Why am I becoming a David Otunga fan?

[Tom Guycott]

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla I feel bad for people who can't enjoy characters based solely on the fact that they aren't great ring technicians. Whenever I see the term "the character works, BUT...", I cringe. If the character is working, it's fucking working. This thread has made me an even BIGGER Otunga fan in a roundabout way.

I think for taking the shot at me, you missed the point.

I don't care that he isn't the next Bret Hart in the ring so much as seeing him deliver a spinebuster to... ANYONE looks less like "thats devistating" and more like "holy shit, is that guy alright? that didn't look too good." Otunga seems like he's running on luck that he hasn't injured anyone yet. He's sloppy in execution, and someone is going to get hurt not from some random, unlucky bad break, but from him being kinda lax with his tosses and slams. I fail to see how this is a bad thing for "Flippy McFlipperflips in the indys because he could hurt someone", but a guy who's in the "major leagues" as it were (and is supposed to be better) gets a pass for not merely asthetically ugly, but dangerously shitty ringwork just because he sips coffee from a Thermos with comedic pretention.

Again, "right place, right time" for Otunga. Can't really fault him for taking advantage of what he's being given. Yes, the kiss-ass gimmick is working for him. Good for him. But how many people that are on Superstars duty right now could pull off this exact gimmick and still be less apt to injure somone in-ring?

Originally Posted by dronepool There should be a thread based on this entire idea.

Agreed... although, he'd make a good Carlton. Also, that's the wrong Aunt Viv.