BrianZane
Team Rocket
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Host of Wrestling With Wregret
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Post by BrianZane on Sept 4, 2013 12:06:02 GMT -5
Courtesy WWE.comBret Hart's is...um...interesting. Also: Color Me Badd Diesel? HOMELESS Diesel?
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 4, 2013 12:19:14 GMT -5
"Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all. Nothing at all. NOTHING AT ALL."
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Post by fuzzywarble, squat cobbler on Sept 4, 2013 13:37:16 GMT -5
The first Repo Man sketch looks like Ron Bass.
Also, Crush's tights looked like they had the word 'Crust' going down the side
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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on Sept 4, 2013 14:48:23 GMT -5
Some of those are unbelievably funny. Nearly too unbelievable, part of me thinks some of them have to be a joke but they must not be.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Sept 4, 2013 22:10:40 GMT -5
Nightmare fuel
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Lila
El Dandy
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Post by Lila on Sept 4, 2013 22:15:26 GMT -5
Supermodel Diesel.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Sept 4, 2013 23:02:31 GMT -5
"Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all. Nothing at all. NOTHING AT ALL." Stupid sexy Bret Hart!!!.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 5, 2013 0:04:26 GMT -5
I love it when they release these concept designs, even if most of them are bloody awful.
Interestingly, the whole "Dragon/spitting fire/wearing a costume" thing was Ricky Steamboat's idea, and HHH didn't want to play a blueblood according to WWE.COM
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 5, 2013 17:37:55 GMT -5
It keeps crashing on me around the Repo Man stuff, so giving up.
Man, they totally didn't know what to do with the Diesel character, did they?
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Post by edgestar on Sept 5, 2013 19:13:27 GMT -5
One of the Crush outfits looks like an Adam Bomb ripoff
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Post by Manute Bol on Sept 5, 2013 19:50:39 GMT -5
It keeps crashing on me around the Repo Man stuff, so giving up. Man, they totally didn't know what to do with the Diesel character, did they? Some of the odder ones had captions saying they were for when he was at red carpet events as a face. Although it would have been hilarious to see him wear some of those on RAW.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 19:56:46 GMT -5
I would seriously buy a book containing nothing but sketches like this and proposed characters that never were used. It's fascinating.
Why do I get the feeling that Pat Patterson was in charge of designing Bret's outfits though!?
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Phil Parent
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Post by Phil Parent on Sept 5, 2013 20:01:16 GMT -5
Highlight: Ricky Steamboat's Dragon costume and the firebreathing gimmick were HIS idea.
Alwaya thought that was something pushed on him as a rib.
Also, Yokozuna wanted to wear the sumo gear and only that. WWE made him wear tights under it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 20:21:43 GMT -5
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Post by Kash Flagg on Sept 5, 2013 20:45:07 GMT -5
How many concept drawings did they need for a midcarder like Crush!?
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Post by bootytea on Sept 5, 2013 21:38:05 GMT -5
A lot of these look like sketches for a strip club, my goodness.
I really love Crush's designs despite not understanding why they put so much effort into the guys clothing and very little into his actual character.
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mrjl
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by mrjl on Sept 5, 2013 21:40:18 GMT -5
Highlight: Ricky Steamboat's Dragon costume and the firebreathing gimmick were HIS idea. Alwaya thought that was something pushed on him as a rib. well he wore it again towards the end of his WCW run, so he couldn't have hated it. One thing I find funny is the comments on the heels wearing mostly black. There were a few, like Diesel, Undertaker and Papa Shango, but there were a lot of colorul heels as I recall
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Post by wildojinx on Sept 6, 2013 0:05:54 GMT -5
The first Repo Man design looks more suited to an Indiana Jones-type gimmick.
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 6, 2013 1:13:33 GMT -5
On one hand, it's kinda cool how even comedy mid-card acts like Repo Man got so much thought put into them.
WWE need to release more of these sketches. They are awesome. It's a nice insight into the creative process.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Sept 6, 2013 2:14:12 GMT -5
"Feels like I'm wearing nothing at all. Nothing at all. NOTHING AT ALL." BRET SCREWED.... Erm... Bret?
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