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Post by VengeanceGOD on Sept 27, 2008 19:40:50 GMT -5
Roode should buy TNA. That would be a great angle.
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Post by "Nature Boy" Ric Moranis on Sept 28, 2008 2:18:32 GMT -5
It's quizzical that back when Robert Roode was obsessed with/defined by Wall Street and money, most people thought it was stupid and terrible...yet now, there's not ENOUGH character development for him to be the "Money" part of a tag team called "Beer Money".
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Sept 28, 2008 20:57:17 GMT -5
Yeah, the rich man gimmick definitely needs a toady to push around, or at least somebody to insult. He definitely could use a Virgil! Hmmm, I'm pretty sure the real Virgil is available.
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Post by hollywood on Sept 29, 2008 11:11:29 GMT -5
This is kind of ironic, because now that he's in Beer Money, I can actually tolerate Roode. At least, for once, he's not a second-rate clone.
He doesn't so much seem "bland" now as he seems like his character may be under-utilized. As the "money" portion of Beer Money, they could try playing him up as more of an over-indulgent, rich party-er. Have him constantly reference that he doesn't just buy BUDWEISER (pshaw!!), he buys the best beer money can buy!! And name of some bizarre Brazilian-made lager. Stuff like that.
Of course, I haven't watched a lot. But, the Beer Money tag team has actually lightened me up a bit toward Roode.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Sept 29, 2008 11:28:24 GMT -5
Roode does seem less bland now that he's paired up with Storm and not wasting time feuding with the likes of Eric Young on PPV preshows like he was a while back.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2008 11:44:27 GMT -5
Roode does seem less bland now that he's paired up with Storm and not wasting time feuding with the likes of Eric Young on PPV preshows like he was a while back. The one thing I really liked that they did last week was have Roode play the voice of reason with the "hey, we need to be serious for this match, we need to keep our manager" comment. Roode can play a serious wrestler. As I've detailed in other threads, I think he has great 'serious' mannerisms -- cheering on his partner, exhorting him to kick out when he's pinned, crowing to the crowd in moments of triumph, and so forth. I'd just like to see more character development. Keep letting him be the serious straight man to "Drunken Master" James Storm. But give him a reason for being that way. And the best way to do that, in my opinion, is to start reemphasizing why he is the 'MONEY!' half of the team.
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Post by VengeanceGOD on Sept 29, 2008 12:00:40 GMT -5
Yeah, the rich man gimmick definitely needs a toady to push around, or at least somebody to insult. He definitely could use a Virgil! Hmmm, I'm pretty sure the real Virgil is available.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Sept 30, 2008 10:45:59 GMT -5
I know another reason why he seems more bland nowadays. Suffers from severe lack of this: Wobble Woob doesn't need her anymore. But boy, she was hot.
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Post by Joekishi on Sept 30, 2008 13:23:12 GMT -5
You're right, all he ever talks about how he was smart on wallstreet and made money.
But TNA never really fully explained.
Like JBL, who Robert Roode should be trying to pantomime. He should be going nuts with the crashing, and losing tons of money.
JBL has the rich republican gimmick DOWN pat. Talking down to people, rubbing the fact that he's a self made millionaire, paying people off to beat down other people.
All robert roode has done was be managed by 2 different chicks, then piggyback off the awesome that is James Storm.
Now if Roode would act like a snob, or like Ari from Entourage, things would be different, but he acts no different from Team Canada Bobby Roode
I also see nothing ring with a Tear-away-tuxedo.
Also nothing wrong with Peyton Banks
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Post by toodarkmark on Sept 30, 2008 13:35:27 GMT -5
Well now they can do the whole "I lost my money in the stock market crash." And he can get more drunk with James Storm.
Id say his main problem is his poodle hair cut and his beady little eyes. Sunglasses, cut the hair, and a rich guy who lost all his money who's hanging out with a drunken cowboy. There is potential there for utter greatness.
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Post by Joekishi on Sept 30, 2008 13:52:20 GMT -5
Actually yeah that makes sense.
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Post by domrep on Sept 30, 2008 18:03:49 GMT -5
He needs to upgrade his attire also. He's suppose to have money right? Stop shopping at Marshall's then.
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Sept 30, 2008 20:26:21 GMT -5
It's quizzical that back when Robert Roode was obsessed with/defined by Wall Street and money, most people thought it was stupid and terrible...yet now, there's not ENOUGH character development for him to be the "Money" part of a tag team called "Beer Money". No, that's because it was a pretty terrible gimmick. Look, there's "I'm going to use my wealth to overrun the NWA-TNA" and there's "I'm the rich man, I have better investments than you, Check out my crazy bankbook!" Come on, his two major feuds were over Contracts with Robert Roode Inc. Plus his name sounds like Rick Rude, as Junior Fatu so dellicately put it.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Oct 1, 2008 0:26:47 GMT -5
Like the wrestler but not the gimmick. I thought he'd do better as an Arn Anderson-style 'enforcer', like his role with Team Canada.
I'd give him a manager, someone to take care of his 'business empire' while he focused on wrestling.
Then have that manager take over and force Roode back into the 'enforcer' role.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2008 11:36:40 GMT -5
Now would be the perfect time for Roode to go bankrupt.
Skits with him crashing on James Storm's couch would be golden.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Oct 1, 2008 12:55:50 GMT -5
I know another reason why he seems more bland nowadays. Suffers from severe lack of this: Wobble Woob doesn't need her anymore. But boy, she was hot. Wobble Woob might not, but I do....
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Post by The OP on Oct 1, 2008 15:48:18 GMT -5
That's a great observation in the original post.
I've been wondering for a while why I'm not buying Roode's act. In some ways he seems to be doing everything right. He's a throwback to guys like Mr. Perfect and Rick Rude, and that's something I can totally get into. However, he just can't pull me into his matches like those guys could.
I think his ring work is good, he just needs to work on the subtle details, like facial expressions, and things like that. If he can develop into a guy that knows how to show and lot of personality, I think maybe he could be a much bigger star. That's kind of a big "if" I suppose, but it's far from impossible.
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Oct 1, 2008 19:23:22 GMT -5
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Oct 1, 2008 21:36:03 GMT -5
like two posters have stated, having Roode be effected by what's really going on in the economy would be gold.
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