GavinSAFC Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I've never watched NXT so it's disappointing to hear he's struggled for traction there, but I echo the Titus O'Neill shouts. A big, extroverted lad who looks and acts like Terry Crews' younger brother. I could see him doing well for WWE on the chat shows if they could ever get him to that level, and they wouldn't have to worry about baseball commentators and the like giving him the verbal eye-rolls that CM Punk used to get. Â He's got genuine cross over potential if they could imbue his act with a bit of in-ring credibility. I'd start by giving him a good showing in the Rumble, and then try to get a video of him working out with The Rock to go viral or something. He's a charismatic gym freak, that's never been a better fit for the culture than right now. Â Sadly, he's been stuck in a comedy double act with Heath Slater for most of this year which pretty much means he'll end up getting released at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nick Soapdish Posted January 13, 2015 Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2015 and of course Titus does have a face in the back of his head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakashi Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Just been looking at the www.com listing of all their current superstars. I know everyone knows that titles are meaningless now, but Jesus Christ. About 75% of the roster have held a title at least once. Even David Otunga FFS!! Â How are fans meant to care when anyone can, and has, won a belt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinSAFC Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Just been looking at the www.com listing of all their current superstars. I know everyone knows that titles are meaningless now, but Jesus Christ. About 75% of the roster have held a title at least once. Even David Otunga FFS!!  How are fans meant to care when anyone can, and has, won a belt?  On Otunga, I read he was used for the first time since Wrestlemania the other day at a house show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 13, 2015 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 13, 2015 How are fans meant to care when anyone can, and has, won a belt?If only we were still in the boom period of 1998-2000 when titles were heavily protected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinSAFC Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015  How are fans meant to care when anyone can, and has, won a belt?If only we were still in the boom period of 1998-2000 when titles were heavily protected!  Ha, this. People forget the person to have won the most titles in the WWE is Raven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakashi Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Â How are fans meant to care when anyone can, and has, won a belt?If only we were still in the boom period of 1998-2000 when titles were heavily protected! Titles didn't matter then, either. But at least then there were things fans did care about. Characters, storylines etc. Now there's nothing. The most over thing is a chant. Â Yes, it's a combination of shit fans and shit writing but, with the popularity of MMA (and even sport in general) is it not at least worth a shot to make matches, wins and losses and titles important? Seeing as nothing else they do works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Didn't Raven win the Hardcore title about 50 times? Awesome stuff. I miss the Hardcore title. Wish they brought it back to make Raw more interesting. They don't even need excessive violence, just have the 24/7 rule and have silly shit like the shenanigans at Wrestlemania X-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinSAFC Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Didn't Raven win the Hardcore title about 50 times? Awesome stuff. I miss the Hardcore title. Wish they brought it back to make Raw more interesting. They don't even need excessive violence, just have the 24/7 rule and have silly shit like the shenanigans at Wrestlemania X-8. Â I don't know why they don't bring in a title with a similar premisce to be honest. At least it gives the likes of Darren Young and Otunga something to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 13, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2015 He's funny and charismatic, but he's really quite bad between the ropes.  No he isn't. Not at all, he's a more than capable bomb thrower who's had many decent matches on the C and D shows. In fact, some pockets of respected wrestling opinion have called him one of the best workers of 2014. Would I go that far? No. But he's not bad at all. Probably no since NXT Redemption, to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 He had bad matches with Zayn and Neville, who are two guys I look at like Sean Waltman back in the day, if you can't have a good match with them, you can't have a good match with anyone. And he had one of the worst matches of last year with Darren Young on some PPV pre-show. Â I'm happy to be swayed, though, what are some of these decent matches on the C and D shows? I don't keep up with Superstars and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 13, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2015 You can't really form an opinion on the in-ring abilities of the lower mid-card if you're not watching Superstars and Main Event as they only get about 3 seconds on Raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well, he got decent time on the NXT/pre-PPV matches I've seen. So again, anything specific I should look out for? I gave examples of specific matches I've seen, surely you can do the same. I'm not trawling through months of Superstars and Main Event in the hopes of finding a good Titus O'Neil match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 13, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2015 While I can't be fucked reeling off an extensive list of names and dates for you as C and D show matches blend into one, any match vs Big E off Superstars is a start and same for his bouts with Jack Swagger, had a good Big Man vs Little Man bout over Christmas with Justin Gabriel, he's had several decent matches with several different opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Alright thanks, I'll have a little look around. I do like Titus as a personality (he comes across better than anyone on Total Divas in his little cameo appearances), it'd be nice to see him bringing some steak to go with the sizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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