A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Jul 8, 2023 21:25:10 GMT -5
There's a reason he's so good at being a himbo!
He has one of the dumbest ring name origin stories I've ever heard. š
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Post by HIM on Jul 14, 2023 22:05:41 GMT -5
It's happening.
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A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Jul 14, 2023 22:11:02 GMT -5
I almost felt bad for him tonight. Cole kept trying to get something out of him on commentary, but it's clear to me that this dude is just not meant to be a serious heel (and there's nothing wrong with that!)
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Post by saneiac on Jul 15, 2023 0:36:23 GMT -5
I'd still rather watch Austin Theory than Karrion Kross.
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Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jul 15, 2023 1:11:06 GMT -5
Needs to, desperately. Like just listen to this crowd, they want LA Knight, in a Vince led world they would just ignore it, HHH gotta step up here, right now. Theory was also extra bad tonight, commentary was pulling teeth trying to get the dude to do something, ANYTHING interesting, and he is blood in a stone, just... nothing. Grayson Waller is just everything they want and better, he's already there. Send Austin back to The Way PLEASE
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Post by koreycaskets on Jul 15, 2023 8:37:24 GMT -5
Theory reminds me of Alex Riley
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Post by Treklubj on Jul 15, 2023 12:24:37 GMT -5
Theory reminds me of Alex Riley Theory reminds me of somebody I don't want to see on my TV screen anymore. Crazy as it is to say, I think Riley was actually better than Theory.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jul 16, 2023 1:10:35 GMT -5
Theory reminds me of Alex Riley But will you say that to his face?
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 16, 2023 1:12:58 GMT -5
I think I'd say Theory is much better in the ring than Riley but has nowhere near as much charisma. Which is incredibly sad.
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Post by DichEvans on Jul 16, 2023 1:38:37 GMT -5
Was he not fun to watch in NXT? What happened?
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 16, 2023 1:41:50 GMT -5
Was he not fun to watch in NXT? What happened? Honestly, this is what I donāt understand, especially with HHH (mostly) booking the main roster right now. He was the one involved in having him in The Way, people liked that aspect of his character and now heās just a dude who happens to look how they like? And they keep trying him that way? And itās not like Vince has a tonne of involvement as he once did, HHH only has to deal with the format being torn right now for the most part, we canāt even say thatās the reason. Itās just so weird.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 16, 2023 1:55:17 GMT -5
Giving Theory the US Belt and wrestling Cena at Mania is them basically doing what they did to try to get Baron Corbin over... throw achievements on a guy that will make people care about him.
Instead it has the opposite effect of it just makes people not care about the Achievements you gave him in the future...
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 16, 2023 2:00:10 GMT -5
Giving Theory the US Belt and wrestling Cena at Mania is them basically doing what they did to try to get Baron Corbin over... throw achievements on a guy that will make people care about him. Instead it has the opposite effect of it just makes people not care about the Achievements you gave him in the future... Yeah, and when none of that works, heāll get most of the blame instead of the creative team we know from experience has the most control about how a character works or gets over unless youāre a Cena who has creative control out the wazoo. And Iām not even sitting here and saying heās this undiscovered gem that needs more time with what he has, itās the seemingly lack of support in making that happen and hoping accolades do the job which is how Roman Reigns got booed for a gajillion years before he became the Tribal Chief.
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Post by DichEvans on Jul 16, 2023 2:31:08 GMT -5
Was he not fun to watch in NXT? What happened? Honestly, this is what I donāt understand, especially with HHH (mostly) booking the main roster right now. He was the one involved in having him in The Way, people liked that aspect of his character and now heās just a dude who happens to look how they like? And they keep trying him that way? And itās not like Vince has a tonne of involvement as he once did, HHH only has to deal with the format being torn right now for the most part, we canāt even say thatās the reason. Itās just so weird. The people booking (whoever that is right now) seems to mistake annoying the crowd and heat. As another poster mentioned, they used this exact strategy with Baron Corbin and it lead to the lowest attended PPV in 15 years, and the lowest RAW ratings in since the 90's. This booking strategy seems to emulate from the 1980's, when heels could be a little more "black and white". Now, in a world where fans know wrestling is a work and appreciate it as an art, if you bore them they just wont watch. Compare them to the Judgement Day and Dirty Dom. Fans give them a lot of heat, but they are thoroughly entertained by them. Their merch and YouTube numbers are like 10x more than what Theory is generating. I mean look, he has the lowest views of any SmackDown clip, and a fraction of LA Knight or Jey Uso. He's been built in a top spot for months, wrestling Cena, Rollins, Sheamus, and Lashley. Even Escobar who is relatively unknown has more hits. Like people just aren't interested in this character he's playing
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Post by msc on Jul 16, 2023 5:42:59 GMT -5
It's the dullest us title reign I can recall and I sat through Orlando Jordan.
