Should Tensai be released?

[Totorob101]

Serious question,he has pretty much failed since coming back and i honestly have not read a single positive thing about him on the internet.While im a fan of his,i guess almost everyone else isnt.He looked bad last night and has been pretty awful in the ring since returning.Would you like to see him released in the future? Does he bring anything worthwhile to the table?

[celticjobber]

I think he should be repackaged. They should drop the Tensai gimmick and maybe just call him A-Train again.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Albert was one of my all time favorites, but this incarnation isn't my cup of tea. I'll admit that making Alex Riley his first victim had a factor in why I didn't take to him.

He is a credible threat. Even though he did nothing of note in his last run, he wasn't really a "jobber", so it was easy for me to buy him as a threat to John Cena & CM Punk.

I don't see why they gave him the Tensai name. I would've simply named him "Albert Bernard" or "Bernard Albert". It ties to his past AND it sounds like an "FCW generated name"

I hated that they gave him no feuds.

[Deleted]

Agreed about the repackaging. Didn't see the match, so I can't comment on the botches in the MitB match though I've heard from others here that botch really isn't the right way to describe what happened. Those matches aren't good indicators anyway since so much is going on.

I don't know, I'm a fan still. Should change his gimmick up and figure out exactly what his role is on the roster though you can say that about a lot of people.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I like Tensai.

I just wish they'd give him a better finisher than that silly running back splash thing. He's a big, powerful guy and a skilled wrestler, why not give him something to highlight his power? Hell, just let him use the Derailer or Train Wreck as a finisher again.

They debuted him wrong too, a boring, forgettable jobber squash against Riley. Why couldn't they have waited a couple of weeks and had his first match be the one he won against Cena? A competitive match and a victory against the #1 in the company in his debut would have helped him much more than a boring squash.

[kingbookermark]

Hell no, he's a strong worker for a big guy - should have had the spot that they stupidly gave Big Show -- they were worried about the audience reaction but seriously it couldn't have been worse than the poor buys & poor attendance of No Way Out.

I like Tensai, they just didn't give him any weight --- he should have talked & had a goal. He could have even spoke in Japanese... & have someone translate. I think the audience found it silly that they had repackaged him because everyone still remembered him. It was a lack of trust & maybe a lack of trust in Albert. Sad really. I like his work.... he moves so well in the ring.

[Emmet Russell]

I think his character would work if it wasn't a PG show and he could be Lord Hentai

[lovingway]

Will being released ruin the Lord Tensai gimmick?

[Hit Girl]

Yes

The Tensai gimmick will never work, and I have no desire to see "Albert/A-Train" return

[kidglov3s]

I'm kind of saddened by a world in which the response to Albert sucking and being pushed the consensus is to push him more, if differently. Fire Albert.

[Dat Dude]

I just wish he changed the color of his gear and wore pants instead of those hideous trunks he wears. Do that and he'd be a lot more tolerable.

[RedDevil]

I've nothing against the guy, and don't wish him to lose his job or anything - but I can't work-out why he has been brought back. I mean it's Albert... why bother?

[thelonewolf527]

Time to turn the fat guy into a love machine like they did with Mark Henry, Viscera, and Khali.

We may actually end up getting Lord Hentai

[Gerard Gerard]

Seriously, f*** no.

The guy's got mad moves.

[Sponsored by Groose Wipes]

Keep him but he's not the main event guy they hoped for. Have him go after the US or IC title seeing how no one else is going after them.

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

Still a fan of the guy, and I'd much rather watch his matches than Ryback's. I appreciate that they've changed his direction and let him be more aggressive, but he really should just be Giant Bernard. Call him by whatever name, but phase out the remaining ninja bits and let him be the angry ass-kicker he was in Japan.

[steamboat1]

Jul 16, 2012 11:52:47 GMT -5 RedDevil said:

I've nothing against the guy, and don't wish him to lose his job or anything - but I can't work-out why he has been brought back. I mean it's Albert... why bother?

QFT......Its like the Raven story. Who was sitting around one day and said "Hey, lets bring back Albert." I didn't like him the first time and I don't think he has gotten any better at all.

[D2: Sweet & Sour Edition]

After damn near breaking Ziggler's neck last night with that toss (DON'T CARE BLAMING HIM!!), fire him.

[Some Guy]

Jul 16, 2012 13:21:24 GMT -5 D2: Sweet & Sour Edition said:

After damn near breaking Ziggler's neck last night with that toss (DON'T CARE BLAMING HIM!!), fire him.

Big Show did it to Ziggler AND broke Wade's arm, yet he's been pushed to the moon since. And Tensai gets no reaction because he hasn't had a single feud, doesn't get a shred of mic time, and hasn't been allowed to establish a character. He's been really solid when given time in the ring (his match with Sheamus was pretty damn awesome for the time it was given), and he's one of the better big men in the ring period.

Also, Ryback gets more of a chance to establish a character than Tensai and isn't over either. But I don't hear people clamoring for his release.

[PKO]

No.