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Which show has the most (current or future) jobbers wrestling on it? This poll is closed. |
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| WWE NXT |
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62 | 16.36% |
| WWE Superstars |
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75 | 19.79% |
| WWE Saturday Morning Slam - lmao this thread is old |
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24 | 6.33% |
| WWE Main Event |
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22 | 5.80% |
| Impact Wrestling |
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196 | 51.72% |
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HulkaMatt posted:I didn't think it'd be discussed in here so I put it in the spoilers thread. I have to ask: That's the old FCW arena. I guess they still run house shows there?
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Mar 8, 2013 03:32
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That poo poo has been shut down for over a year and they still have those banners up?
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Mar 8, 2013 03:32
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HulkaMatt posted:That poo poo has been shut down for over a year and they still have those banners up? The NXT website is still https://www.fcwwrestling.com Besides, where else are you going to put your giant Mason Ryan wall hangings?
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Mar 8, 2013 03:35
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Chinston Wurchill posted:The NXT website is still https://www.fcwwrestling.com I attributed that to laziness. Dude will succeed either way but it's really annoying that everyone needs to be the same and they feel the need to get rid of one of the more successful gimmicks in wrestling the last decade.
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Mar 8, 2013 03:37
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HulkaMatt posted:I attributed that to laziness. Yeah. Taking off his mask won't change the fact that he's one of the best wrestlers in the world, but it still sucks that one of the best gimmicks ever had to die. While, Bryan, Cesaro, and Ohno are obviously still Danielson, Claudio, and Hero, we won't be able to get the same experience watching Rami Sebei in the WWE and I just wish they could've given him a shot as a luchador under a different name.
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Mar 8, 2013 03:46
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They could just be trying it out, I can't imagine they'd just take the mask option off the table lightly because of merchandise and what not.
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Mar 8, 2013 03:52
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Chinston Wurchill posted:The NXT website is still https://www.fcwwrestling.com sell them to The Gayest Poster?
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Mar 8, 2013 04:07
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Sears Poncho posted:They could just be trying it out, I can't imagine they'd just take the mask option off the table lightly because of merchandise and what not. You don't follow the WWE much, do you?
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Mar 8, 2013 04:13
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Thauros posted:Yeah. Taking off his mask won't change the fact that he's one of the best wrestlers in the world, but it still sucks that one of the best gimmicks ever had to die. While, Bryan, Cesaro, and Ohno are obviously still Danielson, Claudio, and Hero, we won't be able to get the same experience watching Rami Sebei in the WWE and I just wish they could've given him a shot as a luchador under a different name.  "
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Mar 8, 2013 04:28
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It has to be said, the "We told you so" smugness coming from dirtsheet writers and some indy guys is loving sickening.
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Mar 8, 2013 04:38
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Is Rami wrestling on the newest episode of NXT, or was it something less than the actual TV show?
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Mar 8, 2013 04:52
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It seems as though it was a house show. This bums me out more than it should. Wonder what name he'll end up with. edit: it will be weirder hearing a him cut a generic NXT promo. Minitrue fucked around with this message at 05:09 on Mar 8, 2013 |
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Mar 8, 2013 05:03
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He apparently wrestled under his real name so w/e.
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Mar 8, 2013 05:15
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KungFu Grip posted:He apparently wrestled under his real name so w/e. Not only that, but in a tag team with Chris Hero against the Wyatt Family according to f4w. Is Ohno a face now?
