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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Oct 11, 2023 7:19:07 GMT -5
I enjoyed it, and this is why having two healthy companies is important. People learn and grow at different rates and different environments. Someone like Toni Storm didn’t do well in WWE, but she’s killing it now in AEW with her disgraced 50s starlet gimmick. Pillman Jr was a flop in AEW and it just wasn’t the right environment for him to learn in. And that promo was honestly the best thing I’ve seen from him, so I’m guessing the more hands on approach works better for him.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Oct 11, 2023 7:23:03 GMT -5
HBK is still the booker of the year.
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Post by pinja on Oct 11, 2023 8:03:50 GMT -5
I think during the House of Black feud, Pillman Jr. just accepted Brody King as his new daddy and now runs with it.
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Post by salz4life on Oct 11, 2023 8:19:30 GMT -5
Also it was a good promo but what in the hell was that beard. I thought the promo was excellent, but yes... I was taken aback by the beard and the black part of his hair. The stuff in his hair almost looked "painted" on. It was really weird. I am interested on how he does going forward though.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Oct 11, 2023 14:32:48 GMT -5
Will say that it's certainly a choice to cut an "I'll take the name of the man who raised me" promo when the man who raised him was physically and mentally abusive to him and his sister and Beeps has talked openly about it. It's reportedly a tribute to his sister who has the same surname as the stepfather. The reasoning he gave in the promo is probably just story convenience, as he doesn't actually hate his father either. Yeah people are reading way too much into a wrestling gimmick.
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Oct 11, 2023 15:50:22 GMT -5
Good promo. Easily the most interesting thing he's ever done. Hopefully it translates over when he's in the ring/in front of a crowd.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Oct 11, 2023 16:23:15 GMT -5
It's reportedly a tribute to his sister who has the same surname as the stepfather. The reasoning he gave in the promo is probably just story convenience, as he doesn't actually hate his father either. Yeah people are reading way too much into a wrestling gimmick. Bix was apoplectic about it, but that's nothing new 😂
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Post by Denny Zen is Cooking™ on Oct 11, 2023 16:27:06 GMT -5
It's reportedly a tribute to his sister who has the same surname as the stepfather. The reasoning he gave in the promo is probably just story convenience, as he doesn't actually hate his father either. Yeah people are reading way too much into a wrestling gimmick. There's been a lot of that going on lately.
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Post by Tea & Crumpets on Oct 11, 2023 18:07:16 GMT -5
Well they don't need to try to make him have any gimmick like his dad had. No Hollywood blonde, no loose cannon, or anything like that. Come up with something that is his own. I think the way you have him go is the polar opposite almost. He's the guy who saw what befell his dad (keeping it kayfabe as much as possible- fired from WCW, motorcycle accident, injured by Austin etc.) and doesn't want to go down that path, so tries to keep as straight laced and clean cut as possible, but deep down has his father's same chaotic instinct in him. Have him try to wrestle a really traditional, early 90s high flying/technical hybrid, Flying Brian era Pillman almost. Shakes hands with everyone, tries to never rise to anybody's bait, but actually has a natural short fuse and stupid mouth that he's trying to bottle up. You have Miz or Logan Paul or Theory or someone play the obnoxious heel continually trying to poke the bear and make him snap, eventually he does but every time he does he wants to get it back under control, because his win/loss rate is mixed- it's more like when Foley goes to Cactus Jack, doesn't equal a power-up just equals more chaos & violence. Closer to Waylon Mercy than Loose Cannon. You'd have the fans popping huge every time he snaps, and could have him go either way with it longterm, a face who just wants to be a clean cut good guy battling with himself, or the heel who denies the fans the anarchic entertainment and is all SRS Jericho. I'm not saying I called it 100%, but I think I'm cute, I know I'm sexy.
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Post by darbus alan on Oct 13, 2023 11:54:15 GMT -5
It was a decent taped promo, but the new look is weird. Guess we'll see what happens in the ring or with live promos.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Oct 13, 2023 11:57:15 GMT -5
It was a decent taped promo, but the new look is weird. Guess we'll see what happens in the ring or with live promos.
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Oct 13, 2023 21:10:29 GMT -5
I find it very amusing that the content of his first promo is basically "I don't want people comparing me to my father", and yet his very first official photoshoot has him dressed exactly the way Brian Sr. dressed.
It's like if Cody said "I want to be remembered as more than the son of Dusty Rhodes" after he started bleaching his hair and calling himself "The American Nightmare".
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Oct 14, 2023 12:34:48 GMT -5
Joey Janella has arrived in NXT:
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Oct 14, 2023 12:43:05 GMT -5
THE WILD CHILD OF THE '80s
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Post by HIM on Oct 14, 2023 12:48:18 GMT -5
I think he'll stand out in NXT with his look and character. I can actually see him being NA Champion in a few months. Looks good.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Oct 16, 2023 10:32:16 GMT -5
Signing a top-tier talent like Jade Cargill and then also signing Brian Pillman Jr. is how you bring balance to a roster.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Oct 16, 2023 10:42:44 GMT -5
THE WILD CHILD OF THE '80s
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Post by pinja on Oct 16, 2023 11:33:12 GMT -5
Brain Pullman Jr.'s honorable dads:
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Oct 16, 2023 11:38:00 GMT -5
Joey Janella has arrived in NXT: He looks a little softer than he did in AEW but honestly I'm glad about that, he was looking roided pretty hardcore toward the end of his AEW run. The tights need some work, but the point of NXT is to experiment and see what works. Wish him well.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Oct 16, 2023 13:50:19 GMT -5
He looks like the lead singer of a C-level hair metal band that reluctantly agreed to leave his job as an accountant for the band's reunion tour
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