Waffel113
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Ain't no Rap Mobile with his Waffels
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Post by Waffel113 on Jul 4, 2012 20:36:24 GMT -5
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 4, 2012 20:37:29 GMT -5
Sold out? Please just be sold out.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Jul 4, 2012 20:38:27 GMT -5
Considering everything he had sucked, this isn't a bad thing, IMO.
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Dub H
Crow T. Robot
Captain Pixel: the Game Master
I ❤ Aniki
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Post by Dub H on Jul 4, 2012 20:47:46 GMT -5
they sold sell Swaggie: tastes like freedom T-shirts
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Post by nocomments87 on Jul 4, 2012 20:52:25 GMT -5
They missed their opportunity with Swagger Soaring Eagle plushies...I would've bought 10 of those in an instant!
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Post by Slanted and Enchanted on Jul 4, 2012 20:52:31 GMT -5
* SWAGGER *
WRESTLING
SUPERSTAR
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TCA
Don Corleone
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Post by TCA on Jul 4, 2012 20:58:47 GMT -5
They missed their opportunity with Swagger Soaring Eagle plushies...I would've bought 10 of those in an instant! Same! I loved the SSE  |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 4, 2012 21:11:12 GMT -5
the only real shirt I remember is his SWAGGER shirt  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 21:35:11 GMT -5
No reason to make any merch for a guy you're not going to push enough to make anyone want to own his stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 21:45:21 GMT -5
I love Swagger, but yeah it's not like he needs any. Kids aren't exactly going "Hey poppa buy me the shirt of that guy who loses nearly every match"
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 4, 2012 21:56:24 GMT -5
Kids aren't exactly going "Hey poppa buy me the shirt of that guy who loses nearly every match"   |
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andrew8798
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Post by andrew8798 on Jul 4, 2012 21:58:53 GMT -5
Should have kept the Eagle
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Post by Nic Nemeth on Jul 4, 2012 22:00:55 GMT -5
If they bring the SSE back, they could make a line of stuffed animals for it.
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Post by Starshine on Jul 4, 2012 22:03:46 GMT -5
But even if they brought back the Eagle, we still wouldn't need Swagger.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2012 22:04:30 GMT -5
Kids aren't exactly going "Hey poppa buy me the shirt of that guy who loses nearly every match" Those guys excel at the marketability aspect though, Swagger doesn't have any kind of catchphrase other than an awful clunky nickname. If they turn him face, now there's a potential (small) gold mine. |
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Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
Unique and Special Snowflake, and a pants-less heathen.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 4, 2012 22:08:15 GMT -5
Swagger needs to steal Conways old gimmick and be the Swag Man.
JUST LOOK AT ME
AIN'T I A SIGHT TO BE
I WAS A WORLD CHAMPION DAMMIT
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Post by lewis1711 on Jul 5, 2012 0:15:40 GMT -5
Well he has no gimmick either. I don't get the WWE, the guy is an athletic SPECIMEN, tall, muscular, good looking, legit wrestling background, really good in the ring. And they do nothing with him. A guy with a body that amazing and looks like that (no homo) could be an amazing heel if they had him cockily running through oponnents by just out-wrestling and overpowering them, checking himself out in the mirror afterwards etc. Just avoid giving him 10 minute long promos (for gods sake WWE, not everyone is the rock, austin or jericho. they were the exception not the rule LIMIT YOUR PROMO TIME), let his actions and mannerisms speak louder than his words, and he'd have loads of heat.
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Post by chickenplucka on Jul 5, 2012 0:23:29 GMT -5
What is Jack Dagger doing in the Impact Zone?
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The OP
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by The OP on Jul 5, 2012 0:23:41 GMT -5
They missed the boat with Swagger a long time ago. The way to get him over would have been to have him come in and dominate with a series of Ryback-like squashes, but ever since Lesnar left them high and dry the first time they've been afraid give any new talent that strong of a push. Instead they want them to "pay their dues" and lose for a while to prove they really want their spot, which may be logical in terms of fostering a locker room full of only the most dedicated workers, but while these guys are "paying dues" they're also losing credibility with the fans. Once the fans see a wrestler as a guy who constantly loses matches it's hard to change that perception. This is speculation on my part, but I wouldn't be surprised if some of the vets in the locker room like Triple H or Undertaker got into Vince's ear on this subject, because if that's how you're doing your booking you're thinking like a wrestler, not a promoter. And that's not good if you're the promoter.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 5, 2012 0:25:39 GMT -5
Well he has no gimmick either. I don't get the WWE, the guy is an athletic SPECIMEN, tall, muscular, good looking, legit wrestling background, really good in the ring. And they do nothing with him. A guy with a body that amazing and looks like that (no homo) could be an amazing heel if they had him cockily running through oponnents by just out-wrestling and overpowering them, checking himself out in the mirror afterwards etc. Just avoid giving him 10 minute long promos (for gods sake WWE, not everyone is the rock, austin or jericho. they were the exception not the rule LIMIT YOUR PROMO TIME), let his actions and mannerisms speak louder than his words, and he'd have loads of heat. He's attractive, but I don't think he could pull off "pretty boy" (in comparison to guys like Cody Rhodes or Zack Ryder). He seems more like a "brush your shoulders off" kind of guy. Like he'd ram a guy into the corner, and then pop the strap on his singlet. |
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