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Originally Posted by XL
As it stands the only thing making Tatsu "stand out" is that he is Japanese. Adding more Japanese characters to the roster won't help Tatsu, it's make him less unique.
Same with the masked luchadores. Rey, and to a lesser extent, Sin Cara are different. Small masked guys from Mexico in a sea of hulking muscle men. To add further masked luchadores only dilutes the impact of the ones they currently have.
Really, with Mysterio, Cara, Hunico and Primo/Epico, they have more than enough lucadores to offer anyway.
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I'm glad someone gets it. You could realistically create a few more masked characters in the WWE and see what works. Rey Mysterio, right now, is so established that it doesn't hurt that there's a new "Rey Mysterio" out there in Sin Cara. Also, while Rey's gimmick when he showed up was that he was a marvellous high-flyer, Sin Cara is playing up the mystery of being faceless a bit more. There's more of a cultural connection between Sin Cara, his mask and where he comes from than the one Rey Mysterio had when he came in.
A heel masked character could work. I don't know why you want someone to be masked and not move merchandise, but as an antithesis to Sin Cara down the track, that could work. A masked female could work, as well, and help the Divas Division out. Beyond that, I could maybe accept a more "gimmicky" masked wrestler on the under-card -- someone like Ricardo Rodriguez in a mask, or Trent Barreta using his masked identity -- with the intent being to raise interest in them before unmasking them.
So many people that talk about bringing in wrestlers from Japan (and I often see this suggested when people are talking about improving the state of women's wrestling in the WWE), but the thing is, if you bring in too many then they lose that special case of being a "Japanese wrestler." You're better off introducing one, establishing them, and then when they are over on their own merits, you can think about signing someone else to introduce in similar ways.