Push R Truth
Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by Push R Truth on Aug 29, 2023 13:02:22 GMT -5
I eagerly await Doc Pillman, Evil Wrestling Pharmacist.
I'm not sure if I'm joking or serious
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Aug 29, 2023 13:10:33 GMT -5
Reports say that Pillman is excited for this chance to underwhelm and underdeliver for a new audience by showing the WWE Universe what he can't do. is he really that bad ? He's not like abysmal unwatchable TV or anything, but any time the guy has stepped out of doing jobber squash tag matches he's shown himself to not really be anything worth looking at. Any chance he's had to prove he's worth bothering with, he's mostly just exposed himself. He's I guess more specifically not bad but the kind of mediocre that's almost sort of more worth poking fun at than if he just sucked completely.
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Ultimo Gallos
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Aug 29, 2023 13:22:17 GMT -5
Only saw a bit of him in AEW. His MLW run was decebnt. But not surprised he didn;'t do well in AEW.
What little I saw of his AEW stuff wasn't bad.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Aug 29, 2023 13:23:04 GMT -5
Brian is perfectly fine. The issue is NXT is loaded with guys who are more experienced and better than him (like Tyler Bate) and folks on the way up who are younger and show more upside (like Trick). There are already a ton of talented guys not getting any TV time or stagnating in NXT for years despite being talented enough for the main roster. So I just wonder how he'll breakout there.
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Post by Slammy Award-Winning Cannibal on Aug 29, 2023 14:10:53 GMT -5
It’s all up to Pillman to make this work. Because WWE will clearly do anything they can to show the talent pool working with their direct competition that WWE will turn them into stars instead.
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Venti
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Post by Venti on Aug 29, 2023 14:35:54 GMT -5
I always liked him, so I hope he does well!
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 29, 2023 14:39:57 GMT -5
He's the definition of mediocre and also a real moron besides. Hope WWE Developmental can make something of him, but I have my doubts.
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Aug 29, 2023 14:58:37 GMT -5
He's just, like, aggressively average. AEW actually gave him many, many chances to move up in the card, including a brief feud with MJF in which he got eaten alive so thoroughly on the microphone that his reputation was permanently harmed. Think The Rock v. Billy Gunn. Jesus! Was it really that bad!?
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Aug 29, 2023 15:28:45 GMT -5
I've said it before and I will say it again - the fact that Brian is going to work for these people after how they treated his mother is shocking to me. So they are just gonna try and make him his dad to complete and utter failure huh. There is no way they do this. The Loose Cannon gimmick was too ahead of its time, and now it would be both anachronistic and far too wild for modern WWE.
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msc
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Post by msc on Aug 29, 2023 16:00:01 GMT -5
The Mjf fued was a prime example of someone being booked to fail. Mjf was out there talking about how good it was his dad died. Great heel work, some say.
Bigger killer for Pillman in aew was him botching the finish to his big Single match and feud with Malakai Black. You could visibly see the confidence drain out of him and he's not recovered.
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welshpenguin
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Post by welshpenguin on Aug 29, 2023 16:06:52 GMT -5
All the best to him, hoping he thrives in Nxt
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Aug 29, 2023 16:17:04 GMT -5
He's got a long way to go to be mid. People will disagree, but he needs an identity that isn't "remember my dad" and drop the jr.
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Post by karl100589 on Aug 29, 2023 16:19:09 GMT -5
So, are they going to call him something like "The Loose Cannon" Ron Krussher, or what? Zack Hollywood. It makes allusions to Brian Sr and sounds like an NXT create a wrestler name.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Aug 29, 2023 16:22:47 GMT -5
Net loss.
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BorneAgain
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Post by BorneAgain on Aug 29, 2023 16:24:27 GMT -5
Pillman Jr could really benefit from being in a stable/tag team with some experienced guy/s that could guide him. Griff was fine, but wasn't nearly the kind of veteran Brian needed to learn from. Get him working with older talent in NXT and see what they can get out of him.
edit: 20,000th post on Brian Pillman Jr. That's a bit anticlimactic.
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Legion
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Post by Legion on Aug 29, 2023 17:16:45 GMT -5
Reports say that Pillman is excited for this chance to underwhelm and underdeliver for a new audience by showing the WWE Universe what he can't do. is he really that bad ? No, he just isnt ready yet. AEW gave him a chance to elevate himself, but the AEW system isnt there for people who need some help to move up. In AEW it's just assumed you'll be good, and off you go. When people then stalls, or hits up against someone who wants to do their spots and isn't really there to help you look like anything than someone being beaten....it isnt a surprise he fell down. I'd suggest the same has happened to a couple of other younger or greener talents in AEW too. I reckon the stronger system NXT has, and the actual lessons and learning you HAVE to do will really help him. I could be wrong, but I feel like if he falls this time, it will be on him and not just the environment he is in.
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Post by Main Event Mark on Aug 29, 2023 19:43:54 GMT -5
I still vote for him to join Fall enrollment at Chase U.
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Post by ejm olmos on Aug 29, 2023 19:56:42 GMT -5
I still vote for him to join Fall enrollment at Chase U. He could be fun in a role where he’s like the rebellious party guy at the college that clashes with the dean but eventually grows up and earns respect. Which would mirror real life, hopefully.
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Post by Error on Aug 29, 2023 20:46:02 GMT -5
A man with a brain that soft going into the PC, dear lord.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 29, 2023 21:02:05 GMT -5
I've said it before and I will say it again - the fact that Brian is going to work for these people after how they treated his mother is shocking to me. So they are just gonna try and make him his dad to complete and utter failure huh. There is no way they do this. The Loose Cannon gimmick was too ahead of its time, and now it would be both anachronistic and far too wild for modern WWE. Also like... AEW already did that? His character was pretty much Brian Pillman from the Hollywood Blondes.
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