Ollie The Magic Bum Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Last one I can remember is Lesnar coming back after his UFC run concluded. Now there's always a bunch of video packages and commercials for anyone that's coming back or debuting. What happened to the occasional surprise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crack. Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 The internet happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronson Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I feel the same way. I mean, I get the reason (want to build hype to pop a rating), but it's still kinda lame. What I hate more though, is when a guy is there as a surprise, but the announcer announces him before his music hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Same. I miss when you were tuning in per usual and suddenly, the theme of a superstar who had been out for months would play and he would make his return. Now they've sucked the life out of that. They still don't hype Undertaker's return, but that's something which we come to know anyways and has become obvious. I blame the Internet partially too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarDaddyPlease Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I blame the internet mostly. Pretty much everyone who browses wrestling forums/sites knows before hand who's coming back or around. Royal Rumble entrants are kept a surprise until we get the article of "I saw KEvin Nash in the same city but he had his hair dyed, so he's going to be in the rumble obviously". Internet spoiled Batista's return. Internet spoils everything. I was actually surprised by Brock Lesnar returning (I had just started watching again before Mania that year) and apparently was in the minority since MOST people knew about this. I like vignettes for a lot of guys because in these days someone like Bo would debut and no one would have a clue who he is (AGAIN) and he'd be deemed a flop within 2 weeks because thats how things work with a lot of fans. We should still get some cool returns randomly, but its hard now when we have 3 reports and many cell phone pics of [insert wrestler] headed to Raw. Hell, KENTA isn't even at the training facility yet and everyone knows basically the details of his contract. This is why we don't get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Stay away from wrestling sites and everything will be a suprise unless WWE gives it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limitbreak Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 People like to be pretentious and think they know everything before everyone else just because they just so happened to come across and dirtsheet website. *Censored* those people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Huh??Rusev? Royal Rumble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradisangry Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I'm trying to remember the last time a surprise debut/return happened without my prior knowledge and except for Punk's Cult of Personality return (which was a surprise to me because I was avoiding Internet forums during that time), and Cena's Royal Rumble return, I feel like the last time it happened was MNM's debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Again...Rusev at the Royal Rumble Or Big E on Raw or Cesaro on SmackDown Or The Rock in 2011 or WM 30 Paul Heyman Heath Slater vs The Legends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masson Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Well there was the surprise returns at the Raw 1000. Xavier Woods had a surprise debut. Batista was probably going to be a surprise before the city he was returning in leaked it. Sheamus got a surprise return in the Rumble. Big E got a surprise debut. Ryback got a surprise debut. There are probably more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Sy™ Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Chris Jericho at the 2013 Royal Rumble was the last real surprise return. Paige debuting at the RAW after WM was also unannounced so I'd count that as a surprise debut. Those are the most recent, respectively IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1okr Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Lesnar and Kharma are the only recent ones I can recall actually exciting me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muur Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Don't read stuff about WWE online then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Kharma wasn't really surprising considering we got the vid' packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEGION Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Kharma wasn't really surprising considering we got the vid' packages. I think he's talking about the 2012 Royal Rumble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyriqz ✪ Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I agree. Last one I was genuinly surprised at was Jericho at the Rumble. Batista was supposedly a surprise (despite rumors) but then TMZ was able to somehow receive confirmation and it got announced as well. :/ Paige wasn't announced though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepia Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Kharma wasn't really surprising considering we got the vid' packages. I think he's talking about the 2012 Royal Rumble Ahh most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
μndrey Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Did everyone forget Jake Roberts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunchbox Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 People were legitmatly suprised when the Rock was announced as the special guest host for Wrestlemania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazzle. Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Paige, Rusev, Jericho at Royal Rumble last year, Big E along with others. We do get occasional surprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlterNation Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Surprise returns/debuts always seem to create a buzz. The crowd went nuts when Paige debuted 'cause it was completely out of nowhere. The Hogan/Austin/Rock segment was awesome, too. I hate when they do the whole "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome back...!" It takes the crowd pop away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Barrett's in ring return was a surprise the RAW after Mania. He got that initial pop, then an even bigger one when fans realized he was actually wrestling and not just appearing on the podium. But I really wish Batista's return in the Rumble was a surprise. I would have popped massively for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie The Magic Bum Posted June 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Don't read stuff about WWE online then I don't, generally. Anytime someone is coming back they run a ton of promos for them. They don't even TRY to surprise people anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willows Way Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 I hate this too. I love the surprise ones purely for the crowd response but when there packages and shit the crowd sucks when they know who it's gunna be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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