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 16, 2023 6:48:14 GMT -5
Honestly, this is what I donāt understand, especially with HHH (mostly) booking the main roster right now. He was the one involved in having him in The Way, people liked that aspect of his character and now heās just a dude who happens to look how they like? And they keep trying him that way? And itās not like Vince has a tonne of involvement as he once did, HHH only has to deal with the format being torn right now for the most part, we canāt even say thatās the reason. Itās just so weird. The people booking (whoever that is right now) seems to mistake annoying the crowd and heat. As another poster mentioned, they used this exact strategy with Baron Corbin and it lead to the lowest attended PPV in 15 years, and the lowest RAW ratings in since the 90's. This booking strategy seems to emulate from the 1980's, when heels could be a little more "black and white". Now, in a world where fans know wrestling is a work and appreciate it as an art, if you bore them they just wont watch. Compare them to the Judgement Day and Dirty Dom. Fans give them a lot of heat, but they are thoroughly entertained by them. Their merch and YouTube numbers are like 10x more than what Theory is generating. I mean look, he has the lowest views of any SmackDown clip, and a fraction of LA Knight or Jey Uso. He's been built in a top spot for months, wrestling Cena, Rollins, Sheamus, and Lashley. Even Escobar who is relatively unknown has more hits. Like people just aren't interested in this character he's playing I think we all know why that IYO clip has 300, 000 views... {Spoiler}{} Because everybody likes IYO.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Jul 16, 2023 7:29:17 GMT -5
Itās wild looking at some of the stuff thatās got higher views, like Vega/Bayley which basically feels like a match designed to tell you āBayley can still wrestle and may or may not be aiming for Iyoās briefcase and basically wreck Damage Controlā.
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Post by msc on Jul 16, 2023 9:06:51 GMT -5
I mean: Zelina Vega v Bayley, or Austin Theory promo. It's a no brainer.
Insane numbers for Jey and LA Knight though.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Jul 16, 2023 9:18:02 GMT -5
I almost felt bad for him tonight. Cole kept trying to get something out of him on commentary, but it's clear to me that this dude is just not meant to be a serious heel (and there's nothing wrong with that!) He needs to go back to the selfies and/or hang with Pretty Deadly. It's like with Maxwell, Theory can be dangerous during matches and beat downs, but that humor was a plus for him. As of now he feels so dry and generically cocky, like Escobaaaar (not Santos) or any of the other faceless late 2000's mid carders.
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Post by Lizuka #BLM on Jul 16, 2023 10:05:49 GMT -5
Honestly it's just kind of amazing when you take a step back and realize, this dude's been the entire US title scene for over a year at this point, has held the belt since Survivor Series, won Money in the Bank, and beat Cena at Mania and no one gives a damn. He's like if Alberto Del Rio skipped past the car and Ricardo era and straight to the Wheel of Aggression. I almost felt bad for him tonight. Cole kept trying to get something out of him on commentary, but it's clear to me that this dude is just not meant to be a serious heel (and there's nothing wrong with that!) He needs to go back to the selfies and/or hang with Pretty Deadly. It's like with Maxwell, Theory can be dangerous during matches and beat downs, but that humor was a plus for him. As of now he feels so dry and generically cocky, like Escobaaaar (not Santos) or any of the other faceless late 2000's mid carders. He's really just someone not meant to stand alone. Be it The Way, Pretty Deadly, those few weeks he was aligned with Alpha Academy, dude is way the hell more interesting when he isn't having to carry segments by himself. He was born to be in a tag team.
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