metylerca
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Post by metylerca on Mar 5, 2008 21:55:11 GMT -5
I think Roode is doing alright. In the land where the top heels are jokesters and comedians, Roode is a good old fashioned heel. He gets the thumbs up. Makes perfect sense. He doesn't pull off pointless scripted one-liners in every promo. He's old school... he's just a black hole of charisma, but at least he isn't THAT generic I guess. |
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Mar 5, 2008 22:00:35 GMT -5
He's a work in progress. I see him being an upper mid card heel, popping his head into the Main event now and then but never carrying the show. But, as has been said, he's one of the few willing to go out and be a full on asshole heel. I enjoy him
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Post by ChitownKnight on Mar 5, 2008 23:03:45 GMT -5
I think Roode is doing alright. In the land where the top heels are jokesters and comedians, Roode is a good old fashioned heel. He gets the thumbs up. exactly, even i get marky and HATE him |
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Post by Sir Nintendo on Mar 5, 2008 23:50:44 GMT -5
I dig Roode. Thumbs up. Good look, good voice, good in the ring. If TNA had a solid Mid Card title, Roode should be first in line. Give him 2 years, and maybe we can talk World Champ.
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Post by Joekishi on Mar 6, 2008 0:43:20 GMT -5
wasn't that the basis of his "re-introduction" 2 years ago? him being groomed to be world champ.
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Post by machinegun on Mar 6, 2008 10:51:10 GMT -5
In the middle... Sometimes his hilarious promos make me mark for him... But sometimes it's very meh
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Post by Ratings on Mar 6, 2008 11:54:15 GMT -5
Thumbs up if he didn't look like a frickin' hobo. For now, thumbs down.
I think after his feud with Booker, it might be mid-card job city for him.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Mar 6, 2008 12:17:00 GMT -5
wasn't that the basis of his "re-introduction" 2 years ago? him being groomed to be world champ. Yes But (and I referenced this) in a move that made no sense right after he made his decision for manager he made his triumphant return to the ring...on a PPV pre-show match |
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Mar 6, 2008 12:22:47 GMT -5
Bobby Roode defines "boring".
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Post by Jam on Mar 6, 2008 14:12:57 GMT -5
He reminds of Shane Douglas. If he just dropped the F bomb every other word, he'd be my favorite wrestler. I marked for Shane Douglas of the old ECW. Robert Roode could be that good. So long as he stays in TNA.
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Post by Dolph Zalgo on Mar 7, 2008 9:00:57 GMT -5
Where did Peyton Banks put my dick and balls?
Wobert Woob is awesome. Great oldschool heel.
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Post by wolfmoon103100 on Mar 7, 2008 21:38:41 GMT -5
There is just something about him I cant stand. Kinda Bland.
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Post by "Smurf" censorship on Mar 8, 2008 1:28:26 GMT -5
I like him, but his feuds seem to go on forever (the infamous long string of PPV matches with Eric Young and now the ongoing feud with Booker). I'm all for a promotion telling a story, but how long do midcard stories need to be?
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Post by Mister Yummy on Mar 8, 2008 15:45:42 GMT -5
Big thumbs up. He's a great old-school heel with the look, and the ring abilty necessary to get over. He does decent promos too. If he were in the WWF in 1989, I'd say he was a future IC Champion.
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Post by "Nature Boy" Ric Moranis on Mar 8, 2008 17:27:50 GMT -5
Thumbs up.
Aside from D'Amore (who isn't on TV enough), I thought that Roode was the money guy coming out of Team Canada. Petey had a great finisher, above average matches, but he was boring. Eric Young was showing flashes of not being boring, but he sucked in an X-Division role, and I didn't know he'd turn into the annoying TNA character for kids/Drinking Champion. Johnny Devine and A-1 were TEH SUCK, even though Devine's finally working his way out of 2004-07 jobberdom.
I thought the start of the Roode-Booker angle was pretty brilliant and well played, but damn if it didn't get lame pretty quick. Roode has cut some REALLY good promos, but his storyline progression...like his one with Eric Young makes little-to-no f***ing sense. When you look at his character on the surface, I sort of dig how he basically exists in TNA just to be a jerk to everybody (because he's the only "non-monster" guy in the company playing the true, old school heel), but there isn't too much rhyme or reason behind it.
I like Roode because he's an above-average younger heavyweight worker, and he constantly has to figure out how to make chicken salad out of chicken poop creatively. Plus, he wrestles like Curt Hennig, and I always liked Hennig.
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Post by Janitor From Mars on Mar 8, 2008 17:56:08 GMT -5
I saw him rip-off the perfect-plex.
That's Robert Roode. Rip-off should be his middle name.
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Post by Jay Broni on Mar 8, 2008 19:51:41 GMT -5
He needs a little polish on his skills, but other than that he's one of the better workers in TNA.
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Post by fes1 on Mar 8, 2008 21:46:18 GMT -5
Hes really improved since working with Booker T. Hes good at playing the swarmy heel
that gets under your skin. As others have said, too bad TNA has no midcard belt.
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Post by plushtar on Mar 8, 2008 22:05:57 GMT -5
I saw him rip-off the perfect-plex. That's Robert Roode. Rip-off should be his middle name. Not everyone can have an original move. Besides, other people (such as Beth Phoenix) use Fisherman-type manuevers. |
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Post by Mister Yummy on Mar 8, 2008 23:38:53 GMT -5
It's not a rip off, it's an homage.
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