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muffinman wrote:

>>>        Out of curiosity who are these "stars of the
future" who need to
>>
> be
> 
>>>groomed. Getting wrestlers over is a hit or miss propostition based on
>>
> what
> 
>>>the fans want to see. It took roughly 3 years espectively to build Rock,
>>>Foley, HHH into what they were. Austin was on the fast track maybe a
>>
> year
> 
>>>and a half to two. I don't disagree that WWE wastes some talent at
>>
> times,
> 
>>>but jobbing the present to an unsecure future is not smart business
>>
> either.
> 
>>In no order:
>>
>>Jeff Hardy (at least Matt has been able to recover from the fall from
>>grace the Hardy Boyz and Lita suffered)
>>Booker T
>>RVD
>>Jericho (who has been shut out of the top level, but may be sneaking in)
>>Benoit (see above)
>>
> 
> 
> What you are describing is slightly different. There is "new" talent -
> Brock, Orton, O'Hare, Palumbo, Team Angle, Cena, etc. and then there is
> "almost established" talent - hardy, booker, rvd, jericho,
steiner, test,
> a-train, etc. Then there are those, like benoit, who are "established"
> talent that will never make the top tier.
> 
> The new talent should be jobbing to the future stars, but given some time to
> shine. They will be the midcarders or, with luck, the top tier. The
> established stars have been in the biz for a while, and are looking to make
> the top tier.
> 
> HHH is keeping the established talent in the midcard/jobber to him status,
> and the new talent in the basement. With Steph in the booking dept, this is
> very easy to do.
> 
> It is frustrating to watch good workers stuck in the basement/midcard while
> the same crap floats to the top.

Right you are.

Let's look at 3h vs. Booker T.  When they started the feud and for a few 
weeks after, there was a heavy racial overtone to 3H and Flair's verbal 
attacks on Booker.  The way the feud started out it was obvious that 
Booker was getting the title at WM.

Then 3H decided he wanted to keep the title (at first because he was 
supposed to jump right into a feud with Goldberg).  Suddenly, the racial 
overtones were dropped.

At the match itself, 3H even managed to use the finish to bury Booker. 
IIRC, Booker was wailing on 3H.  3H gets a desperation Pedigree outta 
nowhere.  3H then proceeds to lay down for a bit, recovering from the 
attack, while Booker is waiting to be pinned.  3H finally makes it over 
for the one, two, and at this point everyone thought Booker'd pop up, three.

With a pretty good history of this, is it any wonder that th fans are 
really tiring of 3H?

Michael


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