10-27-2017, 08:30 PM | #41 |
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I like the idea of Finn Balor more than I like Finn Balor.
For me, The Demon should have a different style. Same finish is fine, but a different style. More aggressive, more willing to take shortcuts, less willing to dive. Also, I feel like Finn should be afraid of the Demon. As in, he doesn't want that aspect of himself to be unleashed. Hell, that can even be part of who he is. "I'm not afraid of a fight. I fight every day of my life. I cannot let it take control of me." And people should try to get him to do so, but ultimately fail. And it should only be against top opponents that we get to see the Demon. And from there, you could even do interesting things with it. Like have him wrestle Brock as Finn. Brock runs roughshod over him, but Finn shows a lot of heart by not giving up. Have them pause the match because of a Lesnar elbow that opens him up. He just starts saying "Oh no... oh no..." as the Doctor checks on him. Lesnar has his back to Balor and then, out of nowhere, The Doctor bails and Finn pulls himself up. The Crimson mask makes him look like the Demon, and his personality and style goes from plucky fighter to maniac driven by bloodlust. Then it becomes a different match, as Lesnar has to contend with an opponent he wasn't expecting. Ultimately, make the Demon a distinct personality, rather than just a gimmicky pallet swap. |
10-27-2017, 08:59 PM | #42 |
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The problem is that I'm not sure he has that range.
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10-27-2017, 09:02 PM | #43 |
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His WWE work hasn't been as strong (to say the least) as his Japan stuff, they neutered him a bit (same for Shinsuke).
He is still a very attractive man however, I will say that. |
10-27-2017, 09:24 PM | #44 |
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I don't even get the people who find him very attractive...... yeah, he has a super shredded body, but his face oftentimes looks like Gollum, especially when he had the sides of his head shaved and you could see giant veins on the side of his head......
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10-27-2017, 09:32 PM | #45 |
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I'm in the same boat with that actually. He looks like an actor, I can't remember what his name is, but he's not exactly known for being attractive. To each their own, however.
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10-27-2017, 09:51 PM | #46 |
Loque Ja
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Andy Serkis
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10-27-2017, 10:07 PM | #47 |
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Haha, nah. It was someone else. But I just realized he does look a bit like Jonny Lee Miller's less cool brother:
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10-28-2017, 10:45 AM | #48 |
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you really need to continuously watch the shows and not the abridged highlights to form an opinion
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10-28-2017, 04:16 PM | #49 |
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You don't need to watch every little thing a guy does on a weekly basis to form an opinion.
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10-28-2017, 04:20 PM | #50 |
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10-28-2017, 04:21 PM | #51 |
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When he's not "The Demon" though, I just find him to be "meh".
Pretty bland and boring. |
10-28-2017, 04:26 PM | #52 |
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At least the demon look gives him SOMETHING that makes him stand out from the pack a little. But he still comes off as one of those plethora of good technical wrestlers with interchangeable personalities. And I could really care less about good technical matches if I have no investment in either guy or their story.
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10-28-2017, 04:34 PM | #53 |
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when he first debuted i thought he kinda sucked or was a bit underwhelming. But he's grown on me. I kinda marked out when he answered Kane's challenge. That's exactly how WWE should be booking him. I'm not big on the demon thing, but i dont mind it either. He's slowly becoming one of my favorites now.
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10-28-2017, 04:40 PM | #54 |
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I wouldn't hate "The Demon" so much if it didn't look so stupid.
Maybe a complete change of attire would be a big help because right now, "The Demon" is just Finn Bálor in his underwear with face paint and toilet paper in his hair. It looks stupid and makes the "The Demon" gimmick look cheap and half-arsed. Why not keep Finn Bálor wearing his regular attire but maybe have "The Demon" wear tights or some kind of long legged singlet with a monster-esq design on them, I dunno, just something really different from regular Finn Bálor. Maybe even swap the face paint for a selection of masks, or even a mix of both mask and face paint. |
10-28-2017, 04:41 PM | #55 |
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I thought the paint job was really good in the AJ match, but i still hate the idea that went out as the demon.
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10-28-2017, 04:42 PM | #56 |
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Ya i like Balor as regular Balor. I like his leather jacket. I like the entire look. I can really do without the Demon.
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10-28-2017, 09:37 PM | #57 |
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This is true. Also, if his job is to lure you in, then he's not doing it very well. You don't have to force yourself to watch an entire TV series to know whether or not an episode hooks you.
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10-29-2017, 01:33 AM | #58 |
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He is too small and is just an entrance. For a small guy he is somewhat believable because he is a good wreslter and wrestles a fast high impact pace. But he is not believable against most, especially Lesnar.
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10-29-2017, 06:03 PM | #59 | |
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10-29-2017, 07:27 PM | #60 |
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That is true. I think most people commenting would have seen more than one episode of Finn Balor though. Or maybe it just one episode and it's just been on repeat.
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10-29-2017, 10:20 PM | #61 |
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Kiss Demon ruled. This chump is just a bad cover version. Lame 1/7
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10-29-2017, 10:33 PM | #62 | |
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11-02-2017, 09:13 AM | #63 |
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I can't stand the Demon and find myself shutting it off when he's on. I think part of it is the entrance. i'm not a fan. I do like Finn Balor though and think he'd be much better as a heel. Like a Chris Benoit type of heel (not the killing your family type though). I think he'd be much better served with a big guy with him as his muscle. Think HBK/Big Daddy Cool.
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11-02-2017, 11:27 AM | #64 |
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The thing with Benoit is that he portrayed intensity extremely well even if he wasn't the most charismatic guy. Balor just seems like a dud to me. He has a decent look to him, but I just can't see him going anywhere. Granted - I haven't seen him that many times, but I was just extremely unimpressed as a whole.
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11-02-2017, 03:44 PM | #65 |
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I saw him once in some random NJPW match where he was a heel, and he seemed much better that way.
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11-04-2017, 04:41 PM | #66 |
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Balor would feel a lot more natural as a heel, but I think they're fairly set on him being a babyface.
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