I don't get the Adam Cole Hype, Bay Bay

[MenacingMonk]

It's been over a year since I got back into the Indy scene. This dude still has me with the hype he gets.

He's not a bad wrestler, but he doesn't stand out to me. Only thing I enjoyed from him was his theme.

Perhaps TSC's residential Cole stan @TBdaGhost can enlighten me.

 

[FRIED MASON]

Generic CAW with no real presence.

 

[Bob-omb]

I haven’t seen any of his Indy work but he looks like a brunette Ziggler to me

 

[Vinny Lupton]

He's got the same upper body as Sasha Banks. But he says "baybay" alot

 

[Silkk]

Bullet Club & ROH losing Adam Cole hurt them A LOT.

Clear difference in quality post cole

Spoiler

BAY BAY

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

He's skinny, white, and does moovz. Of course the neckbeards are going to love him.

 

[Hey_zeus]

He's a mediocre talent with a catchy way to say his name.

 

[The Rainmaker]

He is
ADAM
COLE
BAY
BAY

What else there is to understand?

 

[ÆTHER]

Straight up, I think Adam Cole's best quality is that when he was coming up he wasn't the typical indy wrestler so he stuck out. He (and Mike Bennett come to think of it) worked and carried himself like a "WWE guy" (particularly your mid 2000s fresh out of OVW guys). So the hype about Adam Cole was all about him being different but he's not so different anymore now that he's in WWE. When he got to ROH Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Kyle O'Reilly and Michael Elgin were busy putting on their best faux-90's AJPW impressions and Cole worked simple and safe with a couple major spots (like a WWE guy) so he stuck out. In PWG he got to show more personality and got pretty decent on the mic and he stuck out because most Indy dudes can't work a Mic for shyt anyways. Problem he has now is that WWE is a variety show and most guys work simple and safe with a couple major spots. Most guys in WWE are kinda funny. Everything that made him special isn't there anymore. Dude needs seasoning but he'll always be a Cody Rhodes type. Cody is probably filling his spot in the Bullet Club better than Cole did.

 

[TBdaGhost]

It's been over a year since I got back into the Indy scene. This dude still has me with the hype he gets.

He's not a bad wrestler, but he doesn't stand out to me. Only thing I enjoyed from him was his theme.

Perhaps TSC's residential Cole stan @TBdaGhost can enlighten me.

Hes great at selling, timing. His facial expressions during matches help tell a story. All that stuff makes his matches more believable. He doesnt need to do flippy shyt to have good matches. Almost kind of a throwback style. . Also has charisma and can talk.

 

[ezrathegreat]

 

[Breh Obama]

He's only over cause the "Bay Bay".

Other than that he's just a regular generic cac like Roderick Strong and Eric Young

 

[Thebadguy]

He's a good enough talker. Probably would be a great commentator or manager.

 

[richaveli83]

I don't see what's so great about him. I've seen a few of his matches and he's not bad but nothing about him stands out.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Generic CAW with no real presence.

I know when I see CAW posted for everybody it's cause vince molded y'all