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Post by eCo on Jan 22, 2006 21:37:45 GMT 1
Yeah I know this is a little late, but a thread wasn't made about this so here is the good and the bad IMO of 2005.
The Good
2005, really was a better year for the WWE. At lot has improved, and there were many top faces that were nearly as popular as the attitude superstars back then.
1. The 2005 Draft: I don't care what anyone says, the 2005 draft took me off my seat. The whole point of the draft was that there would be exciting changes for the good, and I could not have asked for anything better.
2. ECW One Night Stand: Even the WWE haters loved the PPV, and that says enough.
3. Return of Legends: Smarks hate it, but the rest of us wrestling fans loved it when Hogan, Piper, and Stone Cold returned. It seemed that the WWE was recovering all of their big names they lost in 2003-4.
4. Good ridance to a horrible gimmick: Yeah! I still think it was such a step forward when the WWE got rid of Hassan. There was nothing creative what-so-ever over this gimmick.
5. Overall main eventer feuds: About all of the championship feuds were all good, mostly because the WWE didn't make any irrational pushes like they did in 2004. Even underrated fueds like the Batista vs JBL feud were sadisfieable.
Worst of 2005
1. Time for a Bathroom break- The sequel: Stay tuned for the 2006 Diva Search.
2. Raw vs Smackdown!: Just the way they did it was very improper, and at the wrong time.
3. Revenge of the Nerds 5-Rise of the MFers: To me it is a full on fact that this was all a fix from the start. Shit, the WWE found a way to stir up the IWC and that's exactly what they did. People bought into that crap so fast. I truly feel bad for Lita in real life, just because of that crap that was chucked at her.
4. Still downsized, still sexiest: Can anyone here guess who was the pervious champion before Trish? This just further prooves that the WWE is sexiest, and the women's wrestling league is not only dismantled, but it seems like the WWE dug it back up just to piss on the ashes.
5. Big Vis: It was beyond me that the WWE re-hired him, but to give him a horrible gimmick. I don't if anyone knows this or not, but chicks really don't go for 500 pound black men, with a freak-like eyes and teeth. More common sense down the drain. Along with Val Venis, Visera is probably the biggest waste of space.
6. Kane as a face: Faces should not kidnap women and assault them.
7. Mohammud Hassan: To me it is an obvious fact that the WWE is exploiting faux patriotism for rattings, and to me it is sickening. Hassan is probably the worst heel the WWE had in a long time, and if he was to get involved in the WHC match, I would puke out my guts.
8. Jillian's Blemish: Yeah wrestling is immature, but this is way beyond that.
Feel free to post your own best/worst of 2005.
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Post by Stare on Jan 23, 2006 2:15:39 GMT 1
This could've been a great article. Anyways, I agree with a lot of what you said, and disagree with some of it. The good? Well, the first three were spot on . . . 4. Good ridance to a horrible gimmick: Yeah! I still think it was such a step forward when the WWE got rid of Hassan. There was nothing creative what-so-ever over this gimmick. Alright, I'm not saying this because I liked Hassan, this is a fact. As a heel, the guy was WAY over. He was, at one point, the most hated man in the WWE. The only way you wouldn't realize it is if you were deaf, and couldn't hear the roar of boo's when he walked out. Not creative? Well, maybe taking a stereotype and adding fuel to it isn't the most creative thing in the world, but you know what? It worked like a charm. I think dropping Hassan was a HUGE step back for the WWE, but thanks to the media, we'll never know. I happen to be a firm believer that the mid-card, upper-card non-title matches carried this year. Batista vs. JBL was absolutly horrid. The story wasn't terrible, but it was pretty bad, and the matches were crap. Anything else Batista did this year overshadowed this. His feuds with HHH and Guerrero were well above this. Cena and Angle was the biggest waste of time in the World. Not only did it run one of the WWE's greatest names into the ground, but repeating this was a key role in getting Cena boo'ed more. In the end, nobody cared about Angle vs. Cena part 3, 4, or 5. It was overused, and was clearly just giving something Cena to do until the obvoius plans for him to go up against HHH. Worst? I agree with the first 3 DEFINETLY. I was so dissapointed in the time they chose to do the brand vs brand storyline. I still say that what happened to Matt was real, but oh well, we'll never know. Can anyone else name a talented female wrestler on Raw besides Trish and Victoria (not including Mickie, she came in late). No offense here Ecos, I agree that the WWE can be a bit sexist. But, if they gave the belt to Candice, you'd be bitching about her horrible ring skills. The same reason you support Cena should be the same reason you support Trish. Cena held the belt for so so long cause he was the hottest things going. Well, in the womens' divisoin, no one can hold a candle to Trish's popularity. I don't see how you can approve of one and not the other? At least Trish still gets cheered by everyone. Viscera sucks, but this got over for an amount of time. Maybe it's stupid, but like Hassan, it worked. Eh, it's entertainment if the women is being a bitch. But, you're right, Kane shouldnt be face. Worst heel? Yeah, I agree, I hate heels who draw major heat. What is the WWE thinking making a guy who is supposed to be hated insult the country? Can I ask you an honest question, Ecos? And, think about this one, please. Did Hassan ever say anything that was a complete lie? Ha! How true. See next post |
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Post by Stare on Jan 23, 2006 2:25:03 GMT 1
THE GOOD[/u]
1. The handling of Batista's character change heading into WrestleMania --- Yeah, I know this was also a bit of 2004, but I thought they almost handled this perfectly.
