¡HarlequinPanic!
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not even kung pao bitch? ( =①ω①=)
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not even kung pao bitch? ( =①ω①=)
Yep. Even when he went weirdo face and was like "yo brah Ima smash you dude" and it was out of the blue and 1996 bjork was like whaaaaaaat is going on here.
Also y2kev new hero.
If a younger Scott Hall had returned to the WWE part time a la Sting they would have called him like 'The Chico Man' Scott Hall, maggle
I don't know if you can count that when it was the only thing he said
I don't know if you can count that when it was the only thing he said
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
avengers23
Banned
Not to draw the equivalency between MMA and pro wrestling again, but Jon Jones, Conor McGregor, T.J. Dillashaw, Chris Weidman, and Daniel Cormier are not bizarre names, but they're memorable. Fabricio Werdum only sounds exotic because he's Brazilian.
If we go back to UFC's biggest stars historically, Georges St. Pierre looks cool in print, but he's also French Canadian. Tito Ortiz, Frank Shamrock, Ken Shamrock, B.J. Penn, Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell and Anderson Silva all have fairly normal names.
I'll give that Jon Jones and Ronda Rousey have alliteration going for them, while Conor McGregor has the hard "c" sound in both his first and last names. But none of those names is exactly "Hulk Hogan" or "Randy Savage."
The idea of giving a guy like Braun Stroman a weird name works if you actually have plans for the guy. But Braun Stroman is going to be lucky to be Erick Rowan in 9 months, so what's the difference between naming him Braun Stroman or Miles Henderson?
I think Bray is more likely to take a crazy bump than Roman.
That said, WWE aren't going to let anyone take a Foley type bump.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Coming up with a good wrestling name that doubles as a possible "real name" is tough. Something to do with syllables and how it hits the ear. No wonder it takes guys so long to come up with a good one.
Hell in a Cell is almost impossible to top after 1998 and even more impossible without blood.
I mean they get to a point where its just a hardcore match with limited viability or they wind up working a head lock in a match that should scream: "OH SHIT ITS FINALLY GETTING SETTLED TONIGHT".
You want to make Roman look like a bad ass? Have him beat down on Bray and not give a crap about the Belt or a win.
This should be what the Bray-Roman feud is like
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Ricky Steamboat's real name is RICHARD BLOOD
DICK BLOOD
I'LL MAKE YOU BLEED
FROM YOUR DICK
DICK BLOOD
I'LL MAKE YOU BLEED
FROM YOUR DICK
avengers23
Banned
I'm pretty sure it involves more work than picking an athlete you liked and altering the name slightly or smashing names of two black pop culture figures together.
See: Ken Dykstra (baseball player Lenny Dykstra), Apollo Crews (Apollo Creed and Terry Crews).
And The Ryback would actually work if they explained why that was his name. Even Cesaro and Neville losing their first names or Big E losing his last name would work with a big of character explanation. But no, they just lose parts of their names one day with no reason or explanation.
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I do like Bray Wyatt as the New Face of Fear.
avengers23
Banned
What about The Devil's Favo(u)rite Son?
Well, we can't have The Rattlesnake, DTA, Stone Cold Steve Austin anymore, but Randy Orton can be The Viper. That's just as good, right?
I don't like the word new in there.
Maybe calling him fear incarnate would be better. But Bray doesn't really do many heel things aside from cutting Roman's picture out of magazines.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
"Alright Adam we've got this idea for a cool edgy character but we can't pin down a name"
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"Edge?"
GET ON IT BOYS
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"Edge?"
GET ON IT BOYS
dream
Member
Disagree, friend. Kevin Nash got his ass beat by his teenage son. Is there anything more emasculating and gimmick-killing than getting pummeled by your own seed?
Nash jobbed his son out, friend. What sheets are you reading?
avengers23
Banned
Professor Beef
Banned
I forgot about that. But I would also argue that a caring father would not want to destroy his son in a fight.
EDIT: Wait, I'm remembering wrong apparently?
Jimmy King
Member
Isn't Hell in a Cell the devil's playground?
