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|  #21 Posted on 4.8.04 1149.26 | Instant Rating: 4.86 | With the announcement of this "Best of 5" series coming on the same show that features a mini-Taker, would it be surprising if the series included non-wrestling events? Like a rap-off? Or a dance-off?
Originally posted by Spaceman Spiff
I'd rather they do a best of 5, with the final/blowoff match at the next PPV, rather than squeeze in everything at Slam.
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| #22 Posted on 4.8.04 1215.57 | Instant Rating: 3.48 | Well the spoilers say the "best of 5 series" is at Summerslam, so I assume it will all take place in less than 2 weeks at the PPV. Though if they add at least 2 more matches, there might not be a lot of room for that kind of match.
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| #23 Posted on 4.8.04 1221.24 | Instant Rating: 4.68 |
If the entire best-of-5-series is at Summerslam in it's entirety, I wonder if this means Smackdown will get the short end of the stick and have only 3 matches on the card vs. RAW's 4?
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|  #24 Posted on 4.8.04 1224.41 | Instant Rating: 5.67 | It'll be the first Booker/Cena match at SummerSlam, so they can have Cena go over big in Toronto without having to put the title back on him. Then they'll do the next four-probably gimmicked up-over the course of the following month, with Booker winning the final match at Unforgiven. There's no way they'll try any kind of 3/5 Falls or 5-matches-in-a-night-deal at SS.
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| #25 Posted on 4.8.04 1245.27 | Instant Rating: 6.65 | Originally posted by Mr Shh
What percentage of the audience in attendance do you think will want to see Cena win the US title at SS? And what percentage of them do you think will be mightily pissed if Cena wins a match but gets no title?
In Toronto... Cena is over HUGE, so even though a title victory would be better, I think just a regular win would be fine.
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|  #26 Posted on 4.8.04 1320.41 | Instant Rating: 6.33 | Originally posted by oldschoolhero
It'll be the first Booker/Cena match at SummerSlam, so they can have Cena go over big in Toronto without having to put the title back on him. Then they'll do the next four-probably gimmicked up-over the course of the following month, with Booker winning the final match at Unforgiven. There's no way they'll try any kind of 3/5 Falls or 5-matches-in-a-night-deal at SS.
Especially with Booker T being habitually injured and Cena having 5 moves.
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| #27 Posted on 4.8.04 1335.20 | Instant Rating: 5.67 | Exactly. Personally I tihnk the series is a terrible idea, as in order for it to hold the fans' interest long-term they're gonna have to rely on either running the gimmick well dry or Booker and Cena's chemistry being a LOT better than we have any reason to believe. Whatever happens, we're gonna end up with two wrestlers and/or a buncha potentially valuable match stips overexposed.
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| #28 Posted on 4.8.04 1345.46 | Instant Rating: 4.05 | Personally, I think Book & Cena have meshed very well in the ring over the course of the last month or so. Granted, they've been involved in mostly multi-man matches, but the segments with Book & Cena have been better (IMO) than any combo of Cena/Suzuki/RVD/Reigns.
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| #29 Posted on 4.8.04 1410.36 | Instant Rating: 3.48 | Originally posted by oldschoolhero
It'll be the first Booker/Cena match at SummerSlam, so they can have Cena go over big in Toronto without having to put the title back on him. Then they'll do the next four-probably gimmicked up-over the course of the following month, with Booker winning the final match at Unforgiven. There's no way they'll try any kind of 3/5 Falls or 5-matches-in-a-night-deal at SS.
Isn't Unforgiven currently set to be a RAW only brand PPV? That's what I remember reading last. And Cena is set for some sort of hiatus next month.
