2017 Pro Wrestling Thread

Is it time to give the belt to Strowman? He's pretty over with the fans. He's a legit monster. And, the WWE are extremely high on him right now.

 

A+ cameo by Arn Anderson on fashion files. Real laugh out loud moment.

 

Love that Arn is willing to laugh at himself. Did a bit with Heath Slater when he was looking for a tag partner before Rhyno, and he was the voice of Shockmaster in a bit with Santino, Dusty and DX. (Ole Anderson was the original voice.)

 

I expect Strowman will get a run with the belt. I also think his long-term future is as an Andre the Giant/Undertaker type attraction, one who can be a big deal with or without a belt (whereas others really need that belt).

 

Could be cool to see a switch for Paul Heyman with Strowman. Have him screw over Lesnar and help Strowman win, and then Strowman becomes his newest client. Could get Heyman on TV more and help out Strowman, who isn't amazing on the mic.

 

Saw this earlier on Twitter and it was fantastic. I've seen Vines of his and he's actually quite a character.

 

The great thing about Strowman is that he has such a classic look. He could go back to the 60s or 70s and fit right in as a monster heel.

 

But the big question is does Heyman actually want to be on TV more. He owns a marketing agency, and seems pretty happy in his parttime role.

 

that was funny. also, the words "broke kayfabe" in the tweet encapsulate everything i find annoying about the guy who runs that site, whatever his name is.

 

Probably not, but dammit I want Heyman on TV more, and this part-time crap with Lesnar is annoying.

 

They tried having him on more, and the problem was, he kept having to talk about Lesnar instead of his other "clients." It ended up hurting the other guys he was with. The one time he didn't have to was when he was working with Punk.

That's one thing that Heenan was great at. He was really good at focusing on his individual guys, even when he had a bunch of them in his "family." He might make a passing mention about one of his other family members, but he'd spend his time talking about the guy on the screen.

He even referred to it in one of his books; where, as a broadcaster, he'd talk up how he admired the heel being shown on TV, but that his own family guy was also outstanding.