2. The Draft --- This was spot on. I'm glad that this year they enforced some big names. It makes me look forward to The Draft a lot more.
3. HBK vs. Hogan build-up --- This, IMO, is all HBK's award. His promos and segments were perfect in the build up to this. Too bad it all went south at the actual match.
4. Batista & Guerrero --- I really enjoyed what they were doing with this. Nobody thought Eddie was really going to stay face, and it was such a textbook move to have him go heel, and they did the complete opposite.
5. ECW One Night Stand --- Great to see ECW back. And, I'm glad the WWE let it be done the ECW way, for the most part.
THE BAD
1. Guerrero Dying --- No explanation needed
2. Year long feuds --- Taker vs. Orton and Angle vs. Cena. They were dragged on WAYYY too long and outgrew their welcome.
3. The way the Roster invastion was handled --- This has been desired for a while, and they screwed it up.
4. The handling of Matt Hardy's return --- He had the fan's backing, and they screwed it up by having him lose to Edge in the fashion that he did. He could've had a decent face run, that would've died out eventually.
5. Hassan is let go --- They killed off their most heated heel because of the media . . . lame
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Post by PThaGangsta on Jan 23, 2006 4:41:23 GMT 1
Well... I was going to post the exact same post... Great men think alike.
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Post by Stare on Jan 23, 2006 5:06:11 GMT 1
I always liked you P  I also hated the way Jericho was fired. It could've been done better. And the Guerrero/Mysterio feud was terrible, storyline-wise. Luckily, we got some stellar matches out of it. |
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Post by KillerSundin (Formerly HBK) on Jan 23, 2006 22:21:10 GMT 1
The Best
1. Shawn Michaels: Overall this has been a great year for HBK. He had a great feud and awesome matches with Kurt Angle. He made Masters look better with their short feud. He also had amazing promos leading up to HBK/Hogan. Too bad Hogan felt selfish again. The only bad thing is that HBK should've stayed as a heel.
2. The Draft Lottery: What Ecos and Stare said.
3. HHH/Batista Feud: HHH made Batista and HHH had awesome promos in this feud. Batista also did pretty well with solidifying himself as a badass monster. The only downfall is that Batista beat HHH in HIAC in only 20 minutes.
4. HBK/Hogan Feud: Enough said.
The Worst
1. Eddie Guerrero dying: This was a heartbreaker.
2. Cena/Angle: This was one of the worst feuds I have ever seen. It dragged on way to long and i also can't see how a street thug wannabe can win 6 matches in a row against Kurt Angle.
3. Batista/JBL matches: Sure the hype for this feud was decent but the matches were horrible.
4. Cena vs JBL at WM21: This was the was the worst match of the year. Very bad
5. John Cena: Cena has a boring gimmick (Don't want an arguement and I know that his character was popular) and his matches were lame. He also had the worst Invincible streak at the end of the year and how the hell does he make someone tap with his first submission move other than a sleeper?
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Post by brockandsable on Jan 23, 2006 23:06:08 GMT 1
Yeah I know this is a little late, but a thread wasn't made about this so here is the good and the bad IMO of 2005. The Good1. The 2005 Draft: I don't care what anyone says, the 2005 draft took me off my seat. The whole point of the draft was that there would be exciting changes for the good, and I could not have asked for anything better. The Bad7. Mohammud Hassan: To me it is an obvious fact that the WWE is exploiting faux patriotism for rattings, and to me it is sickening. Hassan is probably the worst heel the WWE had in a long time, and if he was to get involved in the WHC match, I would puke out my guts. |
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Post by eCo on Jan 27, 2006 18:33:00 GMT 1
Sure Hassan drew a lot of heat, but that was still no reason that he should have been fighting for the title. I'm not the only one who had a huge problem with Hassan's gimmick, but T&J and Happy Noodle Boy were all against the gimmick as well. Hell, I could say that many people here were also offended by it. For the most part, the only people who booed Hassan, were mostly fat ass, overweight, pro-war, american rednecks. The same exact people who went crazy for Eugene, and get all hyped up when Candice does her dance. If you would take the WWE to Europe (excluding England), Hassan wouldn't get so much heat. If anything, he was nothing more than the heel flavor of the month. Here is another thing that annoys me about the IWC and Hassan. They constantly praise Hassan, but the also say that mainly veterans deserve a shot at the title. Just another reason how hypocritical the IWC really is. If anything, Hassan should have stayed in the middle card. Cheap and racist gimmicks shouldn't get someone in the main event, and Hassan's gimmick was purely racist. Happy Noodle Boy said it the best:
"It is now a full on fact that Vince McMahon is exploiting faux patriotism, and it is sickening"
As for other people's pick for the best of 2005, I would have rather perfered to see Batista make a sudden snap against HHH, instead of making it obvious. It would have rather been cooler to see Batista just loose his temper on HHH, and then get egotistic AFTER he REBELS.
The reason why I didn't mention Eddie in my picks because I think his death shouldn't be subject to our bias. This was the reason why I didn't choose the "I'm your Papi" angle in the worst of 2005.
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