Tromatagon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 You sound like you didn't grow up watching in the late 80s/early 90s where it happened constantly. Also Bray Wyatt dude come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 He's the first one that comes to mind, but I'd have to think on the others. But both WWE and WCW did it with him. WWE did it with Jaques Rougeou as well, and Rotunda, and Windham, and Kama/Papa Shango techincally.. Ok, more than you'd think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LooseCannon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 You sound like you didn't grow up watching in the late 80s/early 90s where it happened constantly. Well, I meant more recently, such as in the Raw era. And I think it is a decent springboard for people to come up with interesting posts about gimmick changes they liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 You sound like you didn't grow up watching in the late 80s/early 90s where it happened constantly. Well, I meant more recently, such as in the Raw era. And I think it is a decent springboard for people to come up with interesting posts about gimmick changes they liked. Dolph Ziggler previously being Chavo Guerrero's caddy and a member of the Spirit Squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 The older ones are the fun gimmick changes, though. They were willing to ignore a world title reign to make an Iranian guy play an Iraqi guy instead. They sold The Dragon as a new wrestler and ignored Ricky Steamboat That tax man was never in the US Express Fake Diesel wasn't pulling any teeth Abe Knuckleball Schwartz/ original MVP wasn't repping Brooklyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Ryback is another recent one. No one mentions or remembers Skip Sheffield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Current roster has Sandow, Ryback, Ziggler, Kane sort of counts since he's unmasked, Bray Wyatt, Matadores don't count due to masks but they're shitty enough masks they should count, and I feel like I'm forgetting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Zeb sort of counts but it could be argued that Colter is Uncle Zebekiah's last name, though then Bradshaw would say he was his uncle and didnt remind him of his uncle. Tensai was acknowledged on his debut as being a former superstar who went to Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Uh dudes. UMAGA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 The "Husky Harris" chants didn't last long, so Bray Wyatt could count. Do they ever talk about K-Kwik when Truth is on? Of course, going back a bit, you had Isaac Yankem -> Fake Diesel. Kane doesn't count due to the mask. Damien Sandow was Idol Stevens. Dustin Rhodes was in the WWF for a while in 90-91, I think. It wasn't just Kama/Papa Shango, but Kama/Papa Shango/Godfather. I'm assuming we're ignoring guys who transitioned from enhancement talent to superstars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 if you put facepaint or a mask on someone, he's a new person. Ask the WWE or Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Conn Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Maskless Rey has been ignored since his debut in WWE Umaga as Jamal Fandango as Johnny Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEN! Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Stacy Keibler is so famous that nobody remembers that she did an episode of Tough Enough a couple of years ago. - - - Shield has easily been my favorite thing in WWE since they debuted. Not sure you can just replace a member and replicate that team dynamic. I'd say Jason Jordan, Oliver Grey, or a repackaged Camacho are probably the best choices for a new member. Probably be better to just take those three guys and make them a group of their own rather than saddle one of them as being Roman Reigns' replacement though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 looking at the NXT roster for guys who could be like Reigns... Konnor from the Ascension (might need to turn out Rollins or Ambrose to put both Ascension guys in the Shield).. Leo Kruger (oh, wait, looked at height, he's 6'1 and Adam Rose now).. Mason Ryan.. Mojo Rawley... but that's just from looking at pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORELOCK Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Do they ever talk about K-Kwik when Truth is on? Dustin Rhodes was in the WWF for a while in 90-91, I think. It wasn't just Kama/Papa Shango, but Kama/Papa Shango/Godfather. They always acknowledged Goldust was Dustin, didn't they? And Kama transitioned to Kama Mustafa which transitioned to The Godfather, so they didn't really act like he was different either, as I recall. K-Kwik and R-Truth are essentially the same character, so I don't see why they'd bother to ignore any of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Commander Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 did they ever just rip off the Truth in TNA stuff randomly in the WWE or did they only do a "R-Truth is a crazy black guy" character for a few months? you'd think that while the whole Truth gimmick would age badly if he did it again in 2014, he would have more reasons to really do that now than he did in TNA in 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 TNA was for sale and Jarrett through his connections with the Nashville music industry and Keith in particular, tried to put together a bid to buy the company. The deal was very close at one point. Bob Carter came to Keith to finalize the deal and the two sides were close on a price, although they were not quite there. The belief is they were going to hash it out, but Carter only had one request in selling, which was that Dixie Carter would remain with her title, have some power in the company and remain a television character. Keith said he wasn’t going to buy the company with any creative limitations, so the deal actually fell apart because Bob Carter in the end was going to protect his daughter. from the observer. "Hey, please pay millions for our struggling company. Also, as part of the deal, you have to keep the person largely responsible for the company struggling around and with a significant amount of power." Not since "Would you like to purchase land in Chernobyl?" has a business investment sounded less appetizing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstout Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 "We'll keep her, but our asking price goes down to tree-fiddy. Got a deal?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red is Dead Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 How often does a promotion bring in a guy who has been there before and treat him as a new character without pissing off fans, especially of the smark-y variety? Without involving a mask? you cant do it without pissing off the smarks. See... Tensai Ziggler Ryback Umaga Bray R truth To name but a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I really don't think Tensai qualifies. Bob Carter is an idiot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHFP Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 It's a hair band from his daughter. https://twitter.com/RandyOrton/status/19099120926 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Wyatt Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I believe it represents a wedding band. Obviously he wouldn't wear his actual ring while wrestling so the string substitutes for it. Or maybe Orton is into Kaballah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Fixit Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Orton's divorced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 It's a hair band from his daughter. https://twitter.com/RandyOrton/status/19099120926 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 It's a hair band from his daughter. https://twitter.com/RandyOrton/status/19099120926 Maybe your reaction won't be quite the same when you see Orton's daughter: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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