Discuss, why do you think the Hansen gimmick fell through?

[Rollermacka]

So I was in an old school mood earlier and was watching some "monsters putting over new monsters" matches like when Vader was beaten by Kane in 1998, when Undertaker put over The Great Khali when they first feuded, and when Kane had his "throat broken" by Snitsky. I began to wonder why do you think that Vince decieded to drop the Vade Hansen gimmick (dark cult leader) with his two fallowers Black Pain and Kevin Thorn? You could say he didnt think that they could be as or more popular than Undertaker, but someone like Snitsky. He "took out" Kane, had a short run as the "foot fetish freak" then was retooled as the yellow mouthed monster before being wished the best in his future endevours. Maybe they shot too high with Vade in a debuting feud with the Undertaker, but they could have started lower on the totem. Have him and his fallowers destroy some very face wrestlers, and work it from there. Do you think that it was "premature" to release Vade, Kevin Thorn and completely drop the gimmick before it started? Or do you think that a bald guy with two semi talented big men is the least needed thing on Smackdown right now?

[Jeritron]

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[Juan]

You have some ugly ass fingers Jerry

[Rollermacka]

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Ok, maybe I'm uncool in admitting that I dont know what that means but what dose it mean? Is it some sort of computer slang (LOL, WTF, OMG) or is it like the lizard where it's just kinda there?

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[Jeritron]

It's from google images man. Not mine

[DaveWadding]

Maybe they couldn't lip sync MMMBop right?

[Xerzes]

Ok, maybe I'm uncool in admitting that I dont know what that means but what dose it mean? Is it some sort of computer slang (LOL, WTF, OMG) or is it like the lizard where it's just kinda there

Use paragraphs, ass.

[.44 Magdalene]

Shouldn't the fingers be over an Enter key?

[.44 Magdalene]

Maybe I'm nitpicking

[thedamndest]

Because it sucked.

[Xero]

Because it sucked.

[XL]

In all seriousness, WWE are aiming all of their produce at the PG market. A "cult" leader gimmick doesn't really fit the bill.

Also, perhaps Vince didn't wanna bank on such green guys (I'm including Thorn there) to pull off a big gimmick/initial fued. He'd seen Mordecai fall on it's arse and recently seen Kizarny bomb on his debut, as well as a number of other EPIC FAILS.

Personally, I think I would have dug the whole thing.

[Gertner]

I would have too. Sounded like a cool gimmick.

[thedamndest]

It might have been cool in 1999 when the Ministry and to a lesser extent the Brood were over and were the focus of much of the card. Today it would have sucked. After he finished with Taker what would he do? Job to The Brian Kendrick?