nisidhe
Hank Scorpio
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Post by nisidhe on Mar 10, 2020 14:03:31 GMT -5
This just sounds like they're already getting ready to make Drew lame and completely derail his momentum. I guess credit for getting it out of the way doing it before Mania instead of waiting until after like everyone assumed. The man hasn't won the goddamned title and they're already f***ing ruining him with this shit. My signature expresses my feelings quite adequately, I think. It really feels like an effort to turn the course creatively while still under Vince's leadership - clearly too little, too late. Drew does not need a backstory here. He does not need a fictional mentor with no connection to the craft: though, to be fair, he's likely to treat the mentor rather better than Shawn Michaels did Jose Lothario. Drew doesn't need help coming across as a human being here. If long-term booking is the goal, have some friends vouch for him, a couple of flirtatious moments with some of the babyface women not named Becky Lynch (are there any on Raw?) but keep the humanity he presents around the ring and around WWE. Keep this shizz simple.
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Mar 10, 2020 14:04:08 GMT -5
Oh my God WHY??? This is so stupid!!!
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Mar 10, 2020 14:05:52 GMT -5
THE SEA MENTOR! HIS MENTOR FROM THE SEA!! (Sea Creature staggers up, wearing a ginger beard) Ok that would be amazing... especially if Mr. Mackelroy standing next to him holding the chain but is never mentioned >_>
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 14:06:20 GMT -5
Just what drew needs... a José Lothario.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Mar 10, 2020 14:06:43 GMT -5
What's the difference from regular Jose Lothario? Zombie Jose Lothario is STILL called Sweatsock on Wikipedia.
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Rave
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Post by Rave on Mar 10, 2020 14:08:32 GMT -5
His Yoda? Will said Yoda have a stick, and will said stick be better than bacon?
EDIT: Since this got nosold...
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Post by eJm on Mar 10, 2020 14:14:52 GMT -5
THE SEA MENTOR! HIS MENTOR FROM THE SEA!! (Sea Creature staggers up, wearing a ginger beard) Ok, this would redeem it all, especially if Mr. Mackelroy was the one to introduce him and we get the same dramatic music.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 14:15:11 GMT -5
This just sounds like they're already getting ready to make Drew lame and completely derail his momentum. I guess credit for getting it out of the way doing it before Mania instead of waiting until after like everyone assumed. The man hasn't won the goddamned title and they're already f***ing ruining him with this shit. My signature expresses my feelings quite adequately, I think. It really feels like an effort to turn the course creatively while still under Vince's leadership - clearly too little, too late. Drew does not need a backstory here. He does not need a fictional mentor with no connection to the craft: though, to be fair, he's likely to treat the mentor rather better than Shawn Michaels did Jose Lothario. Drew doesn't need help coming across as a human being here. If long-term booking is the goal, have some friends vouch for him, a couple of flirtatious moments with some of the babyface women not named Becky Lynch (are there any on Raw?) but keep the humanity he presents around the ring and around WWE. Keep this shizz simple. That is exactly where I am with this...I appreciate them apparently trying something different but this is still with Vince still around and in power which means even if starts off well , it will only end in Vince f***ery. But also to echo another thought.....they are applying this to the wrong damn person Drew does not need any elaborate backstory ,instead how about applying this to acts in the midcard and the women that could use this type of creative thinking.
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nisidhe
Hank Scorpio
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Post by nisidhe on Mar 10, 2020 14:21:49 GMT -5
what we need is a man with a scottish accent playing a Spanish Egyptian >_> Or Darrell Hammond playing said man with a Scottish accent dressed up as a Spaniard, occasionally shouting, "WE MEET AGAIN, TREBEK!"
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Perd
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Post by Perd on Mar 10, 2020 14:27:13 GMT -5
Yah got to stop cranking it in the shower, laddie!
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the2ndevil
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Post by the2ndevil on Mar 10, 2020 14:29:59 GMT -5
Yah got to stop cranking it in the shower, laddie! That reference is a deep cut
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 10, 2020 14:32:35 GMT -5
Yah got to stop cranking it in the shower, laddie! That reference is a deep cut Wasn’t it the gym? Or was that someone else?
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Post by Brian Suntan on Mar 10, 2020 14:38:42 GMT -5
Drew might be over now, but people will soon get bored of him if he just ends up in a neverending fued post-Mania with whoever.
Now I'm not saying Groundskeeper Willie is it, but give me attempts to do something, anything, different should be encouraged.
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Post by XIII on Mar 10, 2020 14:39:46 GMT -5
Is this even necessary? What they’ve done with Drew seems to be working why add some (likely) cheesy BS to it?
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Post by Zombie Mod is not a ghoul. on Mar 10, 2020 14:55:39 GMT -5
what we need is a man with a scottish accent playing a Spanish Egyptian >_> well they already had the kurgan.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Mar 10, 2020 14:56:18 GMT -5
Please let it be Bob Backlund in a kilt....Please let it be Bob Backlund in a kilt....Please let it be Bob Backlund in a kilt....
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Post by Pushed to the Moon on Mar 10, 2020 15:14:10 GMT -5
This just sounds like they're already getting ready to make Drew lame and completely derail his momentum. I guess credit for getting it out of the way doing it before Mania instead of waiting until after like everyone assumed. The man hasn't won the goddamned title and they're already f***ing ruining him with this shit. My signature expresses my feelings quite adequately, I think. It really feels like an effort to turn the course creatively while still under Vince's leadership - clearly too little, too late. Drew does not need a backstory here. He does not need a fictional mentor with no connection to the craft: though, to be fair, he's likely to treat the mentor rather better than Shawn Michaels did Jose Lothario. Drew doesn't need help coming across as a human being here. If long-term booking is the goal, have some friends vouch for him, a couple of flirtatious moments with some of the babyface women not named Becky Lynch (are there any on Raw?) but keep the humanity he presents around the ring and around WWE. Keep this shizz simple. Yeah I can see why they're doing it since I don't think he has much of a grand backstory or explanation of his new character since he turned face but I just don't get why they need to create this fake mentor instead of just having him walk around Scotland and talk to his actual friends and family. The corny way that casting calls are written doesn't help expectations but I hope it's not that bad and maybe funny at least.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Mar 10, 2020 15:20:24 GMT -5
I want someone sitting on a throne of skulls outside a castle in the Highlands, like a Scottish version of the Master from the Dungeon of Doom.
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Post by 4real on Mar 10, 2020 15:27:24 GMT -5
MAKE WAY FOR WILLIE!!!
Seriously though this is a terrible idea. Drew is working fine as he is atm just leave it alone. Play up that he wants to be the first British World Champion in WWE and the journey he has taken to get here that’s all you need.
And obviously yes he needs to win the belt and WWE needs to give him strong competition after Mania not the likes of Lashley, Corbin & Lars freakin Sullivan.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2020 15:37:21 GMT -5
The only thing I hope for is that this does infact lead to deeper more elaborate storytelling and giving actual characters to people and developing some lore etc
As un needed as this particular one is though I am willing to see where this possibly leads him as a character ..does his family have live a decietful life...maybe this opens the door for someone to debut as an outcasted relative to Drew post Mania to feud with and taking back the family name from Drew etc.
Thinking long term this could be what keeps him from stagnating because once he beats Brock it can't be just him being Becky Lynch of the male variety where he just wrestles and wins and moves onto the opponent.
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