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Post by darbus alan on Nov 9, 2022 16:37:06 GMT -5
That picture of Austin Theory still haunts my dreams.
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Post by Wieners=$$$ on Nov 9, 2022 16:46:22 GMT -5
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Nov 10, 2022 3:42:06 GMT -5
Weâre pretty much good so long as Theory doesnât switch to a poor manâs Liberace gimmick, with like Nathan Frazier as his chauffeur. I feel like that gimmick could've worked if it was somebody else. The reason people didn't like it was because it was a straight guy, right? But a flamboyant piano player who wears furry coats and a bunch of jewellery... That could work. That gimmick absolutely blew, having an actual queer guy play it would just make it less offensive
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 10, 2022 15:30:29 GMT -5
Yeah this will stay with him and he'll have to work twice as hard to put together a body of work that eclipses it or go through a gimmick change. It's a pointless setback when even a failed cash-in on Roman could have been respectable. Also Rhea, Bronn, Riho, Jungle Boy, Wheeler Yuta, Mao, Garcia, Hook, Veny, Miu Watanabe and many more who are the same age or even younger. All have won titles and have (mostly) been treated as being important, it's hard to imagine any showing the equivalent level of stupidity/incompetence. Roman completely neutered Theory on the mic back at MSG. Absolutely destroyed him. How does him then losing to Roman do anything but back up what Roman said? That's honestly when the Theory as top guy experiment ended for right now, especially given him losing last night. Him losing like he did against Rollins also backs up what Reigns said - that he had no clue what he was doing. At least if he loses to Roman, he doesn't look like a total idiot like he did on Monday losing to Rollins after Lashley had pasted him. If he's going to lose, at least have him lose to the top dude in the company for the top belt on PPV, not on a Raw in the third hour in front of 5000 fans while Monday Night Football is on.
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Post by CubsFan71 on Nov 12, 2022 23:48:04 GMT -5
I just want to know what he did to piss Triple H off this bad
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 15, 2022 8:17:41 GMT -5
I think itâs safe to say that stories of Theoryâs demise were greatly exaggerated.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffinâs Story on Nov 15, 2022 8:37:08 GMT -5
I think itâs safe to say that stories of Theoryâs demise were greatly exaggerated. Yep. I get why people didn't like the segment, but he was being called out by Gargano and KO for being overconfident and soft, then he proved them right by losing that briefcase, but now he's right back on track and in the mix with Rollins again. It seems pretty clear the narrative about him being "Vince's guy" wasn't necessarily true, either
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 15, 2022 8:44:51 GMT -5
Iâm a bit uncertain about this shift in gimmick. Theory had two things going for him, one is that heâs pretty decent in-ring and the other is that heâs good at playing the comedic goof. Now theyâre stripping the comedic stuff away and turning him into this serious angry guy, which there are always too many of in wrestling, and that usually leads to oneâs in-ring work becoming slower, less flashy and âmethodicalâ/boring.
So, now you have one part of the fanbase who were interested in the guy potentially off-put by him losing the attributes they liked about him, and another part who are never going to give him the time of day because of problematic allegations outside of wrestling off-put by the fact he will be continuing to get TV time and a push.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 15, 2022 8:52:55 GMT -5
Iâm a bit uncertain about this shift in gimmick. Theory had two things going for him, one is that heâs pretty decent in-ring and the other is that heâs good at playing the comedic goof. Now theyâre stripping the comedic stuff away and turning him into this serious angry guy, which there are always too many of in wrestling, and that usually leads to oneâs in-ring work becoming slower, less flashy and âmethodicalâ/boring. So, now you have one part of the fanbase who were interested in the guy potentially off-put by him losing the attributes they liked about him, and another part who are never going to give him the time of day because of problematic allegations outside of wrestling off-put by the fact he will be continuing to get TV time and a push. I enjoyed his goofy character, especially in NXT. But if they really do see him as a major player, I can see why they would do a drastic overhaul of his character right now, before his credibility cratered completely.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 15, 2022 9:16:12 GMT -5
âSo what youâre saying Austin is that Romanâs a bigger star than you??â âYesâ âAnd he can beat that ass whenever he wantsâ âAbsolutelyâ âAND he gets more money and gets more hoes than you??â âNo doubt, without questionâ
Austin Theory, welcome to the Goof Troop, hereâs your pass. I think you should have been here a looooong time ago better late than never.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Nov 15, 2022 9:55:58 GMT -5
âSo what youâre saying Austin is that Romanâs a bigger star than you??â âYesâ âAnd he can beat that ass whenever he wantsâ âAbsolutelyâ âAND he gets more money and gets more hoes than you??â âNo doubt, without questionâ Austin Theory, welcome to the Goof Troop, hereâs your pass. I think you should have been here a looooong time ago better late than never. And Iâm supposed to take him being an unhinged violent heel seriously?
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Post by Nosnorb on Nov 15, 2022 18:23:09 GMT -5
âSo what youâre saying Austin is that Romanâs a bigger star than you??â âYesâ âAnd he can beat that ass whenever he wantsâ âAbsolutelyâ âAND he gets more money and gets more hoes than you??â âNo doubt, without questionâ Austin Theory, welcome to the Goof Troop, hereâs your pass. I think you should have been here a looooong time ago better late than never. And Iâm supposed to take him being an unhinged violent heel seriously? Did you take Eric Young in TNA as an unhinged violent heel seriously? Because I sure as f*** didn't.
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Post by polarbearpete on Nov 15, 2022 18:53:29 GMT -5
And Iâm supposed to take him being an unhinged violent heel seriously? Did you take Eric Young in TNA as an unhinged violent heel seriously? Because I sure as f*** didn't. Theoryâs pulling it off very well already, going by last night.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Nov 26, 2022 22:07:28 GMT -5
He's moved on to BIGGER and BETTER things!
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