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dq831{at}freenet.carleton.ca (Jamie Rosen) wrote:
| Hack-Man (rspw{at}HackMan.com) writes:
| > Michelle Steiner  wrote:
| > | BTW, HHH got a major face pop when he made his entrance, even though he 
| > | got heel heat afterwards.  *shaking head*
| > 
| > It's the theme music.  Same reason Taker's entrance gets cheered,
| > but everyone falls asleep during his matches.  Same with Edge.
| 
| I realize that a lot of people around here don't like Edge (a lot of people
| don't like Booker T, and I think Edge resembles the Booker T of a few years
| back.) But do you put earplugs in during his matches? Generally speaking,
| the audience is into him during his matches as well as before them. They
| just don't chant his name, because "Edge! Edge! Edge!" is an
awkward chant.
| 
| I'm not making any statements about his abilities as a wrestler, good or
| bad. I just think that your distaste for him is colouring your perception
| of the amount of heat he gets.

Did I say I dislike him?  When he & Xian & Angle were together,
there was no one better on the mic.  Even today, when Edge is in a
gimmick match (ladder, TLC, etc) it's almost always the best match
on the card.  Even though he's no longer one of my favorite "must
see" performers, he's still ahead of far more than 50% of the
roster.

I seriously don't hear any crowd response for him (on the occasions
when I'm not semi-fast-forwarding through his matches with lesser
opponents) after the theme song and entrance routine are over
(again, gimmick matches excluded).  When he teams with Rey, I hear
the crowd pop for Rey's moves and then slowly settle down shortly
after Edge tags in.  If they are against opponents who are over
(like Benoit, Angle, and Los Guerreros) I hear the crowd pop for
them (which might misconstrued as heat for Edge).

Are you saying that when there is an Edge vs Albert (or whoever)
match, you are hearing the crowd pop for Edge (not including during
his music and intro routine) that isn't coming through on my TV?

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