mattdangerously Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Because they never get over. Tajiri wasn't over? Could've fooled me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Because they never get over. Tajiri wasn't over? Could've fooled me. People were clamoring to see him face Austin, RVD, Angle, Rock and Taker? He got over relative to his position. I also doubt bland, personality-less MOVEZ drones are going to get over in an era full of bland, personality-less MOVEZ drones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebbie Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 The crowds will respond positively if they are presented with something they enjoy. If they spend money on that is another story.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 If you ask your typical Japanese wrestler they'll admit that they would love if they were signed by the WWE. Kenta Kobashi has admitted that he wish he had a Mr. Fuji gimmick, and worked for Vince.Lol, no he didn't. Way to warp that story. Kobashi thought he should work an evil Japanese/ Fuji style deal when ROH brought him in for the Joe match in NYC, because he thought that was what the American crowd expected. Joe and Gabe had to insist to him that the ROH crowd wanted him as himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Because they never get over.Tajiri wasn't over? Could've fooled me. People were clamoring to see him face Austin, RVD, Angle, Rock and Taker? He got over relative to his position.I also doubt bland, personality-less MOVEZ drones are going to get over in an era full of bland, personality-less MOVEZ drones. You're doing an awful lot of generalizing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Are there a ton of super charismatic Japanese workers that don't rely on dropping each other on the neck? Are they more or less popular today than the 90's guys were then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caley Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 So, I'm watching NXT today and the crowd is going bananers for a simple, smartly-worked little Sami Zayn-Adrian Neville match, even chanting 'NXT!' (a la E-C-dub) and I thought "Man, there is this great fanbase here and they're just so into it, why hasn't someone started a fed down here in Florida and used this crowd just starving for good wrestling (reminds me a little of ECW's fans) and try to build themselves up a little bit, maybe not to ECW's level but at least elevate themselves above the average shitty indie fed" and I sat there and watched for five minutes or so and went "Oh yeah I guess there is wrestling in Florida", And THAT is how big of an impact (Ha!) TNA has made on your average wrestling fan. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Lord Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Phantom Lord being pro-WWE signing Benoit's kid is less surprising than Daniel Bryan winning March Madness. I'd love to see the internal conflict in him that would arise if WEE did sign him, but it turned out he was a Khali/Nathan Jones level talent. I'm not pro anything. I just think the kid if he wants to give it a serious go as a wrestler should be allowed to. Truth be told, I've only watched a handful of Chris's matches since the whole thing happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I still say they would have saved his entire run if they had just called him The Prince of Perfection. He'd probably be the face of the WWE by now. That's not what's best for business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I wasn't aware you could read the future. Who knows what kind of wrestler David Benoit will be in a few years or longer? Who are you to say they wouldn't sign him because of his last name and a man he apparently didn't have much to do with to start? This is all kind of presumptuous, that's been my point this entire time. Saying they'd be reluctant to sign him because of his last name is not some weird, far-fetched theory If he were just some guy named "Benoit", with no relation to Chris, WWE would be reluctant to sign him because of his last name. Chris' actual son will never work for WWE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 If there was a tournament pitting all wrestlers who wrestled in bare feet against each other, who would emerge victorious? The correct answer is Haku. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Yokozuna got over. Though I don't know if he counts because he wasn't actually Japanese. Though most fans didn't know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Would a guy like Great Kabuki or Great Muta get over in today's WWE as much as they were over decades ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 If Shinzaki had stayed after the Bret match and turned face, he probably could have gotten over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuerrillaMonsoon Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 If the WWE Network ever gets approved, what do you all think about them cancelling Raw and Smackdown, and going with new programming? They're both tired and cliched formats, and think it would present a good opportunity to rehash the presentation, maybe even slow the pace down? I see the point in keeping the RAW name - longest running show, blah blah blah, but think that there may be benefits to it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dok Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Are there a ton of super charismatic Japanese workers that don't rely on dropping each other on the neck? Are they more or less popular today than the 90's guys were then?KENTA is more of a boots to faces guy than a headdropper. His size actually works in his favour in that regard, he's not a big enough guy to believably throw about most of the people he's worked with. Wouldn't say he's super charismatic though, unless he's up against Takayama in which case he seems to get turned up to 11. Any time those two got together he looked like a major star. Clearly he's less popular than the wrestlers of the '90s, but then again wrestling as a whole is less popular than it was in the '90s. Would he get over if put in front of a US audience? Yeah, with the right opponent I'm pretty sure he would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRGoldman Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 It would be pretty awesome watching KENTA try hard for a month before pouting and sleepwalking his way through random matches against Kofi Kingston and the Miz. I think someone should tell Morishima to put back on all the weight he lost and he can come in as a Japanese Wyatt. Just like my theory that Luke Harper is the illegitimate spawn of Kerry Von Erich from a one night tryst with an evil Swamp witch, Morishima could be Terry Gordy's son raised in secret by his evil Japanese ghost mom. He would get introduced when someone goes looking for the Wyatts and touches an abandoned Winnebago up on blocks on their property. that is how you summon him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Are there a ton of super charismatic Japanese workers that don't rely on dropping each other on the neck? Are they more or less popular today than the 90's guys were then? So no one in Japan would be able to adapt to the WWE's style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Spanish Waiter Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 If they work the WWE style they have nothing to get themselves over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzalez Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 New Japan wrestler already work a version of the WWE style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Because they never get over. Tajiri wasn't over? Could've fooled me. Tajiri was also the second most physically charismatic guy in the company behind Rock. He was an aberration. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 I think the Shield may have my favorite instrumental theme song in WWE history. It's neck-and-neck with Mr. Perfect for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Yeah, but Ultimate Warrior's theme makes you want to run around the house and jump up and down on your couch. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 The Shield theme makes me wanna walk through a large crowd who parts for me because they're scared on my intense glare, cargo vest, and wet hair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Rick Rude's theme makes me want to swivel my hips and call every other male in the vicinity an "inner city sweathog". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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