Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 CHRIS NAWROCKI From: Syosset, NY Height: 6 foot 4 Weight: 260 pounds Chris Nawrocki works as a risk management consultant. He played four sports (football, volleyball, basketball and baseball) while in high school. He played football in college for Syracuse. One of Chris' hidden talents is the ability to make up songs on the spot with his guitar. MIKE MIZANIN From: Parma, OH Height: 6 foot 1 Weight: 210 pounds Mike Mizanin is a reality show veteran. He has already appeared on five MTV shows. He was originally in Real World: Return to New York and is currently on the popular Road Rules vs. Real World: Battle of the Sexes II, also on MTV. In addition to all this, Mike was on a speaking tour at numerous colleges all over the United States. Mike has created "The Miz," a wrestling-like character which he unleashed as an angry, yet entertaining alter-ego on the RYAN REEVES From: Las Vegas, NV Height: 6 foot Weight: 275 pounds Ryan Reeves is a student, majoring in fitness management. While at UNLV, he played baseball. His mother has just published a health book. When Ryan was young, he won the opportunity to ring the bell at a World Wrestling Entertainment live event. His uncle is the pitching coach for the Expos. DANIEL RODIMER From: Tarpon Springs, FL Height: 6 foot 7 Weight: 300 pounds Daniel Rodimer works as a personal trainer. He plays semi-pro football for the Tampa Bay Barracudas. Prior to that, he played for the Arena Football League and at the University of Southern Florida. Daniel admits that he uses the fact that he looks like Jeremy Shockey from the New York Giants to get into certain places. NICK MITCHELL From: The Woodlands, TX Height: 6 foot 2 Weight: 250 pounds For work, Nick Mitchell sells gym memberships. This former Northwestern State football player also played for the Beaumont Drillers in the National Indoor Football League. The 250 pounder describes himself as very outgoing and claims to have numerous fans all over the United States. Mitchell admits to also going by the nicknames of "Cadillac," "Sick Nick" and "Big Booty Bandit." JUSTICE SMITH From: Torrance, CA Height: 6 foot 9 Weight: 285 pounds Justice works as a model/actor. He starred in Battle Dome as Snake. Justice also played basketball (forward and center) for the University of Tennessee for two years before transferring to Alcorn State. This former high school basketball All-American was ranked 30th in the nation by USA Today. He is a second degree black belt in Taikwando. DANIEL PUDER From: Sunnyvale, CA Height: 6 foot 2 Weight: 235 pounds In addition to being a student, Daniel Puder owns his own print and marketing company. He has started a non-profit strength program for kids. Dan is a California CCS wrestling champion 215 weight, and a mixed martial arts fighter. And there was John "Popeye" Meyer, but it looks like he quit. Now for those who can't remember who these guys are, I gave them nicknames to make it easier. Chris = Rocker Mike = Underdog Ryan = Mr. Physical Daniel = Stunning Steve Nick = Cadillac Justice = Snake or Token Black Guy and Daniel P = The Ultimate Fighter I think Stunning Steve will win, he's got "the look" and has great potential of having heel charisma, and he even has his own bitches yo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
claydude14 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 I gotta go with the guy from Battle Dome. Who could forget their memorable feud with WCW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rrrsh Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Dude with Banada looks to actually have charisma, so I ll go with him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 The Big, Tanned, Muscular Guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dames 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 The Miz!!! I'd mark out if The Rock endorsed him. Coral can be his valet. I can't believe how silly this sounds. Dames Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eclipse 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 I want Mike to win. I just love to see if his Miz gimmick would actually be used in the WWE. And, uh, Nick Mitchell....man, he has a resemblance to Kurt Angle... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phenom Report post Posted October 27, 2004 THE MIZ~! Mr. Physical looks like John Cena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 The Big, Tanned, Muscular Guy. Which one? I guess if I had to choose, I'd cheer for the Miz, but only because he's the one who's the most anti- what the WWE is looking for. Which means he doesn't stand a chance in hell of winning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 The one with blue eyes. Or was it the one with short spikey hair. Wait, no, it was the blonde guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USC Wuz Robbed! 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 The one with blue eyes. Or was it the one with short spikey hair. Wait, no, it was the blonde guy. Is that a subtle comment on how they all look alike? