Moe Hunter

Who's fault is that, I wonder? They buried Christian when he started getting strong face reactions against Cena in 2005. They quashed potentially strong face presences like John Morrison, Mr Kennedy, Zack Ryder, Paul Burchill, and MVP. Guys like Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler keep having fleeting moments, where it's obvious the crowd loves them, only to get shoved right back down. Kofi had a clean pinfall over WWEWHC Champion Orton this year. Now he's a lumberjack. Even the "top faces" - CM Punk, Daniel Bryan and Sheamus, aren't allowed to Main Event a show that Cena's on without crazy circumstances. If Cena doesn't have the belt, he's still the guy they focus on (aside from the WM31 build-up, to be fair). They put all their eggs in one basket, then when they got more baskets, they still put their eggs in the same old one. They could have a ton of strong faces (some of whom could have turned heel and face five times in the meantime) if they wanted to.

You do pay in US$. They don't have any BS regional pricing like some other services (*cough*Steam*cough*)

Alicia's debut was as Edge and Vickie's wedding planner. Right now, Megan is exactly as much a Diva as she was.

Just like how Alicia Fox disappeared after Triple H accused Edge of having an affair with her?

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="dpoolez" data-cite="dpoolez" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Thats why i hope they can add in AI generated wrestlers in every year, so at least Universe/Career will always have a slew of new upcoming talebt that can be stars in a few years and everything wont get old quick.<p> </p><p> Not jinxing it but depending on how involved 2k actually is we may just get the same game, but I have enough faith that we may actually have a new experience this time around.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Cory Ledesma and Aubrey Stitterson have been let go, and they were the driving force behind a lot of the worst parts of the series. Sadly Bryan Williams remains but he must have something to offer if 2K have kept him on. In general, Visual Concepts (NBA 2K) are the main developer, with Yukes taking direction from them.</p>

<p>It always strikes me as odd that people see Sting and Justin Gabriel, then jump to the conclusion that WCW and NXT are going to be huge features. I would welcome both, as I really like playing as Goldberg and Hollywood Hogan in 2k14, and I'd love to have Sami Zayn in the actual game roster... But literally nothing 2K have said points at either.</p><p> </p><p> Also, I'm totally fine with the existing game modes - Universe could just get some sort of promo/backstage element added and it'd be the multiplayer season mode that has always been close to perfection (SD2, Raw 2) but never quite there.</p><p> </p><p> What I want is new (or returning) match types. 2v2v2 anything, Championship Scramble and/or Hardcore Time Limit...</p>

^ Boy, I'm sure glad TNA stopped doing complete Cluster****s for their title matches!

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rone Rivendale" data-cite="Rone Rivendale" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><span>http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx41/LordBarros/IMG_8434_zps7d26c8ce.jpg</span><p> </p><p> I was sent this thru my cell phone by a friend who pre-ordered the game and has been sending me screenshots endlessly since yesterday.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I feel sorry that either you are incredibly gullible, or that you think anyone else here is.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Matt Shannon" data-cite="Matt Shannon" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Oh, that's right, Colt is an East Coat(USA) wrestler. I forgot that all East Coast wrestlers who can do this move and that move, and can say this and that on a mic are great. >.<</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Again, completely irrelevant and nothing at all of what I said. Would you like to keep giving me reasons to doubt your judgement?</p>

Huh, he had a different experience with one guy than you did. That totally throws his credibility way out. Also, I never said that it was him who brought it up about the Bellas - in fact it has been several other wrestlers who were around developmental/WWE at the time.

Several times through Colt Cabana's podcast it has come up that the Bellas got on TV when they did by threatening specifically to leave unless they did. I don't doubt they've been using heavy threats and manipulation the whole time. "Work" isn't a word I would associate with them.

<p>Zayn vs Cesaro was great, but far from MotY. Cena vs Punk after the Rumble, Punk vs Lesnar and Cena vs Bryan from Summerslam are all much better.</p><p> </p><p> I am super excited for Zayn/Generico's eventual rise into the main roster, and Cesaro continues looking like an absolute beast.</p>

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Rone Rivendale" data-cite="Rone Rivendale" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="25169" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>You're right, Christian is just a 4 time World Champion. 2 in WWE and 2 in TNA. And he wasn't the biggest star that TNA had during the time he was there. He and Edge didn't have the best matches in the entire WWE during the TLC days. Christian gets NO pop when he comes out even today. <p> </p><p> Not being sarcastic at all. <img alt=":cool:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/cool.png.f00d2562b2c1d873a09323753efdb041.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> STING joined TNA like a month after Christian did. Would you like to try again on the "biggest star in TNA" thing?</p>

Yeah, she had a serious injury in Germany back in 2006 and it looked like she might have been done for good. Glad to see that not only is she not done, but she has a chance to hit it big.

Why didn't anybody tell me that WWE hired Rebecca Knox? Shocking, definitely one to watch whenever she gets to TV!

