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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 27, 2007 1:52:29 GMT -5
If I was a booker, I'd have Sweeney be the ultimate chickens*** heel. I'd have him flee from his oppoent for the first five minutes of a match (with NO contact at all), have him do no high-spots at all, take few bumps, stall when the match is getting good, and constantly do poses when his opponent is down. That would get a wrestler real heat in the indies. So basically you'd walk up to Sweeney, say "Don't ever change, buddy" and walk away.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 27, 2007 1:52:52 GMT -5
If I was a booker, I'd have Sweeney be the ultimate chickens*** heel. I'd have him flee from his oppoent for the first five minutes of a match (with NO contact at all), have him do no high-spots at all, take few bumps, stall when the match is getting good, and constantly do poses when his opponent is down. That would get a wrestler real heat in the indies. That's a lot of what Sweeney does, actually. He's very much an old school 80's type wrestler, just better somehow.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 27, 2007 1:54:06 GMT -5
OH GOD I THINK I JUST POPPED OUT MY KNEE.
Gah.
Sweeney is pretty much as good as they come just the way he is right now. And he can only get better. He hasn't even been in the business that long, has he?
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 27, 2007 1:55:01 GMT -5
If I was a booker, I'd have Sweeney be the ultimate chickens*** heel. I'd have him flee from his oppoent for the first five minutes of a match (with NO contact at all), have him do no high-spots at all, take few bumps, stall when the match is getting good, and constantly do poses when his opponent is down. That would get a wrestler real heat in the indies. That's a lot of what Sweeney does, actually. He's very much an old school 80's type wrestler, just better somehow. Yeah, I remember laughing at how in the middle of a TexArkana title match between himself and Eddie Kingston he walks over to UMB (who is doing commentary) and demands Mantis's car keys. Mantis reluctantly hands them over and Sweeny escapes the arena with his belt, Kingston goes after him and gets hit by the car as Sweeney leaves. Pretty classic heel stuff there (well, not sure about the car part)
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 27, 2007 1:55:27 GMT -5
OH GOD I THINK I JUST POPPED OUT MY KNEE. Gah. Sweeney is pretty much as good as they come just the way he is right now. And he can only get better. He hasn't even been in the business that long, has he? Not terribly long. I remember hearing about him in Chikara as early as 2003.
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Post by JMA on Jan 27, 2007 1:57:28 GMT -5
If I was a booker, I'd have Sweeney be the ultimate chickens*** heel. I'd have him flee from his oppoent for the first five minutes of a match (with NO contact at all), have him do no high-spots at all, take few bumps, stall when the match is getting good, and constantly do poses when his opponent is down. That would get a wrestler real heat in the indies. That's a lot of what Sweeney does, actually. He's very much an old school 80's type wrestler, just better somehow. Ah, that's cool. I've only seen a few of his matches and promos, but even then I realized there was something special about him. I'd also like to see him win the ROH Championship and hold it for a year. That crowd would completely despise him and love whoever took the title away from him. It's not going to happen, but it would be cool (and would probably draw, too).
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 27, 2007 1:57:34 GMT -5
OH GOD I THINK I JUST POPPED OUT MY KNEE. Gah. Sweeney is pretty much as good as they come just the way he is right now. And he can only get better. He hasn't even been in the business that long, has he? Not terribly long. I remember hearing about him in Chikara as early as 2003. Made his debut in 2003. He's only about 2 years older than me!
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jan 27, 2007 1:59:24 GMT -5
I believe he trained with Playboy Buddy Rose for a bit up here in Stump Town. So he's very old school.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 27, 2007 1:59:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I remember laughing at how in the middle of a TexArkana title match between himself and Eddie Kingston he walks over to UMB (who is doing commentary) and demands Mantis's car keys. Mantis reluctantly hands them over and Sweeny escapes the arena with his belt, Kingston goes after him and gets hit by the car as Sweeney leaves. Pretty classic heel stuff there (well, not sure about the car part) Personally, my favorite thing about Larry Sweeney is that he almost never curses. How many heels in the modern era do you have that call their opponents 'bums'? And yet he still has that edge of a guy who is just a little bit off his rocker, and just that much more dangerous as a result.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 27, 2007 2:00:01 GMT -5
That's a lot of what Sweeney does, actually. He's very much an old school 80's type wrestler, just better somehow. Ah, that's cool. I've only seen a few of his matches and promos, but even then I realized there was something special about him. I'd also like to see him win the ROH Championship and hold it for a year. That crowd would completely despise him and love whoever took the title away from him. It's not going to happen, but it would be cool (and would probably draw, too). Dude, I could see the ROH fans absolutely despising Sweeney if he were champ. BOOK IT, GABE!!!!!
