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Post by Ben Wyatt on Mar 26, 2019 7:26:00 GMT -5
Maybe it would of gone better if they didn't call him JOHNNY IMPACT Sounds like a really shitty action figure that you'd find at a Dollar Store. Also, might be in the minority here, but I always liked the Moonlight drive as a finisher for him
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Post by Hypnosis on Mar 26, 2019 12:17:11 GMT -5
He’s a better wrestler but he’s like Sandow in that regard, he needs to read from a script. Not so much he needs to read from a script he can adlib just fine...he did it in season 4 against Kobra Moon and it is a bit infamous amongst LU fans because he did it without telling her and it throws her promo completely off. It is proper direction , someone that understands his character and Dejoseph is the only that understands that. Johnny is also someone who benefits from pre-taped promos/segments over live ones.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Mar 27, 2019 10:43:56 GMT -5
He needs a heavily structured/scripted environment to shine and Impact just aren't that kind of place.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 27, 2019 12:35:34 GMT -5
He needs a heavily structured/scripted environment to shine and Impact just aren't that kind of place. He's a case where the freedom of Impact isn't really a thing for him as it is for other guys and hinders him because he needs structure
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 12:38:52 GMT -5
Impact is a WWE'esc enviroment which is why to me he comes off more like 2011 Morrison and not Mundo.
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 27, 2019 12:59:53 GMT -5
He needs a heavily structured/scripted environment to shine and Impact just aren't that kind of place. He's a case where the freedom of Impact isn't really a thing for him as it is for other guys and hinders him because he needs structure Hes the anti EC3 in a weird way.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 27, 2019 13:01:55 GMT -5
He's a case where the freedom of Impact isn't really a thing for him as it is for other guys and hinders him because he needs structure Hes the anti EC3 in a weird way. Yea, EC3 thrives on freedom
However, in saying that we do need to recognize dude was aimless as shit as soon as they ended his title run. People remember his incredible heights as compared to him actually being aimless longer than he was on top
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Mar 27, 2019 13:23:00 GMT -5
Johnny Failure Clap clap clap
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Post by OVO 40 hunched over like he 80 on Mar 27, 2019 14:39:17 GMT -5
Hes the anti EC3 in a weird way. Yea, EC3 thrives on freedom
However, in saying that we do need to recognize dude was aimless as shit as soon as they ended his title run. People remember his incredible heights as compared to him actually being aimless longer than he was on top
And in a controlled environment, EC3 isn’t as successful the opposite of Mundo.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 27, 2019 16:43:06 GMT -5
He hasn't shit up the place or anything, but he's also outlived his usefulness. I'm not even a big Cage fan, but just give him the f***ing belt already.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 18:48:33 GMT -5
Maybe it would of gone better if they didn't call him JOHNNY IMPACT Sounds like a really shitty action figure that you'd find at a Dollar Store. Also, might be in the minority here, but I always liked the Moonlight drive as a finisher for him Once I got used to it I kind of started to dig him using his running knee as one there for awhile.
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Post by markymark on Mar 28, 2019 11:36:15 GMT -5
For some reason he is like Aron Rex but with the difference is that Aron doesnt have Johnny wrestling skills and Taya.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 17:38:59 GMT -5
Johnny Failure Clap clap clap
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2019 22:03:36 GMT -5
He’s a better wrestler but he’s like Sandow in that regard, he needs to read from a script. So far Johnny hasnt been near as bad as Liberace Sandow(that was so awful and probably one of the worst gimmicks in wrestling history). I’m pretty impressed with how hard that awful gimmick killed that dudes career.
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Post by markymark on Mar 28, 2019 22:31:22 GMT -5
And that was the gimmick Sandow wanted to use in WWE.....
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Mar 28, 2019 23:55:02 GMT -5
And that was the gimmick Sandow wanted to use in WWE..... WWE misses on some thing like Burke and his Pope gimmick
But yeah.......sometimes we need to believe they aren't holding people down and they are actually right. I have never seen a man kill his goodwill faster than Sandow did
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Mar 29, 2019 7:35:52 GMT -5
Liked him in WWE. REALLY liked him in LU. Haven't liked him in Impact.
The dude is SO. BORING.
Came in with a ridiculously dumb name. and he's made the main event scene feel so stagnant. His heel promo in the ring was awful.
But I guess if one of my only complaints is that Johnny Dumbname is a bit boring, then that shows how far Impact has come.
Yes, the dude has been a colossal failure. Just drop the belt to Cage already.
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Post by abjordans on Mar 29, 2019 20:40:46 GMT -5
I don’t think they have anyone else that should be Champion. Johnny is a world class performer and carries himself like a star. One of the few guys from that mid 2000s class who could come back to WWE and probably find himself a nice spot. I have always been a fan.
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