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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Sept 21, 2021 11:46:22 GMT -5
I’m biased cause the Bearcat is the mascot of my alma mater but I like it!
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Sept 21, 2021 11:48:03 GMT -5
He was actually introduced as Keith Bearcat Lee Good others seem to like it but I ain’t feeling it… The fact that it is NOT being met with overwhelming negativity already makes it a more successful idea than most. Mainly the historical significance behind the name he's taking and the fact they didn't pull a Bron Breakker with his name.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 11:55:52 GMT -5
So how long till he teams with THE WILDCAT KOFI KINGSTON! And then Nattie To form some weird human hybrid cat people faction...somehow slapjack is here to.
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Post by Dub H on Sept 21, 2021 14:45:47 GMT -5
Keith seems like a weird case where they really want to do something with him but might not be able to figure it out. Hopefully this works. Crazy idea. Let him be Keith Lee. They will,juat gotta change some things about him.
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Post by . on Sept 22, 2021 9:49:40 GMT -5
Crazy idea. Let him be Keith Lee. They will,juat gotta change some things about him. Lol That would undermine the entire point of 'Let Keith be Keith'. WWE wants action figure gimmicks and if they can't think of something to slap on you or some over-the-top quirk to give you then they simply won't use you.
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Post by Non Banjoble Tokens on Sept 24, 2021 1:45:35 GMT -5
I heard this is a compromise from Vince because he originally wanted to call him "Popcorn Pee" Keith Lee.
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 24, 2021 1:47:28 GMT -5
I heard this is a compromise from Vince because he originally wanted to call him "Popcorn Pee" Keith Lee. This just reminds me of when Rock tried, and failed miserably, to get "popcorn fart" over as a catchphrase.
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Post by Chiral on Oct 19, 2021 0:23:12 GMT -5
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Post by Mecca on Oct 19, 2021 0:25:42 GMT -5
Keith Lee is watching his own vignette and wondering when he'll be released.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 19, 2021 0:31:24 GMT -5
Of course now it's just "Bearcat Lee"
They can't ever leave good enough alone. His main roster run has been nothing short of disaster so far...
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Oct 19, 2021 0:32:51 GMT -5
Eh, just Bearcat Lee's the better name.
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Post by Hurbster on Oct 19, 2021 1:44:33 GMT -5
Cool name.
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Post by eJm on Oct 19, 2021 3:01:10 GMT -5
I’ll disagree and say Bearcat Lee sounds f***ing lame.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 19, 2021 3:38:38 GMT -5
"Keith Lee" is the kind of name that only works because the dude's always had it (I mean, duh, it's his real name), so we're just used to it. It's not the kind of name you could just give a guy from scratch, because it's very generic. I could take or leave the Bearcat thing, even with the historical context. I just kinda want to see the guy actually DO stuff, dude's barely gotten out of the blocks this year and it's nearly the end of October.
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Post by Totorob101 on Oct 19, 2021 4:06:06 GMT -5
Seems like this is the last throw of the dice for Keith,his main roster run has been a disaster so hoping this new character and heel turn does him some good.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 5:26:20 GMT -5
I mean it’s better than Keith “Bearcat” Lee, but not as good “Bearcat” Keith Lee.
“KEITH IS NOT BELIEVABLE CHAMPIONSHIP NAME” - Vince, probably.
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Post by Main Event Mark on Oct 19, 2021 5:27:00 GMT -5
Remember in NXT, when Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic had those banger matches? How great was that, and they were both really over.
Now, think about Bearcat Lee and T-Bar.
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Post by noobeast on Oct 19, 2021 6:43:47 GMT -5
Remember in 98-99 when WCW was putting on really bad shows, making money in spite of themselves, and squandering a bunch of young, fresh, upstart talent that the crowd was connecting with but people backstage either didn't get or chose not to push so they could push old guys and their friends who only wrestled a few bad matches a year while eating up a disproportionate amount of TV time?
Anyway, I'm sure WWE is gonna be fine.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2021 7:43:26 GMT -5
"Bearcat Lee" sounds fine in a vacuum. It's just that it's yet another instance of WWE changing something about Keith that didn't need to be changed.
Say you're a WWE-only type of wrestling fan. You saw Keith Lee's journey through NXT as he gradually got more popular, racked up wins, and eventually reached the top of the mountain. Then he shows up on Raw and everything about the guy - his theme, his look, his in-ring style (though some of that is due to health concerns I'm sure), and now his name - gets changed. How does that respect your investment in NXT? Hours upon hours of watching the shows and getting attached to a character, only for everything you liked about him to get messed with for no good reason.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 19, 2021 7:46:54 GMT -5
Imagine if they had just started calling Kofi "Wildcat Kingston" when they were experimenting with that nickname early on in his career.
That's the vibe I get from this. Like I get what the names origins are. There's always the shot that he could make this work. But man... everything about this feels like a further red flag for me on the Keith Lee main roster run until proven otherwise...
It's like was already said above... Lee and Dijakovic looked like the future of WWE in NXT when they were facing off... now we have "Bearcat Lee" which is like Keith's fourth attempt already at a successful push and well... T-Bar... it's truly disheartening. I'm rooting for Keith but will not be shocked at all if this tanks...
I also assume this means he's going through another theme change since his current theme has him shouting "KEITH LEE" repeatedly... always a great start to things!
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