JN News 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I found this on another board. Meltzer on the LAW: They did a "fake crowd shot" when Cena won because they were afraid of showing the real crowd since they were booing Cena. WWE doesn't want Edge to be a strong heel because then he's a threat to HHH. Rey vs. Angle isn't happening, it's Orton vs. Angle. At least that's the plan. Boogeyman winning is a sign of the '80s cartoon gimmick coming back. There's going to be a bunch of new gimmicks, including a 50's style gimmick for Deuce Domino, a roller-skating waitress, a "Fidel Castro" gimmick, and a "Brother Love incarnate" gimmick. Also adding this: "Edge was said to be very upset backstage at the Royal Rumble when he found out he would be dropping the WWE Title back to John Cena. Upset in the sense of being distraught, not angry. Edge was said to be in such bad shape over it that Vince McMahon pulled Edge into his office privately to assure him that they weren't going to give up on him. Edge was upset that his lifelong dream lasted only 3 weeks." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tony manero Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Not surprising. Very, very disconcerting, though WWE is turning into WCW with all the politics, unprofessionalism, pushing guys that fans are not receptive to, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BorneAgain 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Reported in the Royal Rumble thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Reported in the Royal Rumble thread. Oh. Sorry about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Double post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Okay, so this is the first I've read some of this stuff, and I finally must ask: What is so fucking difficult to understand for HHH? You think such a purportedly devoted student of the business (or human being with 30+ years of experience on this planet, whichever you prefer) would understand that everyone doing well with him in the mix leads to greater profit than just him doing it all. I seriously have reached the point where now I don't even complain about it, and just wonder what kinds of brain damage the people in charge have suffered to not understand this. Just because you aren't front and center and masturbating onto all of your opponents every five minutes doesn't mean that you can't still be a main eventer. In fact, it actually -- tada! -- makes you a better main eventer, because people will pay to see things that aren't certain. Is anyone else (that's still watching) at this stage also? I guess it's good they try to market themselves to young people who can't really understand the backstage and corporate wheelings and dealings, because those are the only people who haven't worked their way into their frontal lobes from scratching their heads so much. Let's review: Multiple stars = good. More people buying tickets = good. PPV buys = good. High ratings = good. Money = good. Professional respect = good. WHAT THE FUCK, MAN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaosrage 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Reported in the Royal Rumble thread. Oh. Sorry about that. But these quotes deserve their own thread though. Not everybody reads the PPV ones. Meltzer starts talking at the 46 minute mark on the Royal Rumble recap law if anyone wants to listen to it. "Well they had a direction and it's been a direction for 6 months and they weren't going to change it. And that's the answer. The only reason they put it on Edge was just because they knew Cena was going to get booed." "Edge was said to be very upset backstage at the Royal Rumble when he found out he would be dropping the WWE Title back to John Cena. Upset in the sense of being distraught, not angry. Edge was said to be in such bad shape over it that Vince McMahon pulled Edge into his office privately to assure him that they weren't going to give up on him. Edge was upset that his lifelong dream lasted only 3 weeks." What's this quote from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I found this on another board. Meltzer on the LAW: They did a "fake crowd shot" when Cena won because they were afraid of showing the real crowd since they were booing Cena. WWE doesn't want Edge to be a strong heel because then he's a threat to HHH. Rey vs. Angle isn't happening, it's Orton vs. Angle. At least that's the plan. Boogeyman winning is a sign of the '80s cartoon gimmick coming back. There's going to be a bunch of new gimmicks, including a 50's style gimmick for Deuce Domino, a roller-skating waitress, a "Fidel Castro" gimmick, and a "Brother Love incarnate" gimmick. Oh man I wrote all that! Other boards are stealing my posts? SWEET. As a matter of fact I posted it here first. Thus, no offense to the person who started this thread, but I don't think it needs its own thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lt. Al Giardello 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Those gimmicks are fucking horrible, The Boogeyman is alright and is pretty entertaining, but thats fucking it. No Fidel Castro type fucking gimmick. These writers are problay not even wrestling fans, it fucking disgusts me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danville_Wrestling 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Of course the writers aren't wrestling fans. They're getting them from Hollywood and all that other b.s. I still don't know how in the HELL they expect to make WM respectable by having two heels go into WM trying to win the world title belts, especially