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Post by poi zen rana on Oct 8, 2007 8:12:35 GMT -5
Black Reign is too Memphis for me. It's too Russo for me. If he's supposed to be a Goldust ripoff then why not call him "Black Gold" and have him be Dustin Rhodes but with more of a Raven look. It'd be funny to hear West and Tenay read their scripts about him. but character wise it is not supposed to be a goldust rip off.
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Post by hollywood on Oct 8, 2007 13:03:55 GMT -5
It's too Russo for me. If he's supposed to be a Goldust ripoff then why not call him "Black Gold" and have him be Dustin Rhodes but with more of a Raven look. It'd be funny to hear West and Tenay read their scripts about him. but character wise it is not supposed to be a goldust rip off. Exactly WTF is he anyway!? Character-wise or otherwise!? His matches suck. He's made up to look like a whore from hell. And he makes out with a muskrat? Gerbil? What the hell is that thing again?
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Oct 8, 2007 13:17:03 GMT -5
but character wise it is not supposed to be a goldust rip off. Exactly WTF is he anyway!? Character-wise or otherwise!? His matches suck. He's made up to look like a whore from hell. And he makes out with a muskrat? Gerbil? What the hell is that thing again? He's supposed to be Dustin's "evil alter ego", because he apparently has a split personality disorder. Sometimes he's Dustin Rhodes, sometimes he's Black Reign. And he also carries around a stick with a blade in it called (not kidding) "Darkness Falls". Talk about tacky.
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Post by poi zen rana on Oct 8, 2007 13:43:53 GMT -5
but character wise it is not supposed to be a goldust rip off. Exactly WTF is he anyway!? Character-wise or otherwise!? His matches suck. He's made up to look like a whore from hell. And he makes out with a muskrat? Gerbil? What the hell is that thing again? he is supposed to be the insane and violent personality of dustin. he isn't too good in the ring which makes me happy they are using him in a more brawling fashion than trying to pretend the guy can pull technically amazing matches. i am still trying to pin point how he is a goldust rip off. i suppose its the fact that he uses silver and black paint?
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Post by hollywood on Oct 8, 2007 13:50:20 GMT -5
Exactly WTF is he anyway!? Character-wise or otherwise!? His matches suck. He's made up to look like a whore from hell. And he makes out with a muskrat? Gerbil? What the hell is that thing again? he is supposed to be the insane and violent personality of dustin. he isn't too good in the ring which makes me happy they are using him in a more brawling fashion than trying to pretend the guy can pull technically amazing matches. i am still trying to pin point how he is a goldust rip off. i suppose its the fact that he uses silver and black paint? Well, he wore facepaint as Goldust, and now he's wearing it as Black Reign. It's not a blatant ripoff, like "Black Dust" or anything, but I can see why people would make the accusation. It's like the bookers figure he got over in face paint, so let's just do some other face paint gimmick. I don't really think it's a rippoff. It's just pure s*** stupid.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Oct 8, 2007 13:54:40 GMT -5
i am still trying to pin point how he is a goldust rip off. i suppose its the fact that he uses silver and black paint? I think its is the sit down interviews where Dustin explain Black Reign as his alter ego reminds people of him doing the same thing with JR in WWE. Both being a Russo creation doesn't help either. Add in the paint, suit and, wig all being things that were a big part of the Goldust character and them now being a different color but, used for BR and people see it as a rip off. Me, I just see it as crap.
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Post by thestinger on Oct 8, 2007 15:05:38 GMT -5
Fire him now. And VKM. And Team 3D.
The overall quality of TNA's roster would drastically improve.
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Post by hollywood on Oct 8, 2007 15:16:43 GMT -5
Fire him now. And VKM. And Team 3D. The overall quality of TNA's roster would drastically improve. Agreed. But let's include Black Reign in that list.
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Post by thestinger on Oct 8, 2007 15:35:46 GMT -5
Black Reign was the 'him' I was referring to.
