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Post by Jonathan Karate on Oct 14, 2016 11:48:06 GMT -5
This guy looks boring and not very marketable. I hope he has great mic skills to make up for it all. His in-ring work is his bread and butter. But IMO he shows some good personality as a heel.
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Post by Sizzle on Oct 14, 2016 12:03:03 GMT -5
Roderick Strong has the charisma of a ing shoe. As an in ring worker, this guy is great. He is a legit, great in ring performer. But he has no ability to relate to the audience and no mic. skills. Congrats to him for making it to NXT. But I just dont see him succeeding. He does look really uninteresting.
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Post by greenjack1992 on Oct 15, 2016 3:03:30 GMT -5
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Infinite
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Post by Infinite on Oct 15, 2016 17:44:50 GMT -5
I like Roddy. Think his best shot on the main roster would be in a tag team though
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Post by Sizzle on Oct 15, 2016 18:44:26 GMT -5
He's worse on the mic than Roman.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Oct 15, 2016 18:52:39 GMT -5
Roddy doesn't need to be flashy or charismatic as long as he has Austin Aries as his partner.
Generation NeXT please!!
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Post by TheLastDude on Oct 15, 2016 19:02:48 GMT -5
He's worse on the mic than Roman.
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Post by Sizzle on Oct 15, 2016 19:36:45 GMT -5
He's worse on the mic than Roman. Well he's not good.
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@AnHonorablePod
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Post by @AnHonorablePod on Oct 16, 2016 14:57:53 GMT -5
Roderick Strong has the charisma of a ing shoe. As an in ring worker, this guy is great. He is a legit, great in ring performer. But he has no ability to relate to the audience and no mic. skills. Congrats to him for making it to NXT. But I just dont see him succeeding. Stick to hounding wrestlers for autographs, the above comment alone shows you're completely unqualified to shed light on Roddy's "charisma." Dude is one of the best heels in the business, works his ass off in the ring, and does little things that WWE loves. I don't know if I'm more offended by the comment of no promo ability when he's cut some of the best promos based on his jock character in front of an audience full of smart fans at PWG or that dude literally had the best match of the night garnering the best reactions of anyone at ROH. You don't have to see him succeeding, because you're the one type of mark that buys the brand over the wrestler.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Oct 16, 2016 22:01:40 GMT -5
Roderick Strong has the charisma of a ing shoe. As an in ring worker, this guy is great. He is a legit, great in ring performer. But he has no ability to relate to the audience and no mic. skills. Congrats to him for making it to NXT. But I just dont see him succeeding. Stick to hounding wrestlers for autographs, the above comment alone shows you're completely unqualified to shed light on Roddy's "charisma." Dude is one of the best heels in the business, works his ass off in the ring, and does little things that WWE loves. I don't know if I'm more offended by the comment of no promo ability when he's cut some of the best promos based on his jock character in front of an audience full of smart fans at PWG or that dude literally had the best match of the night garnering the best reactions of anyone at ROH. You don't have to see him succeeding, because you're the one type of mark that buys the brand over the wrestler. You should stick to not offering opinions. One of the best heels in the business?! While I may not be familiar with his most recent PWG run, Im hard pressed to believe that this guy woke up with a personality. No one has ever denied his ability inside the ropes. But what are these little things that WWE loves? His size? His promo ability? His ability to move merchandise? Note the sarcasm. Yes, a PWG crowd is going to appreciate his ability inside the ring more than a promo that is being cut. Smart marks always do. Its partially why they are called "smart". I'm the type of mark who buys the brand over the wrestler?! Thats ing hilarious. You couldnt be further from the truth. Just another point to why your opinion holds no water. Im not praising the WWE brand...Im stating the facts. WWE looks for certain attributes. Yes, NXT has opened the door to a fresher POV...but at the end of the day, WWE still weighs one thing over work rate, promo skills, size, ability, athleticism, look...MONEY. Its always going to be about money. Ive been wrong before...Ill be wrong again. My OPINION...Strong doesnt draw and wont move the needle. If Im wrong...Ill own up to it, like I have done in the past. Bryan Danielson being a big one I struck out on. Those times are just not as much as I have been right about people.
