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Post by greenjack1992 on Aug 28, 2013 17:11:50 GMT -5
I don't know what it is, but I am huge on Manik at the minute. I didn't know anything about this TJ Perkins (apart from his look and his name) before he started playing Manik, but I'm really entertained by him in the ring. If I had my way, after the whole Aries-disguising-himself-Perkins-unmasking sequence, he would have had something of a "Faces of Foley" sort of gimmick, where he could be Manik in the ring because, once he puts the mask on, he's a different person and has a different level of intensity. Or like Sting with his facepaint where he doesn't need to be in the full garb to cut a promo, because we all know what Sting looks like, and we all know that Mick Foley is under the Mankind mask even if he calls himself Cactus Jack. In the same way, TJ Perkins' gimmick would be that, when he puts the mask on, he hurts people. And that Manik is the side of him that can kick a man's skull in. It wouldn't be the kind of character who would be incapable of engaging in a fight without a mask, like it holds some magic power or he has some mental block on violence when he doesn't have it on, but actually more like "when I wear the mask, I don't feel guilty for the things I do to people, because it's not me, it's Manik, and if you have a problem with that, meet him in the ring." I dunno, I just think this would be awesome. Thoughts? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2013 17:22:23 GMT -5
i would prefer that over how they just changed his name and put him under the mask
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Post by dylan on Aug 28, 2013 17:30:35 GMT -5
That does sound awesome. I'd love to see a gimmick like that someday.
When I found out about TJ originally he was playing Sydistico on Lucha Libre USA. I looked up some of his other stuff, then he became one of my favorite guys on the indy scene.
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Post by WMDman on Aug 28, 2013 18:07:06 GMT -5
Meh, I preferred his original run as suicide
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Post by That 80s Guy on Aug 28, 2013 20:00:25 GMT -5
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Suicide > Manik
The character died for me, when he was revealed to be TJ Perkins, then name-swapped to Manik.
Wrestling 101: Do NOT insult the fan's intelligence!
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Post by IRS on Aug 28, 2013 20:04:30 GMT -5
I like TJ, but I can't get into the Manik character. Putting him back under the mask and just changing the name after he was revealed was just moronic. They should've just dropped the gimmick altogether, imo, and had him wrestle as TJ Perkins.
I like the idea though, likely better than anything the TNA "creative" team will come up with this year.
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Post by havoc7179 on Aug 28, 2013 20:20:09 GMT -5
If they do that, they should change his colors to black and white. Make him carry a rat with him too. Have him be normal before, but maybe even afraid of his personality. OH and he should team with a guy who is a killer, but spelled backwards.
Wait...
It's been done. In TNA. And you all blamed Russo for it.
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Post by Spear Guy on Aug 28, 2013 21:15:08 GMT -5
If they do that, they should change his colors to black and white. Make him carry a rat with him too. Have him be normal before, but maybe even afraid of his personality. OH and he should team with a guy who is a killer, but spelled backwards. Wait... It's been done. In TNA. And you all blamed Russo for it. Skip all that stuff, change his gear to black and white stick him with this gimmick and I'd be perfect |
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Post by y2josh on Aug 29, 2013 14:54:03 GMT -5
I am with the majority here. Unmasking him, and then remasking him, was the WORST concept I've seen in a while. The mystery, the mistique, it's all gone. Correct me if I'm wrong, but for most characters, that's the appeal of a mask. It worked for Foley 'cause it was a schizo type situation. Kane going back to a mask works, because it was SUPPOSED to make him a monster again. Suicidik (see what I did there?  ) is nothing more than an indy guy wear someone else's old gimmick. Reminds me of Blitzkrieg II/Jack Evans. |
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Post by "Living Legend" Duttanized on Aug 29, 2013 20:06:29 GMT -5
He's a great wrestler, I'm liking what they're doing with him so far.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Aug 29, 2013 22:41:09 GMT -5
I don't understand why the character still exists when they unmasked him, introduced Perkins as the man under the mask, and then changed his name.
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Post by The Yes Man on Aug 29, 2013 23:05:06 GMT -5
They should have had him wrestle as TJ in the Manik outfit with no mask.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2013 16:23:46 GMT -5
I think a Superman type gimmick would be entertaining.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2013 16:24:09 GMT -5
They should have had him wrestle as TJ in the Manik outfit with no mask. That's not a bad idea either. |
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Post by Sam Hain on Aug 30, 2013 20:02:59 GMT -5
I was a big fan of Suicide, but this is utterly horrible.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2013 3:08:37 GMT -5
If y'all ever get the chance to meet TJ Perkins and watch his work live, do it. He's a very humble guy and his in-ring work is even better live. He wrestles in my area sometimes. Very entertaining wrestler. I'd rather he just wrestle as TJ rather than this Manik character however. Manik is a  in' joke. |
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