So who do you think it was? The candidates (as in, the smackdown roster):
AL SNOW-who? ALBERT-ummmmmmno THE BIG VALBOWSKI-duh. BILLY & CHUCK-Well, all the real tag teams (or potential ones) are on RAW... BILLY KIDMAN-Was seen with Steph immediatly before, so no. CHAVO GUERRERO-Wouldn't make sense, and who really cares about him? CHRIS JERICHO-Out, was busy in ring at the time CHRISTIAN-see above DAWN MARIE-I doubt it's a woman D-VON-Maybe to reunite Dudleyz, but that wouldn't be newsworthy like they apparently will hype it as DEACON BATISTA-Maybe, but he doesn't really have a personality yet, so why would anyone care? DIAMOND DALLAS PAGE-retired EDGE-Was busy at the time FAAROOQ-See D-Von FUNAKI-duh. GODFATHER-who? HARDCORE HOLLY-ehhh...again, not really a newsworthy jump if it happened HOLLYWOOD HULK HOGAN-Good bet. He wasn't seen for the last part of the show (why didn't he come to help Edge?), would be a "major" jump, etc. HUGH MORRUS-duh. THE HURRICANE-Why would they move him? IVORY-Who? JAMIE NOBLE-And leave the rest of the CWs behind? No. JOHN CENA-Was busy in ring at the end. KURT ANGLE-No, obviously. MARK HENRY-I sure hope not. MAVEN-A possibility, though it would probably be a letdown. NIDIA-See Noble RANDY ORTON-See Maven. RICO-Could go if it is Billy/Chuck, but not alone. RIKISHI-Probably second best guess behind Hogan, just because people for some mysterious reason love the guy. THE ROCK-Already the champ, so no. TAJIRI-Duh. TORRIE WILSON-No women. SCOTTY 2 HOTTY-who? SATURN-who? STACY KEIBLER-Obviously not. LANCE STORM-In ring at show's end. TAZZ-Busy announcing TEST-In ring
THERE YOU HAVE IT. It's probably Hogan, if not him probably Rikishi. Billy/Chuck/Rico are distant third place candidates.
Mean Gene: "You know, I don't think it's a question - Goldberg, I don't think it's a question of who's next, I think it's a question of who's left?" Goldberg: "No, see, that's where you're wrong. It ain't who's left, it's - WHO'S NEXT?"
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I'm guessing that there are actually 3 supestars involved. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but Bischoff's TKO, 1, 2, 3, etc. comment started me thinking on those lines.
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I was thinking Hogan, but wouldn't that mean a heel turn for the old guy? I don't think they're done sucking every penny out of red and yellow t-shirts yet. Everyone else seems accounted for. I'm clueless
I don't think it is Hogan. He will probably stay on Smackdown to put over Brock before Summerslam.
Maybe it is Brock again. He could go back and forth playing mind games with Rock.
Edit: This competition for talent is good and all, but if someone jumps every show it is going to burn out real quick. I hope WWE realizes that. Maybe Bischoff was bluffing?
I agree with the three guys. So, I'm going to guess:
Noble, Helms and Tajiri.
Mysterio seems above the belt, possibly and none were seen. Although of course my second candidates are Billy/Chuck and Rico (even though Rico faces Holly on Velocity).
I got two blips on my Ha-dar. Shoot 'em down!
The next time I hear you say "glass ceiling" or you complain about someone being shoved down their throats, I'm gonna take that glass ceiling and shove it down your throat.
I'll go with Stacy Kiebler. She's the one who kept Steph guessing all through the show. And to my recollection, she was nowhere to be found at the end of the show, even though she spent most of the REST of the show in the backstage area keeping an eye out.
You think she's gonna stick around with STEPH in charge? Hell no. Even better, Stacy defects...and it turns out that while she ran interference, Bischoff was free to sneak around and steal a major name as well.
It would make sense for Stacy to switch, but even if I was going to switch Stacy over to Raw, I wouldn't play it up as a major plot point, if I was a WWE writer.
The following announcement has not been paid for because it's free. As the show progressed, I thought it was going to be Jericho in the limo to get out of his match with Edge, but it wasn't him, so maybe it's someone that wasn't even signed. Maybe it's a free agent that Bischoff just brought to SmackDown to mess with Steph. If you follow that path, then you've got two big choices, and a few other not-so-huge names. Could be Goldberg, Scott Steiner, maybe it was Sting but don't bet on it, but it'll probably end up being Hogan. I really can't think of anybody besides Hogan that would have been in the limo, unless Jericho can run like nobody's business. Billy, Chuck and Rico just makes no sense to me, and what's the point of pulling cruisers off SmackDown unless the CW Title is on both shows? So I'm gonna lodge my vote with Hogan.
