La Resistance

[iamsherm 0]

Is there anything greater on WWE TV today than La Resistance?

 

Ever since Grenier left, their segments on RAW have consistently been the funniest and more captivating parts of the night for me, and the backstage bits with FiFi last Monday were no exception. Whoever decided to add her to the mix deserves a raise. I could have done without the subsequent, tired Stone Cold beatdown of Rene later in the show, but TV time is TV time I suppose.

 

My point: if this draft lottery spells the end of the entire gimmick, I'm going to be pissed.

 

Discuss.

[Guest Anglesault]

But...Grenier's back.

[razazteca 0]

Its time for a change and a team split up. I bet Vince, Gertwetz, Ace, Hayes and company have a Spanish Muslim stable in the works for fans like you

[Guest Choken One]

FiFi makes up for it.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

FiFi makes up for it.

 

 

Down here, Raw isn't showing until tonight (right now, it's 12:22 PM Friday afternoon), but I'm gathering that Grenier's work rate hasn't picked up?

[ChrisMWaters 0]

FiFi makes up for it.

 

 

Down here, Raw isn't showing until tonight (right now, it's 12:22 PM Friday afternoon), but I'm gathering that Grenier's work rate hasn't picked up?

Unknown: He didn't wrestle this past monday.

[iamsherm 0]

Its time for a change and a team split up.  I bet Vince, Gertwetz, Ace, Hayes and company have a Spanish Muslim stable in the works for fans like you

Point taken.

 

However, I think if the characters stray away from the politics and the war in Iraq, while still maintaining the narcissism and arrogant, condescending interviews, they can still be a useful aspect of the program. Hell, if you actually have them take the offensive for a change, they can be some of the biggest heels in the business. Imagine Rene baiting Stone Cold to the ring on Monday, only for Grenier and Conway to come out and take out Austin from behind. To me, that's more compelling television than what we were treated to in reality.

 

But...Grenier's back.

He sure was inoffensive on Monday.

[Guest Anglesault]

Give him time.

 

If you look at the Rene/Grenier and Rene/Conway tag matches, Grenier is CLEARLY the weak link.

[iamsherm 0]

Oh, I agree.

 

It's just that what Grenier lacks in the ring, Dupree more than makes up for it with charisma and improving wrestling skills. Once Conway inevitably breaks off from La Resistance (probably beginning with the lottery on Monday), I still think Dupree can carry the team for some pretty entertaining TV.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Grenier should go back to being a referee.

 

But maybe that's just me.

[AndrewTS 0]

On Grenier: we haven't seen him wrestle, but he's been out injured and probably wrestled a few weeks in OVW before coming back.

 

Since when have a few weeks or a few months even in OVW improved anyone's workrate?

 

Grenier should go back to being a referee.

 

But maybe that's just me.

 

Grenier showed some charisma as the EEEVIL French-Can heel referee, and since he frankly sucks once he steps into the ring, something like that wouldn't be a bad idea. However, I doubt that's what will be done with him.

 

Now, if he sucked in the ring, had some charisma, and started in WCW, WWE might just fire him. However, since he's got ties with Patterson and is an OVW product, he'll be another Road Dogg, minus the massively-over gimmick.

[DangerousDamon 0]

Oh, I agree.

 

It's just that what Grenier lacks in the ring, Dupree more than makes up for it with charisma and improving wrestling skills. Once Conway inevitably breaks off from La Resistance (probably beginning with the lottery on Monday), I still think Dupree can carry the team for some pretty entertaining TV.

I could see Conway being a force in the Midcard on Smackdown or Raw.

[iamsherm 0]

I will add that I hope they keep all three guys together after the lottery. There's still a lot of story to be written in that, now that Grenier is back, there are now quite a few combinations to be used in chasing after the tag titles. One night Grenier and Dupree can team, and then the next week Grenier sits out while Conway steps in. The announcers can then play up the fact that La Resistance has an advantage because the opposing teams don't know which members of La Resistance they'll face when strategizing for their match.

 

Once they do get the tag titles, then you can have Conway split away from the group due to conflict regarding who holds the belts. He seems more apt to be a singles star to begin with.

[geniusMoment 0]

I hope all three guys get picked by Jim Cornette, it you know what I mean.

[Guest Anglesault]

I hope all three guys get picked by Jim Cornette, it you know what I mean.

Since he hasn't saved us from the Bashams yet, I doubt that will happen.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Come on AS...

 

Just put flashier outfits and makeup on the Bashams, and what do you have?

 

NEW DEMOLITION!

[Guest JMA]

Come on AS...

 

Just put flashier outfits and makeup on the Bashams, and what do you have?

 

NEW DEMOLITION!

"Here comes the Ax, and here comes the Smasher..."

 

[Highland 0]

I hope all three guys get picked by Jim Cornette, it you know what I mean.

He can take Grenier if he wants to, but leave the Dupree and Conway alone.

[Guest I Got Banned for Sucking]

Come on AS...

 

Just put flashier outfits and makeup on the Bashams, and what do you have?

 

NEW DEMOLITION!

 

"Here comes the Ax, and here comes the Smasher..."

 

The Bashams do need a gimmick, but the creative team can't go overboard with it. Do you remember how outrageous John Cena's gimmick seemed when he debuted it at Armageddon 2002?

