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Post by rapidfire187 on Aug 24, 2009 11:13:37 GMT -5
According to the news I've been reading over the past few days, WWE is looking to raid ROH for talent. Not news to you guys as evident by all the threads on the subject already. What is news though, is that the last report I read specifically said that they want to get 4 or 5 guys from the company.
So my question is, in your opinion, who would make the best fit in WWE? They've already gotten Danielson, so who else? For me it's:
1. Nigel McGuinness
2 & 3. The Briscoes
4. Chris Hero
5. Austin Aries
I also think that Roderick Strong and Tyler Black would have a decent shot in WWE. Strong would probably not make it very long, but I think that Tyler Black could have a promising career.
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Post by MGH on Aug 24, 2009 11:16:23 GMT -5
Now that Dragon is gone:
1) Nigel McGuinness
2) Claudio Castagnoli
3) Brent Albright
4) Joey Ryan
5) Prince Nana (if they want a good manager (I know, I know, save the laughter) or a great mic worker for a GM down the line.)
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Post by rapidfire187 on Aug 24, 2009 11:29:32 GMT -5
Now that Dragon is gone: 1) Nigel McGuinness 2) Claudio Castagnoli 3) Brent Albright 4) Joey Ryan 5) Prince Nana (if they want a good manager (I know, I know, save the laughter) or a great mic worker for a GM down the line.) I forgot about Albright. It seems like he had been let go because they didn't need a Benoit clone at the moment, but now he would fill a much needed void. Good calls on everyone, but I have no idea who Joey Ryan is (most of my ROH is limited to the Gabe era, and even then I didn't watch much).
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Post by Dragonfly on Aug 24, 2009 11:44:17 GMT -5
1) Nigel McGuiness - He has the "WWE look," in my opinion. I actually expected him to be signed before Bryan Danielson.
2) Delirious - See Nigel.
3) Tyler Black - A talented young guy with a tremendous upside. Maybe a WWE run would make me a full-on fan again. (I'm sorry, but his fanbase bothers me in a way that John Cena's fanbase bothers a lot of other people.)
4) Chris Hero - While I don't see him ever becoming champ, having a guy like him on the roster doesn't hurt. Realistically, I see him as a midcard act with occasional interactions with the top of the card, ala R-Truth or Jesse.
And I know that he isn't a part of ROH anymore, but I have to include Larry Sweeney as well. He's got nearly everything the WWE likes - charisma, mic skills, acting ability, etc. - and is a damn fine wrestler to boot. He'd go far in the WWE provided that he on an "even keel" mentally.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Aug 24, 2009 12:19:31 GMT -5
American Wolves, Briscoes, and Dark City Fight Club.
What? WWE needs tag teams really bad and in my opinion these are three of the best teams going right now.
American Wolves VS Hart Dynasty would be AWESOME.
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Post by Impact Zone's #1 DUMMY...YEAH on Aug 24, 2009 12:21:20 GMT -5
Are the Briscoes actually related to Jack and Jerry? Or is that just their gimmick?
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Post by sweatpants on Aug 24, 2009 12:22:00 GMT -5
Claudio, Hero, Roderick, Davey Richards, Cabana.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Aug 24, 2009 12:23:57 GMT -5
Are the Briscoes actually related to Jack and Jerry? Or is that just their gimmick? 1. its their gimmick 2. for Jack & Jerry its Brisco, not Brisco e
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Post by agog on Aug 24, 2009 12:27:05 GMT -5
None of them.
I enjoy ROH as it is. These guys would likely end up with Braden Walker-ish careers (CM Punk was lucky).
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Post by poi zen rana on Aug 24, 2009 12:27:12 GMT -5
I think claudio and delirious would be absolute perfect fits in the WWE world. If they aren't looking at those two I have no idea who they are looking at.
Beyond them I hink chris hero could be HUGE in the WWE if they acquired him and used him properly.
If I had to take a guess at a fourth worker they would be interested in I think Nigel and Brent have the best chances.
That is who I think the WWE would be looking at. If I were the WWE I would try to get the current embassy with rave claudio Osiris and nana. The embassy (at least in it's original form) is in my opinion the greaest stable with some of the best storyline potential to exist. Especially with nana as a mouth piece, that man is agoldn heat magnet.
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Aug 24, 2009 12:42:22 GMT -5
They could try again with the whole Gunner Scott thing.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Aug 24, 2009 12:54:43 GMT -5
Chris Hero. He's got the height, the size, and enough Indy cred to do well. Just worried about the name change.
Kris Hercules Christoph Herrod Or the new masked sensation: Cristo Herotastico!
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Post by jobber2thestars on Aug 24, 2009 13:02:18 GMT -5
With the exception of Danielson, the WWE is going to go after the bigger ROH wrestlers. Guys like Richards, Strong and Aries just aren't big enough for the WWE, although they all have more than enough talent. I think the next few guys the WWE will want, are, like other have already said, Hero, Albright and Castagnoli. Of these three, Albright is the only one with the WWE body. Both Hero and Castagnoli are about 6'4-5,'' but can't weight more than 225lbs. They are both big guys, but compared to the rest of the roster, they'd look like bean poles. Despite this, if they are signed, I hope they all do well.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Aug 24, 2009 13:21:00 GMT -5
Chris Hero. He's got the height, the size, and enough Indy cred to do well. Just worried about the name change. Kris Hercules Christoph Herrod Or the new masked sensation: Cristo Herotastico! Chris Hero doesn't really have the size. he is in better shape than he was but he is a very skinny tall guy and wrestles like an athletic small guy. WWE would not know at all what to do with him.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2009 13:21:08 GMT -5
My darkhorse pick? Brodie Lee
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Post by Krimzon on Aug 24, 2009 13:26:30 GMT -5
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Post by Cyno on Aug 24, 2009 13:27:51 GMT -5
I'd like to see Nigel, Black, Claudio, and Chris Hero in WWE.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Aug 24, 2009 13:51:30 GMT -5
I'd like to see Nigel, Black, Claudio, and Chris Hero in WWE. This. Throw in Albright and maybe Brodie Lee and you're good
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Aug 24, 2009 14:11:05 GMT -5
Both Hero and Castagnoli are about 6'4-5,'' but can't weight more than 225lbs. wrong. Hero's in the 240 range, and Claudio is in the upper 230
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Post by johnnyk9 on Aug 24, 2009 14:16:04 GMT -5
Raiding ROH's talent isn't going to hurt ROH, I'm surprised the company is still around, last event i went to were Ric Flair appeared, less then 300 people were there and it was mostly papered including my seat
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