Post by Lionheart on Jul 10, 2007 15:10:38 GMT -5
Bear with me a minute and give this a chance before you get out the tar and feathers (or the butterfly net and strait jacket), please.
Consider some of the similarities between Nitro and Michaels:
-Both use pretty-boy, chick-magnet, "sexy" heel gimmicks.
-Both first became prominent as half of a tag team. (MNM and The Rockers, respectively.)
-Both had tag team partners who disappeared from the WWF/WWE and had substance abuse problems. (Joey Mercury and Marty Janetty, resectively.)
-Both have had high-profile female managers. (Melina and Sherri Martel, respectively.)
-Both have at one point in their careers used the Superkick as a significant part of their moveset.
-Both have long hair and sunglasses as part of their look (Shawn used to have those little round shades in his early days.)
-Both have been linked to backstage politics. (OK, I admit this one is pushing it because The Kliq worked in Shawn's favor whereas Nitro was supposedly being held back because of Melina's rumored nuclear heat, but still.)
Anybody want to jump on this bandwagon or at least give me credit for the effort?
If I wasn't generally apathetic about pro wrestling right now, I think I would become the board's #1 Nitro mark. It's not that he's that great right now (and I can't say I approve of his taste in women), but there's a lot of potential there. And heck, somebody has to take his side against the army of Punk fanboys here. (No offense.)
Consider some of the similarities between Nitro and Michaels:
-Both use pretty-boy, chick-magnet, "sexy" heel gimmicks.
-Both first became prominent as half of a tag team. (MNM and The Rockers, respectively.)
-Both had tag team partners who disappeared from the WWF/WWE and had substance abuse problems. (Joey Mercury and Marty Janetty, resectively.)
-Both have had high-profile female managers. (Melina and Sherri Martel, respectively.)
-Both have at one point in their careers used the Superkick as a significant part of their moveset.
-Both have long hair and sunglasses as part of their look (Shawn used to have those little round shades in his early days.)
-Both have been linked to backstage politics. (OK, I admit this one is pushing it because The Kliq worked in Shawn's favor whereas Nitro was supposedly being held back because of Melina's rumored nuclear heat, but still.)
Anybody want to jump on this bandwagon or at least give me credit for the effort?
If I wasn't generally apathetic about pro wrestling right now, I think I would become the board's #1 Nitro mark. It's not that he's that great right now (and I can't say I approve of his taste in women), but there's a lot of potential there. And heck, somebody has to take his side against the army of Punk fanboys here. (No offense.)
