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Langston is another example...

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#1 ·
Being that he is the most recent debuted developmental person the roster I figure I would start with him. I have nothing against this man, but I certainly don't think his current status right now is anything special, or worth remembering. Granted, he attacked the biggest name in the business, and? Cena is always a marked man, and I can't understand why they would just throw another surprise in the Cena/AJ angle. There are too many directions that this is going. Langston hardly made an impact, and all he does is stand around with few words to speak.

Why can't the WWE think for a change? There are so many things they could have done, but there is one in particular that would have killed two birds with one stone. For the better part of 2012 the WWE Universe unfortunately had to take on a new character, and that was lil' Jimmy. He was an imaginary character only to be seen through the eyes of R-Truth. However, what if this person was real, and in fact R-Truth was half telling the truth? Obviously when he speaks to lil' Jimmy we know that no one is there.

The idea is that R-Truth is crazy. What if R-Truth wants to confess to the WWE Universe because he hasn't been completely honest with everyone. Basically the debut of Big E Langston is based off the premise he is, or was lil' Jimmy. Langston explains that he was often called names, and picked on by everyone in the neighborhood. Langston explains that he has always respected R-Truth, and that if it weren't for R-Truth he wouldn't have made it to the WWE.

There are no real stories told in the WWE anymore. This would be a way to debut Langston, and drop the lil' Jimmy nonsense on R-Truth's part. It's a solid way to explain a "fake" relationship, but in a way that gives a history. Right now there is nothing to Langston other than standing around. Stars are appearing with no background story created for them. The WWE has been missing out on this concept for some time now. Overall I think this is something fans would have actually remembered this man for.
 
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#2 ·
Its pretty creative....and that's why WWE didn't think of it.


They are in love with wrestling stereotypes. One of which is being a "pretty boy/normal sized" wrestler with a bodyguard/enforcer to protect you from the "big guys".



To be honest, Cena's ether on Dolph monday totally changed my outlook on Dolph and his career. You mean to tell me this guy been in the company 7 years and you still don't trust him to feud with anyone by himself? Its not even like his character somehow calls for a bodyguard, he's just there....its dumb.
 
#3 ·
that's a good idea. But Langston is not there because WWE have big plans to push him, maybe they will sometime in the future, but for now he is basically there as AJ and Ziggler's 'muscle'. Now that Ziggler is going on to become World Champion, i guess they're trying to form him a strong unit with AJ and Langston, so as a heel he seems pretty protected and credible. Langston is doing a good job at that.

Also, not to mention, we all want to see heel R-Truth, but merchandize-hungry Vince McMahon doesn't.
 
#5 ·
Awesome idea but per WWE logic, no matter how good your idea is, it will never be considered because you "are an Internet wrestling mark and know nothing about good wrestling story lines".

The WWE hardly ever invest long term into story lines. Don't expect too much from them.
 
#10 ·
langston is the example of what wwe does with the less charismatic big guys.. they are used as enforcedrs only.
 
#12 ·
I really liked Langston, he was super over with the zombie NXT crowds. His "5" gimmick however, had similarities to Ryberg's "Feed Me More" so he couldn't really use that unfortunately.
 
#16 ·
I don't understand why a character who is now proclaiming himself "So Damn Sick!" and THE SHOW-OFF! and has for years had an entrance theme that defiantly shouted that the character was perfection would want girlfriends, managers, mouth pieces and bodyguards. They're stealing Dolph's thunder, right? How is he to show off with all these other little bit characters in the one man act that is Dolph Ziggler? The idea of a bodyguard is an admission that the person needs protection somehow and that isn't something a character that calls himself So Damn Sick, Perfection, The Natural, The Best Man in the Ring and the Show Off would admit to.
 
#17 ·
Big. E was probably called up to get some experience. Nothing more, nothing less. They see him as someone that's got a future with the company and want to give him some time in a background role to soak in the business. It's not the most exciting way to debut someone, but if he's on the road all year and continues to work NXT, he'll have an opportunity to establish himself and work out all the kinks.

That's probably what the WWE wants. However, looking at every bodyguard that's debuted as such since... Diesel?... it's not a pretty track-record. Enforcer's have a habit of being overshadowed by the performers they're protecting, and I wouldn't be surprised if that happened with Langston. It's always kind of hard to tell how these kind of guys will adapt to the WWE.
 
#18 ·
IMO they debuted him to let people know he is and let the guy get experience on the main shows. I don't see them giving him a proper push tip later down the road. He will likely be still NXT champion and be on NXT regularly while being AJ Lee's personal friend on RAW & Smackdown
 
#23 ·
He could've been a face but every single person out of NXT is a damn heel. Now he just looks out of place next to AJ and Dolph Ziggler. Does anyone really care about him? Hes done nothing but follow AJ around and beat up a few people. Its not enough. He needs to do something to get everyones attention. It doesn't look like that is going to end up happening though. And i'll be patient but going by what is going on right now, things look bleak for Big E.
 
#27 ·
big e langston's debut is an example of why wwe needs another big promotion like wcw was. when aj came back out with him nobody really cared. i'm just using an example, but if tna were huge they could have abyss walk down the aisle with aj and ppl would pay attention. i'm not saying abyss is the greatest ever. it's just an example of what wwe could do if they had a strong opposing company.
 
#28 ·
Big E is extremely charismatic, watch him in NXT. This is a completely incorrect gimmick for him, and not what he should be doing at all.
 
#33 ·
It's professional wrestling, and I think part of the little lil Jimmy thing is more of an act. The idea that lil Jimmy is real is something that was always true to R-Truth. R-Truth remembers lil Jimmy as a youngster, and so that's how he remembers him. However, turning lil Jimmy into a real part of R-Truth's life is more than explainable. How did they get Undertaker's urn back to normal after Kama melted it down into a solid gold chain? As I said in my original post. This kills two birds with one stone.

We finally get rid of this lil Jimmy character by actually revealing the man behind the myth. This kind of debut was not meant to turn Langston into a star. This was something creative that I thought would at least get people familiar with him. What better way to do that, than to work off of a story that fans are already familiar with. Once Langston goes heel, the fans would piss him off by chanting "lil Jimmy". Instead he just comes out, and gets involved in a major angle on Raw without any real explanation.
 
#34 ·
There are no real stories told in the WWE anymore. This would be a way to debut Langston, and drop the lil' Jimmy nonsense on R-Truth's part. It's a solid way to explain a "fake" relationship, but in a way that gives a history. Right now there is nothing to Langston other than standing around. Stars are appearing with no background story created for them. The WWE has been missing out on this concept for some time now. Overall I think this is something fans would have actually remembered this man for.
well firstly, no real stories? yet your using little jimmy as a comparison to? You have a good idea, but it's 100% specific to Big E. Creative doesn't sit around and spen all their time on 1 wrestler's storyline for months down the line; except for possibly HHH. Everyone always makes a thread with a good idea, but they never think about any other wrestler. You including R-Truth now cuts out Ziggler and AJ; and then making Big E. not in the ME scene and nothing special.

bet you didn't think about that.
 
#35 ·
I think you are misinterpreting what I meant by real stories. I am having a hard time figuring out the last sentence in your reply. Are you asking me a question, or merely making a blunt statement?

Langston is another example of someone just thrown on our televisions with no real explanation. That is the basis of my original thought. I realize now that he is in the current role of AJ's bodyguard. However, I feel as though the WWE had a chance to actually develop some sort of "background" story for Langston. We have known about lil' Jimmy for how long now? It's a lame story in general because R-Truth looks like a fool talking to nobody. However, turning that nobody into someone would be interesting. That's how you build off of another story.
 
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