Random idea: Bring in Bobby Lashley, Derrick Bateman, James Storm and Eddie Edwards as a stable
I think that all four have the opportunity to jump sometime soon. I was thinking about how they would all fit into WWE programming, and I kind of just figured it would be something to bring them all in together as a group of renegades who feel like they've been forgotten or overlooked (that old chestnut).
Bobby Lashley: A former two-time World Champion that had to deal with a prejudice office. Derrick Bateman: A diamond in the rough that was let go because of his "attitude," and because the big stars were threatened by his potential. James Storm: "There's nothing really for you in NXT." Meanwhile, Bobby Roode waltzes in and gets given a title opportunity. Eddie Edwards: Arguably the best technical wrestler in the world (according to himself), and when the WWE sign up everybody on the independent scene, who do they conveniently miss? Each guy would have a completely different vibe to them. Bobby's the hoss with swagger. Bateman is shredded, but is a "louder" personality. Storm is the old veteran sipping his beer. Edwards is the smaller in-ring whiz. Put them on SmackDown and have them attack The New Day and Bobby Roode leading to an eight-man tag at WrestleMania. |
I don't see Edwards being brought up to the main roster without a stop in NXT. The rest of the idea I love, could even tease the likes of EY/Roode/Styles/Joe joining them.....
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Eddie Edwards seems like the most "NXT" out of all of them, but I think he would help round out the group. I doubt he would get a massive push out of it all, and would probably be the guy there to take the falls or just make shit look good.
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Managed by Don West.
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I was thinking Arn Anderson, but they don't really do managers anymore.
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I would be super down with this.
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was EC3 really let go because of his attitude?
i could never figure out how they let that guy go. he has everything the WWE likes |
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or bring Storm in as a face that eventually gets fucked over by Roode....or make em tag team champs.
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I'd also put the US Title on Derrick Bateman very, very fast. I originally had Roode as US Champion dropping the belt to Bateman with some teases of Roode/Storm coming out of it, but you could do Bateman beating Woods and getting to the Roode stuff another way. But get the strap onto Bateman quickly so he further "stands out," even though Lashley is the "leader."
Also have Bateman cut promos on his own about how every time you boo him you're booing America and when people boo him he yells at them "Stop booing America!" |
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This is also a way to bring in Bobby Lashley and "test the waters" with him. They very often like to make guys prove they want to be back, to sort of "humble" them. Bobby working with The New Day and Bobby Roode isn't too high profile. And it also gives the WWE an excuse to play "Glorious Domination" at WrestleMania, and it's unlikely Roode will have any other program that calls for that.
They'll probably want to put The New Day & Roode over, sadly, because that's how they learn those guys for not being their guys, but as I said, you've got Edwards or Storm there to take the pin and protect Lashley and Bateman, somewhat. |
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Haha! The Carbonated Coalition. The Carbon Copies.
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Pepsi Pals
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Ginger Beer Money Inc
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Royal Cola Rumblers
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Yo rez, shut up bro.
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Dietnamic Dudes
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nah...this beautiful face can't shut up sometimes, pal
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Faygos of Fear
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that...
sounds like an ICP concert |
It essentially is.
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EC3 still has the most annoying promo delivery I can imagine.
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The way he awkwardly over-enunciates his words. It's obnoxious. And not in a good heel way.
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He's the best promo in TNA, probably.
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Besides Eli Drake.
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And Dan Lambert, somehow.
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Lashley and Storm - hell yeah.
Other two guys - no idea who they are. |
Unless Eddie Edwards is the funny British Ski Jumper, but I somehow doubt he'd become a wrestler.
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They both went to TNA, but Davey left and Edwards got a run with their title, I think. He also just recently NOAH's GHC Champion. Like, he lost the belt last week or something, probably because his time with them is coming to an end. Derrick Bateman was an NXT guy. Jacked to the gills and had a lot of personality. Kind of goofy/obnoxious, but you kind of liked him. He was paired with Daniel Bryan and I remember them doing some funny shit together. Then they never really did anything with him, he was funny with Fandango in NXT Redemption, and then they released him and he went to TNA. |
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I'm struggling to think of a name for them. I didn't want to simply fall back on old gimmicks like the Four Horsemen, because it will pale. I came up with "Epochalypse," but that's a mouthful. Groups that are just named like "The Renegades" or shit kind of annoys me, because it also feels like a placeholder name.
How about Rushmore? You've got four of them, and they think they are the faces that are now defining SmackDown. I also want Bateman to have that cheesy over-the-top American gimmick -- like an edgelord that wants to be respected for being young and rich and a product of the opportunities others fail to take -- so that would kind of fit. |
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I absolutely loathe Eli Drake. I think his catchphrases are the worst. They don't even mean anything. He's trying so hard to do a Rock promo, but he's got none of the natural charisma. It's forced like a club promoter trying to pretend they're interested in you to try and sell you something.
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Maybe he's a really nice guy in real life, but in a non-heel way, he irritates me to the point where I can't watch a show he is on. He is by the far the most annoying try-hard in wrestling. At least he's trying, I guess.
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I'm sorry, you're just wrong about this one. Beyond the catchphrases, his cadence is natural, his material is poignant, and he oozes confidence. Tell me who is a better promo in TNA besides MAYBE EC3?
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Also, and this is a fair question for you...do you watch Impact?
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