having Orton fight Angle. Hell, Mysterio won the damn Rumble so let him go to WM. The fans are going to crap all over that bait and switch. It's almost as if they want business to tank on purpose. I also feel bad for Edge. RAW was fresh for the three weeks he was champ and now I guess we're back to the same old, same old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Of course the writers aren't wrestling fans. They're getting them from Hollywood and all that other b.s. I still don't know how in the HELL they expect to make WM respectable by having two heels go into WM trying to win the world title belts, especially having Orton fight Angle. Hell, Mysterio won the damn Rumble so let him go to WM. The fans are going to crap all over that bait and switch. It's almost as if they want business to tank on purpose. I also feel bad for Edge. RAW was fresh for the three weeks he was champ and now I guess we're back to the same old, same old. The thing that pisses me off the most is that according to Internet Reports, HHH & Edge are supposed to be "friends", backstage. Vince & HHH literally conned Edge into coming over to RAW with the false promise of a main event push. That is the most dishonest thing that HHH could ever do to a fellow RAW colleague. I mean, Edge is the same guy that went on Off The Record, and defended HHH, and this is the thanks he gets? Paul Levesque is a snake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Wasn't Edge supposed to feud with HHH during the summer of 2004 though before the fans turned on Edge for whatever reason? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Hopefully Meltzer is wrong about Orton vs. Angle at WM22 like he was about WM20 being a ladder match. Nobody gives a fuck about Randy Orton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Wasn't Edge supposed to feud with HHH during the summer of 2004 though before the fans turned on Edge for whatever reason? Yes, Deon. As a matter of fact, he was. Boy, has Edge ever been lied to by the WWE? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 HHHim? No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Vince & HHH literally conned Edge into coming over to RAW with the false promise of a main event push. You're going to RAW. Okay. That's not conning someone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Vince & HHH literally conned Edge into coming over to RAW with the false promise of a main event push. You're going to RAW. Okay. That's not conning someone Ok, so he wasn't conned. But, little did Edge know that the only reason he was going over to RAW was to be kept under Hunter's foot, just like everyone else, and Vince is condoning it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Ummm I'm sure Edge isn't stupid and figured that out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Deuce Domino getting a 50's style gimmick (hopefully this means he'll be a greaser) won't be too bad considering there ARE still greasers around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Deuce Domino getting a 50's style gimmick (hopefully this means he'll be a greaser) won't be too bad considering there ARE still greasers around. Do the neo-Ponyboys still wrap their cigarette packs in their shirtsleeves? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I don't understand how those fucks on The Law can say the Royal Rumble was a "thumbs up" and "thumbs in the middle" respectively but they both shit all over New Year's Revolution and said it was "guaranteed to be the worst PPV of '06." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 JN News is telling a hilarious story that doesn't exist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JN News 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 It's only my opinion, Curry. Not a story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Oh come on. When you start something off with "But, little did Edge know....." you're basically filling in the blanks as you see fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 They did a "fake crowd shot" Upon reading the news again, this gets a Huh? / WTF? out of me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Blazenwing 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 They did a "fake crowd shot" Upon reading the news again, this gets a Huh? / WTF? out of me. Pretty sure he means an OLD crowd shot of the crowd cheering. So WWE knew the crowd was going to shit all over the title change BEFORE it happened... and they STILL let it happen??? Now THAT gets a "WTF?" out of ME. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 You're operating under the assumption that a negative crowd reaction is enough to stop WWE from doing stupid shit. Silly David. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Edge is really overrated, you guys. Maybe this means he'll revert to those "Oh...GOD! I....AM....SO....MAD! I...should have...the BELT!" promos that were so awful and basically just made him HHH with giant teeth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 I've just come to terms that not only will this WM will go down as one of the worst, the out come is going to be just as bad. We're going to have either Orton, Triple H or Cena as the champs. I could careless about Rey now. I hope he gets jobbed out to JBL for this Eddie crap he's agreeing to take part in. JBL was friends with Eddie as well. Maybe he'll stiff the piss out of Rey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted January 31, 2006 Like I said, Chicago sure has the best luck: 2, 13, 22 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
