Moments you *did* see coming

[CanadianChick 0]

Alright, to counteract the unexpected moments thread, what were some moments that you saw coming a mile away, but were suppose to be a surprise?

 

I'll say when Triple H attacked HBK to turn heel prior to their Summerslam '02 match.

[Youth N Asia 0]

Austin turning on team WWF at Invasion.

Rock turning heel at Survivor 98.

 

WWE is so bad about their shocker turns, there are too many to name.

[Guest Stunt Granny]

Austin turning on the WWF at Invasion.

[strummer 0]

Sid turning on Hogan in 92. All of Hogan's "friends" always turned on him.

[Guest LooneyTune]

I hate to beat a dead horse, but Austins turning at Invasion.

 

Triple H being "Assaulted" by Batista before his match vs. Benoit on the 11/22/04 RAW.

Triple H attacking Shawn Michaels to lead into Summerslam 2002.

Kane turning heel on Undertaker at Rumble '98.

Vince McMahon being the Higher Power.

[CanadianChick 0]

Also, the Trish turn, but I didn't mind seeing it coming because Trish pulled it off real well.

[strummer 0]

In that same vein, Kurt turning on Eddy last year. Saw it coming a mile away, but it was so effective it left a lasting impression.

[Youth N Asia 0]

Trish turning on Jericho.

Angle's masterful abduction of what's her name a couple weeks ago.

Evolution turning on Orton.

 

it goes on and on and on...

[Guest LooneyTune]

Lita having a miscarriage was painfully obvious... unless someone smoked something they shouldn't have and had her give birth to a foot.

[CanadianChick 0]

Ah, here's a relatively recent one that was really, really obvious: Booker T turning on RVD. I mean, in the segment before, he was pretty much telling Rob he was going to turn on him.

[Youth N Asia 0]

You can usually see a Big Show turn coming, he's tunred more than anyone since he debuted in the WWE

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Kane is a good challenger to that statement. He's been heel/face so many times I've lost track. Big Show seems to turn on a semi-monthly basis. (this must be his longest face run... 4 months).

[UseTheSledgehammerUh 0]

I saw this thread coming.

 

But I'll play along, I guess.

 

I saw Eric Bischoff counting Shawn's shoulders down too coming on the Dec. 03 Raw where Michaels "won the title" in San Antonio.

 

The way Eric shifted to clearly look at the shoulders (IIRC) and the way Michaels fell and Trips moved his own arm so Shawn could be flat on the mat gave it away.

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I'm surprised they didn't do the same thing at Armageddon '03 (Shawn did the exact same spot against Batista).

[alfdogg 0]

Every heel turn for roughly the last four years.

[Guest MikeSC]

When Austin would pin a guy after the Stunner.

-=Mike

[JoeDirt 0]

Steph turning heel at Armageddon 1999.

 

Jim Duggan turning heel and joining Team Canada in WCW in 2000.

 

And so, so many others.

[Guest LooneyTune]

I would put Stephanies as shocking, since we've seen her as the innocent type for the better of a year and she really didn't look like she could pull off a heel turn.

[CanadianChick 0]

When Austin would pin a guy after the Stunner.

-=Mike

Was that suppose to be surprising?

[Guest DeathBecomesYou]

Vince being revealed as the Higher Power

[LessonInMachismo 0]

HHH "turning" on Austin during the "Who ran over Stone Cold?" angle.

 

No, Hunter's utterance of "Hey, Austin, don't trust anybody!" didn't give it away. Not at all.

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HHH being the one who put the Bradshaw vignette on Raw Last week,

leading to Batista finding out and they battle at Mania, and HBK interfering at Cena and Angles NWO no 1 contender match.

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X-Pac joining the nWo in 2002. (Worst part is that I was there live.)

[Guest LooneyTune]

HHH being the one who put the Bradshaw vignette on Raw Last week,

leading to Batista finding out and they battle at Mania, and HBK interfering at Cena and Angles NWO no 1 contender match.

To be fair, the Batista situation is still being played out, so don't count your chickens before they hatch. Maybe Ric Flair did it... OK, it's really obvious, but still, we might get swerved.

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Ryan Shamrock slapping Ken Shamrock at (I think it was) St Valentine's Massacre.

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At WM17, as soon as Vince McMahon came down to the ring, I knew Austin was turning heel.

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Ryan Shamrock slapping Ken Shamrock at (I think it was) St Valentine's Massacre.

Ken Shamrock: SLAP ME!

 

Kinda gave it away... unless you meant the angle itself, then yeah, that was quite obvious too.

[Nighthawk 0]

Paul Bearer as Kane's father. I called that one like, years ahead of time.

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

Yeah, alot of WWF turns and big surprises such as...

 

Jericho's debut

Stephanie turning on Vince at Armageddon 99

Austin's turn at Invasion

Kurt Angle's turn at Survivor Series 2001

Jericho winning the Undisputed Title

Vince being the higher power

Bischoff's WWF debut

Ric Flair's WWF return

[Steve J. Rogers 0]

Okay, here is the question though, which of all of the ones you mentioned were not "surprising" because you've read rumblings to the effect that they would become on the internet

 

And also, which ones had the announcer acting the most shocked even though most people were NOT SHOCKED!

 

I'd go with HHH Turning on HBK as one that ranks up there with Ross's reaction.

 

I swear Face Play-By-Play men have to have the most gulible characters ever!

 

Steve