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With how they've treated CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Claudio Castagnoli, Tyler Black and Jon Moxley (so far) I wouldn't write them off just yet.
If Colt came in now I'd expect him to do well, especially with Punk having as much stroke a he does.
If Colt came in now I'd expect him to do well, especially with Punk having as much stroke a he does.
JBorchard
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Some guys should just stay in the Indies. Where life is buttery for them.
Generico MIGHT, huge might, get in the WWE main roster door in 2 years time. He MIGHT, huge might, form an entertaining tag team with El Local [Ricardo Rodriguez's Alter-ego]. I love Generico, but like Low Ki, he's meant for Indies. The difference between Punk/Bryan and Generico is they have mic skills. Yes, Bryan has always had mic skills. Generico, um...not so much. Not sure how he'd translate in WWE but I think it'd go the way of Sin Cara.
And I'm a fan of Generico. I just think ROH is where his character truly belongs, and if not there Chikara/Japan.
Generico MIGHT, huge might, get in the WWE main roster door in 2 years time. He MIGHT, huge might, form an entertaining tag team with El Local [Ricardo Rodriguez's Alter-ego]. I love Generico, but like Low Ki, he's meant for Indies. The difference between Punk/Bryan and Generico is they have mic skills. Yes, Bryan has always had mic skills. Generico, um...not so much. Not sure how he'd translate in WWE but I think it'd go the way of Sin Cara.
And I'm a fan of Generico. I just think ROH is where his character truly belongs, and if not there Chikara/Japan.
Evan H.
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I'm definitely optimistic.
WWE's shown a real interest in the american indies over the last like two or three years (i.e. since Triple H became the man in charge of overseeing developmental) and we've seen people like Sara Del Rey (as a trainer, but still), Antonio Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli), Seth Rollins (Tyler Black), Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley), Adrian Neville (PAC), Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) and Luke Harper (Brodie Lee) all major indie scene acts, all now WWE superstars in some capacity.
Not to mention the rise of Punk and Bryan. Yeah they've had some missteps. Colt is always brought up when there's rumor of a top "ROH guy" close to signing but Cabana himself has said it all pretty much amounted to just bad timing. If he had signed maybe two years later than he did he might have had vastly different results. A lot of guys were released and lost in the shuffle when WWE was in that constant shuffle between OVW, Deep South and then FCW.
Generico has a lot going for him. He's not THAT tiny. He's over six foot and a good 200 pounds. Bigger than Rey and Sin Cara that's for sure. He's widely accepted as a not only a exciting guy to watch in the ring but also a very intelligent and safe worker which is always important to WWE. Can this guy adapt quickly, can this guy carry a lesser talent to a watchable TV match. He has the makings of a guy that they can trot out there and know he's more than capable of carrying the match.
But he has the gimmick. EVERYBODY is terrified he'll take the mask off and shit... I'd put up my house that if he does sign that shit 'aint happening. A lot of his buzz IS the gimmick, more so how he embodies and wears the gimmick. It's not just some cheap throw away thing for laughs, he's created a marketable fan friendly (see: PG) gimmick all by himself. WWE would be crazy not to capitalize on that. He might get a name change, at most a little tweaking... but he'll still working the masked gimmick without a doubt in my mind.
WWE's shown a real interest in the american indies over the last like two or three years (i.e. since Triple H became the man in charge of overseeing developmental) and we've seen people like Sara Del Rey (as a trainer, but still), Antonio Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli), Seth Rollins (Tyler Black), Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley), Adrian Neville (PAC), Kassius Ohno (Chris Hero) and Luke Harper (Brodie Lee) all major indie scene acts, all now WWE superstars in some capacity.
Not to mention the rise of Punk and Bryan. Yeah they've had some missteps. Colt is always brought up when there's rumor of a top "ROH guy" close to signing but Cabana himself has said it all pretty much amounted to just bad timing. If he had signed maybe two years later than he did he might have had vastly different results. A lot of guys were released and lost in the shuffle when WWE was in that constant shuffle between OVW, Deep South and then FCW.
Generico has a lot going for him. He's not THAT tiny. He's over six foot and a good 200 pounds. Bigger than Rey and Sin Cara that's for sure. He's widely accepted as a not only a exciting guy to watch in the ring but also a very intelligent and safe worker which is always important to WWE. Can this guy adapt quickly, can this guy carry a lesser talent to a watchable TV match. He has the makings of a guy that they can trot out there and know he's more than capable of carrying the match.
But he has the gimmick. EVERYBODY is terrified he'll take the mask off and shit... I'd put up my house that if he does sign that shit 'aint happening. A lot of his buzz IS the gimmick, more so how he embodies and wears the gimmick. It's not just some cheap throw away thing for laughs, he's created a marketable fan friendly (see: PG) gimmick all by himself. WWE would be crazy not to capitalize on that. He might get a name change, at most a little tweaking... but he'll still working the masked gimmick without a doubt in my mind.
JeffOLW
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borderline off topic, but remember when Meth ran Lost Highway Wrestling for about 2 days and had a tag team of luchadors named Paco and Pedro Burrito?
I bet that's what they'll call El Generico in WWE. Enrique Enchilada or Tomas Tamale or something.
I bet that's what they'll call El Generico in WWE. Enrique Enchilada or Tomas Tamale or something.
My problem is this.
The only way WWE lets him be El Generico is if they get the rights to the gimmick.
I am very anti-that.
The only way WWE lets him be El Generico is if they get the rights to the gimmick.
I am very anti-that.
Evan H.
DEF Director of Fun & Good Humor
Not always. Punk still owns his name. Under rare "someone in the office likes me" special circumstances names can be retained.