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I doubt that's the case though. We'd hear about a backstage brawl between the two before something like this. I don't believe it was just Shelton getting a little worked up either. Maybe Bradshaw was talking shit in the ring and went a little too far...? I give up. This is crazy.

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Part of me wants to think that there were some shenanigans between those two backstage...but I can't see Vince and co allowing them to resolve it in the ring... I dunno, that's weird as hell.

My friends used to tell me about it when I was little...I've never seen it myself though. Either way, that is fucked up.

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Possibly, but there was no need to. Yes, he was over, but what had he done in the past year that would make fans accept him in a World title situation? Great matches, yes, but the majority of them were tag matches. Putting the U.S. belt on him was a good move IMO, because it allows Eddie to re-establish himself as a credible singles competitor and warm fans up to the idea of Eddie as a champion. And, for the sake of argument, suppose the WWE just decided to give Eddie the God push as soon as he and Tajiri lost the tag belts. Then what? The world title scene was pretty much locked. There really weren't a whole lot of options for Eddie at the time, and knowing the wonderful writers in WWE, he'd most likely have been lost in the shuffle, his heat would die and we'd have something legitimate to bitch about. I'd rather have them put Eddie in a midcard program with some actually structure to it than have him wandering about aimlessly in the upper card. Don't put words in my mouth. Am I saying Eddie's gonna be World Champion? Hell no. I'm not even saying this feud between he and Cena will be remotely good. All I'm saying is so far, as it relates to Eddie and Cena, they really haven't done anything wrong...nothing they deserve to be crucified over anyway. There's no real reason to complain about the feud yet. The car itself was really only the focal point of one major segment. Not enough time to label it a feud about a car. To be fair, the title itself was really only focused on during that opening promo from last week, so you can't really label it a "title feud" either, but the fact remains that Cena's interest in the title, not the car, is what sparked the feud. Don't forget about how Savage was SO mad at Flair for the doctored pictures of he and Liz...or how he was SO mad at Jake for crashing his wedding reception and fucking with his wife. CURSE THOSE BLASTED WRITERS! I'm not saying this current feud is brilliant storytelling, but it certainly isn't on the level of the bullshit you're comparing it to because once again, the car wasn't the main reason they began fighting in the first place...it was a Title match. Two, unlike the shampoo, the coffee, Lucy the dog or whatever other bullshit the WWE has cooked up, the low rider has been a part of Eddie's character. We've seen him go crazy when guys like Benoit messed with his car...we've seen him turn on Tajiri for messing up his car, and as stupid as that was, it establishes that Eddie's car means a lot to him, so when John Cena suddenly gets up and decides to steal it, it should register more with the fans. And you can go a few different directions from here. They could play up Cena beating Eddie at his own game, and each week have him out-lie, out-cheat and out-steal Eddie. They could play it up as a respect issue...Eddie was publicly disrespected twice by Cena, once in front of his family, and feels he has to beat him in order to redeem himself, which they could always play up if Cena wins and they end up meeting for the World Title down the line. Or, you could simply look at it as Cena getting under Eddie's skin, making him prone to a mistake in an eventual title match. Is it the greatest angle ever written? No...but it's certainly hasn't been a bad one up to this point.

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A couple of other "creative" matches I came across after reading through some of my e-fed's archives. We had a bunch of Flaming Cell matches, but for the first one took place in the parking lot, where the Cell and ring were elevated on about 30 feet of scaffolding with about 9 or 10 tables stacked up underneath. The match ended with someone being tossed from the top rope, through the floor of the cell and through all 10 tables. One of the guys lost their title after being run down by a car in a hardcore match, so I signed a Vehicular Assault Match between those two...the rules are pretty simple: first person to run his opponents over win the match. We had a Mile High Match once...took place in an airplane...the match itself was a draw, so I ended up having both guys fall out of the plane and die. Gotta love e-feds! There was a Towering Inferno Match...wasn't my idea, but it's a version of a flaming cell match where the wrestlers have to try and climb to the top of the cell and pull a lever that turns off the flames, and the first person to do it is the winner.

