For all y'all that hate Heath Slater...

[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by XL I wouldn't say that I "hate" the guy but neither WWE nor Slater himself have done anything to make me care. "One Man Rock Band" isn't a gimmick, it's a moniker. What does he even do that relates to music or being a rock star? They haven't pushed a gimmick with him at all as far as I can see. It might be hokey but having the guy driven round in limos full of women and booze, with paparazzi taking pics, vignettes of him throwing TVs out of windows and other lewd "rock star behaviour" might not be ground breaking but at least it's something. Better yet, have him ACT like he's a huge deal when quite clearly he's not. Stuff like signing autographs for people that clearly aren't interested, demanding VIP access to clubs/restaurants, having his own dressing room, etc. Just do something to make "One Man Rock Band" mean something.

As you said, it's something. It's a bit of a joke gimmick, but it'd get heat. In a way, it's like "Dashing" Cody Rhodes to me. I wasn't a big fan, because it was so one-level, but it led to better things, didn't it?

Slater actually had some interesting characters in FCW, by the sounds of it. At one point, he was "Heath Wallace Miller, Esq." He served as a mouthpiece, and I assume that he had a character where he was playing some sort of shady lawyer type. A guy with a hick accent playing a condescending "I'm actually smarter than you" gimmick is pure heat. He also had a character where he hated second generation stars -- and claimed that they had an easy way into the business, while he had to earn it. That'd be a deeper heel character that people could truly buy as believing himself to be the protagonist of his own world.

I'd personally like to see a combination of all Slater's gimmicks -- an arrogant, antagonist, self-righteous, smarter than thou "I've earned everything I have, and you might hate me, but I still think I'm amazing" heel. A chickenshit that can actually back it up when he needs to; that really goes for the psychological edge against his opponents.

Also, for some reason, I think pairing him up with Alicia Fox would be interesting. Have Slater have an impressive showing against a top babyface on SmackDown! (as he has been doing), and come up short. After the match, he's icing some wounds in the back. Alicia Fox (with re-dyed hair) comes up and tells Slater that she was impressed, and that she loves his hair. The two then become a fiery-red, confident, "look what we've got!" duo.

[Asmo]

Just caught the match between Slater & Daniel Bryan on TV. Yes, this was the first time i was impressed by Slater (loved that inverted body slam he pulled off as a counter to Bryan's chest kicks), but the match was controlled and directed largely by Bryan.

That being said, i can't take Slater seriously largely because of his look. He doesn't seem to have a gimmick to make me care about him, and he doesn't have the personality / charisma to make me care about him without a gimmick. The hair and the tights don't help either.

BTW, is the Slater logo on his tights similar to the Slayer logo?