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Well, they humanized him before, so it's not like this is new.
I didn't know he used the Cash song as an entrance theme. If so, boourns. The bell gongs are pop machines, and the music is very iconic, so I don't see the need in changing it.
Squash matches are only going to get you so far. The minuet Taker looked vulnerable (human) and showed that he can lose, he can be hurt, etc, is the moment his character became more interesting. The payoff to that is also the ability to put on better matches, which he has done. I've always felt that the ABA gimmick was a great change of pace when it happened in that it allowed him to expand his in ring style made him a better performer.
I actually wouldn't mind the cheesy "demon"-themed promos to be phased out, honestly. I find them to be pretty campy. A mention or two here and there is fine, but when he's referencing his dead-ness for a whole promo, it limts him on how powerful a promo he can give, and sometimes comes off as pretty goofy.
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