SmackDown Live Live SmackDown Discussion thread, August 11th 2023: Austin Theory defends the US Championship

[Dale]

I mean in fairness he was picked for success and got a push from the start, it just didn't pan out the way they wanted to.

 

[Chris]

They called him The Chosen One

 

[Sabretooth]

Nah WWE definitely picks and chooses who gets a push and 9/10 times won’t push a guy who gets himself over. This whole “grab the brass ring” is just bullshit

 

[ETE]

McIntyre was picked for success? You mean the guy that was in an air guitar rock band, and got fired?

Yes the guy who was literally called ‘The Chosen One’ in the first part of his original run, and was singled out by Vince on screen before his lack of charisma, personality, etc made his push untenable was picked for success.

Yes the guy who was brought back to WWE and immediately treated as a Star in NXT and then called up to the Main Roster and presented as a big deal was picked for success.

 

[Deezy]

Every promotion picks and chooses their top acts.

That's how this works.

 

[Death By Looch]

But there are certainly differences between the companies, when it comes to the process of choosing and WWEs is in 9 out of 10 cases fueled by "We don't give a shit what you people want" and that is why they squandered so many golden opportunities, even when those were pretty much right in their face.

 

[King Kota]

They called him The Chosen One

Be something if they sent him down to nxt again to find himself

 

[Deezy]

LOL all those supposed buried examples like Bryan, Kofi, Becky.....all won titles at Mania.

Also Zack Ryder was a dork character and shouldn't be having credible matches with Randy Orton.

Mat Cardonna is someone you can see against Orton.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Every promotion picks and chooses their top acts.

That's how this works.

That’s true. But other companies most of the time, will actually push someone if they get over with the crowd.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

LOL all those supposed buried examples like Bryan, Kofi, Becky.....all won titles at Mania.

Also Zack Ryder was a dork character and shouldn't be having credible matches with Randy Orton.

Mat Cardonna is someone you can see against Orton.

Most people would’ve been fine with him at least being used properly in the midcard, even there they didn’t do much with him. Yeah he had a US Title run, but was booked horrible, and he won the IC Title…. Lost it the next night. Yeah they are some who would have bitched about putting him in the main event, but I remember back then most people would have been more than happy to see him getting pushed in the midcard ranks maybe upper midcard. Not treated like a jobber.

 

[King Kota]

LOL all those supposed buried examples like Bryan, Kofi, Becky.....all won titles at Mania.

Also Zack Ryder was a dork character and shouldn't be having credible matches with Randy Orton.

Mat Cardonna is someone you can see against Orton.

Cardonna xD sounds like a carfax ripoff

 

[Sabretooth]

Every promotion picks and chooses their top acts.

That's how this works.

Stop justifying the bullshit. You can push your guys AND allow guys to be pushed who get over on their own. This one or the other bullshit is nonsense.

 

[Death By Looch]

Just because someone wins a title Mania, that does not mean that that talent can't also be possibly buried.

And yea... Kofi is a great example in that.

 

[Sabretooth]

“Kofi won a title at Mania”

And then got killed by LOLBrock in 8 seconds and never even got a rematch

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Yes the guy who was literally called ‘The Chosen One’ in the first part of his original run, and was singled out by Vince on screen before his lack of charisma, personality, etc made his push untenable was picked for success.

Yes the guy who was brought back to WWE and immediately treated as a Star in NXT and then called up to the Main Roster and presented as a big deal was picked for success.

so what you are saying is Theory is Drew 2.0