Most "Unbelievable" WWF / WWE Storyline Yet ?

[ztwhite]

It's been more than 9 months since I posted a thread or a comment, but this one simply has me perplexed.

Maybe I'm thinking way too deep on the topic, or maybe I completely underestimate who the WWE considers their majority fan base.

Are we really supposed to believe that if John Cena doesn't "obey" Wade Barrett that he'll be fired ? Excuse me Mike Mizanin, but really WWE ? Really ?

This is a complete slap in the face to wrestling fans, unless you're under the age of 10 and actually believe it could happen.

During the Attitude Era, sure, they threatened Stone Cold Steve Austin's job countless times, and he was canned countless times, but that was a different type of Era and wrestling fans were fully on board with the storyline.

There's no chance Cena would ever legitly be fired and any wrestling fan with half a bit of intelligence knows this, so why bother even broaching the subject and going there if you're the creative team or someone with a Mc in your last name ?

Cena is unquestionably the life blood of the WWE right now. And there is absolutely no one on the roster who's even close to him. At least when Austin was being "insubordinate", there were other names active in the company which made you "believe" it could happen - The Rock, HBK, HHH, The Undertaker (a much younger version), Hogan (at times), Flair, etc...

I'm sure this isn't the most unbelievable storyline ever, but it has to run near the top. It certainly does in my opinion.

 

[RD_21]

We all know he won't be fired but that where people talk about suspension of disbelief. You are just nitpicking imo and to say it's the most unbelievable, how about an urn with powers? They have to find a way for Cena to obey and eventually turn heel and they are doing it by threatening his job.

 

[Ol'Canucklehead]

We all know he won't be fired but that where people talk about suspension of disbelief. You are just nitpicking imo and to say it's the most unbelievable, how about an urn with powers? They have to find a way for Cena to obey and eventually turn heel and they are doing it by threatening his job.

You took the words out of my mouth dude! Although Cena is already a star I can see a Rock/Farook style storyline. Could Barret be turning face? Or Nexus leaving him behind and turning face?

I would also like to say that I do believe in strong story telling. Wrestling really needs to be watched with kids eyes while it's on to enjoy it. Everything else we enjoy as internet fans is backstage and it is very easy to mix the two. In other words, chill out.

 

[brighamosity]

Dude you need to relax. I'm going to let you in on a secret: wrestling is fake. I bet you also whine that Kane and Undertaker aren't really brothers. The GM even acknowledged that he knew it would be bad for business. And I don't see how it's any different than Vince threatening to fire Stone Cold.

 

[D-Man]

Yeah, and all of you also said that Cena would never lose this past Sunday.

Guys, for the love of God, sit back and ENJOY the product without smarking out all the time. How can you not believe by now that ANYTHING could happen in the WWE at any time? If Cena was (kayfabe) fired, I'm sure they'd bring him back. Maybe he'd go to Smackdown. Maybe he's be a commentator in a similar way that Savage was in the 90's, only to be brought back to the main roster once Jake Roberts pushed him enough.

You guys can't rule out anything. Stop being such fucking smarks and just enjoy the programming... geez.

 

[Hazardous]

How about when The Undertaker first was starting his "Prince of Darkness" thing and Vince went on saying how "Mark Calaway is actually believing he is this Undertaker character" As if we were supposed to believe that he'd lost all grip on reality, and fallen into his gimmick. Hell I was young at the time and still rolled my eyes at that. But the Cena thing.. When I herd it, I was struck with the thought that..

Maybe Cena plans on taking a little time off soon. You know.. Nagging road injuries. Give him a month or 2 off to heal. The way out is the "You're Fired!" clause. Remember when The Rock got "suspended" when he was just going to do a movie? Same thing really.

 

[3/4 Facelock]

You know what? This is the WWE. If you are not going to buy into what they are telling you storyline wise, then why bother watching it?

Every single stroyline is unbelieveable if you are not watching it for what it is worth.

 

[Bigdog6374]

You've heard the old saying that wrestling is nothing more than a soap opera for men and it's true.

On your day time soaps you have people falling off cliffs, getting blown up, buried alive and still come back. Nobody is expected to believe it's real or that those things could all happen to someone in real life. It's a tv show with plots and subplots nothing more. People need to stop trying to act like it's real life situations and just enjoy it for what it is and that is a fictional Television show with fictional characters.

