Rell84shots
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The zombies were stupid and pointless and lead to a wrestler tearing his acl, but MVP does kinda have a point.
Damn Taker Caught A Stray:mjlol:
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The zombies were stupid and pointless and lead to a wrestler tearing his acl, but MVP does kinda have a point.
The segment was awful... but yeah, wrasslin' fans are bein' kinda contradictory... you would think there's never been a horror-based character in wrestling before 
I actually mentioned this on a thread somewhere... I said one of the most popular wrestling stars ever basically had a zombie gimmick... dude was like "when was there ever a zombie?"
I was like "uhhhh... the Deadman, pale, gothic, sits up like he's rising out of a casket, gets burned and buried alive and comes back to life... is this not a zombie?"
Dude says "
he wasn't a zombie!"
I'm like what was he then, a magician?
I actually mentioned this on a thread somewhere... I said one of the most popular wrestling stars ever basically had a zombie gimmick... dude was like "when was there ever a zombie?"
I was like "uhhhh... the Deadman, pale, gothic, sits up like he's rising out of a casket, gets burned and buried alive and comes back to life... is this not a zombie?"
Dude says "
he wasn't a zombie!"I'm like what was he then, a magician?
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Awful is putting it lightly. Segment was WOAT tier right with Rosie/Trump, Dr. Heiney, and Katie Vick
Rell84shots
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Difference is that those segments involved people in the main event picture, this was a bad segment featuring a couple of current mid-carders.
Randomly throwing zombies into a feud to promote a movie is stupid no matter how they try to spin it.
That's completely different from an established character who built his gimmick for decades. Taker showed there is a cool way to use the undead.
That's completely different from an established character who built his gimmick for decades. Taker showed there is a cool way to use the undead.
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Not that I agree with it, but I've heard a lot of people call him a wizard.The segment was awful... but yeah, wrasslin' fans are bein' kinda contradictory
I actually mentioned this on a thread somewhere... I said one of the most popular wrestling stars ever basically had a zombie gimmick... dude was like "when was there ever a zombie?"
I was like "uhhhh... the Deadman, pale, gothic, sits up like he's rising out of a casket, gets burned and buried alive and comes back to life... is this not a zombie?"
Dude says "
I'm like what was he then, a magician?
**tries to imagine Taker applying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry as a youngling**
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God-awful segments are god-awful segments no matter who's involved.
The goofy Taker stuff (esp. from the Attitude Era) was the first thing I thought of seeing the zombies at Backlash.
There is a lot of nuance that makes the Taker stuff a lot better, overall. For instance, Paul Bearer being a devoted character at the time solely to the gimmick vs. the Miz who has to play off zombies around him but then has a reality show with his wife on a different network.
With that said, anyone who doesn't point out the parallels of goofy gimmicks in each generation and specifically criticizes the zombie stuff, that's dumb.
There is a lot of nuance that makes the Taker stuff a lot better, overall. For instance, Paul Bearer being a devoted character at the time solely to the gimmick vs. the Miz who has to play off zombies around him but then has a reality show with his wife on a different network.
With that said, anyone who doesn't point out the parallels of goofy gimmicks in each generation and specifically criticizes the zombie stuff, that's dumb.
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Dude was a characterized as an actual undertaker and had a mortician as his manager at first. Once he lost that casket match to Yoko and disappeared into the sky, it was over. The Hart Family, and to a lesser extent, the Kliq saved 1994 from being a total abomination.
Not that I agree with it, but I've heard a lot of people call him a wizard.
**tries to imagine Taker applying at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry as a youngling**
There was a wrestling nerd theory floating around about 10 years ago that Taker is a Dark Wizard/Druid who uses Horocruxs to stay alive.
It DID make some sense, low key.
There was a wrestling nerd theory floating around about 10 years ago that Taker is a Dark Wizard/Druid who uses Horocruxs to stay alive.
It DID make some sense, low key.
Crimes of Calloway?
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Wrestling has always had gimmicks.
What they showed on sunday was not a gimmick. It was just stupid & nonsensical.
What they showed on sunday was not a gimmick. It was just stupid & nonsensical.