Another storyline bollocksed?

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I must admit that i first i was confused when rey appeared after the match on raw, with no visible changes. I do not believe that the angle is over though because it has had such a build up and the fans are into it. From the beginning of the storyline we have been asking questions debating where this angle was going.

Like at the start is he alive or dead? we were talking about who kane was on about was it himself, paul bearer etc, then when kane starting carrying the bag everywhere with him so we started wondering what was in the bag, when we find out it was mysterios mask i think must of us thought the storyline fell apart there but one week later we were exited again by kanes promo. I feel that this is just another swerve to get us wondering where its going again, an if it does turn out to just set up a kane/mysterio feud or a dropped storyline i'd be a annoyed as it could've been so much better. It just feels like something else has to happen though

I think this storyline was created just for Rey's return and not to make Kane look good in his promos again which he has been for the past few weeks.

I'm looking at the storyline like Sexton is, through a mark's eyes and I am left thinking "What!" as well. Here is what I thought of the storyline so far.

I mean, first Kane says "Is he dead or is he alive" and most people think he is talking about Paul Bearer, Undertaker or Vince. He then begins to carry around a bag and most people then think Kane is talking about himself and is carrying the mask. This storyline sounds good so far. Then Adamele orders Kane to reveal what is in the bag and it turns out to be Rey's mask. Storyline beginning to go downhill as I wanted Kane to pt his mask back on (I'm a Kane mark) although I was surprised that Rey's mask was inside.

Kane then says that Rey's spirit is broken and that Rey is scarred beyond human repair or something like that. Storyline improving as Kane is beginning to sound like a monster again.
Kane then cuts more decent promos about attacking Rey and even chokeslams Batista which is always a bonus.

However, this storyline has really lost me now as after all the build up with Kane saying he had injured Rey severely and that Rey's spirit was broken, Rey comes out at the end of RAW, jumps around a bit, batters Kane who runs off like a pussy as RAW goes off the air. This not only ruins all the build up as Rey looks like nothing has been done to him physically and he looks happy enough but it also makes Kane look weak as well.

Unless Rey does turn on Batista and team up with Kane, this storyline will be just another disappointment in my eyes.

I concede that it is too early to give up on this storyline, already. It has been full of swerves, like the excellent posts above me have illustrated, so Rey appearing might be another one. But this does not take away from the fact that it, to some, is lame.

When Rey indeed turns on Batista at Unforgiven, his appearance on Raw might gain some awesomeness in hindsight, because then it would be a part of a grander scheme, but the way things are now it just seems to me, and to some other people here as well, that this is pretty much it, and that all this will culminate in "Hey, Rey is back, buy his toys".

And that would be a pretty bad ending to such a captivating buildup that seemed so ripe with possibilities.

simple fact of it is, we were enjoying a psycho kane cutting good promos and guessing whats gonna happen, then the story seemed to change, i dont care if it is to set rey to turn heel on batista, if it is its still poor in my opinion, think like your watching a thriller and everything that was said previously is disproven one week out of the blue.

No point kane saying hes emotionally and pyscicly scarred if he isnt for one week. EVEN if it is so ppl dont guess hel be heel. They could have had a scene at unforgiven where rey breaks out of some containment truck, pegs it to the ring, looking fecking mad, but then gets batista instead of kane. if thats the way ther going.

rocky.. "I mean, first Kane says "Is he dead or is he alive" and most people think he is talking about Paul Bearer, Undertaker or Vince. "

as soon as i saw the very first kane looking mental, saying is he alive or dead - i thought, he means the masked kane ooo well done wwe. It would have been so much more simple and pleasing for fans if it ran for 4 weeks and he one day debuted his new music, waited for te slow part to stop then BANG out he comes.

thats another flaw he has, bar coming out too fast for his music, the BANG is in the wrnog place. it should be *droning organ* *bang* kane enters

I think its working brilliantly!

Again not the way I had initially hoped it would go but looking at the bigger picture I think its done no end of good for Kane already!

I'm now looking fast forward to the PPV.
We mght see the begin of a much bigger storyline as we expected to or we see the biggest trash we won't forget so near.

