Is it time that Michael McGillicutty.......
 

..... Was allowed to be Joe Hennig? It's been 10 years since Mr. Perfect left us, and with the praise he's been getting backstage do you think that appearing as Joe Hennig could be the start of a major push for him? Do you think he deserves it?

Discuss.

I have no issues with him off my television to be honest. He was dull his first go around.

Do you put that down to his gimmick (or lack of) or wrestling ability?

<font color=goldenrod>Even if they don't totally let him go with his real name, Michael Hennig would be an improvement. I'm not even sure why they didn't just do that to start with. His whole deal on NXT was that he was Mr. Perfect's son, yet they stuck him with Michael McGillicutty which is just simply a terrible name.</font>

I put it on I did not enjoy seeing him on my television. That goes for all aspects. Now, I would enjoy him if he was made into someone I liked, or hated(in a good sense). He just never seemed like he would be anything special before.

That's a fair view.

The young guys are all pretty decent in the ring. I don't understand why they are so against them having any personality.

The biggest recent example was Heath Slater...just giving him something to do (beat up by legends with 30 second quips beforehand) has made him a really good character in my opinion, and most people had written him off beforehand.

It is lazy writing to not give these guys something. What harm could it do giving him a go with the name and a gimmick similar to his father and seeing if it could catch on. He is his son, so I don't even think it's a question of whether he deserves it or not. Am sure his father would want to have him succeed, so would hardly be adverse to giving him the rub if he was alive.

The tag team with Otunga was abhorrent and it probably left a bad taste in some people's mouths. However, a comeback is nothing new in the industry and I can see him using his family ties to at least get a shot but its up to him whether or not he can make it work and last.

They referred to him as Joe Hennig in the latest nWo DVD when he was discussing memories of his father. I'd be down for a Perfect 2.0 gimmick.

I would be for this.

He should be Mr. Imperfect and he can botch moves and miss the gum swat.

Oh noes, I can see WWE actually doing this! :lol:

He has none of his fathers charisma, and he has a generic look.

His in ring ability is decent, but nothing special.

I'm for the name change, but against giving him the Mr. Perfect gimmick

What Juan just said.

He has ring ability, and visible intensity/charisma. It unfortunately doen't translate into him being a better talker.

To me, it would kind of be like if Rey Rey had a son of wrestling age now, and he grew to about the size of The Great Khali. You can't put the mask and question marks on THAT and expect the same spectacle... but they could acknoledge his wrestling lineage and still have him be more of a monster than a luchador.

He's a different beast enough to not have to play into how popular his dad was. Hell, they could even play up him "having a mean-streak like his grandfather" or something to that effect.

Instead of being "unsuccessful" with his Perfect Plex attempts, he could just use it as a signature or part of his "go home" combiniation/ (5 moves of doom) and not keep it cradled for the pin, as a homage to his dad without 100% aping it (kind of like Teddy with Dream Street... it starts with a nod to the Million Dollar Dream). He can still go on to use his neckbreaker. Or even something else.

And (cheap shot) he deserves it more than Bo Dallas.

Agreed there was a reason Curt Henning was called Mr.Perfect.

Yeah Mr. Perfect gimmick would be going too far, and wouldn't work. DiBiase Jr anyone?

Mr. Good Enough

I still want a Hennig/DiBiase tag team (Perfect Business?).

I like the guy but right now is not the time to bring him back up to the main roster. Everything is far too crowded that there are a number of established guys that I can't see getting on the main Mania card this year. The tag division however, seems to be falling apart at the seams (no more Rhodes Scholars, imminent split of Hell No, rumours of a PTP split) so he/they could do a job there.

Did they give him the crappy name just to avoid giving him the exposure in case he was bundled off to TNA?

Bring him back as "Average" Joe Hennig. You could have him try and recreate all his fathers's sports feats, and fail miserably.

He's so friggen boring that it would make no difference. He's Lance Storm without the wrestling ability

PJ (Perfect Junior) Hennig would be an improvement..... Flair as his mouthpiece could be interesting.....

He needs a repackage, there's nothing to his gimmick other than the daft name. McGillicutty makes him sound like a pirate, I would probably enjoy watching him more if he was a pirate.

Loved Mr Perfect but thought McGillicutty was one of the most boring wrestlers I ever watched. I had high hopes for him when I heard who he was, but bored that crap outta me.

Yes, he should be Joe Hennig.

They should pair him up with Ted Dibiase Jr as a tag team, have a good run as tag team champions, and see what happens. Basically see it as a "restart" to both of their careers, reintroducing them to the WWE Universe.

I think he should wiggle before hitting THE BIG SLAM

He said on NXT he chose his mothers maiden name as his ring name so he wouldn't be living off of his fathers name.

Well, off to Plan B, because Plan A clearly didn't work.

His mothers maiden name isn't actually McGillicutty, that line was just an attempt to explain giving him a randomly generated ring name.

That might bring back Paul Burchill, which would be awesome.

Cody Rhodes had this to say on the topic

Hopefully Cody will continue to join in with discussions here at TPWW.net/forums over Wrestlemania season.

They just need to give him something to work with.

Was pretty stupid to deny him using his actual last name since it would have helped him more than McGillicutty and stating he had to earn the "Hennig" name when they rarely did that type of thing with anyone else.

Most who has past family connections either got to use the name right away (ex. Orton) or they tied the current name with the family name (ex. The Rock). Everyone else never got their family past mentioned to make sure no connections were made.

Great ide--waitasecond!!

The thing for me is, if he gets cut and goes to TNA he's going there with his real name.

There's a bunch of 2nd/3rd gen stars either already called up or on the verge, why not bunch a few together as a stable, at least if only one or two in the group are getting matches the rest get some exposure at ringside/backstage.

It is odd that Rhodes, DiBiase, Orton, etc. all got to use their name and family legacy whereas Hennig has been denied that chance.

Like they're...... some sort of 'Legacy'......?