I mean do you really think after the cameras go off that Ric Flair goes bar hopping in his robe and wrestling gear going Whoooooooo!!! or Sting walks around town looking like a bad version of a popular movie character just pointing bats at people ? LOL

 

[returnofplex]

Sorry, but the most "unbelievable" story line EVER is the Undertaker period. We're supposed to believe that an undead guy with powers from hell is accomplishing the dark side's will through professional wrestling? Really? Really? Also his magic disappearing and "lightning" on the titan tron? I give the man credit: he's a legitimate legend. However, the only time I've ever liked him was during his biker stage. To me it's just too hard to suspend disbelief for a "Magic Dead Guy".

 

[ScruffDog]

Most, if not all, wrestling story lines are unbelievable. It's like in TNA right now with Kurt saying he will retire if he losses. You know he's not going to retire he just sign a new contract, but we still watch because he is great in the ring.

I don't have any problem with this story line of Cena getting fired if he doesn’t listen to Barrett. Wrestling is just another TV show, and you shouldn't believe everything you see on TV. I mean do you really believe in South Park Colorado that there are four kids who have crazy adventures, and one of them Dies every other day? No it's just a TV show telling a story for your entertainment.

They needed a reason for Cena to follow Barrett, and this was a simple way to explain why Cena was helping Barrett all of a sudden. Personally I was waiting for Cena to call the GM bluff and just beet up all of Nexus, making the GM show up in person to RAW and Fire him, but what ever we can drag Cena being Barrett's lap dog for a little while.

 

[The Main Event]

Yeah, and all of you also said that Cena would never lose this past Sunday.

Guys, for the love of God, sit back and ENJOY the product without smarking out all the time. How can you not believe by now that ANYTHING could happen in the WWE at any time? If Cena was (kayfabe) fired, I'm sure they'd bring him back. Maybe he'd go to Smackdown. Maybe he's be a commentator in a similar way that Savage was in the 90's, only to be brought back to the main roster once Jake Roberts pushed him enough.

You guys can't rule out anything. Stop being such fucking smarks and just enjoy the programming... geez.

Oh really ? really ? i'm sorry that i sounds like miz a liuttle bit but what the hell .,,,, ? why everybody Have to Enjoy WWE shity product ? why everyone have to enjoy Raw? why if anybody didn't like the show you forced him to do ? why if anybody hated TNA he became a hero on this forum ? why in TNA case every F*n Thing have to make sense but in wwe not ? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[MisterMondayNight]

Oh really ? really ? i'm sorry that i sounds like miz a liuttle bit but what the hell .,,,, ? why everybody Have to Enjoy WWE shity product ? why everyone have to enjoy Raw? why if anybody didn't like the show you forced him to do ? why if anybody hated TNA he became a hero on this forum ? why in TNA case every F*n Thing have to make sense but in wwe not ? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

There's a difference between angles not making senses in real life then there's angles that make no sense in real life AND kayfabe. Therein lies the difference between the companies. A perfect example is between Wade Barrett and Hernandez. As most know, Hernandez won a feast or fired match to earn a world title shot. Instead of cashing it in (for the second time) in a singles match, he enters a fatal four way to make it a five-way. Huh?

How does that make sense?Instead of a 50/50 shot, he gives himself a 20/80? On the other hand,Wade Barrett cashed his shot for a title shot for a singles match, but AFTER that the evil GM made it a six-pack challenge.

Learn the difference between kayfabe/reallife before posting please. Just because in real life it doesn't make sense, in kayfabe (i.e. scripted) world, it works.

 

[D-Man]

Oh really ? really ? i'm sorry that i sounds like miz a liuttle bit but what the hell .,,,, ? why everybody Have to Enjoy WWE shity product ? why everyone have to enjoy Raw? why if anybody didn't like the show you forced him to do ? why if anybody hated TNA he became a hero on this forum ? why in TNA case every F*n Thing have to make sense but in wwe not ? whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

You know what? You're right. You don't have to enjoy everything. You don't need to enjoy WWE's storylines. You can be ignorant and complain about every little thing. You can turn on movies and other television shows and shout out the flaws you find in every piece of their product. You can call bullshit on every angle they portray on television. And you'll also ruin your entertainment experience in the process, so be my guest.

Now, for all of the readers in this thread who actually HAVE half a brain, stop nitpicking at the little things. Do you all seem to forget that WWE is merely a television show? It's a non-fictional television program portrayal depicting a non-fictional sport. How can you possibly feel justified in breaking it down this much? Does it make you feel smart? Do you get tingles in your pants by pointing out all of the microscopic flaws? Then go home and jerk off. We'll all stick to watching and enjoying this TV show for all that it's worth.

