Legacy vs. DX | WrestleZone Forums

Okay...so this is my 2nd attempt at my 1st ever thread (if that makes any sense). Watching Monday Night Raw a few weeks back, there was HHH lying in the ring with the microphone after a beatdown at the hands of Legacy, rambling on and on about all he has to do is make one phone call, etc etc etc. At the time we all knew HBK was returning to assume the role of one half of Degeneration X, 12th redux.

2nd try? Did you accidentally delete your first one?

And yes, we had to figure HBK was coming back. It was only a matter of time, and it was so obvious.

A part of me, perhaps a jaded, cynical part of me, was holding out hope though that not only HBK would return to help HHH against Legacy but maybe, just maybe during a savage beatdown of DX (that we would see a couple weeks later) more help would arrive not in the form of a McMahon, or Cena, or Cryme Tyme, or Batista, but in the form of the New Age Outlaws.

Bringing back a tag team, for a triangle tag feud? Sure Triple H had the NAO join DX, but that was because Shawn was gone, and DX had to continue on. There only needs to be two tag teams in this feud, and Triple H and HBK are the more established stars to help put over Ted and Cody as legit stars. The Outlaws were an awesome team, but are unknown by most of the fans today.

I feel it would:
1)be a nod to the Attitude Era that many fans miss, but it would be the return of mid-carders so it wouldn't clutter up the main event scene.

Look, I loved the Attitude Era, but we aren't there. We don't need nods like that. The New Age Outlaws are old and can't really do anything to help the midcard or tag divisions. Besides, they couldn't really fit in now anyways, as the US title has a good little quartet in the title situation (Swagger, Carlito, Miz, Kofi) and the tag title scene is moving slowly but surely.

2)be an addition of multi-time tag-team champions to a sputtering tag division

It would be cool, but I don't really think they would do much. BG James can't do a whole lot wrestling wise, and Billy Gunn can't use his Mr. Ass gimmick right now, if they were to come back.

3)give DX the numbers advantage against Legacy until Bret(t?) DiBiase joins up

They already have the star power, and it is only Cody and Ted vs. Hunter and Shawn. Even if it was DX and NAO vs. Legacy, 4-2, then bring in Brett, 4-3. Still number advantage.

4)be electrifying to hear "OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW?" blast over the arena once again

The older fans would love it. But that hasn't circulated arenas in I think like 6 or 7 years. Most of todays crowds would be like "Who the heck is this?"

5)set up a Survivor Series match between HHH, HBK, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn & John Cena vs. Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, Bret(t?) DiBiase, Cody Rhodes & whomever Legacy can trump up

If this actually happened, it would be 3 major stars, and two midcarders, vs. 1 major star, and 3 youngins and a currently unknown. Odds in favor of DX, and they would probably romp Legacy.

6)NOT simply be a rehashing of the same old thing for the umpteenth time with humorous sketches interspersed with 3rd grade humor, but would instead create something WWE doesn't currently have: a face faction.

But it would be a rehash. They don't have anything to do other than 3rd grade humor. If this was 1999 again, I'd be inclined to agree with you. They could then work like they used to.

It's not like WWE hasn't rebuilt bridges with former stars before (Hogan, Nash, Hall, etc.)...and even if Road Dogg isn't in the best of shape he could even act in more of a managerial/spokesperson kind of role with his good mic skills.

Then that kind of defeats the purpose of bringing them back as a tag team. No one can replace Road Dogg in the New Age Outlaws, so if he were a manager and Billy Gunn had a different partner, it wouldn't be the same Outlaws. It would just be Billy Gunn wrestling and RD being the mouthpiece.

Lastly, before anyone bashes this post with the repetitive chants of "nobody wants to see a return of DX" which I've read in numerous threads over the last year or so, it would seem that indeed many would enjoy it seeing as how the crowd goes wild when they come out and there's X glowsticks everywhere.

The reason people bash it is because it is old. It is a rehash. I honestly am indifferent when it comes to DX. Some of their stuff is funny as hell, such as their Shockmaster skit this past week (Fucking priceless), and others are just older jokes. It has been DX winning at SS, getting jumped during inring promos, or plugging merchandise. They repeat the cycle man, which gets old for some people.

Any thoughts as to why this hasn't come to pass, or as to why it wouldn't be a decent idea?

If WWE were doing the "edgy" style of programming, I think it could be a thought. The NAO were a fun team to watch, but now, their characters aren't really suited for children. Like I said, Billy Gunn was Mr. Ass with NAO. It doesn't work to just say Billy Gunn, as he wasn't associated like that. But it wouldn't be a good idea, they are too old, and DX can really only work now with Shawn and Hunter.