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Post by tekkenguy on Jan 4, 2014 15:23:47 GMT -5
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CMWaters
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Post by CMWaters on Jan 4, 2014 15:25:55 GMT -5
The answer?
That's up to you, the WWE Universe. Go to the WWE App to vote!
But first, the Keg Carrying contest to see who gets immunity!
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Post by BigWill on Jan 4, 2014 15:29:45 GMT -5
No mention of Adrian Neville?
What kind of article is this?
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Post by Some Guy on Jan 4, 2014 15:32:09 GMT -5
I like most of the guys in this list, but Styles' writing in the Bo Dallas section annoys me. I think he can be a great mid-card heel based on the pure hatred he gets from the crowd, and while he's definitely improved in the ring, I'm not sure I'd call him solid yet. I still think The Ascension f***ing blows without Kenneth Cameron, though.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 4, 2014 15:38:30 GMT -5
I like most of the guys in this list, but Styles' writing in the Bo Dallas section annoys me. I think he can be a great mid-card heel based on the pure hatred he gets from the crowd, and while he's definitely improved in the ring, I'm not sure I'd call him solid yet. I still think The Ascension f***ing blows without Kenneth Cameron, though. It depends on how Bo's booked. Bo needs to be handled with kid gloves. A lot of his heel heat hinges on the idea that he's a subpar performer and gets pushes and opportunities despite other wrestlers being obviously better and more deserving. The only way Bo's gimmick would work on the main roster is if they blatantly "shove him down our throats" and push him beyond his abilities (i.e. immediately put him in the World Title scene) and most likely they won't do that. Imo, the only way Bo's current gimmick can work on the main roster is if they created a new Championship or revived an old one "for the explicit purpose" of handing it to him. In the case of the Ascension, I think Konnor owns the gimmick, but Viktor looks out of place. |
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Post by tekkenguy on Jan 4, 2014 15:40:05 GMT -5
I like most of the guys in this list, but Styles' writing in the Bo Dallas section annoys me. I think he can be a great mid-card heel based on the pure hatred he gets from the crowd, and while he's definitely improved in the ring, I'm not sure I'd call him solid yet. I still think The Ascension f***ing blows without Kenneth Cameron, though. It depends on how Bo's booked. Bo needs to be handled with kid gloves. A lot of his heel heat hinges on the idea that he's a subpar performer and gets pushes and opportunities despite other wrestlers being obviously better and more deserving. The only way Bo's gimmick would work on the main roster is if they blatantly overpush him (i.e. immediately put him in the World Title scene) and most likely they won't do that. I think the only way Bo's current gimmick can work on the main roster is if they created a new Championship or revived an old one "for the explicit purpose" of handing it to him. So basically Drew McIntyre's gimmick. |
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Post by HoganBai on Jan 4, 2014 15:41:16 GMT -5
Reading this just makes me think how f***ing awesome NXT is that all of those guys/girls have not only solid characters you can believe in, their in-ring ability ranges from passable to fantastic, all with a decent amount of charisma (physical and/or verbal) and this is all managed on a 1 hour show.
Why are the NXT writers not writing WWE main programming? And if they are, what the hell?!
