Would a sexy ODB work?

[Sephiroth]

It seems to me a lot of my fellow crapper dislike thr whole ODB gimmick. I have heard her called ecerything from "annoying" to "disgusting.". Granted, that is the whole idea and she does her best to play it up.
So I got to wondering, what kind of reaction would it get if her character was suddenly turned around and became "sexy?". I know some may find that impossible to consider because she is a muscular woman, but that hasn't stopped Beth Phoenix from bein sizzling when she chooses to. And having seen some pictures of ODB before she got into the whole redneck act, she can be cute, even quite attractive when she works it right. Drop the frizzed hair, fake accent, and put her in the right kind of outfit and she could probably pull off a sexier look and character.
This may sound crazy, but with TNA's new femme tag belts, I could see a female sort of Evolution. Picture this: a remade ODB joins The Beutiful People, with Velvet as the "veteran" leader, Madison as the rookie, and a sexy ODB as the muscle. Hey, stranger things have happened.

[Pervy Stone Cold]

Oh hell yeah!! For me it works now.

[Porkchop Sandwiches]

A white R-Truth would be more possible than a sexy ODB

[agog]

It's already working just fine.

[neal]

Let her do some nudie shots like Traci and there may be a possibility.

[Hogasm]

"Wanna knaw on my Adam's Apple?"

[Sephiroth]

Okay, I will be the first to admit-Trish Stratus she is most definitely not. She will never be TNA's next playmate. But am I to believe that there are no men who find a "thick" girl sexy? And I think some of these pics prove the point that, at the very least, she can in fact look feminine, even attractive, when she so chooses.

["Hollywood" Cactus Matt]

Sept 29, 2009 19:37:55 GMT -5 Porkchop Sandwiches said:

A white R-Truth would be more possible than a sexy ODB

I'll tell ya what, friend: a few weeks ago I saw a thread that had a pic of ODB "un-OBD-afied," and she looked good - dare I even say sexy.

If someone can find that pic and re-post it, maybe that will change your mind. As for the "white R-Truth" comment: it made me chuckle, even if I do disagree.



In short: I think a "sexy" ODB would work, but I wouldn't want to see it in TNA. Don't ask me why; I just don't think they could go places with it. *shrug*

[Albino Heat]

Stupid sexy ODB!

[Sephiroth]

Well, again, I proposed that scenario before of ODB joining the Beautiful People-perhaps going by her true name of Jessica instead of the ODB moniker-and essentially acting as the muscle of the group. I could envision a sort of three against Tarra, Roxxi, and Kong. I could also envision an Evolution style run over the division with ODB and Madison holding the tag belts and Velvet as the overall champ. And it could take a possible extra turn of Angelina ever does get her visa problems worked out, with Angelina returning as a face and feuding with Velvet to re-win the title.

[kolani]

[EJS]

Sept 29, 2009 21:46:20 GMT -5 kolani said:

Wow, looks almost classy enough to be a stripper.

[thatguybayne]

Definately. Iactually find ODB more attractive than Beth Phoenix so a glamazon rip off wouldn't be out of the question.

[MrBRulzOK]

Well if they were to do so, she'd need a name change stat. ODB doesn't necessarily reflect "sexy"

[Sephiroth]

Sept 29, 2009 23:53:29 GMT -5 MrBRulzOK said:

Well if they were to do so, she'd need a name change stat. ODB doesn't necessarily reflect "sexy"

Well, they could always just say that the D in the middle stands for Desirable instead if Dirty.
I do not expect TNA to make any move of this sort, realistically. But it is fun to theorize about because it would be unexpected and might make for an interesting program change.
I also just thought it was interesting to gouge some reaction to the idea because of the less than flattering things I see said about her on the boards. A lot of people complain her character is "annoying" or that they just don't get why TNA's fans seem to like her. The irony is not lost on me because a lot of these same people probably loved The Sandman when he first started his gimmick. And even more ironic that some think she is so ugly because she is a sturdier, more muscular looking woman that a lot of the other women in wrestling, yet some of these same people have talked about how hot Beth Phoenix is.
And I get the impression that there are even a few who make that oft seen mistake of confusing the character in the ring with the real person. Ex. I seem to recall hearing somewhere that in real life, Jessica Kresa, who plays ODB, is actually a huge fan of MMA and rap music. I recall reading an article or two back when she first joined TNA, describing her indy career and making it sound like while she is a tomboy, she is not some redneck.

[Dynamite Kid]

It's not that ODB can't be sexy, she clearly can, and I have no problem with girls her size. It's that every single thing she does with her hair, makeup, clothes and attitude seems to just completely ruin any of it. She seems to deliberately try and destroy her own attraction.

[Ryushinku]

Sexy ODB?

Mmm, she could walk about with her cleavage out and keep flashing her underwear, maybe grope her own boobs and slap her ass a bit...

Oh, wait. She does all that kinda stuff anyway.
Really, short of aiming for 'classy sexy', what else has ODB got that she hasn't flaunted?

[playoldgames]

As far as I can tell, a sexy ODB already works

[Sephiroth]

Sept 30, 2009 6:40:39 GMT -5 Dynamite Kid said:

It's not that ODB can't be sexy, she clearly can, and I have no problem with girls her size. It's that every single thing she does with her hair, makeup, clothes and attitude seems to just completely ruin any of it. She seems to deliberately try and destroy her own attraction.

Well, that is kind of the point. She is playing a psycho hillbilly, ala Jamie Noble. So sufficed to say, she can't go around looking like a "diva." Everthing with the hair, makeup, clothes, and the way she talks is deliberate. And hence, TNA probably could completely turn her character around and sex it up if they chose to.
I guess the real question is not "would you be attracted to ODB if she sexed up her character?" as much as would you be interested in a storyline if she did. Again, it would be a total turnaround, the kind of swerve that could actually WORK to help push a story along. Something unexpected.

[blef]

As long as she never..........NEVER talks..........it could work, yes.