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Post by angryfan on Jan 22, 2007 6:02:22 GMT -5
Where does Umaga go from here? I'm guessing maybe Shoni's for a pecan log, or perhaps Denny's?
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Post by BHB on Jan 22, 2007 6:30:37 GMT -5
I have never been able to take him seriously and never will, especially as a main eventer/champion.
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Jan 22, 2007 10:16:03 GMT -5
We've known it since day one. A gimmick like Umaga can't last forever. It never does. So my question to you is: how do you get rid of it? How does Umaga just show up as a normal person one of these days? I think they're gonna kill off the character similar to what they did with Muhammed Hussan. Cena will F-U him off the stage or something and we'll never see him again. Then, either he'll be wished the best of look in future endeavors or repackaged. He'll come back as: SUPER JAMAAL with his sidekick SUPER ROSEY! (Don't think Vince wouldn't try this. History and the Double E repeat itself constantly.) |
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Post by The OP on Jan 22, 2007 10:31:21 GMT -5
Well, if it's anything like my SvR2007 GM mode, he and Khali will turn face and become tag team champions.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 22, 2007 10:33:55 GMT -5
I have never been able to take him seriously and never will, especially as a main eventer/champion. Thank god I'm not the only one who feels this way. I mean yes, Jamal/Umaga has decent in-ring skill, but god the gimmick is ridiculous in this day and age. Especially with the expensive dental work he has. Apparently Samoa according to the WWE is a vicious savage place, but they've mastered the ability to put metal on teeth. |
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Post by willywonka666 on Jan 22, 2007 10:37:49 GMT -5
send him to ECW
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Post by The OP on Jan 22, 2007 10:37:58 GMT -5
Maybe it's not that we're supposed to take Samoa as a wild savage place, but just that Umaga is a wild savage guy hailing from Samoa?
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 22, 2007 10:42:36 GMT -5
Maybe it's not that we're supposed to take Samoa as a wild savage place, but just that Umaga is a wild savage guy hailing from Samoa? Still doesn't explain the dental work. Unless his thought process was "Hmm perhaps I can better dismantle my opponents with my teeth if there's metal on them...for SAMOA!" |
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Post by The OP on Jan 22, 2007 10:44:36 GMT -5
Estrada probably got him hooked up with a dentist before bringing him to WWE. As Umaga's "handler" I would assume he has more responsibility than just breaking a cigar in half when it's time for the Samoan Spike.
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Post by -Lithium- on Jan 22, 2007 10:44:41 GMT -5
Gone. Dumbass 80s gimmick that doesnt belong in wrestling no more and hes not over at all...
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Post by The OP on Jan 22, 2007 10:45:37 GMT -5
What do you mean he's not over? If Umaga wasn't over, would I be making lame excuses for how the character could make sense?
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Jan 22, 2007 11:14:36 GMT -5
After Sunday, I reckon he'll be toiling in the midcard and then slowly faded out of TV alltogether while Armando decides to manage Khali instead.
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Post by H-Fist on Jan 22, 2007 11:31:06 GMT -5
Umaga's only been around for a year. He's been pushed to the moon. He's feuded with Cena, so it's the little kids with who, he needs to get over. And if you haven't noticed, he's over as long as Cena's over, and Edge got Cena over last year. If Umaga isn't credible, then the following aren't credible either: Kane (huh?), Undertaker (magical dead man), Great Khali (Indian Umaga), Kevin Thorn and Ariel (goth kids post-adolescence) , Eugene (think of the liability...), Johnny Nitro or Val Venis (subtle Double J Redux), Cryme Tyme (jail), Mr. McMahon character (forced out by board for crazy), DX (criminal activity, such as assault and battery on Stan), Boogeyman, Little Bastard, Sabu, plus all the JTTS guys who never win yet still have jobs. If you want ONLY realistic gimmicks, then enjoy your hosses. Because overblown gymrats fighting is believable.
I'd rather WILLFULLY SUSPEND MY DISBELIEF. You know, be a wrestling fan. "Umaga isn't believable" is the same as watching "The Wizard of Oz" and saying, "That's bullshit...scarecrows can't talk."
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Post by starking18 on Jan 22, 2007 11:38:21 GMT -5
I want more background with Umaga. I want to know how a rich Cuban came across Umaga and convinced him to trust him so loyally and whatnot. Finding this stuff out would really help give the character longer lasting depth.
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Post by WarriorWarrior on Jan 22, 2007 11:40:27 GMT -5
I think that sometime this year, friction will happen between Umaga and Estrada. Then one match, around Summerslam, Umaga will go to pin Cena to win the belt. Estrada will pull the referee out the ring and deck him. Umaga looks on in disbelief. Turns round. FU. 123.
Next night on Raw, Estrada will claim he is fed up of carrying Umaga and hes on his own. Face turn for Umaga who tries in vain to get to his former manager. Khali will be the one stopping him. This leads to a match at Survivor Series where Estrada is in a cage and if Umaga wins, he gets 5 mins with Estrada in the ring.
Yes, I basically ripped off the fued between Taker and Mankind in 96, but it was GOOD!
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Post by H-Fist on Jan 22, 2007 11:43:48 GMT -5
Yes, I basically ripped off the fued between Taker and Mankind in 96, but it was GOOD! 2007-1996=11>7 :. It abides by Cornette's 7 Year Rule. I'm okay with it, complete with mathematical proof  |
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