UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Fair? Uh, why would the other wrestlers have to take Hurricane's Vertebreaker? It's a cool looking move, but he doesn't protect the wrestlers, he's too small to safely do this to bigger guys, and uh...if the company that GIVES HIM A PAYCHECK tells him not to, then he SHOULDN'T. Hurricane's chokeslam was never a serious finisher. It only shoulda been used to illustrate his ORIGINAL gimmick, a comic-book "superhero" heel that tried to act super, like trying to chokeslam Big Show, but got his ass kicked. The chokeslam, if they decide it to be Kane/Show's finisher, should be their finisher. They've been using it way longer. I'm SO sick of people defending Shane Helms. There's a REASON he isn't on PPVs, not his "being used incorrectly". He fucking SUCKS. He's only on TV because he sells some merchandise to children. Let Hurri-Spot Blower and his fat untalented sidekick use their "stacked top rope splash" against La Resistance each week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Ok, so he can't do the Chokeslam, he can't do the Vertabreaker, he probably isn't allowed to do the Eye of the Hurricane and it's probably not much longer till he isn't allowed to do his kick move. Time for the Hurricane to bust out the Arm Drag of DOOM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jobber of the Week 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 None of this shit matters. This stupid character is Gewirtz's favorite. He's not going anywhere, sadly. I think a gimmick change is high time due. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jimbo Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Time for the Hurricane to bust out the Arm Drag of DOOM bah, the snap mare would be WAY better... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tpww7 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Superheroes have superpowers which allow him to have super-strength... Is it that fucking hard to say that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Sledge, fuck, if he sucks, then why was he busting out some really cool matches at the start of the year, and why were we all saying that he probably should get the IC title for a month or two? I like the Hurricane. He was in some great skits with Rocky at the start of the year, and even had a good match with Cheif Morley of all people. As tpww said, he's a fucking superhero with superhuman strength, its not that hard to understand. Fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slingshot Suplex 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I think the gimmick is hilarious but I understand why they don't want him using it. If little ,skinny Hurricane is putting people away with chokeslams ,it kinda takes away from the monster factor of the big guys that use it. And if they were really gonna use the "super powers" thing,then they'd have to push him to the top of the card because who's gonna beat a man with super powers? And they've shown no inclination to push him to the top of the card. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CronoT Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Brock Big Show Bashams Tajiri HHH Orton Flairtista Molly Holly There are 8 titles in the WWE - all held by heels. Is there a reason for me pointing this out? 1)The WWE is full of morons 2)I didn't want to start an individual thread to highlight this. Anywhose, "since a guy his size couldn't really do it" - Thus explaining Shane McMahon dominating Kane for months. I think that means at WM, all of the titles will change hands. I already know what Levesque will say to that: "You can have my World Title Belt when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ligerbomb03 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 "You can have my World Title Belt when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers." "Then it is confirmed. You will die." I would laugh if Kane said that to Tubby H. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest PowerPB13 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Big fucking shock. It's not only NOT a surprise that the talented people get screwed over in WWE, I fucking EXPECT it. Word of advice to any talented indy wrestlers who want to make a living in wrestling by getting to WWE: FORGET IT, it's not worth it, go work on making a living some other way. -Patrick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Big fucking shock. It's not only NOT a surprise that the talented people get screwed over in WWE, I fucking EXPECT it. Word of advice to any talented indy wrestlers who want to make a living in wrestling by getting to WWE: FORGET IT, it's not worth it, go work on making a living some other way. -Patrick Hoo boy....I don't know where to start... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silence 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Hoo boy....I don't know where to start... Do you really want to see Christopher Daniels jobbing to Orlando Jordan on Velocity every week? Well....? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted December 16, 2003 And the crying continues. Hurricanes chokeslam was entertaining ONCE, at the 2002 RR when he tried a double chokeslam on Austin/HHH, only to be tossed out on his ass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 If Daniels is making a shitload of cash that will ensure a better life for him and keep him financially stable in the long run then by all means, yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silence 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 If Daniels is making a shitload of cash that will ensure a better life for him and keep him financially stable in the long run then by all means, yeah. Just ask Raven what he thinks about that. Sure he makes more money than Daniels in the indies because he's a bigger name, but if anyone's seen the treatment of Spanky and Paul London lately in WWE by jobbing to the FBI, most would say that they were better off in ROH. Besides, it's not like Daniels would get paid as much as say, The Rock or Stone Cold because WWE would keep him somewhere in the low mid-card and would refuse to release good merchandise related to him, so would there really be a difference between making an average amount of money in the indies and making an average amount in WWE, where he would actually be misused and limited? