Post by Jimmy on May 25, 2011 19:43:28 GMT -5
I've been accused of 'loving jobbers' like Val Venis and D'Lo Brown (two of my all-time faves) but I would argue that I like talented wrestlers who simply have been cast into the role of losing. Val and D'Lo both could have been main eventers at points in their career and to see them knocked down below even midcard status and lose every single time they appeared on TV...just seemed like a huge waste of talent. And I think WWE has that problem today too. Talented guys like Chris Masters, Trent Barreta, David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd, Jimmy and Jey Uso, Curt Hawkins, and internet darling Zack Ryder all typically toil and lose on Superstars, and when they appear on RAW/SmackDown they lose in about 2 minutes to a 'star'. Certainly these guys don't need to win every match, but it's like they lose 10, win 2, and go back to losing 10.
I think this problem lies in the fact that WWE's roster is not as big as it used to be and thus talented guys are forced into the role of enhancement talent, used to put other guys over. I think WWE should look from within though and say "these are the guys we shouldn't be using as jobbers" and cross of the talent worthy of some sort of push.
and then there's the list of guy who should be used to put other talent over, and here are my picks for that role:
Chavo Guerrero - I actually love the role they're using him in at the moment. I'm sure he'll go right back to being king of the jobbers but he should be treated as a legitimate talented veteran who the younger guys are lucky to be able to beat. But at age 40 I would rather see him getting headbutted and pinned on SmackDown by Cody than Barreta.
Primo - Sorry Primo, it was between you and JTG in my mind and JTG is actually pretty over and probably deserves the chance for a push. I just don't see the crowd ever giving a flip about Primo, pinwheel pyro or not. He's talented though and made Sin Cara look good (other than falling off the top rope), so he can likely do the same for other superstars.
Darren Young - I like the guy quite a bit and think he got a raw deal with his involvement in Nexus, but he's 31 and stuck on NXT, and he already has the 'jobber' stigma. He has a good deal of in-ring talent but there's a lot of guys ahead of him in other areas, so he would make for a good job guy.
Conor O'Brian - I actually think he would be good in a tag team with Kozlov, but he has barely connected with the 'WWE Universe' at all, even less then his fellow doomed NXT'ers. He just kinda reminds me of a guy you'd see on WWF Superstars in the 80's, a thick guy who you'd go 'wow!' when a guy like Ricky Steamboat would bodyslam. So yeah, he'd be taking some falls.
Tyler Reks - Sorry to all 3 fans of the Dreadlocked Demolition Man, but he still basically sucks. He's not a terrible worker but he's not particularly interesting or worthy of a push. Use him in the Mike Knox circa 2009 role as a guy who can sometimes pick up a win on the lower shows but is predominately used to put over anyone they want to look impressive for better a 'big guy'.
Nunzio - If he's happy as a referee and getting paid as much as he would to wrestle, more power to him and stay in that role. If he still yearns to be in that ring competing and earning a higher salary, he was a perfect guy to use to put others over. Great worker and a great seller too.
Billy Gunn - He seems to have some heat with Triple H but really, I doubt HHH or WWE officials care and I'm sure Gunn would shut his mouth for the paycheck. He's the perfect Koko B. Ware type who would get a pop simply for nostalgia and the crowd would get behind him. I don't know what he's been up to lately but as recently as December 09 he was still in good shape, doing jobs on TNA's webshow. Why not do them where you can at least use the name that gives you the most recognition?
In my mind these are the guys who would go out and do those two minute jobs on RAW/SmackDown when needed, and lose more competitive matches on Superstars now and then. This way the talent WWE sees something in like Bourne, McIntyre, and DiBiase as well as all of the young guys I mentioned up top don't consistently look like jokes. Everyone can lose a quick match now and then, but when they start to pile it makes that guy look bad, and WWE has that with a good number of guys now.
I think this problem lies in the fact that WWE's roster is not as big as it used to be and thus talented guys are forced into the role of enhancement talent, used to put other guys over. I think WWE should look from within though and say "these are the guys we shouldn't be using as jobbers" and cross of the talent worthy of some sort of push.
and then there's the list of guy who should be used to put other talent over, and here are my picks for that role:
Chavo Guerrero - I actually love the role they're using him in at the moment. I'm sure he'll go right back to being king of the jobbers but he should be treated as a legitimate talented veteran who the younger guys are lucky to be able to beat. But at age 40 I would rather see him getting headbutted and pinned on SmackDown by Cody than Barreta.
Primo - Sorry Primo, it was between you and JTG in my mind and JTG is actually pretty over and probably deserves the chance for a push. I just don't see the crowd ever giving a flip about Primo, pinwheel pyro or not. He's talented though and made Sin Cara look good (other than falling off the top rope), so he can likely do the same for other superstars.
Darren Young - I like the guy quite a bit and think he got a raw deal with his involvement in Nexus, but he's 31 and stuck on NXT, and he already has the 'jobber' stigma. He has a good deal of in-ring talent but there's a lot of guys ahead of him in other areas, so he would make for a good job guy.
Conor O'Brian - I actually think he would be good in a tag team with Kozlov, but he has barely connected with the 'WWE Universe' at all, even less then his fellow doomed NXT'ers. He just kinda reminds me of a guy you'd see on WWF Superstars in the 80's, a thick guy who you'd go 'wow!' when a guy like Ricky Steamboat would bodyslam. So yeah, he'd be taking some falls.
Tyler Reks - Sorry to all 3 fans of the Dreadlocked Demolition Man, but he still basically sucks. He's not a terrible worker but he's not particularly interesting or worthy of a push. Use him in the Mike Knox circa 2009 role as a guy who can sometimes pick up a win on the lower shows but is predominately used to put over anyone they want to look impressive for better a 'big guy'.
Nunzio - If he's happy as a referee and getting paid as much as he would to wrestle, more power to him and stay in that role. If he still yearns to be in that ring competing and earning a higher salary, he was a perfect guy to use to put others over. Great worker and a great seller too.
Billy Gunn - He seems to have some heat with Triple H but really, I doubt HHH or WWE officials care and I'm sure Gunn would shut his mouth for the paycheck. He's the perfect Koko B. Ware type who would get a pop simply for nostalgia and the crowd would get behind him. I don't know what he's been up to lately but as recently as December 09 he was still in good shape, doing jobs on TNA's webshow. Why not do them where you can at least use the name that gives you the most recognition?
In my mind these are the guys who would go out and do those two minute jobs on RAW/SmackDown when needed, and lose more competitive matches on Superstars now and then. This way the talent WWE sees something in like Bourne, McIntyre, and DiBiase as well as all of the young guys I mentioned up top don't consistently look like jokes. Everyone can lose a quick match now and then, but when they start to pile it makes that guy look bad, and WWE has that with a good number of guys now.