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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jul 16, 2012 22:04:18 GMT -5
The viciousness with which wrestling fans want other human beings to get fired from their jobs for reasons completely beyond those people's control always bewilders me.
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Post by "Cane Dewey" Johnson on Jul 16, 2012 22:13:24 GMT -5
Released? No. Moved to Smackdown? Yes.
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kidglov3s
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Post by kidglov3s on Jul 16, 2012 22:13:36 GMT -5
Would the people sad about Albert losing his job settle for him being reassigned to something more attuned to his talents? Like road agent? Ring crew? Janitor? I don't see why it's a moral obligation to keep putting Albert on tv.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jul 16, 2012 22:16:47 GMT -5
Would the people sad about Albert losing his job settle for him being reassigned to something more attuned to his talents? Like road agent? Ring crew? Janitor? I don't see why it's a moral obligation to keep putting Albert on tv. Plenty of people like his wrestling, and you saying you don't and stating it as an objective fact about his innate ability can't change that. And it's not a moral obligation to keep him on TV, but it's also a moral obligation to not actively wish ill upon another person just because he was booked to have a slow wrestling style to keep from accidentally getting over as a face. I think Kant said that verbatim in one of his books.
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Post by arrx on Jul 16, 2012 22:21:12 GMT -5
NO! He is one of the best Big Men in the business today. And I look forward to seeing his matches.
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Post by kidglov3s on Jul 16, 2012 22:21:19 GMT -5
I don't see why it's wishing ill upon the world to want him to go away. He was away for a long time, and it made the world a little bit of a better place. Albert found a place where he was embraced and admired. I didn't have to see him on tv. It worked out well for everyone.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jul 17, 2012 7:20:54 GMT -5
After damn near breaking Ziggler's neck last night with that toss (DON'T CARE BLAMING HIM!!), fire him. Having not watched wrestling for about a year, that was the most entertaining part of that match.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jul 17, 2012 7:28:12 GMT -5
Released? No. Moved to Smackdown? Yes.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Jul 17, 2012 8:03:01 GMT -5
Can't he just go stink up a TNA ring?
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Post by arrx on Jul 17, 2012 12:32:05 GMT -5
Can't he just go stink up a TNA ring? RU srs? The man has more talent on the pouch of his neck than there is in the whole TNA locker room. You guys
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Post by salsashark on Jul 17, 2012 13:11:37 GMT -5
Tensai is awesome, but he needs a bit of a better look. Plus, get rid of that deflating theme music. Guy deserves to have something uptempo or make you think about how he is here and now going to kill someone.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jul 17, 2012 13:14:22 GMT -5
I thought Tensai looked good against Sheamus and in the MITB match, other than looking like he was going to murder Dolph Ziggler when he threw him toward the announce table. Between that spot, Sin Cara on the turnbuckle, and Tyson Kidd on the ladder, Dolph's lucky he didn't seriously get injured.
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Post by steelchairmannnnnn on Jul 17, 2012 13:36:29 GMT -5
Just change him to "The Hip Hop Hippo" Tensai.
And have Sakamoto dance with him.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jul 17, 2012 13:55:17 GMT -5
Let Tensai feud with someone. Let him look dominant and ultimately win the feud, while still making the other guy look good.
Tensai has another match against his next victim, let's say Derrick Bateman (throw the poor guy a bone).
After destroying Bateman, Tensai cuts a worked shoot promo, saying that it's time to be "the real me" and he reveals his new name "Albert Bernard", it ties to his past, AND sounds like an FCW generated name.
Alex Riley comes out and challenges Albert to a rematch. Riley says, "I've been overlooked for far too long and been treated as an after thought. You made a name for yourself at my expense and now I demand the opportunity to redeem myself!"
Albert simply laughs at Riley, "What makes you think you can come out here and challenge me, little man? I dominated you the last time we faced off. If John Cena, the top dog had to struggle to beat me, what makes you think you have a chance?"
Riley responds with, "You're right. There's a difference between me and John Cena. John Cena is a made man, he has nothing to prove, I do!" Albert laughs and says that Riley is unworthy of getting destroyed by him again, and refuses his challenge.
Riley is persistent in his efforts to get a rematch with Albert, interfering in his matches, although Riley gets killed every week. Eventually he goes to the GM hoping to get a shot. The GM grants Riley's request, saying the he will get a rematch with Albert IF he can beat an opponent of his choosing.
