JMA
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Post by JMA on Sept 16, 2006 23:00:36 GMT -5
Some people seem to like this gimmick and others don't. On one hand, Striker was a former teacher and has good mic skills. On the other hand, Shane Douglas was also a former teacher with good mic skills and his "Dean Douglas" character didn't get over.
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Post by SRX24 on Sept 16, 2006 23:08:04 GMT -5
I like it, he's definately getting into the character. He gets good heat too when he isn't making Steve Irwin comments for cheap heat.
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Sept 16, 2006 23:14:51 GMT -5
They could have had a neat stable with Striker, McCool, James and Stevens on Smackdown.
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Post by Rocky Van Heineken on Sept 17, 2006 0:13:58 GMT -5
I didn't like Dean Douglas back in 1995 and I don't like Matt Striker in 2006.
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Post by wwerules60 on Sept 17, 2006 1:07:14 GMT -5
I like it because he is an actual teacher that got into wrestling. If it was just a stupid gimmick then i would probably hate it
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Post by Scott on Sept 17, 2006 1:09:15 GMT -5
Up to now I have found him annoying but not in a way good for the character. I'm giving it time though.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Sept 17, 2006 1:16:45 GMT -5
Matt Striker....your teacher, can do no wrong in my four eyes.
He seems to be fitting in this new ECW very well. And in the feud with Sandman, he's not being all flibbertigibbet in the least. His promos have, for the most part, been on target and very well spoken.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 17, 2006 1:50:02 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Striker's teacher gimmick. He's one of my favorite parts of ECW right now.
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Post by thwak is T.hawk on Sept 17, 2006 2:12:32 GMT -5
I don't like it, it's just comes off as uninspired and striker doesn't really seem to know what to do with it.
plus the whole "THESE FANS ARE DUMB AND I'M SMARTER THEN YOU!" thing stopped working during the attitude era in my opinion.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Sept 17, 2006 2:22:53 GMT -5
I don't like it, it's just comes off as uninspired and striker doesn't really seem to know what to do with it. plus the whole "THESE FANS ARE DUMB AND I'M SMARTER THEN YOU!" thing stopped working during the attitude era in my opinion. I'm not so sure. I think he knows exactly what he's doing with it. He's using over the top vocabulary to make himself seem smarter than everyone and the guy just oozes that "I'm better than every last one of you people" vibe that makes a heel great. Plus, real experience as an actual teacher really helps the credibility of the gimmick.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2006 2:40:06 GMT -5
I enjoy the gimmick. He's a good worker too; very good matworker. He gets good heat in the gimmick and has a good look for it.
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Sept 17, 2006 2:40:35 GMT -5
One of the things that keep me coming back to the EC-Dub is Striker's gimmick. It's nice to see the guy getting a steady TV presence, as I (at least) find him pretty entertaining in his current role.
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Post by Allison Reynolds on Sept 17, 2006 4:43:03 GMT -5
I like Striker he plays the Teacher Gimmick well. An irratating ass of a teacher. Love it when he talks down to the audience in lecture form.
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Post by nottombosley on Sept 17, 2006 5:56:43 GMT -5
I don't like the gimmick, but I do like Striker while he is doing it. So...yes.
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Post by THE Dinobot on Sept 17, 2006 7:06:20 GMT -5
I like Striker he plays the Teacher Gimmick well. An irratating ass of a teacher. Love it when he talks down to the audience in lecture form. Yeah, love the line about, 'if you don't know what it means....look it up'. I get a big goofy grin on me face each and every time that line is mentioned.
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Post by bob on Sept 17, 2006 7:31:16 GMT -5
it didn't work for Dean Douglas, and it's not working for Striker
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Post by starkman on Sept 17, 2006 7:34:31 GMT -5
like it but not a good fit for ecw and raw is so loaded you got no room to be a solid midcarder...he belongs on smackdown where you can also have the "do teachers do it in the staffroom" thing with ms. mccool ;D
hes a great heel but really doesnt have a spot...but he gets good heat.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2006 12:37:11 GMT -5
Striker owns.
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Post by Cactus Jack on Sept 17, 2006 14:17:13 GMT -5
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Post by kubrantino on Sept 17, 2006 18:15:23 GMT -5
Indeed, Striker does own. When I saw RAW in the UK he was laying into us and I was still cheering, the guy really plays his role well (obviously as he was a teacher) I like himin ECW as he's so out of place its funny
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