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Deleted member 47027

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plagiarize said:
You think KO would burst into flames if he put on a suit or something? You think he wanders around covered in cheeto dust wearing sweatpants and sleeveless t-shirts when he isn't wrestling?

Anyone can be fitted for a suit.
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I hate to say this but kinda, yeah. I think he wanders around covered in cheeto dust wearing sweatpants and sleeveless t-shirts when he's not wrestling. That's absolutely what I imagine, legitimately. He's built for comfort, not for class.

Mahonay said:
False. He's wearing a suit right here.
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Shit, you got me. That's a good pic.

slightconfuse said:
If the number 1,criteta is that they have to be able go on the today show you already lost.

Maybe instead of appealing to 50 year old,mothers, you actually,appeal to the people that pay you money
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They pay.
 
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TarpitCarnivore

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Rockandrollclown said:
Personally, I feel like "the look" is toxic. If you're the total package like a Rick Flair, Rock, or Steve Austin its certainly nice to have. Prioritizing it above all else is why we have Reigns now. When talking about the Attitude era, one of the greatest moments ever is Foley winning the belt. When looking at recent times, people point to Bryan winning as one of the great Wrestlemania moments. I personally feel the ranking is 1. Charisma 2. In ring abililty 3. is the look. I feel like you need to have two of the three to be champ, all three is obviously better. When you look at all the up and comers not many of them have the look and are all a lot more entertaining than Reigns imo.
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When Foley won he still wasn't considered a face of the company though. That was still Austin and Rock. I know we're flip flopping here, but in my original question I was thinking of it from the point of who else besides Reigns right now could work in the Austin/Rock/Cena role.

There's plenty of guys who can go in and out of WHC stories right now, but part of the problem is that in order to develop the stories for them you need 2-3 months. This will only lead to further anger from fans not seeing their proven choice as the title holder.

The other question this brings up too is, do you "devalue" the WHC belt by letting it switch hands on a somewhat regular basis versus these multi-month reigns.
 
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Brian_FETO

Banned
Edge and Christian show was real good this week

That ending, hot damn. Was just thinking they hadn't covered him on the show yet. Good shit
 
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klonere

Banned
Who gives a fuck about SportsCenter and all that shit the people who are funding this whol enterprise are a bunch of sad, obsessed losers who buy tickets for shows months in advance, continuously complain about said cards, complain about eh main event, during the show whip out their phone to use the presale code on the titantron, get bored, chant to get themselves over and then book a weeks holidays around Mania spending thousands of doll hairs to boo Roman Reigns int he main event balee dat

you think this sad disgusting individual watches normal people TV
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I mean, if your standard is marketability then you're saying the title is only going to bounce between Rollins, Reigns and AJ Styles. I just tend to doubt that.
 
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Deleted member 47027

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bjork said:
Gamespot sent Jeff Gerstmann to Good Morning America in FUBU, WWE can send Owens out in swim trunks and a t-shirt.

Watch that interview thing with Roman and Charlotte the day after WM, neither one of them knows how to talk. I'd rather have casuals go "this dude dresses like shit, but he's cool" instead of "this dude sounds like he's challenged, so who put him in a suit? They forgot his helmet."
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We're comparing a man who wrestles for a living against a guy who talks about and makes videos about playing kideo games. I think because you drew that comparison between those two personalities, that says a lot about how Kevin Owens is perceived

And hey man what's wrong with FUBU?
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Sephzilla

Member
You guys saying that someone needs to look good in a suit to appear on daytime TV would have probably had a stroke if someone showed up on TV dressed like this

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Deleted member 47027

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Angry Grimace said:
I mean, if your standard is marketability then you're saying the title is only going to bounce between Rollins, Reigns and AJ Styles. I just tend to doubt that.
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2/3 ain't bad, and I'm hoping for AJ.

But that's not the only set of people, and it also depends on WHO you're marketing to. You don't market Brock Lesnar like you market Seth Rollins. Don't market CM Punk like you would John Cena. It all depends.

Let's not forget Punk complained about having to wear a suit and Taker reamed his ASS and beat him in like 3 minutes due to it.
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
You're in for a very slow, long build to Sami Zayn transforming into taller Daniel Bryan.
 
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Zach

Member
Vince McMahon said:
nobody here has a clue what gets the thread closed down, it appears

wrasslegaf has never been closed due to owens being big. it was shut down once because of people begging for porn.
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Nah, it was other things, too. Mr. Moderator told me. He was tired of the general douchebaggery and the porn talk just sent him OVER THE EDGE '99.
 
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Deleted member 47027

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mightynine said:
What do you have against Cheetos?
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Nothing, they are the perfect "chip" - without a doubt, the greatest option in the chip aisle. There is none higher. 2nd favorite from the American Chip aisle is Rold Gold Pretzel Sticks, tied with Rods. Both excellent. But don't bother with the Tiny Twists.

