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Post by Feargus McReddit on Dec 3, 2013 8:10:43 GMT -5
I always thought on TV that the Bad News Barrett gimmick would work as a way for the Authority to announce matches for people they didn't like. Like, if Barrett announced to Punk or Bryan their opponents for TLC that would suit it.
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Post by kevin on Dec 3, 2013 8:33:59 GMT -5
I do not get the hate for this gimmick at all. It was a good first night and Wade was great as always. This is the perfect gimmick for winning money in the bank with.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Dec 3, 2013 8:57:37 GMT -5
He should become "Bad Newz" Barrett.
And cut promos telling internet Newz stories. "Sorry to interrupt, but I have some newz. Ryback has heat from WWE management for not showering after shows. He now has to travel alone back to the hotel. Also, WWE is looking to resign Sid and make him a part of the New Nation."
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Post by The Beast Disincarnate on Dec 3, 2013 9:23:25 GMT -5
Needs more kicks in the balls.
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Post by DragonMasterP on Dec 3, 2013 9:27:03 GMT -5
Meh, I never thought he was all that good to begin with.
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Post by Rican on Dec 3, 2013 9:54:11 GMT -5
It was so bad it was good. The randomness of it made me laugh.
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Post by Fundertaker on Dec 3, 2013 9:57:49 GMT -5
I loved it. And I bet that if they stick with it, this board will generally like it within a month and a half.
And in 3-6 months Barrett will have nothing to do with it.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 3, 2013 9:59:26 GMT -5
Okay but you can hardly blame Wade for WWE's failures. It's a 2 way street. Some gimmicks are f***ing bad but a good performer can mine gold from shit. For example: Fandango. Also they really fell off the Barrett as a main eventer with the Nexus gimmick due to Barrett's string of pretty terrible against Randy Orton and pretty much anyone not named John Cena.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 3, 2013 10:11:39 GMT -5
This is the kind of gimmick you give to a guy that's injured but you still want him to be on TV.
Although I'll reserve most of my opinion until he has a couple more appearances to "fine tune" it.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2013 10:16:07 GMT -5
It's a 2 way street. Some gimmicks are f***ing bad but a good performer can mine gold from shit. For example: Fandango. Also they really fell off the Barrett as a main eventer with the Nexus gimmick due to Barrett's string of pretty terrible against Randy Orton and pretty much anyone not named John Cena. Wade barely even wrestled singles matches at that time. His matches with Orton weren't great but they weren't terrible either. His matches with Cena were good. Sheamus' matches with Cena and Orton that year weren't exactly great either.
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Post by Mesousa287793 on Dec 3, 2013 10:21:57 GMT -5
Well, the video of his debut on WWE's has more likes than "Bound 2", so...yeah, the fans are digging it.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 3, 2013 11:07:12 GMT -5
of all the dropped balls in WWE Wade Barrett sticks out to me as the biggest. here they are trying to make fans care about Alberto Del Rio when Barrett's got everything you could want in a pro wrestler and they're not using him.
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Post by Chip on Dec 3, 2013 12:16:49 GMT -5
I like the idea behind it (LOVE the stamp), but he'll have to do more than just bash the towns. I don't understand why anybody bashes the town they are in anymore. The WWE goes on and on about being a global presence with millions tuning in from all over the world to watch. So why try to get your heel heat with a tiny tiny slice of the audience? The rest of the world is not going to care or hate him if he takes the piss out of say, Boston. Nobody is going to boo him for that. Take that time to piss off EVERYONE instead and attempt to get enough heat to save his career from frostbite.
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Post by sunnytaker on Dec 3, 2013 14:27:58 GMT -5
I like the idea behind it (LOVE the stamp), but he'll have to do more than just bash the towns. I don't understand why anybody bashes the town they are in anymore. The WWE goes on and on about being a global presence with millions tuning in from all over the world to watch. So why try to get your heel heat with a tiny tiny slice of the audience? The rest of the world is not going to care or hate him if he takes the piss out of say, Boston. Nobody is going to boo him for that. Take that time to piss off EVERYONE instead and attempt to get enough heat to save his career from frostbite. just something to try and get some boos from the live crowd to remind the viewer from some other place that "so and so is a bad guy" and then when they replay it later in the show they can show how dastardly the person is by all the boos they got. as for BNB i'm giving it a rousing "meh" at the moment. i like Barrett but this just reminds me of "If i could have your attention please. I have just recieved an email from the anonymus RAW general manager"
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Post by johnnytightlips on Dec 3, 2013 18:12:22 GMT -5
Needs more random interruption during live matches/segments. And have no commentator question his presents. "King, the good news is I've bought you a lovely sweater, made of a luxurious cashmere. The bad news is they only had it in medium." Or has no Affliction design.
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 3, 2013 18:20:19 GMT -5
I do not get the hate for this gimmick at all. It was a good first night and Wade was great as always. This is the perfect gimmick for winning money in the bank with. For me it's the fact that this is like his 7th new gimmick. Just pick something for the guy and stick with it.
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Post by grimbiniho on Dec 3, 2013 18:30:39 GMT -5
I've heard Bad News Barrett is pretty funny online. On Raw it was awful. So having never watched the JBL and Cole show, was what Barrett did on Raw different to the online stuff?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Dec 3, 2013 18:36:50 GMT -5
I've heard Bad News Barrett is pretty funny online. On Raw it was awful. So having never watched the JBL and Cole show, was what Barrett did on Raw different to the online stuff? Barrett would just walk up to random superstars backstage, get in their face and deliver bad news, basically insulting them to their faces. Sometimes he would deliver the bad news by a phone call, a letter (for Ryder) or Skype (Ted Jr. post-release).
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Post by RI Richmark on Dec 3, 2013 18:38:01 GMT -5
I've heard Bad News Barrett is pretty funny online. On Raw it was awful. So having never watched the JBL and Cole show, was what Barrett did on Raw different to the online stuff? He had others to play off of. I think it'll be better for him to give bad news directly to someone rather than a general audience.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 3, 2013 18:41:13 GMT -5
It's a 2 way street. Some gimmicks are f***ing bad but a good performer can mine gold from shit. For example: Fandango. Also they really fell off the Barrett as a main eventer with the Nexus gimmick due to Barrett's string of pretty terrible against Randy Orton and pretty much anyone not named John Cena. I think Barrett is pretty good, but not good enough to carry Orton, who is mediocre at best, to a good match.
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