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REAL REVY
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Post by REAL REVY on Oct 17, 2016 10:37:08 GMT -5
Roderick Dong
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Post by punksnotdead on Oct 17, 2016 13:05:29 GMT -5
Roderick Strong has the charisma of a ing shoe. As an in ring worker, this guy is great. He is a legit, great in ring performer. But he has no ability to relate to the audience and no mic. skills. Congrats to him for making it to NXT. But I just dont see him succeeding. As someone who has moderately followed his career since the mid 2000s, I have to agree. I also say that as someone who really gushed over meeting him last year in ROH because he was such a great guy. So in that regard, I'm rooting for him, but I've never been captivated by him outside of his in-ring work. I think he was a flagship guy to ROH and kind of embodied everything that the companies represents, but I don't know that he's going to find his way in WWE. That being said, the great thing about NXT is that he's probably going to have time to figure it out. I hope he approaches it differently than Apollo Crews though. I still think Strong is perfect for like an 80s jock dickhead character. Like he could easily be a Troy from Goonies or Johnny from Karate Kid type of guy. That's really what I want to see out of him. Nobody is really doing that kind of thing. It's kind of down the road of what they were trying to do with Ryback, but with more tact and intelligence. I definitely think he should be a heel though.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Oct 17, 2016 22:59:03 GMT -5
Roderick Strong has the charisma of a ing shoe. As an in ring worker, this guy is great. He is a legit, great in ring performer. But he has no ability to relate to the audience and no mic. skills. Congrats to him for making it to NXT. But I just dont see him succeeding. As someone who has moderately followed his career since the mid 2000s, I have to agree. I also say that as someone who really gushed over meeting him last year in ROH because he was such a great guy. So in that regard, I'm rooting for him, but I've never been captivated by him outside of his in-ring work. I think he was a flagship guy to ROH and kind of embodied everything that the companies represents, but I don't know that he's going to find his way in WWE. That being said, the great thing about NXT is that he's probably going to have time to figure it out. I hope he approaches it differently than Apollo Crews though. I still think Strong is perfect for like an 80s jock dickhead character. Like he could easily be a Troy from Goonies or Johnny from Karate Kid type of guy. That's really what I want to see out of him. Nobody is really doing that kind of thing. It's kind of down the road of what they were trying to do with Ryback, but with more tact and intelligence. I definitely think he should be a heel though. It will be interesting. Percentages do not lie in his favor though. Balor, Owens...they are the minority. How many great talents got moved up to the main shows and became basically jobbers? Zayn, Neville, Bo, Apollo,Tyler Breeze. AJ skipped NXT and has excelled...but Gallows and Anderson did as well and are jokes at this point.
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Oct 17, 2016 23:23:47 GMT -5
Roderick Strong has the charisma of a ing shoe. As an in ring worker, this guy is great. He is a legit, great in ring performer. But he has no ability to relate to the audience and no mic. skills. Congrats to him for making it to NXT. But I just dont see him succeeding. As someone who has moderately followed his career since the mid 2000s, I have to agree. I also say that as someone who really gushed over meeting him last year in ROH because he was such a great guy. So in that regard, I'm rooting for him, but I've never been captivated by him outside of his in-ring work. I think he was a flagship guy to ROH and kind of embodied everything that the companies represents, but I don't know that he's going to find his way in WWE. That being said, the great thing about NXT is that he's probably going to have time to figure it out. I hope he approaches it differently than Apollo Crews though. I still think Strong is perfect for like an 80s jock dickhead character. Like he could easily be a Troy from Goonies or Johnny from Karate Kid type of guy. That's really what I want to see out of him. Nobody is really doing that kind of thing. It's kind of down the road of what they were trying to do with Ryback, but with more tact and intelligence. I definitely think he should be a heel though. That is very close to what he was doing in PWG. He can make it work. They just need to give him something that fits him. Can we please not get another thread locked because someone disagrees with Showstopper? That's not a knock on you either CM. I'm just tired of seeing it at this point. People attack you just because it's you and it has ruined too many threads. Back to the topic! I can't wait to see what he's doing at Takeover. There's no way he misses that card! If history is anything to go by then we are in for quite a few MOTY candidates from Roddy in NXT. Just the thought of Roddy/Nakamura in NXT is mouth watering. Hell, sign me up for matches with Nakamura, Joe, Aries, Itami, Lorcan, #DIY, etc. He'll knock it out of the park with anyone they put him with.
