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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Dec 26, 2007 20:03:12 GMT -5
The kids love him though. He does get a decent reaction for a guy who can't really wrestle.
A bit like the ol'Hacksaw these days on RAW.
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Post by mysterydriver on Dec 26, 2007 20:18:34 GMT -5
He did have a nice series of matches on ECW.
Like against Morrison or teaming with Punk against Morrison/Miz and Morrison/V
He also helped Big Daddy V look dominating. It's not often that I've seen the face character get SQUASHED in the blow-off match of a feud.
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Post by thesunbeast on Dec 26, 2007 20:21:47 GMT -5
From: wrestlezone.com Source: Wrestling Observer "The Boogeyman hasn't been seen on WWE TV since November when he was involved in the one night only return of DX. To put it bluntly, WWE don't know what to do with him. WWE writers Ed Koskey and Brian Gerwirtz are Boogey's main supporters as they like to write comedy segments for him. Working against this though is ECW head writer Dusty Rhodes, who wants to limit skits and promos on ECW with more solid in ring action. The general feeling is that his act grows stale quickly, so they will use him on a non regular basis, possibly moving him to Smackdown for the younger children." Translation: He will be getting fired again soon. Also, they realize he can't wrestle. Hmm, maybe WWE is starting to learn. Boogeyman is over, so they shouldn't fire him just yet. So what if he can't "wrestle", pro wrestling isn't really "wrestling".
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 26, 2007 20:23:28 GMT -5
There's really not much more shelf life they can get outta the character anyway.
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Post by SassovsHart on Dec 26, 2007 20:49:17 GMT -5
From: wrestlezone.com Source: Wrestling Observer "The Boogeyman hasn't been seen on WWE TV since November when he was involved in the one night only return of DX. To put it bluntly, WWE don't know what to do with him. WWE writers Ed Koskey and Brian Gerwirtz are Boogey's main supporters as they like to write comedy segments for him. Working against this though is ECW head writer Dusty Rhodes, who wants to limit skits and promos on ECW with more solid in ring action. The general feeling is that his act grows stale quickly, so they will use him on a non regular basis, possibly moving him to Smackdown for the younger children." Translation: He will be getting fired again soon. Also, they realize he can't wrestle. Hmm, maybe WWE is starting to learn. Just a few pointer, the original story doesn't say that they couldn't think up for anything to do with him, or say that they might mvoe him back to Smackdown. Typical Wrestlezone to change the story around like that. "To put it bluntly"? That wasn't what the original story said at all. In Original form it says: Anyways that's how the story really looked, and I made the call not to put it in my WWE notes thread from the Observer seeing how it doesn't really say anything. You're saying that the call has been made to only sparingly use the guy? Wow, what ever tipped them off to that fact .... maybe the part about him barely being on TV anymore?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2007 21:19:56 GMT -5
. The general feeling is that his act grows stale quickly, They realize this now?
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Post by xombiehiphop on Dec 26, 2007 21:30:05 GMT -5
Had a nice top rope splash he used all of one time. Can I have a job at WWE creative? I could think of a thousand things to do with Boogeyman. I support your crusade only if you can get me hired, too. I still think they should do a face-injury angle with Kane, have him come back with the mask, and have him start teaming with Boogeyman both to (a) help show him the ropes, so to speak, and (b) cause me to mark the f*** out. Something about a Kane/Boogeyman duo seems like the type of thing I could get into, and I, also, could come up with a thousand things to do with both of them. I always figured if Kane were to somehow ever reclaim his mask then he should be the Jason Voorhees of wrestling. Of course, Boogeyman would then become Freddy Krueger. I'd love to see a scary, more realistic Boogeyman. I liken it to a comic book writer taking a crappy, goofy character and turning him into an actual threat.
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Post by Captain Wonderful on Dec 26, 2007 22:35:03 GMT -5
. The general feeling is that his act grows stale quickly, They realize this now? Meanwhile, the champion for the past two years...
