Tie Up Loose Ends With JL or Not?

[George Steele's Barber]

I could easily see WWE choosing to exploit the Johnny Ace character to tie up the loose ends that still exist with Nexus' "higher purpose" and the Anonymous Raw GM. Sure any Smark could show there are gaps of logic that don't make sense but would the payoff be satisfying enough that we can finally let go of those so-called "dropped" storylines.

He could easily be revealed as the Anonymous Raw GM:
- connected to McMahon
- kind of heelish
- definitely annoying

The Nexus connection could be harder to make:
- JL could have gotten closer to Barrett as VP of Talent Relations
- Barrett seemed to be pulling all the strings in Nexus and everyone else was just a soldier
- Nexus' main goal seemed to be to destroy the Cena "holier than thou" character (same thing we are seeing now)
- Nexus also had the connection helping Kane bury UT. Kane is now the catalyst for Cena's change of character
- Barrett seems to be getting a bigger push now

There are more connections, some better than others. What do you think, would you like to see the WWE tie up loose ends using the JL character? Do you have enough faith in the WWE to use this opportunity to tie up these loose ends in an enjoyable way that makes enough sense and entertainment?

I think they can, enough time has passed that we have forgotten about everything the Raw GM said or everything the Nexus did. I think most people are really starting to enjoy the JL character and the connections are not such a leap in logic that we end up rolling our eyes.

 

[Davi323]

I don't think it would be a HUGE leap in logic...all they have to do is explain that Nexus breaking up was merely to lay low for a while as Laurinaitis built his power up. They are in essence, hiding in plain sight, ready to return as soon as called upon. IE, the Nexus only disbanded as a ruse, they are still 100% a group, and Johnny Ace is their true leader. Having successfully usurped the power on RAW away from the McMahon/Helmsley family by inventing an out of control faction to cause havoc, which in turn eroded the faith the board had in Vince McMahon, and then HHH. You might even say that Laurinaitis has directly benefited from the Nexus... Not only that, but he started showing up on TV as a "character" shortly before the Nexus disbanded. A conspiracy theorist might speculate that the timing of it is awfully convenient...

I think it's far more likely that he is just acting as the mouthpiece for Vince McMahon, a figurehead, but I think a case could be made for Johnny Ace/Nexus angle too...

 

[Richard Blonoff]

You raise valid points. That said I think its over thinking. Storylines have been all over the place lately and seem to get dropped without warning.

I'd like to think they have some grand plan with everything but I don't see it happening

 

[shitsngiggles]

I'd like the loose ends tied aswell. Th annonymous GM could be tied up with pretty much anyone but JL would fit well.

You could also explain the reason he went after HHH was because HHH went over his head and stopped Cena being fired and re-signed Punk (something which should have been JL's job)

Then you could fit him in with the Nexus because he was the Annonymous GM.

And if they feel the need to bring back the nexus, please try something a little different with them. New name for a start, NXT is less relevant than superstars and FCW.

Give them more of an edge with a new look and new name, and a new head man (John L)

 

[Hulk Hogan's Brother]

I think that it would really add to Lauranitis' heat if he was revealed as the anonymous GM all along. The anonymous GM has to be one of the most obnoxious characters in the WWE in recent times and when you think about it, he does have a lot of traits similar to Lauranitis. I would rather have something like Lauranitis admitting it by mistake than have a few months of storyline surrounding the speculation of whether he was the anonymous GM or not. I mean he could say something to Otunga like "This job was less hectic when I was doing it from my office." Call it an easter egg if you like. Or like throwing a bone to the smarks.

Why would I not like a storyline centered around either of these past storylines? Because both stories were a part of the WWE's past and you do not really see anyone complaining about them not being resolved except for a few smarks. It would benefit no one if WWE suddenly stopped concentrating on the present to give a proper closure to the storylines of the past especially one that happened almost a year and a half ago( the Nexus "higher purpose" angle) which most people have probably forgotten about.

 

[lazeric]

IMO this would be a great idea for bringing everything together. Johnny Ace as the GM would be perfect but I have a better suggestion for who should be the Higher Power, Dwayne The Rock Johnson. When Nexus first arrived the 1st thing they did was set out to destory Cena and when The Rock 1st arrived he set out to destory Cena. They could set it up as Rocky put Nexus together 2 take over WWE and the 1st course of action was for them to take out Cena. Since they couldnt so it he's stepping in to finish the job at Wrestlemania. From there they had to bring in Johnny Ace to be their help in management and since Punk has been so much of a pain to John he has to go 2. They can also say that Wade Barrett used Randy Orton as his stepping stone to stardom. They could also say they took out Taker becuz most ppl view him as the strongest force in WWE and they had to prove them wrong. I know its a few kinks that need to be worked out in my plan but if pulled off correctly this could be the biggest storyline in probably the last decade. Thoughts?

