Spirit Squad! *SPOILERS*

[What Would Kevin Do?]

WHOOOOO

In case anyone was wondering, here's the guys who were in The Spirit Squad on Raw.

Ken Doane
Mike Mondo
Nick Mitchell
Johnny Jeter (Joined the squad recent in OVW after having his hair cut)
Nick Nemeth ( Honestly not sure if he was in it before, but they found something for him to do.)

So, in closing, The Spirit Squad will own your soul.

[Dorkchop]

Yeah, what the fuck was that?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

It was the Spirit Squad.

Couldn't you tell?

[Dorkchop]

Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? It was the Spirit Squad. Couldn't you tell?

Yeah, but what the fuck was that?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by Dorkchop Yeah, but what the fuck was that?

A cheer?

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Think about it

Metro Male Cheerleaders = Uber heels.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Oh, and Ken Doane was trained by Killer Kawalski. Starting at age 13.

[Xero]

You know, that segment made me come as close as I have in months to changing the channel on RAW.

[Nervous Ferret]

Is Mike Mondo of any relation to Nick Mondo

[Skippord]

Originally Posted by What Would Kevin Do? Oh, and Ken Doane was molested by Killer Kawalski. Starting at age 13.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by Xero Limit 126 You know, that segment made me come as close as I have in months to changing the channel on RAW.

Stick with this, trust me.

When you're all marking out over the Spirit Squad, just remember who stood by them when you schmucks doubted them.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I doubt the gimmick for one reason, and one reason only. There are five guys there. I assume "The Nicks" are going to be a tag team, but what about the other three? Random singles matches on Heat? It might work, but I can see these guys getting lost in the shuffle.

I hope they didn't make Jeter cut his hair.

[FourFifty]

I totally popped for them, and I had no idea who the hell they were.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by Alienoid06 I doubt the gimmick for one reason, and one reason only. There are five guys there. I assume "The Nicks" are going to be a tag team, but what about the other three? Random singles matches on Heat? It might work, but I can see these guys getting lost in the shuffle. I hope they didn't make Jeter cut his hair.

Jeter already cut his hair. It was done at the last OVW show.

[domononizuka]

Jeters hair was cut by Seth Skyfire last week at a OVW taping.Thats what led to him joining the spirit squad.Funny thing is Ken Doane didnt have anything to do with the Spirit Squad in OVW.This should be a awesome stable though seeing as theres alot of great talent in this group.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Originally Posted by domononizuka Jeters hair was cut by Seth Skyfire last week at a OVW taping.Thats what led to him joining the spirit squad.Funny thing is Ken Doane didnt have anything to do with the Spirit Squad in OVW.This should be a awesome stable though seeing as theres alot of great talent in this group.

See, someone knows what he's talking about.

If this works, I'm thinking Doane will become the leader, and eventually Jeter will turn face and feud with Doane.

[domononizuka]

I could see Doane being the leader seeing as out of that group he faired the best in OVW.Mondo and Jeter are both great to but i think there size will hold them back in the WWE.Actualy watched new years resolution with Mondo and Nameth from what i was told there suppose to be getting a push sometime after the royal rumble.

[Eunos]

I dunno.. They could prove to be quite interesting.

Admitingly whilst watching it last night i was like.. oooooooooooo k.

But ill give them a chance before i judge Harshly.

Nick nemeth was Kerwin White's Sidekick originally right?

[Jonster]

Ouendan!

[Y3J]

WTFHOLYMOTHERSHITOMGFCUKBLOODYMOTHERA$$BYGAWDHOLYFCUKCOCKSHIT!!!

I so marked out though

[jerichoholic169]

i think my facial reaction was akin to one of Regal's priceless reactions. A WTF moment if there ever was one.

[Destor]

The Spirit Squad will own you all in due time. To much talent to go unnoticed.

[JH]

Originally Posted by Nervous Ferret Is Mike Mondo of any relation to Nick Mondo

if he is then the whole damn thing will fall apart and mike will go to work at movie starz instead of blockbuster

[Kane Knight]

Can't they at least find some guys who look like cheerleaders?

[Destor]

You're just pissed 'cause they didn't give you a chubby.

[Xero]

Originally Posted by Destor The Spirit Squad will own you all in due time. To much talent to go unnoticed.

They may be good wrestlers, but the gimmick sucks. I fucking hate the gimmick. Not in a "heel" type of way, in a "Get the fuck off my TV" kind of way.

