Nicknames that did not stick

[r.]

Jan 1, 2013 16:21:43 GMT -5 Burst said:

We need like a big list of nicknames that the announcers tried to force, which didn't stick.

Inspired by this post.


I'll start with the obvious: Booger Red: Undertaker

Oh and include the wrestlers name obviously.

[wwefan71080]

Big Show as "The Big Nasty"

[Cronant]

The Big Hungry.

[unoriginalalex]

Most of anything Matt Striker made up.

[Cronant]

The Jackal

[Sparkybob]

CLB- Creepy little Bastard

[rydndirty]

Bionic Redneck didn't stick around too long...

[mo]

I recall Tazz and Michael Cole referring to Brock Lesnar as a "manster" a few times back in his first run. I'm quite glad that didn't stick

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Jan 1, 2013 20:56:22 GMT -5 rydndirty said:

Bionic Redneck didn't stick around too long...

I actually liked Bionic Redneck. It was a clever little play on the Steve Austin name.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

"The Cape Town Werewolf" Justin Gabriel.

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Booger Red

[Burst]

Matt Striker

"The Cardiac Kid" Yoshi Tatsu
"Neon Genesis" Yoshi Tatsu

[BorneAgain]

Kind of sad D-Bryan isn't still around.

[A Platypus Rave]

Jan 1, 2013 21:14:43 GMT -5 Burst said:

Matt Striker

"The Cardiac Kid" Yoshi Tatsu
"Neon Genesis" Yoshi Tatsu

The Japanese Stratocaster; Yoshi Tatsu
The poisoned fist of the pacific rim; Yoshi Tatsu

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Monarch of the Mat; Triple H

[r.]

Jan 1, 2013 21:14:43 GMT -5 Burst said:

Matt Striker

"The Cardiac Kid" Yoshi Tatsu
"Neon Genesis" Yoshi Tatsu

I liked 'The posion fist from the pacific rim' Yoshi Tatsu

[W?Y]

"American Dragon" did not last past Summerslam 2010.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Jan 1, 2013 20:51:25 GMT -5 wwefan71080 said:

Big Show as "The Big Nasty"

Apparently, because an NBA player with that nickname complained about the use of "The Big Nasty" by the WWF for Show.

[Throwback]

Brock Leznar: Vanilla Gorilla

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I personally liked all of Striker's ultra-nerdy nicknames and references.

I may be in the extreme minority, but I thought he was a fun, different sort of announcer for the big, polished, seamless circus of WWE. He was very much a child of the "IWC Era" of fandom, and it was fun to hear a guy who was watching and thinking about the show with the sort of dorky, hyper-referential eye of a comic book/sci-fi fan furiously debating continuity and shipping into the wee hours on Reddit.

I can see why that rubbed so many people the wrong way, who always see a maintenance of the "real sports" veneer as the highest attainment for a wrestling program, but I think that mentality doesn't really jibe with the way people actually consume/engage with entertainment in this day and age.

"I'm markin' out, bro!!" may not have been the sort of thing a football announcer would scream, but pro wrestling in 2013 isn't the sort of thing a person thirsty for real combat sports would ever turn on. Why not foster talent who speak in the language of the target audience, of the modern fandom? But, this is company that doesn't promote CM Punk doing stuff like Talking Dead and The Nerdist (i.e. mainstream exposure that their audience would actually care about, as opposed to guest shots on Disney shows), so I can't be surprised.

[r.]

Great White; Sheamus Really happy that didn't stick.