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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jan 1, 2013 20:50:30 GMT -5
We need like a big list of nicknames that the announcers tried to force, which didn't stick. Inspired by this post. I'll start with the obvious: Booger Red: Undertaker Oh and include the wrestlers name obviously.
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Post by wwefan71080 on Jan 1, 2013 20:51:25 GMT -5
Big Show as "The Big Nasty"
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Post by Cronant on Jan 1, 2013 20:51:36 GMT -5
The Big Hungry.
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Post by unoriginalalex on Jan 1, 2013 20:53:07 GMT -5
Most of anything Matt Striker made up.
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Cronant
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Post by Cronant on Jan 1, 2013 20:54:15 GMT -5
The Jackal
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Post by Sparkybob on Jan 1, 2013 20:54:58 GMT -5
CLB- Creepy little Bastard
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Post by rydndirty on Jan 1, 2013 20:56:22 GMT -5
Bionic Redneck didn't stick around too long...
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Post by mo on Jan 1, 2013 20:57:09 GMT -5
I recall Tazz and Michael Cole referring to Brock Lesnar as a "manster" a few times back in his first run. I'm quite glad that didn't stick
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 1, 2013 21:03:32 GMT -5
Bionic Redneck didn't stick around too long... I actually liked Bionic Redneck. It was a clever little play on the Steve Austin name.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 1, 2013 21:05:16 GMT -5
"The Cape Town Werewolf" Justin Gabriel.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2013 21:13:19 GMT -5
Booger Red
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Post by Burst on Jan 1, 2013 21:14:43 GMT -5
"The Cardiac Kid" Yoshi Tatsu "Neon Genesis" Yoshi Tatsu
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Post by BorneAgain on Jan 1, 2013 21:17:00 GMT -5
Kind of sad D-Bryan isn't still around.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 1, 2013 21:17:25 GMT -5
"The Cardiac Kid" Yoshi Tatsu "Neon Genesis" Yoshi Tatsu The Japanese Stratocaster; Yoshi Tatsu The poisoned fist of the pacific rim; Yoshi Tatsu ------- Monarch of the Mat; Triple H
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jan 1, 2013 21:17:59 GMT -5
"The Cardiac Kid" Yoshi Tatsu "Neon Genesis" Yoshi Tatsu I liked 'The posion fist from the pacific rim' Yoshi Tatsu
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Post by W?Y on Jan 1, 2013 21:18:54 GMT -5
"American Dragon" did not last past Summerslam 2010.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jan 1, 2013 21:22:02 GMT -5
Big Show as "The Big Nasty" Apparently, because an NBA player with that nickname complained about the use of "The Big Nasty" by the WWF for Show.
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Post by Throwback on Jan 1, 2013 21:26:28 GMT -5
Brock Leznar: Vanilla Gorilla
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Post by kerda on Jan 1, 2013 21:27:51 GMT -5
I personally liked all of Striker's ultra-nerdy nicknames and references.
I may be in the extreme minority, but I thought he was a fun, different sort of announcer for the big, polished, seamless circus of WWE. He was very much a child of the "IWC Era" of fandom, and it was fun to hear a guy who was watching and thinking about the show with the sort of dorky, hyper-referential eye of a comic book/sci-fi fan furiously debating continuity and shipping into the wee hours on Reddit.
I can see why that rubbed so many people the wrong way, who always see a maintenance of the "real sports" veneer as the highest attainment for a wrestling program, but I think that mentality doesn't really jibe with the way people actually consume/engage with entertainment in this day and age.
"I'm markin' out, bro!!" may not have been the sort of thing a football announcer would scream, but pro wrestling in 2013 isn't the sort of thing a person thirsty for real combat sports would ever turn on. Why not foster talent who speak in the language of the target audience, of the modern fandom? But, this is company that doesn't promote CM Punk doing stuff like Talking Dead and The Nerdist (i.e. mainstream exposure that their audience would actually care about, as opposed to guest shots on Disney shows), so I can't be surprised.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jan 1, 2013 21:28:13 GMT -5
Great White; Sheamus Really happy that didn't stick.
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