Perd
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Post by Perd on Jun 23, 2014 12:47:43 GMT -5
I weep for your ability to be in on a joke. What joke? That you don't like to read and can't spell a word a sixth grader could spell? Maybe a meme I'm missing or something but it just looks like a comment made by someone that needs to use their dictionary/read more. I'm well aware that it's spelled paragraph. ADR always uses the slang term perro. And there in lies the joke. Now, it's entirely reasonable that you might not find the joke funny. But it's a joke nonetheless.
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King Koopa
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Post by 67 more on Jun 23, 2014 12:48:27 GMT -5
I weep for your ability to be in on a joke. What joke? That you don't like to read and can't spell a word a sixth grader could spell? Maybe a meme I'm missing or something but it just looks like a comment made by someone that needs to use their dictionary/read more. Cool it down. ADR says perro a lot, so he was making a joke saying perrograph. There's no need to insult someone just because you didn't get the joke.
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Post by BrodietheSlayer on Jun 23, 2014 12:49:14 GMT -5
Oh god.....that's a terrible pun.....but I retract my statement about his being illiterate.
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Post by ayumidah on Jun 23, 2014 12:56:04 GMT -5
Yeah, I enjoyed his face turn and friendship with Ricardo a lot. It was pretty much my favorite part of WWE for awhile there before WWE had to FUBAR it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2014 14:27:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I enjoyed his face turn and friendship with Ricardo a lot. It was pretty much my favorite part of WWE for awhile there before WWE had to ARMBAR it. I had to tearfully edit the post for the easy joke, perro. But I completely agree.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jun 23, 2014 14:30:24 GMT -5
In fairness to him, he's another example of gimmick rot.
Everything that made his character has been stripped away. I'll never understand why WWE goes to all the trouble of creating gimmicks only to gradually destroy them in favour of some indistinct generic shadow of what it was.
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Bo Rida
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Post by Bo Rida on Jun 23, 2014 14:49:44 GMT -5
I still have no idea on what the rich Mexican aristocratic man of the working class American people garbage was about and think that's one of the all-time worse angles in WWE which is a shame as up until that point the face run wasn't too bad, it was certainly the most consistently entertaining he'd been since his first few months in WWE and it would have been interesting to see what would have happened if the Swagger feud didn't derail it.
That lack of definition in his gimmick has damaged him from the start and got worse as elements were stripped away. However as I've said many times his complete lack of improvisational skills (on the mic or after a botch) are a major issue and when combined with a weak gimmick means I've rarely found him believable. That's not purely due to bad booking. It's no coincidence that the three times I've found him most interesting were the XMas match with Cena, the two weeks he was a Bo style heel that thinks he's a face and the double-turn with Ziggler, some of the rare times he's deviated from his usual robotic formula.
What was believable was his relationship with Ricardo, shame they never got a face tag-team run.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jun 23, 2014 15:07:28 GMT -5
I'd have done the character like this.
He'd have been from Spain. A multi-millionnaire. Cars, boats, women, etc...Loves nothing more than abusing his wealth and humiliating people, especially American wrestling fans. I would have given the gimmick to someone fast and agile and skilled at high flying type moves. I'd rip off Vega from Street Fighter, and have him wear a mask during his matches to protect his beautiful face (so his mask can be changed from time to time and merchandised when he inevitably turns face).
I'd retain the devoted ring announcer and car entrances (which John Cena would not be permitted to fourth wall), and even the character's name and original entrance theme.
More importantly, he would back up what he says. If he says it's his destiny (which should NOT have been run into the ground) to win the title, then he should win it.
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Jun 23, 2014 15:11:44 GMT -5
Ya all perros, gringos.
But you already now that.
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Post by BigWill on Jun 23, 2014 15:17:44 GMT -5
I feel like this conversation has been brought up more than a few times before.
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Post by Just call me D.j.m. on Jun 23, 2014 15:19:57 GMT -5
The Internet Wrestling Community is always willing to derile WWE Creative's ineptness with their talent.
Except in the case of Alberto Del Rio, who might be the most egregious and glaringly bad failure on the part of Creative since John Morrison.
It's cognitive dissonance at its finest.
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Post by r. on Jun 23, 2014 15:25:17 GMT -5
Oh I love Del Rio I've been making a good living selling his matches to sleep clinics.
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Post by machomuta on Jun 23, 2014 15:27:45 GMT -5
ADR doesnt deserve the hate he is getting. Vince is the one who is telling him what to say and do.
Viva ADR!!
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Post by r. on Jun 23, 2014 15:29:27 GMT -5
Oh I love Del Rio I've been making a good living selling his matches to sleep clinics.
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Jun 23, 2014 15:34:42 GMT -5
Del Rio would have probably made good money as a 1920's silent actor. He has the face for it.
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Post by Kayfabe FAN don't want none on Jun 23, 2014 15:40:27 GMT -5
Some people need to accept the fact that Del Rio is simply not a good performer. If Cody can get over by putting lipstick on and checking himself in a mirror, and Ziggler can get over by being Vickie's bitch, then Del Rio has no excuse. He's a good wrestler and a meh performer.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2014 15:47:24 GMT -5
I liked him when he first debuted. I liked him again when he first turned face.
But the guy's shtick gets old pretty quickly.
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Post by Urfarkendarf on Jun 23, 2014 15:53:32 GMT -5
I dont really blame him or the WWE. He is clearly talented in every respect. He is good in the ring and can cut a promo
He's been given so many chances to get over, its the majority of the audience that don't give a shit about him. I dont necessarily blame them. There's only so many people who can give a crap about a Mexican aristocrat.
Its just one of those cases where the guy just doesn't resonate with a lot of the audience, no matter what he's given.
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Post by mysterydriver on Jun 23, 2014 17:06:42 GMT -5
Y'all gonna lose your mind when he wins on Sunday after breaking everyone's arms with the Aggressive Armbar!
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Jun 23, 2014 17:11:50 GMT -5
I liked him when he first debuted. I liked him again when he first turned face. But the guy's shtick gets old pretty fairly quickly.
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