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Post by SWH - Shane Hero on Dec 26, 2007 23:55:31 GMT -5
Seriously, I never really liked the Boogeyman, purely because he can't wrestle. But seriously... how could you NOT find something to do with him?? ECW has all of 8 people on it's roster, and only an hour of TV each week... and they can't find a spare 5 minutes to have him squash or be squashed. To do a promo? To do a run in? To do something?
And the gimmick isn't the problem, there's a lot of places you could take it. It just seems that they're not writing anything for him... that generally limits what you can do with a gimmick. C'mon, turn him heel and make him more sinister... team him with a good 'straight man' and have a wacky odd couple team. It's been ages since someone has done the whole 'I hate my gimmick' angle... have him burn the Boogey outfit, walk around in a suit and glasses for a few months as Martin Wright; Sensible Individual. Before becoming the Boogeyman again. HOW CAN THEY NOT THINK OF ANYTHING FOR HIM??!!
And more importantly, why am I getting so upset over this, when I always wanted him to get fired and rack off anyway?
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Post by SassovsHart on Dec 27, 2007 0:00:16 GMT -5
Seriously, I never really liked the Boogeyman, purely because he can't wrestle. But seriously... how could you NOT find something to do with him?? ECW has all of 8 people on it's roster, and only an hour of TV each week... and they can't find a spare 5 minutes to have him squash or be squashed. To do a promo? To do a run in? To do something? And the gimmick isn't the problem, there's a lot of places you could take it. It just seems that they're not writing anything for him... that generally limits what you can do with a gimmick. C'mon, turn him heel and make him more sinister... team him with a good 'straight man' and have a wacky odd couple team. It's been ages since someone has done the whole 'I hate my gimmick' angle... have him burn the Boogey outfit, walk around in a suit and glasses for a few months as Martin Wright; Sensible Individual. Before becoming the Boogeyman again. HOW CAN THEY NOT THINK OF ANYTHING FOR HIM??!! And more importantly, why am I getting so upset over this, when I always wanted him to get fired and rack off anyway? Like I said when I posted the actual version of the story, it had nothing to do with them not being able to think of anything for him. It's just that Dusty doesn't want to use him, because he doesn't fit the mold of the show he's trying to run on ECW.
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Post by -Lithium- on Dec 27, 2007 0:07:26 GMT -5
I cant imagine people anticipating this update. Like "THANK GOD THERES STILL HOPE" or something...
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Post by chunkylover53 on Dec 27, 2007 0:17:41 GMT -5
From: wrestlezone.com Source: Wrestling Observer "The Boogeyman hasn't been seen on WWE TV since November when he was involved in the one night only return of DX. To put it bluntly, WWE don't know what to do with him. WWE writers Ed Koskey and Brian Gerwirtz are Boogey's main supporters as they like to write comedy segments for him. Working against this though is ECW head writer Dusty Rhodes, who wants to limit skits and promos on ECW with more solid in ring action. The general feeling is that his act grows stale quickly, so they will use him on a non regular basis, possibly moving him to Smackdown for the younger children."Translation: He will be getting fired again soon. Also, they realize he can't wrestle. Hmm, maybe WWE is starting to learn. How is he suppose to cater to children...HE'S THE BOOGEYMAN FOR CHRIST SAKES!!! I know this sounds cliche, but turn him heel. He should be a monster heel. Perform voodoo-istic rituals, kidnap one of the divas(preferably Maria). I try not to sound like a typical smark, but I think I can think of plenty of suggestions to do with him.
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 27, 2007 0:24:15 GMT -5
To be sure, his act does get old pretty quick. But on that note, when his act got old, they should have just figured out something different to do with the guy. I figured they were going to when they moved him to ECW. They changed his make-up, anyone remember that? He had a total red face and black eye contacts.
I dare say that yes, turning the guy heel could have been refreshing. When he came to ECW, the whole Balls Mahoney/Kelly Kelly storyline was still going, so I could have envisioned a storyline where he turns from a gimmicky, worm eating clown into a truly freaky, sadistic SOB who enjoys frightening people. He would stalk and freak out Kelly week after week, and destroy Balls in matches.
