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Post by sybaku on Jun 13, 2014 0:07:18 GMT -5
So am I the only one that's not making jokes about this Mark Henry thing? Like, I'm actually legitimately worried about Hawkins' life I wouldn't worry Henry's not stupid he's not gonna risk getting jailed or sued because the jobber of jobber town mouthed off to him.
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Post by Sparkybob on Jun 13, 2014 0:27:40 GMT -5
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Post by jjdash on Jun 13, 2014 0:39:59 GMT -5
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Post by King Bebe on Jun 13, 2014 1:21:28 GMT -5
I'm disappointed. Mainly cause most of these wrestlers could have and should have been given more.
McIntyre is the biggest waste of talent in recent history. Dude could have EASILY been a World Champion as he played the ruthless heel to perfection and was getting genuine heat in his feud with Teddy Long. I'm hopeful that he will return to WWE soon. It's a shame.
Evan Bourne was one of my favourite wrestlers so I am gutted. He was an awesome wrestler but WWE made him all about ONE MOVE, which I hated. I was hoping he would return and get a push as I think the crowd would get behind him like they have with Bryan, Cesaro and The Shield.
Brodus Clay surprised me a little bit. I figured Tensai would be one of the names on this list but I was surprised. I don't know why they turned him heel just to release him but he was a pretty prominent featured wrestler when he was The Funakasaurus. Not a big loss though IMO.
JTG and Hawkins should have been released long ago, let's be honest. I have no idea why they kept them so long when it was obvious they had no plans for them. I think Hawkins lacked creativity, character wise. He never seemed to "get it" for me. Solid wrestler but I think his lack of ideas were his downfall. JTG? He was never gonna be a star with that "gangsta" gimmick. But I do think he could have been used more in a tag team. They could have easily did Cryme Tyme v2 with Titus O'Neil or even R-Truth.
Jinder Mahal, I always liked. So this release bugs me probably a little more than it should. I thought he could have been the next big foreign heel of this era. Especially when they seemed to be running with a "Bollywood Movie Star" gimmick at the beginning.
Teddy Long? Meh.
Aldabra was hot but no big loss really.
I recognise the referee but I can't really comment on him.
Yoshi should have been given a heel run when he had tha face paint and mask in NXT. I would have repackaged him as "TATSU" and have him feud with Sin Cara. But oh well.
Best of luck to all of them. Sadly, I think Drew is the only one with any hope of coming back. I'm gutted for Jinder as I don't think we'll see him again, and especially Bourne as I feel he would thrive in today's WWE where match quality = overness. But between the injuries and suspensions, maybe he couldn't just keep himself healthy. The rest, I won't really miss.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Jun 13, 2014 1:35:24 GMT -5
When Trent? got fired he picked a feud with Kofi, that fight could go either way....Hawkins pisses off Mark Henry, I'll start a thread for the Curt Hawkins memorial show and who should be booked for it.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jun 13, 2014 1:47:47 GMT -5
Brodus Clay surprised me a little bit. I figured Tensai would be one of the names on this list but I was surprised. I don't know why they turned him heel just to release him but he was a pretty prominent featured wrestler when he was The Funakasaurus. Not a big loss though IMO. The problem for Brodus was his limitations inside the ring. All he ever really had going for him was his size. I don't think it's a coincidence his push started stalling when he started dropping weight - when you go from being an intimidatingly large guy to a merely chunky one and don't have anything else to fall back on, you're always going to be in trouble. He could still be somewhat intimidating by bouncing small guys like Neville and Woods around, but he was never going to look like a threat to Sheamus, Reigns, or Cena. If he can continue to lose weight and improve his muscle tone I could see him coming back, but at 34 he's probably not got much time to accomplish that.
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Post by Joshie el Gato Rey on Jun 13, 2014 1:56:07 GMT -5
I would have repackaged him as "TATSU" and have him feud with Sin Cara.
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Post by KobashiChop on Jun 13, 2014 2:17:03 GMT -5
In what world does Hawkins owe Henry an apology? At least delete the tweet out of courtesy to the guys who lost their damn jobs. Hawkins was right to call him out on that.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Jun 13, 2014 2:26:12 GMT -5
Aldabra was hot but no big loss really. Aldabra? Did the WWE hire a giant tortoise?
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 13, 2014 2:28:40 GMT -5
By the way, how happy do you think Alex Riley is to be on commentary? Every bit helps in the job security.
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Post by King Bebe on Jun 13, 2014 2:29:43 GMT -5
In what world does Hawkins owe Henry an apology? At least delete the tweet out of courtesy to the guys who lost their damn jobs. Hawkins was right to call him out on that. I agree. Plus Henry should be more considerate imo.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 13, 2014 2:30:45 GMT -5
By the way, how happy do you think Alex Riley is to be on commentary? Every bit helps in the job security. He probably isn't. All his peers at least get to do what they actually want to do (wrestle) while he wastes his prime years away.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 13, 2014 2:35:28 GMT -5
By the way, how happy do you think Alex Riley is to be on commentary? Every bit helps in the job security. He probably isn't. All his peers at least get to do what they actually want to do (wrestle) while he wastes his prime years away. Does he not at least wrestle on house shows, etc? He might wind up wrestling again with some of the undercard cut, at the least in NXT.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 13, 2014 2:41:42 GMT -5
He probably isn't. All his peers at least get to do what they actually want to do (wrestle) while he wastes his prime years away. Does he not at least wrestle on house shows, etc? He might wind up wrestling again with some of the undercard cut, at the least in NXT. His last few matches were at NXT house shows a few weeks ago. But he hasn't wrestled prior to that since July of last year. Hardly any of the undercard guys do house shows anymore (aside from Ryder, and the former 3MB who were usually split up so the members could do both tours). Most of the "filler" house show matches are given to NXT guys now. And when he actually was used regularly, he was already higher in the pecking order than JTG and Hawkins, so their absence really doesn't help him.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Jun 13, 2014 2:47:57 GMT -5
JTG is actually a hidden message swap the letters and you get "The Greatest Jobber" Xavier Woods is gonna have a hard time filling up his boots...JTG not the jobber we deserved but the one we needed.
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Post by Macho Pichu on Jun 13, 2014 2:52:03 GMT -5
I wonder if the delay in the JTG announcement had anything to due with the snaky comments around he internet. Also, has the "How long has JTG been employed" counter finally been stopped?
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Post by Wolfman Rose on Jun 13, 2014 4:58:45 GMT -5
So am I the only one that's not making jokes about this Mark Henry thing? Like, I'm actually legitimately worried about Hawkins' life I wouldn't worry Henry's not stupid he's not gonna risk getting jailed or sued because the jobber of jobber town mouthed off to him. At worst Mark shows up on LI and intimidates an apology out of Hawkins.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2014 5:01:00 GMT -5
Aldabra was hot but no big loss really. Aldabra? Did the WWE hire a giant tortoise? DID YOU KNOW? Aldabra is the iPhone friendly version of Aksana.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jun 13, 2014 5:14:56 GMT -5
My god, that was magnificent Also Jinder gets added to the classy twitter message group
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Post by GEOLINK on Jun 13, 2014 5:35:47 GMT -5
Tri.Moon is a damn genius. LOL
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