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|  #41 Posted on 5.11.02 1306.54 |
Originally posted by Swordsman Yen
They could call him Super Dave Batista and have him do stunts that always hilariously end up in disaster. Hey, if you're gonna call a guy who looks badass Dave, you might as well give him a comedy gimmick while you're at it.
THIS made my day! Man, I was such a Super Dave mark.
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| #42 Posted on 5.11.02 1352.47 | I kinda like "Dave Batista" as a wrestling name. The name and the look together, he gives me the vibe of a shootfighter.
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| #43 Posted on 5.11.02 1450.45 | Perhaps the WWE is phasing the entire Raw roster towards regular names.
Well -- Big Show referred to himself as Paul Wight during an in-ring promo on Smackdown. It's not limited to Raw, and I think it is something that they are purposefully doing.
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| #44 Posted on 5.11.02 1506.41 | I'm not 100% sure, but isn't Dave Batista his real name?
I seem to remember reading that somewhere...
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|  #45 Posted on 5.11.02 1511.17 | No, his real name is Raymond Luxury-Yacht. Pronounced Throat-Wobbler Mangrove.
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| #46 Posted on 5.11.02 1730.54 | Larry "Triple" Helmsley
Now THAT's funny. If I wrote recaps, I would use that name to describe everyone's favorite World Heavyweight Champion. | Pool-Boy
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| #47 Posted on 5.11.02 1746.59 | Why not "David Batista" then? That, at least, sounds a little better.
I still do not understand what the problem was with Batista... that sounded fine...
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|  #48 Posted on 5.11.02 1953.02 | Instant Rating: 6.21 | My Canadian comrades will be thinking about that crazy "Kids in the Hall" Song...
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| #49 Posted on 5.11.02 2006.48 | What if Batista wins the world title? Will some guy with a beard who likes cigars come and overthrow his title reign, and then turn the WWE into a communist police state?
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| #50 Posted on 5.11.02 2012.45 | Instant Rating: 4.95 |
Originally posted by theUnseenPower
One of the best ways to have a unique name that is real is by giving a tag, such as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Where is "Red Hot" Randy Orton?
I think he should return as "Get Well" Randy Orton.
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| #51 Posted on 5.11.02 2103.35 |
Originally posted by oldschoolhero
No, his real name is Raymond Luxury-Yacht. Pronounced Throat-Wobbler Mangrove.
Rigggggggggggggggggght.
Jokes should be funny bro.
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| #52 Posted on 5.11.02 2305.10 |
Originally posted by CxMorgado
Originally posted by oldschoolhero
No, his real name is Raymond Luxury-Yacht. Pronounced Throat-Wobbler Mangrove.
Rigggggggggggggggggght.
Jokes should be funny bro.
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I'd say Socks has hit the "Dave" problem on the head though. "Brock" & "Kurt" are unique enough, & have a nice, business-like crispness to them. There are "Daves" everywhere -- they're "regular guys", not WWE Superstars. (No offence intended toward any Daves on the board.) | oldschoolhero
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| #53 Posted on 6.11.02 0250.57 | "Rigggggggggggggggggght.
Jokes should be funny bro."
Actually, as emma pointed out, a reference to a well-known Monty Python sketch. Sorry if it went over your head.
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| #54 Posted on 6.11.02 0437.34 |
Originally posted by Pool-Boy
Why not "David Batista" then? That, at least, sounds a little better.
I still do not understand what the problem was with Batista... that sounded fine...
They could have named him something worse...like Lance or Bruce.
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| #55 Posted on 6.11.02 0904.23 |
Originally posted by oldschoolhero
"Rigggggggggggggggggght.
Jokes should be funny bro."
Actually, as emma pointed out, a reference to a well-known Monty Python sketch. Sorry if it went over your head.
Yup, it sure did.
By like ten miles.
Thanks for clearing that up.
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| #56 Posted on 6.11.02 0959.47 |
Originally posted by emma
Originally posted by CxMorgado
Originally posted by oldschoolhero
No, his real name is Raymond Luxury-Yacht. Pronounced Throat-Wobbler Mangrove.
Rigggggggggggggggggght.
Jokes should be funny bro.
A strategically selected Pythonism -- I appreciated it ...
I'd say Socks has hit the "Dave" problem on the head though. "Brock" & "Kurt" are unique enough, & have a nice, business-like crispness to them. There are "Daves" everywhere -- they're "regular guys", not WWE Superstars. (No offence intended toward any Daves on the board.)
Exactly - when I hear the names Brock and Kurt, I think, wow, how original and unique. Huh??
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| #57 Posted on 6.11.02 1219.52 | Brock is pretty unique. Brock Marion (they couldn't make up a better porn-star name than that) is the only other famous "Brock" I can think of.
Kurt though, is fairly common. Not "Dave" common, but it's still a regular name.
As for Batista, I would have gone the Goldberg-style route of having him be "Batista," but also having a first name that people also bust out every once in a while. I would have stuck with "Deacon," but in absence of that I would have gone with something Spanish, "Batista" is a Hispanic last name. Not Jorge (or Fulgencio) though. I'll get back to you on this one.
Dave's just to damn familiar a name. It makes it soud like the announcers have known him for years and he's kinda a big loveable lad when you get to know him. Someone agreed with you about 10 years ago. Or have you forgotten "Evad" already?
Kane is really the only character in the WWE right now that I can think of that has never had any acknowlegement on TV of having an actual real name. I mean, you're supposed to know that Test's driver's licence reads "Andrew Martin" (which is such a regular guy name that I actually know a guy named Andrew Martin). While you and I know HHH's driver's license actually reads "Jean-Paul Levesque," your average WWE fan knows that it's supposed to read "Hunter Hearst Helmsley." I mean, if they did a skit where HHH got pulled over by the cops, they wouldn't have the cop call him "Mr. H" they'd have him call HHH "Mr. Helmsley."
Same for everyone else. Golddust had a period as Dustin Runnels. As was pointed out, the Rock was know as Rocky Maivia, and the Hurricane as Gregory Helms. Booker T and Raven were outed as Booker Huffman and Scott Levy back in the WCW. Kane (and Albert, who I don't think was ever given a last name) are the only ones I can think of that, in "WWE world" don't have a full first and last name.
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