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Post by sonofblaine on Aug 29, 2014 6:05:26 GMT -5
He's hilarious and he plays the character so well. A vain, self-centred jerk who plays the part of inspiring hero, because he loves the adulation. His admonishing of Titus, and "silly me, Mr. Butterfingers", his squashing of El Torito. They should have kept building on that. Sadly, WWE Creative seems to have been confused as to what to do with him once he started getting cheered by the crowd, who were genuinely enjoying him. So they just threw away his winning streak and played up the heel side more. Also, Bo getting ejected from NXT is one of the best segments the WWE has done in years. This and his NXT ejection are my favorite Bo-ments.
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Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 29, 2014 6:09:07 GMT -5
Pretty much what Franks said. A large part of his appeal to me are the moments where his phony mask slips and we see glimpses of his real persona.
Many heels in WWE go out of their way to be boring or cool, comedy segments are usually forced in their own little ghetto, everything near the top of the card is serious business.
Against that backdrop Bo is somebody we can Bolieve in! He's a fun character that is the opposite of a cool heel, he provides comedy that is a natural part of his nuanced character. He's by no means spectacular in the ring but doesn't tend to be bo-ring either, in NXT he often benefited from pure chance without actually cheating which was a new twist on an old concept.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Aug 29, 2014 8:15:28 GMT -5
He's hilarious and he plays the character so well. A vain, self-centred jerk who plays the part of inspiring hero, because he loves the adulation. His admonishing of Titus, and "silly me, Mr. Butterfingers", his squashing of El Torito. They should have kept building on that. Sadly, WWE Creative seems to have been confused as to what to do with him once he started getting cheered by the crowd, who were genuinely enjoying him. So they just threw away his winning streak and played up the heel side more. Also, Bo getting ejected from NXT is one of the best segments the WWE has done in years. This and his NXT ejection are my favorite Bo-ments. I remember thinking the second before it happened "please run him over", because I thought he would just run past. Absolute gold. If I remember right El Torito sold it like he'd been hit by a car.
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Post by Speedy Cerviche on Aug 29, 2014 13:09:19 GMT -5
Troy McClure was one of the best characters the Simspons ever had. Someone should steal his schtick and incorporate it into a gimmick. Xavier Woods cut a Troy McClure esque promo in NXT as part of his 90s nostalgia gimmick, but then that got watered down to simply being "The Power Ranger Guy". That sounds pretty cool, actually. Is there a video of it or something?
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