Then put Cesaro in a flak vest and give him forty catchphrases that don't catch on. Same difference.
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Then put Cesaro in a flak vest and give him forty catchphrases that don't catch on. Same difference.
He's right next to **** *****
I think we'd have to agree "Daniel Bryan's main event" is at its core a disingenuous statement. It was never sold as such to the general audience, which is the driving force behind WrestleMania's success.
Wrestlemania is the driving force behind Wrestlemania's success. Has been for most of the last decade.
Marvel
could never
Nah.
SymbiantXenos
Member
Lana and Paige twitter beef
Shoot or a work brothers?
Shoot or a work brothers?
Ninja Scooter
Member
Well shit we may have just discovered the ultimate heel persona for Cesaro
"Women are intimidated by the intellect of an atheist"
Although there were a hell of a lot of Daniel Bryan signs that night.
But yeah, this.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
He just has that goofball expression 100% of the time whether he's wrestling, being offered a heel turn by HHH, turning on Zeb Colter, etc.
Her words say "I'm mad," but her 15 hashtags scream "worked shoot"
I mean, it's quite the contrary when you think about it. Imagine trying to push "Daniel Bryan's WrestleMania XXX" to the general audience.
Vince McMahon should be given a lot of credit for both bending over backwards to appease smarks so they don't ruin the end of the show, and maintaining a credible marquee to sell to normal people.
Vince McMahon should be given a lot of credit for both bending over backwards to appease smarks so they don't ruin the end of the show, and maintaining a credible marquee to sell to normal people.
slightconfuse
Banned
Ninja Scooter
Member
Roman sucks, but I can see why the WWE thinks he has a marketable look. He's a good looking guy, the hair, the tattoo, he's got shit that makes him standout. If Cesaro and Roman both walked into a gym Roman would stand out more. Cesaro has the look of a grunt that gets killed in the first 10 minutes of a James Bond movie.
If Vince can do one thing it's making a crazy ass spectacle once a year that appeals to a huge audience.
Yep. Even casual people will turn up to someone's house for WM if they ordered it, and then sit through all the recap stuff so they at least have some idea of who these guys are who aren't Rock and UT.
I think he'd stand out more because he'd be wearing all of his own merch, while Cesaro would be over there wishing he had a shirt.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Cesaro could totally pull off being Blofeld or any other well-heeled bond villain at least in terms of his physical appearance. The fact that they don't put him in that kind of role given Bautista being in Spectre and all tells you a lot about their confidence in his acting skills.
everything is a work until proven otherwise
"We all know the Divas Revolution was earned not in NXT or Twitter but backstage with Michael Hayes"
That's a beret, not a fedora.
Professor Beef
Banned
Too bad it has to be pulled out of him by force.
What? In a gym Cesaro would stand out more with his Greek God physique, compared to Roman's "I'm constantly fighting my fat Samoan genes" look.
avengers23
Banned
The guy Vince washes was completely Caucasian so he has "it." But he'll do for now.
Given he gets zero promo time, no gimmick, no nothing, that's not really true.
It's Roman they're trying desperately to pretend has charisma with these painful promos and segments.
Frecklestein
Banned
Im going to be real here. The only genuine reason why I give a shit about Cesaro is because of my dear friend, Fox. I care more about the ups and downs of Fox's plight to see Cesaro win the title. Im not even fuckin joking. If Cesaro ever wins, I'd get legit emotional for fox and not even care all that much for Cesaro. I think Fox likes Cesaro more than Cesaro likes Cesaro. I am sold on and honest to HBK's christ in heaven genuinely invested in Fox's journey to his fave being the guy.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Cesaro wishes (probably doesn't) that he could pull off Daniel Bryan's heel run.
On the contrary, Frecklestein, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy watching Cesaro's failures to see Fox318 attempt to hide the pain with photos of Cesaro holding a coffee.
I don't watch Raw, but it sounds and looks like he's on tv every week, usually working with upper tier guys.
We're not talking about Damien Sandow or Curtis Axel
slightconfuse
Banned
Cesaro was entertaining as US champ
Mic time is still pretty key (particularly in WWE). Cesaro gets to talk roughly once a month.
We will be this time next year when he's back on TV as Intercontinental Champion.
*gazes longingly into the distance*
He has matches, dude. That's it. Usually ones he loses.
How are you supposed to develop a complex character with that time?
People bringing up Daniel Bryan, but Bryan didn't create that great heel character when he was jobbing in 2011 in random matches with no storylines. He created it when he was World champion, getting promo time and a push as the weaselly heel. It snowballed from there.
Barrage
Member
Do yo really think "fighting my fat Samoan genes" is a look? Or that Roman reigns has it?
Show 100 people off the street a picture of Roman Reigns, see if the words "fat samoan" come up.
Then show a pictureof Cesaro, and ask people which guy looks more interesting.
Its a no-contest.
Ive had multiple friends' sisters and gifriends (who dont watch wrestling) stop when hes on screen and ask about him.
Noone says shit about Cesaro. Dude's finisher should be called the Nondescript.
The years of struggle are what makes the eventual success all the more sweeter, friend.
I'm mostly kidding man.
Also Cesaro makes my girlfriend tingle. Hates Reigns. Different strokes.
Yes these hypothetical 100 people you just made up to have the opinion you wanted them to have are stirring evidence.
What's a good weaselly heel Daniel Bryan match? I wasn't watching wrasslin' in 2011.
Are these the same 100 people who purchased Halo 5 digitally?
Liquidsnake
Banned
I didn't watch RAW last night was it good. I heard some good matches, with predictable everything
Frecklestein
Banned
Sandow fan in 2015 is my vote for worst wrassle gaf gimmick of the year. Poor man's Fox
yipes
Or the new Tomb Raider game apparently.
Some people are only happy when it Reigns.
Elimination Chamber match in 2012, where Santino of all people got the crowd wanting him to win the World title. By WM28 a month later Bryan had already started turning from getting heat to getting cheers because of how entertaining he was, and the catchy Yes chant (which was meant as a heel thing originally).
Professor Beef
Banned
When he had MMAksana as a mouthpiece, yes. He also got mic time, and it wasn't all that memorable.
avengers23
Banned
They're the same people that WWE was convinced would sign up for the Network so they would be up to 3.8 million subscribers.
Frecklestein
Banned
Anything during his time chasing and winning the whc with his antics of treating AJ like shit or nearly getting her killed on multiple occasions. He made a triple threat cage match involving Mark Henry and Big show actually entertaining
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Heel Bryan was actually entertaining as a character more than an in ring competitor for once.
Like suit Jericho.
Like suit Jericho.
Haha!
Just like all the Indy feds/conventions, that endlessly steal the character renders from the WWE game's character select screens.
Damien Sandow should be repackaged as Sizzle. Let him build on SmackDown, knowhatimsayin'?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DTuhyKcYfk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DTuhyKcYfk
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Imagine a Halo fan
In 2015
In 2015
Marvel
could never
I'm playing this right now and it's the tits, fuck dem sales
Ninja Scooter
Member
It's hard to pull of a believable heel gimmick when you have a stupid Dreamworks smirk permanently plastered on your face.
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