Sephiroth
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Post by Sephiroth on Apr 19, 2014 17:01:58 GMT -5
In fact, I just got an idea for Rusev's first feud. Have Lana interrupt Mark Henry one night and tell him he's washed up and how Rusev is the new powerhouse of WWE. Have them do a short match and Rusev wins-which then sets him up for program with Mark's protege, Big E. Could work as an intro feud.
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PKO
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Post by PKO on Apr 19, 2014 17:12:17 GMT -5
She was in the "Diva Search" that led to JoJo and Eva Marie being on Total Divas, but she got cut. She kept training with Sara Del Rey and got signed after all. How on earth do you cut someone like HER in favor of Eva Marie and a girl who isn't even old enough to drink? Well JoJo was far and away the best athlete and Eva...well...I'm sure they had their reasons. It ended up being for the best as now she has an actual character and doesn't have to have be on Total Divas.
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Post by audiencewatching on Apr 19, 2014 17:15:32 GMT -5
These one dimensional characters never work.
I suspect he'll be built up, fed to a face champion, become a jtts and then be released.
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Post by Hawk Hart on Apr 19, 2014 17:19:03 GMT -5
We call him the Fruit Brute around these parts.
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Post by Tyfo on Apr 19, 2014 17:21:46 GMT -5
I liked him better when he was called Vladimir Kozlov.
We know the drill. He'll squash jobbers for a few months, "shockingly" attack a Cena or Bryan as they wrap up an important feud, short feud, he loses, turns faces and starts dancing and jobbing, released.
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Apr 19, 2014 18:22:46 GMT -5
Meh, gimmicks like this belong in 80s territories not WWE in 2014. There really isn't anywehere you can take a gimmick like this in this day and age, he will end up a comedy character within a year We all said the same thing about Umaga when he debuted.
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Apr 19, 2014 18:25:01 GMT -5
Meh, gimmicks like this belong in 80s territories not WWE in 2014. There really isn't anywehere you can take a gimmick like this in this day and age, he will end up a comedy character within a year We all said the same thing about Umaga when he debuted. Umaga showed alot more then Rusev has though in his first appearance. I knew the first time I saw Umaga squash a poor jobber that he was going somewhere. I can't say the same thing for Rusev. He just doesn't look like he'll have any staying power. And try as she might, Lana is no Armando Alejandro Estrada.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Apr 19, 2014 19:19:02 GMT -5
We call him the Fruit Brute around these parts. плодове звяр е любов. плодове звяр е живот
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BigWill
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Post by BigWill on Apr 19, 2014 19:26:47 GMT -5
He reminds me too much of Vladimir Kozlov.
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Post by Chip on Apr 19, 2014 19:27:53 GMT -5
Please just stop using the Camel Clutch. I'm so goddamn tired of foreign heels using that move. Especially when his super kick looks so much more painful to be on the receiving end of. Other then that the Fruit Brute is someone I look forward to having proper matches, rather then the introductory squashes he's participating in currently. Cesaro vs Rusev is a personal wanted match. An agile Swiss wrestler who is freakishly strong against a giant Bulgarian brute who is unexpectedly agile. It'd be a great tag team if Cesaro's career was in a worse off position.
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Post by hellis3000 on Apr 20, 2014 7:04:58 GMT -5
Watch his match with ziggler on nxt. He is capable of looking beastly given the right opponent. I miss the breaking "name plank"
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Apr 20, 2014 7:18:56 GMT -5
Please just stop using the Camel Clutch. I'm so goddamn tired of foreign heels using that move. Especially when his super kick looks so much more painful to be on the receiving end of. Other then that the Fruit Brute is someone I look forward to having proper matches, rather then the introductory squashes he's participating in currently. Cesaro vs Rusev is a personal wanted match. An agile Swiss wrestler who is freakishly strong against a giant Bulgarian brute who is unexpectedly agile. It'd be a great tag team if Cesaro's career was in a worse off position. I always think that the Accolade's a bit like the Neutraliser to Cesaro's uppercut, they're pretty much beaten with the move that comes before it, and it's just a cherry on top.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Apr 20, 2014 7:27:13 GMT -5
We call him the Fruit Brute around these parts. I'm worried that this will catch on and JBL will eventually go "FRUIT BRUTE MAGGLE" and we won't be able to take him seriously anymore.
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 20, 2014 7:28:38 GMT -5
Watch his match with ziggler on nxt. He is capable of looking beastly given the right opponent. I miss the breaking "name plank" This. It's from the August 21 or 22 2013 edition of NXT to help narrow the search.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2014 7:33:23 GMT -5
Honestly I see it going nowhere It feels like we've seen this gimmick done the exact same way so many times now and it always ends up the same way Which is a shame because he doesn't look like your normal guy, he has a perculiar body shape and it stands out. I do enjoy his work so far and I do like the "Rusev......Crush!" bit too but like I said it doesn't seem to be bringing anything new and I think that will be its downfall It feels like it's doomed to flop just like Tensai
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Gummydavidson
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Post by Gummydavidson on Apr 20, 2014 7:40:57 GMT -5
How good is his ring work? I heard he had a good match with Ziggler but Dolph can have a good match with anyone.
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Post by mrjl on Apr 20, 2014 8:14:10 GMT -5
Please just stop using the Camel Clutch. I'm so goddamn tired of foreign heels using that move. Especially when his super kick looks so much more painful to be on the receiving end of. Other then that the Fruit Brute is someone I look forward to having proper matches, rather then the introductory squashes he's participating in currently. Cesaro vs Rusev is a personal wanted match. An agile Swiss wrestler who is freakishly strong against a giant Bulgarian brute who is unexpectedly agile. It'd be a great tag team if Cesaro's career was in a worse off position. It's not about power, it's about suffering. The camel clutch has gone from the hold of Middle Eastern wrestlers to the hold of people they want to suggest are cold and cruel
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2014 8:56:54 GMT -5
I predict that we'll be calling him Ivan Jobbo within 6 months.
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Post by Wolfaga on Apr 20, 2014 9:55:54 GMT -5
I want to see him as an Umaga done right. (No offense to Umaga of course who was awesome at times)
But either way, Lana's awesome, His moveset is awesome, His theme is one of the best I've heard in a long long time. I can see him going places.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Apr 20, 2014 10:13:58 GMT -5
I can see him being Bryan Food in a few months. But my god that theme music is divine.
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