Pete Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 3 hours ago, hammerva said: Has anyone had a weirder shift of character recently than Wendy Choo. Went from a Great Kabuki cosplay to a woman with a sleeping disorder in about 3 months This company is so damn weird. That said, Wendy's new gimmick and mannerisms are hysterical even if she'd be DOA on the main roster with it. She did a handspring elbow in bunny slippers - that takes talent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Just to make sure it is stated because I am sure someone is reading this all confused Wendy Choo (the former Mei Ying) is Karen Q 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Didn't someone in the indies used to have a narcolepsy gimmick? I'm sure I saw someone in chikara do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 7 minutes ago, odessasteps said: Didn't someone in the indies used to have a narcolepsy gimmick? I'm sure I saw someone in chikara do it. It's pretty similar to Orange Cassidy's gimmick. He used to spend more time laying on the ring apron if he wasn't tagged in and his splashes/dives were pretty much just him falling over like he was passing out. There was also Mister Zero in Chikara whose gimmick was of some elderly officeworker and I seem to recall him occasionally doing spots where he'd fall asleep during a match. Edited January 12 by HumanChessgame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) It was someone else, since he was still [redacted] at the time. I recall a tag team where one guy was super hyper and one guy was lethargic. In the era of Cheech and Cloudy, North Star Express, Olsons, 2.0 appearing in the company. But I don't think it was any of them. I should ask @MushroomJones. Edit: Paul O'Brien (the HTA one) said Hype Rockwell and I think that's right, when he was In a team with Race Jaxon and they wore the High Energy pants. Edited January 12 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Darkness Crabtree sounds right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Hail Sabin said: Darkness Crabtree sounds right to me. That's what Joe said (it wasn't someone in a costume) But I think Paul was right when he said Hype Rockwell in NRG. Edited January 12 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 1 hour ago, odessasteps said: But I think Paul was right when he said Hype Rockwell in NRG. Hype Rockwell's gimmick in Chikara was definitely chronic narcolepsy. He eventually found an energy drink and cured himself. I don't remember Darkness Crabtree's gimmick being narcolepsy. More like, he would tire easily because of his age (100). I was prepared to hate the Wendy Choo gimmick, but - last night, at least - it was a lot of fun and a good callback to some of the more absurd 80's/early 90's gimmicks. I dunno how you do much with it, but I said the same thing about Orange Cassidy, so what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamBroken Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 On 1/11/2022 at 10:51 AM, The Natural said: I laughed. Spoiler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 The NXT crowd chanting "You deserve it" at a guy who's wrestled less than 25 matches was.... something. Then again, Tony D'Angelo has wrestled six or seven matches total, so, by that measuring stick, Bron is a grizzled veteran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 18 hours ago, DreamBroken said: Hide contents Holy shit the Hulkster was never as orange in his heyday as Heyman in that clip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RazorbladeKiss87 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 NXT was fun. I dug the women's tag and Wendy Choo had me laughing. I also never thought I'd hear a dude calling out his opps and referencing Brotha Lynch Hung like Hayes did. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killsteve Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 WALTER vs Fraser on NXT UK this week was good stuff, a strong farewell match and he made Fraser look like a future star 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dolfan in NYC Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 Aaliyah also makes her singles debut tonight, facing Nattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Feels weird that Xia Li hasn't had a match since debuting. Wonder if we get Lita vs. Charlotte on the way to the Rumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinit Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 They had Tomasso Ciampa (after they Just For Men'd his beard) on Main Event this week. Seriously, fuck this company. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAN Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 That match with Nattie was pretty good. She really lays it in, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, Infinit said: They had Tomasso Ciampa (after they Just For Men'd his beard) on Main Event this week. Seriously, fuck this company. Tomasso Ciampa on Main Event and beard dyed? Dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dragon Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Few other shorts matches way shorter than that Natty vs Aliyah match. Retcons are fun anway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shartnado Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) On 1/12/2022 at 7:39 PM, Pete said: This company is so damn weird. That said, Wendy's new gimmick and mannerisms are hysterical even if she'd be DOA on the main roster with it. She did a handspring elbow in bunny slippers - that takes talent. The gimmick is stupid but actually hilarious at the same time. The idea that she is very efficient, but is only willing to expend the very least amount of energy possible, and rests at every opportunity otherwise is funny. If you replace "rests" with "doesn't bother" she actually reminds me of a certain popular citrus. ...seems like everyone has already seen the similarity with OC's charachter and apparently others, too. Edited January 15 by Shartnado Orange Cassidy was already mentioned a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Dragon Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Charlotte will be in the Women's Rumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 The 4-way was fun. I liked the Usos introductions and am looking forward to them vs. Viking Raiders. I prefer seeing actual matches, but that was a nice setup and moment for Aliyah they did with Nattie. While I look forward to another Charlotte/Naomi match they really again should have let Naomi beat Sonya's ass. Why they keep dragging this out I have no idea. The Charlotte/Lita segment was decent. Sheamus/Ricochet was good. What I caught of Roman/Seth didn't really leave me interested in a match between them. Does look liek the crowd will lean towards Roman when the actual match happens which is neat I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Now that's a picture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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