"We have more information on Ultimo Dragon in WWE. Apparently, Vince McMahon has already grown sour on the superstar and does not approve of his style. Thus, the originally planned Rey Mysterio vs. Ultimo Dragon match for SummerSlam is off and the current plan is to pair Rey Mysterio against Billy Kidman for the Cruiserweight Title."
*heavy sigh*
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Would it have been too much to ask that they watched maybe one of Ultimo's matches BEFORE they signed him? You know, so they knew exactly what they were getting.
And when Billy Kidman gets your push, you know you're in trouble. :)
At least Ultimo Dragon has already accomplished everything he claimed he wanted to do in the WWE, that being to wrestle in Madison Square Garden. About the only other thing he could actually accomplish in the WWE that would add anything to his career is to become the WWE champion and I don't think anyone ever considered that even a remote possibility. So, while it sucks that Dragon supposedly won't be getting a push, at least he accomplished one of his dreams and is presumably getting paid decently to boot.
but is anyone REALLY surprised given Vince's total mishandling of nearly every cruiserweight ever? Fuck Vince, right up his ass, about this at least I say. I know that usually at least 30 percent of the product will actually be acceptable despite him, and he has done some good things, but I still think that overall he has his head firmly corked up his own ass.
Kidman/Mysterio simply makes more sense for SummerSlam. That's the way they've been building this storyline for well over a month now, and all signs seem to point to that being the likely matchup.
As for Dragon's style, I kind of agree that he doesn't look terrific in there... not yet, at least. I'm not overly familiar with his work in WCW or elsewhere, so just judging on the few bouts I've seen so far.
He does some spectacular moves, but they all look like kind of clunky and spot-spot-spot in there. Look at the way Rey has been since he started, he had an awesome match with Angle right off the bat, and proved he could hang with the big boys.
I hope I'm wrong about Ultimo, that's just the vibe I get so far. So changing it to Kidman-Mysterio makes perfect sense to me, with 'Slam only a month away.
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HOw does Ultimo Dragon put on a match with one of the big boys right off the bat unless he gets a match against one of the big boys. Besides, Mysterio getting a good match out of Angle isn't a big accomplishment, who doesn't have a good match with Angle?
If you ask me, Ultimo's style would be better off against guys like Kanyon, Benoit, Eddie and even Tajiri than Mysterio, Noble, Shannon Moore, and Kidman.
In fact, it was sad that Ultimo's debut came so close to Kidman's return. I think fans would've gotten behind a Rey Misterio-Ultimo Dragon tag team just as much as they did Rey & Kidman...
Originally posted by CANADIAN BULLDOGTwo things to say:
Kidman/Mysterio simply makes more sense for SummerSlam. That's the way they've been building this storyline for well over a month now, and all signs seem to point to that being the likely matchup.
As for Dragon's style, I kind of agree that he doesn't look terrific in there... not yet, at least. I'm not overly familiar with his work in WCW or elsewhere, so just judging on the few bouts I've seen so far.
He does some spectacular moves, but they all look like kind of clunky and spot-spot-spot in there. Look at the way Rey has been since he started, he had an awesome match with Angle right off the bat, and proved he could hang with the big boys.
I hope I'm wrong about Ultimo, that's just the vibe I get so far. So changing it to Kidman-Mysterio makes perfect sense to me, with 'Slam only a month away.
OMG, I agree with the Bulldog! Dragon has not really blown me away in any match he has been in. With that said, Vince should have known that Dragon's best days were far, far behind him and not wasted the money to get him if he wasn't pleased with his style. I mean, I remember him in WCW, and this seems like a totally different wrestler. For everyone bitching about cruiserweights not getting pushes, it seems that Rey, Kidman, Eddie, and Noble have been getting plenty of airtime. I don't think it is any coincidence that they are the best workers as well.
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Not to nitpick, but I wouldn't consider Eddie Guerrero a cruiserweight...of course, you could've mentioned Tajiri...
Still, Vince must have been hiring based upon Ultimo Dragon's name rather than intimate knowledge of what he was capable of. But what we should be doing is bringing him along slowly anyway. That's why putting him in a tag team, or giving him an angle based around SE, might have been a better way to go...
Did anyone see Ultimo Dragon's match last night with Kanyon on Sunday Night Heat? It was only four minutes but it was good, and better than Noble/Gunn, Stephanie/Sable, McMahon/Gowen, and that stupid bar room brawl. That's like half your Vengeance card right there.
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I saw a similar report on LoP but the reasoning being Ultimo doesn't look "stiff" and "realistic" enough. And that he's light and is working too lucha or something.
I don't know, but that sounds a little stupid to me. If they wanted someone who looks "stiff" and "realistic", you would think they would've signed someone like Low-Ki already. Also, the thing is, Ultimo's style isn't much like Rey's. I mean they're both heavily lucha influenched but I don't think Dragon springboard's all over the place like Rey does.
How did Rey start out? Just being put on Smackdown weekly and having cool matches, right? We've gotten a much smaller dose of Ultimo right now than we did with Rey when he started. I don't think the casual fans will jump on the Ultimo bandwagon as quick as they did with Rey, but in due time, I think Ultimo will find his stride. I, myself, enjoyed the Guerrero/Ultimo match in the US tourney a few weeks ago, for what it was. We've barely seen Ultimo on our screens so I also find it hard to judge his current performance. Give him more matches and a little more time before calling this one a disappointment, I'd say to WWE.
Dragon's got a pretty nice win/loss record for somebody who's supposedly hated...but I guess this explains why he's low on the card and still doing dark matches.
Originally posted by GrubbyLongJohnsHow did Rey start out? Just being put on Smackdown weekly and having cool matches, right? We've gotten a much smaller dose of Ultimo right now than we did with Rey when he started. I don't think the casual fans will jump on the Ultimo bandwagon as quick as they did with Rey, but in due time, I think Ultimo will find his stride.
One little bit of difference (and you know I'm an Ultimo supporter), on Rey's debut show he was also booked to interfere in the main event cage match with a big "Holy Shit" spot. He was then put over by Cole as part of the "future of Smackdown". They've yet to give UD a moment like that.
So this means what exactly? That Dragon is going to spend most of his time on Velocity after his initial few appearances, being brought out every now and then when they need a cruiserweight for something?
I agree with the sentiment that Dragon hasn't looked too good in the ring so far. It's obvious he hasn't been given a proper match/worker to showcase his talents, but I'm getting the feeling he might never get that match. What we're getting now seems to be Vince's vision of what Dragon should be.
As far as his style goes, Dragon was never flashy in the sense of crazy highspots (like Rey). He's more "flashy" in the sense of being ultra-quick in the ring and executing moves. IMO, it seems like his little standing sliced bread #2 was given to him as opposed to created by him. The thing is just stupid and contrived - he should be using the Dragon Sleeper (screw UT). Maybe he could bust out his old Corkscrew Splash to make his own "Holy Shit" moment.
Isn’t this the same type of gossipy “news” item that (almost) always gets trashed by people around here? Is it because it has to do with a Net fave that people are putting any stock into this? Seems like a nice bit of tabloid reporting to me.
Has anybody even considered that maybe (just MAYBE), they’re not ready to put Dragon on screen full-time? Maybe they pushed his debut up a few weeks just so he can get his MSG fix, because who’s to say that he’ll be around come WMXX? And if he is around, great – I’ll pay really good money to see Rey-Dragon then. If you had to choose between: a) having him on every single week, maybe winning, maybe losing, or b) have him make sparse appearances so that when WWE is ready for him, he won’t be tainted by a potentially bad W-L record, what would you choose?
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