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Post by killerkross on Sept 6, 2021 14:33:26 GMT -5
Doesn't really do it for me
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Post by eJm on Sept 6, 2021 14:34:06 GMT -5
You’re right, people need to stop standing next to Christian Cage.
He’s only 1/4 dinosaur!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 14:36:24 GMT -5
Good sir, that "fake" dinosaur has a degree, I'll have you know!
... seriously, though, it's a gimmick. Even the Luchasaurus himself plays the gimmick with a wink and a nudge. Not to mention I think he's tied with Archer for "Best Big Man since the Undertaker".
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Post by honsou on Sept 6, 2021 14:36:32 GMT -5
Every non wrestling fan I know, immediately stops in their tracks when they see Luchasaurus and thinks its awesome. Its always good to have one guy that appeals to that sort of audience
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 14:40:13 GMT -5
Well he ended up better than Kross didn't he  |
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Post by pinja on Sept 6, 2021 14:41:26 GMT -5
Luchasaurus has a tremendous look. But then he wrestles and whenever he kicks I scratch my head to ask myself: Was he an underwater dinosaur all this time? :/ It's the question of life and death.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Sept 6, 2021 14:42:27 GMT -5
Yeah, should stand them next to wrasslin' zombie morticians instead. Seriously though, Luchasaurus is no sillier than any other lucha gimmick or a lot of North American gimmicks. Everyone knows it's a guy in a dinosaur mask, just like they know Statlander isn't an alien, Abadon isn't a zombie, Bray wasn't a demon, Taker wasn't a zombie, Mankind wasn't an escaped lunatic, Kane wasn't really a burned slasher movie villain, Hurricane wasn't a superhero... It's played tonguie in cheek and is used as a means to give an otherwise uninteresting guy some colour, something kids and adult fans alike love, wrestling would be a hell of a lot blander without the likes of luchasaurus.  Luchasaurus is marketable, hipster Jesus is not. |
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Sept 6, 2021 14:46:41 GMT -5
Doesn't really do it for me Yeah but then the people in the room not being put next to a Dinosaur would be like this:  |
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Post by noobeast on Sept 6, 2021 14:52:27 GMT -5
You'll get over it and live a full life, I bet.
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Post by Cyno on Sept 6, 2021 14:54:18 GMT -5
He's a dinosaur with a master's degree, damnit!
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Post by killerkross on Sept 6, 2021 14:55:33 GMT -5
Yeah, should stand them next to wrasslin' zombie morticians instead. Seriously though, Luchasaurus is no sillier than any other lucha gimmick or a lot of North American gimmicks. Everyone knows it's a guy in a dinosaur mask, just like they know Statlander isn't an alien, Abadon isn't a zombie, Bray wasn't a demon, Taker wasn't a zombie, Mankind wasn't an escaped lunatic, Kane wasn't really a burned slasher movie villain, Hurricane wasn't a superhero... It's played tonguie in cheek and is used as a means to give an otherwise uninteresting guy some colour, something kids and adult fans alike love, wrestling would be a hell of a lot blander without the likes of luchasaurus. Luchasaurus is marketable, hipster Jesus is not. Real sports feel |
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Post by bog on Sept 6, 2021 14:57:28 GMT -5
I've sold at least 3 friends on AEW by telling them they had a guy named Luchasaurus
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2021 14:57:52 GMT -5
Yeah, should stand them next to wrasslin' zombie morticians instead. Seriously though, Luchasaurus is no sillier than any other lucha gimmick or a lot of North American gimmicks. Everyone knows it's a guy in a dinosaur mask, just like they know Statlander isn't an alien, Abadon isn't a zombie, Bray wasn't a demon, Taker wasn't a zombie, Mankind wasn't an escaped lunatic, Kane wasn't really a burned slasher movie villain, Hurricane wasn't a superhero... It's played tonguie in cheek and is used as a means to give an otherwise uninteresting guy some colour, something kids and adult fans alike love, wrestling would be a hell of a lot blander without the likes of luchasaurus. Luchasaurus is marketable, hipster Jesus is not. Real sports feel plenty of real sports feel to be had. Gotta throw in some fun silliness too. |