And I didn't reply to your TNA questions because this is not a TNA thread, so stick to the subject.

 

[Thesage1989]

Yeah, and all of you also said that Cena would never lose this past Sunday.

Guys, for the love of God, sit back and ENJOY the product without smarking out all the time. How can you not believe by now that ANYTHING could happen in the WWE at any time? If Cena was (kayfabe) fired, I'm sure they'd bring him back. Maybe he'd go to Smackdown. Maybe he's be a commentator in a similar way that Savage was in the 90's, only to be brought back to the main roster once Jake Roberts pushed him enough.

You guys can't rule out anything. Stop being such fucking smarks and just enjoy the programming... geez.

thanks man you said it man with the cursing though lol but i have been watching wrestling for awhile mind you something still upset me but you have to learn to adapt. I mean if ur boss changes where your office is at work are you not going to go because u liked where your office was?NO! so just like D-Man said kick back relax and enjoy the wrestling

 

[#hamler]

The Dudley Boyz kidnapping Paul Bearer. It was totally unbelievable. It would seem like the cops would be on a massive man hunt for these guys and yet, they show up the next week on Smackdown with a match idea for the Undertaker. If he didn't lay down for the Dudleys to pin him, they would bury Paul Bearer in a Cemet glass box. What? Now they're going to jail for kidnapping and murder. I just thought they could've done it differently. And as for the Cena getting fired thing, it isn't that bad at all. What is the GM suppose to do? Just tell him over and over again you can't do that? I think it keeps the storyline on path by saying he'll be fired. We all know it won't happen, but just enjoy it while you can.

And D-Man I do agree with you, but the thread is just to metion what storyline we think is unbelievable. We ALL enjoy the product and we're going to watch it no matter what, but what's wrong with saying we didn't like a certain storyline?

 

[brighamosity]

I know they already explained it at Hell in a Cell by having Paul Bearer turn on Undertaker, but I didn't think it was believable that he sided with him in the first place. The last time we saw Paul Bearer, he was having cement poured all over him by the Undertaker. Suspending my disbelief, I was thinking, "Poor guy. No one deserves that."

So storyline-wise, I just assumed Paul Bearer was dead. But then he came back and became friends with the man who murdered him. It was just silly to me.

 

[UFOcalling]

I can see your point, ztwhite...I understand your complaint(s). I also understand everyone else saying not to question the story, and suspend disbelief. I'll give you a reason why this could all work (kayfabe-wise) with almost no plot-holes:

As long as you can entertain the thought that the Anonymous Raw GM is most likely the "evil leader" of the Nexus, this storyline can make sense (again, kayfabe-wise). Even though it may be a little hard to swallow, here's the way that it works:

The Raw GM "knows" that Cena is the WWE's bread-and-butter, and really wouldn't want him to be fired (EVEN storyline-wise). The GM also knows that Cena is an honorable man, and doesn't WANT to be fired (or go to Smackdown, or whatever).

Even though all of this Nexus stuff goes against what Cena believes, Cena gave his word to the Nexus that he would join them if he lost the match. Knowing that Cena will be a man of his word no matter what, the Raw GM can manipulate Cena into doing whatever he wants...because the GM knows that Cena won't go back on his word, or be dishonest (especially in the eyes of the kiddies). This works especially well in the PG era, because kids get the lesson of "keeping your promises" or whatever.

Even if Cena were to "make a mistake" or whatever, we all know the GM wouldn't fire him (I think even little kids understand that much). He might "suspend" or "punish" Cena, but Cena is too valuable to the WWE right now to be fired (yes, even kayfabe-wise).

In essence, the reason there was a threat made to Cena about possibly being fired is because that was the easiest way to manipulate Cena's (goody-two-shoes) personality. Again - EVEN storyline wise, the Raw GM had NO INTENTION of firing Cena, and would have no such intentions in the future.

Like everyone else has been saying though, don't over-think it. It's fucking WRESTLING.

 

[CrunKSinatrA]

Most unbelievable storyline for me is when Sexual Chocolate Mark Henry had an affair with 80+ year old Mae Young and she then gave birth to a bloody adult hand.

 

[Kidd]

My only problem with the story line was the fact that the Battle Royal came down to Cena and Barrett and Cena was forced to throw a match just to keep his word and not be fired.

Sorry but if you the GM, you should know that it's bad business to throw matches.

BTW, I think Cole is the GM and the leader of Nexus. I'm sure there's another thread here that discusses that but I have yet to find it.