I know the Elimination Chamber is his vacation home.
I know the Elimination Chamber is his vacation home.
Sexton Hardcastle could have brought him places.
British Monsoon
Member
avengers23
Banned
Match went to a no contest due to police stoppage. Tristen Nash was pinned to the ground, but no ref was there to count the pin.
The Edge. They dropped "The" from his name.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Did you SEE his promo skills in road warrior? No wrestler could live up to that.
Ninja Scooter
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What do you guys think Brock's fake name would have been if the WWE made him change it when he first signed?
Liquidsnake
Banned
And well hear about him on the INDY scene for the next 10 years under the name Bran Strongman when the WWE releases him.
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
Bruan Stroman.
Professor Beef
Banned
The Edge is owned by one of the dudes in U2, isn't it?
avengers23
Banned
Don't forget World Famous TV Wrestling Clown? Oh no, that's definitely not Doink. Disregard the make-up and costume. Just look at the name: it says "World Famous TV Wrestling Clown," not this "Doink" you speak of.
And damn it, our game is named "U-Gene," and he is in no way supposed to remind you of "Eugene."
Jimmy King
Member
Why is there no pic of Edge and The Edge like this?
Skull
Professor Beef
Banned
Jimmy "The King" King.
Edge preferred Rob Zombie's music, and I can't blame him tbh
And Heyman could've been Bulk!
Why is there no pic of Edge and The Edge like this?
Edge preferred Rob Zombie's music, and I can't blame him tbh
And Heyman could've been Bulk!
avengers23
Banned
Bulk.
Ninja Scooter
Member
I still can't believe that according to wiki we'd ideas for Daniel Bryan's ring name were Buddy Peacock and Lloyd Bonaire. Imagine WM30 ending with Lilian Garcia proclaiming "And NEW wwe champion... BUDDY PEACOCK!"
Bulk Skullman
Skull Bulkman
Bull Skulkman
Bill Bulkman
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Bill Bulkman!
Dude called himself 'The Dazzler' so none of that's a surprise
avengers23
Banned
The 1 in 21-1, Bill Bulkberg!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy-DEH7iGfg
Dude works for a place only saying Banzai for like 2.5 years, they turn him face and want him to suddenly cut promos and they're maybe bad, but better than Roman.
Dude works for a place only saying Banzai for like 2.5 years, they turn him face and want him to suddenly cut promos and they're maybe bad, but better than Roman.
Part of the problem with WWE is they obsess over gimmick and name ownership.
Its no coincidence that the people with real sounding names get spots on TV.
Randy Savage didn't go by just Macho.
I still remember when they officially announced his name was Daniel Bryan. Everyone thought it was the most unimaginative name ever. It was probably for the best though.
They sure picked well with Roman Reigns though. Like...how much more manly a name could you get than that?
Arrowgigantic
Member
The Dazzler was awesome.
Jimmy King
Member
Daniel Bryan is genius because it fits in perfectly with the rhythm of the typical chant.
Second only to dick head Bryan
Barrage
Member
I'm a firm believer that the best wrestling name of all time is Lex Luger . Exciting enough to stand out against regular names (Lex Luger Vs Tully Blanchard, im goin with Lex) but fantastical enough to not stand out against the otherworldly names (Lex Luger Vs the Undertaker works. Shelton Benjamin Vs The Undertaker doesn't). The name is literally too good for him to ever be a jobber.
Going by these rules, Razor Ramon and Hulk Hogan are also Top 5 Names.
Going by these rules, Razor Ramon and Hulk Hogan are also Top 5 Names.
I still remember that before "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, the potential names were Ice Dagger, Chilly McFreeze, Fang McFrost and Otto von Ruthless.
I mean, Ice Dagger is kinda decent if done right, but stuff like Chilly McFreeze and Fang McFrost is asking for a lifetime subscription to the low mid card.
I mean, Ice Dagger is kinda decent if done right, but stuff like Chilly McFreeze and Fang McFrost is asking for a lifetime subscription to the low mid card.