tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727044675032200427.post-79995271541259827742008-04-14T00:43:00.000-05:002008-04-14T00:43:00.000-05:00Great post--the guy that sent it to you must be a real sharp dude...<BR/><BR/>Seriously, the sad thing is that Vince McMahon would never sign this guy and if he did he'd be "doing jobs" for Hacksaw Jim Duggan. You just need to look at the dying days of WCW to see how this would go down--they'd bring in a "Who's Who" of Mexican Lucha Libre only to have Scott Hall and Kevin Nash beat up about 9 of them without breaking a sweat.<BR/><BR/>I won't go so far as to call McMahon a racist, but I can't recall (and as you know I have quite a recollection in these matters) a Japanese wrestler that he's not done some stereotypical gimmick with. For all of my gripes with WCW I thought it was cool that they didn't get all stereotypical with Muta, Liger and some of the other guys they brought in. Tajiri might be an exception, but he's done more jobs than a high school dropout with focus issues. <BR/><BR/>My *only* gripe with Sugi is that he needs to work on his 'ring psychology' a little bit more. He's a little too 'robotic', but then again I've always favored a more realistic style and persona. Technically, he's about 5 years ahead of everyone else in the sport.<BR/><BR/>The funny thing about the Undertaker comparison is that he's only been using the gogoplata as a finisher for a few months. Even funnier is the fact that Vince McMahon has told his announcers not to *call* it a gogoplata b/c he doesn't want to help MMA "get over". This means that his announce team has to act like they've never seen it before, when every 12 year old at home knows the move.<BR/><BR/>Vince is notorious for trying to keep it simple, to the point he makes guys with insane skills--like CM Punk--"tone it down" so the other stiffs on the roster don't look bad by comparison. Punk's also been kept on a short leash for his promos which is absurd since he's like Flair was back in the day--just give him a mic and get the hell out of the way.The Prophethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03643138242163701239noreply@blogger.com