Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 21, 2013 Because WWE want to own the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WWFChilli Posted May 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2013 Because WWE want to own the name. Â Ah yeah, still it was one of the worse modern day names they came up with. Fucking rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane O' Mac Version 2 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Funny that WWE have this big fixation on owning the name, yet two of the biggest stars of the last 10 years are John Cena and Randy Orton. Brock Lesnar is another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 21, 2013 It's not that funny. Unless I've missed something. I sincerely doubt that much of the reason John Cena or Lesnar are the stars they are is because they got to use their real names instead of one from WWE creative. Even if it is a good name. They only really started to give a major unstoppable shit about every 2nd generation or well known wrestler from the indies using a name that WWE would hold the rights to a few years back. You could call someone like Cena or Lesnar "Colin Bollocks" and they'd have got over anyway. People with It do. Â I suppose it's kind of clever on WWE's part. They make the star in their eyes, so their hard work shouldn't be exploited in post WWE indies and Media. I suppose that's their take. The problem is that the names are just so fucking shite. I don't know if that's the fault of creative or the wrestler's themselves for not manning up and going "Nah, that's shite" like Foley did in '96. Or even if the wrestlers come up with it themselves now and again, like Chris Harris claimed. Â I'm guessing the name might be a grower anyway. Curt Axel sounds (really, really) terrible now but after hearing it weekly for a while it won't seem nearly that bad. I thought Ziggler's name was worse at first, but it doesn't phase me now. I even quite like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Goldberg Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I don't mind the Curtis Axel name to be honest. Â If he's pushed and it works the name won't matter so much people will accept it. Â If he's pushed and it doesn't work out he will be let go or not seen for ages then repackaged again with a new name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Duke Posted May 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2013 Curtis axel isn't even in the top five of the terrible names they've come up with. Dolph Ziggler? Michael mcguillicuty? Big E Langston? Matt Hardy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Teedy Kay Posted May 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2013 Curt Henning + Larry 'The Ax' Hennig = Curtis Axel  It's a homage ... and a crap one, just call him by his bloody name and the lineage work in his favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deego Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Anyone else think the name just doesn't sound right? Â Even Axel Curtis would be better. Â Still amazed I managed to predict this on another forum - http://www.pieandbovril.com/forum/index.ph...live/?p=7367937 Wonder what the odds would have been for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted May 21, 2013 Paid Members Share Posted May 21, 2013 I enjoyed Raw this week. To be honest, the Curtis Axel reveal and the fact they're going to try something new, was more interesting than RVD rolling down the aisle with his gut and yin yang symbol, looking disinterested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted May 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 21, 2013 The thought of RVD with his wet arse and his baldspot phoning it in on TV in 2013 filled me with dread anyway, to be honest. I'd happily never see him again after the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEdge Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Just me then who thinks the Curtis Axel name is pretty good? Really interested in seeing what they do with the guy now, he was the drizzling shits as Mcgillicutty although his ringwork has really improved since breaking up with Otunga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-d-d-dAz Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Wrestling fans are funny. Â People kicking up about it being a shit push, and how Axel/Hennig/McGillicutty got buried in the end. Â After last night, he's managed by a guy who we are constantly reminded is ace and only manages champions, shared a ring with Triple H, headlined a Raw and, by wrestling logic, can now brag he beat Hunter half to death. Â Compare that to, say, 48 hours ago? ...I'd say he's doing alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Eddie Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 His name should be Mr Larry C. PerfAx and he needs a better haircut still, but other than that I'm really glad to see the bloke get a shot. It's a bloody huge spot he's been given. Sink or swim time, junior. Â The end to RAW was a funny one. I was just saying yesterday that they could have rehashed the whole "post concussion syndrome" thing that Shawn Michaels did years ago with Ziggler, what with his concussion (and the fact he's a heat-less heel who might benefit from a face turn). He fits a similar mold to Michaels - in the sense that there are hundreds of clips and spots that can be replayed to show what an amazing athlete and mad risk-taker he is. Then they go and do a very similar thing with HHH. Â Seems a little OTT to have to do "Own Hart's Dead" voice two night in a row though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Dammer Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I cant help think Michael Hennig would have been better but I dont have a problem with Curt Axel. I think this episode just reaffirmed to me how good Paul Heyman is, he revealed his latest 'Paul Heyman Guy' after the previous two were two of the biggest stars they have and revealed a guy whos been jobbing on Superstars for a few years and somehow made it good enough not to be shat on by the audience. I dont think theres anyone better than him for selling things with the mic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEWM Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Maybe it's just like Rocky Maivia and he'll end up as "The Curt" anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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