What WWE Return Do You Want To See Most?

[Calderownz]

Simple question. The choices are The Rock, Chris Jericho, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Paul Heyman, Triple H or somebody else?

All these performers have pros and cons, so I'll go through what I think are the negatives and positives.

The Rock:

Pros: He's an entertaining and charming guy. Can get it done in the ring. Household name. Would be allowed to get into new feuds and big money feuds at that.

Cons: I noticed that during his last run with the company, he stumbled much more on the mic then he usually did. He HAS gotten older and could have lost a step in ring. His attitude might not mesh well enough with PG television.

Chris Jericho:

Pros: He's still great on the mic. He can always pull a great match out of his ass. Isn't out of ring shape, but would still be a quality name to have on the roster.

Cons: He isn't a big enough name to draw much more for you then you would have either way. Has lost some of his edge in the PG era and just do to the new direction of his character.

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin:

Pros: He's a huge name to add to the roster. Seems willing to return for at least one more program so it makes sense. Has had some classic moments/matches. For as "Attitude" as his character is, he has the ability to entertain in many different ways.

Cons: He might have too brash of moments at times, no matter how entertaining he is. He also could really be out of wrestling shape.

Paul Heyman:

Pros: Creative guy, good on the mic and could bring some fresh ideas into the fold.

Cons: Most of his ideas are best when on the controversial side of things. Not all, but most I would say.

Triple H:

Pros: There are a few new faces around that would allow him to keep his return fresh and entertaining. He could immediately face off with Sheamus. Obviously can get it done in the PG programming and is good on the mic and in the ring.

Cons: It's still a bit fresh that he's gone, and it wouldn't have the biggest impact. Some people just don't want him in the main event picture, either.

So, out of the list, what do you guys think?

Who would be the best in a returning role in your mind?

 

[ThUnDeRpHoEnIx]

I voted for the Rock over Austin..cause lets face it these two are the only ones who are competing.I realy only voted for the Rock because he could actually wrestle a few matches unlike Austin and Austin would almost be limited due to the PG era.

 

[DMac84]

The Rock. Period.

He is "The Most electrifying man in sports entertainment". Great on the Mic, Great in the Ring, always exciting.

Plus, I think that he would come back and have a match, where as I think Austin has hung up his boots for good.

 

[fredstephenson]

ive got to say the rock as he was always entertaining and it be great to see how people like john cena would compare to him its annoying how most of those names mentioned would be restricted by the pg era or have been made a lot less entertaining due to it.it makes you think how much more fun some of the newer wrestlers could be if it wasnt for that stupid rating and thats as good a reason as any why its crap.

 

[THE_UNCARING1]

The guy I really want to see make a comeback is Monty Brown a.k.a Marcus CorVon. He was just starting to shine and then BLIMP! gone. The Alpha Male is who should come back. Not the movie stars & not the "who the hell cares". As far as Triple H goes...I'm sure we'll see him back eventually, same w/ Jericho.

 

[teamextreme1015]

ive gotta agree with THE_UNCARING1.... monty brown would be great back in the wwe.. just picture him comming back and knocking the hell out of someone cause your just one POUNCEEEEEE away from defeat

 

[bltz524]

Ok im tired of all the Michael Cole sucks chants. Like yes ill agree he isnt that on remembering his lines. But he is absolutely HILARIOUS during commentary, I like Miz, hate Daniel Bryan, dont mind Divas NXT. And he praises Miz and craps on Bryan and NXT. And u cant say it wasnt funny when he was making fun of Jim Ross on RAW. And the only reason why i watch NXT now is too hear Cole crap on the show and divas and its hilarious. J.R. is NOT coming back full time, EVER again. Face it and get it through your heads, he's old and Jerry Lawler will be leaving soon too due to age. They wanted the younger faces in there. COLE IS RAW GM

 

[Brahma Bull]

it has to be the rock. he is one of the biggest of all times. i know my name shows i love the rock, but really, he is practically as big as scsa and hulk hogan, and he hasnt been around as lond. he is the best ever on the mic (does anyone really take what the wwe says seriously after their top 50 of all time?). he had great matches and still has records in terms of title reigns. if he came back, he would be back to number 1. he can still go in the pg world, and can still have great matches seeing as how it wasnt an injury that kept him out. honestly, the wwe needs another rock or stone cold if they want to compete in 5 years with mma. if the rock came back, cena would take a back seat to the most electrifying man in sports entertainment history.

(note: not saying he is the most popular, but he can get the largest crowd responds when he needs to)

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

It has to be The Rock for me.

While both he and Austin would get epic reactions on a return, the fact that Johnson still is healthy enough to compete in the ring swings it in his favour. Austin may also look in amazing shape but he has severe neck injuries which may prevent him from wrestling again.

