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Post by Hypnosis on Feb 8, 2022 22:10:24 GMT -5
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Feb 8, 2022 22:12:28 GMT -5
I live for his “THankYewwww”’s.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2022 22:26:08 GMT -5
I've turned the corner big time on Alpha Academy, and all it took was them giving Gable mic time and letting Otis show some of his personaity again. Who knew.
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Post by MiLB Fan on Feb 9, 2022 0:54:00 GMT -5
I popped when, at the house show I attended in December, he told the crowd that “if they were gonna give the United States of America an enema, they’d stick the hose right here in Pittsburgh!” Those who know their wrestling history will know that Bret Hart uttered that same line on the July 28th, 1997 episode of Raw, the first time WWE brought its flagship show to the Steel City. And I was there!
With all the kids in attendance, I was probably one of the few fans who got Chad’s reference.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 9, 2022 4:08:29 GMT -5
Alpha Academy is proof you can get stars over if you just let them shine a bit more and not book them constantly into a corner. It kills me Gable was wasted for years, but he's finally proving he has potential to be a total package, and Otis is proving why he was like the most over thing in the company at one time. Dude's proving why he should have been Kurt Angle's secret son
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Post by Main Event Mark on Feb 9, 2022 5:12:47 GMT -5
I've turned the corner big time on Alpha Academy, and all it took was them giving Gable mic time and letting Otis show some of his personaity again. Who knew. "HAM!"
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Feb 9, 2022 8:02:19 GMT -5
He's been great. Just sucks the live crowd hasn't cared at all so far. I haven't been watching the shows recently but in general the crowd can usually tell when somethings not going anywhere. When people (wrestlers and the fans) have a reason to care you can usually make them care... I mean Gable managed to get really over before the whole Shorty G debacle in the King of the Ring Tournament because there was an obvious goal and it could mean something... but they gave it to Corbin who held on for it for too long and it was another thing that really didn't help Corbin at all except give him another random accolade... Funny you mention Corbin, because he's another one that they just seem to give him stuff to do with no real direction towards an end game. I'm not suggesting he main Even WM, but he should be a credible upper midcard/fringe ME heel
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Feb 9, 2022 8:03:46 GMT -5
I've turned the corner big time on Alpha Academy, and all it took was them giving Gable mic time and letting Otis show some of his personaity again. Who knew. Right! Otis just standing around looked like a sweaty meancing sex offender. Having him tap back, even a little, into his personality adds SO much to his presentation
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Feb 9, 2022 9:23:22 GMT -5
I feel like Gable's on the verge of a real big breakout, it just seems like he's being given more and more to do and is knocking everything he's done out of the park. Is he a world champ? Maybe not, but I could see him getting a good singles run at some point this year with Otis as his heater.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 9, 2022 10:01:54 GMT -5
I feel like Gable's on the verge of a real big breakout, it just seems like he's being given more and more to do and is knocking everything he's done out of the park. Is he a world champ? Maybe not, but I could see him getting a good singles run at some point this year with Otis as his heater. Yeah, Gable has been fantastic in his role and has been given a ton of mic time for someone in his position, so I imagine that means Vince is pretty high on his character work. Otis has also seemed to find his niche as a heel now, too. And in-ring they’re both great. Kurt Angle and Vader vibes in-ring.
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Post by thehottag on Feb 9, 2022 10:31:45 GMT -5
Shorty G seems like a lifetime ago.
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Post by msc on Feb 9, 2022 10:44:57 GMT -5
I feel like Gable's on the verge of a real big breakout, it just seems like he's being given more and more to do and is knocking everything he's done out of the park. Is he a world champ? Maybe not, but I could see him getting a good singles run at some point this year with Otis as his heater. Yeah, Gable has been fantastic in his role and has been given a ton of mic time for someone in his position, so I imagine that means Vince is pretty high on his character work. Otis has also seemed to find his niche as a heel now, too. And in-ring they’re both great. Kurt Angle and Vader vibes in-ring. If Vader's health had been up to it at the time, that would have been a hell of a tag team. Anyhow, yeah, Gable's great, and I've been digging the whole Alpha Academy/RkBro feud. And from the number of times Randy Orton nearly corpsed during that quiz segment, clearly he's having a blast too!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2022 10:51:40 GMT -5
He's been one of my favorite males in the main roster for a while now. Even during early Shorty G era. I just knew how funny he could be as a heel and now he's killing it in this role.
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Post by mc74 on Feb 9, 2022 12:12:40 GMT -5
When I see Gable nowadays, he kinda reminds me of how Kurt Angle used to be early on in his career. Glad he's gotten away from that stupid "Shorty G" gimmick and has gone onto better things.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on Feb 9, 2022 15:24:45 GMT -5
Not gonna lie I would love to see The Creed Brothers in Alpha Academy just to have Gable be their mouth piece
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Post by fw91 on Feb 9, 2022 18:35:39 GMT -5
He's really recovered nicely from Shorty G.
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Post by lucas_lee on Feb 10, 2022 12:15:07 GMT -5
They shouldve let him keep his nXt catchphrase "Ready, willing, and Gable" that wouldve caught on with the crowd. Most crowds want something to chant witg
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Post by salz4life on Feb 10, 2022 15:06:14 GMT -5
He's really recovered nicely from Shorty G. I seriously thought he was "Dead Man Walking" when that got saddled on him. I'm glad it wasn't.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2022 15:31:17 GMT -5
He's really recovered nicely from Shorty G. I seriously thought he was "Dead Man Walking" when that got saddled on him. I'm glad it wasn't. I still think it could've worked if he was a heel who acted like being 5'7" was some serious disability he had to overcome, but face Shorty G is one of my most hated characters ever.
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Post by Corre.222 on Feb 15, 2022 17:03:53 GMT -5
The ONLY reason why Chad Gable has been given the showcase was because of the short-handed rosters from the Omicron variant before, so WWE had NO choice but to give Chad Gable mic-time.
That day, he freaking WINGED IT and hit the ball out of the park, and because of that opportunity he's going to be trusted for life.
It shouldn't have taken that for Chad Gable to be pushed. This needed to have happened years ago. But he was held down like Keith Lee.
Makes you also think about all the other talent who could excel just as well but are mired in the low-card and susceptible for the Nick Khan cuts.
Chad Gable though is a breath of fresh air. I am getting heavy Early Kurt Angle vibes, and I hope he never deviates from the Early Kurt Angle gimmick for many years with the Three I's & sanctimony & amazing catch phrases.
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