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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 13, 2016 17:50:33 GMT -5
What the hell happened bro? I'll tell you what happened, you tried to make a character who was a massive dick, a baby face with no build or even any foreshadowing. While we did get Money Matt which is a good character, TNA has proceeded to neuter one of the better things they had going on.
His babyface promos are hit and miss and he's missing that same fire he had as a heel. The funny traits that came natural are now forced and repetitive. After all these months I thought he would of gotten it together but he just seems to be stuck in neutral and that's not the person we've become accustomed to.
Is he redeemable and can become big time again, of course. I assume the build for BFG is EC3 and Lashley but god forbid Bobby is the more interesting one out the pair. This would of been hard to say a few years ago.
What's your thoughts?
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Jun 13, 2016 18:24:30 GMT -5
I know I'm in the minority, but I've honestly never found EC3 entertaining at all.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jun 13, 2016 18:26:07 GMT -5
I thought EC3 looked so lame conducting the sing along to his theme. It just doesn't fit him at all.
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Jun 13, 2016 18:29:34 GMT -5
I see this face run as a case that EC3 is just better off as a heel. There are those wrestlers who are natural faces or natural heels but can't be great at the other. EC3 is a natural heel. Just like for example Ricky Steamboat or Sting our natural faces. I feel the same way with John Morrison in the WWE, he was bland as a face but he was a great heel and was far better at promos as a heel and wasn't much like EC3 forced and at times cheesy.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 13, 2016 19:01:03 GMT -5
I know I'm in the minority, but I've honestly never found EC3 entertaining at all. I've never been huge into the guy, and I think in a healthier TNA, he would not have been as much of a standout, but he seemed like one of the smarter decisions TNA had made in a while, even if I think they carried on the undefeated streak to stupid levels. Now, though, it is a guy I was already lukewarm on out of his element, so it just makes me pity the guy.
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Post by Dub H on Jun 13, 2016 20:55:27 GMT -5
I know I'm in the minority, but I've honestly never found EC3 entertaining at all. You are asking for trouble trouble trouble trouble trouble trouble trouble
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Post by Burst on Jun 13, 2016 21:11:06 GMT -5
Does he still look like he'd pop like a balloon if he did a thumbtack spot?
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Post by Emmet Russell on Jun 13, 2016 21:13:44 GMT -5
I don't see how you can see him feuding with Bennett and say EC3 is the bland one.
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Post by Aya Reiko on Jun 13, 2016 21:17:43 GMT -5
Character-wise and performer-wise, EC3 is better as a heel than a face. As a heel, EC3 had something, even though it wasn't much more than a cocky heel-type of character. It was something. As a face, he's got nothing. He's just blends in with the rest of the utterly bland and interchangeable roster.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 13, 2016 22:03:23 GMT -5
I don't see how you can see him feuding with Bennett and say EC3 is the bland one. He doesn't have a hot wife standing ringside?
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Post by cabbageboy on Jun 13, 2016 22:33:27 GMT -5
EC3 is a terrible idea for a babyface to begin with. It's almost like turning Del Rio face in 2013, another rich guy douche gimmick that you can't just flip the switch and demand fans cheer him. There's nothing especially redeeming about his character at all, and the main reason we're supposed to cheer him is because Matt Hardy beat him up and outsmarted him?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 13, 2016 22:47:11 GMT -5
EC3 is a terrible idea for a babyface to begin with. It's almost like turning Del Rio face in 2013, another rich guy douche gimmick that you can't just flip the switch and demand fans cheer him. There's nothing especially redeeming about his character at all, and the main reason we're supposed to cheer him is because Matt Hardy beat him up and outsmarted him? However Del Rio as stupid as his face turn was as well he has natural babyface fire which is something EC3 lacks on most occasions.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Jun 13, 2016 23:16:20 GMT -5
I don't see how you can see him feuding with Bennett and say EC3 is the bland one. Fine, they're both just so boring.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 14, 2016 0:02:15 GMT -5
EC3 is a terrible idea for a babyface to begin with. It's almost like turning Del Rio face in 2013, another rich guy douche gimmick that you can't just flip the switch and demand fans cheer him. There's nothing especially redeeming about his character at all, and the main reason we're supposed to cheer him is because Matt Hardy beat him up and outsmarted him? However Del Rio as stupid as his face turn was as well he has natural babyface fire which is something EC3 lacks on most occasions. Also Del Rio turned face to defend Ricardo. EC3's friends all turned on him.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Jun 14, 2016 0:04:44 GMT -5
I don't see how you can see him feuding with Bennett and say EC3 is the bland one. It's like sandpaper vs. fast food chicken
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Post by Demented on Jun 14, 2016 0:09:12 GMT -5
I don't see how you can see him feuding with Bennett and say EC3 is the bland one. It's like sandpaper vs. fast food chicken
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 14, 2016 0:42:29 GMT -5
I don't see how you can see him feuding with Bennett and say EC3 is the bland one. It's like sandpaper vs. fast food chicken
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jun 14, 2016 5:14:00 GMT -5
EC3 pretty much is not a sympathetic character with him being a douche to his now former friends and them turning on him was considered payback for his assholeness. There was no redemption for him. He became a default face because of his douche ways got topped by another doucebag. It also doesn't help that he is getting flanderized and using literal toilet humor as a babyface. And feuding with Mike Bennett is not helping his cause because there is no real personality to play off of and the matches aren't good enough to distract from that fact.
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Post by floundertime on Jun 14, 2016 12:48:30 GMT -5
Time for a gimmick change. Since Billy Corgan is part owner now I propose he changes to EC3, Ethan Corgan the third. Finally TNA can get back to 1.1, new boom period!!!!
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jun 14, 2016 12:53:01 GMT -5
Time for a gimmick change. Since Billy Corgan is part owner now I propose he changes to EC3, Ethan Corgan the third. Finally TNA can get back to 1.1, new boom period!!!! Wouldn't there have to coincidentally be an Ethan Corgan Sr and Jr. For that name change?
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