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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 15, 2023 7:21:20 GMT -5
Does Sammy Guevara still call himself the Best Ever? Because that's got to be one of the worst ones I have ever heard
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 15, 2023 8:28:37 GMT -5
Does Sammy Guevara still call himself the Best Ever? Because that's got to be one of the worst ones I have ever heard Is it? Bret Hart called him the best there is, was, and ever will be. Punk and Jericho (and this could related to Sammy) both called themselves Best in the World. So, it's not that bad of one for someone like Sammy (unless you're just going guilty by association).
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Apr 15, 2023 8:33:24 GMT -5
Does Sammy Guevara still call himself the Best Ever? Because that's got to be one of the worst ones I have ever heard I dunno I think "Hysterical" Shane Haste has him beat by a country mile.
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 15, 2023 8:52:05 GMT -5
"The Big Nasty" Paul Wight. After a couple of weeks they realized that sounded stupid and dropped it in favor of the slightly less stupid sounding Big Show which he then ended up being for the next twenty years. Am I misremembering a promo where he called himself Big Nasty Bastard? Might have been just for the Bossman feud. Also: Hogan's use of "nWoites" surely qualifies. "I went to the hood, where the brothers call me Wood..."
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 15, 2023 8:52:47 GMT -5
"Eater of worlds' Bray Wyatt which I still believe was a rib on him for his size Knowing him, it could have also been an IT reference.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Apr 15, 2023 9:04:35 GMT -5
Does Sammy Guevara still call himself the Best Ever? Because that's got to be one of the worst ones I have ever heard Is it? Bret Hart called him the best there is, was, and ever will be. Punk and Jericho (and this could related to Sammy) both called themselves Best in the World. So, it's not that bad of one for someone like Sammy (unless you're just going guilty by association). I can see it as a heel strategy but for one thing I think it is just boring compared to those, and for another I don't think it plays into his character at all, and for another I don't think he even believes it himself
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Post by tafkaga on Apr 15, 2023 9:09:10 GMT -5
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 15, 2023 9:16:06 GMT -5
Does Sammy Guevara still call himself the Best Ever? Because that's got to be one of the worst ones I have ever heard I dunno I think "Hysterical" Shane Haste has him beat by a country mile. I mean he was Slapjack, that's pretty hysterical.
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 15, 2023 9:19:35 GMT -5
Not a nickname per se, but when Jim Ross was trying to make "Bubba Tough" a thing.
When he turned in 1994, didn't they try to call him "Bitter" Bob Backlund for awhile?
When they tried, after SummerSlam '91, to call her Ms. Elizabeth Macho.
I'm sure Sean Mooney had a lot of dumb ones...like Undertaker being the Pale Destroyer. Maybe Stan Lane too? Or did he just do stupid finisher names?
Changing Val's name to his nickname, The Big Valbowski (this was that weird period in 2002, WWE didn't go PG but were holding back on certain Attitude acts that returned at the time...cutting out "Venis" and turning Godfather into an escort service owner.)
"Candyman" Brad Armstrong.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 15, 2023 9:31:33 GMT -5
I think AJ was a pitbull for a bit.
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Post by CMWaters on Apr 15, 2023 9:34:44 GMT -5
I think AJ was a pitbull for a bit. WWE also tried "Redneck Rookie" for him for a short time after his Rumble debut.
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Post by fg on Apr 15, 2023 10:00:45 GMT -5
Not a nickname per se, but when Jim Ross was trying to make "Bubba Tough" a thing. When he turned in 1994, didn't they try to call him "Bitter" Bob Backlund for awhile? When they tried, after SummerSlam '91, to call her Ms. Elizabeth Macho. I'm sure Sean Mooney had a lot of dumb ones...like Undertaker being the Pale Destroyer. Maybe Stan Lane too? Or did he just do stupid finisher names? Changing Val's name to his nickname, The Big Valbowski (this was that weird period in 2002, WWE didn't go PG but were holding back on certain Attitude acts that returned at the time...cutting out "Venis" and turning Godfather into an escort service owner.) "Candyman" Brad Armstrong. I remember an interview in WWE Magazine from 1993 where Paul Bearer and Taker were interviewed, Paul called the Undertaker the Pale Destroyer. Also, Sean Mooney called Mr. Perfect the flawless one. Yeah, I know flawless and perfect are one and the same but come on.
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Post by James Fabiano on Apr 15, 2023 10:23:58 GMT -5
I think AJ was a pitbull for a bit. WWE also tried "Redneck Rookie" for him for a short time after his Rumble debut. Oh, Rhino the Rookie Monster.
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Post by JoDaNa1281 on Apr 15, 2023 10:36:21 GMT -5
It wasn't a nickname as such but they tried to get Mr Ziggles for Ziggler over as an insult through John Morrison. Thankfully it didn't catch on. He was supposed to be the face, too. It did lead to me calling him "Mr. Zigglesworth" for a few weeks, so...it wasn't too bad
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 15, 2023 11:07:00 GMT -5
"The Great White" for Sheamus was the first one that popped in my head. I bet Sheamus was thrilled when they finally dropped it. Yeah, I have a feeling he's probably desensitized to it by now, but MAN, the sheer number of "lol he needs a tan" nicknames and finisher names he's had in his career just feel 100% like the typical WWE "your gimmick and marketing is entirely based off of Vince's first impression of you" sort of thing. Finisher names and not nicknames, but "White Noise" and "Pale Justice" are just their own sort of eye-rolling. It's like, you have that, and then you had the periods of time when it felt like HHH and Undertaker were getting new nicknames every Wrestlemania season (with the usual WWE subtlety for pushing new nicknames) that were immediately forgotten right after. I mean dude plays into it... he's been spotted basically completely covered when he has to be in the sun before.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 15, 2023 11:08:59 GMT -5
Triple H as "The One True Destroyer". Guy REALLY wanted to get away from his Jean-Paul Levesque/Hunter Hearst Helmsley days. Came in to say this one. Just …what the hell?
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 15, 2023 11:09:37 GMT -5
Triple H as "The One True Destroyer". Guy REALLY wanted to get away from his Jean-Paul Levesque/Hunter Hearst Helmsley days. Came in to say this one. Just …what the hell?
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Post by tenshi on Apr 15, 2023 12:08:04 GMT -5
Do you remember the time when Ryback was called "The Big Hungry"?
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Post by ppl591 on Apr 15, 2023 20:29:55 GMT -5
I don't like what Tri's doing.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Apr 15, 2023 20:49:35 GMT -5
I remember him calling Yoshi the Neon Genesis at least once. Also, claiming that the "4-UP" on Elijah Burke's taped hands was a Super Mario reference, rather than the actual origin of "4 upside your head" in reference to his knuckles, but that one was probably meant to be taken as a joke on Striker's part, anyway. Actually Mike Adamle was the one who came up with the "4 Upside your head"
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