I'd rather hear Jen Kirkman's voice over Emma's any day. Being a New Zealander with plenty of exposure to Australians, it's always hard to tell when an Aussie girl is a bad actor, or if it's just the accent making them sound bad.

I'm sorry, I didn't realise that just because other guys have had a flaw, we're not allowed to comment on the new guy with the same flaw. I'll be on my way.

I don't know why you're bringing up hour-long matches, except in an attempt to obscure the argument. No one said Ryback should be in an hour-long match. We do have a right to 20 minute main event matches however, and there's no evidence thus far to suggest that Ryback can perform at that level.

The HiaC match was just over 11 minutes, bell to bell.

I don't think I've seen Ryback in a one-on-one 20 minute match. Can you please point me in that direction? What I have seen is him getting gassed in shorter matches, which leads me to believe he isn't reliable for a long match. Also, Lashley was in incredible shape and condition, and had an impressive amateur background. I've never seen Ryback make the leaps that Lashley did, or do... anything technical. I like Ryback just fine, but I don't look forward to a lengthy one-on-one match from him.

The fans got him to beating JBL. WWE pushed him over Christian, Jericho, Angle, HBK, HHH... All when the crowd was firmly telling them that they'd rather Cena fall back down a peg. Go back and watch Kurt Angle's promo before their last encounter. Look back at how hot Christian was in 2005 (primarily from his anti-Cena promos at RR and Backlash) and how woefully they wasted his momentum. They did everything they could to make the established guys as heelish as possible, everything they could to push Cena higher than he should have been. And still the crowd went crazy when Edge cashed in on him. People were hoping even Carlito or Masters might have beaten him - not for them to be champion, just for Cena to lose. The biggest ratings in that era were the Raw after NYR when Edge made his first appearance as champion, yet they squandered it by having Cena regain the belt in a lacklustre match only three weeks later. To say that the fans put Cena where he is today really seems to miss the mark. WWE has done everything they can think of to keep him on top and try to make him loved. Zack Ryder becomes popular? Let's make a big storyline between him and Kane where Cena's the only guy who gets a boost. CM Punk is the next Austin? Let's have Cena Main Event every PPV above Punk, even in matches that don't hold anywhere near the intrigue or importance level. Because why bother legitimising the championship, when Cena's the valuable element... And he'll be around forever, right? The fact is that if no one is given the chance to shine outside of Cena, they're never going to have their next Cena. Just like they missed their chances to make Booker T or RVD into top tier stars while they were desperately trying to make Triple H more significant than he should be (hell, they're still going with that), they have missed and will miss the chance to make a bunch of top tier stars. Barrett could have been huge, but they couldn't even risk having Cena miss one Raw after being "fired" and giving a huge, emotional, seemingly shoot, farewell speech. Instead Barrett got literally buried at TLC, and is now wrestling The Miz on the Youtube pre-show for WM. Punk should have been THE next icon, but again, they couldn't possibly do without Cena for even one show when again he was supposed to be "fired". They rushed the whole "two champions" storyline, taking away so much potential momentum for Punk doing all sorts of "non WWE" appearances. They squashed Rey Mysterio and The Miz who had one hell of a championship match, having Cena act as a total heel and beating Rey who had already competed that night, and in a ladder match the week before. Then, in the big rematch Punk lost the belt to Del Rio and instead of getting his natural rematch, Cena for no reason, with no claim to a shot at the title, of course he got the title feud and the main event. Punk got all his remaining momentum sucked out by a boring, shoe-horned and rewritten-by-the-week feud with Nash and Triple H, which in the end was just a lead-in for a Cliq feud. Hell, even while they're trying to build WM28-WM29 as Cena's "downward spiral", he BEAT Brock Lesnar, and consistently beat Dolph Ziggler despite any amount of interference, week in and week out. There's no glass ceiling anymore. It's a glass Cena. None shall pass.

Paige is great, but I don't understand the "Anti-Barbie Army" tag for her. So she has dyed black hair. Is that all it takes?

So what's the logical extension? You don't want to mess with the formula, which is Ryback having two minute squashes. He's in a match with CM Punk at HIAC. So either he should squash him, or it's messing with the formula. What's your idea for what *should* happen to keep Ryback over with the crowd?

So, your logic is that Ryback should never have more than a squash match? It will never get old? People want to see the exact same thing over and over ad nauseum? You sound like the worst parody of WWE Creative. "It works, keep doing it! Never change, ever!" Even Cena's changed over the years.

Yeah, Cena's promo before NoC and the opening video for the PPV where they highlight that CM Punk has changed his image/gimmick a bunch of times, and Cena criticizes him for it... It's so backwards. Punk changing is *good*. It keeps him fresh. Cena hasn't changed significantly in seven years, and people have been sick of him for a long long time. Also, "real men wear Pink"? Punk wore Pink recently honouring Bret Hart, he wore Pink on the Raw after Macho Man died, he wore Pink at WM25, he wore Pink when teaming with the Hart Dynasty... And Dolph Ziggler has been wearing Pink for a long time. How is it that Cena thinks he's the hero here?