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Post by Cyno on Nov 3, 2019 22:49:23 GMT -5
Orange Cassidy is like one of those lazy anime characters who don't want to put effort into anything if they can help it. But if you cheese them off enough, they get serious and murder you in a second.
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Nov 3, 2019 23:35:23 GMT -5
I am asking this question in kayfabe. If I am wrestling OC, since he only fights back when under duress, if I just politely asked him lay down so I could pin him, and then we could both just get out of there, would his character go for it? Path of least resistance and all that... Or if I simply go for an early roll up, will he bother to kick out etc? I’ve seen opponents go for the early pin with him and he always kicks out. The way I view his matches is more like mind games. He does actually care and he does want to win, but he doesn’t want you to think he does, at least at first. Exactly. He does the "lazy" stuff to throw his opponents off and make them lose their tempers, so they make mistakes he can capitalize on. Not that much different than an Adrian Street or Goldust doing the eccentric, outlandish stuff in their matches.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 3, 2019 23:42:43 GMT -5
I’ve seen opponents go for the early pin with him and he always kicks out. The way I view his matches is more like mind games. He does actually care and he does want to win, but he doesn’t want you to think he does, at least at first. Exactly. He does the "lazy" stuff to throw his opponents off and make them lose their tempers, so they make mistakes he can capitalize on. Not that much different than an Adrian Street or Goldust doing the eccentric, outlandish stuff in their matches. Reminds me of the supposed tactics of Miyamoto Musashi against Sasaki Kojiro in their duel, showing up late to troll him into being impatient and sloppy. In wrestling terms, he's sort of in the tradition of grapplers who frustrate their opponents into errors, though you usually see that more with submission experts.
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Post by FinalGwen on Nov 3, 2019 23:50:17 GMT -5
There's some serious discussion of the gimmick here, but I just want to point out that I read the thread title in the style of Tazz from Smackdown: Just Bring It.
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Nov 3, 2019 23:51:16 GMT -5
There's some serious discussion of the gimmick here, but I just want to point out that I read the thread title in the style of Tazz from Smackdown: Just Bring It. ORANGE! CASSIDY I don't get it
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 3, 2019 23:54:18 GMT -5
There's some serious discussion of the gimmick here, but I just want to point out that I read the thread title in the style of Tazz from Smackdown: Just Bring It. ORANGE! CASSIDY I don't get it Orange Cassidy.... had a good day yesterday.
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Post by Shark on Nov 4, 2019 0:25:38 GMT -5
I'm in the same boat honestly. Every time he shows up and everyone loses their minds, it feels like I'm in an audience where everyone else gets the gag, but no one bothers to explain it. I don't think I'm alone in this. Judging from what others have said here, AEW would be well served to actually put the guy in a real match and have the announcers play up his gimmick to better sell it.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2019 1:28:23 GMT -5
Eh. I don't feel like it.
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Post by Venti on Nov 4, 2019 2:40:13 GMT -5
He has a cool look to him. I just can't stand the light little "kicks" he does while his opponents just stand there like idiots.
Comedy wrestling like that takes me right out of it.
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Post by sfvega on Nov 4, 2019 2:54:29 GMT -5
I don't get it either. But I'm not gonna get bent out of shape that other people like it. Good for them/him. I'm just gonna FF him.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2019 4:20:08 GMT -5
I don't get it either. But I'm not gonna get bent out of shape that other people like it. Good for them/him. I'm just gonna FF him. Pretty sure this only makes OC move at regular speed.
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Post by sfvega on Nov 4, 2019 4:34:17 GMT -5
I don't get it either. But I'm not gonna get bent out of shape that other people like it. Good for them/him. I'm just gonna FF him. Pretty sure this only makes OC move at regular speed. That reply has entertained me more than OC has.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Nov 4, 2019 7:09:29 GMT -5
Meme wrestler who people will cool on in a few months.
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Post by eJm on Nov 4, 2019 7:34:11 GMT -5
ORANGE! CASSIDY I don't get it Orange Cassidy.... had a good day yesterday. Orange Cassidy...has a great...whatever he feels like today!
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Post by Viking Hall on Nov 4, 2019 7:46:16 GMT -5
I don't get how people don't get it.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 4, 2019 9:35:44 GMT -5
I don't get how people don't get it. Right. If you don’t like it then fine. But there isn’t much to “get”
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Nov 4, 2019 9:55:02 GMT -5
He has a cool look to him. I just can't stand the light little "kicks" he does while his opponents just stand there like idiots. Comedy wrestling like that takes me right out of it. The little shin tap kicks are really the only thing that bothers me. Everything else about him is alright, I guess.
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Post by HMARK Center on Nov 4, 2019 11:34:20 GMT -5
The light kicks are fine by me: nobody sells them as painful, and it's meant as a spot to pop the crowd. There's lots of spots like that where we could ask "why would somebody just take that?", but if it's drawing a reaction and getting over then we gloss over it, and I think that applies here.
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Post by mattyy on Nov 4, 2019 13:38:30 GMT -5
yeah if the little kicks that nobody sells irritates you, I'd hate to know how bent out of shape you get over irish whips? why would i just aimlessly run towards the other side, and THEN come back?
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 4, 2019 13:45:34 GMT -5
ORANGE! CASSIDY I don't get it Orange Cassidy.... had a good day yesterday. Orange. Cassidy. Feels different tonight.
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