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Post by Lazy peon on Nov 28, 2013 13:38:27 GMT -5
Terrible, just terrible. Not another Bo!
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Post by onetruemisfit on Nov 28, 2013 13:42:02 GMT -5
Give him a bastard gimmick. "This young man was born without a father!"
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Nov 28, 2013 13:44:15 GMT -5
Why not go the same route as Bo Dallas and Kofi Kingston by calling him David Albert?
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Post by molson5 on Nov 28, 2013 13:49:17 GMT -5
He'll obviously never work for the WWE, but I think it's a little premature to assume that a skinny 20-year old kid is going to be some great wrestler in Japan soon. He might be into something else next year. Even though second-generation guys have more chances than guys without that background, it's still kind of hard to actually wrestle at a high level and make a living at. The vast majority will quit or fail.
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Post by Renslayer on Nov 28, 2013 14:02:57 GMT -5
This is the only instance where the WWE name generator will be better than the wrestler's original name.
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Post by mrjl on Nov 28, 2013 14:05:00 GMT -5
It's times like this I wish WWE wasn't a publicly-traded company with family members suffering from delusions of political grandeur. Given David's resemblance to his dad, he could be a time-displaced young Chris Benoit who is horrified to discover his fate but ultimately must go back in time to preserve history. Of course, I'm also the guy who thought the best storyline to be written for Vickie Guerrero would be for her to try to transplant the soul of Eddie into Dolph Ziggler through a black magic ritual, only for a crazed Chris Benoit to enter instead. that is, without a doubt, the single most tasteless idea for a wrestling angle I've ever heard. worse than Katie Vick. Bravo! make sure nobody ever tells it to Vince. even Vince has more taste than that. That would just trigger the Nazi Heidenreich reaction
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Post by mrjl on Nov 28, 2013 14:06:04 GMT -5
David Billington
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Post by onetruemisfit on Nov 28, 2013 14:08:03 GMT -5
David huckleberryfin
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Post by nate5054 on Nov 28, 2013 14:52:55 GMT -5
It's totally unfair and wrong and horrible that he can't live his dream of being a wrestler. Just another thing that f*** Chris Benoit ruined.
But unfortunately I don't see it going any other way. The association with the worst thing ever to happen in the wrestling industry is just too much there.
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Post by Crimson on Nov 28, 2013 15:02:15 GMT -5
If there was one time a name change would be widely accepted it be this. But personally I'd really dig a gimmick where he is trying to get out of the dark shadow left behind by his dad. But then if he got a Rey Mysterio "Eddiesploistation" push, people will bitch that he's only getting pushed because his dad killed his family.
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 28, 2013 15:57:02 GMT -5
...He looks a lot like me.
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Post by Cry Me a Wiggle on Nov 28, 2013 15:57:24 GMT -5
that is, without a doubt, the single most tasteless idea for a wrestling angle I've ever heard. worse than Katie Vick. Bravo! make sure nobody ever tells it to Vince. even Vince has more taste than that. That would just trigger the Nazi Heidenreich reaction But throw in some incest and a monkey and I think Vince would approve. Oooh! Maybe they could transfer Benoit's soul into a chimpanzee! It's not like there'd be much height difference.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 16:11:40 GMT -5
Just put him in a mask and call El Enigma
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Post by bootytea on Nov 28, 2013 17:18:36 GMT -5
I wish him the best.
It does irk me that a guy like him is getting catered to because of his fathers accomplishments, but such is life.
WWE would be silly to let their feelings towards his father get in the way of signing a remarkable talent.
All this means is that David will have to work as hard as the average athlete to prove himself as an entertainer because trying to bank on his daddy's success (eg. Cody Rhodes, Ted Dibiase, Dwayne Johnson) is no longer an option, but he can take advantage of having connections that aspiring sports entertainers can only dream of.
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Post by machomuta on Nov 28, 2013 17:27:36 GMT -5
but how would you handle the inevitable Benoit chants by smarks? So what? Let them chant it. They have a right to do it. The guy is not responsible for his dads actions. He deserves a fair chance, if he is good enough. People are blowing this way out of proportion. The MS media could care less about Chris Benoit anymore.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Nov 28, 2013 17:32:04 GMT -5
If there was one time a name change would be widely accepted it be this. But personally I'd really dig a gimmick where he is trying to get out of the dark shadow left behind by his dad. But then if he got a Rey Mysterio "Eddiesploistation" push, people will bitch that he's only getting pushed because his dad killed his family. I was thinking more [mind you it never happen] a heel would keep egging him on saying that he is no different and when pushed he too will snap. David would emerge the winner by proving him wrong and ultimately bring honor back to the family name.
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Post by Razor Gives It A 4/10 on Nov 28, 2013 17:36:51 GMT -5
They could bring him in as Pegasus Kid, or give him that strong Irish name Vince wants....David McGillicutty
Honestly though, just because of his father, he should still be able to do what he wants to do. He's obviously friends with Jericho, who's said David is pretty much like a son to him, and many others. Maybe he wants to wrestle because of them, rather than his father.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 17:42:27 GMT -5
Stephanie - "David's not a farmer, he has too much of his father in him"
HHH (frowning) - "That's what I'm afraid of"
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Post by nisidhe on Nov 28, 2013 19:02:10 GMT -5
We're assuming an awful lot that the memory of David's father would be that heavy a burden. It would really be only the trolls and idiots in the crowd now who'd diss either the father or the son. Given what we now know about concussions and CTE and all that, and with the kindness of six years passing, Chris Benoit's memory is somewhat redeemed and, at no point has it been really forgotten that Chris was pro wrestling's ideal worker and performer for all but three days of his career. If David turned out to be half as good as Chris was, he'd be damn good; if he's anything like his father, he won't stop at half.
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Post by Reflecto on Nov 28, 2013 19:21:51 GMT -5
People who say that "WWE should never give him a chance because the name is controversial"- on the other side of that coin, WWE NOT giving him a chance because of his name would be just as controversial:
We know that a lot of media- particularly the ones who'd complain about David Benoit being hired, tend to be- well, biased against pro wrestling just because it's wrestling. Just because of this, the playing field should be the same- Phil Mushnick or his openly anti-WWE ilk could just as easily write a column saying "This poor young man who lost his father, Chris Benoit, has been thrown by the wayside by the uncaring World Wrestling Entertainment who just ignore Benoit's surviving child for no reason!" as they could say "WWE signed the son of the childkiller Chris Benoit! They're evil!"
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