yeah... ddp can play the crowd and the crowd loves it... even as part of the triad he was over.... got the reaction that was wanted and then he turned face he got huge pops....
Dont you wish that you were me??? no?.... i've got two words for ya!
Now, I want DDP to stay over and provide the WWF with a new top guy (or, more realistically, a new top midcarder). But, to say DDP is "over, period" is a bit presumptuous. He was over with this particular crowd, yes, but wait and see if he gets that reaction everywhere else in the country before you make a statement like that.
The crowd was in Virginia, which is a ways from the traditional WCW territories of Georgia and the Carolinas. I think it's just far enough away to be an omen of things to come. I mean he has three initials, which is good for the parrots in the stands. He has a finisher which still rocks.
And he sucks up to the fans of course.
Call me crazy, but I think DDP's gonna get over again.
No matter how bad things may get, just imagine what would happen if Vince Russo was booking again, and you will feel better.
Just bring back Kimberly Page and I'll be a happy man. I would love to see her kick some female butt in the WWF.
DMC
"Maybe the night *isn't* humid! See...maybe...maybe in the morning it was humid but at night it was cold. That gives you fog. Ah! The night was foggy!" -Larry Donner, Throw Mama From the Train
Hey come on, she played a decent "bitch" role near the end of WCW when her and Bischoff did away with DDP. She was never given an opportunity to act before cause she was always managing all that Nitro Girl crap. Was she any worse than Terri?
DMC
"Maybe the night *isn't* humid! See...maybe...maybe in the morning it was humid but at night it was cold. That gives you fog. Ah! The night was foggy!" -Larry Donner, Throw Mama From the Train
Irrelevant question, because I never liked Terri's "acting" either. Though Terri even lacks the redeeming quality of being attractive to me, as I don't care for her chimpanzee face and unnatural Hogan-like orange skin.
By the way, speaking of DDP, I just read a little of the Smackdown spoilers, but I'll let Mark Coale spill the beans on this one, and not annoy CRZ again.
All I'll say is, it's not a bad thing. It's a good thing.
No matter how bad things may get, just imagine what would happen if Vince Russo was booking again, and you will feel better.
What DDP is missing is that incredibly bad hairdo he was sportin for so many years...
I think DDP deserves better and the fact that the guy goes out there every night and tries hard is enough for me. On the stick he sucks, but put him in the ring with somebody for 5-15 minutes and good things will happen. The guy works his ass off and I was happy to see he was more over than the Godfather, for the simple fact that Paige deserves it. I'm not going to say that he should be world champion, but a nice feud with Kurt Angle would be kinda cool.
Godfather's never really been over... it's his hos--- er, escorts, that have been over. You notice the lack of much of a pop for the Godfather until he brought out the women? True to form.
DDP is more natural.
“You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he is expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth.”
Only thing I can think of is that he's one of those guys the fans naturally love. I don't think he can be an effective heel. The closest he got was when he had the Triad in WCW but even then, you just knew the fans weren't buying into the REAL people's champ as a bad guy.
Whatever the reason, I'm loving it. It's a great time for him to big gaining momentum too with the nWo suggestions made by the other ppl in this post. It would give Big Show a little direction too which is something he hasn't had in a long time.
Originally posted by LoosieIsn't Vrigina supposedly 'WCW" country....if so I'm guessing that's why he was so over.
WCW country didn't seem to mean shit when the Invasion was going on.. why can't he be a face/be popular? I am sure they will mute the chants soon enough so let him have his moment
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