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Tough competition for the WWE tonight as two 3-0 teams are going at it on Monday Night Football and there is a baseball playoff game.
I was a little disappointed to hear a report that Ziggler isn't seen as a star (yeah it's from Meltzer...who's still predicting the Shield's de-push....I mean it has to happen eventually. Right?). But then I remember that JR was one of the those that was super high on Dolph long before he got real traction so it could simply be a situation where they are just going to shit on the people JR liked (sorry Jack Swagger).
Between this and watching all those old Heenan stuff made me think...you know we look at a manager type like Heyman and say he's there because so-and-so needs a mouthpiece. But that's not always the case. Sometimes they just need the association. Bobby Heenan managed the top heels. So when Rick Rude comes into the promotion and gets with Heenan, he's quickly identified as a top heel. Rude didn't need a mouthpiece, he was perfectly capable of cutting his own promo. Rude didn't need the additional charisma, the guy had plenty of that. We just needed to know that this is a top guy. Sherri was the same way. Be it Savage, DiBiase or HBK...when Sherri was involved with a guy he was identified as a top guy. The genius of Heenan was that he never had to try to get himself or his talent over. It just happened because he was who he was.
Guys like Dolph never got that rub. They never got that identification. He was able to get himself over organically but if the machine jobs you out enough you lose that support because no one ever wants to get behind a loser. Right now I'm excited about The Usos...they are being made to look very strong but there has to be a spot that it goes to the next level or they end up hitting a point and dying off.
Is it frustrating to see a lot of talent, guys like Dolph, Cesaro...hell Titus...guys that the fans really love, that could be stars and there just doesn't seem to be that vehicle to get over and take it to the next levele. As a board most of us just want Cesaro to get over and I thought when Deadspin spotlighted his ridiculous giant swing that it might get him a little extra boost by no dice...yet...I've been trying to get behind the Barrett barrage for two years and well it's a pretty ineffective barrage.
Am I'm wrong? Impatient? Will these guys' time come? How many of them can Paul Heyman save?
Anyway your thoughts are appreciated. Enjoy the show and come out swinging but please keep it clean!
Tough competition for the WWE tonight as two 3-0 teams are going at it on Monday Night Football and there is a baseball playoff game.
I was a little disappointed to hear a report that Ziggler isn't seen as a star (yeah it's from Meltzer...who's still predicting the Shield's de-push....I mean it has to happen eventually. Right?). But then I remember that JR was one of the those that was super high on Dolph long before he got real traction so it could simply be a situation where they are just going to shit on the people JR liked (sorry Jack Swagger).
Between this and watching all those old Heenan stuff made me think...you know we look at a manager type like Heyman and say he's there because so-and-so needs a mouthpiece. But that's not always the case. Sometimes they just need the association. Bobby Heenan managed the top heels. So when Rick Rude comes into the promotion and gets with Heenan, he's quickly identified as a top heel. Rude didn't need a mouthpiece, he was perfectly capable of cutting his own promo. Rude didn't need the additional charisma, the guy had plenty of that. We just needed to know that this is a top guy. Sherri was the same way. Be it Savage, DiBiase or HBK...when Sherri was involved with a guy he was identified as a top guy. The genius of Heenan was that he never had to try to get himself or his talent over. It just happened because he was who he was.
Guys like Dolph never got that rub. They never got that identification. He was able to get himself over organically but if the machine jobs you out enough you lose that support because no one ever wants to get behind a loser. Right now I'm excited about The Usos...they are being made to look very strong but there has to be a spot that it goes to the next level or they end up hitting a point and dying off.
Is it frustrating to see a lot of talent, guys like Dolph, Cesaro...hell Titus...guys that the fans really love, that could be stars and there just doesn't seem to be that vehicle to get over and take it to the next levele. As a board most of us just want Cesaro to get over and I thought when Deadspin spotlighted his ridiculous giant swing that it might get him a little extra boost by no dice...yet...I've been trying to get behind the Barrett barrage for two years and well it's a pretty ineffective barrage.
Am I'm wrong? Impatient? Will these guys' time come? How many of them can Paul Heyman save?
Anyway your thoughts are appreciated. Enjoy the show and come out swinging but please keep it clean!