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Post by Red Impact on Jan 31, 2013 17:18:20 GMT -5
The thing about the El Generico gimmick is that it screams WWE. Like something Vince came up with. It's a shame for it not to be used on WWE programming, like thats almost its proper home. Also, El Generico ticks all the Rey Mysterio boxes. Could shift some serious merch. I don't really see it. A white Canadian luchador only really sounds like a WWE thing if it's a jobber, or heels hiding behind masks ala The Conquistadors. Otherwise, it's much too tongue in cheek and not stereotypical enough for a typical WWE gimmick.
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Post by 543Y2J on Jan 31, 2013 17:41:58 GMT -5
The thing about the El Generico gimmick is that it screams WWE. Like something Vince came up with. It's a shame for it not to be used on WWE programming, like thats almost its proper home. Also, El Generico ticks all the Rey Mysterio boxes. Could shift some serious merch. I don't really see it. A white Canadian luchador only really sounds like a WWE thing if it's a jobber, or heels hiding behind masks ala The Conquistadors. Otherwise, it's much too tongue in cheek and not stereotypical enough for a typical WWE gimmick. I personally believe that anything can get over in that company if given the right time and wrestler who is playing that character. Vince has put the most obscure and different characters on TV over the years. The audience is as open minded as you want them to be, it's WWE that puts the barriers up for characters not the audience. I don't think everyone truly understands all the dimensions of said character, the character can be dark if it wants to be, it isn't all comedy. The Steen feud truly shows how dark the character can become, with the dark mask/attire and the focus on his brawling instead of Lucha. He is awesome in hardcore/brawling, technical and lucha. And I agree with what someone said in a past page, after watching him for years it is incredibly hard (for me anyway) to imagine him without a mask. That persona has taken over him, and is him. I am sure he will make anything work, but for me it will take a few weeks or even months to actually get used to it. Rey has consistently had one version of his mask with different colours since entering WWE, with the birds on either side. What I would want is an ever so slight variation of his indy mask, and have varying colours like Rey has had over the years. As other have said, the merchandise potential is insane with Generico, especially with that character.
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Post by Loser on Jan 31, 2013 22:05:51 GMT -5
PWG's Excalibur came up with the hypothetical name "El Magnetico". A simple alteration to what he has now and some design changes to the mask.
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Post by Medicinal Thunder Liger on Jan 31, 2013 22:09:50 GMT -5
I don't really see it. A white Canadian luchador only really sounds like a WWE thing if it's a jobber, or heels hiding behind masks ala The Conquistadors. Otherwise, it's much too tongue in cheek and not stereotypical enough for a typical WWE gimmick. I personally believe that anything can get over in that company if given the right time and wrestler who is playing that character. Vince has put the most obscure and different characters on TV over the years. The audience is as open minded as you want them to be, it's WWE that puts the barriers up for characters not the audience. exactly. look at how much Danielson has gotten his obscure character over. cause he's got the ability to do it. Generico is pretty much the same case with a gimmick unless he debuts without the mask as Rami Sebeistein.
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Post by YiHammer on Jan 31, 2013 22:15:57 GMT -5
Is his name French? Rami Sebei sounds kind of Middle Eastern
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Post by jakes on Jan 31, 2013 23:43:39 GMT -5
I do wonder what is it about Generico that appealed to WWE if they are not interested in keeping the mask and his gimmick. What exactly do they think they can do with him without the persona? It seems kind of strange given that he hasn't really shown what he can be without the mask and character.
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Post by Paco on Feb 1, 2013 0:16:56 GMT -5
Is his name French? Rami Sebei sounds kind of Middle Eastern You're correct. He's Syrian, IIRC.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2013 1:11:06 GMT -5
I do wonder what is it about Generico that appealed to WWE if they are not interested in keeping the mask and his gimmick. What exactly do they think they can do with him without the persona? They never said they don't plan on keeping him as a masked wrestler with a gimmick. WWE signed El Generico for what he can do in the ring as a character like El Generico. He wasn't hired due to a chiseled physique or model type looks. They will create their own name and mask design that they own.
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