Which Push Did You Never See Coming?

[Y 2 Jake]

Which wrestler suddenly started recieving a push, for no real reason? Which push totally made you think WTF?

For me it was Batista. He was nothing more than a lackey for Evolution. He never showed anything that made his stand out. Orton was supposed to be the future of company. Not some worthless 40 year old. He only recieved a push because Orton was pushed into title contention too soon. He was the Evolution jobber. And to stress how bad that is, Ric Flair was a member. And he hardly ever won. It was only when he won the Rumble that I actually thought, shit he's going to main event Mania. It was only a week before NYR when he was made to look truly dominant, when he crushed Rhyno.

 

[Why Always Me]

JBL, i remember he changed his hair from greasy black and long, to tidy short and strawberry blonde, but even when Farrooq got fired (think thats what happened), I never thought a couple of weeks later he would come out in his limo, instantly become top heel on Smackdown and hold the WWE title for 10 months.

He never had a finisher like the stunner or the pedigree either, with respect to JBL his finisher is a clothsline, yet he was still a very credible champion, so that shocked me.

 

[TJ2069]

I got to say when Buba Ray was pushed up to the main event when the wwe first broke up the rosters to raw and smackdown. Buba Ray i was sure was gonna be the main guy in the hardcore title run when they broke up the Dudleys but i was wrong they gave him a month feud with hhh and even a title shot on raw. I have nothing aganist Buba ray but i think there a few more people on the list of raw superstars that would have made a better short feud with hhh at the time.

 

[Mexican Geek]

Deuce and Domino, these guys were on the way out of the company with the Grease gimmick, and even they disappeared for a couple of weeks; suddenly they were back and BAM! WWE tag champs in less than 2 moths i guess...
No that i hate them, but their matches are kind of boring...

 

[The Live Wire]

For me it was Rey Mysterio. I never thought he would be more than a Cruiserweight Champion. Never in my wildest imagination did i think he was going to become the World Heavyweight Champion. But they gave him a monster push and now he is a top dog on Smackdown.

 

[phillop]

id say jamal/umaga, when we jamal left wwe, or for that matter even wen he resigned with wwe did any one ever imagine hed return to be a main eventing heel?

 

[Evan Snow-Wolf]

Brock Lesnar. I've never seen a Superstar utterly plow through as many big names as he did in such a short span of time and utterly destroy several big name reputations in the meantime. He made people like Hogan, Rock, and Undertaker (wether they deserved it or not), look completely weak.

 

[Big Fella]

id say jamal/umaga, when we jamal left wwe, or for that matter even wen he resigned with wwe did any one ever imagine hed return to be a main eventing heel?

Good point.

I actually thought Umaga would end up like Mable/Viscera did in 1995. Mable won the KOTR, and then got a MONSTER push until Summerslam when he Diesel was hand fed a monster.

I figured Umaga would get pushed to the heavens throughout last Summer, and then get fed to Cena at SS. From there I figured he'd job until there was no value left, and would be off TV by December. They surprised me there.

 

[Rebel-Kliq]

Santion Morella i mean fuck he was in OVW for a few months under a Russion gimmic.

then all the sudden He Squashes Umaga for the IC Strap. Bad Fucking Booking i mean hell all there top guys puth this Jack Off Over. then this notalent Jabroni Fucking Beat him for The Strap.

what shocks me even more is that Masters put him over to. and the fact that he's held the belt since before Mania and has only defended it once. wheres the fucking 30 day clause Now days.

is Santio fighting under Hogan Rules where he can defend the belt when ever the fuck he wants.

god damn me and my friends could book a better Show.

Then again if i had any control Batista Cena Mark Henry And Lashly wouldent have Jobs They All Fucking Suck.

But atleast Batista has more the 4 moves.

