Rhino...does he matter anymore?

[mysterydriver]

Okay...that could be taken as a little rough, but I was just wondering if he really matters in TNA.

In ECW, Rhyno was a monster. He was ruthless. He was awesome. To this day, I can still here him growling the words, "Why should I be TV champion when this f***ing company doesn't even own a TV!"

In WWE, Rhyno got lost in the shuffle and because of that, lost steam. At one point he was randomly teaming with people to go after the tag titles...for no given reason. Nothing had happened to cause him to want to win the tag belts. He just kept pulling random partners from left and right. Then he got mad, threw a vase during a big important meet & greet, and got canned.

Then, he showed up in TNA.

A new chance. He won the World title...because Kevin Nash couldn't show up for a PPV. He soon (was it the very next week?) lost it back and has now became lost in the shuffle in TNA.

Rhino burned his ECW belt. Why? Who knows. TNA loved to call out WWE for no good reason earlier in the year. It was the last act of the Rhino I knew and was a fan of.

His edge is gone. He went from ruthless to just plain LESS. The majority of the feuds he has been in for the last year have been from Rhino sticking his nose into business that he shouldn't be apart of....

Rhino wants to help his friend Christian. He fails. They feud.

Rhino wants to help AJ Styles. He fails. They feud.

Rhino wants to help Hector Guerrero for no aparent reason. He randomly grabs Senshi as a partner and they beat LAX. Is that a feud?

Rhino wants to help Eric Young. He fails. He feuds with James Storm after having beer poured on him.

(I think I'm actually missing one of his feuds...)

When did Rhino start caring about people, daggone it!? I see him on TV and I just don't really care.

When he was randomly thrown into the Triple Threat match between Angle, Christian and him, I knew he was getting pinned.

I know, at this point in his career, he is just putting people over to help them look like stars. AJ's constant out smarting of him helped AJ look smart...until he became Christian's dumb friend. His feud with Storm should make Storm more credible. Hopefully.

So...to try and rap this up...with TNA focusing on having more already established stars in the company (stars that could easily take his spot of putting people over) is Rhino valuable enough to keep around, or is he on the chopping block if a "bigger" name becomes available?

[mrjerkybigbucks]

He wont get fired... I think they will find something awesome for him to do sooner or later and well, forget the beer fued(which is a pretty smart fued, it just isn't being hyped right).

[Mozenrath]

Well, TNA would likely keep him to keep Angle and Christian happy, since they seem to be buddies.

Still, I agree. Rhino needs a rehash, badly.

[Hiroshi Hase]

I think they'll still keep him, but the time of considering him as a top threat to the TNA title is long gone.

[hollywood]

To be fair, I've found that many wrestlers seem to become less important after entering the Impact Zone.

[honsou]

I think the biggest problem TNA is having is not getting the people from WWE or new people in general to stick as a main eventer. Other then Sting, Angle and Christian, when someone came in it was a huge deal and they pushed him to the moon. But a month later they just kinda hang around the mid-card and are totally forgotten about. Thats whats wrong with Rhino, he lost his edge because hes been booked for some odd reason as some guy who wants to help people out, why have a monster like him do this i have no clue. Though i don't think hes going anywhere, TNA is where hes going to make the most money. WWE probably wouldn't want him so hes kinda stuck with TNA.

[Ultimo Chocula]

hollywood said:

To be fair, I've found that many wrestlers seem to become less important after entering the Impact Zone.

Test will cease to exist.

[hollywood]

ultimochocula said:

hollywood said:

To be fair, I've found that many wrestlers seem to become less important after entering the Impact Zone.

Test will cease to exist.

We can only hope...

[comahan]

I see him as a gatekeeper into the upper mid/main event scene. Cage's heel persona was pushed to the ME by the Rhino feud. He lost a feud to AJ before AJ was goofy/following christian and was looking like he would be a top heel. I think thats what theyre trying to do with Storm also.

[KingPopper]

Rhino kinda got the same depush a lot of talent gets, It's kinda how I felt about Benoit after he lost the world title, he just seem to do not do a whole lot of anything, just randomly winning the US Title every once in a while. Rhino still seems like a important part of TNA as his fueds with Christian and AJ were still enjoyable, and I like to see where this fued with Storm is. I can Rhino turning heel sometime in 08 if not sooner, to make him and TNA a little more fresh.

[lildude8218]

Is he one of the "top names" who has a contract expiring soon?


Imagine him spearing CM Punk after he finally wins the ECW Title and saying that this is the belt he never lost. I think that would be a good enough spark to restart Rhino's career.

[Arthur Digby Stamp]

Yeah, I can't stand this do-gooder, "I've had demons but I'm trying to stay the course" Rhino. The sociopathic, excessively violent Rhino was money.

[mysterydriver]

lildude8218 said:

Is he one of the "top names" who has a contract expiring soon?


Imagine him spearing CM Punk after he finally wins the ECW Title and saying that this is the belt he never lost. I think that would be a good enough spark to restart Rhino's career.

I'd love it.

Anything to make Rhino seem relevant again.

[MolotovMocktail]

He seriously needs to turn heel. Guys who are over with the fans and who do not need heel turns are getting them, while Rhino is stuck in a stale, Rocky Maivia-esque face role that has seen zero development.

[JMA]

Rhino just doesn't work as a face. He worked best as a ruthless monster heel.

[Hensley]

Rhino just doesn't have that "superstar" feel to me to be truthful with you...

He jobbed out to Christian for months on PPV. Only beat on that special edition of iMPACT!, I believe. Then got into with AJ and won their Last Man Standing matchn an their Elevation X encounter. He's been pretty free since then besides some other random shit. Seeing him fight for the title was a nice touch, but of course there was noway he was getting the dubya. I'll have to wait an see how his fued with Storm turns out. Probably some decent contests, but doubt we'll see him capitalizing on anything.

[wrongnesattax]

its a real shame hes become a flounderer cos i believe he held that 3 way match on impact together.

[Feargus McReddit]

Rhino is awesome when he's put in something really interesting.

This fued with Storm isn't it.

But apart from that, consider me a Rhino mark.

[The Ichi]

Book some angle where Rhyno is on a bit of a losing streak, is getting pissed off, then James Mitchell slowly manipulates him, bringing him back to the old, ruthless Rhyno.

[Mozenrath]

When's the last time they've even had him Gore someone?

A few Gores through tables would revitalize him.