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Originally posted by Mr Heel III'll go with Stacy Kiebler. She's the one who kept Steph guessing all through the show. And to my recollection, she was nowhere to be found at the end of the show, even though she spent most of the REST of the show in the backstage area keeping an eye out.
You think she's gonna stick around with STEPH in charge? Hell no. Even better, Stacy defects...and it turns out that while she ran interference, Bischoff was free to sneak around and steal a major name as well.
(edited by Mr Heel II on 25.7.02 2209)
Stacy ran up to Steph and told her Bischoff was out there and then stood there with Kidman (Thanks for coming out Billy!) while she ran off, so it's not her.
As for Hogan turning heel, HHH jumped and he wasn't a heel, until he turned during said show.
And if you're looking for a guess from me...hell, I don't know, Bob Holly?
Originally posted by BobHollySTILLRulesStacy ran up to Steph and told her Bischoff was out there and then stood there with Kidman (Thanks for coming out Billy!) while she ran off, so it's not her
Rats. Missed that. Although that still leaves open the idea that she's sucking up to Steph to distract her and ultimately ends up working for Bischoff undercover all along...
Yeah, it's Orton. The Bisch was talking to him last week. Orton also has been showing signs that he may turn heel(commenting on how his partners have been costing him matches against The Reverend Slick and Leviathan). Plus, out of all the developmental guys that have recently gotten the call, he is the smoothest in the ring.
BTW: What's up with Conway and Dinsmore getting the call, they are so bland. Above Average and EZ Money are money. They got the shaft.
Also, Why do none of the new guys have gimmicks. They all have regular names and we know nothing about them or their characters other than the fact that they are rookies. Lesnar is understandable because, like Angle, that is the name he originally received notoriety with. Orton also is understandable because he is a third generation wrestler. But dropping cool names and gimmicks such as Prototype and Leviathan completely boggles me. Those names sell merchandise. Plus, I understand they were both very good at their gimmicks. Hopefully they will go back to them. If Cena ever goes heel, he could pull a Rocky Maivia. And Leviathan could try to kill the Dead Man.
I liked Conway's debut in his match with... Somebody, I'm going to guess it was Hurricane or Chavo. But, the only thing I remember is Conway pretending to be hurt and selling it for three whole minutes, until ref's came down, paramedic's with a carrier. I actually believed he was hurt for a minute.
As for Above Average, he had decent charisma and mic skills but I don't remember him being that awesome in-ring.
Also, one last thing, did Bisch actually say the person was IN the car with him? I don't remember him saying that.
I hope it's not Orton. That would drop this storyline to some bland new depths. Orton is Cena, Cena is Orton. I don't know why, but I don't care about these two pretty boys with little mic skills and no charisma. Cena's more plain in the ring than Orton but they both bore me, so I hope it's not Orton.
I got two blips on my Ha-dar. Shoot 'em down!
The next time I hear you say "glass ceiling" or you complain about someone being shoved down their throats, I'm gonna take that glass ceiling and shove it down your throat.
Originally posted by WhoBettahThanDeionI liked Conway's debut in his match with... Somebody, I'm going to guess it was Hurricane or Chavo. But, the only thing I remember is Conway pretending to be hurt and selling it for three whole minutes, until ref's came down, paramedic's with a carrier. I actually believed he was hurt for a minute.
As for Above Average, he had decent charisma and mic skills but I don't remember him being that awesome in-ring.
Also, one last thing, did Bisch actually say the person was IN the car with him? I don't remember him saying that.
I hope it's not Orton. That would drop this storyline to some bland new depths. Orton is Cena, Cena is Orton. I don't know why, but I don't care about these two pretty boys with little mic skills and no charisma. Cena's more plain in the ring than Orton but they both bore me, so I hope it's not Orton.
Bisch used the word "We" a lot at the end of the show, and seemed to talk to someone else in the limo with him.
I'm still going to stick with Billy, Chuck, and Rico, to add to the Raw trend of putting together tag teams on a show with no tag belts. Maybe this will lead to Eric establishing the RAW brand Tag Titles?
Well, it has to be a major signing, one that's really gonna help RAW.
So it's gotta be Savio Vega.
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Yeah, the Conway injury angle was cool, but it should have been used on Smackdown or Raw. It also should have been saved for someone they are actually going to use.