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Post by TurboEddie on Jul 15, 2019 21:22:43 GMT -5
Drew McIntyre was dead on arrival. Making him a lackey was a big mistake.
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Post by Darkhawk on Jul 15, 2019 23:18:27 GMT -5
Him losing to Reigns didn't help and he needs to get away from Shane and do his own thing. I will say he's one of most impressive stars to see in person, seeing all the WWE wrestlers at my job he definitely stood out the most. The guy is pretty huge.
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Jul 16, 2019 2:09:59 GMT -5
1. He debuted as the sidekick to someone who's barely cared about anymore and can't be fixed. 2. They stuck him in stable, after stable, after stable. 3. He was there just to get Roman back into the picture upon his return. 4. He's yet again a sidekick & in a stable, with someone who no one wants on TV and can't stand watching.
The common theme here is he's always been stuck off to the side as a sidekick, not the main guy, a SIDEKICK. Drew should have come up to the Main Roster as a solo killing machine. Tearing through everyone, winning the Royal Rumble, then beating Lesnar at WrestleMania for the UV Title.
Drew is great, he's a mega star waiting to happen, he's still really young and he could be one of the guys to carry WWE over the next 10-15 years.
Hopefully they don't kill him dead like Strowman, WHEN Brock beats Rollins at Summerslam (You know it's happening) Drew should be next in line. If not that, then have him tear Kofi to shreds and take the WWE Title, since Joe is basically nothing now and the brand split is meaningless.
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Post by BoJack Hogan on Jul 16, 2019 10:13:14 GMT -5
WWE never can follow through on making superstars (in the truest sense, not in the sense that Curt Hawkins or Mojo Rawley are "WWE Superstars"). They almost did it with KO, having him beat Cena immediately. If you want to make someone that the fans are going to get truly invested in, very few mistakes can be made. It does depend on the type of character as well. They did it pretty well with Ronda, but only because she was already a huge name.
An annoying jackass character like Sammy or early heel Jericho doesn't have to win every match to become a big star, they just need to cause a significant headache for an established star and win more than they lose.
Soneone that they are trying to get over as a monster or'Scottish Psychopath' needs what for the lack of a better term is a Brock push. Kill everyone, decisively beat top stars, maybe even put someone out for awhile. Case in point, both Strowman and Joe should've been World or Universal champion by now. They're trying the monster thing, and they've had some good moments along the way, but they need to commit. You can't have a monster if they can't get the job done. That's why both Joe and Braun are f*cked.
Drew has been the same deal. He's had some great moments that made him look super strong, but now I don't know what the hell they're doing. He's a lackey for Shane, he's losing to cruiserweights, its mad. He's so far off track now that he might also be beyond repair. Taking a couple of losses won't necessarily kill someone off, but how you get there has to make sense and make them look stronger in the process, and that hasn't happened.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Jul 16, 2019 10:58:26 GMT -5
Maybe if they let him do his own thing without being someone's brainless muscle.
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Post by JokerFC on Jul 16, 2019 11:28:04 GMT -5
Being presented on TV as McMahon lackey #6'543 certainly doesn't help but being presented as being a lesser guy than Baron Corbin is a bullet to the characters heart.
He needs to be solo..He really does.....He loses fairly frequently too....so when Cole is harping on about him being unstoppable and "how is anybody going to beat this guy" the audience is "huh?".
DMC has to be protected long term for his aura to be built up for him to be a top guy.....Vince has seemingly forgotten how to do this.
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Post by Bandalero on Jul 16, 2019 14:11:38 GMT -5
WWE has these great potential villains in the form of Drew, Bray and even Samoa Joe, but instead of building these guys up to be mega heat-seekers and money makers, they flip flop their characters and careers so much that nobody cares. Drew and Joe lose so many important PPV matches that it hurts them in the long run. Bray's WWE title reign was a farce and he ended up losing so much to Ambrose. They are trying to rebuild Bray now, but they are doing nothing for Drew or Joe. All three guys have great looks - and Joe is heads-and-shoulders better on the mic than all of them, but WWE keeps insisting that these guys are putzes. So as much as I love Drew, yes he sucks .
