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Post by theryno665 on May 21, 2011 22:00:52 GMT -5
Bobby Roode is too "Southern" and unattractive? Canada is "Mexico North", so it's kinda Southern if you think about it.
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Post by wrestlinggod13 on May 21, 2011 22:26:25 GMT -5
Just to address the "too Southern" issue, corporate media in the US wants everyone to look the same and speak with a flat, Midwestern accent. That's just the way it is...
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Post by clashofchampains on May 21, 2011 22:34:43 GMT -5
In the case of Joe, he may not look like a pretty boy but his physique and style are unusual enough that it can be turned into an advantage. He's not like some random fat guy. In wrestling the key is to be different, look different.
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Post by Citizen Zero on May 21, 2011 22:39:02 GMT -5
...Kendrick looks like he practically stepped out of a damn anime. I'm not sure what you're getting at where TNA needs more attractive wrestlers.
And quite frankly Morrison could look like Ralphus and I'd still mark for him as long he could still turn it on in the ring.
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Post by jim345 on May 21, 2011 23:49:00 GMT -5
To address a few of the misconceptions about what i said. it's not like I'm the first person to ever point out that TNA's "Southern" aspect in a negative way. Even Jim Ross addresses in his own blog that it doesn't help anyone getting in the business to sound the way he does or to appear to be too country.
No, I don't think Bobby Roode or James Storm are unattractive. yes, I know Roode is Canadian. And like David Cross jokes about, being redneck or having the redneck voice isn't limited to just the Southern portion of the United States. I do think that Beer Money's gimmick is a bit white trash and appeals more to the CMT audience than it would to a sterile WWE audience or the mainstream.
Yes, the X-Division guys are cute to a niche segment of fans who like them because they remind them of characters from anime or whatever, but 6 foot is the standard for that cookie cutter Randy Orton type attractive males that more of the fans want to see, as obvious by what the WWE goes by when looking for the "it" factor.
Citizen Zero, you might mark out for John Morrison despite his looks, but if he did look like Ralphus or even slightly average the majority of fans would tune out and not give him the chance. Hey, just look at Daniel Bryan, hell of an athlete and a performer but a real channel changer compared to Morrison and others when it comes to the looks department. And that's just the truth.
The WWE has carved out a huge audience of people who tune in for superficial reasons and not just because of the wrestling. They could care less about the type of really good wrestling we mark out for.
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Post by SAJ Forth on May 23, 2011 18:55:27 GMT -5
Canada is "Mexico North", so it's kinda Southern if you think about it. Up there they say all men are created aquel.
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