Chuck Conry
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Post by Chuck Conry on Sept 27, 2023 15:32:22 GMT -5
I guess he's keeping his name?
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Post by hitman777 on Sept 27, 2023 16:51:14 GMT -5
I don't think being a babyface suits him. He was bland AF in AEW.
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Sept 27, 2023 19:34:58 GMT -5
I don't think being a babyface suits him. He was bland AF in AEW. He has zero babyface fire. Unfortunately he doesn't really have the charisma to be a heel either.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Sept 27, 2023 20:02:48 GMT -5
Excited to see how he does.
Maybe a new set of agents and producers and get something different out of him. It's nice they at least gave him a hype promo too.
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Nosnorb
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Post by Nosnorb on Sept 28, 2023 7:17:08 GMT -5
I guess he's keeping his name? Aside from a decent look, it's the only thing he has.
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Push R Truth
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 28, 2023 8:01:28 GMT -5
Put him in a group or tag team with a mouthy type teammate and see if he can't eventually figure out how to use an ounce of charisma... that's about all I got.
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MolotovMocktail
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Sept 28, 2023 12:58:25 GMT -5
I don't think being a babyface suits him. He was bland AF in AEW. To be fair, his father was bland as a face too, and got over on his looks and his talent, whereas his charisma only came through once he turned heel.
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Post by polarbearpete on Sept 28, 2023 13:43:51 GMT -5
He may end up being someone that benefits from WWE/NXT’s more hands-on approach to gimmicks as opposed to AEW where we hear that the talent is a lot of the time left up to their own devices, for better in some cases and for worse in others.
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Post by ace on Sept 28, 2023 22:16:59 GMT -5
Dude is 30 and hasn’t shown anything anywhere he’s been. AEW, MLW, Indies…nothing.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Sept 29, 2023 1:31:48 GMT -5
I don't think being a babyface suits him. He was bland AF in AEW. To be fair, his father was bland as a face too, and got over on his looks and his talent, whereas his charisma only came through once he turned heel. Jr hasn't exactly shown the in ring talent his dad had as a face or a heel. They might be able to find a character that suits him, Von Wagner was met with groans for a long time, till HBK had the great idea to take he and Stone from manager and client, to actual good friends.
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Mozenrath
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Post by Mozenrath on Sept 29, 2023 1:36:29 GMT -5
Dude is 30 and hasn’t shown anything anywhere he’s been. AEW, MLW, Indies…nothing. I thought he was okay in MLW, but the issue came with it being a caveat of "he is good for where he is in his career", but then he just... stopped advancing as much as he should have. Started like a touch above average for having only been at it so and so amount of time, but he plateaued and didn't rise to the occasion when he'd be given opportunities.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Sept 29, 2023 4:05:03 GMT -5
He was OK in the ring in AEW, and I know he has at least SOME grasp on ring psychology from when he turned botching that springboard into a whole little bit about being unsure of himself.
But his promos were still ass, and if his opinions were bad in AEW I can't imagine the getting better in the Orlando Qanon branch that is NXT
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Sept 30, 2023 20:50:41 GMT -5
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Venti
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Post by Venti on Sept 30, 2023 21:40:18 GMT -5
These vignettes are getting me excited!
I feel like Pillman Jr. has way more potential than what we've seen thus far.
I hope he does some cool stuff in WWE
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Rudy Gobert Fadeaway
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Post by Rudy Gobert Fadeaway on Sept 30, 2023 21:54:03 GMT -5
CHARLOTTE BENGALS IS HERE IN NXT
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Post by HIM on Oct 2, 2023 16:57:56 GMT -5
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A Little Doo Doo
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Oct 2, 2023 17:16:41 GMT -5
House of Black vs. Varsity Blonds is one of the funniest one sided feuds in recent memory. We need another goth stable in NXT to beat his ass.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Oct 2, 2023 17:24:57 GMT -5
Brian Pillman Jr and Ava Raine.
MAKE IT HAPPEN SHAWN.
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markymark
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Post by markymark on Oct 2, 2023 17:26:50 GMT -5
I agree that Pillman jr better live up how USA Network is hyping him...
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Oct 2, 2023 17:36:10 GMT -5
I hope they don’t overpush him just because the network is excited. It would be funny for the first five minutes but get old and ultimately damage Pillman’s career. The article using David Flair as another second generation example rather than Charlotte, Orton, The Usos or even The Rock is odd and hopefully not a bad omen.
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