mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on May 25, 2019 6:04:59 GMT -5
Like, his delivery on what he says is perfect. If he’s going on a script you can’t tell, it sounds genuine and, well, real. And his mannerisms and expressions in the ring really help tell a story (which a wrestling match should be, after all).
The tradition is that NXT call-ups flounder and get ruined on the main roster, and it’s something I’ve sadly become conditioned to. All of the UE are great, but if WWE f*** up Adam Cole that will be a huge loss.
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Post by CMPunkyBrewster on May 25, 2019 8:48:49 GMT -5
Adam Cole is f***ing great.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 9:17:59 GMT -5
Undisputed Era are great, but I see Cole being a Seth Rollins level over babyface on the main roster.
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Post by stevec484 on May 25, 2019 9:21:33 GMT -5
Too bad he is five foot eight, 160lbs of skinny fat. He will never get above midcard on the main roster with that look
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 9:23:20 GMT -5
Too bad he is five foot eight, 160lbs of skinny fat. He will never get above midcard on the main roster with that look He needs to take a shower, hit the weights, and get a clue.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on May 25, 2019 9:56:27 GMT -5
When he first showed in NXT, I wasn’t sold at all. It took until his first Takeover where he cut a fire preshow promo on Pat MacAfee and my opinion completely changed. Because of a preshow promo against Pat MacAfee. Really!
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Post by 4real on May 25, 2019 10:34:28 GMT -5
Too bad he is five foot eight, 160lbs of skinny fat. He will never get above midcard on the main roster with that look I agree to be honest his look is pretty awful. Good wrestler no doubt but not sure where he fits on the main roster.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 13:20:02 GMT -5
It was Cole's facial expressions that sold me on him. Best in the company. Obviously, he's also an excellent wrestler which helps.
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Post by brettappedout (BLM) on May 25, 2019 15:47:16 GMT -5
I know people are joking too far about his size, but he really is small. If he was even Punk's height and weight he'd be WWE Champ within a year on the main roster. Maybe sooner.
Dude is a great talker, is a good looking guy and can f***ing work. Just his size will most definitely hold him back.
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mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on May 25, 2019 16:15:26 GMT -5
Regarding his size, isn’t a lot of wrestling how you’re presented and how you carry yourself? Like, I’ve never once thought he looked tiny compared to anyone.
The Shield were two average and one above average guys (in wrestling anyway) but they were booked as absolute killers, and the audience 100% bought into it. Daniel Bryan squashed Big Cass and no-one blinked.
Adam Cole vs Seth, Miz, most of the NXT roster (including the rest of UE), Bryan, Ricochet, Mysterio, Orton, AJ..that’s like two years of feuds right there alone where he wouldn’t lose grossly undersized.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 16:33:06 GMT -5
Too bad he is five foot eight, 160lbs of skinny fat. He will never get above midcard on the main roster with that look He needs to take a shower, hit the weights, and get a clue. Or get in touch with this guy: Also I will say I’m not a size queen at all and Cole is talented enough to make up for it, but dude is legit tiny. I never really realized it until the Worlds Collide tournament when he was wrestling Shane Thorne, who isn’t known as being a big dude, and Thorne just looked huge compared to him.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on May 25, 2019 16:34:48 GMT -5
He'll do great on the main roster, I mean look at Charlotte Flair, now imagine how well HBK's kid is gonna do
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on May 25, 2019 16:36:22 GMT -5
Hell of worker, can talk, has great facial expressions
The sky is the limit for him even with him being on the small side. He wrestles bigger than he is if that makes any sense. Having him be the leader of UE works great as well as they can always have his back but he's shown himself capable of being able to handle shit on his own.
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Post by King Devitt on May 25, 2019 17:21:13 GMT -5
I seriously loathed Adam Cole for a long time, thought he was just a one-catchphrase-pony that he lifted from Chris Jericho at best.
And then one day about a year or so ago I was watching a random episode of NXT and Adam Cole came to the ring, and even before he got on the mic it just clicked. The way he walked, his facial expressions, the way he presented himself I was like "this dude gets it" and had I never watched any of his work before I would think he was a main event level talent (which he is).
Ever since then I've been a huge fan and appreciate the guys skill being on a level very few other people have. A jack of all trades.
I don't care about his size, and think he's a better worker than Rollins (and obviously much better seller) and if f***ing Mysterio can get pushed, so can Adam Cole.
I honestly wish he were NXT champion over Gargano.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 19:50:39 GMT -5
In the top tier of performers on a roster filled with incredible talent. He's great at everything.
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Post by TGM on May 25, 2019 21:40:48 GMT -5
Cole has been the most protected member of Undisputed Era and clearly the only member WWE has any real plans for.
He hasn't lit the world on fire himself but he's something of a heel Johnny Gargano, having amazing matches with wrestlers WWE DO like.
In my eyes he's a better Seth Rollins.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2019 23:00:51 GMT -5
"Adam Cole's a helluva promo."
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Post by Mozenrath on May 25, 2019 23:08:54 GMT -5
I used to just not *get* Adam Cole, mostly due to his shitty Bullet Club run, but I think he's been doing probably the best work of his career.
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Post by salz4life on May 25, 2019 23:22:42 GMT -5
When he first showed in NXT, I wasn’t sold at all. It took until his first Takeover where he cut a fire preshow promo on Pat MacAfee and my opinion completely changed. Because of a preshow promo against Pat MacAfee. Really! “Nice jorts, dork!”
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Post by toodarkmark on May 26, 2019 0:51:33 GMT -5
He's going to come up as Michael Cole's brother, and be jobbing within a month of being called up. The second he goes off script and gets some heat, he wont see the mic again for half a year.
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