[Destor]

You made that assessment in the five minute they were on TV? You really gave them a chance huh? They can play it well. (annoying heels)

[Xero]

Originally Posted by Destor You made that assessment in the five minute they were on TV? You really gave them a chance huh? They can play it well. (annoying heels)

Is what I saw the entire gimmick or does it go further than the modified classic "cheering/interfering at ringside"?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Destor You're just pissed 'cause they didn't give you a chubby.

Duh?

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Destor You made that assessment in the five minute they were on TV? You really gave them a chance huh? They can play it well. (annoying heels)

You know, I've got to agree. They were so annoying that was about the time I stopped watching Raw.

Making people turn off their TVs is a sign of a good heel!

[Volare]

i hope at least they aren't gonna be a "squash" stable like the mean street posse was

[hb2k]

Things is, the act might get over on a lower card scale, but none of the 5 individuals, at least 2 of which could be successful on their own (Jeter and Doane), none - will get over with this. The act may be, but there's so many new faces that no-one knows that they'll just be jobbers, because you can't bring that many unknowns in at once in one setting and expect them all to individually get over.

[owenbrown]

That segment last nite was more gay that the whole entire "Billy & Chuck" angle ever was.... oh and....

Originally Posted by Volare i hope at least they aren't gonna be a "squash" stable like the mean street posse was

Mean Street Posse > Spirit Squad

[Shaggy]

Originally Posted by Volare i hope at least they aren't gonna be a "squash" stable like the mean street posse was

LOL...

When they came out I was thinking they were the Mean Street Posse Version 2

[hb2k]

Don't rag on the posse - Pete and Rodney are bad notherfuckers.

[Stickman]

Did you see the crowd reaction? NOTHING. I almost turned the channel too, I mean, first it was during a King/Coach match so that is a channel changer then these gay cheerleaders came prancing out. Can you smell the ratings. I'm all for stables, but a stable full of cheerleaders who aren't female or anybody that the average fan or average "smark" even knows, is just stupid. If they were bad ass cheerleaders who didn't do dance routines and sing maybe, but the way they debuted was shit.

[McLegend]

It was the first time they have ever been on TV so of course the crowd is going to be hestiant on how to react to them.

I loved it though.

[Blitz]

My initial reaction was of the "Oh My God, this is idiotic" variety as well, but I'll give it a chance. Pretty much everyone on here said the Boogeyman would utterly suck as well, and now we're all marks for him. I've never seen any of these guys wrestle, but I've certainly heard about about their skills, and I look forward to seeing them compete.

That said, I'm sure they'll go nowhere. Can anyone honestly see WWE booking a male cheerleader as a threat to anyone? They'll probably have a comedy feud with the heartthrobs and within a year, 2 will be gone and the rest will be repackaged in other go nowhere gimmicks, wrestling in the main event on Heat every week.

I certainly hope I'm wrong.

[domononizuka]

This gimmick has been getting over real well in OVW so im assuming it will probably pick up in WWE.Some of their segments in OVW have been hilarious,but if the WWE turns them into a serious team it will flop.Also Mike Mondo has no relation to Nick Mondo.Mike Mondo has been in OVW for nearly 4 years training different talents.

[Kane Knight]

Originally Posted by Blitz My initial reaction was of the "Oh My God, this is idiotic" variety as well, but I'll give it a chance. Pretty much everyone on here said the Boogeyman would utterly suck as well, and now we're all marks for him. I've never seen any of these guys wrestle, but I've certainly heard about about their skills, and I look forward to seeing them compete. That said, I'm sure they'll go nowhere. Can anyone honestly see WWE booking a male cheerleader as a threat to anyone? They'll probably have a comedy feud with the heartthrobs and within a year, 2 will be gone and the rest will be repackaged in other go nowhere gimmicks, wrestling in the main event on Heat every week. I certainly hope I'm wrong.

Couple of points:

• The Boogeyman still sucks, we're just marking out because it sucks.
• We're actually seeing this gimmick in action, which is a little different than watching a promo or workingon hearsay. They're actually on our TV, so it's a little different.
• Good wrestling will not get the gimmick over. I'm sure these guys really are brilliant wrestlers, but putting them in a menial low-card joke stable will kill almost anyone, even if it does get over.

Ponder for a moment, Scotty and II Cool. They got massively over, and Scotty still gets pops without Sexaaaaay and Rikishi. He's, at best, a loveable loser. Hurricane/Rosie. Even though they were still over, midcard was too good for them. Jokey/Gimmick feuds don't sell and don't much go anywhere, over or not.