Plus, the Austin character is not enitrely suited to the PG era- the cursing and middle fingers which are such a big part of the Stone Cold character would have to be toned down or stopped, which would lessen the impact of the persona. However, The Rock could continue to be basically himself, as the innuendos he used would still be something the WWE could get away with.

It would be awesome to see The Rock back on Raw, holding the heavyweight title aloft, as he once again reigns supreme over the WWE. The millions....and millions of his fans would LOVE it

 

[mikeyado]

Of all of the above: The Rock. He could come in and revatalise a main event scene which I think is sorely lacking in personality and charisma. Orton's 'gimmick' doens't lend itself to entertaining promos, Barrett is good on the mic but hamstring as to what he can do within his Nexus role and Cena has been peddling the same stuff for 3 years.

If the Rock came back I would let him decide whether to be face or heel and let him run havoc on the mic to whoever he chose to.

 

[Ferbian]

First of all I find it kinda laughable that you put Triple H's consequence that he hasn't been gone for long enough, yet Chris Jericho has been gone for less time.

Actually I think the choice is quite simple. Triple H and Chris Jericho will be back without a doubt in time, so they're eliminated from this whole thing, because we know they'll be back. So it's not like you'll need to worry about them returning.

And any of the other ones won't be returning, or shouldn't return.

The Rock won't return, because he has a better career in the movie business. He makes great money, and he doesn't need WWE to be successful anymore. He's most likely dry as hell in the ring except for his regular finishers which he practically should know in and out. As well as he would be limited as hell in a PG era because he only thrived off trash talking.

Austin won't be back for more than temporary appearances. He can't wrestle anymore due to his neck. He shouldn't be back wrestling either due to having a fine movie career as well. And, he's also limited in a PG environment because he relied on trash-talking and cursing. Can't have that.

Paul Heyman. No thanks really. He has a good mind for the business, but as an on-screen character he has absolutely no relevance anymore. There's no ECW guys around anymore. There's no need for him in the commentary booth. And he wouldn't make sense to bring in as a General Manager right now. So he won't be back either.

So, the answer is obvious: None of these guys.

 

[Malenko316]

Ok, whatever skunk people on here have been smoking, I gotta get some. Seriously, do people honestly think scsa or the rock have going to return to ring action? Austin would never get medical clearance and buy all accounts is even more out of shape than Heyman!

For Dwayne, its about money - the movie offers may be shite, but they pay the bills (and he's a better actor than Stalone, Van Damme or Arnie). He has dropped the Rock label, so he obviously wants to distance himself from wrestling - going anywhere near the ring again would ruin his little credibility and give the message to hollywood that either he wasn't committed or wanted to rest on his past - no amount of money VKM would offer would come close to compensating him for the earnings he'd loose as a result.

Trips will likely get one more run, especially if the WHC/WWE titles get unified. But the downside is that the future of the company rests on getting new talent like Seamus over - and we all know Trips record on that. Becos wrestling is scripted, you need unpredicability and if Trips comes back, a title reign (or a few) and untouchability like Orton and Cena would be guaranteed, so there's no draw there. CJ is the opposite almost. The WWE did such a good job of unmining his credibility during his last run, that coming back would only likely damage his legacy further.

In the ring, talent has to move forward and focus on building up guys with longevity, not those who might just make it through one 3 month fued - undermining young guys in the process. If JR could get healthy, or Taz be tempted back to put alongside JKL on Raw or Stryker on SD, that would improve things. As it would be mean Cole could be restricted to Raw. It would also give people like Sexton and Washington the chance to be introduced slowly and again expand the range of voices at the table - instead of listening to four white male clones of varying ages and annoyance.

And to anyone who suggests putting Heyman front of camera instead of booking and talent management, please watch his last work during WWECW. Pax Vobiscum.

 

[Lionheart_Y2J_fan.]

well i voted Jericho. you'd probably figure that judging by my name lol. Any gimmick of Jericho though. It would be great to see Y2J again but honestly my favorite gimmick of his was his most recent "best in the world" gimmick of his.

 

[Remix]

The Rock's well out of ring shape so he's out. Austin's one bump away from paralysis, so he's out. Heyman's done with wrestling. So that leaves HHH and Jericho. For the purposes of this I'll choose Jericho because his debuts/returns to WWE tend to be bigger spectacles. Not that HHH's dont garner an epic pop, but I don't think that was as fun as the save_us.222 stuff or the countdown clock.

 

[Alastor]

I agree with practically everything that Ferbian posted. HHH and Jericho shouldn't count as they have been gone for such a short time. If you included them why not include HBK as well? Yes HBK retired, but retirements in wrestling is never set in stone.

Rock and Austin will not be back in the ring on a regular basis due to injuries and better opportunities out there.