You must have assumed I meant Russo since I put my suggestion regarding him into my signature.
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Post by hollywood on Oct 8, 2007 15:38:39 GMT -5
Black Reign was the 'him' I was referring to. You must have assumed I meant Russo since I put my suggestion regarding him into my signature. My bad. I did. So let's include Russo too.
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Post by thestinger on Oct 8, 2007 15:44:19 GMT -5
Consider it done.
when I first started watching TNA, I was wondering why everybody were these young talented indy wrestlers, and then there were these two pathetic tag teams.
Then it was explained that they are on the roster only because they were over in WWE ten years ago.
They just don't fit with company that's (traditionally) focused on in-ring talent.
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Post by greate on Oct 8, 2007 16:14:16 GMT -5
Black Reign....what can i say i hate it, its a freak show and that kind of garbage should have no business in a wrestling ring. I wanna watch MEN(or women for that matter) compete and with the idea of reaching the top of their profession, not some GIMP who comes to portray his divined pathetic alter ego while looking like some rejected kid who got raped by his dad a couple times too much. I just hate it, McDonalds called Dustin they want you back.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Oct 8, 2007 16:18:39 GMT -5
Black Reign, to me, is just "TNA Goth Weirdo #5932".
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Post by hollywood on Oct 8, 2007 17:26:50 GMT -5
Personally, I think that given TNA's track record this past year, a poster that says TNA: WE ARE WRESTLING with a picture of Black Reign cuddling with his muskrat would be pretty appropriate.
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Post by Lionheart on Oct 8, 2007 17:35:34 GMT -5
Fire him now. And VKM. And Team 3D. The overall quality of TNA's roster would drastically improve. In the time it took you to type that post, TNA added three more guys to the roster. OK, not really, but it's not for lack of trying.
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Post by thiazzi on Oct 8, 2007 19:42:26 GMT -5
Fire him now. And VKM. And Team 3D. The overall quality of TNA's roster would drastically improve. In the time it took you to type that post, TNA added three more guys to the roster. OK, not really, but it's not for lack of trying. I HERD THEY JUST RIP OF WWF AND THEIR GOInG BANKRUPPS BECAUSE JEEF JERRET ALWAYS WINS THE TITLE lol SPONGEBOBS
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Post by texaswhopper on Oct 8, 2007 19:46:38 GMT -5
Its someone not realizing that the only real successful gimmick Dustin Rhodes ever had was Goldust. Its a company trying to cash in by giving him another bizarre gimmick thats not gonna be anything but lame. He doesn't look like Uncle Fester this time but it still sucks.
Its Evildust. Thats all it is.
Forget Dustin Rhodes. This aint 1997 WWF.
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Post by Lionheart on Oct 8, 2007 20:12:07 GMT -5
In the time it took you to type that post, TNA added three more guys to the roster. OK, not really, but it's not for lack of trying. I HERD THEY JUST RIP OF WWF AND THEIR GOInG BANKRUPPS BECAUSE JEEF JERRET ALWAYS WINS THE TITLE lol SPONGEBOBS A winner is you. Seriously, man, I'm not one for gratutitous TNA-bashing, but their roster is full of flab and every week or two we hear they're negotitating to try to bring in someone else.
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Post by TheKillShot on Oct 9, 2007 3:49:07 GMT -5
Its someone not realizing that the only real successful gimmick Dustin Rhodes ever had was Goldust. Its a company trying to cash in by giving him another bizarre gimmick thats not gonna be anything but lame. He doesn't look like Uncle Fester this time but it still sucks. Its Evildust. Thats all it is. Forget Dustin Rhodes. This aint 1997 WWF. HE'S BIZARRE like Dynamite Kid.
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Post by Ramses on Oct 9, 2007 12:02:17 GMT -5
I'm suprised they havent paired this freak with Raven yet. I'm sure an inmoble, bloaded goth kid would like company from a Cowboy who moonlights as Williard.
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