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Mar 8, 2013 05:27
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https://www.pwponderings.com/2013/03/07/pics-of-el-generico-maskless-from-nxt-taping/ A whole bunch of higher quality pics of Generico's debut... Minitrue fucked around with this message at 05:34 on Mar 8, 2013 |
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Mar 8, 2013 05:30
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not surprises really, it was pretty obvious it was going to happen. and his background is more hosed up than being just canadian haha
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Mar 8, 2013 05:38
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njsykora posted:It has to be said, the "We told you so" smugness coming from dirtsheet writers and some indy guys is loving sickening. Why? Him ever keeping the gimmick or mask was always going to be a longshot and often times when guys get signed they'll usually do a house show or two under their indy gimmick before being given something more "appropriate" when it's time to really use them. Sears Poncho posted:They could just be trying it out, I can't imagine they'd just take the mask option off the table lightly because of merchandise and what not. This is a company that doesn't like wrestlers having the same first name for the most part because they think it'll confuse people. I'm honestly surprised Sin Cara kept a mask too because with masked wrestlers it's generally been a case of "we have Rey Mysterio so our masked wrestler quota is fulfilled; having more guys with masks dillutes it and having a heel with a mask means we can't sell it as merch".
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Mar 8, 2013 06:09
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Suben posted:Why? Him ever keeping the gimmick or mask was always going to be a longshot and often times when guys get signed they'll usually do a house show or two under their indy gimmick before being given something more "appropriate" when it's time to really use them. Yeah, as soon as he said that he "was going back to Mexico to take care of the orphans" I knew he was saying goodbye to the mask and gimmick. This still loving sucks aand I'm going to have to watch one of my Generico DVDs tomorrow to cheer myself up.
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Mar 8, 2013 06:13
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Hopefully after around 10 years in the WWE he makes a suprise return to a PWG show or a king of trios team 
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Mar 8, 2013 06:18
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If nothing else, he's got a good look.
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Mar 8, 2013 06:49
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Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara have got an iron grip monopoly on masks. Alberto Del Rio was unmasked when he joined FCW (It worked). Hunico & Epico were unmasked when they moved up to the main roster (It probably didn't matter either way) There was some Lucha Doctor gimmick FCW had employed for a while. They made him take his mask off, then fired him without using him at all. I don't know what it is about the WWE and their phobia of having multiple masked superstars.
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Mar 8, 2013 06:59
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I think it's still way to early to say it's the end of Generico. He's still doing house shows under his real name. This is more than likely a trial to see how he is under a new gimmick. To be honest, he's got no gimmick right now. We probably won't see him on NXT proper until June or July.
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Mar 8, 2013 07:00
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rotinaj posted:If nothing else, he's got a good look. Except he really doesn't. He's a great wrestler with or without the mask but Rami Sebei (or whatever his WWE name winds up being): The Skinny and Kind of Goofy-Looking Redheaded French-Canadian is probably going to be a harder sell to people than El Generico: The Goofy But Extremely Talented Luchadore with the Cool Mask. WWE's insistence that they own every gimmick for every guy who appears for them whether they came up with it before going to the WWE or not (I think it was mentioned earlier in another thread that they wanted to own Honky Tonk Man's gimmick recently as part of getting him to sign a Legends deal or whatever) and/or that they can only have one or two of a certain kind of guy is just really annoying. Like was said earlier for guys like Bryan, Ohno, and Cesaro the change is fine because their "gimmicks" were easy enough to translate regardless of name. With Generico, however, taking his entire look away from him, something that helps him stand out as more than just another skinny white dude from the indies, is just kind of dumb. You've still got a great wrestler but if great wrestling alone got you over to WWE crowds then, say, Cesaro wouldn't be getting mild reactions. Whereas, as has been mentioned a thousand times, for a company pushing itself to kids El Generico as a character would have a lot of appeal.
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Mar 8, 2013 07:01
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Flameingblack posted:Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara have got an iron grip monopoly on masks. WWE wanted to bring in Santo apparently and unmask him.
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Mar 8, 2013 07:07
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Suben posted:Except he really doesn't. He's a great wrestler with or without the mask but Rami Sebei (or whatever his WWE name winds up being): The Skinny and Kind of Goofy-Looking Redheaded French-Canadian is probably going to be a harder sell to people than El Generico: The Goofy But Extremely Talented Luchadore with the Cool Mask. I disagree and thinks he looks pretty good in those pictures.  Sure, the mask ruled. But he doesn't look as bad as Jigsaw did when HE unmasked. So I'm gonna hope that Generico can handle himself even without the mask. Dude's probably one of the best actors alive. I'm on board the "Let's see what he can do" train.
