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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 29, 2013 17:32:21 GMT -5
Are a lot of them still around? I talked to Boris Zhukov a few times about 7 years ago and remember he was still doing his heel Russian gimmick. However, I can't remember the last time I saw one in person.
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Post by rnrk supports BLM on Jun 29, 2013 17:35:34 GMT -5
Vladimir Kozlov was one for, like, a week or two on ECW, where he was coming out with the hammer and sickle on his titantron. It never went anywhere.
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Post by Loser on Jun 29, 2013 18:16:04 GMT -5
Alex "Peter Orlov" Koslov. He was doing the Russian gimmick in PWG in 2006. The fur hat, the dance, etc. He returned for a match there in 2012
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Post by molson5 on Jun 29, 2013 18:18:13 GMT -5
Modern Russia maybe isn't as scary as the Soviet Union but I think the stereotypical evil Russian could still be a great character. Still a lot to draw from there.
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Post by The Sam on Jun 29, 2013 19:08:15 GMT -5
I went to an NAW show last year and they had an un-ironic Soviet gimmick with mask and flag. It was awesome.
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jun 30, 2013 1:45:34 GMT -5
I blame Rocky Balboa for ending the Cold War. If I can change, and you can change, Everybody can change!
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jun 30, 2013 7:11:34 GMT -5
The old Russian Commie is used nowadays as an ironic gimmick. Unless it's in certain parts of the US where some folks still think the Cold War going on.
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Post by Package Piledriver on Jun 30, 2013 7:19:51 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2013 7:40:52 GMT -5
The Russians still think they're fighting the Cold War, so there's always room for somebody to instantly hate if they thought outside the box and not resort to the old "USSR Hammer & Sickle" motif from the '80s.
Koslov would have worked.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 30, 2013 7:57:01 GMT -5
Vladimir Kozlov was one for, like, a week or two on ECW, where he was coming out with the hammer and sickle on his titantron. It never went anywhere. Him coming out in military uniform was awesome. It could still work now. Someone can talk about how awesome Putin is, and how he deserves the Super Bowl ring he has. |
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Jun 30, 2013 18:57:41 GMT -5
Modern Russia maybe isn't as scary as the Soviet Union but I think the stereotypical evil Russian could still be a great character. Still a lot to draw from there. The ref goes to pat him down but the Russian heel just says "I don't have any weapons on me. I've sold them all to my opponent's enemies." |
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Post by ratetankmark on Jul 1, 2013 15:44:50 GMT -5
Why hasn't there been any American Communist heels? There is a Communist Party in America and I think the idea of Soviet sympathisers would draw a lot of heel heat, and it's different to have a Soviet sympathising heel who's character is not from the Soviet Union.
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Post by grunt on Jul 1, 2013 17:37:18 GMT -5
I wonder what's Chikara's MosCow doing, these days.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2013 17:59:22 GMT -5
Modern Russia maybe isn't as scary as the Soviet Union but I think the stereotypical evil Russian could still be a great character. Still a lot to draw from there. There's still a very cold and sinister edge to some Russians that I think could make an interesting wrestling character. Of course, Hassan was the same kind of interesting character (in that it wasn't the basic blunt stereotypical character) and that went stereotypical pretty quick. |
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Jul 1, 2013 18:32:33 GMT -5
Why hasn't there been any American Communist heels? There is a Communist Party in America and I think the idea of Soviet sympathisers would draw a lot of heel heat, and it's different to have a Soviet sympathising heel who's character is not from the Soviet Union. I can't quite remember the name, but I think Barry Darsow played a character like that in the NWA. Was it like Krusher Khrushchev or something? |
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Post by celticjobber on Jul 1, 2013 18:35:23 GMT -5
Alex Koslov in New Japan comes pretty close, but the Japanese audience is respectful and quiet during his rendition of the Soviet National Anthem: youtu.be/HxNeW91MQjc?t=36s |
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Jul 1, 2013 18:36:24 GMT -5
I wonder what's Chikara's MosCow doing, these days. I think he was turned into a baseball. |
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Post by theryno665 on Jul 2, 2013 16:31:02 GMT -5
I wonder what's Chikara's MosCow doing, these days. I think he was turned into a baseball. Rawhide! |
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Post by Andrew is Good on Jul 2, 2013 16:33:08 GMT -5
Alex Koslov in New Japan comes pretty close, but the Japanese audience is respectful and quiet during his rendition of the Soviet National Anthem: youtu.be/HxNeW91MQjc?t=36sThe best reaction to a heel. When I was in Japan, I was hoping Kozlov was going to sing the Russian National Anthem, and was so disappointed. I also love Kendrick losing it in the video. |
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