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Post by MrElijah on Sept 6, 2021 14:59:58 GMT -5
plenty of real sports feel to be had. Gotta throw in some fun silliness too. I mean, if we look at Luchasaurus sideways, we should disallow like 70% of Memphis wrestling. |
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Post by eJm on Sept 6, 2021 15:01:06 GMT -5
plenty of real sports feel to be had. Gotta throw in some fun silliness too. I mean, of we look at Luchasaurus sideways, we should disallow like 70% of Memphis wrestling. …you mean we don’t already? |
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Sept 6, 2021 15:06:21 GMT -5
You'll get over it and live a full life, I bet. I think General Scales has a different idea  |
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 6, 2021 15:06:42 GMT -5
Eh, people seem to like the dinosaur.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Sept 6, 2021 15:09:25 GMT -5
Yeah, should stand them next to wrasslin' zombie morticians instead. Seriously though, Luchasaurus is no sillier than any other lucha gimmick or a lot of North American gimmicks. Everyone knows it's a guy in a dinosaur mask, just like they know Statlander isn't an alien, Abadon isn't a zombie, Bray wasn't a demon, Taker wasn't a zombie, Mankind wasn't an escaped lunatic, Kane wasn't really a burned slasher movie villain, Hurricane wasn't a superhero... It's played tonguie in cheek and is used as a means to give an otherwise uninteresting guy some colour, something kids and adult fans alike love, wrestling would be a hell of a lot blander without the likes of luchasaurus. Luchasaurus is marketable, hipster Jesus is not. I'm not entirely sure about Abadon, and I'm not about to take chances. |
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Post by Cyno on Sept 6, 2021 15:10:29 GMT -5
Yeah, should stand them next to wrasslin' zombie morticians instead. Seriously though, Luchasaurus is no sillier than any other lucha gimmick or a lot of North American gimmicks. Everyone knows it's a guy in a dinosaur mask, just like they know Statlander isn't an alien, Abadon isn't a zombie, Bray wasn't a demon, Taker wasn't a zombie, Mankind wasn't an escaped lunatic, Kane wasn't really a burned slasher movie villain, Hurricane wasn't a superhero... It's played tonguie in cheek and is used as a means to give an otherwise uninteresting guy some colour, something kids and adult fans alike love, wrestling would be a hell of a lot blander without the likes of luchasaurus. Luchasaurus is marketable, hipster Jesus is not. Real sports feel And that has always been about the presentation of the product as far as how wins and loses are counted, never wrestlers' individual gimmicks. And Luchasaurus has been there since Day One. |
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Sept 6, 2021 15:14:53 GMT -5
Yeah, should stand them next to wrasslin' zombie morticians instead. Seriously though, Luchasaurus is no sillier than any other lucha gimmick or a lot of North American gimmicks. Everyone knows it's a guy in a dinosaur mask, just like they know Statlander isn't an alien, Abadon isn't a zombie, Bray wasn't a demon, Taker wasn't a zombie, Mankind wasn't an escaped lunatic, Kane wasn't really a burned slasher movie villain, Hurricane wasn't a superhero... It's played tonguie in cheek and is used as a means to give an otherwise uninteresting guy some colour, something kids and adult fans alike love, wrestling would be a hell of a lot blander without the likes of luchasaurus. Luchasaurus is marketable, hipster Jesus is not. Real sports feel Oh god, THAT line from an interview from the very, very early days of the company. You aren't getting a real sports feel from an major pro wrestling promotion, not going to happen, companies have tried it and they all either backed away after the fans turned off or they died. Nobody expected a wrestling company run by the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega to be played completely straight, the only people who pretend to have ever had that expectation are WWE or Corny fanboys who discovered that interview months later and cling onto it as though it;'s a valid criticism and the company is built on lies. |
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