FlammableD said:
Conor is shorter than KO.
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Correct.
 
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bjork

Member
Vince McMahon said:
We're comparing a man who wrestles for a living against a guy who talks about and makes videos about playing kideo games. I think because you drew that comparison between those two personalities, that says a lot about how Kevin Owens is perceived

And hey man what's wrong with FUBU?
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Well, Nash is the exception to every rule. He could probably show up with Bruce Willis' signboard thing from Die Hard 3 and make it look cool.
 
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Angry Grimace

Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Vince McMahon said:
2/3 ain't bad, and I'm hoping for AJ.

But that's not the only set of people, and it also depends on WHO you're marketing to. You don't market Brock Lesnar like you market Seth Rollins. Don't market CM Punk like you would John Cena. It all depends.

Let's not forget Punk complained about having to wear a suit and Taker reamed his ASS and beat him in like 3 minutes due to it.
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And Cena, obviously I forgot about him. I couldn't see him.
 
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XenoRaven

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Professor Beef said:
But the media appearances are part of the package of being champ. I'm not saying they're the be-all-end-all like people will joke about, but they're still important. You're representing the company as a whole, and looking good while doing it is part of it, as well as people skills. Punk couldn't do it (and for a while wasn't even WILLING to do it), and Bryan was too frail to do it (and him having a filthy-looking beard didn't help things).

Bringing up Dusty is a bit weird, seeing as how he was from a completely different era. Things aren't the same right now as they were back then.

Some people are confusing Owens' character with his look. Owens has a great character, I don't think I'll ever disagree with that, and he can certainly go in the ring. But he looks like a fan rather than a champ. And that's not a good look. Again, let's not pretend that ability is solely what matters when becoming WWE Champ.
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I should have mentioned that I think public appearances are important and look is a big part of that.

But entertainment value is also a part of that. If someone is entertaining regardless of their look, I still think that's a win for the company, and I think KO would be entertaining on a talk show.

What I'm trying to say is, I think Roman is a good representative of the company. I think he has a look that's immediately appealing to a potentially untapped audience. But I don't think that should be the only criteria for booking a champ, and I also think "look" in public appearances can be mitigated by personality.
 
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Aiii

So not worth it
Vince McMahon said:
We're comparing a man who wrestles for a living against a guy who talks about and makes videos about playing kideo games. I think because you drew that comparison between those two personalities, that says a lot about how Kevin Owens is perceived

And hey man what's wrong with FUBU?
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Well that's not healthy.
Beer can kill you man.
 
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Mahonay

Banned
When he has someone doing his wardrobe, the man looks suave as fuck
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Lol that big baggy brown suit looks to be an example of what he does when left to his own devices.
 
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Bluekaveli

Member
bjork said:
Gamespot sent Jeff Gerstmann to Good Morning America in FUBU, WWE can send Owens out in swim trunks and a t-shirt.

Watch that interview thing with Roman and Charlotte the day after WM, neither one of them knows how to talk. I'd rather have casuals go "this dude dresses like shit, but he's cool" instead of "this dude sounds like he's challenged, so who put him in a suit? They forgot his helmet."
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Fubu is the shit. Was he wearing Lugz too?
 
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Rockandrollclown

lookwhatyou'vedone
Angry Grimace said:
I mean, if your standard is marketability then you're saying the title is only going to bounce between Rollins, Reigns and AJ Styles. I just tend to doubt that.
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Honestly, I don't even think AJ Styles fits that currently. When talking about "the look" he does not come to mind. "The look" seems outdated to me. Most of the people coming up through the ranks absolutely do not look like Reigns/Austin/Rock. Jason Jordan is one of the only people that comes to mind.
 
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Professor Beef

Banned
XenoRaven said:
What I'm trying to say is, I think Roman is a good representative of the company. I think he has a look that's immediately appealing to a potentially untapped audience. But I don't think that should be the only criteria for booking a champ, and I also think "look" in public appearances can be mitigated by personality.
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I agree with you. As much as I like Roman, I don't think he's the perfect package...yet. But I also don't think we've had one in quite a long time.
 
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Deleted member 47027

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I won't lie, that brown suit, seeing it...it's like an arrow to my heart. That's bad. A+ bad.
 
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blackaroni

Member
Zach said:
How did this happen? That first one's from the morning show or whatever after WrassleMania, right? He looked dapper, handsome.

And then this second thing. What the heck, man?
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The first one was from some Mania press stuff and the second one is from his Conan appearance a couple years back.

Vince McMahon said:
I won't lie, that brown suit, seeing it...it's like an arrow to my heart. That's bad. A+ bad.
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The hair made it even worse lol
 
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