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Mar 8, 2013 07:14
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KungFu Grip posted:WWE wanted to bring in Santo apparently and unmask him. Stephanie wanted to unmask Ultimo Dragon.
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Mar 8, 2013 07:27
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HulkaMatt posted:Stephanie wanted to unmask Ultimo Dragon.
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Mar 8, 2013 08:45
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HulkaMatt posted:Stephanie wanted to unmask Ultimo Dragon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai9FUJL71Bs
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Mar 8, 2013 09:11
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Minitrue posted:https://www.pwponderings.com/2013/03/07/pics-of-el-generico-maskless-from-nxt-taping/ Wow, he's actually a really good looking dude. Has he bulked up a little in the last few months? Looks like it.
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Mar 8, 2013 10:10
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Didn't Ultimo want to unmask Ultimo too?
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Mar 8, 2013 12:01
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El Local still wrestles under a mask. (So has Kane again for a while)
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Mar 8, 2013 14:39
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The GIG posted:Didn't Ultimo want to unmask Ultimo too? TheHock posted:El Local still wrestles under a mask.
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Mar 8, 2013 15:52
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Memento1979 posted:Wow, he's actually a really good looking dude. Has he bulked up a little in the last few months? Looks like it. He is which is probably the impetus behind wanting to at least try him out unmasked. Having another good looking fella on the roster isn't irrelevant.
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Mar 8, 2013 15:57
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Man, when unmasked Generico and Cesaro are a comedy European(Canada is America's Europe) tag team in like a few months, we'll all be sorry for doubting.
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Mar 8, 2013 16:01
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The thing about Generico is because of the mask, he was so fun and easy to get behind and very sympathetic. He's going to have to change a lot of what he's been doing for years without the mask, just because people won't as quickly connect to a maskless, capeless Canadian.
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Mar 8, 2013 18:14
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Guys we have no clue that him working without the mask on NXT is any indication of what he'll do on the main roster. Even now, Big E is a top face and the champion on NXT while he's a non-wrestling heel enforcer on Raw/SD. Rollins was the champion and still working face when Shield debuted. NXT is decidedly non-canon.I Before E posted:(Canada is America's Europe) What? I'm pretty sure that Europe is America's Europe.
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Mar 8, 2013 18:29
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It's premature to say that he's doomed to be a jobber or speculate on exactly what his WWE gimmick will be, but it's not crazy to read significance into the fact that for his first NXT match they unmasked him and put him into WWE style trunks with his color scheme. He might do great, and I sincerely hope than in a year he's able to develop a new gimmick that can take advantage of his natural babyface charisma. But it's not too early to say that he's not going to wear a mask given the evidence we've seen and the history of WWE unmasking other wrestlers in developmental.
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Mar 8, 2013 18:34
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flashy_mcflash posted:Guys we have no clue that him working without the mask on NXT is any indication of what he'll do on the main roster. Even now, Big E is a top face and the champion on NXT while he's a non-wrestling heel enforcer on Raw/SD. Rollins was the champion and still working face when Shield debuted. NXT is decidedly non-canon.
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Mar 8, 2013 18:49
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Considering like two weeks ago he was in full El Generico gear and hung around Brodus Clay and now he's not in El Generico gear and wrestling under his real name, it's safe to say that we have no idea what they'll do with him.
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Mar 8, 2013 18:54
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Memento1979 posted:Wow, he's actually a really good looking dude. Has he bulked up a little in the last few months? Looks like it. That's exactly what I'm sayin'! He didn't pop out with a banana shaped head and Colin Delaney-looking musculature. I'd say that the dude looks pretty cool, and honestly, the El Generico character had been treading water for a while now. Trust the man behind the mask to stretch his gimmick muscles and do something different. If it doesn't pan out, he goes back to the indies and gets treated like a king.
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Mar 8, 2013 19:27
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