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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Jan 19, 2013 16:12:54 GMT -5
I see a few people commenting on my greener pastures comment.
I want nothing more for generico then for him to make more money even if it's as a german fisher gimmick called mein carp. Thing is I don't think people who get into wrestling do it solely for cash ( Its a nice bonus for sure) but I can't imagine after developing such a fun gimmick and refining it being told that your now going to wear black trunks and if you play your cards right get to lose all the time on our internet only show that I'd be all that happy.
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Jan 19, 2013 16:39:53 GMT -5
You know, that got me thinking of something else they might do. I thought "Bret doesn't have red hair." Followed by "Sheamus does, though." Followed by "El Generico as Sheamus' Mexican cousin?" And finally "No, no, that's a stupid idea...I think...yeah, it's a stupid idea, they shouldn't do that." You shouldn't do that, WWE, if you have somebody lurking here as people suspect. I did LOL at the "El Blanco" name the more I thought about it, though. Haha, I did think about Jose O'Shaunessy, but, Jose Hart is smoother. ¿José Canyus� I'll see myself out...
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 19, 2013 20:15:43 GMT -5
I think whatever Generico does going forward will be interesting, because it seems that he's going to go in a different direction. Yeah, the El Generico persona would be great to see in the WWE and would be perfect for kids, but who's to say he can't come up with something else that's profitable?Exactly this, I hope he does keep the El Generico character but if not i feel he is that good that he will be able to come up with just as good a character, to go along with his excellent ring work
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Post by saintpat on Jan 19, 2013 22:52:50 GMT -5
If he's as good as I think he is, he'll work with WWE to get the right gimmick and make it work -- probably not to a grand Jericho-to-WWF-like debut, but in the long run. That's what the best do, they find ways to make the most of every second of screen time to improve their standing and to make a character work.
I recall clearly all the "Let Bryan be American Dragon" posts and threads and I'm so glad they didn't. He's better in his current character and has gotten himself over in a way that a 5-foot-8 badass gimmick never could in WWE. Generico will do the same if he's all that, and I think he is.
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Post by Some Guy on Jan 19, 2013 22:59:44 GMT -5
I just want to hear Ole chanted when he wrestles.
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Post by Mr. Socko's Brother on Jan 19, 2013 23:41:26 GMT -5
I recall clearly all the "Let Bryan be American Dragon" posts and threads and I'm so glad they didn't. He's better in his current character and has gotten himself over in a way that a 5-foot-8 badass gimmick never could in WWE. Wait, what? He was over as a badass when he feuded with Miz. If you're saying that he never could've been over enough to be world champion with his old persona, I've gotta disagree, because Bryan Danielson as a condescending egotistical heel in ROH circa 2006 is very similar to Daniel Bryan as a condescending egotistical heel who chanted "YES! YES! YES! WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!" in WWE. Dude's just good at playing that role. I also have to take issue with the implication--if this is what you're saying and I haven't misunderstood, that is--that if a guy doesn't get over in the 'E, it's his own fault for not getting himself over. That's just not true, and I'll tell you why. Anybody who has watched Colt Cabana in ROH or Chikara or PWG or wherever knows that he's great on the stick and better than average between the ropes. Give a guy like that tv time to showcase those skills, and he will get over. The problem wasn't with Colt. The problem was that WWE wasn't giving him the chance to connect with the fans. I wasn't watching then, but from Wikipedia: So he jobs in his debut, fails to win the battle royal, jobs in another match, is the first guy over the ropes in another battle royal. Then he gets a show on WWE.com. This was good, because now he'd get a chance to talk. Talking might get him over, and having a wwe.com show might give his career a shot in the arm like it did to Miz and Morrison, right? We'll never know, because they future endeavoured him a month later. Compare that to Claudio. In his debut, he's paired with a hot diva who's crazy about him. In his debut match, he wins. In his next match he's part of a tag team that loses, but doesn't take the pinfall himself. Then he beats Santino, the US Champion, twice in a row. After that he takes his first loss, to Christian, but then he wins the US title from Santino and never looks back. I'll grant that there are plenty of guys who didn't get over because they just weren't talented, but there are also plenty of guys who didn't get over because WWE didn't give them a chance. I see a few people commenting on my greener pastures comment. I want nothing more for generico then for him to make more money even if it's as a german fisher gimmick called mein carp. Thing is I don't think people who get into wrestling do it solely for cash ( Its a nice bonus for sure) but I can't imagine after developing such a fun gimmick and refining it being told that your now going to wear black trunks and if you play your cards right get to lose all the time on our internet only show that I'd be all that happy. Ah okay. And you have a point; Gail Kim made money during her second WWE run, but after her contract was up she went to TNA for less money because she had been allowed to win in that company and she had gotten sick of being jobbed out in the 'E. Hopefully things don't turn out like you described for Generico but, as I said above, sometimes WWE just doesn't want to push somebody.
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Post by thexiiimpc on Jan 20, 2013 11:01:21 GMT -5
I've never seen Generico wrestle a match and yet I am, for whatever reason, unimaginably hyped for him. The whole gimmick is hilarious and brilliant, and I love the name.
And apparently he's a genius in the ring.
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Post by Mr. Socko's Brother on Jan 20, 2013 13:37:05 GMT -5
I've never seen Generico wrestle a match and yet I am, for whatever reason, unimaginably hyped for him. The whole gimmick is hilarious and brilliant, and I love the name. And apparently he's a genius in the ring. Here ya go: EDIT: And here's a promo, with a language warning attached:
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Jan 20, 2013 13:38:33 GMT -5
I've never seen Generico wrestle a match and yet I am, for whatever reason, unimaginably hyped for him. The whole gimmick is hilarious and brilliant, and I love the name. And apparently he's a genius in the ring. Generico is one of those rare wrestlers that never has bad matches. I honestly can't think of a match I've seen him in that I wouldn't call, at the very least, "fun". I highly suggest checking out some of his work.
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Post by Loser on Jan 22, 2013 0:23:15 GMT -5
Video of Generico's last ever US indy appearance (January 12th), if you wanna get an example of his current look/style
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Post by Digital Witness on Jan 22, 2013 2:45:49 GMT -5
Video of Generico's last ever US indy appearance (January 12th), if you wanna get an example of his current look/style El Generico was a golden god in PWG, and I'm glad he got the send off that he did. To anyone else that watches that video, you'll also get a look at the highly touted Adam Cole and Sami Calihan that are rumored to be on WWE's radar. Adam Cole would be the one that took the Roddy Strong chop to the junk in the video.
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