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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 11:35:37 GMT -5
Post by Tha Don on Oct 11, 2013 11:35:37 GMT -5
Would been better if they brought him back just to be Dustin, think it would of worked better and would of given him the opportunity to be known more as Dustin aside from Goldust.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 11:53:18 GMT -5
Post by The Baltimore Staircase on Oct 11, 2013 11:53:18 GMT -5
Despite the way they sometimes treat the memory of the character on TV, and despite the old attitude style "this is bullshit" stuff they did, I think the entire Rhodes family is mighty proud of the work Dustin did as Goldust in the past. Rightly so.
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 11, 2013 12:26:33 GMT -5
You don't bring back Stone Cold Steve Austin and call him Stunning Steve. You don't bring back Kane and call him Issac Yankum. You don't bring back JBL and introduce him as Blackjack Bradshaw or Justin Hawk Bradshaw.
Long story short: it's wise to bring a guy back as his most popular character unless you are trying to repackage him. It's not a secret who Goldust really is anyway. Might as well let him look nostalgic and awesome.
Most versions of "Dustin Rhodes" were bland and came off as "Second Generation Bore". Goldust was his goldmine.
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Post by Chip on Oct 11, 2013 12:28:09 GMT -5
Nobody gives a shit about Dustin. They wanna see Goldust. Besides, it stops commentary from reminding you who Dustin is every 5 seconds.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 14:01:58 GMT -5
Dustin has just never really gotten over all that well as Dustin for whatever reason, probably because Goldust is one of the most iconic characters in WWE history.
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Tha Don
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 14:18:09 GMT -5
Post by Tha Don on Oct 11, 2013 14:18:09 GMT -5
You don't bring back Stone Cold Steve Austin and call him Stunning Steve. You don't bring back Kane and call him Issac Yankum. You don't bring back JBL and introduce him as Blackjack Bradshaw or Justin Hawk Bradshaw. Long story short: it's wise to bring a guy back as his most popular character unless you are trying to repackage him. It's not a secret who Goldust really is anyway. Might as well let him look nostalgic and awesome. Most versions of "Dustin Rhodes" were bland and came off as "Second Generation Bore". Goldust was his goldmine. The thing you say in your first paragraph doesn't match up with how The Rhodes storyline is suppose to be a 'personal' matter. I was fine with the Goldust vs. Orton match with him being in that character, but slowly after that we could of at least gotten more of Dustin than Goldust. -This point is mainly for the attack he did with Cody and was in facepaint...like come on. You all need to realise that this is the Reality Era, things have to be shown more to be real than fantasy unless it is Super Cena.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 15:25:26 GMT -5
Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Oct 11, 2013 15:25:26 GMT -5
You don't bring back Stone Cold Steve Austin and call him Stunning Steve. You don't bring back Kane and call him Issac Yankum. You don't bring back JBL and introduce him as Blackjack Bradshaw or Justin Hawk Bradshaw. Long story short: it's wise to bring a guy back as his most popular character unless you are trying to repackage him. It's not a secret who Goldust really is anyway. Might as well let him look nostalgic and awesome. Most versions of "Dustin Rhodes" were bland and came off as "Second Generation Bore". Goldust was his goldmine. The thing you say in your first paragraph doesn't match up with how The Rhodes storyline is suppose to be a 'personal' matter. I was fine with the Goldust vs. Orton match with him being in that character, but slowly after that we could of at least gotten more of Dustin than Goldust. -This point is mainly for the attack he did with Cody and was in facepaint...like come on. You all need to realise that this is the Reality Era, things have to be shown more to be real than fantasy unless it is Super Cena. The thing is, that makes sense within the storyline.... however it's like all Dustin's charisma is activated by gold paint, without it, he's either boring or lazy, and this would have died on it's ass. They could maake a quick comment about him reclaiming the insult or something, but he needs it.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 15:29:55 GMT -5
Post by BigWill on Oct 11, 2013 15:29:55 GMT -5
This doesn't seem to be something worth complaining about. Save your energy for when the WWE really screws up. Trust me, you'll need it.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 15:37:12 GMT -5
Post by miffy on Oct 11, 2013 15:37:12 GMT -5
You all need to realise that this is the Reality Era, things have to be shown more to be real than fantasy unless it is Super Cena. This is meaningless really, they're not pretending he's some kind of mythical figure, they're presenting him as Dusty Rhodes' son portraying the character he enjoyed most success with, which fits in with 'reality' perfectly. The only negative of that attack was the 'who's that guy in gold paint?' nonsense from the commentators. From Dustin's point of view it could be summed up easily - 'F you, Goldust is invading the show and kicking your ass'
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 17:23:49 GMT -5
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Oct 11, 2013 17:23:49 GMT -5
We are getting Dustin. This is "Dustin in Goldust's attire" which is what we've gotten ever since Goldust became a "veteran/legend" character.
