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Post by Pierre on Jul 24, 2023 10:02:05 GMT -5
His promo in Baltimore was memorable. For the wrong reasons, but still! Pillman Jr. sounded like a bootleg Pat McAfee that night. I FINALLY FOUND IT! Loved the constant cutting to John Harbaugh while Pillman was talking.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jul 24, 2023 14:06:43 GMT -5
It's a really odd decision if they bring him in after reneging on Colby Corino who I think offers a lot more upside.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jul 24, 2023 14:21:52 GMT -5
It's a really odd decision if they bring him in after reneging on Colby Corino who I think offers a lot more upside. Pillman worked for AEW. THat's basically the difference.
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Post by eJm on Jul 24, 2023 14:44:08 GMT -5
It's a really odd decision if they bring him in after reneging on Colby Corino who I think offers a lot more upside. Pillman worked for AEW. THat's basically the difference. I mean, sure, but considering the free market signings they were rumored to be interested in at the start of the year, it is like if my team Arsenal couldn’t get Declan Rice after months and months of dealing with West Ham and instead signed back Willian just because he was at Chelsea at one point. It doesn’t solve any of the problems WWE’s development system has and both sides seem like they’d be wasting each other’s time.
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Post by polarbearpete on Jul 24, 2023 15:40:49 GMT -5
It's a really odd decision if they bring him in after reneging on Colby Corino who I think offers a lot more upside. Wasn’t that about a failed background check or something similar?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2023 15:56:34 GMT -5
Honestly, I think NXT is a perfect place for him.
AEW is a shark tank right now, and with Dark and Elevation gone there's nowhere left outside of maybe ROH in the AEW system to really just... learn and be better. NXT is the perfect place to start at ground zero and work your way up, which is honestly what Pillman needs. His in-ring is... I dunno, 5/10 I guess, but his promos are 2/10 which feel like a -4/10 when he's up against guys like MJF on the mic.
I think HBK is the best chance to getting anything out of Brian Pillman Jr.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jul 24, 2023 16:04:46 GMT -5
It's a really odd decision if they bring him in after reneging on Colby Corino who I think offers a lot more upside. Wasn’t that about a failed background check or something similar? Yes and no. He says he was told they found something from seven years ago that he had to take care of. He then took care of it and then they still pulled the offer. He had also done a background check years prior so whatever they found would have existed then too. So given the timing of the situation alongside the unspoken hiring freeze, I think they were looking for a reason to pull the verbal agreement they already made.
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Pierre
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Post by Pierre on Jul 24, 2023 16:36:58 GMT -5
Me when Graham Cannon's attacking each day in NXT with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind:
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Jul 24, 2023 19:29:24 GMT -5
I just worry that he seems like the kind of stupid that he'll fall into a Qanon type crowd if he lives in Florida full time. I mean it already happened to Dragon Lee and Nathan frazer in the about 6 months either of them have been there
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Post by Dub H on Jul 24, 2023 22:01:02 GMT -5
I just worry that he seems like the kind of stupid that he'll fall into a Qanon type crowd if he lives in Florida full time. I mean it already happened to Dragon Lee and Nathan frazer in the about 6 months either of them have been there We should ban Florida.
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Post by A damn road sign on Jul 25, 2023 13:34:41 GMT -5
Brace yourself, guys. New gear incoming, starting with some new boots!
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Post by Dub H on Jul 25, 2023 15:06:34 GMT -5
Brace yourself, guys. New gear incoming, starting with some new boots! Who this guys thinks he is, Brimstone?
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Post by Display Name on Jul 25, 2023 18:08:16 GMT -5
I honestly think he’s gonna do well there. He’s gonna have some strong mentors that will be keeping a close eye on him.
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Post by KingPooper on Jul 25, 2023 18:45:16 GMT -5
It's a really odd decision if they bring him in after reneging on Colby Corino who I think offers a lot more upside. Pillman worked for AEW. THat's basically the difference. The name. Pillmans dad worked and teamed with Austin, was a horseman, was in the hart foundation. He succeeded in every division he was in until his injury. Steve Corino had a great career but was ECW champion when ECW was on its last legs, had a run in ROH but that was in the dvd days. Did some good stuff there later on. People would kill to have a career like his, but in the grand landscape of mainstream wrestling he’s a footnote. Also, Colby looks like a guy working at a Subway. Brian has his dads good looks. I don’t think Pillmans AEW run did him any favors, but if he’s protected like his MLW run (though the weekly beat downs by injustice ere hilarious) he should be okay. I think the PC would be a good place for him finding his footing. Dudes still only 29, it’s not like that ship has sailed.
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Post by EZ: Brainy Bae on Jul 25, 2023 21:26:41 GMT -5
I thought he was 23-24 but he's about to be thirty. Not saying he can't improve but ... not working with clay here. For debuting in 2017 you'd want to see more than he's shown. A LOT more. Anything.
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Post by mrtuesday on Jul 26, 2023 3:49:48 GMT -5
Pillman worked for AEW. THat's basically the difference. The name. The name that they will definitely change when he gets to TV. Which, if he was hired because of his name, will now mean nothing.
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Post by eJm on Jul 26, 2023 5:12:45 GMT -5
The name that they will definitely change when he gets to TV. Which, if he was hired because of his name, will now mean nothing. Yeah, exactly. Like, if Simone "The Rock's Daughter" Johnson can't keep her birthname in developmental, Brian Pillman Jr ain't keeping his.
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Post by Bo Rida on Jul 26, 2023 5:37:49 GMT -5
I thought he was 23-24 but he's about to be thirty. Not saying he can't improve but ... not working with clay here. For debuting in 2017 you'd want to see more than he's shown. A LOT more. Anything. Yeah obviously many wrestlers came good later in their career but they usually had something notable to build on. There's 18 year olds that are far better already and the likes of MJF and Takeshita are younger than him. I hope he proves people wrong but the signs aren't promising.
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Post by salz4life on Jul 26, 2023 10:00:49 GMT -5
I mean it already happened to Dragon Lee and Nathan frazer in the about 6 months either of them have been there We should ban Florida. Just move Disney World to the site in Oklahoma where they are already building a huge theme park.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jul 26, 2023 11:09:31 GMT -5
I don't think it's some great evil harm to see if the PC can get _something_ out of him.
If not, cut their losses after 6 months and give the contract to the more deserving person he stole it from.
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