Rant Time: Team Priceless Got SCREWED.

[Skullz Crack'Em]

Just when the Tag titles were being taken seriously, WWE pulls this crap again. Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase Jr. are the future of the WWE, I can see both of them being World Champions some day, but how are they going to get over with the fans when Batista and Cena steal their thunder? I wouldn't of had a problem with Batista and Cena winning the Tag titles last year when the tag division was crap, but it has improved recently, or so I thought, that's gone down the toilet now. What is the point of having two of RAW's biggest stars to have the tag titles? They don't need it one damn bit, they are both over as much as possible, Team Priceless needed them a lot more than those two.

 

[Rusty]

Stupid decision by the WWE here. This match doesn't need to be booked like this. It should be booked as the best vs the best. Not this odd tag team partners angle that is very old and boring. I thought Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase were great as the tag champs. They were probably the best World Tag Team Champions in a long time. They got air time and matches every week on Raw which is rare as many other World Tag Team Champions have rarely even been featured on Raw. They have been involved in many Raw main events which I think is great for them. I found them very entertaining as champions and it looked like the WWE were finally giving air time and attention to the tag team division. Now they have just ruined it all in one single night.

John Cena and Batista don't need the belts at all. It doesn't add interest to the feud as its been done before. But I thought the match itself on Raw was great. DiBiase and Rhodes certainly didn't get squashed at all. In fact, Cena and Batista really put them over in my opinion. Think about it John Cena and Batista, the two biggest stars in the company took over 14 minutes to defeat a newly formed tag team that consists of wrestlers that haven't been in the WWE for very long at all. Cena and Batista actually didn't get in a real lot of offence which certainly helps the youngsters. The match was very well booked until the ending. DiBiase and Rhodes should have got themselves disqualified so everyone goes home happy.

But nonetheless I think there is some positive from all of this. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes are certainly going to be big superstars in years to come. They have been booked well so far so hopefully the WWE continues to give them attention and hopefully Ted and Cody continue to improve in the ring and on the mic as I certainly think they have the talent and skills to make it big in the WWE in the future.

 

[Shocky]

So pretty much this is getting universal disapproval, and you know what, I can't even play Devil's Advocate on this one.

This is such a tired and played out angle. Putting the belts on a super team that have no heat with each other going into a one on one match, simply to make cheap heat by saying, "Oh, the tag champs are facing each other". It does nothing, Guerrero vs. Mysterio at WM21 wouldn't have been any different, Austin vs. Michaels at KOTR wouldn't have been any different, the Michaels/Cena feud didn't need it, I could go on and on.

All this does is put something on two guys that they don't need, and that's more recognition. Quite frankly, Batista and Cena are bigger then those belts, and those two single wrestlers holding them do nothing for either of them. It doesn't add prestige to the titles. The second Summerslam is over, the night after Raw when someone beats them, it's not going to do anything to advance that teams career. Cena and Batista aren't seen as a team, so a tag team that specializes in tag wrestling beating them isn't going to give them the rub they should get by beating people with that big of a name.

It's so aggravating, Raw has been pretty damn good lately, and they make the first big mistake since the draft. Hopefully this is just a one time misfire and not a sign of things to come with the booking.

 

[Suneeboy]

I am simply disgusted at this tired sorry ass angle that has been used over and over and over. Just when things get good they taint the show by having these guys win the Tag Belts. I am just pissed all across the board after this lame tired ass stunt. They should've started fighting each other and then the ref calls for the bell because the match is out of control.

They were adding credibility back to the stale tag division and even making the belts seem prestigous. I'm sure they'll get them back, but what is the POINT of having them lose them just to advance the boring Cena/Batista feud. If one of them would turn heel already so the feud would at least keep me interested! I don't care either way what happens in this match.

Like Uncle Shocky said they have no heat between each other and the match was "created" by the GM its not like they really wanted to rip each other's heads off. Lets just get to what people want to see...a good old fashioned tag title feud involving priceless and cryme tyme. Its what we want so why aren't they giving it to us? I'm going to the MSG House Show on 8/23 and they were scheduled to face off for the belts but now what? When will their feud start? ARGGHH WWE CREATIVE YOU SCREW ME AGAIN!

 

[S92]

Why is everyone so down on Cena and Batista? While I whole-heartedly agree that they shouldn't be anywhere near those belts, those two together should at least be interesting. They have similar styles, sort of, both Brawler typeish. If the WWE wanted to push them as a tag team, they've both held the straps before.

Cena with HBK
Batista with Rey and Ric Flair

So it's not like they're new to the scene..

And, the team that beats them gains huge cred for beating two main event guys. They can even push a new team if they wanted to give Priceless some competition.

And, the match at Summerslam between Cena and Batista will at least be watchable! Honestly, I don't know why they keep pushing Batista, but won't it do your heart good to SEE ONE OF THESE GUYS GET BEAT UP?

 

[chrisgod]

I have mixed feelings about this one...

