mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Jun 27, 2023 6:27:01 GMT -5
I think pairing him back with Christian and Luchasaurus would be a step backwards for him. Then he’s just in a tag team, again.
If they pair him with Christian down the line I’d see it as “well, he can’t get heat on his own, put him with someone who can actually get a reaction.”
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jun 27, 2023 6:35:25 GMT -5
Sheesh. How bad were these babyface promos of his that it killed his babyface overness and necessitated a heel run?
The Pillars feud was the worst thing to happen to his face run.
I know the match was tremendous, but everything about the actual Pillars feud was ass. especially when you knew there was 0.0 shot of MJF dropping the title
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Post by XIII on Jun 27, 2023 6:47:03 GMT -5
I’m a guy that doesn’t see huge star potential in Jungle Boy so I’m curious what he will be like as a heel, because as others have said this is his chance to prove himself. If he doesn’t then he can be a dude in the early to mid-card, which is fine. Not everyone will break out.
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Post by clifford on Jun 27, 2023 7:04:41 GMT -5
The whole situation with Jungle Boy from the jump in AEW has been, quite frankly...weird.
He's a very good wrestler with very poor promo skills and not much charisma, in a goofy gimmick with a silly 'look', but a song that crowds love to get involved in. Does any of this sound like 'future main event player'? No, it doesn't. You'd be thinking midcard, basically where he was with Luchasaurus in their tag team being his 'ceiling'.
But from very early on in his run, AEW anointed him as 'the future'; someone who soon would be one of 'the' top guys in the company. Now, they did with MJF and Darby as well, but its worked out for them whereas Jungle Boy, despite the company's best efforts, hasn't really clicked as a top, top guy.
This heel run should really be the last roll of the dice for him as a big player in AEW, cause if it doesn't work out I really don't see how they continue giving him opportunities that should go to others.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2023 9:57:48 GMT -5
Yeah I don't think putting him back with Christian and inserting him into that storyline is a good idea. Christian's the talker, Lucha's the muscle, so what's Jack? Just the guy standing there making up the numbers. Going heel is the chance for him to lose that 'vanilla' aspect that's hung over him since his debut. So he needs to step out on his own for a bit, give him some promo time, see if he can draw any heat and let him sink or swim as a heel.
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Post by chrom on Jun 27, 2023 10:01:20 GMT -5
Put Anna Jay with him, let her be his Sensational Sherri. It's better than what she's doing now.
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Post by 4real on Jun 27, 2023 10:57:56 GMT -5
Put Anna Jay with him, let her be his Sensational Sherri. It's better than what she's doing now. I’d be fine with it but keep him away from the JAS please.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jun 27, 2023 11:05:30 GMT -5
I think after a long time of hating everything they do with JB I am actually relieved by this
I think they went the total wrong way with his character and him turning heel means they can actually do something interesting
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Post by Dub H on Jun 27, 2023 11:43:07 GMT -5
I think after a long time of hating everything they do with JB I am actually relieved by this I think they went the total wrong way with his character and him turning heel means they can actually do something interesting The big issue is that his character was popular for being an innocent and out-of-reality Jungle Child. Which is a great gimmick for a kid-friendly face! But they wanted him to be Jack Perry, son of famous actor. And there was no explanation for the in-between personalities.
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Post by Kalmia on Jun 27, 2023 11:55:18 GMT -5
Put Anna Jay with him, let her be his Sensational Sherri. It's better than what she's doing now. Let Jungle Boy be the Sherri to Anna Jay's Shawn Michaels.
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Post by 06vwgti on Jun 27, 2023 13:00:18 GMT -5
Maybe jungle boy will somehow make heel Christian likeable lol.
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Post by markymark on Jun 27, 2023 14:23:09 GMT -5
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Post by chrom on Jun 27, 2023 15:04:31 GMT -5
Put Anna Jay with him, let her be his Sensational Sherri. It's better than what she's doing now. I’d be fine with it but keep him away from the JAS please. Don't put him in any stable, not everyone needs to be in a lame heel group.
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Post by Nosnorb on Jun 27, 2023 15:10:29 GMT -5
If his celling is as one half of a kid friendly face team, what's wrong with that? Dude can still have a great career.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 27, 2023 18:00:34 GMT -5
Yeah I don't think putting him back with Christian and inserting him into that storyline is a good idea. Christian's the talker, Lucha's the muscle, so what's Jack? Just the guy standing there making up the numbers. Going heel is the chance for him to lose that 'vanilla' aspect that's hung over him since his debut. So he needs to step out on his own for a bit, give him some promo time, see if he can draw any heat and let him sink or swim as a heel. Jack is the guy Christian talks for and Luchasaurus protects. He's the guy who gets propped up . Don't think it is that hard to justify making him a weasel heel especially if he turns his back on his family name and becomes something new
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Post by FinalGwen on Jun 27, 2023 18:54:24 GMT -5
Put Anna Jay with him, let her be his Sensational Sherri. It's better than what she's doing now. Remember when Tay went from being one of their top female stars to hanging around Sammy and getting booed for the association? Rather not repeat that. It's very rare that people dating behind the scenes makes for good tv.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Jun 27, 2023 19:08:21 GMT -5
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 27, 2023 19:08:47 GMT -5
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Jun 27, 2023 19:12:09 GMT -5
Having people expect to hate a heel with the name Jungle Boy is fascinating.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jun 27, 2023 19:21:17 GMT -5
Having people expect to hate a heel with the name Jungle Boy is fascinating. He's likely gonna go full Jack Perry now
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