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The 7 - Pro Wrestling - Spanky & Paul London
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#1 Posted on 1.10.03 1012.28
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So it appears that Spanky & Paul London have been teaming on a regular basis on the house show circuit and dark matches at the Smackdown tapings. This could be one of the greatest, most sickest tag teams ever if they are given the chance ... Give them a cool tag team name and BAM, you've got a great feud with Haas and Benjamin ...

thoughts?
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#2 Posted on 1.10.03 1055.20
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I'd prefer to see both guys wrestle singles in the cruiserweight divison. But hey, that's just me.
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#3 Posted on 1.10.03 1101.04
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Well, if you give them matching tights and call them "Sudden Impact" or "Deathwish," that'd work.

I would go back to calling Spanky "Brian Kendrick," because we can't take a guy called "Spanky" seriously.

But the question is: Would the WWE let them use their full movesets, or would they get punchy-kicky on us?
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#4 Posted on 1.10.03 1103.27
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Well, they could do both!

Eventually, everyone should get a push towards the title, for variety's sake if nothing else, but if the plan isn't to put London against Tajiri (or another heel champion) right away, it's best to bring him in attached to someone, either in a team or a feud, and since you're already using them as a team...

Spanky and Funaki worked great as a underdog babyface team, so I imagine Spanky and London would work well too against some heel teams. But if they're adding any more cruiserweights, they ought to add some unoffical Cruiserweight Tag Team titles.

They can't seem to build any feuds between Cruisers that don't involve titles, but another real set of belts wouldn't really help the muddle.
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#5 Posted on 1.10.03 1141.31
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I agree that you can't take the guy as serious if he's called "Spanky" ... "Brian Kendrick and Paul London ... (INSERT TAGE TEAM NAME HERE) ...

And I'm wondering if London will get to use the "London Calling" (his Shooting Star Press that is mad sick) or if Kidman will ask him to change his finisher?
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#6 Posted on 1.10.03 1333.09
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SOP means London will have to drop it for senority's sake - I'm sure he's got another flashy high spot he can do instead.

In a perfect world, Kidman would be able to get a reaction from the crowd from another finish (he looks like he doesn't trust the SSP and he's got a checkered history with it) and London could keep using his, and they might even run an angle off it, but that's incredibly unlikely.
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#7 Posted on 1.10.03 1439.07
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I saw London at a Smackdown house show a while back and he did do a sort of Poetry-in-Motion SSP, taking off from Spanky's back. Unfortunately, other than that, his moveset and look were pretty much Generic Cruiserweight #127. Unless they let him mix things up more on TV, he'd be hard to distinguish from Kidman -- shorter hair and that's it.
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#8 Posted on 1.10.03 1521.20
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    Originally posted by madiq
    I would go back to calling Spanky "Brian Kendrick," because we can't take a guy called "Spanky" seriously


Then you are missing the point of his whole gimmick! he's the ridiculously lovable underdog who no one takes seriously, but one day he'll earn their respect- you'll see!

As far as a tag team goes, I don't care - just as long as Spanky is on my TV in some capacity
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#9 Posted on 1.10.03 1539.57
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So Spanky's the new Spike Dudley?

Speaking of Spike and Spanky, they are both out-underdogged by Zach Gowen (who will be renamed Spunky for the purposes of this topic.)
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#10 Posted on 1.10.03 1722.58
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Nah...Spanky is here to stay, whereas I'll be very surprised if Zach is still wrestling on TV a year from now. Once the novelty wears off, Zach will probably be bumped down into a Josh Mathews type role where they keep him under contract just to keep him from catching on somewhere else.

As far as Spanky and London as a team, sure, why not? It's not as if having a regular tag team partner means you can't chase a singles title. Tag teams can be an effective way of getting guys on TV when there wouldn't be room for them as singles, so it would be nice to see this house show duo get translated into a TV slot. If they get a good response, who knows, it could warrant more time for them in the future as singles.
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#11 Posted on 1.10.03 1817.33
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    Originally posted by Mayhem

    I agree that you can't take the guy as serious if he's called "Spanky" ... "Brian Kendrick and Paul London ... (INSERT TAGE TEAM NAME HERE) ...

    And I'm wondering if London will get to use the "London Calling" (his Shooting Star Press that is mad sick) or if Kidman will ask him to change his finisher?
Nah, they'll just rename PaulLondon to "Alfalfa". They could even have a valet named Darla.

