Tyler Suks

[Afterlife]

Tyler Reks is bad.

That's not to say that he's a remarkably bad wrestler, but the character/gimmick thing is just...well, terrible. His gimmick isn't even really there; they just say "he likes to surf" and gave him 50s beach music. And trying to give a "surfer" gimmick to a guy that looks to be in his late thirties just doesn't mesh. He has no personality except generic "I'm polite, and I will do my best", and this makes it even worse.

He slaps a few 8 year old hands on his way to the ring, but he gets nearly zero reaction upon entrances. Nobody cares about the generic guy who they've heard happens to enjoy the beach on occasion.

If they really wanted to bring this guy in as a wrestler, they should have built his entire character/presence around the fact that he was in the XFL. Not only would that be a measure of instant depth, it would mold his character and direction immediately. It virtually writes itself.

I dunno, I just see it so painfully every time he makes his way to the ring: nobody gives a shit about him and I expect him to be gone by this time next year because he's never going to get over.

Ever.