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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 16, 2023 23:49:46 GMT -5
Karl Fredericks is now Eddy Thorpe and debuts on LVL UP tomorrow:
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Feb 16, 2023 23:52:56 GMT -5
………..legitimately don’t know which guy is Fredericks
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 16, 2023 23:54:30 GMT -5
………..legitimately don’t know which guy is Fredericks *whispers* …The one on the right.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 16, 2023 23:55:55 GMT -5
As for the new name… One of those lateral move ones where both the old name and the new name are as generic and inoffensive as each other.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Feb 17, 2023 0:28:38 GMT -5
Belgium's Famous Painter?
... wait that's James Ensor... my mistake
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 17, 2023 0:33:43 GMT -5
I assumed Karl Fredericks was a basketball player I never heard of before.
I assume Eddy Thorpe is a slightly geeky everyman on a CBS sitcom.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 17, 2023 8:22:34 GMT -5
Karl Fredericks isn't a very good ring name, but Eddy Thorpe doesn't feel like a fit for him, either. Hmm.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Feb 17, 2023 8:28:50 GMT -5
Karl Fredericks sounds like an old time wrestler to me, like someone who would wrestle Lou Thesz.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 17, 2023 8:30:07 GMT -5
I understand the "Thorpe" part (after Jim Thorpe since Fredericks wants to lean into the Native American thing), but Eddy?
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Post by cassonova on Feb 17, 2023 8:44:50 GMT -5
I understand the "Thorpe" part (after Jim Thorpe since Fredericks wants to lean into the Native American thing), but Eddy? After everyone's idol Eddy Guerrero.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 17, 2023 8:51:37 GMT -5
I understand the "Thorpe" part (after Jim Thorpe since Fredericks wants to lean into the Native American thing), but Eddy? It’s hard to think of better names, and not just because there’s a big chance it’s already being used in porn. Like, there’s some great Native American first names, but at the same time, I don’t know how much of that heritage he actually is or how much it will play into his wrestling persona. I’m not exactly expecting Tatanka levels of broad strokes here.
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Post by tenshi on Feb 17, 2023 9:09:58 GMT -5
I understand the "Thorpe" part (after Jim Thorpe since Fredericks wants to lean into the Native American thing), but Eddy? Maybe he mains Eddy Gordo?
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Feb 17, 2023 9:18:32 GMT -5
None of the names coming out these days are wildly controversial. They’re approved by the talent and they usually have a ton of input now so their DNA is all over it and has deeper meaning to them. This has been happening for a long while. Unless there is a recent example somebody wants to explain?
So yeah, I can only imagine Freddy and/or Eddy was or is his nickname in his personal life. And Thorpe has already been explained in the thread. It’s better than Karl Fredericks, that’s for sure.
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Post by Killah Ray on Feb 17, 2023 9:41:30 GMT -5
I understand the "Thorpe" part (after Jim Thorpe since Fredericks wants to lean into the Native American thing), but Eddy? After everyone's idol Eddy Guerrero. Send for the Konann!
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Post by Talent Name on Feb 17, 2023 11:06:39 GMT -5
It's Thorpeing time
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Post by XIII on Feb 17, 2023 12:28:41 GMT -5
Dude on the left looks the Lightning Kid(Asian variant)
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Feb 17, 2023 13:07:57 GMT -5
*FAN in unison like a 2nd grade classroom* Hi, Eddy Thorpe.
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Post by saneiac on Feb 17, 2023 14:27:15 GMT -5
In that picture, Eddy Thorpe could be either of those guys, and Karl Fredericks should be neither. So it's an improvement of sorts.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Feb 17, 2023 15:44:12 GMT -5
Wasn’t the reaction to this guy getting signed a giant collective “… meh.”
Lol
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Post by themagnificentmoo on Feb 17, 2023 16:13:38 GMT -5
As for the new name… One of those lateral move ones where both the old name and the new name are as generic and inoffensive as each other. I read his original name and immediately thought he was once a school guidance counselor. That's honestly what I imagine when I read "Karl Fredericks."
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