PSF Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I'm still convinced that Harper is the most talented overall out of the 6 of them. You can tell he just gets it. Unfortunately his look will never let him be the top star and quite rightly they are pushing with Reigns.  Harper needs to be pushed as a monster heel sometime in the next two years or they may miss the boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted February 15, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2016 The look and physique isn't good enough for anything other than the swamp tramp hillbilly henchman role he's currently nailed. I know he could be much more than a henchman, but I don't think he could be better at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSF Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Absolutely, I couldn't imagine in any other role. It just needs amping up a bit. He needs to go down the Hills Have Eyes route and be a psycho hillbilly that genuinely scares kids in attendance. Avoid any comedy or him showing any real emotion and let him eventually become the real nutcase of the Wyatts that even Bray can longer control. Â If any of you out there are Breaking Bad fans, imagine a more sinister Todd. Someone who will do the most evil and sinister things, but not even realise what they are doing is wrong. Â If Sister Abigail ever does come in, let her be the one to control Harper and kick Wyatt to the curb. Let him destroy the family and go on a rampage of destroying everything in his path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted February 15, 2016 I really like him as he is, but he would look completely different if he changed his hair and beard and clothes. He's a fantastic worker and is huge. He could get away with a complete gimmick change if need be... not that it is necessarily a great idea. (fingers crossed not Corporate Harper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 15, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2016 I said it before: the guy takes a lot of inspiration from Bruiser Brody, so why not just "Brody him up"? Trunks, furry boots, chain, bark - he's got everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 15, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2016 He wore trunks in FCW. He doesnt suit them at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladiesman345 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 What about an antitheism gimmick, ala Christopher Hitchens? He could spread the "infection" that is organised religion. It would be far too controversial for the WWE so I'm shooting down my own idea instantly. Plus I wouldn't want him ending up like Salman Rushdie circa 1988. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 15, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2016 He wore trunks in FCW. He doesnt suit them at all. Â Then there's only one way forward: the one-shoulder singlet. That's good for a wildman gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Harper's look is perfect. It's just a shame there are various other big beard characters, and that Dean Ambrose wrestles in the same outfit as him. Harper would've been perfect doing the Kane The Rapist type storylines they did in the previous decade. Him kidnapping Bayley in his pickup truck until Roman Reigns or someone makes the save. They'd never do that kind of thing now though, so his use as a depraved nutcase is limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lenin Posted February 15, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2016 Agree with Porky and Carbomb here, watching that match at the time I felt like I was looking at a bright future for WWE. Collectively, those six guys were fucking stars and the fans were so hot for both teams and the match itself. Two years on, not one of those guys is as over as they were during that period. Of course you could argue that some of them have 'gone on to better things' because they have held belts or whatever, but fan reaction tells the real story. Agree with the above...holding belts doesn't mean being over. And with the exception of Lesnar/Cena/Reigns triple threat none of the participants have actually had a better match since. Â The same is said every few years though, just those six raised the bar from what we'd seen prior with the likes of Ziggler, Benjamin, Kofi etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Give him a latte, skinny chinos and a single speed bike and make him a hipster. Vape his way down the aisle giving out vegan recipes...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members GlennCullen Posted February 15, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2016 I reckon he'd make a good trucker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanny Pack Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) Was thinking it was 10 years since "that" Mysterio push. Â 10 years before that HBK on the cusp of the boyhood dream. Â My point here is how can 10 years between 1996-2006 feel like an eternity and 2006-2016 seems like a few months in comparison? Edited February 15, 2016 by Fanny Pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Pitcos Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Because the attitude era changed the pace of wrestling, and they've never really recovered from it. A million things a week happened between 1997-2002 or so. Things get stagnant faster now, and there's been a lot less going on for the last four or five years. Â Mainly though, it's down to us being older, I think. In general, time passes a lot faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 15, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted February 15, 2016 Because the attitude era changed the pace of wrestling, and they've never really recovered from it. A million things a week happened between 1997-2002 or so. Things get stagnant faster now, and there's been a lot less going on for the last four or five years. Â Mainly though, it's down to us being older, I think. In general, time passes a lot faster. Â Â Yeah, pretty much this. Life in general seems to have zipped by pretty fast the past few years, while my GCSE and A-Level years were fucking interminable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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