Original WWE Plans for Tensai not to be ruined explained.

[Pipe_Bomb2k13]

Former WWE writer Kevin Eck has published a new blog over at KevinEckWrestling.com, and below are some excerpts on original WWE plans for the Lord Tensai character. For those unaware, Lord Tensai was played by current WWE NXT head trainer Matt Bloom, aka Jason Albert.

“When Bloom returned to WWE a few years ago, the intention was to make him a main-event-level monster heel, and the creative team was assigned to come up with a character for him. Among the pitches for Bloom were for him to be a masked mauler, an ex-prisoner in an orange jumpsuit and an American samurai.

I was of the belief that the best option was to give him a cool-looking mask with black ring attire that showed the tattoos on his upper body but covered his ample midsection. The more we hide his identity, I thought, the less chance the crowd will be chanting ‘Albert’ at him.

I also thought he needed a mouthpiece, and my suggestion was to hire James Mitchell as his manager. The samurai character was my least favorite. Of course, that’s the one we went with. And instead of a manager, he was given a follower who never spoke English named Sakamoto.”

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Today I remember that Sakamoto existed.

[thelonewolf527]

I remember people complained that Tensai was just Albert pretending to be Japanese, when he spoke English in the gimmick the majority of the time.

[Hit Girl]

An ex-prisoner in an orange jumpsuit, hmm?


Sounds familiar.

[DJ Maniak]

James Mitchell has the ability to turn shit into gold, I think that actually would have worked.

[kidglov3s]

What a f***ing terrible idea.

[Perd]

I didn't know Sephiroth used to work for WWE.

[Deleted]

The idea they went with wasn't even bad they just went over the top with it. If they just said A-train spent some time in Japan and he's an animal now, would have been fine. To literally try and turn him Japanese was crazy.

[Deleted]

All of those ideas, including the idea of making him a main event monster heel, sound terrible.

In general the Tensai thing just came off like the reputation he'd built up was undeserved. Yeah, the character was terrible but so were basically all of his matches that weren't with Sheamus.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Will WWE having original plans ruin the Lord Tensai gimmick?

[Pipe_Bomb2k13]

May 11, 2015 16:10:25 GMT -5 KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! said:

Will WWE having original plans ruin the Lord Tensai gimmick?

Wouldn't stop them from trying

[kidglov3s]

May 11, 2015 16:09:52 GMT -5 @nichotine said:

The idea they went with wasn't even bad they just went over the top with it. If they just said A-train spent some time in Japan and he's an animal now, would have been fine. To literally try and turn him Japanese was crazy.

All of the ideas are bad. Albert is and always was and always will be awful. The whole thing is an endeavor comparable to drunk driving.

[Reflecto]

But would not ruining the Lord Tensai gimmick ruin the Lord Tensai gimmick?

EDIT: Beaten.

[Deleted]

full article is worth a read, as is the rest of this guys blog.


kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com/posts/2391983/i-m-always-right--except-when-i-m-wrong--what-my-initial-thoughts-were-on-tensai-and-rusev.html


I do think he wass right about Rusev though, Rusev isn't over Lana is.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

May 11, 2015 16:51:03 GMT -5 @graant said:

full article is worth a read, as is the rest of this guys blog.


kevineckwrestling.sportsblog.com/posts/2391983/i-m-always-right--except-when-i-m-wrong--what-my-initial-thoughts-were-on-tensai-and-rusev.html


I do think he wass right about Rusev though, Rusev isn't over Lana is.

Rusev has the ability to succeed but Lana has been the attraction so far. Which is why they shouldn't break them up. Rusev will be doomed to linger in the midcard in limbo because he doesn't have his better half. I do repeat tho the man is a beast but he isn't ready to go out on his own and neither is Lana I believe.

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Rusev's about one tea party away from the island of misfit toys.

[One-Armed Drummer of Defrebel]

I was of the belief that the best option was to give him a cool-looking mask with black ring attire that showed the tattoos on his upper body but covered his ample midsection.

So he wanted Lord Tensai to be the result of Abyss doing the fusion dance with Big Daddy V.

I have no idea how to feel.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

May 11, 2015 16:04:06 GMT -5 Hit Girl said:

An ex-prisoner in an orange jumpsuit, hmm?


Sounds familiar.

I think you really hit the nail on the head.

[Main Eventer]

Not going to lie I think it would have been a good idea to have him be an ex prisoner. Say that WWE fired him because he got arrested for assault or something and now after prison time he is even more dangerous than he was before.

[häšhtå.gdālėÿ]

first time I read "mouthpiece" as "mustache", so now I'm just picturing Lord Tensai with a giant Bully Busick mustache.