Quote:
Originally Posted by The CyNick
He's not "just a guy" in the sense that say Fandango is "just a guy". But what I'm trying to say is if you were to rank all the guys who are part time performers who appear basically only at Mania, Sting would be on the same level to me as a Chris Jericho. A big name, who can come in and work a program that means something, but not a Rock/HHH/Taker who can actually carry a long term program.
Plus, in a lot of ways HHH is more important than all those guys because he's a regular character on TV, and one who should command authority. Pardon the pun. Therefore, when I look at it long term, HHH winning was best because the long term money program is Rollins finally on upping HHH.
If you think Sting, would mean more for WWE business long term by beating HHH, thats cool, I just think you're way off base and letting some hatred for HHH get in the way.
|
I think people have already addressed the "Sting as a star" point effectively already. You can see Sting at that level, but you'd saying that subjectively in the face of a fair amount of objective evidence; and I'd still argue that even if Sting weren't on the level of a Rock/Triple H/Undertaker (not sure all three of those parts are equal, but whatever), then it'd be smart business to at least
present him as being on that level.
But some people just don't like money.
Sure, Triple H is probably going to be running around more regularly on WWE TV. That doesn't mean Sting's appearances can't be special on their own, or make a shit-tonne of money in the immediate future. You also don't know the schedule of Sting. The guy is only a few years removed from being a fairly "regular" part-timer. Some people seem to have this idea that the guy only has one or two matches left. That might be the case, but the idea that Sting
can't be a regular, or at least make enough appearances to justify a huge WrestleMania win isn't substantiated yet. Also, I'd argue that it might have even been worth giving Sting the one win against Triple H, even if it was his
only match.
You also have to keep in mind that -- star-power aside -- Triple H is the
heel. Keeping your heels strong is definitely a good idea, but at the end of the day the pay-off is in the babyface getting some vengeance. Generally speaking, people weren't buying WrestleMania to see Triple H beat Sting. It's like going into McDonald's, ordering a burger and getting punched in the face. Long-term maybe the punch is better for you, but it's not what you asked for and you won't be back.
But some people don't like money.
There is some money in Rollins upping Triple H, you are right. But you need to get to the point where there is a conflict that people can really bite into. It's not dirtying the discussion to point out that Seth Rollins has been heeling it up as much as anyone in his position is allowed to, whilst Triple H has been painted as the rightful hero and the true man. This is despite the fact that Rollins holds the
World Heavyweight Championship and Triple H is practically
retired.
If you want Rollins to start doing face things after the turn, that's cool -- but does it make sense for it to happen that way? Doesn't that go completely against who Rollins has become since selling out and joining The Authority? And we don't really have a reason to hate Triple H within the context of this story. If Triple H turned on Rollins on RAW, he'd probably get cheered for it. So maybe the plan is for Rollins to be the heel in the program? Okay, but why not build him up as a credible heel right now, instead of having him dance around active stars in order to get to the part-timer? And if the idea is to have Rollins come out of the Triple H program a more credible performer, isn't that a move towards the face end of the spectrum anyway?
Again, it's not Triple H hate. I've wanted to see Triple H vs. Dean Ambrose and Triple H vs. Bray Wyatt for AGES. I don't want to see Triple H win either of those matches, and I don't think he needs to win them to have his heat as the guy with all the corporate power in the world. Vince McMahon didn't need to win a bunch to still draw money with Austin.
I've already explained about the build to Triple H/Batista and how it's different. The way they are going about a potential face turn for Rollins is more like what they did with Randy Orton or Alberto Del Rio. Those were great, weren't they?