SummerSlam 2001 Live Discussion - May 7, 2020

[Sky]

another thing: I miss Big Gold

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Maybe not that bad

I'd say worse. Nexus was a stable. It was eventually gonna go under. Book needed this rub.

 

[Chris]

Booker was kind of a tool even before this and it makes me so mad lol focusing on the move being the BOOK END instead of the Rock Bottom and pushing the Spin-a-rooni like he was (though it was awesome). Like you could just tell he wasn't being taken seriously already tho

 

[O-Blaze]

At least Booker I guess did get a pretty decent push later on, but damn he should have still had a lot better run in the WWF/E

 

[Chris]

Yeah I'm with Smark here, I halfway enjoyed Cena burying the Nexus bc I kinda thought they sucked. Good concept but I only liked Barrett and Slater really

 

[Hoss]

Booker was kind of a tool even before this and it makes me so mad lol focusing on the move being the BOOK END instead of the Rock Bottom and pushing the Spin-a-rooni like he was (though it was awesome). Like you could just tell he wasn't being taken seriously already tho

I mean, his whole deal is he's a fucking Rock ripoff basically.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

so Im the only one who thinks rock should have went over. no shocker there. lmao but I guess wwe messing up future booking is rock fault. lol

Yes, because Rock losing here wouldn't have hurt him at all. He's still tje Rock. Book meanwhile looks like a chump to the WWF fans for the next 5 years.

 

[Petty]

that is the fault of wwf booking.

 

[Hoss]

I mean there was no way he was going to be a BETTER version of The Rock so by comparing them you basically guaranteed he was always gonna be second rate

 

[Chris]

Yes and the fault started here lmao

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Booker was kind of a tool even before this and it makes me so mad lol focusing on the move being the BOOK END instead of the Rock Bottom and pushing the Spin-a-rooni like he was (though it was awesome). Like you could just tell he wasn't being taken seriously already tho

Book End was his finish in WCW. That wasn't the WWF, but yeah, Spin-a-rooni was all WWF. But tbh, WWF likes stuff like that.

 

[Petty]

right well I agree to disagree on all of this. I mean. I'm wrong. lol

 

[Ricky Smarks]

TBH I enjoyed The Book ripoff gimmick. It would have made him winning funnier.

 

[Hoss]

I'd say worse. Nexus was a stable. It was eventually gonna go under. Book needed this rub.

I mean the burial itself is nowhere near as bad as Cena to the Nexus.

 

[O-Blaze]

Yeah Rock losing wouldn't have hurt him at all. I mean shit, he put over The Hurricane and that didn't hurt him.