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Cranky Kong
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Big E...Cesaro...why?
As some of you may have noticed, Big E. Langston and Antonio Cesaro have officially had their ring names changed to Big E and Cesaro respectively. I can't see how these changes can be beneficial to anyone at all. Can you? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
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#2 |
the heartbreak king
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i'd love to hear the reasoning, too, because they both seem like ridiculous "official" moves to make when you can keep the whole damn thing and just not say it all if brevity is what you're looking for. but whatever. it guess it doesn't really change anything. just silly.
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#3 |
Resident drug enabler
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A guy going by just his last name tends to add an aura to him. Goldberg made him seem like more of a badass than "Bill Goldberg". "Batista" is more badass sounding than "Dave Batista". So I guess maybe they were thinking that win Cesaro.
Big E, I don't know. Maybe along the same vein they're thinking it could add a monster mystique to him to just go by "Big E" and eliminate the more regular guy sounding "Langston". |
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#4 |
#BUCTOBER
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Cesaro had to forgo the first name so folks would quit confusing him with Antonio of the Heart Throbs...
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Cranky Kong
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Big E sounds way too clunky to me. Sounds like the name of someone's sidekick at best. |
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President of Freedonia
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Big E sounds too much like Big T. Anything that reminds me of Harlem Heat 2000 can't be good.
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#7 |
Cranky Kong
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Big E is obviously a big dude, but I'm not so sure his height justifies the nickname. He'd almost be better going by just Langston.
Well no, maybe not, but the whole name sounds weird to me. Always has, even with the surname. |
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#8 |
As over as Crystal Pepsi
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Big E sold the name Langston for a segway and some 40s.
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#9 |
Cranky Kong
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I saw that on Twitter. I'm glad he's in good spirits about it. Still sounds silly.
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#10 |
As over as Crystal Pepsi
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In all fairness to Cesaro, didn't Sheamus have a last name at one point? They dropped it, and then gave him a strap. Hopefully it'll work out for him.
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#11 |
President of Freedonia
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Sheamus was Sheamus O'Shaunessy in FCW but never took it to the main roster. He debuted on ECW just as Sheamus.
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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"Reports" say that at least with Cesaro, that Vince thought that "Antonio" wasn't a very tough name.
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#13 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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More menacing than Claudio.
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#14 |
the heartbreak king
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claudio castagnoli was a fanstastic name
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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It all depends on how good Justin Roberts can say Big E and Cesaro. If he can make the names sound good it will be ok. I'm just glad it's not The Big E... yet.
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Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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You don't get "The" until you hit the main event.
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#17 |
Cranky Kong
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Antonio Inoki was pretty tough.
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the heartbreak king
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and in the same ballpark, antonino rocca.
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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#20 |
shisen sucks all the cock
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they should both kiss their lucky stars their names weren't changed to duke droese or isaak yankem. but Cesaro sounds fine if you want him as a heel, but as a face fans are gonna wanna identify with someone by first and last name. for the record I prefer E. Langston of the new name
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#21 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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"Antonio" is good for a "classy/cocky Euro heel" type, but maybe they figured it wasn't good for "Real American tough guy"
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I mean... The Undertaker is a fucking silly, bush league wrestling name but it's not something people think of really. |
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#23 |
Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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I remember not liking it when they officially changed Hunter Hearst Helmsley into Triple H
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This is just cause Antonio Langston is getting ready to debut.
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Cranky Kong
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#26 |
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Cesaro dropped the "Antonio" and now gets a clean win over the WWE Champion. I'm all for it.
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#27 |
They're eating the dogs..
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On Smackdown, they covered up his 'Toni' jacket embroidery with a patch. This has gone too far!
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#29 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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If they have to make him a face, call him Claudio Cesaro. explain it away that Antonio is his middle name, or do like they did when Steven Regal went to William Regal. Not mention it at all.
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#30 |
Cranky Kong
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I'm not infuriated with the change for Cesaro or anything like that, and I'm glad they finally seem to be behind the guy, but this is just another in a long list of things that WWE change for seemingly no reason.
How many times has someone had a really sweet theme song or something, then they start getting over, and they get a really gay version of that sweet theme song? Big E was a victim of THAT too, now that I think about it. |
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#31 |
They're eating the dogs..
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They should rename Big E to Big Poppa Thump as a tribute to JYD. They are both black you see.
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#32 |
Cranky Kong
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Oh wow, you're right, didn't notice that.
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#33 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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I think they're hoping that going by Big E and Cesaro helps them get more over. Keep in mind that both of them are considered "Cena's Boys."
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#34 |
Cranky Kong
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You mean JOHN Cena? The dude with the first name? Not a particularly intimidating name, either?
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#35 |
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No it was a pretty silly, minor league sounding name in 1990 too. It definitely didn't scream "this guy's gonna be legendary..." The point is though that it's an awesome fucking name now and it's only when you really stop and think about it that you realize how silly it is. I can kinda see "Big E" suddenly becoming a good badass name in the same way if he were to actually get over.
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#36 |
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Big E >>> Big Show
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#37 |
it's really real meat
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so he's big, but what does the E stand for?
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Maybe just rolls off the tongue better and commentators and fans so used to referring to them by their shortened names, it just stuck. When was the last time anyone referred to big nose (Triple H) by his full name? You either hear people refer to him as Triple H or Hunter.
Maybe it's all part of an attempt to push them both which is what they need tbh. |
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#39 |
RAPTURE READY.
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Cesaro sounds more main event
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Grim Fandango
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Big T and the Big O could always be brought in to form a kick ass stable with Big E.
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