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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 18:28:16 GMT -5
To save his career in WWE.
His heel turn COULD have been good but he’s lost so much momentum, I don’t even wanna see it anymore. There’s nothing unlikeable about the guy and he can’t really pull off being a heel due to his lack of English.
I thought he was awesome in NJPW and NXT. His debut match against Zayn is one of my favourite matches in years... granted he hasn’t had many good matches since coming to the main roster, but still.
That pop he got when he won the Rumble was deafening. Like how do they f*** that up? I stand by my original idea that STYLES should have been the one to turn at WM. Nakamura wins the title and Styles low blows him... it would be believable as Styles has that mean streak we’ve seen before.
Anyone else like... not a fan of this heel run? I want the old Nakamura back.
And he needs to stop wearing that jumpsuit because it looks ridiculous lol.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 18:31:39 GMT -5
When he first turned heel it was the most interesting he had ever been to me, then they started beating the, "No speak English," thing into the ground, then he was made to look like a complete goober completely failing to beat AJ despite trying over and over and over again, and then he won the US title in a non-match and has done nothing since.
Although really I think that's fair because those AJ matches were just unbelievably boring.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 18:36:19 GMT -5
Heel Nakamura's been better than face Nakamura. The reality is both versions have sucked on the main roster.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 18:36:39 GMT -5
I like him more as a heel, I just wish they'd amp up the creepiness again like they did when he first turned. I also don't know why they never made him and serial killer Orton a Two Man Power Trip-esque tag team when they were both taking turns attacking Jeff's balls. They showed when they were both faces that they had surprisingly good chemistry as partners.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2019 18:40:16 GMT -5
Honestly, you can throw a dart at a board of talent in WWE and argue they are wasted, no matter what (I keep trying to hit Harper, but my aim sucks). Nakamura's just not going to amount to much, so I'd rather he and Rusev do whatever "Look ata my crazy passport!" shtick until they can go to Japan or AEW or whatever in vogue thing it is people who are spinning their wheels in WWE should go to these days.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Feb 15, 2019 18:58:48 GMT -5
The only thing that will save Nakamura's WWE main roster career is Vince being exiled from society.
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Post by Perd on Feb 15, 2019 19:00:48 GMT -5
I think he’s reached nis zenith in WWE. He’s just another dude on the show, now. And I don’t see that changing.
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Post by realist on Feb 15, 2019 19:40:28 GMT -5
The only thing that will save Nakamura's WWE main roster career is Vince being exiled from society. To be fair, Vince McMahon booked him to win the 2018 Royal Rumble. It is Nakamura who has chosen to sleep walk through about 98% of his performances.
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Post by sportatorium on Feb 15, 2019 19:55:05 GMT -5
The only thing that will save Nakamura's WWE main roster career is Vince being exiled from society. To be fair, Vince McMahon booked him to win the 2018 Royal Rumble. It is Nakamura who has chosen to sleep walk through about 98% of his performances. He takes exactly what he’s given to do. Not sure what he could do differently.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Feb 15, 2019 19:57:06 GMT -5
He just hasn’t been that great in any role since his debut match against Zayn. His run has been such a disappointment after such a FIRE start.
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Post by darbus alan on Feb 15, 2019 19:58:17 GMT -5
Face turning Shinsuke wouldn't change a thing. He was poorly used as a face and he was used well as a heel for a bit then fell into the stereotypical foreign heel trap. His booking would still be crap regardless of alignment.
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Post by phen0m2112 on Feb 15, 2019 23:11:45 GMT -5
I think he’s reached nis zenith in WWE. He’s just another dude on the show, now. And I don’t see that changing. I agree. Maybe if he went back to blond and was just a silent King's Road Michael Jackson babyface he could get the crowd back; the man has crazy charisma. But yeah, just another cog in the WWEel.
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Post by Dub H on Feb 15, 2019 23:14:49 GMT -5
His heel run vs AJ was great,they should have pulled the trigger,it would have made him a top heel for life.
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Post by Juice on Feb 16, 2019 9:24:41 GMT -5
Op nakamura speaks better English than Vince. They choose to hold his promos back.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Feb 16, 2019 10:07:00 GMT -5
I think Rusev and Nak are going to end up getting over as a face team.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2019 11:16:28 GMT -5
I think Rusev and Nak are going to end up getting over as a face team. Agreed, especially if they have them start doing comedy bits.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves BBL Bayley on Feb 16, 2019 12:46:14 GMT -5
Turn him back face and bring back violin man at Mania.
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Post by prichardmark on Feb 16, 2019 12:50:28 GMT -5
Nakamura is damaged goods. Its been all downhill since his debut match with Sami really. . I can't think of anything WWE HASN'T f***ed up at this point. They screwed with his entrance (Umm Why? It was one of the best entrances in history). They could have put Heyman with him from the beginning if he needed a mouthpiece. They neutered his ring work to make more of a wussy WWE style. So they basically took his strengths away there.
He's better off leaving
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Post by clodhopper on Feb 16, 2019 13:03:44 GMT -5
Putting two guys against each other five thousand times over a few months only serves to derail interest in both guys, imo, so that even when they finally separate both people are still less interesting than they were before. As usual, not a fault of the performers so much as the booking. Nakamura and Styles were both victims of this.
singles match, rematch, tag match (as opponents), tag match (can they co-exist?), ppv match (screwy finish), rematch (non-finish), rematchtagmatchanotherppvmatchblowoffmatchmaybeprobablynotandonandon
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Post by Legion on Feb 16, 2019 13:47:59 GMT -5
He needs to be face just so we can have his proper theme back again
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