ratetankmark
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Post by ratetankmark on Aug 10, 2013 8:18:48 GMT -5
I'm not for one second saying that he's as good as Wyatt or Kassius Ohno or Sami Zyan, I think he's got a very good gimmick, his look and accent fit the 'deranged poacher' gimmick extremely well, don't get me wrong I love Ohno and Zyan as much as the next guy but I don't know why we seem to ignore 'The Big Game Hunter'?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2013 8:23:15 GMT -5
IMO he's been ready for quite some time. He has the character, look and in ring ability to be called up whenever. Kruger is great.
I'd call him up over both Ohno (showed almost nothing in NXT other than a couple solid matches, no distinguishable character and lacking "the" look) and Zayn (still new, character seems overly generic (not El Generic, just generic)).
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Post by Idiot on Aug 10, 2013 8:38:59 GMT -5
That's OK, I feel perfectly justified in calling him better than Wyatt, Ohno and Zayn so I'll say that. Wyatt demolishes him on the mic and with his gimmick, but relatively speaking Kruger's better in the ring than Wyatt is in those areas so I'd call him better overall when taking things like their looks into account. Ohno's been mediocre at best and Zayn's been very entertaining but hasn't built up the volume of work in NXT to be considered one of the best guys there. He's got quite a lot of improving to do in the ring (slowing the f*** down, cutting out the stupid moves and spots like the spinning armdrag) and show he can still have good matches when he's not working with some combination of Kruger, Bo (another underrated in ring performer) and Cesaro.
Honestly at this point I'd like to see Gabriel taken off the road for a couple of months so he can be regimmicked and come up with Kruger with a pseudo-millitary gimmick. Kruger's already gone from hunter to mercenary so if you repurpose Gabriel as the arrogant "air force" member it would work well enough for me to mark out.
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 10, 2013 8:48:02 GMT -5
I like him, he's great at making others look good and has a unique charisma about him.
However I think his gimmick needs a tiny bit of tweaking as it's one of the few times in wrestling I'd say a gimmick has been underplayed. We've seen him start a hunt a few times, first with Tyson Kidd when he was on crutches and more recently scouting Bo but it's never really led to anything.
I think that's an interesting direction to take him, any time somebody has a kayfabe injury he should be looking to take them down, hunting just for the sport of it, I think it's a good way to write out people that are genuinely injured too. Adrian Neville misses a high flying move and tweaks his ankle? Kruger should be there. You could easily extend that to him scouting people for weaknesses.
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Post by The Man They Call Asher on Aug 10, 2013 9:22:48 GMT -5
Kruger is awesome. He's very solid in in the ring, has a slick gimmick and a good look. Really like his entrance too, very simple but it gets the message across. I agree that his gimmick could use a bit of tweaking though. He's juuuust about there.
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Post by dudebusterfan91 on Aug 10, 2013 9:27:04 GMT -5
would love 2 see him called up as well he is such a great character and has had alot god matches on nxt
he has come a long way from the fcw days where he was still good but was kinda boring he has really improved
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Post by miffy on Aug 10, 2013 10:46:09 GMT -5
If he gets called up, I hope they keep his big scary face entrance video.
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Post by The Trashman on Aug 10, 2013 10:54:47 GMT -5
He hasnt really impressed me at all. He is Skinner without the tobacco.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2013 11:05:47 GMT -5
I don't think it's fair to say that he's NOT as good as those guys yet. Kruger is really awesome, he'll be a great heel on the main roster.
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Post by heyguesswhatidid on Aug 10, 2013 11:23:22 GMT -5
I like him, but I hate his promo picture they use in the upcoming matches graphic. It's like he had a male model gimmick. But that's productions fault, not his. Other than that he's great.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2013 11:32:53 GMT -5
I think he's got something, but that gimmick is just stupid.
Give him a South African diplomat gimmick w diplomatic immunity and then you've got something.
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Post by Digital Witness on Aug 10, 2013 11:51:23 GMT -5
I think a good tweak for his gimmick would to have him be Vince's hired gun, and have him try to take out guys like D-Bry and Cena that he doesn't like. Also, have him stalk people backstage.
Better yet, I want to see him stalking Triple H around WWE HQ.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Aug 10, 2013 11:59:20 GMT -5
He's awesome. My favourite guy on NXT after Breeze. "DEY LOFFING AT YEW BO!" He's got the whole psycho schtick down to a T IMO. Might just be the accent, but he just has this vibe about him. Plus, he's pretty damn good in the ring.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Aug 10, 2013 17:11:25 GMT -5
When Kruger arrives to the main roster, he needs to hunt Sin Cara for sport.
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Post by The Man That Sanity Forgot on Aug 10, 2013 18:15:23 GMT -5
When Kruger arrives to the main roster, he needs to hunt Sin Cara for sport.   |
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Post by Cry Baby on Aug 10, 2013 18:29:49 GMT -5
Kruger is one of my favourites in NXT. I actually like his gimmick, but I wouldn't be opposed to a change. Better yet, I want to see him stalking Triple H around WWE HQ. This would be my favourite thing ever. |
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Post by Chip on Aug 10, 2013 18:34:56 GMT -5
I like him, but I hate his promo picture they use in the upcoming matches graphic. It's like he had a male model gimmick. But that's productions fault, not his. Other than that he's great. I'm glad I'm not the only one that's bothered by that. The dude looks like hes about to pull a duck face. |
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Post by Digital Witness on Aug 10, 2013 18:38:40 GMT -5
I like him, but I hate his promo picture they use in the upcoming matches graphic. It's like he had a male model gimmick. But that's productions fault, not his. Other than that he's great. I'm glad I'm not the only one that's bothered by that. The dude looks like hes about to pull a duck face. I definitely remember duck face pics of Kruger before he started his big game hunter gimmick. What I find funny is that Barry Windham tried this exact same gimmick pretty much ages ago and no one could possibly have cared less. Kruger's got some damn awesome presence to him. |
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Post by Chip on Aug 10, 2013 21:26:32 GMT -5
What I find funny is that Barry Windham tried this exact same gimmick pretty much ages ago and no one could possibly have cared less. We seem to be in a weird time where older gimmicks are being redone and are getting over. You got Fandango with the self-absorbed dancer gimmick, Bray in a cult-like, supposedly Waylon Mercy-esque gimmick, Sandow in a gimmick very reminiscent of The Genius, Tyler Breeze as The Model and of course Kruger himself. A more realistic slice to otherwise campy gimmicks. |
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Post by trollrogue on Aug 10, 2013 23:05:47 GMT -5
Kruuuuuuuuuugahhhhh!!
What a fun war cry! Sad that he doesn't really get much chance to use it outside smarky NXT crowds as a heel.
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