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| #30 Posted on 4.8.04 1430.19 | Instant Rating: 6.33 | SPECULATED SUMMERSLAM CARD AFTER SMACKDOWN:
World Title: Chris Benoit [c] vs. Randy Orton
WWE Title: John Layfield [c] vs. The Undertaker
Intercontinental Title: Edge [c] vs. Batista vs. Chris Jericho
United States Title Best of 5 Series: Booker T [c] vs. John Cena
World Tag Team Titles: La Resistance [c] vs. Rhyno & Tajiri
Grudge Match: Triple H vs. Eugene
Grudge Match: Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle
6-Man Tag Match: The Dudley Boyz vs. Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman & Paul London
Til Death Does Us Part Match: Matt Hardy V1 vs. Kane
4 Smackdown matches, 5 RAW matches (although the Tag Titles may be decided on Heat to save time).
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| #31 Posted on 4.8.04 1934.35 | Instant Rating: 4.68 | Originally posted by Freeway420
SPECULATED SUMMERSLAM CARD AFTER SMACKDOWN:
World Title: Chris Benoit [c] vs. Randy Orton
WWE Title: John Layfield [c] vs. The Undertaker
Intercontinental Title: Edge [c] vs. Batista vs. Chris Jericho
United States Title Best of 5 Series: Booker T [c] vs. John Cena
World Tag Team Titles: La Resistance [c] vs. Rhyno & Tajiri
Grudge Match: Triple H vs. Eugene
Grudge Match: Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle
6-Man Tag Match: The Dudley Boyz vs. Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman & Paul London
Til Death Does Us Part Match: Matt Hardy V1 vs. Kane
4 Smackdown matches, 5 RAW matches (although the Tag Titles may be decided on Heat to save time).
That's a great lineup ... but I'm wondering if they may milk the Tag Titles storyline a little longer ... I actually like the way that has been progressed, with Rhyno & Tajiri almost having to "earn" their shot.
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| #32 Posted on 4.8.04 1959.40 | Instant Rating: 5.66 | Originally posted by Freeway420
SPECULATED SUMMERSLAM CARD AFTER SMACKDOWN:
World Title: Chris Benoit [c] vs. Randy Orton
WWE Title: John Layfield [c] vs. The Undertaker
Intercontinental Title: Edge [c] vs. Batista vs. Chris Jericho
United States Title Best of 5 Series: Booker T [c] vs. John Cena
World Tag Team Titles: La Resistance [c] vs. Rhyno & Tajiri
Grudge Match: Triple H vs. Eugene
Grudge Match: Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle
6-Man Tag Match: The Dudley Boyz vs. Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman & Paul London
Til Death Does Us Part Match: Matt Hardy V1 vs. Kane
4 Smackdown matches, 5 RAW matches (although the Tag Titles may be decided on Heat to save time).
As the resident RVD mark, I'm quite upset by his absence. Still, though, it seems like a pretty good card, so I won't complain. Let's just hope that they keep 'Taker/JBL to under 10 minutes.
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| #33 Posted on 4.8.04 2013.27 | Instant Rating: 4.89 | Well i'm not a resident RVD mark, in fact i usually take the anti-RVD stance, but I'd much rather see him in the US title match, or the World Title match, or either tag match. I just find it hard to believe there is nothing for RVD or Haas to do when Smackdown's roster is pretty thin. Maybe the Kurt/Haas match will make someone realize that one of their better wrestlers is being wasted. Actually a Haas/Angle feud would be great after Angle/Eddie.
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| #34 Posted on 5.8.04 0041.02 | Instant Rating: 1.53 | | Not that continuity means anything in WWE, but Taker and Jordon do have some history together. There was a breif storyline, I think right after Nathan Jones left, where Taker was talking backstage with Jordon, being all chummy and stuff. Kinda like Taker was going to be his mentor or something. It went on for a couple of weeks, then it just got dropped outta nowhere. If they wanted to do a modern day Virgil gimick, they should have just brought back the original. | BigSteve
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| #35 Posted on 5.8.04 1607.36 | Instant Rating: 2.77 | Originally posted by Screeching Weasel
Not that continuity means anything in WWE, but Taker and Jordon do have some history together. There was a breif storyline, I think right after Nathan Jones left, where Taker was talking backstage with Jordon, being all chummy and stuff. Kinda like Taker was going to be his mentor or something. It went on for a couple of weeks, then it just got dropped outta nowhere. If they wanted to do a modern day Virgil gimick, they should have just brought back the original.
There may be some continuity in this storyline somewhere, but the chances of WWE mentioning or even remembering it are substantially less than zero. | | Pages: Prev 1 2
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