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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 29, 2013 23:30:38 GMT -5
If he wasn't bald would he be like Goldberg? Hell Roman Reigns is more like Goldberg in that he's green and is good at spearing people. Those comparisons are ridiculous. All kinds of powerful guy have wins streaks. CM Punk had one on ECW. Is he a Goldberg ripoff? I think he should be kicking ass as a face. That was his sweet spot. They really aren't. He's obviously a rip-off Ryback has a similar look to Goldberg yes, but even the gestures, mannerisms, music and tough sounding mononame are along the same lines. |
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 29, 2013 23:32:42 GMT -5
If he wasn't bald would he be like Goldberg? Hell Roman Reigns is more like Goldberg in that he's green and is good at spearing people. Those comparisons are ridiculous. All kinds of powerful guy have wins streaks. CM Punk had one on ECW. Is he a Goldberg ripoff? I think he should be kicking ass as a face. That was his sweet spot. They really aren't. He's obviously a rip-off Ryback has a similar look to Goldberg yes, but even the gestures, mannerisms, music and tough sounding mononame are along the same lines. Sounds more like Rhino to me. Let's call him Hippo. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 29, 2013 23:34:05 GMT -5
They really aren't. He's obviously a rip-off Ryback has a similar look to Goldberg yes, but even the gestures, mannerisms, music and tough sounding mononame are along the same lines. Sounds more like Rhino to me. Let's call him Hippo. Yep, there are elements of him too. That's what Ryback is. A rehashed combination of the two, albeit far inferior to both. |
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 29, 2013 23:39:03 GMT -5
Sounds more like Rhino to me. Let's call him Hippo. Yep, there are elements of him too. That's what Ryback is. A rehashed combination of the two, albeit far inferior to both. What about Batista? He was just an animal. He had muscles and did a spear too and was intense. I think the pattern we've stumbled upon is that after Goldberg, certain people had to be infused with animal testosterone to make it. That's what Ryback is missing. We did it. Also, Hulk Hogan was just a shitty version of Jesse Ventura. I'm glad his limited skills kept him from making it. |
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Post by Indiana Miz on Nov 29, 2013 23:42:48 GMT -5
Ryback has been in my Fav Five since last spring. Watching some of his interviews and seeing how positive and humble he is makes me feel sorry for how his career has gone this year.
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Post by Instant Classic on Nov 29, 2013 23:44:08 GMT -5
I'm neutral on the guy. Yet whenever him and Punk face off I dislike both men.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 29, 2013 23:45:55 GMT -5
Yep, there are elements of him too. That's what Ryback is. A rehashed combination of the two, albeit far inferior to both. What about Batista? He was just an animal. He had muscles and did a spear too and was intense. I think the pattern we've stumbled upon is that after Goldberg, certain people had to be infused with animal testosterone to make it. That's what Ryback is missing. We did it. Also, Hulk Hogan was just a shitty version of Jesse Ventura. I'm glad his limited skills kept him from making it. Was Hogan really that shitty and limited? I don't think so. I think Hogan was an improvement on Ventura and Superstar Billy Graham. Batista was a little bit different. He had a cooler edge to him. Or at least he thought so. More of a poser than Goldberg. That being said, even Batista was superior to Ryback, who really is quite shitty |
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 29, 2013 23:51:00 GMT -5
What about Batista? He was just an animal. He had muscles and did a spear too and was intense. I think the pattern we've stumbled upon is that after Goldberg, certain people had to be infused with animal testosterone to make it. That's what Ryback is missing. We did it. Also, Hulk Hogan was just a shitty version of Jesse Ventura. I'm glad his limited skills kept him from making it. Was Hogan really that shitty and limited? I don't think so. I think Hogan was an improvement on Ventura and Superstar Billy Graham. Batista was a little bit different. He had a cooler edge to him. Or at least he thought so. More of a poser than Goldberg. That being said, even Batista was superior to Ryback, who really is quite shitty Well Hogan lookd like a Walrus so the animal thing could still be in play. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 29, 2013 23:53:31 GMT -5
Was Hogan really that shitty and limited? I don't think so. I think Hogan was an improvement on Ventura and Superstar Billy Graham. Batista was a little bit different. He had a cooler edge to him. Or at least he thought so. More of a poser than Goldberg. That being said, even Batista was superior to Ryback, who really is quite shitty Well Hogan lookd like a Walrus so the animal thing could still be in play. Yeah, but he's the same colour as an orangutan. |
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Post by Greer on Nov 29, 2013 23:58:27 GMT -5
Saying Ryback is a Goldberg clone/ripoff always seemed a bit much.
