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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2022 16:33:12 GMT -5
I hope this means he's using less cocaine.
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Post by asuka007 on Feb 28, 2022 16:39:56 GMT -5
Anytime I read reports like this, I can't help but wonder if it's a case of Vince suddenly becoming high on someone because their contract is close to expiring. If that's the case, any wrestler that's unhappy with their booking I would recommend take the Cesaro route of only extending their contract for a year and then re-evaluating things. With that said, aside from maybe Shinsuke Nakamura or Rick Boogs... Who else other than Richochet could possibly be positioned as the number two face on Smackdown? With that said, hopefully this will lead to Richochet getting a run with WWE Intercontinental Championship post-"Wrestlemania" or winning "Money in the Bank" this year. Supposedly Ricochet still has like 2 and a half years left on his deal. Maybe Vince finally realized that, if farmer Brock wants to go back to Canada after Mania, he needs some semi legit baby faces to face Roman?
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Post by Bo Rida on Feb 28, 2022 17:14:17 GMT -5
I think he's lost Cesaro but has decided Richohet is the ideal replacement and will make a good team with Sheamus.
However he'll go off him again once he realises Richohet isn't an Irish name.
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Post by knsffa on Feb 28, 2022 17:17:45 GMT -5
I think he's lost Cesaro but has decided Richohet is the ideal replacement and will make a good team with Sheamus. However he'll go off him again once he realises Richohet isn't an Irish name. Or Ricochet will learn his great ancestor was a legendary Irish Warrior King and kin of Sheamus's family. Ricochet will be reborn into: Richard O'Shea
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2022 17:18:08 GMT -5
I think he's lost Cesaro but has decided Richohet is the ideal replacement and will make a good team with Sheamus. However he'll go off him again once he realises Richohet isn't an Irish name. Just change his name to Rick O'Shea, already. Problem solved!
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Post by Nosnorb on Feb 28, 2022 17:20:41 GMT -5
I think he's lost Cesaro but has decided Richohet is the ideal replacement and will make a good team with Sheamus. However he'll go off him again once he realises Richohet isn't an Irish name. Just change his name to Rick O'Shea, already. Problem solved! That would be a travesty, erasing his Aztec heritage.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 28, 2022 17:20:42 GMT -5
If he ditches those shitty little shorts and stops sounding like a geek (aka "If Ricochet wins, The Hurt Business have to leave him alone"), yes. Ricochet has that "Deadshot in Suicide Squad" vibe to him. All he has to do is be a badass Superhero type and he will be good. In NXT, he was booked perfectly. That flip to the outside and Staredown with Velveteen Dream said it all. He might be average on the mic but that one spot said more than he could ever say on the mic. I've said this a lot recently. Ricochet is the easiest type if person to get over. Have him do cool shit, hype that he does cool shit and let him win. Jeff hardy and RVD are just as bad if not worse on the mic.
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Post by msc on Feb 28, 2022 17:32:21 GMT -5
If he ditches those shitty little shorts and stops sounding like a geek (aka "If Ricochet wins, The Hurt Business have to leave him alone"), yes. Ricochet has that "Deadshot in Suicide Squad" vibe to him. All he has to do is be a badass Superhero type and he will be good. In NXT, he was booked perfectly. That flip to the outside and Staredown with Velveteen Dream said it all. He might be average on the mic but that one spot said more than he could ever say on the mic. I've said this a lot recently. Ricochet is the easiest type if person to get over. Have him do cool shit, hype that he does cool shit and let him win. Jeff hardy and RVD are just as bad if not worse on the mic. Given how easily he gets the crowd onside the second they think he might do something, getting them on board for an actual Ricochet push would be easy.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Feb 28, 2022 17:37:45 GMT -5
I've said this a lot recently. Ricochet is the easiest type if person to get over. Have him do cool shit, hype that he does cool shit and let him win. Jeff hardy and RVD are just as bad if not worse on the mic. Given how easily he gets the crowd onside the second they think he might do something, getting them on board for an actual Ricochet push would be easy. There are a ton of people on the roster that could also apply to...
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Post by knsffa on Feb 28, 2022 17:41:51 GMT -5
Given how easily he gets the crowd onside the second they think he might do something, getting them on board for an actual Ricochet push would be easy. There are a ton of people on the roster that could also apply to... I seem to recall they used to have a brand like that.
