Unpopular wrestling opinions

Angron

This one has been a fairly consistant part of my posting but: I love Kane, and even when he gets stuck in crappy matches I enjoy him (except when he faced Khali, but that's Khali).

I liked Batista, and thought his selfish heel run at the end was great!

I'm also a fan of Cena, not enough to buy one of those t-shirts but I still like him.

I far preferred The Rock to Austin, it's not even close.

I'm (still) a big fan of Evan Bourne.

I don't want Del Rio to get another World Title reign, I can't stand him.

Eire-Dearg

In contrast to the Heath Slater love-in, I think he's terrible and hate seeing him on any of the shows.

GTR63

Smackdown has fallen off the cliff the last few months for me its just Bryan, Sheamus, Christian and the ffwd button.

jaykhunter

I agree that Kelly Kelly isn't sexy. She's smoking hot, extremely pretty, but not sexy. Her fumbling her bra during the early days of WWECW was decidedly unsexy.

I'd imagine most of my thoughts on wrestling aren't that unpopular...hmm.....

Everything was better in my day...which was the late 80s and the late 90s. Anyone who started watching from 2003 onwards, I feel bad for you. When people say "that PPV/show was great" it's all relative to the garbage we're constantly being force-fed and is still a very cold product.

Enforcing rules around the matches they book really pisses me off. I hate how there was no official change-the-rules on things like punches are now allowed, rope-breaks are nullified if you pull them away from the rope, that kind of thing.

Suicide was great, as was his theme song. He should've kept going as some kind of Spider-Man/Hurricane superhero of the opening act/mid-card.

Massive steroid bodies look awesome. Like Ultimate Warrior's build or Rick Rude's. (Not pure-body builder types though). I miss massive jacked up, coked-up wrestlers.

WWE's main event will be the same in 2017 as it is now.

Commentators today are extremely bland and only tolerated because everything is so shít. They sound like they care about the product and are rattling off pre-scripted lines.

Christian is not a main eventer and only had the belt because the belt was lowered below his level. Swagger and Ziggler being ex-champions cements that.

We'd all be better off if wrestling and the internet never co-existed. Death of kayfabe = rise in complaining. I am aware of the irony of this statement!

Jack Swagger is an absolutely fantastic talent and could've been Kurt Angle-esque if he wasn't so horribly mis-managed. If he was around in the Attitude Era it'd be a very different situation.

Despite complaining you'll all still watch every 3 hour RAW!

dlofnep

Agree on Swagger. Great technician.

Stereomaniac

I think they might still manage to turn him into a clone of Kurt when they lose a few more guys!

jaykhunter

Lol my trying to be trolly is met with acceptance!

I'm very proud of Sheamus but irishness aside he's not a wrestler I look forward to seeing.

Vince is right to book towards kids since us veteran fans are already hooked.

I'm sick of seeing the same Austin clips from the attitude era on every worthless milestone Raw. Yes he drove a zamboni. Yes things used to be great. Create new memories and moments please!

I enjoy jobber matches. I think they're a nice short breather segment.

Vince can only push two stars at a time but that's Cena and his opponent.

Ziggler would die a death if he actually main evented a PPV. Great wrestler but he's not close to being accepted in that role. I still think his name is a comedy mid-card name and is holding him back.

Ryberg is great as a 5 minute distraction but he's gonna lose everything when he's booked to go 50/50 with a guy. He won't last in the midcard since fans see him as a Goldberg clone and won't be taken seriously.

GTR63

Surely I am not the only one sick of the ecw nostalgia.
I have little to no faith in wwe pushing guys long term anymore.
I don't want Stone Cold to come out of retirement.
I think Magnus is future Main Event Material.

DM_7

Where are the unpopular opinions?

Most of this thread is popular opinions we read on the other threads.

more Kane is great, WWE are right to target kids, you will watch three hour RAW please

waltersobchak

DM-ICE wrote: »

Where are the unpopular opinions?

Most of this thread is popular opinions we read on the other threads.

more Kane is great, WWE are right to target kids, you will watch three hour RAW please

This is definitely the random opinion thread

Bounty Hunter

DM-ICE wrote: »

Where are the unpopular opinions?

Most of this thread is popular opinions we read on the other threads.

more Kane is great, WWE are right to target kids, you will watch three hour RAW please

Gotta saw thats what I was thinking -

I Think Matt Morgan could be a great addition to the WWE Roster

Id like to see Road dogg made an active wrestler again

CM Punk is still really good in his role as the WWE champ

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but if I qualify these statments then people may agree

Punk is still good, but he is capable of much better and does seem to have lost his edge for instance.

Road dogg would still be great on he mic and could be used in a minor role now, even back in a tag team role as thats a minimal role these days

The WWE cna push a Monster like Matt Morgan and if pushed in a certain way he could work, be that as an enforcer, a monster heel or whatever. Big shows push and promos havent been that bad, its just its show. Even new fans dont fully buy it at this stage, but someone like Morgan could work imo

Charisteas

- I would love to see X-Pac return full time either with WWE or TNA, but preferably TNA.

- I love Vince Russo's writing and booking style.

- I never liked Matt Morgan and glad he's gone from TNA. I don't even want to see him back in WWE. That being said he's a really nice guy who took the time to speak to me and sign an autograph when I met him at the January 2011 house show.

- I loved Mexican America and still want to see Hernandez pushed (even if fed to Roode for a month) but keep Rosita and Sarita with him.

