it all went downhill from here
>>19839442>Modern Day Lex Luger
>>19839442did Paul send out another memo that he HAS to be front and center in his already premandated onscreen appearances as a behind the scenes storycrafter and memorymaker
>>19839442a long time ago someone mentioned that hhh is such an nwa/wcw mark that he only knows how to book long term heel runs and slow burn baby faces chasing the gold. he has no idea how to book a stone cold or hulk hogan. if he had them now he would fumble them like he does la knight and cody
>>19839455change what he is a mark of to Three Musketeers through aew start NJPW and then this is right on. It was the prototype for black&gold/cawdy return/ etc, everything he does now is chasing that high and funnily enough also his ego wants the IWC validation as strong as it was back then for the alternatives. but he married into slop and cant escape it
>>19839442It went downhill when Rock got involved in the Cody Cena story then disappeared and is now getting back on track but they have nothing for Cody since nobody wants to see Fatu or Drew lose either and Roman Punk is a money match but they felt the need to temporarily sacrifice a lot of other people for that Rumble win.
>>19839482keeping the Rumble special is a given, but pulling out the even more rare not cornering yourself in with the kayfabe traditions as an option that has enough cache collected they couldve had the rumble winner gimmick/storyline/angle involve with shenanigans to pull them into not even non-title but merely non-main event spot. Or maybe a little out there, but punk could have dropped to a hypothetical different winner before mania and its not precluded to still have the phil match main event.
>>19839455They need a long term babyface champion if theyre going to show the stars and wrestling every week. This is not 1981, the TV shows are not just ads to get you to come to the house shows and see the bad guy get beat
Honestly I started turning off of WWE when they ran Cody/Solo for months. The Netflix debut was the real "WTF is this shit?" moment, followed up with Jey winning the Rumble later on. Then the Cena heel turn which wasn't working and Rock wasn't there, capped off with Cody getting geeked out at the biggest stage.
>>19839442further back than that
>>19840538>having the belt for a few months on the b-show is the same as Cody’s boring run that lasted 2 years
>>19839442Actually it was this exact moment
>>19839442not really, now show daniel bryan wining the belts, you can actually tell things went from bad to worst after that
>>19839482>>19839651they really should've have had a wrestler be the third with cena and rock instead of travis scott. poor foresight to book two guys you can't control in your biggest angle.
You just had to see Big Khan's face. You could tell it was just a contract obligation that went against all common sense plans.