He's not doing most of the wacky and bizarre antics anymore. Now he's a regular guy that just happens to wear the paint and the gold jumpsuit.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 17:26:26 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 17:26:26 GMT -5
They should've brought him in as Se7en. That gimmick's got legs. PERIOD. Nobody gives a shit about Dustin. They wanna see Goldust. Besides, it stops commentary from reminding you who Dustin is every 5 seconds. I'm pleasantly surprised that anyone still gives a shit about Goldust. He hasn't been in a meaninfgful angle since teaming with Booker T. I guess it's just that great of a gimmick/look.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 18:15:00 GMT -5
Post by revolver86 on Oct 11, 2013 18:15:00 GMT -5
It doesn't hurt that he's been the bee's knees, ring-wise, since his return.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 18:35:33 GMT -5
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Post by bearned on Oct 11, 2013 18:35:33 GMT -5
Without the gimmick nobody really cares about him. He looks way better with the paint and outfit for starters. Without that he just looks like a weird slightly out of shape looking middle aged man. Nobody really wants to see that do they?
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 18:57:57 GMT -5
Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Oct 11, 2013 18:57:57 GMT -5
Dustin has described it as his 'war paint' which is how I'd describe it to. Also, kinda thought he'd be thinking 'you wanted Goldust before, I'll give you all the f***ing Goldust you can handle'.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 19:00:05 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 19:00:05 GMT -5
I'll only take Dustin if he's in '98 Bible thumper mode.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 19:30:18 GMT -5
Post by RedDevil on Oct 11, 2013 19:30:18 GMT -5
I actually like the image of Goldust being part of the Rhodes family. Given that they have acknowledged his strained relationship with Dusty, it projects to me this notion of acceptance of his issues and lifestyle - sort of like "this is my son/brother, this is who he is, and I will fight beside him to until the end". Maybe I'm alone in reading so much into it?
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 19:52:20 GMT -5
Post by Chip on Oct 11, 2013 19:52:20 GMT -5
Nobody gives a shit about Dustin. They wanna see Goldust. Besides, it stops commentary from reminding you who Dustin is every 5 seconds. I'm pleasantly surprised that anyone still gives a shit about Goldust. He hasn't been in a meaninfgful angle since teaming with Booker T. I guess it's just that great of a gimmick/look. He's an avatar of what wrestling once was. Colourful, flamboyant, un-apologetically weird, it's easy to see why people would like the man.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 19:56:21 GMT -5
Post by hassanchop on Oct 11, 2013 19:56:21 GMT -5
They already acknowledged it back then.
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Goldust
Oct 11, 2013 21:51:12 GMT -5
Post by fw91 on Oct 11, 2013 21:51:12 GMT -5
it doesnt matter he will be fired again soon, then brought back around rumble time, then fired again
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Post by Rican on Oct 11, 2013 21:56:24 GMT -5
Despite the way they sometimes treat the memory of the character on TV, and despite the old attitude style "this is bullshit" stuff they did, I think the entire Rhodes family is mighty proud of the work Dustin did as Goldust in the past. Rightly so. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4zqtsB-i8w
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