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The OVW guys were exactly who I was thinking about when I made this thread. Throw them in with guys like Jindrak and Cade... and you have a bunch of people with names.
Even if a wrestlers ring name isn't his real name... such as Shawn Michaels... it's still an actual "Name"
Basically I think it's making the new era of the WWE look like one much more familiar... WCW.
WCW took WWF stars and turned them into "Some guy".
Razor Ramon = Scott Hall
Diesel = Kevin Nash
Mr. Perfect = Curt Hennig
Goldust = Dustin Runnels
Earthquake = John Tenta
And a few more...
So the nWo helped out a lot, but not long after that the WWE took over.. Why?
What sounds more exciting?
"Up Next, after the break.... Stone Cold Steve Austin and The ROCK vs Kane and The Undertaker!!!!"
Or...
"Next week on Nitro, Mark and Sean have a shot at the tag team titles, while Bill Goldberg defends his heavy weight title against some guy named Bob."
Here's a few idea's I've had to go from names to gimmick names...
The writer on TSN had the idea to call John Cena prototype but have him keep the gimmick. I don't think it matters what you call Cena after his character change last year, but it wouldn't hurt.
I think they should have called Nathan Jones.. "Coulosis" (Spelling) Because of the whole Boggo Road thing.
The WWE just seems too WCWish when it comes to characters. It reminds me of WCW Saturday Night when I'd turn it on and see Mark in red trunks fighting Sean in black trunks.
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