But truly, at this point, the best place for the guy is the unemployment line. He has lost a lot of his appeal.
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Post by SassovsHart on Dec 27, 2007 0:24:35 GMT -5
From: wrestlezone.com Source: Wrestling Observer "The Boogeyman hasn't been seen on WWE TV since November when he was involved in the one night only return of DX. To put it bluntly, WWE don't know what to do with him. WWE writers Ed Koskey and Brian Gerwirtz are Boogey's main supporters as they like to write comedy segments for him. Working against this though is ECW head writer Dusty Rhodes, who wants to limit skits and promos on ECW with more solid in ring action. The general feeling is that his act grows stale quickly, so they will use him on a non regular basis, possibly moving him to Smackdown for the younger children."Translation: He will be getting fired again soon. Also, they realize he can't wrestle. Hmm, maybe WWE is starting to learn. How is he suppose to cater to children...HE'S THE BOOGEYMAN FOR CHRIST SAKES!!! I know this sounds cliche, but turn him heel. He should be a monster heel. Perform voodoo-istic rituals, kidnap one of the divas(preferably Maria). I try not to sound like a typical smark, but I think I can think of plenty of suggestions to do with him. As far as catering to children, the kids just seem to be into the worms and whole deal he does. But it's kind of a moot point, as the real story never said that they were considering moving him to Smackdown!, or mentioned trying to cater to the kids.
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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Dec 27, 2007 0:37:44 GMT -5
I support your crusade only if you can get me hired, too. I still think they should do a face-injury angle with Kane, have him come back with the mask, and have him start teaming with Boogeyman both to (a) help show him the ropes, so to speak, and (b) cause me to mark the f*** out. Something about a Kane/Boogeyman duo seems like the type of thing I could get into, and I, also, could come up with a thousand things to do with both of them. I always figured if Kane were to somehow ever reclaim his mask then he should be the Jason Voorhees of wrestling. Of course, Boogeyman would then become Freddy Krueger. I'd love to see a scary, more realistic Boogeyman. I liken it to a comic book writer taking a crappy, goofy character and turning him into an actual threat. Mmmm. Psycho killer Kane makes me feel warm and fuzzy.
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Post by bobolebowski on Dec 27, 2007 0:59:08 GMT -5
I hope the Boogeymans not gone....I actually think hes kind of cool and entertaining especially with the new look and all.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Dec 27, 2007 12:13:55 GMT -5
Wait...wait...wait... When did Dusty become ECW's head booker? Last time I checked, it was still Lagana. Why would Boogey even get drafted to ECW if they didn't want him? He's like the last kid picked to play dodgeball. Sorry, Marty. Hey, TNA would love your gimmick. You'd fit right in!
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Post by pixiesfan on Dec 27, 2007 12:18:08 GMT -5
"The general feeling is that his act grows stale quickly" NO WAY ..
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Post by Kae on Dec 27, 2007 13:09:20 GMT -5
Eh, he always was a one-dimensional character. He chewed worms and spat them on people. That was the extent of it. I can see his gimmick evolving to become more of a monster heel as another poster suggested, but he honestly doesn't have the ring skills or the mic skills to make a success of it. The best would be to use him occasionally or to release him.
I also don't want to see him on Smackdown, to be blunt. They already have a "mascot" character in Hornswoggle, who manages to be both entertaining and extremely over with the crowd. Why would they bring in another one?
It's interesting that Dusty is now wanting to turn ECW into the wrestling show, focussing more on in-ring action than skits. I guess he was the person behind Smackdown going that way. I thoroughly approve of it too. ECW needs to do something to distinguish itself from RAW and Smackdown, and being focussed on quality in-ring action is something that neither of the brands nor TNA is really doing at the moment (with the exception of a couple of matches).
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Post by HRH The KING on Dec 27, 2007 13:10:47 GMT -5
Boogieman never needs to wrestle.
He's best used as a character who occasionally pops up now and then to scare someone backstage or kill someone in the ring (but not in a match).
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