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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 10:44:05 GMT -5
People want to cheer Bad News, I am convinced of it.
In this post modern self aware era I think Bad News would make the perfect face.
Keep his Schtick exactly the same (or perhaps even turn it up to 11) but have him work against heels.
He is too over the top and ridiculous to be a heel in this day and age.
The face reaction he got at the Hall Of Fame (and next night on Raw) shows that this can work. People want to cheer for him, nowadays over the top personalities and gimmicks are what gets the face pops, just ask The Wyatts (who have been getting face pops since last summer) and most of the NXT roster
Hell "I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you" can easily become a meme, and that's the sort of thing the WWE want nowadays.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 10:45:45 GMT -5
"I've got some bad news for ya Alberto Del Rio, not only are you going to lose on Sunday, but allllll these people are going to be cheering like mad when you do!"
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Apr 18, 2014 10:48:02 GMT -5
I fear Barrett turning face... WWE very rarely seem to be able to do it right. The new face either comes across as an unlikeable ass, a lame joke telling failed comedian or a combination of the two.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 11:16:01 GMT -5
Who doesn't want to cheer Barrett? Have him face Batista and he'll get a bigger pop than Del Rio when he fought Batista.
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Post by The Ichi on Apr 18, 2014 12:39:02 GMT -5
Except he wouldn't be Bad News Barrett, he'd be Good News Barrett, and his idea of Good News would be to deliver those "Did You Know?" facts about how much money WWE makes.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Apr 18, 2014 13:04:20 GMT -5
Just have him deliver bad news to heels. For example, giving bad news to Triple H that he and Steph's days running everything are numbered.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Apr 18, 2014 13:44:30 GMT -5
I like Barrett as a heel. Yeah he's entertaining in his gimmick.
But I hate that you have pretty much suck at your job to get any heat nowadays.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 14:33:45 GMT -5
I like Barrett as a heel. Yeah he's entertaining in his gimmick. But I hate that you have pretty much suck at your job to get any heat nowadays. Triple H would beg to disagree. Though to be fair he's the only person in recent memory I can think of who has actually achieved heat by being a great heel rather than by sucking. I guess Suit wearing Jericho counts as well.
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Post by JTH on Apr 18, 2014 14:48:32 GMT -5
Do they want to cheer Bad News Barrett, or do they want to cheer Wade Barrett?
I think there's a difference.
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Post by krozor on Apr 18, 2014 15:11:43 GMT -5
Face Bad News Barrett Vignette #1: "What's that, Mistah Wiskahs? You don't WANT to come down from that tree? Well, I'm afraid I've got some...BAD NEWS." (Podium rises up, Barrett frees kitten from a tree and brings it back down to a little girl, cackling the whole time)
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Post by Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks on Apr 18, 2014 15:15:53 GMT -5
I think he should remain a heel, and since Zeb is looking for a replacement for that traitorous Cesaro, he should become a Real American along with Alicia Fox. They'll be team Fox News.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 18, 2014 17:33:15 GMT -5
Who doesn't want to cheer Barrett? Me, for one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2014 18:48:42 GMT -5
Who doesn't want to cheer Barrett? Me, for one. Well I respect you for having an opinion I'm probably the only person here that doesn't like Adam Rose.
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Post by thegame415 on Apr 18, 2014 18:52:04 GMT -5
Lawler: I take back what I said, I hope he still is around next week!
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Apr 18, 2014 20:00:46 GMT -5
I like Barrett as a heel. Yeah he's entertaining in his gimmick. But I hate that you have pretty much suck at your job to get any heat nowadays. Triple H would beg to disagree. Though to be fair he's the only person in recent memory I can think of who has actually achieved heat by being a great heel rather than by sucking. I guess Suit wearing Jericho counts as well. Edge, Big Show, Kane, Orton, Christian, hell, even Bo Dallas. Those guys in recent memory pulled off being booed without sucking. The Shield also used to get massive heel heat against Ryback and Team Hell No.
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Post by g1megatronfan on Apr 19, 2014 7:30:19 GMT -5
It could work pretty well with Barrett as a face. Personally...I like faces who make the heels look like idiots. It's more entertaining to have a face who laughs with the crowd before kicking the heel's ass. He could pull that off with no problem. His bad news for AJ was hilarious
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 19, 2014 8:59:59 GMT -5
Well I respect you for having an opinion I'm probably the only person here that doesn't like Adam Rose. I haven't even seen his vignettes or anything because I don't watch every week, is he the bleach blonde, pouting guy?
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Apr 19, 2014 9:02:57 GMT -5
Good News Barrett?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2014 9:06:05 GMT -5
Well I respect you for having an opinion I'm probably the only person here that doesn't like Adam Rose. I haven't even seen his vignettes or anything because I don't watch every week, is he the bleach blonde, pouting guy? He's the party guy who had a promo air on Raw after Mania I don't like him or Tyler Breeze, the bleach blonde, pouting guy model. Also I call Rose Kruger every time I see him at NXT.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 19, 2014 9:08:56 GMT -5
I haven't even seen his vignettes or anything because I don't watch every week, is he the bleach blonde, pouting guy? He's the party guy who had a promo air on Raw after Mania I don't like him or Tyler Breeze, the bleach blonde, pouting guy model. Also I call Rose Kruger every time I see him at NXT. I have no idea who any of those people are.
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