General Chit-Chat Thread - No Spoilers

[Sabretooth]

Yeah obviously the “one ace” worked in the 80s with Hulk Hogan but this is a different time

 

[Chris]

There was a classic example of the old WWF choosing the top guy and the fans rejecting him: Bob Backlund

that only happened like 5 years into his run lol he was over as fuck at first

 

[Sabretooth]

You’re never gonna find someone that could carry a company the way Hulk Hogan did

 

[Sky]

He went multiple years as WWE Champ, and wasn't the most over, and crowds resented that, but he was the top guy because Vince Sr. liked him

 

[Kross Rhodes]

im big on BIG 4s but 2 aces works fine too. plys u can rotate ur aces anyways no one says it has to always be one dude

I think even with your ace, there’s always the number 2 and 3 guys.

For a while it was Michaels and Bret and Taker.

Then Austin, Rock and Triple H etc.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

There was a classic example of the old WWF choosing the top guy and the fans rejecting him: Bob Backlund

TBF Bob Backlund wasn't rejected at first. When Murderer Snuka came in that's when fans turned on him.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

i dont have a problem with Roman being a top guy either, i just think there were so many better organic ways to do it

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Bob Backlund in 1979 was one of the most organically over people *ever*.

 

[Chris]

Yeah it was snuka getting so over that turned the crowd on Backlund, he was champ like a year too long

 

[Sky]

The cases of Warrior and Sting are quite interesting too

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I think even with your ace, there’s always the number 2 and 3 guys. For a while it was Michaels and Bret and Taker.Then Austin, Rock and Triple H etc.

tbf it was kind of like that in aew too. tho i dont think jericho was ever the ace. Mox was def the ace. as was Kenny 100%

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Yeah obviously the “one ace” worked in the 80s with Hulk Hogan but this is a different time

I think it would work today if wwe actually did it right.

Typically fans can only give their all to one or two people.

 

[Sky]

They did fine, but they both flopped hard because they had to follow Hogan and Flair

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Sting was a flop?

 

[Sabretooth]

They tried with John Cena and fans half hated him lol