The Rebel Bad Ass

 

[Big Fella]

Santion Morella i mean fuck he was in OVW for a few months under a Russion gimmic.

then all the sudden He Squashes Umaga for the IC Strap. Bad Fucking Booking i mean hell all there top guys puth this Jack Off Over. then this notalent Jabroni Fucking Beat him for The Strap.

what shocks me even more is that Masters put him over to. and the fact that he's held the belt since before Mania and has only defended it once. wheres the fucking 30 day clause Now days.

is Santio fighting under Hogan Rules where he can defend the belt when ever the fuck he wants.

god damn me and my friends could book a better Show.

Then again if i had any control Batista Cena Mark Henry And Lashly wouldent have Jobs They All Fucking Suck.

But atleast Batista has more the 4 moves.

The Rebel Bad Ass

I agree with your premise that the push for Morella is surprising.

However, I highly doubt after this literary adventure you and you're friends could book much of anything. I couldn't disagree more with just about everything you said.

I guess lets start off with the simple facts. Morella won the IC belt on April 16th, 2 weeks after Wrestlemania.

I actually think the Morella angle is pretty interesting. He's the IC champion, we don't really know if this guy can actually wrestle. Is he a star, or a guy that keeps getting lucky?

I think if they use this angle to turn Morella into a star than it has been a success. If he goes on to have a short WWE stint after this than I feel its a failure.

 

[kieran_devlin]

The push that Bobby Lashley has gotten surprised me when it began. HE was like a Low to Medium Mid Card Guy when he began 2 years ago and then coz some fans liked his power type wrestling immediatly he gets the ECW Title out of no were. COME ON at least Cena had been in the WWE for ages and had a long set up for him getting the title but Bobby just got the title from no were. IT could have gone to CM Punk or one of the originals but no !

 

[Levy]

For me it is Orton. Let me clear this up though. I am not surprised he got pushed but surprised he is still getting pushed. After all the crap this guy has done he gets a suspension and a slap on the wrist. And after that he gets put in a feud where he takes out hbk and then takes out rvd and not to mention getting in the main event of vengeance.I'm not saying he should be fired but he should get atleast another suspension or no pay.

 

[jrcongine]

kieran_fletch you complain about lashley getting pushed, but then say that cm punk should have got the title? wasn't lashley in wwe longer than punk. Pretty much anyone getting push in the last 2 years have a wtf moment. Modercai, heidenrech, spirit squad, there are so many wrestles that were pushed right to the top and then fell off the face of the earth i can't even remember them.

 

[Rebel-Kliq]

I agree with your premise that the push for Morella is surprising.

However, I highly doubt after this literary adventure you and you're friends could book much of anything. I couldn't disagree more with just about everything you said.

I guess lets start off with the simple facts. Morella won the IC belt on April 16th, 2 weeks after Wrestlemania.

I actually think the Morella angle is pretty interesting. He's the IC champion, we don't really know if this guy can actually wrestle. Is he a star, or a guy that keeps getting lucky?

I think if they use this angle to turn Morella into a star than it has been a success. If he goes on to have a short WWE stint after this than I feel its a failure.

He's only defended the belt once and the fans couldent care less about the match.

The Dudes fucking worthless watch his OVW Matches.

and how in the Blue hell can you call him a star he's had what to matches on Raw Including winning the title.

your a moron.

The Rebel Bad Ass

 

[Rebel-Kliq]

kieran_fletch you complain about lashley getting pushed, but then say that cm punk should have got the title? wasn't lashley in wwe longer than punk. Pretty much anyone getting push in the last 2 years have a wtf moment. Modercai, heidenrech, spirit squad, there are so many wrestles that were pushed right to the top and then fell off the face of the earth i can't even remember them.

yah but have you ever watched any of the Matches Cm Punk Had Before joining WWE.

he's one of the best guys from the indies. He's Been In TNA Dominated ROH and Many other Indy Promotions.


he's a Better all around wrestler then Lashly. he's Phenominal on The Mic And in the ring.

Lashly is usually Blown after the first three minutes of his matches.

where as in ROH regulerly wrestled an Hour in ROH and Still didnt go threw half of is repretire.