First of all, I look at Cena / Batista having the tag titles as meaningless for their feud... everybody still remembers the Cena / HBK feud and they played something similar... the only reason to make this title run worth is that they start defending the titles every week and act as a solid tag team while building some teams to take the belts from them and create some interest... until one of them turns heel, a full fledged one... But I can see this title run being pretty similar to the Cena / hbk, never defending the titles against a credible opponent team... and they will remain both of them faces...

On the other side, and I think this is the topic, I really don't see as a bad choice to take the titles off Priceless... I mean, really... DiBiase has had what? 3 or 4 short meaningless matches??? and a couple o good promos and that's it... Also nobody cares about Cody Rhodes right now... in fact, they get just generate little interest as champions... If somebody like CT or other team had taken the belts off them nobody would have cared for the old nor the new champs... at least with this title change, the priceless marks and the cena / batista haters are bitching about it... this lost helped priceless waaaaay more than their boring 3 minute matches against the announcers...

If this is handled propely (which I doubt by the way), Rhodes and DiBiase will get more TV time, and eventually get the belts back, and by taking them from Cena and Batista will help priceless to be over with the crowd.

I say just wait to see what happens... if Priceless dissapears from the tag title scene then this meant nothing

 

["Cool Guy" Jensen]

Having Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase lose the World Tag Team Championships won't cause them to lose momentum in my opinion. The reason being that John Cena and Batista will not get along after Summerslam whether Cena wins, Batista wins, or it's a No-contest so they will be involved in some type of match where they'll be at a disadvantage due to their hatred and lose the belts. Ever since the WWF became the WWE, many tag teams have won the titles despite hating each other. Raw has had teams such as Chris Benoit and Edge during their second reign, Booker T and R.V.D. after losin the titles, Eugene and William Regal before winning the titles, Big Show and Kane after fighting each other several times over the years and after losing the titles, and Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes after countless matches with each other with Holly picking up the win. Smackdown has had teams who don't get along win gold such as Kurt Angle and Chris Benoit, Charlie Haas and Rico, but then Haas started liking him and stole Miss Jackie, and Matt Hardy and M.V.P. So most of those reigns ended with one partner betraying the other, but the Batista and John Cena reign, in my opinion will end with a rematch against Cody and Ted. The match goes pretty well, but Cena does something to make Batista mad and they start brawling forgetting that they're in a match and one of them gets rolled up for the win and we hear...

Here are your winners and new World Tag Team Champions, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase

 

[Suneeboy]

Cool_Guy_12 thats the point. We are tired of the same predictable angle as its been done toooo many times before. Its boring and pointless now. Its not interesting and its not fun to watch not even 1 bit IMO. It was cool back then and it was cool the first 2 or 3 times, but now on like the 13th time this same angle is being played out I could care less because I want to be enterained and this isn't entertaining.

 

[Luther_Hull]

They didn't get screwed, at all.

Was it pointless putting the titles on Cena and Batista? Hell yeah. But it didn't make Priceless look any worse off at all, please explain how a guy who's been in the WWE since June, already wrestling in the main event, and looking competitive, has been screwed? Cody Rhodes was going nowhere fast, but now he's in the main event as well now. They haven't been screwed, this is the best thing that could happen to them.

It wasn't exactly a squash match that made them look worthless, these guys were wrestling in the main event against the two biggest stars in the company and nearly won, that looks great for them, they looked like they could actually win that match.

Also, Cena and Batista will have to drop the belts at one point, they could drop them back to Priceless. Imagine what that would do for them, haiving a long title reign started by winning the titles from Cena and Batista would sure as hell look a lot better than winning the from Bob Holly. So, IMO, this title loss has done them more good than harm.

Although I'm sure you'd all prefer for them to be wrestling well established teams like The King and Michael Cole every week.

 

[DeadmanInc.]

I don't think they got screwed. Yeah it was pointless to put the belts on Cena and Batista but think about it, Rhodes and DiBiase are already in matches with RAW's biggest stars. Their match wasn't a squash match either, they went toe-to-toe with Cena and Batista. That makes them pretty damn good.

Cena and Batista aren't going to keep the belts for long since both of them are way above that title. This means Priceless is most likely going to beat them for the belts somewhere down the road, probably after Summerslam or even on next week's RAW. It would be great for the careers of Rhodes and DiBiase to have a win over RAW's biggest stars.

 

[The Mark of Zur-En-Arrh]

They didn't get screwed at all. This was described as a squash, which it wasn't by any means.

No need for new tag champs? That i totally agree with, however i can easily forsee Rhodes/Dibiase winning the belts back not long after Summerslam. How? Batista will bomb the crap outta Cena mid-match, that's how, because they don't dare turn Cena heel.

If Rhodes and Dibiase continue to be used in the same high profile matches they've been in recently, then i doubt this loss will affect them greatly, and they'll definitely be used effectively because they're 2nd gen talent.