I didn't vote for any of the choices. But if we are talking about WWE only, I would love for a Kurt Angle return to see Angle vs Cena/Swagger/Del Rio/Kofi. And also to hear the 'you suck' chants again. lol

 

[rohtopfan]

I'd definately vote for the rock on this but I have one question... why wasn't shawn michaels on this ballot? I honestly think he is sorely missed. He was above average on the mix and I don't there's one bad word u can use to describe his in ring work... just seems conspicuous he wasn't on the ballot

 

[dman1373]

Fuck all of the others, i want Shawn Michaels back. He is the very best in world. If he came back i would mark out so badly.

 

[Cookie14]

My pick would be Kurt Angle. He is one of the very best wreatkers in the world right now. He's very good on the mic as well. And just imagine some of the fueds he could have. I would pay good money to see him fued with Punk, Sheamus, Orton or any of the top guys on SmackDown.

Failing that, my next pick would be Jim Ross. Hearing him on the 'Old School' Raw made me remember just how good he still is. Even Lawler seemed to improve just by being sat next to him again.

 

[Jacob]

The Rock and it wasn't hard. Austin just doesn't fit in the PG era and is likely out of shape. Rock would bring in a lot mmore wrestling fans from the past and would bring some more viewers in who licked his movies.

 

[BigRedPunk]

I voted for The Rock. Besides him being my 2nd favorite wrestler of all time besides Kane he was also the best on the mic period and charisma that was and is unmatchable.

 

[hatehabsforever]

I voted for Triple H, and was reasoning was pretty basic. There's no way in hell that the Rock or Stone Cold Steve Austin are coming back to the WWE on a full-time basis, it simply isn't happening. I don't count cameo appearances, guest host potential, or video promos, when I talk about who I want to see return the most, I mean a full-time return to in-ring action. And these two guys, as great as it wouldb e to see, are never coming back full-time. They both have other interests going and they are likely both terribly out of in-ring shape. Rule these two legends out.

Paul Heyman would bring absolutely nothing to WWE except for more hot air, and there's plenty of that there already. The most over-rated name in wrestling, I don't see Heyman having any impact on WWE except for the initial shock value. Once that's gone, it's meh concerning Heyman in my mind.

That leaves Jericho and HHH. While I much prefer Jericho over Hunter, I think the return of The Game would carry more impact and would interest and excite (and probably annoy) the fans the most. He could be heel or face. He could feud with Sheamus again, or he could start a new program with someone else. He could be affiliate with the Nexus (higher power) or he could oppose them. He could be the mystery GM. I see a returning Triple H being the most significant of the five choices listed.

Of course, a returning Kurt Angle would have tremendous appeal. And a returning Shane McMahon would be nice too.

 

[The 1-2-3 Killam]

I'll be honest, I was in the minority with my pick for a Chris Jericho return. I know he hasn't been gone very long, but I feel like WWE can always use him, no matter what's going on. Chris Jericho is still the best in the business today, and to have him back wrestling every week and pulling off great feuds would be a delight.

I know the obvious choice is for the return of the Rock, but honestly, while it would be classic and exciting, it's just another payday for the Rock, and an isolated ratings spike for the WWE. I would rather see Jericho, quite honestly because I don't care about a one time return. It doesn't help the company one bit. It doesn't further feuds, it doesn't build up other guys...it's just the Rock for one night only. If he were returning full time...well then maybe my answer would be different. But what are the odds of that every happening?

The idea of a Brock Lesnar return is great, but if you think about it, he was awesome because he could destroy anybody. He made people bleed. He broke bones. And threw handicapped people down stair wells. That's just not the environment anymore, and the most hardcore you get nowadays is Sheamus. I love Sheamus. But he's jobbing to Santino and John Morrison right now. How long would you give Brock Lesnar before they run out of things to do with him? He'd get bored, frustrated, and he's probably quit and go back to his spotlight in the UFC.

 

[Dr. Stinger A. Zoidberg]

Well Jericho and Triple H are going to return a few months down the line, so I didn't vote for them. For me, I was looking at this poll using a perspective that Vince McMahon would use, "Who will make more money?" To me the choice was clear, The Rock. He would make Vince the most money if he were to ever return. Fans have been clamoring for years about The Rock. They want him back. Should he ever return to the WWE, McMahon would surely capitalize on it, and make some money off of him. He still has drawing power, and can easily get people watching the WWE. The reason I chose Rock over Austin is because The Rock may still be able to go and work a match. Thats something that Austin can't do because of his lingering neck problems. So I think the fans, and Vince McMahon would want The Rock to return out of everybody listed in the poll above.

 

[The Pizzaman]

Macho man is the guy i would love to see back in the ring even if its just for one night. Sure, he is on bad terms with Vince so its unlikely to happen in a WWE ring but he was the most flamboyant, vibrant, entertaining wrestler in the last 30 years or so. Even more so than Ric flair. Just would love to see him one more time

 

[The Bottom Line]

did anybody say HBK? i kno its a fat chance that it will happen, but a guy can dream cant he??? seriously i miss his witty remarks an his face on raw every monday. plus hes an amazing performer...