Did Vince make a pass at Baron Corbin's dad or something?

[The Heartbreak TWERK]

Get. This. f***in'. Guy. Off. My. TV.

It's not funny anymore. It wasn't funny in the first place either.

[Perd]

“Let’s pretend my dick is your son and I’ll shove him down your throat.”

[cabbageboy]

Tonight had some curious booking to say the least. Corbin is being groomed for Angle's retirement match and jobs out to Apollo Crews. Meanwhile, Seth Rollins does the job for Drew McIntyre when he desperately needs to be kept strong for Lesnar. In the latter case I assume it is to set up Drew for a post WM title shot.

[Rican]

He’s legit unwatchable. He adds nothing of value and I hate so much this thing where they push absolutely terrible people for the sake of real heat. Him, Nia, Jinder. The heats not worth it if it just means changed channels.

[Deleted]

He's alright, that's it. As a midcard douchebag heel who shows up for one segment or match per show he's fine, but I don't know what they see in him that makes them think he can be a top heel. Having him appear in multiple segments like he's 2000 HHH is doing him no favors.

[JCBaggee]

He's not as bad as people make him out to be, but he's definitely not good, and he is absolutely not "Kurt Angle's final match" good.

Hell, Gable would have been a better match for that instead of a one-off on Raw...

[Ecks Ecks Ringout Ecks Ecks]

I harp on this a lot, but imagine for a moment you're tuning in to wrestling for the first time. Your friends tell you it has fun, easy-to-follow storylines where heroes fight villains, like a comic book.

You're watching your first-ever match. Some dark edgy choral metal is playing. The screen lights up with fiery lone-wolf imagery, even though it's for a guy you've been told is part of a trio. Out steps a smarmy-looking smirking dude dressed like a parking valet. If you're lucky, commentary will mention he used to be general manager, except he isn't anymore, but he's still dressing that way.

What does a first-time fan make of this mess? What do they think his character is, a goth waiter with commitment issues?

I feel like Vince has forgotten that gimmicks need to make sense before they'll get the desired reaction. Not that Corbin is going to light the world on fire with his matches, but having a grounded and consistent concept would help him get actual heel heat rather than "get this goober off my TV" heat.

[ayumidah]

Last week was great, didn't see him at all. Then it was back to norm tonight, Ugh.

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Mar 18, 2019 22:17:42 GMT -5 Perd said:

“Let’s pretend my dick is your son and I’ll shove him down your throat.”

Jesus Christ. It's glorious.

[Deleted]

Him and McIntyre are legitimately ruining Raw for me.

Of all the guys they push, they push two of the most generic boring guys going. Ugh.

[Mozenrath]

Mar 18, 2019 22:17:55 GMT -5 cabbageboy said:

Tonight had some curious booking to say the least. Corbin is being groomed for Angle's retirement match and jobs out to Apollo Crews. Meanwhile, Seth Rollins does the job for Drew McIntyre when he desperately needs to be kept strong for Lesnar. In the latter case I assume it is to set up Drew for a post WM title shot.

It felt like the show was booked by just letting the computer sim all the matches in SvR06 GM mode. It just needs wrestlers having their morale go to shit because they lost too many matches in a row while the computer handling the other brand beats me in ratings by having Sylvain Grenier beat Heidenreich in the main event.

[Can you afford to pay me, Gah]

Corbin is a channel changer for me. The fact he of all people is Angle's retirement match just makes me go.

[Demented]

Mar 18, 2019 22:17:42 GMT -5 Perd said:

“Let’s pretend my dick is your son and I’ll shove him down your throat.”

[KobashiChop]

Mar 18, 2019 22:21:56 GMT -5 Rican said:

He’s legit unwatchable. He adds nothing of value and I hate so much this thing where they push absolutely terrible people for the sake of real heat. Him, Nia, Jinder. The heats not worth it if it just means changed channels.

Nia worked because they were able to catch on to a real thing and parlay it into legit heel heat. She got booed out the building for a little while.

And then got her comeuppance when Becky assaulted her backstage at that PPV after.

Corbin just goes on and on and on. As a one segment act it's fine. But the heel authority figure thing is so dead. Plus with WWEs inability to consistently ensure heels actually get their comeuppance it makes things worse because you have some douche rambling on while wrestling in dress clothes with no end in sight.

[Deleted]

this has "hush money" vibes

[Deleted]

Ooh, are we finally renaming "X-Pac heat"?

[Spider2024]

On the subject of Corbin's dad, it turns out that the Corbin family diner always gives Vinnie Mac a free snow cone when he walks in.

[phen0m2112]

Mar 19, 2019 4:23:00 GMT -5 @knapp said:

Ooh, are we finally renaming "X-Pac heat"?

Corbin Coma?
Falling Baronmeter?

[TheDieselTrain]

I’ve never not minded him really other than him spamming his run to the outside only to run back in and closeline which is absurd as a signature move BUT......Why does he not have ring attire anymore is what I’m wondering.

[Nr1Humanoid]

Are you people insane? Those muscles...that height...THOSE MUSCLES! What more do you want?