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Post by CeilingFan on Mar 19, 2019 7:37:24 GMT -5
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. Goth Waiter
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Post by cabbageboy on Mar 19, 2019 7:45:29 GMT -5
This goes beyond X-Pac Heat because I'm not sure X-Pac Heat is an actually quantifiable thing. As in did Waltman's quarter hours bomb or something? With Corbin we have actual data that shows that the guy turns off viewers. Data that they themselves have mentioned on TV! I have no idea how WWE could draw money with this guy at this point, and if that is the case he needs to be off my TV.
That said, do it after WM. This storyline with him and Angle does need a blow off after all these months. Let Angle go out in by tapping Corbin out in 1 minute.
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Post by brentreznor on Mar 19, 2019 8:08:55 GMT -5
Baron is a microcosm of everything wrong in the WWE. It's like if you took every complaint and everything people hate about the product and encapsulated it, into a single human being.
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Post by The Blue Nova on Mar 19, 2019 8:18:47 GMT -5
Im pretty sure Corbins dead is dead:/
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 8:27:43 GMT -5
I liked long haired receding hairline Corbin and I don't care how anyone feels about it.
However, bald douchey Corbin who wrestles in a suit can go f*** himself.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Mar 19, 2019 9:27:38 GMT -5
Corbin can have decent matches with the right people and he knows how to get heat. But WWE’s invested so much heat time into his segments to the point that they suck the energy out of crowds. Elias accomplishes the same goals in a more interesting format, and has more charisma as of now IMO.
It also doesn’t help they can’t decide if his current character is an inept coward, or someone the babyfaces should legitimately fear. If it’s the latter, then the Constable Corbin gear has to go because he no longer has the authority stroke.
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