jack Swagger. A golden boy in the IWC. He's the goddamn second coming and I'm a part of his Fan Club in the Spam Zone. You know why? Because he's fucking great.
But am I going to be disappointed by him in a few years when he's losing to the next brand new upstart while people climb up the ladder above him? How are we supposed to know? You see, I regret not appreciating the brilliance of the Hardy/MVP feud while it was happening. I didnt enjoy the moments while it was happening, and thus what was once a birght future is now nothing. So I ask you, enjoy Jack Swagger for now, enjoy Dolph Ziggler for now, because who knows what may come down the track. Don't say "Imagaine what Ziggler will do in the future", Instead pop for him NOW and compliment him for that match at Night Of Champions. Lets turn the tide and give our future a chance by enjoying them now.
Oh for gods sake this thread is going to die after 5 posts isnt it?