Assuming the WWE knew things were going somewhat bad with Piper, why the hell didn't the tag match on Smackdown end something like this: O'Haire dominates, hits his finisher on Tajiri, tags Piper in, Piper taunts Tajiri and waits too long and gets misted, kicked, frog splashed, it's over. Now the real match was similar to this, but after the match-- O'Haire should have told Piper that they are a great team and Piper still has it, finishing with "I'm not telling you anything you don't already know!" O'Haire goes to hug Piper, grabs him and pulls him in with his finisher (if Piper couldn't take it, let it be a kick), then O'Haire climbs up top and hits 2 Seanton bombs. Piper is strechered out while O'Haire just laughs at him and cuts a promo about how he is his own man. If the WWE KNEW Piper was gone, O'Haire could have gotten over even more by simply punking Piper out, beating him up, and the WWE saying that's why he's gone.
Rorschach: "None of you understand. I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me."
Do you honestly think Piper would have gone along with that, though? If he knew going in that he was being written out, he probably would have gone against the script.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but since the HBO show was seen on Wednesday evening, Vince McMahon likely didn't know what Piper had to say until then. Meaning, when they taped Smackdown, they had no idea Roddy would be gone after the show.
Besides, with the way booking has been going recently, they probably would've booked him to beat Brock Lesnar for the title had they known...
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Originally posted by GrimisBesides, with the way booking has been going recently, they probably would've booked him to beat Brock Lesnar for the title had they known...
thats probably the stupidest thing i have ever read.
Being soundly beaten in a midcard tag match (albeit against the champs) isn't exactly the most glorious ending to Piper's career anyway.
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Originally posted by OlFuzzyBastardYou know, from a storyline perspective, Eddy Guerrero and Tajiri just ended Roddy Piper's career. So some good's going to come out of the whole thing.
It's appropriate. Roddy came to prominence fighting the Guerreros, it should be one that finishes him.