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jan 27, 2007 2:01:01 GMT -5
Yeah, I remember laughing at how in the middle of a TexArkana title match between himself and Eddie Kingston he walks over to UMB (who is doing commentary) and demands Mantis's car keys. Mantis reluctantly hands them over and Sweeny escapes the arena with his belt, Kingston goes after him and gets hit by the car as Sweeney leaves. Pretty classic heel stuff there (well, not sure about the car part) Personally, my favorite thing about Larry Sweeney is that he almost never curses. How many heels in the modern era do you have that call their opponents 'bums'? And yet he still has that edge of a guy who is just a little bit off his rocker, and just that much more dangerous as a result. The word here is "rarely". He has a promo on his myspace page where he calls a guy "F***face McMagic Trick". It comes from out of nowhere and it's hilarious.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 27, 2007 2:01:03 GMT -5
Yeah, I remember laughing at how in the middle of a TexArkana title match between himself and Eddie Kingston he walks over to UMB (who is doing commentary) and demands Mantis's car keys. Mantis reluctantly hands them over and Sweeny escapes the arena with his belt, Kingston goes after him and gets hit by the car as Sweeney leaves. Pretty classic heel stuff there (well, not sure about the car part) Personally, my favorite thing about Larry Sweeney is that he almost never curses. How many heels in the modern era do you have that call their opponents 'bums'? And yet he still has that edge of a guy who is just a little bit off his rocker, and just that much more dangerous as a result. The funniest is that, instead of threatening to kick my ass or something like that, he once threatened to "Punch me in the nose!" That is a terrifying threat!
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 27, 2007 2:01:24 GMT -5
Ah, that's cool. I've only seen a few of his matches and promos, but even then I realized there was something special about him. I'd also like to see him win the ROH Championship and hold it for a year. That crowd would completely despise him and love whoever took the title away from him. It's not going to happen, but it would be cool (and would probably draw, too). Dude, I could see the ROH fans absolutely despising Sweeney if he were champ. BOOK IT, GABE!!!!! Gabe is busy screaming like a woman and whipping ashtrays at lighting technicians.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 27, 2007 2:02:14 GMT -5
Personally, my favorite thing about Larry Sweeney is that he almost never curses. How many heels in the modern era do you have that call their opponents 'bums'? And yet he still has that edge of a guy who is just a little bit off his rocker, and just that much more dangerous as a result. The word here is "rarely". He has a promo on his myspace page where he calls a guy "F***face McMagic Trick". It comes from out of nowhere and it's hilarious. I saw that not too long ago. It was in the infamous ECW Arena Bathroom, a place he seems to favor for cutting promos and eating Frosties.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 27, 2007 2:03:17 GMT -5
Dude, I could see the ROH fans absolutely despising Sweeney if he were champ. BOOK IT, GABE!!!!! Gabe is busy screaming like a woman and whipping ashtrays at lighting technicians. Also, Gabe has no plans to use Sweeney as a wrestler.
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Post by Ultimo Chocula on Jan 27, 2007 2:04:16 GMT -5
Gabe is busy screaming like a woman and whipping ashtrays at lighting technicians. Also, Gabe has no plans to use Sweeney as a wrestler. That's just plain madness. I know his roster is stacked but Sweeney is the goods.
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Post by JMA on Jan 27, 2007 2:04:19 GMT -5
Ah, that's cool. I've only seen a few of his matches and promos, but even then I realized there was something special about him. I'd also like to see him win the ROH Championship and hold it for a year. That crowd would completely despise him and love whoever took the title away from him. It's not going to happen, but it would be cool (and would probably draw, too). Dude, I could see the ROH fans absolutely despising Sweeney if he were champ. BOOK IT, GABE!!!!! Indeed. Sweeney is liked by smarks (and rightly so), but as champion the ROH fans would hate him. Incidentally, I think it would be extremely fun to book ROH. You would have to come up with heels that smarks could REALLY hate, but still pay to see.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 27, 2007 2:04:20 GMT -5
The word here is "rarely". He has a promo on his myspace page where he calls a guy "F***face McMagic Trick". It comes from out of nowhere and it's hilarious. I saw that not too long ago. It was in the infamous ECW Arena Bathroom, a place he seems to favor for cutting promos and eating Frosties. I love that bathroom.
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Post by 'Sweet n' Sour' A. A. Estrada on Jan 27, 2007 2:04:27 GMT -5
Gabe is busy screaming like a woman and whipping ashtrays at lighting technicians. Also, Gabe has no plans to use Sweeney as a wrestler. That a fact? Figures. Still, his main strength is as a talker, so I suppose that's alright.
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Post by JMA on Jan 27, 2007 2:05:46 GMT -5
He once told LuFisto "You need a cock to wrestle, honey!" after he cheated to beat her. Good stuff.
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