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Jul 16, 2019 14:31:02 GMT -5
Because they made him fight Roman and he is just Nega Roman.
Should be kicking everyone’s head off including Shane’s.
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Post by TheEvilDoink1987 on Jul 16, 2019 14:57:23 GMT -5
He's talented and definitely put the work in to get to the next level, but his generic heel persona is exactly that.
The silly nickname. The fact that he doesn't really live up to that silly nickname. How he loses most of the big matches he is in and otherwise plays a lackey for somebody else.
For sure, the potential is there, but he has been severely mishandled and it might be too late to reestablish his credibility.
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Post by Cassa Nova Kid on Jul 16, 2019 15:40:37 GMT -5
Shane should build a proper corporation with Drew as the Champ , Elias as US or IC, and toss a tag Team in there.
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Post by marino13 on Jul 16, 2019 15:43:15 GMT -5
IMO if they can let him pick up a few more wins, show a more sadistic side, and give him clear motivation, he'll be fine. The loss to Roman at WM hurt. And he's yet to recover. But he's far from a lost cause yet.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jul 16, 2019 16:02:57 GMT -5
Shane should build a proper corporation with Drew as the Champ , Elias as US or IC, and toss a tag Team in there. The Revival are his buddies too so if you maybe add them and a women like Charlotte you would have a great heel stable.
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Post by bad guy™ on Jul 16, 2019 16:41:06 GMT -5
He's got the look, but that's it. He isn't charismatic. He's generally OK in the ring. Booking has done him no favors.
He's forever going to be the least successful member of 3MB as long as they're all under contract.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Jul 16, 2019 17:07:56 GMT -5
I think he's talented, but I don't buy his move set. he does way too many rest holds for my liking and his promos are really repetitive and similar. I think he just doesn't need to talk for a while and just do what he does best, Claymore people and chuck them through tables, etc
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Post by bad guy™ on Jul 16, 2019 20:00:57 GMT -5
I think he's talented, but I don't buy his move set. he does way too many rest holds for my liking and his promos are really repetitive and similar. I think he just doesn't need to talk for a while and just do what he does best, Claymore people and chuck them through tables, etc Hell, screw the Claymore. Glasgow Kiss looks more devastating.
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Jul 16, 2019 20:38:49 GMT -5
I think he's talented, but I don't buy his move set. he does way too many rest holds for my liking and his promos are really repetitive and similar. I think he just doesn't need to talk for a while and just do what he does best, Claymore people and chuck them through tables, etc Hell, screw the Claymore. Glasgow Kiss looks more devastating. That’s great too
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Post by bad guy™ on Jul 16, 2019 20:55:47 GMT -5
Hell, screw the Claymore. Glasgow Kiss looks more devastating. That’s great too Just as "out of nowhere" so if I were creative, I'd change it. But that's why they get paid the big bucks.
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Post by Chip on Jul 17, 2019 7:47:43 GMT -5
its really the same thing as all the other heels in WWE nowadays. nobody wins enough to look like they are a threat to anything. its all just week to week. they dont know how to tell a proper story for a "bad guy" character anymore, its all the same bullcrapwhich leads to the face winning. Drew just ended up being the next in line for the 5050 Heel Booking
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Post by Bandalero on Jul 17, 2019 9:07:28 GMT -5
Like I get that Cedric Alexander needed the win for his own career survival, but they did it at the expense of Drew. There was no making him look good, he lost to a 205 live guy...
WWE has dropped the ball on so many talents over the years that we're desensitized to this one, and it's a shame - Drew has so much potential to be a mega heel. He never recovered from WM against Roman, he did nothing against his little brother Seth, he's been a lackey for Dolph & Shane...poor guy, just collecting a fat pay cheque I guess.
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Post by RybackV1 on Jul 17, 2019 9:37:29 GMT -5
He’s my favorite wrestler on the main roster. Dude has the entire package. He’s been jobbing to Roman and teaming with everyone’s least favorite Shane O Mac, that would explain why he’s stagnant
Look at how badass he looked rising up behind the Undertaker on Sunday
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