Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Mar 12, 2022 0:08:05 GMT -5
I mean Butch is one of the toughest old-school names. Maybe this is Vince's way of being high on him? lol Nah, I think he did it from a marketing perspective. Pete Dunne debuting would be exciting and get people talking but it's not going to get as many people talking as changing his name did tonight and what do you know, people are lighting the place up talking about his name. Just business stuff. Less people would be talking if he didn't change his name. It'll get people talking for one show, and then it'll crater, like it already has This doesn't help get people over, most of the trending is complete and utter apathy, and Dunne's really been put in a no win situation Teaming with Sheamus is an awesome idea... but not like this.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Mar 12, 2022 0:21:49 GMT -5
Vince is finally creating his Hobo Army. Have to hand it to him.
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FHgrad99
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Post by FHgrad99 on Mar 12, 2022 0:27:27 GMT -5
I got a good chuckle out of this.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Mar 12, 2022 0:46:12 GMT -5
I got a good chuckle out of this. The post-show he was hosting had a lot of fun jokes about the Butch thing.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Mar 12, 2022 0:49:47 GMT -5
So Pete Dunne is now Butch? Not Pete Butch or Butch Dunne? Just Butch? Man, this company continues to surprise me with their stupidity.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on Mar 12, 2022 0:53:05 GMT -5
Vince is finally creating his Hobo Army. Have to hand it to him. Without Dean Ambrose to lead them, then it’s just pointless.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Mar 12, 2022 1:05:43 GMT -5
I look forward to seeing Butch take on Erik and Angel and Otis
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Post by DSR on Mar 12, 2022 1:18:41 GMT -5
Why's he dressed like he's in a Dexy's Midnight Runners cover band?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2022 1:18:53 GMT -5
I really hate the WWE, sometimes.
Well, most of the time.
That’s all I have to add to this conversation.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2022 1:26:59 GMT -5
I look forward to seeing Butch take on Erik and Angel and Otis Like, jokes aside, WWE is all about marketability and image. The company does realize that if I Google “Otis” I’ll find the wrestler about 7 pages down, next to some articles about elevator innovations, right? I shudder to think what will happen if I Google “Butch.”
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Post by mattperiolat on Mar 12, 2022 1:31:28 GMT -5
I’m having flashbacks to the call up of the War Raider… and them being named the Viking Experience.
Yeah. And they were dead out of the gate.
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Post by Perd on Mar 12, 2022 1:45:12 GMT -5
I’d love to hear the conversations that lead to these types of changes. They must be some doozies.
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Post by eJm on Mar 12, 2022 1:52:36 GMT -5
I feel like this situation is worse in the fact that, well, NXT is a TV show that just under half your RAW viewership watches and you’re starting to promote as a show you watch.
Like, yeah, if NXT was a Peacock exclusive, I’d get it. I’d hate it but I get it. But people are watching these shows and know who these people are so changing their names and gimmicks on a whim like that without having a reason why is just so…weird. The investment is gone right away.
But whatever, Pete re-signed, he’s likely getting more cash and it doesn’t have to be any of mine so we all “win”, I guess.
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Post by 4real on Mar 12, 2022 2:45:10 GMT -5
Dead on arrival.
Man renaming Walter gave me zero interest in him going forward and now this? Just wow. Vince truly does not give a shit.
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Post by Heartbreaker on Mar 12, 2022 2:55:16 GMT -5
I give it a month til they call up Dexter Lumis as AXE.
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Post by Chiral on Mar 12, 2022 3:03:19 GMT -5
Plus side: We're one step closer to Bungus B-Goo finally happening.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Mar 12, 2022 3:14:00 GMT -5
I think the name could work if they treated Butch like a nickname that Sheamus and Ridge can call him in promos, but he's still formally known as Pete Dunne. Think like how Eddie Kingston will call Ortiz "Munky" but he's still officially known as Ortiz (or even Angel Ortiz on the indies).
That said, we already know that's not what this is, and we can expect his Twitter handle to change in the next week.
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Post by Tenshigure on Mar 12, 2022 3:22:50 GMT -5
I mean…a Peaky Blinders inspired faction is absolutely ripe for the taking, but good lord are the new names they’ve been giving people lately been utter trash.
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Post by Bo Rida on Mar 12, 2022 3:59:40 GMT -5
So the nostalgia obsession has become so bad that old names are being reused. Unless you're related to somebody from the past, then you get a random surname. Makes perfect sense.
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Post by crowley1986 on Mar 12, 2022 4:10:47 GMT -5
I mean Butch is one of the toughest old-school names. Maybe this is Vince's way of being high on him? lol I see it this way if they call him ‘Butch’ Pete Dunne, kind of reminds me of a British gangster nickname (from snatch or lock stock movies)
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