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Post by BØRNS on Oct 17, 2016 23:23:59 GMT -5
Roderick Strong has the charisma of a ing shoe. As an in ring worker, this guy is great. He is a legit, great in ring performer. But he has no ability to relate to the audience and no mic. skills. Congrats to him for making it to NXT. But I just dont see him succeeding. As someone who has moderately followed his career since the mid 2000s, I have to agree. I also say that as someone who really gushed over meeting him last year in ROH because he was such a great guy. So in that regard, I'm rooting for him, but I've never been captivated by him outside of his in-ring work. I think he was a flagship guy to ROH and kind of embodied everything that the companies represents, but I don't know that he's going to find his way in WWE. That being said, the great thing about NXT is that he's probably going to have time to figure it out. I hope he approaches it differently than Apollo Crews though. I still think Strong is perfect for like an 80s jock dickhead character. Like he could easily be a Troy from Goonies or Johnny from Karate Kid type of guy. That's really what I want to see out of him. Nobody is really doing that kind of thing. It's kind of down the road of what they were trying to do with Ryback, but with more tact and intelligence. I definitely think he should be a heel though. So like Alex Riley's full potential?
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Oct 17, 2016 23:28:53 GMT -5
That really wasn't that bad. His facials could be better but that was still better than I expected.
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Post by Hem-Ridge on Oct 18, 2016 3:43:26 GMT -5
I just think he's the modern Dean Malenko. Good in the ring, but no real personality.
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Post by punksnotdead on Oct 18, 2016 9:09:05 GMT -5
As someone who has moderately followed his career since the mid 2000s, I have to agree. I also say that as someone who really gushed over meeting him last year in ROH because he was such a great guy. So in that regard, I'm rooting for him, but I've never been captivated by him outside of his in-ring work. I think he was a flagship guy to ROH and kind of embodied everything that the companies represents, but I don't know that he's going to find his way in WWE. That being said, the great thing about NXT is that he's probably going to have time to figure it out. I hope he approaches it differently than Apollo Crews though. I still think Strong is perfect for like an 80s jock dickhead character. Like he could easily be a Troy from Goonies or Johnny from Karate Kid type of guy. That's really what I want to see out of him. Nobody is really doing that kind of thing. It's kind of down the road of what they were trying to do with Ryback, but with more tact and intelligence. I definitely think he should be a heel though. So like Alex Riley's full potential? Yes. FCW Champion Riley. I think it works better for Strong though since he can work submissions and just wear guys down in the ring. But yes, same blueprint.
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threehgame
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Post by threehgame on Oct 18, 2016 10:21:10 GMT -5
If that promo was any indication of the direction WWE will head with Strong he is going to flame out. Another boring heel that is centered around the "better than you" gimmick which Strong has no verbal ability to pull off. If he teams with Aries and plays off what he does then he has a chance to impress and move to the main roster. If Strong has to carry himself with just his ring-work he will become at beats a mid-card guy that never holds a title.
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Post by Edge618 on Oct 18, 2016 16:12:40 GMT -5
He def needs work on the mic. Its a lot easier to teach a wrestler to be decent on the mic that it is to be an amazing in ring worker. Maybe he'll pick up some mic skills from his time in NXT to carry to the main roster
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