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Post by CMPUNKISGOOD on Mar 26, 2014 13:24:48 GMT -5
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Steen would be a great signing for WWE. Hope he signs.
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Post by philly boi on Mar 26, 2014 13:36:59 GMT -5
It's gonna end up the same as Chris Hero. They'll want him to get in shape, he'll refuse and be released.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 13:37:03 GMT -5
I would love to see Kevin Stein in the WWE. He is too good not to be featured in the world's premier wrestling organization.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 26, 2014 13:57:42 GMT -5
Chris Hero WAS in shape. Not WWE ripped shape, but far from fat. Steen is ing fat. How in the hell is he gonna make it? I dont care how good he is. He doesnt fit the WWE mold....at all.
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Post by Planktung on Mar 26, 2014 14:01:04 GMT -5
Steen being signed would make my ing year.
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Mar 26, 2014 14:02:02 GMT -5
Chris Hero WAS in shape. Not WWE ripped shape, but far from fat. Steen is ing fat. How in the hell is he gonna make it? I dont care how good he is. He doesnt fit the WWE mold....at all. Normally, I would disagree with you, but on this, I have to agree with this statement. Kevin Steen is too out of shape for WWE right now. Someone here also mentioned where he'll refuse to lose weight. Well, he kind of did that in Ring of Honor if you listened to what Jim Cornette said about him. I think there's a clip on TV Trax about it. JC mentioned how they'll take him off TV for a while for him to lose weight. He lost the majority of what ROH wanted him to lose, but they weren't ready to bring him back in the storyline for another few weeks I think, so he got pissed and gained the weight back.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 14:04:04 GMT -5
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 26, 2014 14:27:44 GMT -5
Chris Hero WAS in shape. Not WWE ripped shape, but far from fat. Steen is ing fat. How in the hell is he gonna make it? I dont care how good he is. He doesnt fit the WWE mold....at all. Normally, I would disagree with you, but on this, I have to agree with this statement. Kevin Steen is too out of shape for WWE right now. Someone here also mentioned where he'll refuse to lose weight. Well, he kind of did that in Ring of Honor if you listened to what Jim Cornette said about him. I think there's a clip on TV Trax about it. JC mentioned how they'll take him off TV for a while for him to lose weight. He lost the majority of what ROH wanted him to lose, but they weren't ready to bring him back in the storyline for another few weeks I think, so he got pissed and gained the weight back. Steen is great. And for what he wants and his character....I have no issue with it. That being said....I am not a huge Steen fan. Respect the hell out of him. But he is in a business where the right look is necessary and he doesnt have it. I think there is a difference between having the Cena body and the Steen body. But the Cena body or the Hero body....I dont care. I dont need Hero to have Cena's body to not only be a huge fan, respect his work or like his look.....I just need it to work for them. And Hero's body works for Hero.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 15:08:48 GMT -5
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Steen's character just taking a piss at WWE?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 15:14:21 GMT -5
Chris Hero WAS in shape. Not WWE ripped shape, but far from fat. Steen is ing fat. How in the hell is he gonna make it? I dont care how good he is. He doesnt fit the WWE mold....at all. Look at Bray Wyatt, Brodus Clay...
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Post by CMPUNKISGOOD on Mar 26, 2014 15:44:55 GMT -5
Everyone saying Steen is fat he is 240 pounds. Bray Wyatt is 285 pounds and is facing Cena at Mania. IMO Steen is much better then Bray
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Post by Chip on Mar 26, 2014 15:51:49 GMT -5
yeah i dont understand wrestling fans' (and quite a number of them on this very board) OBSESSION with guys physical appearances. like a guy doesn't look like john morrison and he's "fat and lazy" you know, not every human male has to have 6 pack abs and clearly defined biceps.
and this bullcrapabout the "WWE look"....has anyone SEEN the current roster of talent? and for that matter, has anyone seen the vast amount of different size and shape WWE superstars throughout history?
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 26, 2014 15:55:28 GMT -5
Everyone saying Steen is fat he is 240 pounds. Bray Wyatt is 285 pounds and is facing Cena at Mania. IMO Steen is much better then Bray Cool. You good with Steen in the Wyatt Family? Or a dancing dinosaur?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2014 15:59:01 GMT -5
Chris Hero WAS in shape. Not WWE ripped shape, but far from fat. Steen is ing fat. How in the hell is he gonna make it? I dont care how good he is. He doesnt fit the WWE mold....at all. Bray Wyatt isn't fat?........
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Post by Jonathan Karate on Mar 26, 2014 16:00:44 GMT -5
Hope he gets signed along with Elgin and Roddy. But seriously why aren't they giving Adam Cole a tryout yet?
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Post by HHH316 on Mar 26, 2014 16:21:57 GMT -5
While I don't think Steen fits the mold of the prototypical WWE superstar, I would love to see him get a chance. The guy absolutely deserves it.
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Post by Colter on Mar 26, 2014 16:26:39 GMT -5
He deserves it, "fat" or not.
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 26, 2014 16:27:59 GMT -5
Good to hear. Talented guy and I really would like him to walk into WWE and succeed. That being said, I agree with CM. Steen is that awkward in-between size where he is fat, but not tall. So he can't be used like Brodus Clay who is 6'7 or whatever. Bray Wyatt has an amazing gimmick, like the perfect gimmick, and he's still got plenty of overall size on Steen. Husky Harris sure as didn't get over though as the fat son of IRS. So if Steen can find that gimmick and get over in NXT then awesome, full support, but I think it's going to be an uphill climb for him. Listen, the majority of us truly don't care about what a guy looks like as long as he's entertaining. Steen fits that bill. However, WWE does care. Chris Hero is unquestionably, imo, one of the most talented and entertaining performers in all of wrestling, and he really has been for years. If WWE wasn't happy with him, and his body type, and he's bigger than Steen in stature mind you at 6'4, then imagine what they're going to try and do with a guy Dolph Ziggler's height and about 40 pounds over weight? I'm just saying. I get the mindset there. Regardless, I do hope they sign him. That's the first step for him and I do hope he gets the opportunity. We can worry about his mistreatment after he is in NXT and working with Sami Zayn on Arrival.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Mar 26, 2014 16:32:43 GMT -5
I don't think Steen will sign. Not anything to do with his appearance or his abilities, either. He has a young son and is satisfied with being "a stay at home dad" 5 days a week. He's said publicly he won't take more tours of Japan because he doesn't want to be away from his family that long. So it wouldn't be a monetary thing at all. The only thing I can see and say "yeah, he'd sign" is that he's a lifelong WWE fan, and has always been a WWE fan. He's still a WWE fan.
I'd love TO see it, but I just don't see it. He's not what WWE wants and WWE isn't what he wants. I would guess he did it for kicks and because he could, just to see what would happen. He had the opportunity and thought it'd be foolish to pass it up
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Post by CMPUNKISGOOD on Mar 26, 2014 16:44:00 GMT -5
Hope he gets signed along with Elgin and Roddy. But seriously why aren't they giving Adam Cole a tryout yet? Cole had a tryout last year he said he was WWE bound but nothing happened
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