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Ever since I heard the news that Burchill had signed a developmental contract I've been harping on about Burchill-this and Burchill-that, so you'd think that I absolutely hate this new gimmick. But I don't, and there are two reasons why.
1) It gets Burchill on my tv. Which is great as the guy is a fantastic worker. When required he can get down on the mat and chain wrestle with the best of the them. He has all the characteristic of an old school British wrestler not too dissimilar to Regal. On the other hand, the guy can fly like a cruiserweight, and I don't care whether that's thought of as a major quality in a wrestler but I challenge any one of you not to mark out slightly or gasp when a man bigger than your high-school football coach leaps over the top rope. Burchill on Smackdown is good of the viewing public and good for him too. He deserves some of the spotlight and will inspire a new wave of British wrestlers fo years to come.
2) The gimmick might be stupid, but it's FUN. I don't need to bump old threads about the Boogeyman to prove the point that a gimmick doesn't need to be well-devised or clever to capture the imagination. Hell, it's even made a star out of a no-talent bum like Marty Wright; the sky is the limit for a decent worker.
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