Yes, he's bald, muscular and had a huge win streak. Yes he screamed and stuck his tongue out etc.
But there are plenty of guys after Goldberg that did the same. There were guys before Goldberg that were big tough guys, that beat everybody up. I just never understood why Goldberg seems to be the standard. I guess because of his success?
So at this point, any bald muscular man that the WWE signs who goes on a win streak will be compared to Goldberg.
Was this happening with Lashley?
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 30, 2013 0:03:14 GMT -5
Saying Ryback is a Goldberg clone/ripoff always seemed a bit much. Yes, he's bald, muscular and had a huge win streak. Yes he screamed and stuck his tongue out etc. But there are plenty of guys after Goldberg that did the same. There were guys before Goldberg that were big tough guys, that beat everybody up. I just never understood why Goldberg seems to be the standard. I guess because of his success? So at this point, any bald muscular man that the WWE signs who goes on a win streak will be compared to Goldberg. Was this happening with Lashley? He was more like a Lesnar rip-off. I do recall "Black Lesnar" and the more risque "Choc Lesnar" was used to describe him. |
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 30, 2013 0:05:30 GMT -5
What about Soulberg? I remember that. Snitsky was a lot like Goldberg to in the sense that he worked for the WWE.
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Post by Raskovnik on Nov 30, 2013 0:05:43 GMT -5
I think wrestling needs more guys like him. Not just big dudes but actual characters who live their gimmick. His Twitter feed is amazing.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 30, 2013 0:08:43 GMT -5
What about Soulberg? I remember that. Snitsky was a lot like Goldberg to in the sense that he worked for the WWE. I'd say Snitsky was just....like Snitsky A big dumb ugly, useless lump who was popular only among those who also drive internet memes into the ground. |
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Post by Dave the Dave on Nov 30, 2013 0:17:32 GMT -5
What about Soulberg? I remember that. Snitsky was a lot like Goldberg to in the sense that he worked for the WWE. I'd say Snitsky was just....like Snitsky A big dumb ugly, useless lump who was popular only among those who also drive internet memes into the ground. Well that's Batista again.....or maybe Mickie James. I'm starting a flame war in 2007 in here! |
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Post by No Name is needed Bro Beans on Nov 30, 2013 0:34:24 GMT -5
No I haven't watched in a while but when I was watching he entertained the hell out of me
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 30, 2013 0:38:28 GMT -5
I'd say Snitsky was just....like Snitsky A big dumb ugly, useless lump who was popular only among those who also drive internet memes into the ground. Well that's Batista again.....or maybe Mickie James. I'm starting a flame war in 2007 in here! I think Batista had considerably more to offer than Snitksy. |
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 30, 2013 0:43:48 GMT -5
BIG TRAPS, DON'T TAP.
I love DA BIG GUY...but I don't think he's very good. Funny as hell, sure, but not great at this whole rasslin' thing. Once he began having to work longer matches than the squashes he was doing when he started out, he got exposed big time. His lariat, which I used to think was awesome, looks like shit most of the time. He's not very agile. He's a funny promo cutter but not a good one. He's a walking cartoon character but there's really nothing that he brings to the table at this point that somebody couldn't do better.
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Post by Red Impact on Nov 30, 2013 0:47:07 GMT -5
Honestly, I've never been a fan. He's just boring to me.
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Post by wisdomwizard on Nov 30, 2013 0:49:37 GMT -5
To be fair, he's not as unpopular as The Miz and Del Rio. At lest not on this board. Personally, I like him. He maybe could have been a good new top face, but I don't see how they could have put him over without damaging The Shield. Honestly, I love his bully gimmick even more than his Feed Me More phase. Unfortunately, I don't think he would have any characterization if he made it as a face. I think how he is right now works a lot better.
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