Val Venis

**Maluco** · 07-06-2007, 02:15 PM

yeah, I Know

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...but for the sake of discussion. I see a lot of people on here making fun (nothing serious) at Alienoid having mentioned pushing Val Venis in the past. Just wanted to hear some opinions on why not.

I know that pushing him as Venis the pornstar did not really work before, but plenty of others got more chances than he did (Mankind feud and later, as Sean Morely).

The fact is though, now the WWE is stretched more than ever talent wise, with three bands. Why could Venis, dropping his gimmick, not add something to any of those brands? WWE obviously rate his in ring work, as they are forever starting people off against Venis on Heat and in dark matches. He is a very solid worker and his mic skills were always confident and believable.

I remember back when he was heel, he had a really vicious streak in matches and had a really impressive looking rough moveset with a lot of sharp closed fists and the running knees off the ropes. Jobber opponents were half dead even before he landed the Money Shot.

Why not give him a pissed off shoot gimmick, tired "training" newcomers on Heat and changing back to his old name, embarrassed about his days as Val. Can imagine the crowd riling him up with Venis chants and the opponent getting punished for it.

Not saying he has to be main event, but he could be a solid talent on any brand. Maybe build him up on Smackdown, maybe gaining the US strap in the future before moving to ECW to help train and get over the new talent (obviously not in character)

Thoughts? Positives? Negatives?

07-06-2007, 02:15 PM	#1
Maluco Reigning Tipsters Champ! Posts: 2,088	Val Venis yeah, I Know ... ...but for the sake of discussion. I see a lot of people on here making fun (nothing serious) at Alienoid having mentioned pushing Val Venis in the past. Just wanted to hear some opinions on why not. I know that pushing him as Venis the pornstar did not really work before, but plenty of others got more chances than he did (Mankind feud and later, as Sean Morely). The fact is though, now the WWE is stretched more than ever talent wise, with three bands. Why could Venis, dropping his gimmick, not add something to any of those brands? WWE obviously rate his in ring work, as they are forever starting people off against Venis on Heat and in dark matches. He is a very solid worker and his mic skills were always confident and believable. I remember back when he was heel, he had a really vicious streak in matches and had a really impressive looking rough moveset with a lot of sharp closed fists and the running knees off the ropes. Jobber opponents were half dead even before he landed the Money Shot. Why not give him a pissed off shoot gimmick, tired "training" newcomers on Heat and changing back to his old name, embarrassed about his days as Val. Can imagine the crowd riling him up with Venis chants and the opponent getting punished for it. Not saying he has to be main event, but he could be a solid talent on any brand. Maybe build him up on Smackdown, maybe gaining the US strap in the future before moving to ECW to help train and get over the new talent (obviously not in character) Thoughts? Positives? Negatives?