“We're Not Outlandish Characters” - Roman Reigns
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These mufukkas just had a Boneyard match and a Firefly Funhouse match talking about no outlandish characters 
Straw Hat Luffy
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Romans right.
why are you guys naming bray and taker like they aren’t the exception to a majority rule? The same two guys, none of you took serious for years, even claiming taker should retire because he doesn’t fit the current era, is now enough proof to discredit what Roman said?
why are you guys naming bray and taker like they aren’t the exception to a majority rule? The same two guys, none of you took serious for years, even claiming taker should retire because he doesn’t fit the current era, is now enough proof to discredit what Roman said?
There's a reason why Bianca Bel Air and Velveteen Dream are two of the only wrestlers to make me excited for the product. When they have a match or segment I'm glued.
Yes them being black definitely plays a part because I love to see us shine, but way above that is they are intriguing and fun characters that keep things engaging.
Same thing with The Fiend. This regular guy vs regular guy Era is so boring.
Yes them being black definitely plays a part because I love to see us shine, but way above that is they are intriguing and fun characters that keep things engaging.
Same thing with The Fiend. This regular guy vs regular guy Era is so boring.
Norrin Radd
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So and so wants a title shot is pretty much the limit of WWE's creativityWhat fukking storytellingmost of today’s matches have no storytelling.
No, not everyone needs to be a garbage man or a clown, but for fukks sake have some personality and don’t carry yourself like a 12 year old
“I’m A hEeL aNd I’m CoCkY”So and so wants a title shot is pretty much the limit of WWE's creativity
This isn’t a good thing. I’m sorry but the reason we all fell in love with wrestling was because of the over the top characters. The five star matches or whatever came after that. It’s hard to get invested in a roster full of regular everyday guys and gals.
ALTRUISM
"My enemy is a notion, not a nation."
NYChase718
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Kicking out of a Canadian Destroyer but a running knee does the job. Or kicking out of a superplex/Falcon Arrow combination but being pinned after “The Stomp”
Exactly Theres nothing "reality" about any of these matches
Playaz Eyez
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He’s right that they are “reality based”, but that’s actually the problem. There aren’t “outlandish characters” in the vain of The Goon or Duke The Dumpster Droese besides Taker and Fiend, but you still need actual characters to connect with other than “I can wrestle well” and “I challenge you to a match”. I know exactly who Bianca, Dream, Matt Riddle, New Day, Rollins, Damien Priest, Naomi, and the Usos are. Who’s Tony Nese? Apollo Crews? The Colons (before they were released obviously)? They also think slapping nicknames on people and merchandise before they even have a match does anything
Personality of cardboard boxesHe’s right. And that’s a big part of why it’s sothese days
Peter Popoff
Baba Yega in black uptowns
Yet his Uncle, The Rock was an outlandish character that could comeback anyday and immediately put asses in seats.
This dude overall sucks as a wrestler, on the mic and looks like a generic N64 No Mercy character in a tank top.
This dude overall sucks as a wrestler, on the mic and looks like a generic N64 No Mercy character in a tank top.
Straw Hat Luffy
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The problem isn't they're reality-based characters the problem is how they book these reality-based characters. WWE didn't have reality-based characters 20 years ago so there is no blueprint on how to book them. The problem of how we view these dudes is no one's fault but WWE's. There should be outlandish characters but if they practiced on fleshing out what they envision as reality-based, then we would be in a better position. We can accept the Takers, Brays, and Hardys but too much wouldn't be any good either in 2020.He’s right that they are “reality based”, but that’s actually the problem. There aren’t “outlandish characters” in the vain of The Goon or Duke The Dumpster Droese besides Taker and Fiend, but you still need actual characters to connect with other than “I can wrestle well” and “I challenge you to a match”. I know exactly who Bianca, Dream, Matt Riddle, New Day, Rollins, Damien Priest, Naomi, and the Usos are. Who’s Tony Nese? Apollo Crews? The Colons (before they were released obviously)? They also think slapping nicknames on people and merchandise before they even have a match does anything
Some good examples of wrestlers are Matt Riddle and New Day. We know Riddle as a stoner at heart who just happens to knows some MMA, which is super relatable for today's society. He doesn't have to be some over the top super cartoonish pothead to get over when he can just be himself.
New Day does have a gimmick, but from all the upupdowndown and other shyt we see, we know this is how those three-act behind the scenes. It's not like Kane who's a monster in the ring but is super into politics behind the curtains.
The perfect story to represent this era at the moment is the Otis-Mandy story.
That's 1 of the problems, lack of big and unique characters.
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They rely on having big spots too much instead of putting on a good match