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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 11, 2022 17:29:50 GMT -5
I can see them booking him as strong as early 2014-15 Rusev.
As long as Kaiser doesn't leave him for Ziggler.
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Post by Main Event Mark on Jun 11, 2022 20:35:55 GMT -5
The only part of this situation I don't like is the fact Kaizer has been relegated to cornerman. Imperium was a great team and I really thought Aichner got the short straw in this. Now he's getting a repackage and what looks like a strong push in NXT, and Gunther gets the singles IC push.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jun 11, 2022 20:44:36 GMT -5
I'm happy for him and think he's a great asset to the show. I just wonder why he's not getting that over week to week. I still feel like he needs something stronger storyline wise to bite into.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jun 11, 2022 21:16:35 GMT -5
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Post by Hypnosis on Jun 11, 2022 21:21:05 GMT -5
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Post by saneiac on Jun 12, 2022 23:10:24 GMT -5
If he keeps having matches like the Ricochet match, chopping the shit out of people and throwing dropkicks like a human battering ram, he's going to get over. Right now, most of the audience doesn't know who he is and see him as Vince's newest Commander Azeez. The crowd was completely uninterested in Braun Strowman at the beginning, too.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Jun 15, 2022 21:16:33 GMT -5
Folks, this is a REAL champion here.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2022 21:20:05 GMT -5
If he keeps having matches like the Ricochet match, chopping the shit out of people and throwing dropkicks like a human battering ram, he's going to get over. Right now, most of the audience doesn't know who he is and see him as Vince's newest Commander Azeez. The crowd was completely uninterested in Braun Strowman at the beginning, too. Right. Even Rusev wasn't very over for the first couple years either.
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Post by Fake Jesus on Jun 15, 2022 21:22:29 GMT -5
The only part of this situation I don't like is the fact Kaizer has been relegated to cornerman. Imperium was a great team and I really thought Aichner got the short straw in this. Now he's getting a repackage and what looks like a strong push in NXT, and Gunther gets the singles IC push. To be fair that NXT push is also, apparently, as a completely different ethnicity so
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2022 21:02:32 GMT -5
Crowd is taking the piss out of him, which isn't a good sign.
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jul 8, 2022 21:04:16 GMT -5
This was my reaction the moment those f***ing WHAT chants started:
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jul 8, 2022 21:28:26 GMT -5
Gunther chopping Ludwig Kaiser for failing to beat Nakamura was a nice touch.
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Post by jhbboy198917 on Jul 8, 2022 21:33:48 GMT -5
Gunther chopping Ludwig Kaiser for failing to beat Nakamura was a nice touch. Plus that really got the crowd into GUNTHER
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 9, 2022 0:01:52 GMT -5
Gunther chopping Ludwig Kaiser for failing to beat Nakamura was a nice touch. Plus that really got the crowd into GUNTHER I have to disagree here, crowd was chanting "USA! USA! USA!", "Waaaalter!", among other things I liked the segment, but they have struggled to get GUNTHER over and it shouldn't be hard. Monday's terrible "EVIL FOREIGNER" throwback didn't help.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jul 9, 2022 0:31:41 GMT -5
I said it the other day and it rings true with Guntherās run on the main roster so far. Thereās more to good booking than just winning all your matches.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Jul 9, 2022 10:40:38 GMT -5
If he keeps having matches like the Ricochet match, chopping the shit out of people and throwing dropkicks like a human battering ram, he's going to get over. Right now, most of the audience doesn't know who he is and see him as Vince's newest Commander Azeez. The crowd was completely uninterested in Braun Strowman at the beginning, too. I can see a lot of the bigger names in the company not being thrilled to work with a guy whose main appeal is āIām actually going to hit you really hard during our choreographed encounter!ā. I always thought that was a reason his Survivor Series appearance a few years back was so brief; a lot of the top names are probably going to go into āThat doesnāt work for me, brotherā mode when it comes to Gunther.
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Post by saneiac on Jul 9, 2022 11:10:07 GMT -5
If he keeps having matches like the Ricochet match, chopping the shit out of people and throwing dropkicks like a human battering ram, he's going to get over. Right now, most of the audience doesn't know who he is and see him as Vince's newest Commander Azeez. The crowd was completely uninterested in Braun Strowman at the beginning, too. I can see a lot of the bigger names in the company not being thrilled to work with a guy whose main appeal is āIām actually going to hit you really hard during our choreographed encounter!ā. I always thought that was a reason his Survivor Series appearance a few years back was so brief; a lot of the top names are probably going to go into āThat doesnāt work for me, brotherā mode when it comes to Gunther. I'm not sure about that. Drew, Sheamus, Lashley, and Riddle are all known to lay in their strikes pretty stiff. There was a period in 2021 where those 4 plus Keith Lee were being mixed and matched in matches against each other on RAW every week, and they gleefully all beat the snot out of each other.
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Post by Fade on Jul 9, 2022 13:33:52 GMT -5
Iām iffy on the belt but GUNTHER makes that shit look good.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Oct 2, 2022 11:38:47 GMT -5
You look at this picture and you see a star man. I know people want Sheamus to win the title, but I want a long run for GUNTHER for two reasons. 1. When it's time to drop the title, he makes a new star out of it. A fresh out on NXT guy, maybe Brekker gets it. 2. He loses it because he's ready to be elevated to the main event. So keep the GUNTER IC title train running!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2022 11:45:17 GMT -5
GUNTHER is my favorite IC champ since Seth (during his first reign).
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