The Rebel Bad Ass

 

[Raven123]

MVP actually surprised me because he had a really poor debut and now he is U.S Title

 

[Rebel-Kliq]

MVP actually surprised me because he had a really poor debut and now he is U.S Title

what suprized me about MVP is that he has a future if put in a long series with a capable wrestler he will improve and Be Better for the buisness. his only negative in The Eyes of WWE is he has no mic Skills.

he Proved in his series of matches with Benoit that he can and indeed go the distance in a Technical match.

He's deserving of the US Strap.

The Rebel Bad Ass

 

[Big Ace]

To be honest, I think MVP oozes charisma. If you saw his celebration promo after beating Benoit, it was pretty damn intense. He has more mic skills than most of the guys on the Smackdown roster. I could tell that the MVP push was coming when they started letting him fight guys like 'Taker and Kane and in that 8 man tag match on RAW with Edge/Orton/Kennedy. I honestly saw him as the weak wrestler in that group, but now I see him as an equal. I think Benoit really helped MVP out with his career and I believe MVP should hold the US Title for a few more months and then start pushing for a Main Event run as the top heel next to Edge .

Actually, I believe he's already the number two top heel. Since Kennedy left and Finlay doesn't get on the mic much, I see MVP as the only real choice. I mean, you're going to have Rey and Batista. Khali or Henry will get Batista and Edge will probably get Rey. I see MVP feuding with Matt Hardy over the US Title after Vengeance though. But saying MVP has no mic skills is a bit of an overstatement. I think he has a shot at being a major star in a year or two.

 

[Jay_Dawg]

Eddie Guerreos push was a big surprise he was from United States contention straight to main event status in a second!!! same as Cena's one night loses U.S suddenly no.1 contender

 

[Pone]

Didn't know if this was a thread about recent pushes or not but Kevin Nash...."Big Daddy Cool" Diesel was a shock to me. I mean this guy went from being Shawn Micheals bodyguard to holding the title before Shawn... not to mention he didn't even when the title at a televised event i mean watching WWF Superstars one week and Backlund is champ next week we see Diesel....

 

[lcballer04]

JBL overnight went from being "Bradshaw, a member of the APA" and a low mid-card wrestler to "JBL, the businessman from New York City and almost instantly the WWE Champion." In the end he definitely proved his worth but WWE Creative could have done a much better job pushing him slowly so that when he did challenge for the title he would have been a more credible challenger.

 

[Riccay]

For me it would have to be the push Johnny Nitro got, i mean he just got put on ECW from the supplemental draft, and 2 weeks later he ends up the ECW champion. I absolutely did not see that one coming.

 

[markyctfc]

as Cena's one night loses U.S suddenly no.1 contender

As far as I remembered he was no.1 contender while US Champ, and they made him drop the US title before his title match v JBL, in the end JBL 'cost' Cena his US title v Orlando Jordan (poof).

Oh, and my answer to most surprising push is Hardcore Holly getting a main event match at Royal Rumble v Brock Lesnar! I mean, that was never going to be special was it?!

 

[BlackHoleCradleShock]

You'll see so many people say it,
but I can't help but agree.

Johnny Nitro.

I was planning on watching a five star classic between Chris Benoit and CM Punk,
then Benoit was replaced by Nitro at the last minute due to certain reasons.

Now i'm a casual fan of Nitro,
on SD! I didn't care for him so much.
His character didn't thrill me, and MNM at the time wasn't very exciting.

Then when he went to RAW we finally got to see him display some of his abilities,
in various singles and tag matches.

So when he went to ECW I was expecting them to turn him into a Charlie Hass and have him push younger superstars by losing matches.

So given the switch my first reaction was,"Well, CM Punk's gonna be the new ECW Champion."

I was okay with that idea too,
but then it happened.

Nitro won!

I was caught off guard for sure,
but like I said before.

I like Nitro, and I thought he was kindof under-rated,
so this could be what he needs to go to the next level.

I just hope the same thing that happened to Hardcore Holly doesn't happen to Johnny Nitro...

 

[mtuphill]

gotta b jbl. who would ever have fought a guy in a tag team would have a complete gimmick change and then hold the wwe title for 10 months as the top heel.
wat a surprise and a success story