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Post by The Rick Jericho on Dec 27, 2022 19:24:14 GMT -5
Look at where Sami started the year and look where he has ended.
Can Dominik be next year's version of Sami? He's got a lot of momentum at the end of 2022. He got the proper heel turn we all wanted.
After his big Wrestlemania match probably with Rey can we see this guy be a huge act by the end of 2023?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Dec 27, 2022 19:44:16 GMT -5
Sami was legit an MVP
I wouldn't say Dom can be an MVP but he's def shown he's starting to figure out the game a little more and I always thought he had a decent ceiling than people gave him credit for. Will be interesting to see how he continues to evolve with the act but it has gotten over and JD should have some gold in 2023
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Post by ChitownKnight on Dec 27, 2022 20:02:38 GMT -5
Maybe 2025 MVP. I mean Sami was solid gold back in 2018, but nobody recognized him until this year imo
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Post by floundertime on Dec 27, 2022 20:13:18 GMT -5
I like the rock comparison, except no one can be the rock. Rock wasn’t getting over as a baby. The crowd couldn’t stand him as a baby, so he turns heel and joins a heel stable. His promos get better, he draws heat, and breaks out.
Look at Dom, same thing. Let’s see how far Dom can take it.
Btw once again he will never be the next rock, but the formula is the same.
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Post by DrBackflipsHoffman on Dec 27, 2022 21:00:11 GMT -5
Nah, Sami Zayn has at more than one point in time been the greatest professional wrestler on earth at the time he was active, and so has Dominik's dad. Its unfair and unrealistic to expect he would.
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Post by fw91 on Dec 27, 2022 21:02:20 GMT -5
Sami has mic skills and looks like he made it out of fifth grade, so I'm gonna say no. However Dom is more interesting these days.
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Post by HisRoyalGreeness on Dec 27, 2022 21:16:07 GMT -5
I’ve actually been entertained quite a bit with Dominick since the turn which is way more than I can say about before. The only thing I wished he had done was start using Guerrero as his last name to really sell it. I love what he’s doing with Rhea since it’s basically a tribute to Eddie/Chyna with a twist. With that said, MVP, nah. Not in the slightest.
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Post by Main Event Mark on Dec 27, 2022 21:30:12 GMT -5
I'm not sure I could see Dom as a "serious" heel.
As a weasely heel whose mouth writes cheques his ass can't cash, gets in over his head and needs his Mami or his boys to bail him out.. he's been pretty great.
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Post by XIII on Dec 27, 2022 23:54:01 GMT -5
Dom will need a lot of work to breakout. Right now he’s benefitting greatly from Rhea, Judgment Day, and feuding with Rey. Have him break away from them as a heel or face anytime soon and it won’t be pretty.
I think he can be successful on his own but he’s got miles to go
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Post by BradMKE on Dec 28, 2022 8:55:53 GMT -5
Dom is going to beat Rey in a retirement match eventually and that should help his status as a heel as well.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Dec 28, 2022 9:01:49 GMT -5
I think it’s too much to expect of him. He’s just now figuring out a character and it’s based on the fact that he’s not very good at much of anything.
He’s 25, so I think there’s always room to grow, I just don’t think it’s anything that will happen in the next few years. He needs time.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 28, 2022 9:08:28 GMT -5
Rhea and Dom need to have their Macho/Liz moment at Wrestlemania complete with Rhea carrying Dom around the ring on her shoulder yelling OOOOHHHHHH YEEEAAAHHHHHHHH
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Post by PTBartman on Dec 28, 2022 12:14:53 GMT -5
I’ve actually been entertained quite a bit with Dominick since the turn which is way more than I can say about before. The only thing I wished he had done was start using Guerrero as his last name to really sell it. I love what he’s doing with Rhea since it’s basically a tribute to Eddie/Chyna with a twist. With that said, MVP, nah. Not in the slightest. He's gonna make the change on Martin Luther King day when he breaks into Rey's house. Then he's gonna say "Free at last, free at last, thank God almighty, free at last."
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 28, 2022 12:54:20 GMT -5
Absolutely not. He's just less shit than he was. Sami is genuinely great.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2022 13:05:51 GMT -5
No way in hell.
Dom will grow and get better...allegedly.
Sami is on a level Dom going by everything we have seen about him so far will never touch.
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Post by darbus alan on Dec 28, 2022 13:09:22 GMT -5
Dom Mysterio hopes he can be even a tenth of the wrestler Sami is.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Dec 28, 2022 13:11:34 GMT -5
No, he's not talented enough. He can keep being a slightly better David Flair and have a decent career out of it.
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Post by dbrussel on Dec 28, 2022 13:42:10 GMT -5
You need talent for that
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Dec 28, 2022 13:59:46 GMT -5
I think Dom has shown a lot of the potential that his dad saw in him since turning heel. I can definitely see him as a mid to upper mid card little shit heel who can occasionally find his way into a main event angle but, I don't think he's someone who will light the world on fire the way Sami has.
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Post by chronocross on Dec 28, 2022 16:26:48 GMT -5
He works well as a chickenshit heel, I'd say another couple of years of work and maybe he could get a midcard or tag title run.
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