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tawren 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Anyone who doesn't want him doing the chokeslam doesn't understand the gimmick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes Report post Posted December 16, 2003 Anyone who doesn't want him doing the chokeslam doesn't understand the gimmick. Kind of hard when his gimmick is jobbing 90% of his matches, doing sometimes hilarious backstage segments, and nothing more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 2) "Shane dominated Kane for months". Shut the fuck up. Shane got the upper hand in soe sneak attacks. Kane won the 2 matches. Who cares, anyway? Kane is a lubering, plodding SNOOZE-FEST. I hope he gets embarassed by someone of lesser size. Before Shane feud: Kane was the consistent top ratings draw on the show. After Shane feud: Kane was drawing lower-than-average ratings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Salacious Crumb Report post Posted December 16, 2003 If Daniels is making a shitload of cash that will ensure a better life for him and keep him financially stable in the long run then by all means, yeah. I think Daniels is easily making more money on the indies and in Japan right now. Several indy guys have turned down a contract as it was a pay cut for them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I think we all wish we could see ROH matches in WWE on TV or even on PPVs. But It'll never ever happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 1)The Hurricane gimmick sucks. He is a joke. Liked his WCW 2001 stuff, hate his current work. I hope he's released and can wrestle in a cruiserweight environment and develop his entertainment value back elsewhere. Or, let him turn heel, using the Sugar Shane gimmick, possibly w/ a move back to SD. Of course, that won't happen because of the Gewirtz and merchandise factors, but that would be a better plan than releasing him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Quik Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I've got a better idea: how about no one uses the fucking chokeslam? It's the worst fucking move ever. Oh my God, he's choking him... and now he's slamming him on his back! THE HORROR! Fucking hell. It's no worse than a body slam when you think about it. It's existence simply provides big, bland, generic wrestlers with a shitty finisher. Kinda like the powerbomb. The only difference is that maybe you can spice that move up, maybe do it with certain variations (gut-wrench powerbomb, top-rope powerbomb, WILDBOMB~!), and it actually looks like it does some damage. None of that stupid sit-out bullshit **cough**Batista**cough**. God I hate most of the finishers in the WWE. Especially Big Show's spinning big-fat legdrop from hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I understand his gimmick. He thinks he's a superhero. The keyword is THINKS. That's why it was funny when he tried to chokeslam people like the Big Show. He thought he had super-strength. He doesn't. So Big Show clocked him. But I mean, isn't Test like, 6'6"? And isn't Helms like, a cruiserweight? It's just silly to have him hit a move like that on people so much bigger then him. The chokeslam has pretty much ALWAYS been a "big-man" move. So why should he just suddenly start using it as a legit move? I mean, if he goes for it and gets stomped, fine. But when he HITS it...whoo boy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Astro7x 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 And the crying continues. Hurricanes chokeslam was entertaining ONCE, at the 2002 RR when he tried a double chokeslam on Austin/HHH, only to be tossed out on his ass. I just so happen to ahve that sitting on my webspace... Great moment... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chirs3 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 If they decide the Chokeslam's no good for him, then fine. I don't mind if he gets a new finisher. But their reasoning of "because a guy his size couldn't really do it" is just retarded. Of course a guy his size couldn't really do it - that's the whole fucking point of him doing it. Ah well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sean pyro Report post Posted December 16, 2003 chokeslam is lameo anyways Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notJames 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I understand his gimmick. He thinks he's a superhero. The keyword is THINKS. That's it in a nutshell. Tease the chokeslam, but finish with the Overcast. It's the only credible finisher he has left. And if he's only gonna be tagging with Rosey, then the double stack splash and samoan drop/neckbreaker combo are fine finishers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest netslob Report post Posted December 16, 2003 this whole thing is fucking stupid...when we all know Nova invented the chokeslam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dynamite Kido Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I would have to agree with RRR on this one......the blockbuster is a good finish for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masked Man of Mystery 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2003 I'm persoanlly a huge mark for Hurricane, mostly because I'm a superhero mark as is, but anyways, let him use the God forsaken choke slam, it fits his gimmick. It can still be credible, because you can have people get out of it more often with him because he's smaller and it doesn't have the impact Show's or Taker's does. So if he's fighting a jobber he might be able to put them away with it, but against a good opponent, he can get a kick out, then have to use the Shining Wizard(or Enziguri, we're picking nits here with an American crowd), or the Overcast or the Eye Of the Hurricane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites