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Post by celtics543 on Apr 5, 2022 6:04:58 GMT -5
It was like an opposite John Cena transformation. Elias went from having a good character who got huge responses to a CAW looking guy in neon tights.
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Post by Hypnosis on Apr 5, 2022 6:53:09 GMT -5
The funniest thing is that he's still using the Elias Twitter account, instead of making a new one. Wow, Elias Ezekiel and Savage really WERE separated at birth.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 5, 2022 6:56:44 GMT -5
When this is all over, someone's going to have a hell of a story to tell.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 5, 2022 7:04:11 GMT -5
I've never seen a wrestler who looks like so many other wrestlers at once. He looks like Volador Jr, LA Knight, Scott Putski, Scotty Riggs, and Aron Stevens.
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Post by Nosnorb on Apr 5, 2022 7:24:05 GMT -5
I have no problem with WWE doing their own version of Joseph Park, Esq. It's been ten years after all.
The problem I have is with the dude they are using to tell it. It worked in TNA because Abyss wore a mask, and in 2012 Abyss was pretty much dead in the water, the dude had zero credibility. He needed a gimmick change and he went from one of the most stale dudes on the TNA roster to one of the best characters in the company, and it showed that there was more to the dude than being a composite of Mankind and Kane that had long passed his sell-by date. It also allowed Chris Parks to show off his acting and promo skills.
With Elias, he had his Drifter character down pat. He didn't need to change his gimmick, dude was still over. Now he's had a huge part of his act taken away and won't be able to showcase those skills anywhere near as well. It's also blatantly obvious that it's the same dude, but then again, it was obvious that Hulk Hogan was Mr America.
I hope this leads to the return of The Drifter. This storyline should really have been used for someone else who had actually gone stale.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 5, 2022 7:38:42 GMT -5
I saw the thread title and thought Ezekial Jackson was back. I'll presume others thought the same. I assume everyone thought “Ezekial Jackson? Really?” when the tron hit, then “oh god, is that Elias?” when the realization hit.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 5, 2022 7:39:23 GMT -5
I've never seen a wrestler who looks like so many other wrestlers at once. He looks like Volador Jr, LA Knight, Scott Putski, and Aron Stevens. Elias shaving revealed his horrifying dark secret, he was made in a lab.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Apr 5, 2022 7:40:54 GMT -5
Did they really need to make him so generic looking? Like couldn’t they gimmick him up? Maybe find a gimmick that was similar enough where you could believe that he is his brother but different enough where you could believe he’s a different character? Because this makes him look like a complete geek compared to his “brother”. Exactly the same but he plays a ukulele “I’m clearly not Elias, he plays the guitar”
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Apr 5, 2022 7:43:40 GMT -5
this dude sucks hard, glad he has this albatross shit to deal with
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Post by cassonova on Apr 5, 2022 7:57:48 GMT -5
Alright...who gave Hank Azaria super soldier serum?
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Post by krozor on Apr 5, 2022 7:59:45 GMT -5
He* is my new favorite wrestler**.
*Ezekiel***
**Is he a wrestler? He had on wrestling gear but he just came out and said nothing about why he came out there when he did, even when Owens just left him alone in the ring and he could have said whatever he wanted
***(Elias's Younger Brother)
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Post by Big BosskMan on Apr 5, 2022 8:10:53 GMT -5
Also, for some odd reason, I'm getting Eddie Money vibes from this new presentation.
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Post by lionheart21 on Apr 5, 2022 8:22:14 GMT -5
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Post by Ryushinku on Apr 5, 2022 8:24:39 GMT -5
Next week, I want him to come out with his head completely shaved bald and claiming to be the third brother, Ephraim.
Not sure after that point, out of hair to remove.
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Post by Nosnorb on Apr 5, 2022 8:35:22 GMT -5
Next week, I want him to come out with his head completely shaved bald and claiming to be the third brother, Ephraim. Not sure after that point, out of hair to remove. Nope, there is always the eyebrows and the back, sack and crack for the week after that.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Apr 5, 2022 8:43:58 GMT -5
Personal theory brought on by him randomly wearing trunks - Ezekiel is an identity born out of intense self-loathing over being a nudist.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2022 8:45:09 GMT -5
I saw the thread title and thought Ezekial Jackson was back. I'll presume others thought the same. I assume everyone thought “Ezekial Jackson? Really?” when the tron hit, then “oh god, is that Elias?” when the realization hit. Howling. Ezekiel Jackson getting a random return would've been the biggest Conway Pop ever. Literally a return NOBODY asked for.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Apr 5, 2022 8:49:37 GMT -5
Fightful had the perfect match: Jacked up Stu Pickles.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Apr 5, 2022 8:53:52 GMT -5
Also, why does he look so naked out there? Like Elias isn't meant to wear that few articles of clothing.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Apr 5, 2022 8:58:12 GMT -5
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