What do WWE see in Baron Corbin?

[Loser troll. Please ban me]

I for one want them to keep Baron on TV as much as possible. As a long time sufferer of insomnia, I can say WWE has cured my ailments by featuring him.

Without his dull, milqtoast presence to lull me into a deep almost coma-like sleep, I would never get any rest.

[Bo Rida]

He's there to motivate other wrestlers, especially those in nxt. They can look at Corbin and think if that guy can make it so can they.

[XaviersSS2015hair]

I don't know what kind of smoke and mirrors they built around him in NXT but people really seemed to dig him back then. Even though I told everybody that would listen that he was hot garbage. To the point that I got into a debate with a guy at Wrestlemania 32 because he was trying to tell me how great Corbin was and I kept reassuring him that Corbin was trash.
My opinion of him has not changed one bit.

[Urethra Franklin]

He’s very tall and he had a cup of coffee in the NFL on a couple of practice squads.

That literally is enough for them to take a shine to him.

It’s funny because they have a better version of Baron Corbin in NXT in Punishment Martinez.

[BitterAF]

He's a guy you find annoying and hate. Can take the loss to the face and slide right back into being annoying and take another loss and repeat. Sadly in the WWE universe, people get stale and don't get time away.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

I've always been a fan of Corbin and never understood why he's always got so much hate. Throws a great punch (best in the business imo), moves around very well for a big guy, cool moveset. I really don't see much wrong with his work at all. From a character standpoint I also think he's done a good job transitioning from his bad ass lone wolf gimmick to his current completely different smarmy chicken s*** persona. I get the criticism of him being featured too much the last several months but that's not his fault.

[Feargus McReddit]

Mar 28, 2019 2:47:20 GMT -5 XaviersSS2015hair said:

I don't know what kind of smoke and mirrors they built around him in NXT but people really seemed to dig him back then.

He was fine. He had a good match with Joe that was more on Joe than him but on the flip side in a match that sounded like a total homerun for both men, a NO DQ match with Bull Dempsey, they somehow had the finish involve a chair...that was the first weapon brought into the match.

From what I remember, it was more "Hey, Vince likes dudes like him, he'll be fine" than anything to do with his actual ability.

[Ben Wyatt]

I'm not a huge fan, but I don't think he's that bad. He's a fine midcard hand that's been terribly overexposed

[Allie Kitsune]

Mar 28, 2019 7:03:50 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

I'm not a huge fan, but I don't think he's that bad. He's a fine midcard hand that's been terribly overexposed

I thought he was still alright until Cena basically buried the shit out of him.

[Dub H]

Mar 28, 2019 7:08:32 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Mar 28, 2019 7:03:50 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

I'm not a huge fan, but I don't think he's that bad. He's a fine midcard hand that's been terribly overexposed

I thought he was still alright until Cena basically buried the shit out of him.

Baron Corbin is in a constant state of being pushed and being humiliated at same time.

Its fascinating.

[Allie Kitsune]

Mar 28, 2019 7:13:04 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Mar 28, 2019 7:08:32 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

I thought he was still alright until Cena basically buried the shit out of him.

Baron Corbin is in a constant state of being pushed and being humiliated at same time.

Its fascinating.

I mean, would you REALLY want as much TV time as he's getting if you're being constantly made to look like as much of an ineffectual goober as he has?

[Ben Wyatt]

Mar 28, 2019 7:08:32 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Mar 28, 2019 7:03:50 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

I'm not a huge fan, but I don't think he's that bad. He's a fine midcard hand that's been terribly overexposed

I thought he was still alright until Cena basically buried the shit out of him.

The Constable thing is what really hurt him, in my eyes.  I think the haircut was fine, and while he was doing the authority figure shtick, the outfit was fine. But now he just looks like an idiot. His theme, the lone wolf nickname....they don't fit what he looks like

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Mar 28, 2019 7:25:54 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

Mar 28, 2019 7:08:32 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

I thought he was still alright until Cena basically buried the shit out of him.

