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Post by Frizzle Fry on Aug 20, 2017 18:00:56 GMT -5
I liked the new mask. Although i like his previous masks it's allways bothered me the fact that his face was located in the mask mouth
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Post by EyeofTyr on Aug 20, 2017 19:44:02 GMT -5
I feel it's a two folds issue. It looks generic and it looks cheap, the stitching on the snakes and patterns aren't so hot, especially compared to some of the really detailed works on his previous masks. It feels like a major step down from even his more simplistic masks like the one he had when he was collecting masks at the start of his previous "rebirth". Fair. I don't think it's ugly, but it does look cheap. Some of his old masks were UGLY, though I am unusual in that I actually liked his kabuki-looking one. Hey, I think you're the only other person I've ever found that actually liked the kabuki looking one too. Yeah, I dug it. I think this one is the first really big miss from Ophidian outside of a few one off masks he's used that didn't look too great either. I get why he's probably doing it though. As bad as it sounds, it makes him more stereotypical looking, he doesn't look as "gimmicky". Which in turn probably will lead to more promoters willing to book him and bring him in, which means more pay days and opportunities for him. Because I know I've seen elsewhere other fans of other promotions and people within said promotions slag him for his general appearance. That's always been a weird one to me too. Because I'm a guy that grew up as a fan of the more outlandish looking wrestlers, some of wrestling's biggest stars have been those outlandish, larger than life stars that stood out from the pack. So not sure why Ophidian caught grief. But if this leads to bigger things for him, more power to him. |
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Post by Frizzle Fry on Aug 20, 2017 21:06:39 GMT -5
I get why he's probably doing it though. As bad as it sounds, it makes him more stereotypical looking, he doesn't look as "gimmicky". Which in turn probably will lead to more promoters willing to book him and bring him in, which means more pay days and opportunities for him. Because I know I've seen elsewhere other fans of other promotions and people within said promotions slag him for his general appearance. That's always been a weird one to me too. Because I'm a guy that grew up as a fan of the more outlandish looking wrestlers, some of wrestling's biggest stars have been those outlandish, larger than life stars that stood out from the pack. So not sure why Ophidian caught grief. But if this leads to bigger things for him, more power to him. I dont think that's the reason for the change, Ophidian is always popping up with a new mask/gear from time to time. He also works making wrestling gears, so i think this a way for him to express his creativity and to show his work to people Personally i like this one more than the red/white/golden set he was using before |
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Aug 21, 2017 5:02:18 GMT -5
I get why he's probably doing it though. As bad as it sounds, it makes him more stereotypical looking, he doesn't look as "gimmicky". Which in turn probably will lead to more promoters willing to book him and bring him in, which means more pay days and opportunities for him. Because I know I've seen elsewhere other fans of other promotions and people within said promotions slag him for his general appearance. That's always been a weird one to me too. Because I'm a guy that grew up as a fan of the more outlandish looking wrestlers, some of wrestling's biggest stars have been those outlandish, larger than life stars that stood out from the pack. So not sure why Ophidian caught grief. But if this leads to bigger things for him, more power to him. I dont think that's the reason for the change, Ophidian is always popping up with a new mask/gear from time to time. He also works making wrestling gears, so i think this a way for him to express his creativity and to show his work to people Personally i like this one more than the red/white/golden set he was using before His traditional snake mask was very popular. That's been his babyface look for the longest time. I think the mask changed to get more heat on him for his heel run. Since he's under some sort of control now you don't want people feeling sorry for him. You want him to come off as a heel. Changing up the image helps. Now he no longer looks the way people want or expect Ophidian to look. |
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Aug 21, 2017 9:51:48 GMT -5
and now he can sell his old ones for $700.............
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Aug 21, 2017 9:53:17 GMT -5
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Post by Frizzle Fry on Aug 21, 2017 11:38:32 GMT -5
You know what would be really cool !? If he began to use snake eyes contact lenses  |
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Post by Frizzle Fry on Aug 21, 2017 14:15:57 GMT -5
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Aug 22, 2017 10:52:07 GMT -5
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Aug 22, 2017 11:10:21 GMT -5
Bruh, House Bodyslam just won themselves a fan... I'll mark out if they somehow win by outcreeping House Rot... |
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Post by Frizzle Fry on Aug 22, 2017 11:13:28 GMT -5
Honestly i find it more funny than creepy
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Aug 22, 2017 11:15:05 GMT -5
Honestly i find it more funny than creepy I find it both because like for the Pentagon lookin' dude I can believe it but the Lovechild of Truth Martini and Johnny Mundo looks kinda out of place in the theatrics  |
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Aug 22, 2017 12:18:52 GMT -5
Bruh, House Bodyslam just won themselves a fan... I'll mark out if they somehow win by outcreeping House Rot... it had like an american horror story vibe. i like it but it is missing the creepiest dude. |
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Aug 22, 2017 19:17:29 GMT -5
Fun fact: the first known appearance of the Ouroboros concept was Ancient Egypt, and it involved Osiris.
Edit: watched the bodyslam video. That's not american horror story, its straight up Twin Peaks, and I am all for it.
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Aug 23, 2017 1:05:03 GMT -5
not chikara but definitely relevant.  |
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Aug 23, 2017 2:00:32 GMT -5
I heard the CHIKARA wrestler formerly known as Saturyne has a contract with GFW. That seemed to come out of nowhere. I thought she might have been retired. You never hear anything about her anymore. We probably won't see her for a long time with how much in advance GFW does their tapings.
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Aug 23, 2017 2:14:50 GMT -5
I heard the CHIKARA wrestler formerly known as Saturyne has a contract with GFW. That seemed to come out of nowhere. I thought she might have been retired. You never hear anything about her anymore. We probably won't see her for a long time with how much in advance GFW does their tapings. yep i saw it on twitter somewhere as well. |
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Post by cjb01: Limited Edition Item! on Aug 23, 2017 2:37:03 GMT -5
I heard the CHIKARA wrestler formerly known as Saturyne has a contract with GFW. That seemed to come out of nowhere. I thought she might have been retired. You never hear anything about her anymore. We probably won't see her for a long time with how much in advance GFW does their tapings. She was wrestling for Beyond for a bit and suffered a leg injury that basically forced her out. I guess she's now fully recovered. Always thought she was underrated. Met her a few times too, super nice girl. |
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Aug 23, 2017 2:41:29 GMT -5
I heard the CHIKARA wrestler formerly known as Saturyne has a contract with GFW. That seemed to come out of nowhere. I thought she might have been retired. You never hear anything about her anymore. We probably won't see her for a long time with how much in advance GFW does their tapings. She was wrestling for Beyond for a bit and suffered a leg injury that basically forced her out. I guess she's now fully recovered. Always thought she was underrated. Met her a few times too, super nice girl. I've met her too. She was pretty nice. I had no idea she had been hurt. I thought she was focusing on other things going by her twitter. |
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Post by lokithemadtitan on Aug 23, 2017 3:01:06 GMT -5
 still no idea what happened to argus in chikara and his lounge lizard gimmick is kind of odd now but he is still wrestling. |
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