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Post by sportatorium on Feb 4, 2023 0:25:23 GMT -5
...than being a job guy to the Viking Experience and a tag partner to Ridge Holland, all with the purpose of shining up Sheamus & Drew who are both completely over. He's one of the best technical wrestlers on TV, can work both heel and face and has been as over as anyone in the past.
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Post by Loser troll. Please ban me on Feb 4, 2023 0:34:51 GMT -5
I can only hope when his contract is up he runs full speed for AEW. Put on bangers with Bryan and Yuta
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Post by Red Mage Riot on Feb 4, 2023 0:37:06 GMT -5
I've been saying in other places for months, imagine making a dude as talented as Pete Dunne is the "Scrappy-Doo" to Sheamus' Scooby.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Feb 4, 2023 0:37:21 GMT -5
I think he's in a pretty okay position right now. He's prominently visible attached to a hot act in Sheamus, where if they ever want to put any shine on him or turn him heel he's in an immediate position to gain a lot of momentum from it, and he's young enough that there isn't really a gigantic need to rush him.
I do wish they'd have him challenge Gunther or something but I hardly think he's hit a dead end as an act or anything.
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Post by Killah Ray on Feb 4, 2023 0:40:11 GMT -5
I can only hope when his contract is up he runs full speed for AEW. Put on bangers with Bryan and Yuta That’ll make him different than the other legit 50 guys who’s gimmick is wrestler wrestlers who just go out and wrestle more like it’s PWG on national television. |
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Post by Toates Madhackrviper on Feb 4, 2023 0:44:35 GMT -5
Remember at Survivor series when the interviewer asked the kid who would win the men's Survivor series match and the kid mentioned Butch first? That was interesting.
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Post by Schizo on Feb 4, 2023 0:56:45 GMT -5
He’s fine where he is, I actually like the team of Butch and Holland, they put on great matches everytime they’re out there. Ain’t nonthing wrong with what he’s going right now.
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Post by Schizo on Feb 4, 2023 0:58:12 GMT -5
I can only hope when his contract is up he runs full speed for AEW. Put on bangers with Bryan and Yuta And get lost in the shuffle of their 200+ roster. Yeah, good call there |
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 4, 2023 0:59:47 GMT -5
I think he's in a pretty okay position right now. He's prominently visible attached to a hot act in Sheamus, where if they ever want to put any shine on him or turn him heel he's in an immediate position to gain a lot of momentum from it, and he's young enough that there isn't really a gigantic need to rush him. I do wish they'd have him challenge Gunther or something but I hardly think he's hit a dead end as an act or anything. Yeah, he's being a bit underutilized at the moment, but I do see a path forward for him. |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Feb 4, 2023 1:04:46 GMT -5
He's fine where he is and has been slowly getting momentum and his swagger back for months
He has a path forward and is part of a hot act in Sheamus. He's still young and can bide his time. Right now with the tag titles being stagnant on one team for two divisions, their is a bit of a rut
He could be used more but he's over with the audience
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Feb 4, 2023 2:44:26 GMT -5
He’s fine where he is, I actually like the team of Butch and Holland, they put on great matches everytime they’re out there. Ain’t nonthing wrong with what he’s going right now. I agree, I'd just really like to see them win a lot more. |
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Feb 4, 2023 3:04:18 GMT -5
Butch and Ridge should be doing a Sheepherders tribute gimmick.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Feb 4, 2023 7:33:12 GMT -5
He was in the main event of one of the company’s biggest PPVs like two months ago. But if he’d be better off putting on a banger every 3 weeks on Rampage, so be it.
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Post by msc on Feb 4, 2023 9:09:20 GMT -5
A year ago he was an internet darling. Now he's loved by the casual crowds. This thread is slightly premature, ask me again in a year.
