Sheamus, who is Oirish, debutes and 3 months later wins a WWE title and a bunch of other titles and yet there has not been ONE British world champion. Are Brits that bad or what?
Sheamus is Triple H's buddy, that probably helped him out a bit. Creative (Mainly Vince) don't seem to like anyone who isn't American. Europeans or Japanese wrestlers don't tend to have a huge amount of success either. Maybe it's the accents which generally don't lend themselves well to promos, who knows.
Sheamus is Triple H's buddy, that probably helped him out a bit. Creative (Mainly Vince) don't seem to like anyone who isn't American. Europeans or Japanese wrestlers don't tend to have a huge amount of success either. Maybe it's the accents which generally don't lend themselves well to promos, who knows.
Brits have this unique problem where a translator isn't needed and the accent makes it difficult to understand. When he probably calls them to discuss about a potential push, it would most likely sound like below and he would give up on the idea:
I cannot comprehend why Americas have trouble understanding even heavy British accents. I am not a native English speaker and I understand them just fine!
If they hated British people, why would they hire them and go through all the work visa hurdles to bring them over?
Lets take a look at the tale of the tape.
Dynamite Kid - horrible reputation, drug problems and an inability to communicate.
British Bulldog - drug problem, inability to carry matches without a ring general.
William Regal - great character and promo skills, in-ring although considered a good hand, really didn't translate to the casual audience, and will admit it himself that he fucked up his big chances with drugs.
Barrett - good talker, but when he was poised for pushes, he would get injured.
Neville - time will tell, but his promos are Dynamite level.
Paige - oh wait, champ.
So like the black wrestler talk, should there just be a token champ just because?
Paige has been a two time champion and put on Total Divas and Tough Enough, how exactly has she been shit on?
Barrett would've been in a halo by now if he had Rollins champions schedule. And Neville makes 90s Benoit look like The Rock and Hulk Hogan in comparison.
It's not what WWE hates or doesn't hate, it's what the audience does. A lot of their audience aren't really going to get behind a non-American person or a black person, that doesn't mean there's no role for them, it just means they're usually restricted to being cult favourites or heels.
Barrett must have pissed in someone's wheaties, that's for sure. Even his Bad News gimmick was stripped once WWE realized fans were actually enjoying it.
BNB should have been world champion 2 times already by now
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