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I like Trevor Murdoch. He's playing the character perfectly, and I love the way they're not having him and Lance Cade seem "buddy-buddy" all the time. I read a house show report where Lance Cade (who I also like) did some chain-wrestling with Val Venis and shook Venis' hand afterwards. Trevor Murdoch then through one of his trademark fits and abused Cade for shaking Venis' hand.
I don't know why, but I find something very charming about the character. He may not ever headline WrestleMania, but he's decent enough in the ring to warrant and IC Title run or two.
Just for the record, I can see him playing a face easily. Have him come out, kick ass, and take no names. Stone Cold rip-off? Nah, there's something more helpless about the Trevor Murdoch character. For some reason I'd love to see him to be involved in a "beauty and the beast" storyline, where he tries to win over a diva, but they just won't take the bait.
I wouldn't ever have Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch feud. If you decide to stop using them as a tag team, fine, but let them retain some sort of alliance (sort of like Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas). If they ever do play out a storyline where Trevor Murdoch tries to win over the woman of his dreams, Lance Cade in the role of a redneck "Hitch" could be perfect.
My favourite thing about the Cade/Murdoch pairing, right from the start, has been how different their characters are. On one hand they seem to be really close, but on the other their differences seperate them so much. Give both more room to develop. I'd have Cade work a program with Shawn Michaels (his mentor), while Murdoch does his own thing for a while, and eventually have them come together full-time, again.
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