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Post by salz4life on Feb 4, 2023 9:18:29 GMT -5
I feel like he's simply in a holding pattern. I don't think he's buried or anything. He'll catch his groove, IMO, at some point... maybe after Mania.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 4, 2023 9:38:05 GMT -5
I wouldn't ring the alarm bells yet but his trajectory hasn't been great and Hunter's booking has shown that it really doesn't matter if he pushed you or liked you in NXT when it comes to how you'll be used now. I know AEW has some roster bloat but WWE is getting there too. They're hiring more and more people, not releasing anyone, and recruiting more folks for NXT which will require calling folks up to the main roster. There are going to be lots of folks not getting any TV time and I wouldn't be surprised if Pete and Ridge fall into that position, especially if they break away from Sheamus.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 4, 2023 11:08:07 GMT -5
I wouldn't ring the alarm bells yet but his trajectory hasn't been great and Hunter's booking has shown that it really doesn't matter if he pushed you or liked you in NXT when it comes to how you'll be used now. I know AEW has some roster bloat but WWE is getting there too. They're hiring more and more people, not releasing anyone, and recruiting more folks for NXT which will require calling folks up to the main roster. There are going to be lots of folks not getting any TV time and I wouldn't be surprised if Pete and Ridge fall into that position, especially if they break away from Sheamus. They’re still really not close to roster bloat. They’ve still re-signed/called up so many fewer people than they released or left in the last 2-3 years. They have 5 hours of main roster TV per week and probably have a similar roster size to AEW with 3 hours of TV. |
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 4, 2023 11:36:18 GMT -5
I wouldn't ring the alarm bells yet but his trajectory hasn't been great and Hunter's booking has shown that it really doesn't matter if he pushed you or liked you in NXT when it comes to how you'll be used now. I know AEW has some roster bloat but WWE is getting there too. They're hiring more and more people, not releasing anyone, and recruiting more folks for NXT which will require calling folks up to the main roster. There are going to be lots of folks not getting any TV time and I wouldn't be surprised if Pete and Ridge fall into that position, especially if they break away from Sheamus. They’re still really not close to roster bloat. They’ve still re-signed/called up so many fewer people than they released or left in the last 2-3 years. They have 5 hours of main roster TV per week and probably have a similar roster size to AEW with 3 hours of TV. I said they're approaching it and unlike AEW, they have like dozens and dozens of NXT talent they're going to eventually call up at some point. There are already people on the main roster that don't really wrestle, have a feud, or do anything of note because despite the additional TV time, WWE features less talent per hour than a place like AEW. |
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Feb 4, 2023 11:38:39 GMT -5
I liked him better in the paperboy getup
I will say he’s kinda faded into the background with Ridge since McIntyre decided to leech off of Sheamus’ momentum. I’d wait until after Mania season to really judge.
I’d hope him and Ridge will find a spot in a hopefully roaring tag division after Mania.
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Post by polarbearpete on Feb 4, 2023 14:00:24 GMT -5
They’re still really not close to roster bloat. They’ve still re-signed/called up so many fewer people than they released or left in the last 2-3 years. They have 5 hours of main roster TV per week and probably have a similar roster size to AEW with 3 hours of TV. I said they're approaching it and unlike AEW, they have like dozens and dozens of NXT talent they're going to eventually call up at some point. There are already people on the main roster that don't really wrestle, have a feud, or do anything of note because despite the additional TV time, WWE features less talent per hour than a place like AEW. Approaching roster bloat implies they’re close to reaching it. I’m doubting they’ll call up dozens and dozens of NXT wrestlers while maintaining all of the main roster talent they currently have. NXT talent will likely get call ups on an as-needed basis. I think they use a surprisingly high percentage of their roster on Raw and Smackdown. Looking at the Raw roster, the only ones that I feel we don’t see involved much are Cedric and Shelton (who are likely about to reform the Hurt Business), Maximum Male Models (who just seemed to start a story with Otis/Gable on Monday) and maybe Tamina and Dana Brooke, though I feel like we see them in enhancement roles every once in a while. On Smackdown, it’s probably just Aliyah, Xia Li, Los Lotharios (though they are used for enhancement purposes from time to time) and Shanky. Nakamura hasn’t been featured in a bit of time either which is maybe the biggest omission. |
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