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That's the most sensible method right there. Start structuring their shows to build around the strengths of their most popular stars rather than holding them back because of their "weaknesses". I dunno if they can make another Austin, but that would be a good start.

The thing I hate about WWE is that when they turn someone face, 9 times out of 10 they end up taking away everything about him that made him popular in the first place. I'd rather Chris stay heel. And on a side note, DAMN I would mark out for an HBK/Y2J heel team in the future.

This one always makes me laugh...HBK and Austin are in the ring for a promo: Austin: What I'm saying is that you should take you little bandana and get outta here before I kick your teeth down your throat. Shawn: So you're telling me...MASTER of the Sweet Chin Music...that you're gonna kick MY teeth...down YOUR throat?! Austin: DAMN RIGHT!

TSA's not bad looking at all. I was expecting her arms to be a little smaller though...eh. I'll live.

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I don't see what's so stupid about it. By having him win at Summerslam, they just established Eddie as a credible champion and added to the U.S. Title's prestige, so when Eddie actually loses the belt, it will mean something. Seriously, what's the point of having Eddie lose without getting pinned? Eddie may come out looking strong, but in the meantime the new champion looks weak because of a fluke win. He'll have to pin Eddie down the line anyway in order to gain credibility, and if Eddie just says "fuck the U.S. Belt" and goes after the World, that basically makes the new division look like shit. I'd say they're better off having him lose it in a program that fans can actually care about (like the current one) because it'd have more impact on the show overall and Cena would actually get somewhat of a rub from the win. Be realistic. How many marks do you know who think like that? They LOVE Eddie now, and they'll love him win, lose or draw. And if Eddie does manage to win the World title before the end of the year, you've got your first challenger right there.

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Supposedly, Vince and possibly Flair were supposed to interfere and Austin was supposed to job, but he challenged it, thus ruining their weak ass explanation for the Brand Extension.

That was roughly the same time period as the U.S. Title reintroduction. Eddie doesn't fit those standards, because quite frankly there's never been anyone that was small, that had success in other federations, was talented and was a minority that was as over as Eddie is now. Vince cares most about making money, and the reactions Eddie's been getting lately probably have the little cash registers ringing in Vince's head. If he's got any sense left in him (debatable...I know), he'll try to make SOMETHING of Eddie's push. Just don't go jumping to conclusions before they actually bury him. And you would highlight the most meaningless aspect of the feud. Obviously, the feud is about more than a car, because it started with a challenge for a U.S. Title. Yes...a feud about a title in 2003...I know it's a foreign concept, but try to keep with me here. Aside from that, you've got the fact that Cena embarrassed Eddie in his own hometown, and Eddie wants payback. Cena's stealing the car just adds another dimension to the feud, because he's beating Eddie at his own game. If you don't like the feud, I won't try to force you to, but writing it off because it's "about a car"...? Come on.

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Wow...um...I dunno. I definitely see where you're coming from, but that's an interesting way of putting it. Let me make one thing clear: I am NOT in any way, shape or form a WWE apologist, but this is one case where I think we should "wait and see". Eddie didn't really hit his peak in popularity until the U.S. title tournament, so it's understandable that the WWE would allow him to establish himself as champion and build a little interest in the midcard rather than just hotshotting the World Title on him overnight. And in the meantime, regardless of how many times Cena's defeated Eddie in the past (I doubt too many marks have been keeping count, cause I damn sure know that I haven't been), you've got a fairly entertaining program between two of the most over workers on Smackdown. In addition to creating something that's actually interesting in the undercard for a change, we've got a feud with the potential (SHUT UP) to create two main eventers in the very near future. Now it's up to WWE...they may make the most of the situation, or they may fuck it up...but I think it's best to wait until they've actually done it before you start complaining about it. Other than that, I'm with you on the column.

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