Sephiroth
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Post by Sephiroth on Aug 21, 2013 9:57:57 GMT -5
Probably should have put this on the TNA forum, but felt this was actually the better place for it. Personally, I am a Shark Mark. Yeah, the gimmick and costume are as silly as could be-and that is the whole point. I admire how Dean Roll has taken such a goofy character and made it entertaining and that plays it for everything it is worth. It honestly still mystifies me that WWE never gave the guy even a short run considering how well the stars were aligned for it back in 01-02, why on earth anyone thought Rosie the S.H.I.T. was a better tag partner for The Hurricane than Shark Boy would have been is beyond me. I'll admit that his whole "Stone Cold Shark Boy" shtick got worn out pretty fast, but when he first started doing it I absolutely loved it, especially the "clam juice." And his bits with Christopher Daniels as Curry Man were priceless. He'll never be world champ in any major fed, and really he doesn't need to be because that does not suit his character remotely. All he needs to be is what he is-a good ring performer and a great entertainer.
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Post by SOR on Aug 21, 2013 10:15:34 GMT -5
If Shark Boy was a few inches taller and 20 pounds heavier I think he would of got a WWE Tag Title run with Hurricane and maybe a Cruiserweight Title run.
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Post by Fundertaker on Aug 21, 2013 10:18:18 GMT -5
Now that you've mentioned Hurricane and Shark Boy on the same post I can't unsee Sharkane.
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Post by Dave the Dave on Aug 21, 2013 10:39:12 GMT -5
Sharknado anyone?
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Post by SOR on Aug 21, 2013 10:48:00 GMT -5
Stand Back! There's a HurriShark coming through!
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Post by Loser on Aug 21, 2013 10:52:40 GMT -5
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 21, 2013 11:35:17 GMT -5
I've never seen him work just as himself, but I can't really take him seriously. I'm sure he'd be great in something like Chikara or PWG, which I've never watched (despite meaning to), but he for me marked a low point in TNA when they had something like a six man match at Lockdown which had Chris Daniels as Curry Man (a gimmick I loathe), Jay Lethal as Black Machismo (THIS MOTHERf***ER JUST PRETENDED TO BE RANDY SAVAGE FOR LIKE THREE YEARS), Sonjay Dutt being stereotypical Hindu as f***, a dude I don't remember doing a Paparazzi gimmick so 1995-ish that he actually brought a camera to the ring, someone else I'm forgetting and then Shark Boy pretending to be Stone Cold.
Considering the X-Division were meant to be the 'guys that can properly wrestle' part of TNA, I felt it was a bit of a low point. It's not that I'm against fun in wrestling, I just don't think comedy characters should be going for legitimate titles with a proper lineage (such as Daniels as himself, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles).
Saying that, the gimmick got over. I can't fault that. I've said on this board since I first registered that as long as you're safe in the ring, nothing else matters as long as you get over. You get over? You should be a success. I'd like to think that if I was a promoter I could get past the fact that this is a dude in a shark mask, sometimes pretending to be Stone Cold, but I'm just not sure I could.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Aug 21, 2013 11:43:16 GMT -5
a dude I don't remember doing a Paparazzi gimmick so 1995-ish that he actually brought a camera to the ring, That could be Alex Shelly,Johnny Devine or Austin Aries....or Kevin Nash.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 21, 2013 15:55:12 GMT -5
a dude I don't remember doing a Paparazzi gimmick so 1995-ish that he actually brought a camera to the ring, That could be Alex Shelly,Johnny Devine or Austin Aries....or Kevin Nash. Johnny Devine sounds right. He literally had a camera on a tripod. Wasn't Shelley, I knew Shelley. Don't think it was Aries because when he started his big world title push last year I had no idea who he was.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2013 16:38:21 GMT -5
Shark Boy is a fun midcard gimmick like Santino or the Hurricane and there will always be a spot for a guy like that.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2013 6:34:31 GMT -5
Yeah, Shark Boy was doing the Stone Cold rip-off thing when I watched him in action, but he was hilarious doing it. "If you're a fan of Shark Boy, gimme a Shell Yeah!"
I couldn't even begin to explain the bit where he was in the hospital, but it was good comic relief.
I miss Shark Boy.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 23, 2013 21:36:38 GMT -5
Should have joined WWE
Gimmick would have made a mint in merchandise sales
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 24, 2013 15:33:25 GMT -5
Should have joined WWE Gimmick would have made a mint in merchandise sales Would have had to sign the gimmick over so if he didn't get over and left he'd have nothing.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 25, 2013 0:12:06 GMT -5
Should have joined WWE Gimmick would have made a mint in merchandise sales Would have had to sign the gimmick over so if he didn't get over and left he'd have nothing. Couldn't he have done the same thing Punk did? Just licence the name to WWE while he was there?
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 25, 2013 2:05:28 GMT -5
I think they'd be a little harsher with the terms, since CM Punk they saw something potentially big in, Shark Boy's always gonna be midcard.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Aug 25, 2013 8:57:26 GMT -5
The mask is brilliantly designed. It's very Sin Cara as 60s Spiderman, except it's supposed to actually be goofy and played for laughs.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2013 14:04:03 GMT -5
Now that you've mentioned Hurricane and Shark Boy on the same post I can't unsee Sharkane. WWE needs to get on this by the time SHARKNADO 2 comes out next year.
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