King Sexton wrote:

as soon as i saw the very first kane looking mental, saying is he alive or dead - i thought, he means the masked kane ooo well done wwe. It would have been so much more simple and pleasing for fans if it ran for 4 weeks and he one day debuted his new music, waited for te slow part to stop then BANG out he comes.

thats another flaw he has, bar coming out too fast for his music, the BANG is in the wrnog place. it should be *droning organ* *bang* kane enters

i agree with you that is how the angle should have gone and still believe that is how it was originally planned. I also agree about the music having the pyro first does not work with the slow organ. I also understand your frustration with how the storyline has a gone, i just think it could be too soon to say that its been ballsed up and could prove to continue as a good storyline even though it isn't what we exactly wanted

You don't always get what you want, only what you need

I don't think its over and I think maybe there is something that triggers Rey into being Kane's slave?

I like the storyline I think there has been some good swerves and as this shows as got a reaction and people talking about it, exactly what I want from a storyline.

I liked it at the beginning when Kane snapped and first asked the question "Is he alive or is he dead". That got people talking and wondering who Kane was talking about. People were coming up with storylines that involved the return of Paul Bearer, Undertaker, Vince etc.

Then Kane brought out the now infamous burlap bag which made me even more interested in the storyline. However, I was pretty sure Kane's mask was inside and even though I wanted him to return to masked Kane, I was slightly disappointed that it was so obvious it was the mask inside.

Then, when he revealed what was in the bag, I was ready to mark out when Kane snapped again and attacked Adamele but no, we get Mysterio's mask. From this point, I was thinking this was all set up for the return of Mysterio who should have returned and attacked Big Show as Big Show was the man who kayfabe injured Rey. I was disappointed and I thought this would be another crap finish to a promising storyline.

I then began to get more interested when Kane revealed he had attacked Rey and that Rey's spirit was broken. I thought this storyline could still lead to Kane putting his mask back on and becoming a monster again.

However, I was majorly disappointed when Rey returned on RAW looking perfectly unharmed and happy and battered Kane making what Kane said look silly and making Kane look weak.

However, I have read comments about Rey possibly teaming up with Kane at Unforgiven and screwing Batista over and I hope this happens unless this storyline won't live up to my expectations and hopes.

To conclude, this storyline has kept me entertained and interested but also disappointed and frustrated. I still don't like the way this storyline has panned out at this moment in time but my opinion could still be changed depending on what happens at Unforgiven.

Seconding that. This storyline was filled with awesome moments as well as pretty moments, and Unforgiven will more or less decide whether Rey's appearance on the last Raw will have been or .

In reply to the gaffer I did say that it was the best idea I had heard. I didnt claim it was my own idea at all and was not trying to take the credit for any one else's idea

And no im not pompeykevin I have never posted here before

grendelsdad wrote:

Seconding that. This storyline was filled with awesome moments as well as pretty moments, and Unforgiven will more or less decide whether Rey's appearance on the last Raw will have been or .

I'd bet on

OK, now you can say they fucked the storyline up, total joke and a waste of time.

Was he just ther bouncing around liek a fool as he used to?

aint bothered witht he main event yet.

I don think, we haven't seen the edge of sillyness!

King Sexton wrote:

Was he just ther bouncing around liek a fool as he used to?

aint bothered witht he main event yet.

Yep, like the Kane thing never happened, it makes Kane look unbelievably stupid....AGAIN.

thought it seemed queer, well done wwe.

Regal could have been put in the match for the fuck of it or anyone but rey!

what were they thinking, bet they regret not just writing "kane comes out with mask on"

It does now look like its just been a waste of time and a brilliant chance to get Kane over one last time as a possible main event guy, if anything was proven though is Kane's ability to cut a decent promo so get the guy doing it more often, however I just have a feeling that there might be some more in this, there has to be, I liked Reys new look, it shouts a new character so I am still a little confused as to where they are going with this.

Why was Punk not involved and if there is an injury for instance and Jericho was introduced as his replacement is that possibly why they held back on the Rey storyline?

Hmm it seems they just had 2 weeks off, the explanation to this crushed spirit etc has to know be brillaint so I hope it makes sense after a few weeks off.

i noticed rey was wearing a differant type of mask, had no back on it, and then kane cuts a promo holding a kane mask, but it looked like it was a mysterio mask with kane print on it. So what has he done hypnotised rey but not actrivated the key word yet or somthing lol ?

That would be kinda cool. Sleeper demon Rey could work in thta context, as storylines with Kane never aim for realism and can go nuts in that kind of way. But I guess all we can really do is wait and see. This storyline has become pretty unpredictable, pretty fast. The way things are going I would not be surprised if Rey was Kane's son, after all.