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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 6:44:29 GMT -5
You're Either Fandango Or You're Against Us.
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Post by cahuette on Mar 28, 2013 6:50:05 GMT -5
You're Either Fandango Or You're Against Us. WE THE FANDANGOS!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 9:17:39 GMT -5
As with other characters that are new or still around (D-Bry, Kane, 'Taker, Mark Henry, Ryback) they have gimmicks which make them more than just an angry/snarky man who wants to fight, they stand out and are more recognisable than a Ted Dibiase, or Kofi Kingston, or (and it PAINS me to say this as I love the guy) a Dolph Ziggler.
That value is important in a company that is slowly breaking out of the homogenized wrestler style, because with the ability to remember "that guy bitched about not wrestling due to his name not being pronounced correctly, then weirdly attacked Jericho for purposely messing his name up, and just seems utterly seedy and slimey" you have the ability to find something about him you like or hate.
In a nutshell; his gimmick as a dancer is not his entire thing, a gimmick is not a character, but in the last few weeks Fandango has shown more character in his gimmick than most other guys are either allowed or able to.
Plus he's got a strong fanclub here and is pretty good in the ring.
No disrespect to Antonio Cesaro either (loved the guy for years), but whether it's due to booking or his own style he's not getting the boos or heat that Fandango is, that is why Fandango is facing Jericho. And I don't believe in "go away heat" as, well, it's a reaction, if you gain a reaction you are doing it right. If people didn't want to see you they'd go for a piss or to the concessions during your matches.
Plus, man, a new match at 'Mania, that IS something worth valuing against the three main events.
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Post by TheDieselTrain on Mar 28, 2013 9:22:29 GMT -5
Are you a movie ticket OP?
Come on somebody was gonna ask.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 9:22:37 GMT -5
You're Either Fandango Or You're Against Us. WE THE FANDANGOS! "Come Wrestlemania Chris Jericho, understand when you step on the stage your legs are just too short to dance with God."
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Post by zeez on Mar 28, 2013 10:48:26 GMT -5
If he didn't dance to the ring I would forget he's a dancer. There's a lot of charisma behind his promos and I find it interesting and entertaining. I don't care if he's supposed to have a dancing gimmick because I can see that there is more to him than just that, which isn't always true of most gimmicks. I thought he was gonna suck hard but I have found him surprisingly refreshing so far. I can agree that he might not deserve a Wrestlemania match so soon but give him a chance. Chris Jericho is.
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Post by fw91 on Mar 28, 2013 11:12:23 GMT -5
You've already made your mind up Us telling you why won't change anything not looking to change my mind, just looking to understand other's praise, which I am begining to.
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Post by Lt. Palumbo on Mar 28, 2013 12:09:02 GMT -5
Imo, the gimmick is bonafide wrestlecrap. But so what? for one, I'm guessing the majority of people on this board wouldn't be here if it weren't for silly wrestling gimmicks. People love them, people celebrate them. And as far as his gimmick never making it to world champion or having much longevity. Well there's always the Undertaker defense. Undertaker is total wrestlecrap. Really, really stupid shit....piled high and wide. If you add Kane into that mythology then the complexities of just how f'ing stupid both mens gimmicks and histories are would be enough to make anyone who didn't appreciate pro-wrestling for what it is scoff loudly and change the channel. Wrestling is simply entertainment, this guys gimmick comes from a goofy starting point (see Undertaker) but it's being played with a level of nuancing that indicates that the character will transcend the gimmick (again, see Undertaker, no longer just a zombie mortician or whatever the hell he was supposed to be) It's also pretty early days for the character right? I'm sure it will only get more nuanced
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 15:46:36 GMT -5
Anytime someone seems like their gimmick could be serial killer, I'm a fan. This. If Jericho is leaving after Wrestlemania for another extended break. I hope after the match Fandango drags a unconscious Jericho in the returning Grape Van. Then there will be Backstage segments with Josh Matthews or Matt Striker will ask ummm you were the last guy to see Jericho where is he? He would say he went FAN-DAN-GONE-GONE-GONE-GONE!!!! Or he could say things like "I don't know he's probably cooling off. He's in the fridge I ermm I mean on the shelf nagging injury." Then he gets paranoid and Matt Striker will disappear. Then Josh Matthews. Then Lillian Garcia. Then The Rock. Then one day all of them will appear together in a backstage segment without explanation while implying Hornswoggle won the lottery and they are his best friends or something stupid.
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Post by avenger on Mar 28, 2013 16:38:21 GMT -5
I think most of us who are 'Dangofans are mainly Johnny Curtis fans.
White meat babyface Johnny Curtis was as over as anyone in in NXT4, but I thought he was bland.
In NXT Redemption, he turned heel. And became Dirty Curty, a creepy heel at the heart of one of the best WWE storylines of the last few years (the Bateman-Maxine-Curtis love triangle). NXT Redemption wasn't on US TV, it was internet and international only. The woman booking it wasn't involved booking any other show (which has been the case since the NXT2 started, which is why the winners haven't slotted into the other shows like Wade Barrett did). (And she left with about four weeks of NXT Redemption left, which is why the feuds and angles suddenly ended). Vince probably never watched it. So the booker could book what they wanted. Curtis, Kaitlyn and Bateman took teh ball and ran with it.
Fandango is just Dirty Curty with a dancing gimmick. And he's been introduced in a similar way to Goldust. First we just saw the name in vignettes. Then we heard from them. They we eventually see them wrestle. (Goldust's first three matches were shit on toast, really, really, bad) debuting at PayPerViews against former Intercontinental champions.
Hopefully.
This of course could just be a way of giving Jericho a squash win at Wrestlemania, because he deserves to be on the card, but they don't have room for him. Still, depending on timing, Curtis could be the first NXT winner to get a one on one match at Wrestlemania. That'll make up for not getting a tag title match with R-Truth.
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Post by fw91 on Mar 28, 2013 17:08:14 GMT -5
I think most of us who are 'Dangofans are mainly Johnny Curtis fans. White meat babyface Johnny Curtis was as over as anyone in in NXT4, but I thought he was bland. In NXT Redemption, he turned heel. And became Dirty Curty, a creepy heel at the heart of one of the best WWE storylines of the last few years (the Bateman-Maxine-Curtis love triangle). NXT Redemption wasn't on US TV, it was internet and international only. The woman booking it wasn't involved booking any other show (which has been the case since the NXT2 started, which is why the winners haven't slotted into the other shows like Wade Barrett did). (And she left with about four weeks of NXT Redemption left, which is why the feuds and angles suddenly ended). Vince probably never watched it. So the booker could book what they wanted. Curtis, Kaitlyn and Bateman took teh ball and ran with it. Fandango is just Dirty Curty with a dancing gimmick. And he's been introduced in a similar way to Goldust. First we just saw the name in vignettes. Then we heard from them. They we eventually see them wrestle. (Goldust's first three matches were s*** on toast, really, really, bad) debuting at PayPerViews against former Intercontinental champions. Hopefully. This of course could just be a way of giving Jericho a squash win at Wrestlemania, because he deserves to be on the card, but they don't have room for him. Still, depending on timing, Curtis could be the first NXT winner to get a one on one match at Wrestlemania. That'll make up for not getting a tag title match with R-Truth. so he won NXT but still competed on NXT redemption? oh wwe...
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