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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Sept 15, 2021 0:27:29 GMT -5
Rex Steiner was such a cool, fitting name... *sigh* I'm actually curious what name they are gonna give to The Rock's daughter. My guess would’ve been something like Simona Maivia or something, but who knows? It’s not like we’re seeing Roman Anoa’i or Jimmy and Jey Fatu nowadays. But then again, they’re a lot closer to the Samoan wrestling families than they are the Steiners or the Buchanans.
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Post by Edge of Insanity on Sept 15, 2021 3:37:12 GMT -5
Dudes gonna be a huge star, don't matter what you call him. And it makes some sense to not call him a Steiner from day 1. Let him build himself up, rather than come out day one as a second generation star and have all that pressure.
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Post by Viking Hall on Sept 15, 2021 3:58:39 GMT -5
f***ing idiots.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Sept 15, 2021 4:24:24 GMT -5
I suspect that this may be his decision after consulting with his family. Look at what happened to Cody, they released him and held on to his kayfabe family name for years after just to be spiteful.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Sept 15, 2021 8:07:51 GMT -5
Rex Steiner looks cool written out but I kinda don’t like how it sounds out loud
The x sound slurring into the s
A hard sound like Scott or Rick works better
But even Bron Steiner would have been better than Breakker
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Sept 15, 2021 8:26:20 GMT -5
I suspect that this may be his decision after consulting with his family. Look at what happened to Cody, they released him and held on to his kayfabe family name for years after just to be spiteful. If that actually turns out to be the case, fair play, but then do something to explain who he is and why this is his name. If it's not the case, then it's just yet another example of WWE trying to put their own stamp on something. The Steiner name is royalty in wrestling. If Charlotte can have her name, this dude should be able to have his.
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Post by eJm on Sept 15, 2021 8:29:00 GMT -5
I suspect that this may be his decision after consulting with his family. Look at what happened to Cody, they released him and held on to his kayfabe family name for years after just to be spiteful. If that actually turns out to be the case, fair play, but then do something to explain who he is and why this is his name. If it's not the case, then it's just yet another example of WWE trying to put their own stamp on something. The Steiner name is royalty in wrestling. If Charlotte can have her name, this dude should be able to have his. Also, like, maybe stop subtly referencing he's Rick Steiner's kid on commentary if you're not going to give him the name? It makes the whole thing way more glaring and the people that would be aware (those who look at the announcements of NXT classes for example), like you said, just wonder why he isn't just called Rex Steiner.
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Post by hassanchop on Sept 15, 2021 10:53:20 GMT -5
Maybe they should add Pump to his name so there would be a connection somehow. Bron Breakker Pump.
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Post by polarbearpete on Sept 15, 2021 10:56:33 GMT -5
Bron Steiner would’ve been better I think. Rex Steiner when you say it just sounds like Rick Steiner so I wasn’t a big fan of that.
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Post by BlahBlah on Sept 15, 2021 10:57:50 GMT -5
I didn't mind it that much, let's be honest, they're eventually going to drop his first name and call him Breakker anyway and that's not atrocious.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Sept 15, 2021 10:59:19 GMT -5
Y'know if Randy Orton debuted 2 years later he'd probably be Bungus B'Goo
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Sept 15, 2021 11:01:37 GMT -5
Y'know if Randy Orton debuted 2 years later he'd probably be Bungus B'Goo Slither Stevens
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Post by eJm on Sept 15, 2021 11:01:49 GMT -5
Y'know if Randy Orton debuted 2 years later he'd probably be Bungus B'Goo That's another thing I thought of reading that; Randy being the son of Bob Orton was, like, the least exciting thing about the guy at the time because, for as popular as Bob Orton was, he wasn't exactly at that same level as a lot of his contemporaries. There's nothing wrong with that but that's just how it was. Now being the son of one of the most decorated tag champions in wrestling, Rick Steiner...that's some pedigree to build up.
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Post by hbkid718 on Sept 15, 2021 11:16:34 GMT -5
I have no problem with it. Let him establish himself as his own character. If he had the Steiner name, then he would be in his father & uncle's shadow & people would compare them. Also, casual fans that don't read the internet or know about the new wrestlers have no idea who he is.
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Post by HMARK Center on Sept 15, 2021 11:34:38 GMT -5
Wait, I literally just read that his WWE name was going to be "Rex Steiner".
This literally happened in like a week?
...Why am I surprised at this?
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Post by eJm on Sept 15, 2021 11:36:43 GMT -5
I have no problem with it. Let him establish himself as his own character. So don’t reference him in obvious hints on commentary, then. “He’s got a dog faced gremlin mentality” isn’t exactly something you say to casual fans to not let you know he has a heritage. EDIT: Oh, and he dressed like Rick Steiner too. If you want to establish him as his own guy…do that from the start.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2021 11:46:52 GMT -5
I get a feeling he will change his name to Rex Steiner in time but I'm just not sure how long it's going to take.
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Post by eJm on Sept 15, 2021 11:50:41 GMT -5
I get a feeling he will change his name to Rex Steiner in time but I'm just not sure how long it's going to take. The only two routes to go with him are a) have him be Rex Steiner and hype up his dad being Rick Steiner and go with it or b) take away the singlet, give him an outfit not to compare him to his dad, don’t hint at it on commentary and don’t have him cut a promo that sounds like he got lessons from his uncle. These are the only two real paths here.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Sept 15, 2021 12:13:17 GMT -5
I didn't mind it that much, let's be honest, they're eventually going to drop his first name and call him Breakker anyway and that's not atrocious. Sound like a B-tier GI Joe or Transformer, but I can’t deny that it is an improvement
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Post by mc74 on Sept 15, 2021 12:45:57 GMT -5
I don't get why they couldn't have him debut as Rex Steiner or even Bron Steiner. Do that and hype up his pedigree. The marketing is already on the wall, so why not take advantage of it? You got a real chance of kickstarting his wrestling career in a big way.
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