Celgress
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
The Superior One
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Post by Celgress on Jul 7, 2011 22:57:41 GMT -5
First time, outside of a few clips on the net, I've seen his work. Not only can the guy do spots like a spot machine, a highlight for me was that innovative twisting dodge/duck of the clothesline mid-match (I've never seen anything quite like that before), but also has buckets full of charisma. His mannerisms during the match really had me emotionally invested in his character. He reminds me of a young Shawn Michaels or maybe a young Marty Jannetty.
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Krimzon
Crow T. Robot
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Post by Krimzon on Jul 7, 2011 23:00:57 GMT -5
If it's one thing Jack Evans can do, it's find new ways to incorporate flips into wrestling matches. Really enjoyed his outing, even if the long hair threw me off. I am so used to his Slim Shady look. Tonight was also the first time I noticed exactly how White he was. Man, he looked like Sheamus compared to the other two.
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Post by unoriginalalex on Jul 7, 2011 23:05:06 GMT -5
Really happy to see Evans, Would love if he won the contract at DX.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jul 7, 2011 23:09:20 GMT -5
If it's one thing Jack Evans can do, it's find new ways to incorporate flips into wrestling matches. Really enjoyed his outing, even if the long hair threw me off. I am so used to his Slim Shady look. Tonight was also the first time I noticed exactly how White he was. Man, he looked like Sheamus compared to the other two. haha same here, I didn't realize that was Jack at first cause he always had the Slim Shady look going. But yeah Jack is entertaining. His act can get stale at times (and when Jack is stale, he is STALE) but for the 4-way match he is good. Course, I feel he is just being used do to the AAA agreement, and Jack doesn't need a work permit.
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Post by clashofchampains on Jul 7, 2011 23:11:44 GMT -5
He reminds me of Bryan Kendrick when he was in the WWE teaming up with Paul London(even having similar wrestling gears).
I approve his signing. In fact keep several of these guys after DX.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2011 23:16:58 GMT -5
Jack is fun to watch about once or twice a month, but his flips get really old, really quickly; for me anyways.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2011 23:44:42 GMT -5
Jack is fun to watch about once or twice a month, but his flips get really old, really quickly; for me anyways. Yeah, I kinda feel like I've seen one Jack Evans match I don't really need to see others
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klapaucius
Don Corleone
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Post by klapaucius on Jul 7, 2011 23:59:03 GMT -5
*filps*
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Post by Larryhausen on Jul 8, 2011 0:12:50 GMT -5
What about appreciation for Mini Chris Masters?
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comahan
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by comahan on Jul 8, 2011 0:13:55 GMT -5
Ive never been a huge fan of Jack's, but I really, REALLY enjoyed him tonight. My favorite of the X Division qualifying matches I think. The other guys were surprisingly solid as well, MUCH better than the three from the second qualifier.
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Post by invaderdave on Jul 8, 2011 0:18:05 GMT -5
If I've said it before, I've said it a thousand times; Jack Evans is good at what he does, which is not necessarily everyone's cup of tea. I have not seen an Evans match since about 2008, so I don't know if he's changed up his character at all (I hope he still does the white boi schtick), but as is, Evans could be a great addition to TNA's roster.
I'm sad to see that Destination X is going to be such a sink or swim show for the X-Division, but Evans could certainly help the Divison stay afloat.
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Post by Crusty Ruffles on Jul 8, 2011 0:27:33 GMT -5
Hopefully his time in Mexico fine tuned his abilities.
Admittedly, I didn't follow that work of his and only really know him from ROH. His promos at the time weren't that great. It's a toss up between that and psychology as his two biggest weaknesses, I thought. The time he landed head first on the floor off the cage and Nana FREAKED out and dove on him to make sure he was ok still bugs me. Hopefully he makes smarter decisions with all of his flippy tricks..
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Post by Super Weak Machine on Jul 8, 2011 2:10:51 GMT -5
Jack definitely fits in with lucha libre.
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Post by Citizen Zero on Jul 8, 2011 2:30:57 GMT -5
I remember once seeing him sell a piledriver by going completely limp. It looked scary as hell.
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Post by Danimal on Jul 8, 2011 3:30:23 GMT -5
The crowd was definitely into him.
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ANTLOL
Don Corleone
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Post by ANTLOL on Jul 8, 2011 7:17:22 GMT -5
He's a spotmonkey and his ring psychology is borderline retarded: why break up a pin by turning your back on it and do a f***ing backflip. It looks good, but I can't suspend disbelief watching him wrestle. I liked the other two guy in his match much better.
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Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Jul 8, 2011 7:23:33 GMT -5
Dolph Ziggler, Tyson Kidd and Gail Kim all tweeted about him. Wonder if they'll get into trouble for that...
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Krimzon
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Post by Krimzon on Jul 8, 2011 11:26:10 GMT -5
He's a spotmonkey and his ring psychology is borderline retarded: why break up a pin by turning your back on it and do a f***ing backflip. It looks good, but I can't suspend disbelief watching him wrestle. I liked the other two guy in his match much better. His ring psychology isn't retarded. It's just different. Flipping is his gimmick. So, he flips to do things other guys would simply do normally. Him being a spotmonkey is debatable.
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Big L
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Post by Big L on Jul 8, 2011 11:36:18 GMT -5
Appreciate
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W?Y
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Post by W?Y on Jul 8, 2011 11:53:38 GMT -5
It was so weird seeing him with long hair. He looks so much...older.
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