 

The same could go for the Bashams ("could"), but they're in-ring work is really going to have to skyrocket.

[Guest JMA]

I actually do think Doug Basham and The Damaja (I refuse to call him "Danny Basham) could be a new version of Demolition. Doug could be Smash and Damaja could be Ax. Heck, they already have those Demo-esque bondage masks.

 

Doesn't WWE own the Demolition gimmick anyway?

[Guest Anglesault]

I actually do think Doug Basham and The Damaja (I refuse to call him "Danny Basham) could be a new version of Demolition. Doug could be Smash and Damaja could be Ax. Heck, they already have those Demo-esque bondage masks.

Now, I kind of watched wrestling once every three or four months back then (If that), so I don't really really know Demolition, but everything I've heard about them suggests that they weren't the most hideously boring tag team on earth.

 

If that's true, how can the WMBTT be the new Demos?

 

And one other thing, you won't say "Danny Basham" but you'll say "Damaja"????

[Dandy 0]

I like the Bashams and have seen them throw out some good moves. I think they just need to pick it up and get a good team to feud with to bring them along. Looking at the roster, WGTT could have done that over the past couple of months.

[Guest Anglesault]

I like the Bashams and have seen them throw out some good moves. I think they just need to pick it up and get a good team to feud with to bring them along.

Like Eddie and Chavo?

 

They were just as boring during that feud.

[Dandy 0]

Well, you see them as boring. I don't. I'm not arguing with you, it's just that we have different opinions and I don't think we can change each other's opinions. I think they could be a lot better, but I don't view them as worthless or boring.

[Guest JMA]

Now, I kind of watched wrestling once every three or four months back then (If that), so I don't really really know Demolition, but everything I've heard about them suggests that they weren't the most hideously boring tag team on earth.

 

If that's true, how can the WMBTT be the new Demos?

 

And one other thing, you won't say "Danny Basham" but you'll say "Damaja"????

Yes. Because "Damaja" sounds better than "Danny Basham," IMO. That and the fact that I don't like the way the "brother" concept is overused in wrestling today. Doug and Damaja aren't bad wrestlers from what I've seen. They've just been put in a position where they have to act exactly the same. They have the same "ground and pound" style that Demolition had.

[Guest Anglesault]

Now,  I kind of watched wrestling once every three or four months back then (If that), so I don't really really know Demolition, but everything I've heard about them suggests that they weren't the most hideously boring tag team on earth.

 

If that's true, how can the WMBTT be the new Demos?

 

And one other thing, you won't say "Danny Basham" but you'll say "Damaja"????

Yes. Because "Damaja" sounds better than "Danny Basham

I agree to an extent.

 

"Damaja" sounds pretty cool until you realize what it's actually supposed to be.

 

Then it's just dorky.

[Guest JMA]

Oh yeah, about Slyvan Grenier. He really should be an evil Danny Davis-esque ref that occassionally wrestles. This way he could gradually learn from watching other wrestlers work and get to know the feel of the ring. Not to mention he would get heat and exposure without being exposed.

 

Rene Dupree should get a gimmick similiar to Rick Martel's when he splits with La Res. He did get "the dance" and modelled (no pun intended) his style after Martel's. Think about it, "Le Model" Rene Dupree.

 

Rob Conway should be portrayed as an oppurtunist when he's on his own. He should take any advantage he can to get ahead in the business. In a sense, he would use and manipulate others for his own gain.

[Guest DeathBecomesYou]

La Resistance aren't bad, I just find them rather boring. Dupree has a lot of potential, and Rob Conway would be great if he was still doing his OVW "Ironman" gimmick, why they can't bring up Nick Dinsmore and put him with Conway again is confusing. Sylvan is the dead weight of the team though, but as long as he's in Patterson's good books, he's here to stay, so there's no use complaining about him.

As for the Basham's, IMO they're a pretty good team, although I still can't think of Damaja as Danny Basham. Doug is talented, great on the mic and before he cut his hair and beard off, had a great evil heel look, pairing him with (and making him look like) Danny seems a huge step backwards for Doug.

[Guest Goodear]

Demolition as far as moveset was concerned would be completely boring now since fans have absolutely no patience. They really didn't do much of anything beyond clubbing the crap out of people and cutting the ring in half (like MACHINES best ring cutting off guys ever). But they had a charisma and style about them that worked and that I don't think The Bashams could pull off. They need to split Danny and Doug up in the draft and sentance them to being jobbers for a few months to see if they spark at all (much like La Res has done with the Conway/Dupree combination). If they don't pick up their games then... release time.

 

Anyway, Conway and Dupree should so be up for promotion by now to at least the middle of the card. They've been jobbing pretty much every time out despite picking up their games well beyond the days when La Resistance was Tag champs. If its me, I set Dupree off on his own with the draft and see if Conway can work the same kind of magic with Grenier that he did with Rene. Weirder things have happened.

[Spaceman Spiff 0]

I like the Bashams and have seen them throw out some good moves.  I think they just need to pick it up and get a good team to feud with to bring them along.

Like Eddie and Chavo?

 

They were just as boring during that feud.

That wasn't even a real feud for the Bashams. The focus of that was creating tension between Eddy & Chavo to lead to the split. The Bashams took a backseat to that story.