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Post by Allie Kitsune on Sept 15, 2022 14:52:11 GMT -5
I've come around to thinking Brody's pretty good, but the House of Black as a unit's sucked from day one and Buddy is one of those guys who is technically very good but wildly bland and I probably wouldn't have bothered bringing him into AEW personally. Buddy Matthews is suffering from a problem a lot of wrestlers are having lately: being a good wrestler just isn't that big of a deal anymore. I mean, don't get me wrong, being good at being a wrestler will always matter, but the overall talent and athleticism in professional wrestling is at an all time high, so if you don't have much in the way of charisma - you're screwed. Even without it, you can get by for at least a little while on a geek-culture-y enough gimmick (if you can actually get it across, (Hi there, Athena.)). But Buddy doesn't even have that.
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Sept 15, 2022 14:53:04 GMT -5
Buddy Matthews is an excellent wrestler who, on paper, has a main eventer's look. But, a dude named "Buddy" just doesn't work well in a spooky creepy cult stable.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 15, 2022 15:02:55 GMT -5
Buddy Matthews is an excellent wrestler who, on paper, has a main eventer's look. But, a dude named "Buddy" just doesn't work well in a spooky creepy cult stable. I get he wanted to keep it for recognition from his WWE tenure, but yeah, that name has been a detriment to him rather than a blessing.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Sept 15, 2022 15:21:22 GMT -5
Buddy Matthews is an excellent wrestler who, on paper, has a main eventer's look. But, a dude named "Buddy" just doesn't work well in a spooky creepy cult stable. He also stood out like a sore thumb in a bad way since Black and Brody look virtually identical with tattoos. And then some tattooless guy named Buddy tags with them too. I dunno how much more bland and generic a guy can look next to them.
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Post by "Sweet & Sour" ImSoFudginGreat on Sept 15, 2022 16:06:49 GMT -5
Buddy Matthews is an excellent wrestler who, on paper, has a main eventer's look. But, a dude named "Buddy" just doesn't work well in a spooky creepy cult stable. He also stood out like a sore thumb in a bad way since Black and Brody look virtually identical with tattoos. And then a some tattooless guy named Buddy tags with them too. I dunno how much more bland and genetic a guy can look next to them. Cheesy as it sounds, I’d give Buddy some WCW maskless Rey Mysterio devil horns to make him look a little demonic. Prosthetics have come a long way so they might be able to make it work.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 15, 2022 17:20:09 GMT -5
Buddy Matthews is an excellent wrestler who, on paper, has a main eventer's look. But, a dude named "Buddy" just doesn't work well in a spooky creepy cult stable. He also stood out like a sore thumb in a bad way since Black and Brody look virtually identical with tattoos. And then a some tattooless guy named Buddy tags with them too. I dunno how much more bland and genetic a guy can look next to them. Even Hart has the corrupted eye. Buddy really should have had something to make him fit. Like, even the Acolytes had symbols on their chests.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Sept 16, 2022 2:14:27 GMT -5
He also stood out like a sore thumb in a bad way since Black and Brody look virtually identical with tattoos. And then a some tattooless guy named Buddy tags with them too. I dunno how much more bland and genetic a guy can look next to them. Even Hart has the corrupted eye. Buddy really should have had something to make him fit. Like, even the Acolytes had symbols on their chests. Could even go super cheese, have them drawing a simple glyph on him as part of the entrance.
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Post by Facetious on Sept 18, 2022 0:43:55 GMT -5
Malakai wrestled FAN'S favorite Kidd Bandit tonight at Wrestle Prestige. Maybe he's finishing up some indie bookings before taking a break
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Sept 18, 2022 5:52:05 GMT -5
Buddy Matthews is an excellent wrestler who, on paper, has a main eventer's look. But, a dude named "Buddy" just doesn't work well in a spooky creepy cult stable. It’s like if Mideon decided to just stick with “Dennis” when he got abducted into the Ministry of Darkness.
