EVA Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 There were definitely some circumstances that conspired to make it more difficult for Callihan, but ultimately, I think his failure to thrive in NXT was due to him being too small to work the style that he built his reputation on in WWE and his inability to adapt beyond that. He's only 28, so it's not like this is the end for him. But if he ever wants to make it back, I think he needs to push himself to vary up his game more. If he just goes back to being Mr. They Came For STIFF on the Indies and throwing a hundred suplexes and hard forearms, that's pretty much all he's ever going to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonteCarl Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Not saying he isn't or can't be good, just that, as somebody who only knows him as Solomon Crowe and nothing beforehand, he never was able to show anything on NXT to impress me. I'm not shocked that he's gone. He obviously wasn't being given anything he could sink his teeth in to as a performer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Mildly surprised the wwf spite machine would put the walking dead commentator on a dvd and give him some royalties when they didnt have to, even if its a match featuring seth and cesaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StretchMediatedHypertrophy Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Even if Solomon Crowe made it in NXT, the chances of him making it on RAW were practically zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolCB Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 He'd make it to Raw, by way of jobbing on Main Event/Superstars (whatever's on Monday) every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 His biggest problem was that nothing about his character in NXT really made any sense. His hacker gimmick, which was never fully utilized in the first place, didn't fit with his ridiculous haircut and ringgear. Â He should have taken Sami Zayn's advice from Breaking Ground and just dared to try something else. I don't know how much of the blame there lies on him and how much on WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technico Support Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Mildly surprised the wwf spite machine would put the walking dead commentator on a dvd and give him some royalties when they didnt have to, even if its a match featuring seth and cesaro. Â ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoeCristyV.1.6 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Phil Brooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 His biggest problem was that nothing about his character in NXT really made any sense. His hacker gimmick, which was never fully utilized in the first place, didn't fit with his ridiculous haircut and ring gear. Â He should have taken Sami Zayn's advice from Breaking Ground and just dared to try something else. I don't know how much of the blame there lies on him and how much on WWE. Â I put a lot of it on Crowe not being able to tie anything together from the start into a constructive whole. Â The Hacker/Anarchist character could have worked in the hands of a decent promo or someone who could have realized the character potential. Â I think WWE just threw him out there eventually because they had already given him a fairly long time to put it together. Â Considering NXT's track record, I don't know you can put this failure on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Â His biggest problem was that nothing about his character in NXT really made any sense. His hacker gimmick, which was never fully utilized in the first place, didn't fit with his ridiculous haircut and ring gear. Â He should have taken Sami Zayn's advice from Breaking Ground and just dared to try something else. I don't know how much of the blame there lies on him and how much on WWE. Â I put a lot of it on Crowe not being able to tie anything together from the start into a constructive whole. Â The Hacker/Anarchist character could have worked in the hands of a decent promo or someone who could have realized the character potential. Â I think WWE just threw him out there eventually because they had already given him a fairly long time to put it together. Â Considering NXT's track record, I don't know you can put this failure on them. Â Â Even then, there may have been reasons- maybe the gimmick was hard to get into, maybe he had bad luck, maybe NXT's midcard singles division is virtually nonexistent, but all of those things boil down to: Crowe just wasn't as good as advertised. Even with Kassius Ohno, he at least was good in the ring in NXT, but didn't really care about the other parts of being a WWE Superstar. Â By contrast, if you're a superstar on the indies, and you CAN'T GET the Full Sail crowd to worship you, you must really be overrated...possibly even to the "PWG nothing, Crowe might have to be TNA-bound" level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleavy Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Dash & Dawson remind me of the Brainbusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Why is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_W_P Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 The jackets. It's gotta be those swank jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk128 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 It's the luxurious chest hair for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I've only ever seen pics of Dash and Dawson and they've defo got the look of an old school ass kicking tag team about them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleavy Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Why is that? I think it's just the no-nonsense vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Honestly, every part of there act feels like a "We love Arn Anderson and we are trying our damndest to be just like him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Honestly, every part of there act feels like a "We love Arn Anderson and we are trying our damndest to be just like him." If they already have a Road Warriors tribute act, why not a Brainbusters one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Well there is the little thing of Saxon and Graves putting over how much Dash and Dawson modeled themselves after the Brainbusters right before the Dusty tourny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 And if there is anybody a southern heel tag team should strive to be, it's the Brainbusters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenalysis Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Problem is both of them want to be Arn and neither of them want to be Tully. Â We really need a Midnight Express wannabe team next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 And if there is anybody a southern heel tag team should strive to be, it's the Brainbusters. Also acceptable: Freebirds Dynamic Duo Fuller/golden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Also true. Also, we already have a Midnight Express wannabe, it's Blake and Murphy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyLaw Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Dawson was getting a lot of Arn Anderson comparisons even when he was teaming with Rusev and being managed by a French guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I always used "Arn Anderson meets Jamie Noble" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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