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Post by jimmyjames on Apr 24, 2012 2:39:02 GMT -5
Thanks. I thought he was suppose to be Japanese, but when everyone realized it was Albert, they changed the storyline. Kind of like Kane face being burned, then see how ridiculous he looked, on the next show, it was all psychological scars, not from burns..
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Post by Totorob101 on Apr 24, 2012 4:15:08 GMT -5
Just under a month in and people are already slaughtering his character.Give it time! Why wont people move on from the Albert phase and accept his new persona? Its been years since he was known as Albert,give the guy a chance to adapt to the new gimmick.For me iv really enjoyed what hes done so far.
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Post by worldsstrongestman on Apr 24, 2012 4:17:51 GMT -5
The title should have been Will Japanese Pornos Ruin the Lord Hentai Gimmick?
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Post by jimmyjames on Apr 24, 2012 4:21:39 GMT -5
I understand what you are saying, but, you really can't get over the Albert situation. When he debuted, as soon as he removed the mask, and you saw who it was, the audience started chanting Albert. While it's remarkable that people would remember a minor character like him after a decade, something like that is bound to kill your momentum when your new character is completely and totally different than your previous one. Add to that, how quiet the crowd was for his match last night, and that doesn't bode well for him.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Apr 24, 2012 4:29:03 GMT -5
Will Japanese Porno Ruin the Lord Hentai Gimmick?
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Post by edgegore on Apr 24, 2012 5:14:06 GMT -5
The gimmick is already ruined. THIS. I just can't take his cartoonish antics and mannerisms seriously. He's more contrived than Melina ......who would've thought that was possible.
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Post by hassanchop on Apr 24, 2012 5:14:33 GMT -5
Will Japanese Porno Ruin the Lord Hentai Gimmick? That depends, did it ruin Bob Sapp's?
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Post by kingbookermark on Apr 24, 2012 5:26:19 GMT -5
No. I thought it was awesome & corny.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 24, 2012 7:16:09 GMT -5
Please, no more "Yes, no, maybe so".
Just "maybe".
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Post by joebob27 on Apr 24, 2012 8:35:19 GMT -5
It's so awful. Making it worse is that he looks pretty damn good in there if you can get around him moving around the ring like he's practicing kung fu in his backyard garden.
I still don't know why "Here's Albert again, he beat people up in Japan, and now he's really good" couldn't suffice. You could give him a portion of the gimmick he had (having a Japanese sidekick/manager is a good idea) but they are just bordering on lunacy. It's hilariously bad, it's like a gimmick you'd have Funaki do to get his brains beat in.
People DO like the mist though, that's definitely another thing they should keep when they inevitably repackage this gimmick.
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Post by themagnificentmoo on Apr 24, 2012 8:51:32 GMT -5
How many times must we discuss thus Will Lord Tensai threads ruin Lord Tensai?
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Post by molson5 on Apr 24, 2012 9:06:37 GMT -5
I don't mind the speaking Japanese too much but in the ring with the mannerisms he looks like a fat American guy at a Halloween party mocking his idea of a stereotypical Japanese warrior.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Apr 24, 2012 9:21:49 GMT -5
You know what I think ruined him? Taking off the mask. When he wears that thing it looks badass, and adds a bit of mystique to the character.
When he takes the mask and you realise it's big, awful, AWFUL A-Train you immediately want to switch the channel.
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Post by Krimzon on Apr 24, 2012 9:22:50 GMT -5
You know what I think ruined him? Taking off the mask. When he wears that thing it looks badass, and adds a bit of mystique to the character. When he takes the mask and you realise it's big, awful, AWFUL A-Train you immediately want to switch the channel. Except he's not awful.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Apr 24, 2012 9:31:35 GMT -5
You know what I think ruined him? Taking off the mask. When he wears that thing it looks badass, and adds a bit of mystique to the character. When he takes the mask and you realise it's big, awful, AWFUL A-Train you immediately want to switch the channel. Except he's not awful. ...... have you SEEN his WWE matches?
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Apr 24, 2012 9:33:38 GMT -5
I love that the "will something ruin Lord Tensai" has become a regular thing. Next week "Will heavy breathing ruin the Lord Tensai gimmick?"
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Post by TCM on Apr 24, 2012 9:34:13 GMT -5
I've never had a problem with Tensai, I'd just give him an actually storyline where he can have competitive matches and maybe cut down on a couple of mannerisms. I'd also keep the mist (have it be the way Tajiri used it; he doesn't necessarily need it, but he will use it to tilt the odds a little bit more in his favor just because), but take out the Claw STO. Too slow of a move, the Claw itself is fine as a submission, but personally, the Claw STO does little for me.
Keep the Japanese promos, but not for too long, as he's going to have to use a live mic soon, unless Sakamoto is going to be his mouthpiece, but IDK how he is with promos in FCW.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 24, 2012 9:51:20 GMT -5
It was supposed to be the nipple piercings this week, not the Japanese promos...
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Apr 24, 2012 10:36:41 GMT -5
I've never had a problem with Tensai, I'd just give him an actually storyline where he can have competitive matches and maybe cut down on a couple of mannerisms. I'd also keep the mist (have it be the way Tajiri used it; he doesn't necessarily need it, but he will use it to tilt the odds a little bit more in his favor just because), but take out the Claw STO. Too slow of a move, the Claw itself is fine as a submission, but personally, the Claw STO does little for me. Keep the Japanese promos, but not for too long, as he's going to have to use a live mic soon, unless Sakamoto is going to be his mouthpiece, but IDK how he is with promos in FCW. Nothing screams "Learned from the best Japan has to offer" by stealing your finish from Kenzo Suzuki.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Apr 24, 2012 10:58:22 GMT -5
Why no Sakamoto option
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