Riley's opponent is Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler says, "Here's another guy, just like Chris Jericho, who hasn't won anything in a long time. The very man who I squashed (insider terms are okay in kayfabe context) on the way to the Money in the Bank. The only difference between Alex Riley & Chris Jericho, is that no one's gonna remember Alex Riley." Riley is now motivated and comes at Ziggler full force, but Ziggler wears Riley down with his amateur background. The commentators are pleading with Riley to just throw in the towel but he refuses.
Zack Ryder comes down to the ring, and starts filming Ziggler just to annoy him. Riley clotheslines Dolph out of the ring, and Ryder points and laughs at him. Ziggler smacks Zack's camera out of his hand and shoves him, angering Zack, who tackles him and wails away on him. Riley can only watch helplessly as the ref calls for the DQ and his dreams of facing Albert Bernard go down the drain. Zack tries to apologize for getting Riley DQ'd, but now Riley is upset, bursting into tears and yelling at him, "Why the hell did you do that for?! That was my only chance." Ryder now feels bad and wants to make it up to Riley. Ryder pleads with the GM to give Riley what he wants, a rematch with Albert Bernard. The GM, tries to stir the pot and says. "I will give Alex Riley another chance. He will face Albert Bernard at <September PPV>, if he can beat....you. If you win, you will get a shot at any championship of your choosing."
Zack is now torn between getting out of jobberdom, or helping Riley do the same. The bell rings, and Riley and Ryder tie up, and then Ryder stops. Alex pleads with him, "Come on! Let's fight! I need this." Zack simply says, "I know. I understand what it's like." Ryder whispers in Riley's ear. A-Ry goes along with Zack's idea and gives him the Fingerpoke of Doom. Riley pins him, earning a rematch against Albert.
Riley is so happy that he finally has a PPV match after so long. Albert immediately starts attacking Riley week after week, obliterating him each week in backstage attacks, trying to make him "give up the ridiculous idea that Riley can beat him" but Riley refuses to back down.
Alex Riley & Albert Bernard finally have a match at <September PPV>. Riley puts up just enough offense to make you believe he has a chance, but Albert dominates. The entire midcard/low card face roster comes out to the stage to give A-Ry moral support. Eventually, Riley gets the 360 lb man on his shoulders, and the crowd goes nuts at his "superhuman" strength as he hits the Final Score. A now pissed off Albert however, pulls an Ultimate Warrior, and beats the hell out of Riley. He grabs Riley by the neck, the camera zooms in to see Riley spit in his face and give him a death glare as if to say F You, before Albert finishes him off with the Baldo Bomb and pins him.
Albert menacingly walks to the back, with all of the faces keeping their distance. Riley tries to walk out of the ring only to collapse, worn out by the mauling he received. Ryder, Kofi, & Truth peel Riley out of the ring while the rest of the faces cheer him on.
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Post by Some Guy on Jul 17, 2012 14:35:18 GMT -5
I think you've now officially tried harder to make Albert work in WWE than he's tried to be good at wrestling there. He had a really good match with Sheamus, a solid performance (the ladder botch wasn't really his fault) at MITB and a decent match with Cena. It's not his fault that he's been booked this way, but he's a very solid big man and far better than someone like Brodus Clay or Big Show.
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Post by SAJ Forth on Jul 17, 2012 15:49:54 GMT -5
I think he should be repackaged. They should drop the Tensai gimmick and maybe just call him A-Train again. I agree.
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Post by Banecat on Jul 17, 2012 16:29:15 GMT -5
We may actually end up getting Lord Hentai Lol. They should drop the Tensai name, let him be Albert and rehire Tomko. Build the two guys like the Road Warriors.
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Post by r. on Jul 17, 2012 16:59:13 GMT -5
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Post by Lardlad on Jul 17, 2012 20:58:27 GMT -5
I was never an Albert fan, and I haven't enjoyed much of this current run either, but I did like the work he did in the MitB ladder match last Sunday.
I think he fits in in the upper mid-card more than the main event, but that's just me.
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on Jul 17, 2012 22:41:05 GMT -5
BREAKING: not Ziggler's bones, because he clearly doesn't have any.
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