Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 15, 2013 Moderators Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) He really did become something, however no-one who mattered seemed to notice. Edited February 15, 2013 by PowerButchi
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 I think WWE may have been afraid to pull the trigger on a serious Masters push after the previous Wellness failures. 3 strikes and you're out, right? Similar, but on a different scale to Randy Orton. Both stayed/are staying put in one position on the card.
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 15, 2013 Paid Members Posted February 15, 2013 I loved his "Masterpiece" entrance theme, it put over the gimmick superbly, with the Greek bust graphic on the Titantron. I don't know why they dumped it in favour of that generic rock shite - it wasn't massively heelish music, sounded very distinctive and "epic", and fit him much better. TNA should stop fucking about and sign him, if WWE aren't going to any time soon.
Paid Members CleetusVanDamme Posted February 15, 2013 Paid Members Posted February 15, 2013 I loved his "Masterpiece" entrance theme, it put over the gimmick superbly, with the Greek bust graphic on the Titantron. I don't know why they dumped it in favour of that generic rock shite They were forced to change his entrance routine after they went PG, because the original one was so great it once made a French commentator
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 15, 2013 Moderators Posted February 15, 2013 Making my way through the Elimination Chamber DVD set and i'm onto the '06 chamber. By fucking God, Chris Masters' entrance is all kinds of awesome. It's a shame he was on the juice and got himself outed; he could of really been something given the proper seasoning. Is that the one where the crowds' hate for John Cena made both him and Carlito look a million bucks? People went nuts for them. I remember really enjoying that one.
KingOfMetal Posted February 15, 2013 Posted February 15, 2013 we all remeber this kid well, whilst watching the Austin bluray this afternoon, imagine my suprise when he then pops up in the Submission Match
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted February 15, 2013 Paid Members Posted February 15, 2013 Just watched a couple of old Mike Awesome matches. Fuck, could he move for a big guy. And his match with Tanaka at ONS in 2005 was mental!
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted February 15, 2013 Paid Members Posted February 15, 2013 Awesome to see so much Chris Masters love! I thought he was fantastic and was on the A-line to do some good things. All they had to do was MAYBE (because what do i know) give him a better finisher (i.e. a move that isn't one of the starter holds in the WWF Attitude games). Even keep the 'Masterlock' and transition it into a full-nelson slam or a full-nelson face buster or a full-nelson suplex. The world's your fucking oyster, take ye pick. Carbomb is right; TNA are really missing out here. Christ, WWE is really missing out.
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 15, 2013 Moderators Posted February 15, 2013 If you search there's a big Chris Masters appreciation thread, which is mainly me and Cleetus taking turns slavering over his cock.
Paid Members Gordon_The_Gopher Posted February 16, 2013 Paid Members Posted February 16, 2013 WWE.com has an article up featuring "14 Superstars you didn't know competed in WWE". Imagine my surprise seeing this guy
The Cum Doctor Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Essa Rios faced a bunch of folk around that time. I remember Samoa Joe and Low Ki.
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 16, 2013 Moderators Posted February 16, 2013 Yeah, wouldn't he have been with UPW at the time? That'd make sense, as they were on good terms with WWF when Joe was there.
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 16, 2013 Paid Members Posted February 16, 2013 Masters doesn't need to change up his finisher - I've always loved the full nelson as a submission, it's a classic in the same vein as the sleeper. He's a massive, musclebound guy with thick arms, so a strength-based submission like that suits him perfectly; he doesn't need a complicated one, like a technician would use. Only thing I miss from him is that version of the Polish Hammer he did, but seeing as he broke Stevie's nose with it, it's understandable why he dropped it. Talking of TNA missing out, I think now, even more than before, the biggest mistake TNA ever made was not to sign JR. They had the opportunity to get the most "big-time"-sounding, most experienced commentator in the business, and they stupidly decided against it because they didn't want to make him Head of Talent Relations as he wanted, even though he had an awesome record in that department already as well. And they only went and got rid of whomever it was (Terry Taylor?) not long afterwards. I don't want TNA to go out of business, but that decision there was the closest they ever got me to thinking that they don't deserve to stay in business.
Joey Joe Joe Jr Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) How legitimate is that story that JR went as far in his negotiations with them as to say that he wanted the talent relations role? Edited February 16, 2013 by Joey Joe Joe Jr
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 16, 2013 Paid Members Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) How legitimate is that story that JR went as far in his negotiations with them as to say that he wanted the talent relations role? Honest answer, I don't know. I do remember someone posting a Meltzer article on here, which is why I thought it was legit. Also, in itself, it didn't seem implausible - WWE had JR doing pretty much nothing at the time, he was almost never on TV except for one or two humiliation skits. Edited February 16, 2013 by Carbomb
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