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Post by HMARK Center on Sept 18, 2022 7:37:09 GMT -5
Malakai wrestled FAN'S favorite Kidd Bandit tonight at Wrestle Prestige. Maybe he's finishing up some indie bookings before taking a break Apparently he gave a promo after the show he wrestled last night that indicated to the crowd that he’d be bowing out for a little while. People there said he was still great with anyone who came up for an autograph on his merch line, very gregarious and positive, but that the promo seemed to indicate the dude just needs to get away for a bit. Hope he comes back fully refreshed, but more importantly hope he does whatever he needs to feel well.
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Post by Facetious on Sept 18, 2022 7:48:02 GMT -5
Malakai wrestled FAN'S favorite Kidd Bandit tonight at Wrestle Prestige. Maybe he's finishing up some indie bookings before taking a break Apparently he gave a promo after the show he wrestled last night that indicated to the crowd that he’d be bowing out for a little while. People there said he was still great with anyone who came up for an autograph on his merch line, very gregarious and positive, but that the promo seemed to indicate the dude just needs to get away for a bit. Hope he comes back fully refreshed, but more importantly hope he does whatever he needs to feel well. Same! I kinda hate the spooky evil gimmick stuff right now, but I love the dude and hope he gets back on track mentally and physically.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Sept 18, 2022 7:54:24 GMT -5
It's really cool that the guy needed time off and has been given it without a fuss. Their own mental and physical wellbeing is more important than any wrestling match. I like to poke at fun at Tony and his social media cringiness but it's stuff like this that will make wrestling better for everyone.
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Post by polarbearpete on Sept 18, 2022 8:25:10 GMT -5
It's really cool that the guy needed time off and has been given it without a fuss. Their own mental and physical wellbeing is more important than any wrestling match. I like to poke at fun at Tony and his social media cringiness but it's stuff like this that will make wrestling better for everyone. This seems to be more a parting of ways than giving time off (the latter would presumably mean he was still getting paid his downside) but maybe he is still being paid during the non-compete.
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Post by SneakMan on Sept 18, 2022 8:37:38 GMT -5
Apparently he gave a promo after the show he wrestled last night that indicated to the crowd that he’d be bowing out for a little while. People there said he was still great with anyone who came up for an autograph on his merch line, very gregarious and positive, but that the promo seemed to indicate the dude just needs to get away for a bit. Hope he comes back fully refreshed, but more importantly hope he does whatever he needs to feel well. The promo in question. Definitely seems like the dude is just taking time away from wrestling to get his head straight.
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Post by Hypnosis on Sept 18, 2022 9:58:42 GMT -5
Apparently he gave a promo after the show he wrestled last night that indicated to the crowd that he’d be bowing out for a little while. People there said he was still great with anyone who came up for an autograph on his merch line, very gregarious and positive, but that the promo seemed to indicate the dude just needs to get away for a bit. Hope he comes back fully refreshed, but more importantly hope he does whatever he needs to feel well. The promo in question. Definitely seems like the dude is just taking time away from wrestling to get his head straight. Nice heartfelt promo. I hope Black returns to AEW as a face next year.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Sept 18, 2022 15:13:57 GMT -5
The promo in question. Definitely seems like the dude is just taking time away from wrestling to get his head straight. Nice heartfelt promo. I hope Black returns to AEW as a face next year. I don’t think there’s a chance in hell he shows up in AEW ever again. That is a man that is WWE bound.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2022 15:40:16 GMT -5
Malakai's a class act, I hope he gets whatever's going on taken care of and comes back better than ever (if he chooses to return to wrestling)
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Post by HMARK Center on Sept 18, 2022 15:44:33 GMT -5
Nice heartfelt promo. I hope Black returns to AEW as a face next year. I don’t think there’s a chance in hell he shows up in AEW ever again. That is a man that is WWE bound. Right now, he just seems to be "home for some recuperation" bound. I don't think AEW or WWE really enter into it right now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2022 15:44:40 GMT -5
mr black keep up the good work and the good matches
a fan from chicago
phil
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Sept 18, 2022 16:46:56 GMT -5
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