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Post by SirLucas on Apr 24, 2019 8:51:33 GMT -5
It looks like Black is getting a single run repackaging with the backstage vignettes. It looks like he is doing some sorta of tortured soul gimmick. What is your take on it? Is he going to be heel or face? I also noticed he has improved a bit with his promo skills. He's got a deeper voice down, which aligns better his look and character. I remember when he first got on the microphone in NXT and he sounded like Mickey Mouse, and sounded awful.
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Apr 24, 2019 8:57:27 GMT -5
I saw that promo and all I could think was, "What the hell did he say?"
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Post by Prince Petty on Apr 24, 2019 9:16:51 GMT -5
He should be a face, because I don't think anyone wants to boo Black right now. If they have any sense, they'll run Andrade vs Balor for the IC Title, and have Andrade win. Move Balor up to the main event, then have Black feud with Andrade over the IC Title for a while. Their feud in NXT was really good.
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Post by Steveweiser on Apr 24, 2019 10:39:34 GMT -5
He's made it very difficult to turn with his "no one is ever truly good, no one is ever truly EVIL" theme.
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Post by Rican on Apr 24, 2019 10:40:29 GMT -5
I heard that same speech from a cashier at Hot Topic once
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Post by Convoy on Apr 24, 2019 11:23:15 GMT -5
I got a heel vibe from it, which is not a good idea. Not that I don't think Black could play a good heel, but the face/heel split on SDL is getting lopsided as it is.
Since the first week of the shake-up, SDL has added:
Kevin Owens
Lars Sullivan
Andrade (gone and back again)
Elias
Buddy Murphy
Jinder Mahal
...to the heel side that already includes Bryan, Rowan, Orton, Rusev, Nakamura, Sheamus (and likely Dain/Benjamin).
Meanwhile Roman and Finn were added to a face side basically just including The New Day and Ali (along with Black if he stays face). Sure the Hardys, Crews, Truth, Gable and Sin Cara.. exist. Those are all fodder for Lars at this point though. Heavy Machinery and The Club are apparently in catering most nights.
Black as a face would have a nice midcard role waiting for him that they can easily develop into a centerpiece throughout the summer.
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Post by 67 more on Apr 24, 2019 12:14:47 GMT -5
He's made it very difficult to turn with his "no one is ever truly good, no one is ever truly EVIL" theme.  |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 24, 2019 12:18:00 GMT -5
He's made it very difficult to turn with his "no one is ever truly good, no one is ever truly EVIL" theme. That would be a fun as hell match. It makes no sense from a business perspective for WWE, but I really wish there were some WWE/NJPW crossover events. Or temporary talent trades, or something. |
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 24, 2019 15:03:39 GMT -5
I couldn't for a second tell you what those promos were about.
He used a lot of big words. I thought 'hey, English is this guy's second language. Look at the big words. ... ... ... the f*** is he talking about?'
It was like Elvis in Walk Hard.
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Post by One-Armed Drummer of Defrebel on Apr 24, 2019 15:10:33 GMT -5
It sounded like a dude with no concept of English reading a manifesto about The Black Parade
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Post by deezy on Apr 24, 2019 15:43:33 GMT -5
I saw that promo and all I could think was, "What the hell did he say?" Me too. I rewind it and still didn't understand it. So I just gave and said to myself "oh well hopefully I'll understand it more in a few weeks ". Lol |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2019 16:58:23 GMT -5
Looks like a heel turn. I wouldn't mind it because I think he's both top face and heel material, but SDL really needs some credible upper midcard/main event caliber faces right now. I've also had a bad feeling they were going to Wyatt him and that promo did nothing to ease that.
Black vs. Balor would be good at least.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2019 22:26:52 GMT -5
 ![]() "In these last remaining seconds, I cannot even begin to explain the complexity of my tragic character." Eesh. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 24, 2019 22:45:39 GMT -5
It sounded like a dude with no concept of English reading a manifesto about The Black Parade "When I was a young boy, my fajah took me into the city..." |
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Post by ayumidah on Apr 24, 2019 23:02:18 GMT -5
I tried to make sense of it but I went crosseyed at some point.
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Post by Derk! on Apr 24, 2019 23:49:55 GMT -5
Sure beats his last character on the main roster of "guy who teams with Ricochet".
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 0:35:48 GMT -5
Sure beats his last character on the main roster of "guy who teams with Ricochet". The other lazily thrown together teams have really sucked - Roode/Gable, Rusev/Nakamura (who look like they are absolutely dying alive) - but I didn't mind this pairing, because they had nice chemistry as a team and were just really fun to watch. |
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Post by Derk! on Apr 25, 2019 1:10:46 GMT -5
Sure beats his last character on the main roster of "guy who teams with Ricochet". The other lazily thrown together teams have really sucked - Roode/Gable, Rusev/Nakamura (who look like they are absolutely dying alive) - but I didn't mind this pairing, because they had nice chemistry as a team and were just really fun to watch. Oh don't get me wrong, I loved them as a team. But he wasn't doing much aside from having tag matches. Hope both guys have great success now that they're split. |
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Post by King Devitt: Scrum Guzzler on Apr 25, 2019 1:34:14 GMT -5
If anyone could have gotten over being the silent badass, it was Aleister Black.
Dude just has that calm charisma. He doesn't need this.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2019 2:50:36 GMT -5
I could be way off on this being a heel turn (it's just that the end of the promo really makes it seem that way), but if it is, why not just have him turn on Ricochet? That would've been a killer first feud for both guys on the main roster.
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