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Post by msc on Feb 28, 2022 18:15:21 GMT -5
Given how easily he gets the crowd onside the second they think he might do something, getting them on board for an actual Ricochet push would be easy. There are a ton of people on the roster that could also apply to... Indeed, but he's in the top 5 for underutilised names the crowd react fastest to. The trope namer being that match with Drew last year where he got crickets coming out, and then about 2 minutes in, the crowd suddenly went "Oh, this is a competitive match? Not a squash?" and started cheering his every move!
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Post by eJm on Feb 28, 2022 18:24:03 GMT -5
Iâm not even going to read the article this is based on because Iâll tell you right now, Vince suddenly being high on Ricochet is about as likely as me waking up tomorrow, finding out I won the lottery despite never entering, getting a date with Florence Pugh and being asked by Gucci to model their new line of âDork bod menswearâ all in the same day.
Hell, that above statement is more likely.
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Post by Tiffany Stratton's Daddy on Feb 28, 2022 18:34:51 GMT -5
I like Ricochet. This is a talent that was one of the best, if not the best, in Lucha Underground and he was solid in New Japan. But I knew as soon as he went to WWE, there was a ceiling.
This could be two things: a) Vince is bored and wants to try a new flavor of the month. b) Nick Khan made this roster so thin, Vince is running out of options.
or a third option c) Ricochet actually gets a long-term, legitimate push
but c isn't happening lol
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Post by krozor on Feb 28, 2022 19:09:21 GMT -5
As others have said, Ricochet has insane physical charisma and it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to push "guy who looks cool doing cool looking stuff." Just let him do cool stuff and try really hard and win and let people cheer for that, which they will.
Also it's not too late to just have an episode of WWE TV open with Rey waving off camera and yelling "Goodbye, Dominik! Good luck in college and also grad school after that! See you when you've completed your life's dream of achieving multiple advanced degrees!" and then do a reboot on Ricochet by having Rey turn around and be greeted by his "nephew" - Ricochet in a mask as Enigmatico or Principe Mysterio or something and taking the Rey's heir role.
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Feb 28, 2022 20:34:21 GMT -5
As others have said, Ricochet has insane physical charisma and it shouldn't be too hard to figure out how to push "guy who looks cool doing cool looking stuff." Just let him do cool stuff and try really hard and win and let people cheer for that, which they will. Also it's not too late to just have an episode of WWE TV open with Rey waving off camera and yelling "Goodbye, Dominik! Good luck in college and also grad school after that! See you when you've completed your life's dream of achieving multiple advanced degrees!" and then do a reboot on Ricochet by having Rey turn around and be greeted by his "nephew" - Ricochet in a mask as Enigmatico or Principe Mysterio or something and taking the Rey's heir role. Miz and Logan Paul may just grant that wish at Mania.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 1, 2022 0:08:28 GMT -5
âWell, Ricochet⊠I guess youâre a top babyface by default.â
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Post by King Devitt on Mar 1, 2022 0:36:00 GMT -5
PWInsider.com says Ricochet is scheduled to be the #2 babyface on Smackdown behind Drew. So what they're reporting is his contract is coming up? This was my first thought when I read the title of the thread.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Mar 1, 2022 1:09:31 GMT -5
Well he suddenly got high on Chad Gable so itâs not unthinkable it can happen with others.
Seriously Gable was a joke for 2 years then seemingly overnight he started getting pushed with a bunch of TV time. Although Ricochet doesnât have the personality Gable does. In-ring is the only way he can possibly get over because heâs painful on the microphone.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 1, 2022 2:39:27 GMT -5
I mean when you literally obliterate Smackdown to the point you are forced to choose between Ricochet or f***ing MACE or Mansoor... yeah, I guess suddenly Ricochet DOES look good to you, huh Vince? Lmfao
I'd rather Ricochet challenge for the IC Title than f***ing Knoxville though, just have Johnny be in his corner or something
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Post by papagiorgio on Mar 1, 2022 9:14:23 GMT -5
I mean when you literally obliterate Smackdown to the point you are forced to choose between Ricochet or f***ing MACE or Mansoor... yeah, I guess suddenly Ricochet DOES look good to you, huh Vince? Lmfao I'd rather Ricochet challenge for the IC Title than f***ing Knoxville though, just have Johnny be in his corner or something They could do a Triple Threat ladder match for the title. Johnny then just has to do a few spots. They could even add Sheamus and/or Nakamura.
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