- AJ is nothing special compared to the majority of the dozens of stunning divas/knockouts from the last 15 years. She has that nice 17 year old Spanish student quality about her, but doesn't even come close to most of the current divas Kelly Kelly, Layla, Eve Torres, Rosa Mendez, Alicia Fox.

starviewadams

-I think Sheamus is one of the best,most dependable wrestlers on the roster,and thats not just because he's Irish.He's come a long,long way since his clumsy IWW days.

-I'm not a fan of Dolph Ziggler at all,and I doubt he will ever make it as a genuine WWE headliner.Overselling does not a main eventer make!

-AJ is the only woman on the WWE roster who has displayed any charisma or 'it' factor in a very long time.

-CM Punk is over exposed in a horrible John Cena 2005 way,and needs to drop the title soon (to Bryan preferably) and take a step back from the spotlight.

-Maxine,Bateman and Johnny Curtis should be on Raw or SD! by now,instead of Darren Young,Titus O'Neill and AW.

-Miz needs a face turn,sharpish!

-Heath Slater should have a more prominent role on one of the main shows.

-Ryback will amount to nothing of any significance and will prove to be a massive waste of TV time,just like most of the other monster pushes of recent years.

greensausage

when john cena finally turns heel it will be a huge disapointment

ecw was overrated

scott steiner was one of the greatest heals ever

wrestling will probably never have a golden age again

cm punk would be a mid carder if he was around 2000

nexus had the potential to be the best group since the nwo

kevin nash is entertaining!:D

Mouthalmighty

Unpopular opinions:

Montreal screwjob was a work and since it created the Vinny Mac character it was the greatest "work" of all time

Hardcore wrestling is garbage: ECW, CZW is pure crap. Why? you ask. Because it shortens careers, desensitizes fans to any foreign object finish to a proper match and its just a form of pornography for people who like watching lads beat the hell (both guys being compliant in this) of each other.
Guys can't get over because fans chant ECW or CZW as opposed to the talent's name.

Shane Douglas has a lot of issues with alot of wrestlers.

Shawn Michaels was a complete d!ck back in the day.

Batista was a big juiced up injury prone waste of time. Electric entrances but the guy was not champion material

gnfnrhead

Mouthalmighty wrote: »

Hardcore wrestling is garbage: ECW, CZW is pure crap. Why? you ask. Because it shortens careers, desensitizes fans to any foreign object finish to a proper match and its just a form of pornography for people who like watching lads beat the hell (both guys being compliant in this) of each other.
Guys can't get over because fans chant ECW or CZW as opposed to the talent's name.

Both companies are a lot more than hardcore wrestling, especially ECW.

Thepoet85

I can't stand The Rock ( Yip, it's true ) !!!

I used to love him, but now anytime he's involved in a ppv or show the whole night ( And run up ) is overshadowed by him.

jaykhunter

From the OP :

Eire-Dearg wrote: »

No need to bring someone up on an opinion you disagree with.

Hashtag_HEEL

I like the Miz and believe he's a great asset to the WWE as both a superstar and a promotional tool!

waltersobchak

The Undertaker is massively overrated.. The fact that he absolutely never puts anyone over makes me hate him even more..

The Miz's deserves his current position in the company. His lack of evolving his character beyond being Jericho-lite is completely justified.

Santino is the most entertaining character in Wrestling

WWE is better now that its ever been, in the time since it changed from WWF.

3 Hour Raw's will succeed.

airmax87

Steve Blackman should have got another contract.

Garseys

TNA is by far, the better product in wrestling at the present time.

DM_7

Most Wrestling fans don't like 'Wrestling'.

DM_7

Hashtag_HEEL wrote: »

I like the Miz and believe he's a great asset to the WWE as both a superstar and a promotional tool!

I only see three words in your post

Miz
Ass
Tool

Sorry, I had to say it.

takamichinoku

WWE are to blame for Kurt Angle being a bit mental and so reckless about his health, just because he rushed back from those injuries time and time again doesn't mean they should have encouraged him by letting him back on the road immediately.
Had WWE worked hard on sorting out Kurt's problems and giving him a significantly lighter work schedule, he could have spent the last few years as a pretty brilliant semi main event guy to elevate the new stars with.

While Christian could have had a fantastic (smackdown) main event run as Champion after beating Del Rio for up to a year as an underdog babyface, he isn't, and probably never was, main event material when judged solely on his own merits.

Triple H will be worse than Vince currently is, Vince wants a quick buck, Hunter is still too obsessed with protecting his character and I really can't see that changing.

Shawn Michaels, despite being brilliant and all, gives me the impression that he's as much of an egotistical git as he was in the 90s, but it's now clouded with this holier than thou born again stuff.

WWE never really have had any clue how to create stars, in the past it was the performers themselves who done most the work and that isn't allowed in the current system. they'll still be clinging onto Cena like they are now in 5 years time.

GTR63

If it wasn't for the Yes, Yes, Yes chant Bryan wouldn't of been pushed after losing the title.
Ziggler oversells cause its the only thing that makes him stand out.
Drew McIntyre is better than Wade Barrett.
Steve Schirripa turning up in tna with Team 3D was great.

Saveus.222

Bar Kurt Angle, Sting, and AJ Styles TNA is pretty darn awful.

Whoa, this is fun - dropping our own little pipebombs all over the place.

montyrebel

The Lightweight and Hardcore titles need brought back to the WWE

airmax87

D'lo brown was the coolest cnut in WWF.

Penn

I was completely happy with the WCW/ECW Invasion. They did the best with what they had, and it was WWF's mismanagement of what happened afterwards that taints people's memories of it.