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 4, 2014 15:46:09 GMT -5
It depends on how Bo's booked. Bo needs to be handled with kid gloves. A lot of his heel heat hinges on the idea that he's a subpar performer and gets pushes and opportunities despite other wrestlers being obviously better and more deserving. The only way Bo's gimmick would work on the main roster is if they blatantly overpush him (i.e. immediately put him in the World Title scene) and most likely they won't do that. I think the only way Bo's current gimmick can work on the main roster is if they created a new Championship or revived an old one "for the explicit purpose" of handing it to him. So basically Drew McIntyre's gimmick. The difference is that Drew was a blatant heel who beat down his opponents and seemingly had the mean streak and AGGRESSIONZ to back up being the "golden child". Drew actually looked like a star and carried himself like a star in spite of how green he was at the time. Bo is a smiling goober who doesn't do anything remotely heelish and only retains his title through happy accidents. I do applaud him for managing to twist having "go away heat" into an entertaining persona. I'd argue that if Bo became "good", it would actually ruin his gimmick. |
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Post by tekkenguy on Jan 4, 2014 15:53:15 GMT -5
So basically Drew McIntyre's gimmick. ...it would actually ruin his gimmick. Tensai? Is that you? |
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Post by Society of the Spectacle on Jan 4, 2014 15:54:51 GMT -5
No mention of Adrian Neville? What kind of article is this? I noticed that as well, but methinks that might mean he's the next call-up so they saved a slot for someone else. He was the runner-up in the tournament for a NXT guy to be in the Rumble last year I think, so maybe they're going to give him his chance this year. Maybe a little showcase in the Rumble with another high flier (returning Bourne?) before Reigns comes in and destroys them both? Even though I think Zayn is the most ready (Paige for the divas), I think WWE sometimes goes on who has paid their dues the most, and in terms of most over guys who have been in NXT a while, Neville is basically the most logical choice aside for Dallas. |
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Post by nickcave on Jan 4, 2014 16:10:57 GMT -5
It depends on how Bo's booked. Bo needs to be handled with kid gloves. A lot of his heel heat hinges on the idea that he's a subpar performer and gets pushes and opportunities despite other wrestlers being obviously better and more deserving. The only way Bo's gimmick would work on the main roster is if they blatantly overpush him (i.e. immediately put him in the World Title scene) and most likely they won't do that. I think the only way Bo's current gimmick can work on the main roster is if they created a new Championship or revived an old one "for the explicit purpose" of handing it to him. So basically Drew McIntyre's gimmick. I had an idea a while back that involved the Authority and Bo Dallas. Basically, Triple H would tease Sami Zayne coming on to the main roster if he can beat his challenges. It looks like Zayne is going to win only for The Authority to interfere and introduce Bo Dallas as the real main roster addition and the future "coal to be made into a diamond." Treating Bo Dallas like the new face of the WWE, then he can go into a feud with Zayne with Zayne breaking into the arena each week to attack Bo finally forcing Triple H to agree to give Zayne the match with Bo giving Zayne a main roster spot if he won the match. I think that would be a good way to bring him up and still keep his gimmick of "being pushed beyond his means." |
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 4, 2014 16:16:56 GMT -5
So basically Drew McIntyre's gimmick. I had an idea a while back that involved the Authority and Bo Dallas. Basically, Triple H would tease Sami Zayne coming on to the main roster if he can beat his challenges. It looks like Zayne is going to win only for The Authority to interfere and introduce Bo Dallas as the real main roster addition and the future "coal to be made into a diamond." Treating Bo Dallas like the new face of the WWE, then he can go into a feud with Zayne with Zayne breaking into the arena each week to attack Bo finally forcing Triple H to agree to give Zayne the match with Bo giving Zayne a main roster spot if he won the match. I think that would be a good way to bring him up and still keep his gimmick of "being pushed beyond his means." Sounds good. I had the idea that WWE should create a new championship, or bring back the European Championship, and hand it to Bo Dallas as a means of introducing a new championship into the fold for the lower card. Bo could carry the title for a while and have his undeserving champion gimmick, and the lower guys have a title that they have a realistic shot at winning since Bo is treated as such a goober anyway (as opposed to trying to beat Dean Ambrose whose been going toe to toe with main eventers for a while). |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 4, 2014 16:25:42 GMT -5
If Bo improves, one way to keep his gimmick partially intact could be to have him be a condescending Guy Smiley 85% of the time, but let him be aggressive and able to take guys out whenever he doesn't get his way. Think Kurt Angle sans the jingoism.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2014 16:26:21 GMT -5
I like how reading that was essentially like reading a thread on here.
Except those people work for WWE and we don't. Yet they have differing opinions on wrestling that vary just like ours do.
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Post by Sam Punk on Jan 4, 2014 23:05:39 GMT -5
I didn't know Jim Neidhart was competing on nxt.
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Post by Essential1 on Jan 4, 2014 23:19:23 GMT -5
How about bring back KOTR. Have a recently called up Bo win the tournament, and walk around the WWE as the "King of the universe"
He could try and teach veterans how to Bolieve, and get the whole crowd against him. He could be a mix of Guru DDP and Kurt Angle.
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