The Constable thing is what really hurt him, in my eyes.  I think the haircut was fine, and while he was doing the authority figure shtick, the outfit was fine. But now he just looks like an idiot. His theme, the lone wolf nickname....they don't fit what he looks like

I'm struggling to think of times where someone wrestling in business attire has worked out and not made them boring. Maybe IRS or Right To Censor, but they were very gimmick heavy.

[Ben Wyatt]

Mar 28, 2019 7:30:12 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Mar 28, 2019 7:25:54 GMT -5 Ben Wyatt said:

The Constable thing is what really hurt him, in my eyes.  I think the haircut was fine, and while he was doing the authority figure shtick, the outfit was fine. But now he just looks like an idiot. His theme, the lone wolf nickname....they don't fit what he looks like

I'm struggling to think of times where someone wrestling in business attire has worked out and not made them boring. Maybe IRS or Right To Censor, but they were very gimmick heavy.

Right. And Corbin just looks like a goofball.

I like him in the US title picture. That's where he belongs. 

[XaviersSS2015hair]

Regarding Corbin's current attire on Jim Cornette's podcast Cornette said: why is Corbin dressed like that? He looks like the airline lost his luggage.

On Scott Hall's WWE produce DVD they showed a clip of Hall at the Performance Center talking to Corbin
Hall: I love this look you got. Like you kind of work out but you kind of don't. 😂

I think it's obvious the reason he wrestles in business casual. The dude's physique is terrible. Same reason he wrestled in a t-shirt. Which makes Vince's fascination with him all that more baffling. The guy is literally just tall. He's not even tall and well-built.

I feel bad that Punishment Martinez gets lumped in the same category with this turd. Punishment is a thousand times better than anything Corbin could ever hope to be.

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Mar 28, 2019 5:38:17 GMT -5 ThankGodForSidJustice said:

I've always been a fan of Corbin and never understood why he's always got so much hate. Throws a great punch (best in the business imo), moves around very well for a big guy, cool moveset. I really don't see much wrong with his work at all. From a character standpoint I also think he's done a good job transitioning from his bad ass lone wolf gimmick to his current completely different smarmy chicken s*** persona. I get the criticism of him being featured too much the last several months but that's not his fault.

Agree.  I don't know that I'd go as far as to call myself a fan, but I think he's unfairly maligned.  As you say, it's pretty easy for me to see what WWE sees in him.  Big guy who is quick and has some cool moves.  What's more odd to me is why people pile on him like he's just THE WORST.  It's pretty simple to me that he's worn out his welcome with a shit gimmick, overexposure and now he's in creative limbo like most of the roster, so I can understand why everyone is sick of him, but a lot of it seems like he's the IWC's choice of toilet paper of the month to wipe its ass on.

[dbrussel]

Tall & all those things Vince likes. He's not Pete Dunne.

[Pushed to the Moon]

Mar 28, 2019 12:47:36 GMT -5 XaviersSS2015hair said:

Regarding Corbin's current attire on Jim Cornette's podcast Cornette said: why is Corbin dressed like that? He looks like the airline lost his luggage.

On Scott Hall's WWE produce DVD they showed a clip of Hall at the Performance Center talking to Corbin
Hall: I love this look you got. Like you kind of work out but you kind of don't. 😂

I think it's obvious the reason he wrestles in business casual. The dude's physique is terrible. Same reason he wrestled in a t-shirt. Which makes Vince's fascination with him all that more baffling. The guy is literally just tall. He's not even tall and well-built.

I feel bad that Punishment Martinez gets lumped in the same category with this turd. Punishment is a thousand times better than anything Corbin could ever hope to be.

Yeah that physique thing is what I was gonna say. You can see why Lashley or Drew would get pushed cos they're f***ing jacked but Corbin isn't even ripped. It's pretty weird why Vince would love him.

[riseofsetian1981]

I actually liked Baron better during his lone wolf run. He at least looked somewhat intimidating, had a vicious and cool way of moving in the ring, and behaved like a despicable heel.

[Cela]

He's a solid lone wolf destroyer of worlds with a cool move set.

So... not sure why they made him Chickenshit Corporate Corbin.