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dq831{at}freenet.carleton.ca (Jamie Rosen) wrote in message
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> > Michael  wrote:
> > | 
> > | No joke.  Can anyone think of a high point?  A well-created character? 
> > | Feud?  Angle?  anything really good that WWE Creative's done in the past 
> > | few years?
> 
> Let me see...
> 
> --Kurt vs. Brock (the feud[s])
> --Team Angle
> --Starting to harness the immense power of Eddie Guerrero's charisma
> --Rey vs. Kurt (the feud)
> --somebody else mentioned Kurt vs. Benoit (the feud)
> --Letting Shane Helms run with his Hurricane character (although that's
> sort of falling apart now with all this SHIT.)
> --Matt Hardy, v1
> --Getting John Cena as over as he is now
> --The resolution to the Jamie Noble/Billy Gunn feud (well, I liked it.)
> 
> Those are some things off the top of my head.


You've probably hit the high points.  I found the following somewhat
interesting:

- Angle vs. Benoit (based on pure wrestling, alone)
- Cena (talented wrestler and lots of charisma notwithstanding the
dumb character they've saddled him with)
- The buildup to the second Elimination Chamber bout (good promos and
heat)
- Some catchy packaging/music for upcoming ppvs (somewhat
entertaining)
-Hurricane (funny, although I agree with you, this current angle with
Rosie is becoming tiresome)
-Benjamin and Haas (pure wrestling talent and decent talkers)
-Jindrak and Cade (pure workrate and athleticism)
-The return of Michaels (they've done well with him given his current
limitations)
-Randy Orton/Michaels/Maven angle (nice of Michaels/Maven to put him
over yet Orton still is willing to do jobs; Orton's charisma)
-Jericho, both in the ring and during his segments (he's mastered the
irritating heel routine although they milk it too hard at times)
-Vince vs. Bischoff (some past history made this intriguing)
-Transformation of Austin from Wrestler to co-GM (he's entertaining in
short blasts)
-Buildup of Lesner as a mega heel (notwithstanding his limited mike
skills)
-RVD (ultimate flyer type wrestler; decent charisma)

Forgettable stuff includes:
-D Lo/Nowitski/Teddy Long (tasteless, inane -- sad way for D'Lo to go
out)
-Rodney Mack's previous run (pointless stereotyping; clobbering
jobbers didn't do much for Mack, either)
-Test/Stacy/Steiner (tasteless)
-Vince/Gowan (exploitative of rather than elevating for Gowan)
-HHH's dominance of the top of the card and promotional materials
(redundant and predictable; this guy is not as 'cool' as they seem to
think and even if he were he doesn't deserve this much air time)
-Kane/JR (unbelievable, cartoonish)
-Coach/Snow vs JR/King (no athletic payoff)
-Bischoff's in ring appearances as a wrestler (predictable outcomes)
-Shane's return/sudden push (smacks of nepotism, although in fairness,
Shane has mastered a few difficult/risky moves)
-Flair caddying for HHH (misguided)
-Nash's return (boring)
-Lawler's announcing (inane, childish, distracting, one-dimensional)
-Nowitski/Snow (pointless)
-Dudleys/La Resistance (exploitative, cheap heat)
-Katie Vick (perhaps their worst angle ever)
-Stephanie/Vince (ridiculous and no athletic or artistic payoff)
-Christian (hasn't built on the whiner routine)
-Austin vs. Bischoff (silly, although both have done the best they
could considering what they've been given)
-Numerous handicapped matches -- Gail Kim/Molly vs. Trish, two
wrestlers vs. Spike Dudley, etc. (predictable outcomes; doesn't put
over the heels or do much for the faces either)
-RVD being crushed by Kane who then did jobs for Shane (sobering lack
of booking sense and long term planning)
-Rosie/Jamal/Rico (all booking for each of these guys has been
pathetic)
-Goldberg (simplistic booking to scoop him up and put him on top
rather than elevating some of their other talent to at least compete
credibly for this spot)


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