|
Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Dec 12, 2013 23:53:05 GMT -5
AJ isn't overrated, but Morgan is definitely underrated. When I see Morgan, I see a raw talent who's the size of Kane in his prime but moves like Scott Hall. Morgan doesn't know how to work a big man style, because he is so agile. I would love to see Morgan spend anywhere from 6 months to a year in developmental, to see how good he can be. He's been in development, hell, he was in there for 2 or 3 years and then a year in Japan never picked up on it. Yeah, Morgan has had plenty of chances. Dude just doesn't get it.
|
|
|
Post by slappy on Dec 12, 2013 23:54:09 GMT -5
No one would have any clue who he is. Exactly. It's not that I think he's bad, it's just I don't think he'd get a reaction. And if you are having a surprise entrant they should get a huge reaction.
|
|
|
Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 12, 2013 23:55:51 GMT -5
No. The best in-ring performer of his generation deserves more than to be a misused midcarder in the perpetually unwatchable WWE. This is a guy who's better in every facet of pro wrestling than Daniel Bryan; a better wrestler, a better look, better mic skills, and more charisma.. In your opinion. Don't get me wrong I like AJ... but in my opinion he is in no way better than Daniel Bryan in any of those criteria.
|
|
|
Post by Digital Witness on Dec 13, 2013 0:49:27 GMT -5
Can't they just have him wear a singlet? It's not like he's got much of a physique anyway. I don't know if we've been seeing the same AJ Styles. He's not Prince Devitt or JoMo in the abs department but the guy is in terrific condition. Also, I've been too busy trying to defend AJ Styles to answer the question of the thread. No I would not like AJ Styles to be a surprise for the Royal Rumble. A guy like AJ needs some build up, some vignettes. Hell, I say give him a debut like Taz. Hype him up prior to the rumble and have him debut against a heel like the Miz who gets all cocky on the mic before hand talking about how he's going to squash some jobber and be awesome, etc... only for Styles to come out and pick up the win as only the Phenomenal One can. Then you have him win matches in the upper mid card, establish his offense, give him a hook that can get him over with the fans and let him do his thing. I bet you with a year of decent build up, some wins, and a good showing in the Rumble/MOTB, Styles will be over. Not face of the company over by any means but over enough that you can put him higher on the card and involve him in storylines that matter. I feel like everyone's in a couple of main groups here. Group 1: Screw this TNA jabroni, he either doesn't belong in a WWE ring or he needs to have a cup of coffee in the WWE so I can watch him bomb. Group 2: WWE will mishandle AJ, its not worth it to him. Group 3: Strap a rocket on our man A.J. I feel all are lame. He doesn't need to come in setting the world on fire and he's not some old untalented hack either. He has great natural talent and ability, and he also has a few things to work on. He's in his mid 30s, but its not like he's some new cat just trying to break in. I'd give him a few months down in Florida to tune up his mic skills, let him work with some of the guys down there which could be mutually beneficial with his experience and everybody down there working the "WWE style" which he should excel with anyway since Styles pretty much works that anyway with a spot or two aside. Let Styles get used to WWE's way of production, and then let him tear it up on the main roster. Worst case scenario is that Styles stays in the mid card and puts people over, but I think he has the potential to do more than that and he deserves an opportunity to do so.
|
|
|
Post by CubsFan71 on Dec 13, 2013 3:23:34 GMT -5
I'm too lazy to check where the Royal Rumble is, but they would definitely want to debut him in TNA/WCW territory to get the reaction they'd want. I'd even use his old theme if they could somehow get ahold of it, though I don't think there's ever been any cases besides Goldberg of people jumping ship with their old themes. It's in Pittsburgh. Pittsburg you say? And somebody mentioned they'd rather see a returning legend? Hmmmm........
|
|
|
Post by froggyfrog on Dec 13, 2013 3:35:55 GMT -5
Yes of course. He'd be good in a Christian, upper midcard sometimes title challenger role
|
|
|
Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Dec 13, 2013 4:31:18 GMT -5
Definitely. AJ will be lost in the mid card shuffle. Pretty much this. I would like to see it, just out of curiosity to see if the fans will react or not. In any case, think if AJ did jump to WWE he'd end up more like Malenko or Saturn than Benoit or Eddie. No. The best in-ring performer of his generation deserves more than to be a misused midcarder in the perpetually unwatchable WWE. This is a guy who's better in every facet of pro wrestling than Daniel Bryan; a better wrestler, a better look, better mic skills, and more charisma. He deserves to be a top star. WWE is too stupid to make him one, so I hope, for his sake, he never shows up in this third-rate wannabe pro wrestling company. Good one! Man, that'll keep me laughing 'till Sunday! Oh... you were serious?
|
|