How much of it is because of "the guy that runs the place" Cena? From the outside the WWE seems to be so much fresher with new guys being put over all the time. Or maybe I'll start to get jaded again after a couple of years? Dunno.
As a little kid listening to heel Lawler made me hate him. I didn't realise all the Stu Hart and Bret stuff he came out with was a work. Now as a smark I can't stand him as a face. I'd love to see Cole go heel (or has that been done?).
Lol, going to bed now, will watch during my lunch break tomorrow.
Some of these are amazing.
Lol at him tripping up Layla
Bloke was absolutely top drawer in all ways tbh. Ring work was superb - had amazing matches with Jericho, Lesnar, Jeff Hardy, Cena and Taker in particular. Excellent promos. Excellent character as both heel and face. Had the crowd in the palm of his hand at all times. Bloke obvs had an attitude and a massive chip on his shoulder, but in fairness to him, you got the feeling he was a very principled guy and stuck to his guns. Above all though, he was someone who really made you sit up and take note, and actually care about what was happening. This has obvs always been an important skill for a pro-wrestler. But in the modern day, where fans are much more clued in about the way everything works, and the internet and so on, it's really rare you find anyone capable of this.
It was a semi-worked shoot. His contract was up, and he was given the mic and told to go out and say whatever he wanted, everyone thought he would be leaving in a few weeks so they wanted to get as much hype out of it as possible. In the end he re-signed a new contract minutes before he went out to wrestle in what would otherwise have been his final WWE match (for the WWE title). It was just incredible. Watch the first 5 mins and last 5 mins or so of the below vid for context. The whole thing was just amazing.
Creative differences. Hates HHH. Hates Stephanie. Has lots of resentment about not being put in the WM main event. Has lots of resentment about people like Lesnar, Rock and Batista just showing up whenever they like and getting put in high profile angles.