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Old 08-10-2008, 09:30 PM   #1
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The gimmick's terrible. If he couldn't talk you'd all be shitting all over the gimmick. Well, I'm shitting on the gimmick because it's terrible. It's too obvious, unfunny and it tries too hard. I'll admit that he's what the target audience wants (IE: the Epic Movie/Will Ferrell/Shit like that crowd) but it certainly isn't the bullshit I tune into watch - and to each their own - but the gimmick will kill his career in the long run.

I've said it in the past - he'd make an EXCELLENT addition to the roster if he had a more serious gimmick (that isn't to say 100% serious, but he has to drop the cartoony/racist shit - just cut the gimmicked accent by half and make him act like he's worth a damn). But this gimmick is going to Venis him and he'll never be able to recover once they try to break him away.

If he wins the Women's championship he'll be a wrestling footnote and be the gimmick for the rest of his WWE - and possibly wrestling - career. If he gets out of this gimmick he could be a great addition to the upper midcard.
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Old 08-11-2008, 06:03 PM   #2
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The gimmick's terrible. If he couldn't talk you'd all be shitting all over the gimmick.
Possibly but he can talk so it rules.
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Old 08-13-2008, 01:06 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Xero Limit 126 View Post
The gimmick's terrible. If he couldn't talk you'd all be shitting all over the gimmick. Well, I'm shitting on the gimmick because it's terrible. It's too obvious, unfunny and it tries too hard. I'll admit that he's what the target audience wants (IE: the Epic Movie/Will Ferrell/Shit like that crowd) but it certainly isn't the bullshit I tune into watch - and to each their own - but the gimmick will kill his career in the long run.

I've said it in the past - he'd make an EXCELLENT addition to the roster if he had a more serious gimmick (that isn't to say 100% serious, but he has to drop the cartoony/racist shit - just cut the gimmicked accent by half and make him act like he's worth a damn). But this gimmick is going to Venis him and he'll never be able to recover once they try to break him away.

If he wins the Women's championship he'll be a wrestling footnote and be the gimmick for the rest of his WWE - and possibly wrestling - career. If he gets out of this gimmick he could be a great addition to the upper midcard.
That right there pretty much describes Xero, ironically.

I actually agree with his second and third paragraphs, though. By the way, Xero. Way to Noid post (anything over two paragraphs here is apparently too long for people). You've never actually worded it like that before (that I have seen), and usually make an ass out of yourself by saying "Santino is horrible." Which everyone knows he is not.

While Santino holding the Women's Championship would be hilarious shit (not because of the writing, Xero, but because of the performers involved), I can't see Anthony Carelli holding a World Championship as a former WWE Women's Champion. I can imagine it tastefully done, and Santino becoming the first Women's Champion to amount to anything would be very cool, but I'd much rather see Santino as IC Champion and Beth as Women's Champion for the second time each. Or Beth as both IC and Women's Champion, with Santino then winning the IC Title off her.

I'd love to see Santino start winning matches, and incorporating more of his Boris Alexiev style into his current character. Whether you have Beth Phoenix whip him into shape, or you have William Regal school Santino, it doesn't fucking matter. Just start getting some of his MMA shit in there. Santino apparently reminded people of Kurt Angle when he was a serious bad-ass in OVW, and if he were a more credible version of himself now, he'd actually remind me of an Italian goofy Angle.

I've really liked his stuff with Beth, but mainly because it's freshened up both characters a lot. Santino could actually win the IC Title with Beth Phoenix by his side, something I couldn't see him doing when the only guy he could buy a win against was Val Venis. I also can't think of a way they would have credibly put Beth Phoenix back in Mickie James' sights after just sort of dropping her bad-ass routine. This has achieved both.
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