 

[Ellye]

I think that it would really add to Lauranitis' heat if he was revealed as the anonymous GM all along. The anonymous GM has to be one of the most obnoxious characters in the WWE in recent times and when you think about it, he does have a lot of traits similar to Lauranitis. I would rather have something like Lauranitis admitting it by mistake than have a few months of storyline surrounding the speculation of whether he was the anonymous GM or not. I mean he could say something to Otunga like "This job was less hectic when I was doing it from my office." Call it an easter egg if you like. Or like throwing a bone to the smarks.

This would actually be a great little easter egg.
And really, it fits well. I'm actually hoping to see this someday now.


Anyway, I must confess that there's a Nexus mark in me waiting for that, someday, the Nexus theme song starts unexpectedly playing on a RAW broadcast.

 

[Peoples_Champ]

Leave the loose ends as they are and move on. Outside of Punk's pipebomb promo, there hasn't been anything too terribly exciting going on with the WWE storylines. I would much rather have the writers create new and fresh storylines than try to explain their past crappy ones.

 

[SydTinDad]

But everyone forgets............the anonymous GM was not a heel. He was a tweener.

JL's a full heel.

 

[vincent_kennedy_mcmahon]

IMO this would be a great idea for bringing everything together. Johnny Ace as the GM would be perfect but I have a better suggestion for who should be the Higher Power, Dwayne The Rock Johnson. When Nexus first arrived the 1st thing they did was set out to destory Cena and when The Rock 1st arrived he set out to destory Cena. They could set it up as Rocky put Nexus together 2 take over WWE and the 1st course of action was for them to take out Cena. Since they couldnt so it he's stepping in to finish the job at Wrestlemania. From there they had to bring in Johnny Ace to be their help in management and since Punk has been so much of a pain to John he has to go 2. They can also say that Wade Barrett used Randy Orton as his stepping stone to stardom. They could also say they took out Taker becuz most ppl view him as the strongest force in WWE and they had to prove them wrong. I know its a few kinks that need to be worked out in my plan but if pulled off correctly this could be the biggest storyline in probably the last decade. Thoughts?

IMO this isnt a great idea by a long shot. 1. Laurenitis beeing revealed as the former anonymous GM, would just confuse people unnecessarily. Should he come out next RAW an introduce himself saying: " My name is John Laurenitis and I'm the interim GM of Raw, soon going to be permanent GM - a positon I by the way previously held when I was the anonymous GM."
It would give some internet marks, the gratification of getting an end to a dropped storyline - but it is just unnecessary at this point because the angle is dropped half a year already - get over it. Plus Johnny Ace would stumble upon this behemoth of a introduction sentence at least 4 times.
2. Rocky beeing the higher power of Nexus? Really? I mean REALLY? He assembled a crew of young professional wrestlers - probably in the basement of his mansion also known as the Johnson-Dungeon. Got them on the new WWE talent presentation show "NXT" and arranged for them to be humiliated week after week, so that they, after the season ended, could come on RAW to announce that they are the NEXUS, they demand respect and then proceed by curbstomping John Cena. And why did all that happen? Because The Rock knew that he would want to be back 3 quarters of a year later for 2 shows and therefore take over what is rightfully his. Let's just say the premise makes sense to beginn with. But how would you explain this to an audience.
Why do ppl insist of putting together unrelated storylines from the past to create the futures storylines? Everytime I read such a post - I can't help but to think that some still would like to have back Vince Russo style writing. I for one am perfectly happy without that and would like the WWE-creative-team just to continue with what I think are some very entertaining storylines happening right now.

 

[R.K.O]

Laurinaitis being the anonymous GM can be a good way for Jericho to align with him. Jericho before getting taken out by Orton was saying that he will try to track the IP address of the anonymous GM to find out his true identity. What if Jericho managed to find out, had a talk with Laurinaitis and then aligned with him when they had a common enemy in CM Punk?

As for the Nexus, nah. I didn't buy the whole "higher power" thing when Wade was talking about it as they just looked like a bunch of rookies trying to cause havoc. The only part that I was interested in the whole "higher power" thing was when they attacked the Undertaker which was completely out of nowhere, but I don't think Laurinaitis would have problems with The Undertaker. Triple H on the other hand...

 

[Cats Pajamas]

It gives me searing gas pains when people bring up Nexus' "higher power" or even worse, the "Anonymous GM". Why don't people let either of these things go? To bring them back now would only allude to some sort of widespread schizophrenia among the wrestlers. It's been way too long, with way too many ins and outs since then, not to mention the much better angles they have going on now, to go back to either one of these.

All the wrestlers involved in Nexus (the wrestlers that matter, anyway) have gone on to different things. Besides, Nexus itself faded out indignatively (not a real word) and harbor zero momentum compared to the ones currently steamrolling along and I'd hate to see some of these guys lose it.

Let's all agree to never speak of the anonymous GM crap again. I have no idea why this subject keeps popping up lately, but in no way should we encourage it. The anonymous GM was stupid! Stupid, stupid, freaking dumb!! What's even Sumner is how very little the WWE cared as all these angles fell apart at once.

WWE is on a roll lately, why would you even suggest going back to the utter shit that was last year?