J is Justice
Wade Wilson
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 5, 2023 6:42:50 GMT -5
I miss the selfie gimmick.
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Post by Hypnosis on Jul 5, 2023 7:03:40 GMT -5
Let him talk like Randy Savage again:
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Jul 5, 2023 7:34:19 GMT -5
My prediction is LA Knight rips through him at SummerSlam, Theory goes away for a bit and they bring him back on RAW.
Cena definitely phoned in that match at Mania and part of me wonders if they were already losing confidence in Theory at that point but had to at least try.
Theory's definitely a decent heel but I think the McMahon stink is what did him in, tbh.
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Post by jivesoulbrah on Jul 5, 2023 10:25:58 GMT -5
I have never understood what appeal anyone within WWE sees in him.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jul 5, 2023 10:37:22 GMT -5
Thought he did a good job re-calibrating the character after that absolutely horrendous cash-in nonsense but the character wasn't quite there yet where if the spotlight came off him for a while you were going to keep thinking about him. That said, that cash-in stuff would be a hurdle for even the most established of characters to get over.
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Jonathan Michaels
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Post by Jonathan Michaels on Jul 5, 2023 10:38:21 GMT -5
Also, hate to say it, but this….. Really didn’t help. Really hard to take him seriously when this is how one pictures him in their mind.
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4real
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Post by 4real on Jul 5, 2023 10:54:03 GMT -5
He’s so dull. I can’t believe he’s been U.S champ since November it’s ridiculous. Just a waste of the title. The only time I’ve ever found him interesting was when he was a dumbass in The Way. Super serious cocky heel Theory isn’t it at all. It does seem like they are trying to make him the next Randy Orton or something but man as bland as Randy could be sometimes he was way more talented and charismatic than Theory.
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Push R Truth
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 5, 2023 11:08:45 GMT -5
Dude is a goober that doesn't think he's a goober which makes him an even bigger goober.
He ain't it.
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chazraps
Wade Wilson
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Post by chazraps on Jul 5, 2023 11:11:02 GMT -5
Hear me out: pair him with Heyman
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Gus Richlen Was Wrong
Patti Mayonnaise
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Fun while it lasted
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Jul 5, 2023 11:11:14 GMT -5
He sucks in the ring, sucks on the mic, and is a major douche who skated past the whole #SpeakingOut purge.
f*** him.
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HIM
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Post by HIM on Jul 5, 2023 11:13:23 GMT -5
Just heard that he's the longest reigning US Champion since Ambrose's 2013 run. I can't tell you shit memorable about this reign.
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salz4life
Grimlock
Prichard is a guy who gets that his job is to service his boss.
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Post by salz4life on Jul 5, 2023 11:21:52 GMT -5
Let him talk like Randy Savage again: This is the Austin Theory I was totally a fan of.
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salz4life
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Post by salz4life on Jul 5, 2023 11:22:29 GMT -5
Just heard that he's the longest reigning US Champion since Ambrose's 2013 run. I can't tell you shit memorable about this reign. I could be wrong... but I think Ambrose rarely defended it. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else.
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HIM
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Post by HIM on Jul 5, 2023 11:51:51 GMT -5
Just heard that he's the longest reigning US Champion since Ambrose's 2013 run. I can't tell you shit memorable about this reign. I could be wrong... but I think Ambrose rarely defended it. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else. In 351 days as champion he had 15 taped defenses. I remember thinking the same as you but I recall looking it up. Theory so far has had 9 defenses in around 220 days.
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Post by HIM on Jul 5, 2023 12:08:53 GMT -5
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jul 5, 2023 12:11:53 GMT -5
Hear me out: pair him with Heyman Have a quiet suspicion he'd fall into the 'Heidenreich, Axel, Ryback' tier rather than the one we all automatically think of when we hear 'Paul Heyman Guy'
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Push R Truth
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Post by Push R Truth on Jul 5, 2023 12:54:49 GMT -5
I think it's telling that when ya'll said he was US Champ I had to google it just to be sure. The dude exists in this magical void of memory. 20 seconds after he's no longer front and center on TV my brain has completely deleted his presence. He's the RAM of the WWE. He's like that one Xmen who's superpower is being forgotten. Hear me out: pair him with Heyman Have a quiet suspicion he'd fall into the 'Heidenreich, Axel, Ryback' tier rather than the one we all automatically think of when we hear 'Paul Heyman Guy' Heyman can't turn a B- wrestler into an A, but he's damn good at turning an A into an A+. He's like the perfect BBQ sauce on a great rack of ribs or brisket. But the tough or burnt meat? BBQ sauce can't hide that shit. Just makes it barely palatable.
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Dub H
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Post by Dub H on Jul 5, 2023 12:58:55 GMT -5
Theory's pretty good in the ring with the right opponent but dude is unfathomably dull as a character. He was only any good as a himbo minion, dude just flat out isn't a main event talent. The thing I dislike the most in wrestling ,not even only wwe ,is when people have a great goofy gimmick but they just GOTTA have to make it serious. Swagger and Theory are two of then that comes to mind. Imagine if Mankind had to go full serious to get a main event push.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 5, 2023 13:05:26 GMT -5
I think he has time to develop into something special but he’s not there yet and could use some retooling. Only 25 years old too so not a death sentence if they push him down a bit and change his character. A return to The Way would be fun and could be an upgrade for all involved.
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Post by PTBartman on Jul 5, 2023 13:11:45 GMT -5
Doesn't help him that Gunther is killing it with the raw equivalent belt.
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