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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 13:37:01 GMT -5
For a guy who came off so strong until Cena killed him off, which incarnation of Mr. Bennett aka Wade Barrett did you like best?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Nov 8, 2015 13:57:05 GMT -5
For the most part all of these are pretty much the same Wade Barrett with only minor changes like facial hair and entrance attire. Hell, King Barrett's nickname is the "King of Bad News".
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Nov 8, 2015 14:02:42 GMT -5
if you liked him as King Barrett, I've got some bad news for you...
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Post by Rican on Nov 8, 2015 14:18:39 GMT -5
Bad News Barrett was fantastic. I thought it was ridiculous at first and would be the end of him but man, did he make it work. That's when I really became a fan of his. But of course we can't have nice things so that was done away with.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Nov 8, 2015 14:20:36 GMT -5
I LOVED Bad News Barrett. So did a large portion of the audience. So clearly, killing it off was the way to go. I swear, turn him face and have him do his "I'm afraid I've got some bad news" routine on heels, and he could have cemented himself in the upper part of the card.
This company sabotaging the overness of their own characters is so mind boggling. "Millionaire who should be a billionaire" indeed.
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Post by MGH on Nov 8, 2015 14:21:42 GMT -5
Only one of these gimmicks gave us Ric Flair staring at Wade with a complete look of childlike wonder on national television.
#BNB
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Nov 8, 2015 14:36:05 GMT -5
Podium standing, gavel swinging, "LAYDEES AND GENTUHLMEN!" Barrett was by far and away the best part of RAW when he was about. So naturally, they killed it off. I hope one day he returns as a face in that gig.
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Post by feartear on Nov 8, 2015 14:48:25 GMT -5
Bad News.
Especially everytime Maffew uses him to warn us that we'll all suffer through one of the worst matches in hystory.
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Post by Ruthless Pessimism on Nov 8, 2015 15:01:48 GMT -5
The one that got kicked in the dick by Triple H.
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Post by Gremlin on Nov 8, 2015 16:20:20 GMT -5
Coat and Rose
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Post by TheFadedSpade on Nov 8, 2015 16:27:06 GMT -5
The Cosmic King
Said no one ever.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 22:54:46 GMT -5
Bad News Barrett was the only time I've liked him at all.
Well, I was intrigued by "open for business" Wade Barrett, but it quickly turned into regular-ass Barrett, now with a beard.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 8, 2015 23:35:05 GMT -5
BAHHHHHHHHHHHD NYYYYYYEWWWWWWWWWWWWWS.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 9, 2015 1:33:58 GMT -5
Bad News is the only time I've ever enjoyed Barrett's work.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Nov 9, 2015 2:02:56 GMT -5
Favorite gimmick we actually got: Bad News Barret.
Actual favorite gimmick: That warrior poet Fight Club gimmick we started getting in vignettes hyping his return, which all went totally nowhere when he came back without it, said he was "open for business", and then did nothing.
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Post by Emmet Russell on Nov 9, 2015 2:06:49 GMT -5
Bad News had the potential to be really bad, but Wade made it work and it got over, so it had to be stopped.
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Post by Gravedigger's Biscuits on Nov 9, 2015 3:12:34 GMT -5
As Nexus leader, he was world champion material.
BNB was a lot of fun too but WWE had to be dicks.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Nov 9, 2015 3:19:50 GMT -5
BNB wad great. Unfortunately, Wade made the mistake of getting over so of course had it taken away.
I expect Breeze to soon lose the selfie stick and tassels for the same reason.
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Post by KobashiChop on Nov 9, 2015 4:41:22 GMT -5
Bad News.
King gimmicks need to die a fiery death.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 5:00:32 GMT -5
Nexus was probably my favorite run of his, but Bad News was my favorite individual gimmick. He was great in the Nexus but did have the problem of being wildly inconsistent in terms of character and motivation plus he lost a lot of his more unique quirks from NXT.
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