Please tell me I didn't just type that.
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#12 Posted on 1.10.03 2001.11
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The fact they're NOT on TV is in itself a travesty. Then again the fact A-Train is on TV is too.
I also think a CW Tag Title is in order, but they need to dump some dead weight first ( and you know that WON'T happen because they're HOSSES BAH GAWD!)
I have seriously come to the conclusion that the McMahon's truly believe the shit they're shovelling our way is entertaining because they know what we want more than we do. Vince is the liar who has come to believe his lies are the truth, rather than the bullshitter who knows he's bullshitting you.
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#13 Posted on 1.10.03 2132.38
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    Originally posted by emma

    Nah, they'll just rename PaulLondon to "Alfalfa". They could even have a valet named Darla. Please tell me I didn't just type that.



What's sad is that I thought of that too. What's probably even more sad is the fact that Vince probably has as well.
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#14 Posted on 1.10.03 2250.23
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    Originally posted by OndaGrande
    The fact they're NOT on TV is in itself a travesty. Then again the fact A-Train is on TV is too.
    I also think a CW Tag Title is in order, but they need to dump some dead weight first ( and you know that WON'T happen because they're HOSSES BAH GAWD!)
    I have seriously come to the conclusion that the McMahon's truly believe the shit they're shovelling our way is entertaining because they know what we want more than we do. Vince is the liar who has come to believe his lies are the truth, rather than the bullshitter who knows he's bullshitting you.



A CW tag title? May I ask why? How many CW tag teams do you think they would have? They have enough trouble keeping a tag team division or a cruiserweight division going with enough depth, nevermind trying to combine the too. It might yield some good matches, but that doesn't warrant creating a championship.
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#15 Posted on 2.10.03 0110.13
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He's got a point there.
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#16 Posted on 2.10.03 0151.47
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Having been weined on The Rockers, I am all for the notion of putting two lightweights into a tag role. It makes sense, as there are plenty of singles wrestlers and it's easy for the lightweight guys to get lost in the shuffle, or, simply downplayed into a lower midcard level. The tag team divison has been wearing thin over the past few years, so hey, it really isn't that hard to get over considering the company.

As far as personality chemistry, why not go back to Old School Hart Foundation. London can be the straight shooter who is always cool, calm and collective. I can see Spanky getting an personality overhaul to fit the Loose Cannon role.

I tried it on EWR, and the scouts loved them, so should you.
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#17 Posted on 2.10.03 0830.53
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Yeah, rather than create a cruiser tag title, just let the cruiser teams compete in the regular tag scene, especially if they're intent on only running 1 cruiser feud at any 1 time. With Los Guerreros on track to break up, that leaves them w/ only 3 teams - APA, Bashams, and TWGTT, w/ 2 of those teams as heels. Dropping a couple cruiser teams in the tag scene would freshen it up.
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#18 Posted on 2.10.03 1839.27
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I never understood why they don't just put some of the guys they dump on velocity/heat into teams to give them something more to do, even if there are no plans for them to win tag titles. They could always stop them being jobbers by saying: "oh, they don't click as a team!'.
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#19 Posted on 2.10.03 1854.54
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Originally posted by emma
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Nah, they'll just rename PaulLondon to "Alfalfa". They could even have a valet named Darla. Please tell me I didn't just type that.
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What's sad is that I thought of that too. What's probably even more sad is the fact that Vince probably has as well.




It's a good thing he didn't get his name from the Little Rascals, or Vince probably would do that.
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#20 Posted on 2.10.03 1944.18
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    Originally posted by BigVitoMark
      Originally posted by OndaGrande
      The fact they're NOT on TV is in itself a travesty. Then again the fact A-Train is on TV is too.
      I also think a CW Tag Title is in order, but they need to dump some dead weight first ( and you know that WON'T happen because they're HOSSES BAH GAWD!)
      I have seriously come to the conclusion that the McMahon's truly believe the shit they're shovelling our way is entertaining because they know what we want more than we do. Vince is the liar who has come to believe his lies are the truth, rather than the bullshitter who knows he's bullshitting you.



    A CW tag title? May I ask why? How many CW tag teams do you think they would have? They have enough trouble keeping a tag team division or a cruiserweight division going with enough depth, nevermind trying to combine the too. It might yield some good matches, but that doesn't warrant creating a championship.


when i said "get rid of dead weight" I meant a talent trade /shipping off to with Raw and actually getting off their asses creatively. here are some proposed teams for a CW tag sitch.
Spanky/London, Funaki/Dragon, Yang/Tajiri, Moore/Hurricane, Noble/Nidia (it could work), Rey/Kidman, Nunzio/Crowbar, Bashams ( i'm not positive, but i think they are both under 220). Even bringing in Pokerface and someone else real good like Chris Daniels or Frankie Kazarian would be cool.And in a dream world-move the Women's div over to SD and I could see Lita/Trish , Molly/Gail, and even Victoria/Ivory giving it a go. I know the whole idea is a stretch given the current state of McMahonamania, but I think the right combo of bookers/workers could do it.
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