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He's Here
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I know that wrestling recycles shit... (TNA)
But TNA is just getting ridiculous.
These are the "base" gimmicks I'm comparing them to, for the record. Abyss = Eugene/David Sullivan Orlando Jordan = Goldust Jay Lethal = Savage AJ Styles = Ric Flair Tara = Jake Roberts The Band = The nWo Just seems ridiculous to me that I'm able to make direct comparisons to so many gimmicks. So yeah, I dunno, discuss. ![]() |
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Southern Hospitality
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TNA = WCW
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TPWW's #3 Peep
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Robocop = Robocop.
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I would call Abyss a poor man's Kane more then Eugene or Sullivan but I think youre dead on with all the other comparisions. I really havent watched enough TNA to make any other ones because everytime I turn it on I feel like its something just like you said recycled that Ive seen before. |
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Voices Say I'm Awesome...
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Jayman stole my line...
But all in all, wrestling has always repackaged stuff... It's putting a new and refreshing twist on the old gimmicks (i.e the wrestler's ability to sell his character to the audience) that keeps the machine going... I mean shit if we're gonna compare apples to oranges... Cena is this generations Hogan... New and refreshing (to the kids, not me) twist on a huge, strong, good on the mic, 5 move wrestler... The next generation will have their Hogan/Cena type as well... |
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Early Abyss with James Mitchell as his daddy was definitely a rip off of Paul Bearer/ Kane/ Mankind.
The fact that the best they did for Lethal is him blatantly ripping off Savage is retarded. He's been doing it for 3 and a half years. At least have the real Macho Man appear once... damn... or at least a voice mail message they can play. Hell they even have generic WCW music. But what would you expect from the company that gave you Shark Boy and Curry Man? |
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TPWW's Hardcore Legend
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you know all those guys on the right you can also compare gimmicks with others,
no-ones gimmick is unique and if they are unique then that means they are bland. |
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Hugging Fat Chicks
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It's so blatant also. Like they know what they are doing and are damn proud of it. but thats just another turd on a pile of shit.
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Doin' It Right
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It's Clobbering Time!
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Hang on! You guys are suprised that the people responsible for killing WCW are rehashing the shit ideas from WCW and the ones what Russo claims credit for in the WWE?
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Hazardous to Your Health
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I suppose Tara does do a bit reptilish behaviour but can you compare it straight to Jake?
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TNA needs to find its Duke the Dumpster Droese
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#BUCTOBER
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As over as Crystal Pepsi
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I'm a loner, Dottie...
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the band is the nwo
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The Champ is Here!
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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Eugene/David Sullivan = George Steele
Goldust = Gorgeous George Ric Flair = Buddy Rogers The nWo = The Four Horsemen (without suits) You're right wrestling does recycle a lot. |
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He's Here
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Can you name a time when this many were going at the same time, though? In the same company?
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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I'm not saying it isn't stupid to actually have the nWo but if you're going to say that you might as well say the following...
Brian Kendrick = The Brian Kendick Pope D'Angelo Dinero = Elijah Burke Desmond Wolfe = Nigel McGuinness Dr. Stevie = Stevie Richards Generation Me = The Young Bucks Mr. Anderson = Mr. Kennedy Sean Waltman = X-Pac Team 3D = The Dudley Boyz |
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He's Here
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Fair enough on the nWo.
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Temporary
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Yeah but this like the 3rd time TNA has bought back the NWO. One would think (especially TOVO) that it might be time to stop bringing the NWO back.
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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Jack Swagger = Kurt Angle Vladimir Kozlov = (Every "Russian" Wrestler in Wrestling history) Drew McIntyre = Jeff Jarrett Batista = The Ultimate Warrior The Hart Dynasty = The Hart Foundation Goldust = Gorgeous George John Morrison = Shawn Michaels Kane = The Undertaker And I'm not even saying it's bad, I'm just saying that they all recycle stuff. |
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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Taller than Adam Cole
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For the record, Goldust is more "Exotic" Adrian Street than Gorgeous George
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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Cranky Kong
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Gorgeous George never read Green Eggs and Ham.
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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I know thats why I never disputed that Jay Lethal or Abyss. I was just saying the inclusion of The Band = nWo is silly since they are the exact same thing with the exact same people just called something different due to copyright. Even Xero agreed with me on that.
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Gary Busey Raped My Mom
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still think "The Band" is fucking retarded. It seriously just ruins everything all together. Why not Wolfpack or Wolfpak or Stink Finger. Anything other then "The Band"
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Goldust is a character that might be weird or as a guy who's too crazy into Hollywood but the "Seven" was some weird pale-faced guy in a leather jacket talking about really odd stuff. Made it both odd and unconformable to watch similar to how odd and uncomfortable TNA is using Orlando Jordan on tv. |
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Total Non-Stop Apologist
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I think it's about time someone
recycled you XERO... |
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TPWW's Hardcore Legend
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Former TPWW Royalty
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With Orlando Jordan, its not so much the issue of him being bi-curious but how weird TNA is showing him off on tv that makes it hard to take him serious as a wrestler and the scenes he's involved in. |
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King of the Ring
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Actually, John Morrison remids me more of a cross between Rick martel and Rick Rude. His workrate reminds me dearly of HBG, but only that way.
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King TNA&USA#1 to you
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TNA is taking old stuff and making it better.
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Bo Dallas kinda guy.
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not really because everything is old including the people so its getting worse
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I Can't See 87% of You
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Hogan vs Flair wasn't good 10 years ago, defiantly not better now. Nasty Boys weren't good before, certainly not better now. (thankful gone). TNA seems to put on a good show occasionally, but the they suck it up for the next three weeks afterward. I am not saying that I don't watch and enjoy it, but it has a long way to go to be the better show on TV.
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