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Jack Swagger should become Swagger.
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Cranky Kong
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#43 |
They're eating the dogs..
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Man Mountain Rock shoulda just gone as The Rock and it woulda been him in all the movies and all that.
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Or he could have just been "man"
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#45 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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Or Mountain.
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#46 |
You're Welcome.
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They change his name to just "Cesaro" and then give him an incredible match with a win over Randy Orton.
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#47 |
Cranky Kong
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OK, now I'm certain Fastway doesn't read threads.
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Resident drug enabler
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How was "The Undertaker" less objectionable? "Really not that terrible for the time" doesn't make it not terrible. It's still campy and ridiculous and has no business being the name of a guy who goes on to be a legend. Just like "Big E". You just can't think of it objectively and see that.
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#49 |
Cranky Kong
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The Undertaker as a name definitely did not stand out at the time. This argument will go nowhere, so I'll just agree to disagree here.
Big E, however, does sound incredibly goofy to me in today's environment. Cesaro I can deal with. |
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#50 |
Resident drug enabler
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#51 |
#BUCTOBER
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#52 |
Cranky Kong
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*BARF*
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#53 |
RIP SABU
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Don't really care about Antonio Cesaro going by just his last name in-ring because I won't lie, I'm no big fan of his but that win on SD! over Orton was damned impressive...can't believe I'm actually saying it but I marked the fuck out for Cesaro when he hit the Neutralizer and got the 3 count.
Granted it may have just been a one-time deal but it could definitely send him back towards IC/US Championship contender status if the momentum from it snowballs in a huge way. |
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#54 |
Cranky Kong
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Such aspirations. Become a contender for a title that you held for like 8 months.
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RIP SABU
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LOL. I just don't ever see him being more than "random occasional main event guy #662" and being @ IC/US title level. If he doesn't like that he can always request his walking papers.
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#56 |
Cranky Kong
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I'm sure he's fine.
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#57 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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In all honesty, being "random occasional main event guy #662" in the WWE is higher than what 99% of guys going into the business will EVER achieve.
And Cesaro always gives off this vibe that he's level headed, so I'm sure that he's aware of his current limitations. Even then, I mention "current limitations" as such because they are things he can work on. He's a Middle Heavyweight who is as strong as a Super Heavyweight and can get around the ring like a Cruiserweight. If he's willing to put in the work to be a good talker, he could easily go farther. Last edited by Vastardikai; 02-16-2014 at 03:22 PM. Reason: Felt like I missed something. |
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#59 |
Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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Funny, I was going to say exactly this in exactly the same spot yesterday, but decided against it, because Claudio would actually be at least "unique". How many wrestlers come around with the name "Antonio"? Granted, they're usually Hispanic, but still...
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Wrestling Marks Rejoice!
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Why not go all the way? Just call him "Of The River". |
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#61 |
Father of Hinduship
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In both cases, I think it would be easier in the long term for the fans to chant their names.
Meh. The move is ok I guess. |
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Big E is pretty cool.
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Feeling Oof-y
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Big E Langston has the same amount of syllables as Daniel Bryan so could easily be changed in the same way. Just seems like somebody has overthought/overestimated the whole thing. |
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#64 |
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Christian Cage became Christian
Dave Batista became Batista ![]() Eve Torres became Eve Mike "The Miz" Mizanin became The Miz Natalya Neidhart became Natalya Lord Tensai became Tensai ![]() Fucking Hunter Hearst Hemsley became Triple H Carlito Caribbean Cool became Carlito Kane The Undertaker became The Undertaker Hurricane Helms became The Hurricane |
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#65 |
Cranky Kong
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Hey Guru Dave, have you ever thought of shutting the fuck up? Just asking.
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Christian never wrestled as Christian Cage in the WWE.
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Samuel Ryback became Ryback.
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Lord of The Vale
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BlackMan.
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Cranky Kong
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Nah man, just a question.
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I don't think that the name change affects either of the two men. Was it needed? Probably not.
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#72 |
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Watching Smackdown now and Big E on commentary.... Cole and JBL making a point of saying "Big E" a lot, to make sure people know his name.
Like "Hey Big E, Do you have a preference to who you face, Big E?" |
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Can't wait for "Langston" and "Antonio" signs to be confiscated.
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