I still can't take Pete Dunne seriously

[TheDieselTrain]

His ridiculous hairstyle doesn't bother me as much anymore but when he makes his entrance he looks like such a goof.

So he comes out with his title belt in his mouth. Does he have a leather fetish?

Is he trying to eat his title belt?

You'd think al the time he's been UK champ he'd at least consumed the belt by now.

Why wrestle with a mouthguard if it appears you're trying to eat the leather on your championship?

But after he does his entrance pose he carries the belt to the ring then puts it back in his mouth to enter the ring and then does the same pose he did on the ramp in the ring. and if its a title match get ready...... he does it again.


Like Umaga was a samoan savage so I coulda buy him when he had his IC title in his mouth when he did it.

As a guy who liked Tazz its not his size necessarily but he's not believable as a killer

I'm supposed to believe he's some kinda badass too with his "joint manipulations" after the goofiness of his entrance. Not buying it

[Allie Kitsune]

I'm not a huge fan of his, but I prefer him to guys like Marty Scurll or Will Ospreay, as far as Brit wrestlers go.

[Perfect Timing]

It's ok until he actually opens his mouth. Dude cuts the most monotonous, uninspired promo you almost think he'd rather be somewhere else.

[stevec484]

he comes off as trying way too hard. every time.

[blissified]

Can definitely go in the ring but other categories he's meh.

[BRAINFADE]

Pete Dunne is f***ing great, and I'll have words with anyone who says otherwise.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

That dude is so good at like 23 years old

He's an unfinished product and carries himself well so yeah i'm a fan. He moves with a purpose in the ring and everything he does is to wear down his opponent. Even the finger manipulation spot is just a rest spot but he's doing activity instead of slapping on a headlock

It's an entrance, we can pick apart a lot of dumb shit with a bunch of other people if we really wanted to

[Allie Kitsune]

Sept 23, 2018 18:14:11 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

That dude is so good at like 23 years old

He's an unfinished product and carries himself well so yeah i'm a fan. He moves with a purpose in the ring and everything he does is to wear down his opponent. Even the finger manipulation spot is just a rest spot but he's doing activity instead of slapping on a headlock

It's an entrance, we can pick apart a lot of dumb shit with a bunch of other people if we really wanted to

As much as I don't like "Joint Manipulation" stuff, at least Dunne doesn't make it so stupid that it takes me out of a match (unlike ZSJ or Scurll).

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Sept 23, 2018 18:19:10 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Sept 23, 2018 18:14:11 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

That dude is so good at like 23 years old

He's an unfinished product and carries himself well so yeah i'm a fan. He moves with a purpose in the ring and everything he does is to wear down his opponent. Even the finger manipulation spot is just a rest spot but he's doing activity instead of slapping on a headlock

It's an entrance, we can pick apart a lot of dumb shit with a bunch of other people if we really wanted to

As much as I don't like "Joint Manipulation" stuff, at least Dunne doesn't make it so stupid that it takes me out of a match (unlike ZSJ or Scurll).

The thing is I can differentiate between all of them

ZSJ I enjoy a lot in NJPW and he makes shit look like it hurt so the joint manipulation fits in his character thanks to his association with Minoru and the fact Zack can break out any submission and make you tap

The Scurll stuff i'm not a big fan of but it's entertainment and it gets the crowd involved

Dunne does it in the same vein as ZSJ but more so as a alternative to a typical rest spot in WWE. Doesn't directly effect the match too much but it's just there

[Slanted and Enchanted]

Dunne is an excellent wrestler. He looks and carries himself as a dangerous man with painful looking offense to match. The only concern is that he is able to convincingly look like a killer amongst guys his size (majority of the NXT roster) or smaller but I wonder how he will fare or how well he manages to switch up his act if he ever makes it to the main roster and has to go against guys way bigger than him.

[Allie Kitsune]

Sept 23, 2018 18:24:51 GMT -5 Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) said:

Sept 23, 2018 18:19:10 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

As much as I don't like "Joint Manipulation" stuff, at least Dunne doesn't make it so stupid that it takes me out of a match (unlike ZSJ or Scurll).

The thing is I can differentiate between all of them

ZSJ I enjoy a lot in NJPW and he makes shit look like it hurt so the joint manipulation fits in his character thanks to his association with Minoru and the fact Zack can break out any submission and make you tap

The Scurll stuff i'm not a big fan of but it's entertainment and it gets the crowd involved

Dunne does it in the same vein as ZSJ but more so as a alternative to a typical rest spot in WWE. Doesn't directly effect the match too much but it's just there

Dunne gives his opponents more of an 'out' to keep things going than the others.

Scurll has to get his stupid "snap" spot in, so it looks bad if his opponent can keep using that hand.

And with ZSJ, it usually looks (to me anyway) like he's getting no resistance at all.

Those two make it look like the opponent shouldn't be able to continue. Dunne gives his opponents something to work from.

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He's a beast in the ring, but yeah, the overall look and entrance is silly.

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

I like him enough, unfortunately the uk championship is one of the most useless belts in history.

[mrbananagrabber]

Gosh, you’d think these guys were in some developmental brand where these things can be worked on.

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Nothing but respect for MY WWE United Kingdom Champion.

[Deleted]

I think his wrestling is overall good, and he seems like a decent guy behind the scenes.

But I'm definitely in the 'too much of a tryhard edgelord' camp. The belt-mouth stuff, the facial expressions, the fur vests, the hair, the onesie, the contrived pumphandle complete shot... he doesn't do it for me.


I definitely think his size will hurt him on the main roster. He looks fine next to most of his fellow 205 and under dudes, but even in his match against Enzo, I think he looked small.
That being said, I don't even think his height would be that bad as long as he didn't look so... melty. Like, he just seems like somebody they picked up off the street and gave the one-piece women's swimsuit to cover his torso.


Taz(z) was tiny but he looked like a badass motherf***er and was fit/muscular enough to look like a threat. Same thing with guys like Ishii over in New Japan: small guy, but pretty thick and carries himself as someone who will hurt you. 

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[Starshine]

I think the guy is a very talented wrestler. He just doesn't really have much in way of a compelling character. He's just another dude within a sea of them.

I did like the angle he was having with Regal during the UK Tournament. I wish they'd tapped more into being that flippant bully character who backed off at the moment of confrontation. But that was so long ago, and it doesn't help that for the majority of it's life, the belt he carries around had no real value. So he's basically been a guy who got by based on his reputation outside of WWE, just like almost every other notable indy name who turns up on NXT today.

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I haven’t been on the forum for a couple of months (sadly, WWE’s sneaky strategy of giving me 2 months of the network for $.99 brought me back), but people have soured on Pete Dunne now? I thought his title vs title match with Ricochet was great and I’ve never seen him have a bad match. I guess his character could use some work, but isn’t that what NXT is for?

[Heinz Doofenschmirtz]

He’s absolutely one of my favourites but his taunts are terrible. He needs to stop or come up with something different.

[CMPunkyBrewster]

Try as I might, I will just never be able to understand some opinions...

Pete Dunne is f***ing awesome.