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Yes. They are all the same person. Cept the Black Guy. He's the Black Version. And then there's the long haired blond guy. He's the Long Haired Blonde Version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 The 40 yr old who was eliminated. After him, the rest are losers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnnySwift Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Daniel reminds me a lot of TE 3 winner Matt Capatelli but with the size that the WWE wishes Matt had. I wouldn't be surprised to see him win, or at least get a contract after everything is said and done. Other than that this is a largely generic group so they should fit right in with the rest of the group of OVW callups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubq 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 So, this year, does the winner come out of the closet or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bigm350 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Daniel reminds me a lot of TE 3 winner Matt Capatelli but with the size that the WWE wishes Matt had. I wouldn't be surprised to see him win, or at least get a contract after everything is said and done. Other than that this is a largely generic group so they should fit right in with the rest of the group of OVW callups. Whatever happened to Matt Capotelli? He wasn't Johnny Nitro, was he? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JohnnySwift Report post Posted October 27, 2004 No, Johnny Nitro was the other TE 3 winner. Matt is in OVW and occassionally gets called up to wrestle on a b show. He was supposed to win the Cruiserweight title last year when Jackie won, but thanks to a Bob Holly concussion plans were changed. I expect him to be wrestling on the Smackdown taping in Rochester next month as he always seems to pop up for shows in his "hometown" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kardo 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Daniel reminds me a lot of TE 3 winner Matt Capatelli but with the size that the WWE wishes Matt had. I wouldn't be surprised to see him win, or at least get a contract after everything is said and done. Other than that this is a largely generic group so they should fit right in with the rest of the group of OVW callups. Whatever happened to Matt Capotelli? He wasn't Johnny Nitro, was he? Matt's Profile from OVW No he wasn't Johnny Nitro, that was John Hennigan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest DeathBecomesYou Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Hasn't the Miz already been wrestling for UPW? I'm pretty sure i've seen him listed as "Student Of The Month" from their school. If he has, i'll vote for him, not only is he the least hoss like, he might actually have some ability too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Why do all the white guys look a-like? The Vanilla Jobber Connection returns, except instead of Virgil and El Matador Tito Santana, we get white bread #1 and white bread #4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted October 27, 2004 None of them have "the look." They're just a bunch of big dudes. Sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlaskanHero 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2004 Justice needs some fucking cocoa butter STAT! You can see stretch marks on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lil' Bitch 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2004 He was supposed to win the Cruiserweight title last year when Jackie won, but thanks to a Bob Holly concussion plans were changed. And we got Jacqueline as the CW Champion instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CronoT Report post Posted October 28, 2004 The 40 yr old who was eliminated. After him, the rest are losers. Agreed. Once they eliminated him for being "too old," I ceased to give a shit. Also, that one black guy is most definitely a token person. He'll probably be eliminated by the third week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krankor 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2004 I'd mark if the Miz won. All of the other guys are probably just going to be stiff jacked up hacks that can't throw a punch. The WWE already has enough of those guys so I'm pulling for the Miz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MillenniumMan831 0 Report post Posted October 28, 2004 Stunning Steve needs to win so they can license and reuse the good ol Hollywood Blondes theme song from WCW for the guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bigm350 Report post Posted October 28, 2004 None of them have "the look." They're just a bunch of big dudes. Sorry. I agree. None of these guys look like a breakout star. Maybe another Tomko. Big dude with no charisma. I could be wrong though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Stranger Report post Posted October 31, 2004 A question I've had since I heard one of these guys quit as one of the finalists for this year's tough enough is "Why?". As it is, he did someone else out of a place in the finals. So why did he quit? Has anyone heard anything about the reasons? I like the Tough Enough contest, even if it generally doesn't seem to result in anyone interesting joining the roster (although they are working on it with Maven at the moment aren't they?) At least its a chance for the fans to feel like they too have the chance of interacting with the action. Or perhaps its jsut the feeling of giving someone "normal" a chance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Anglesault Report post Posted October 31, 2004 What kind of Cadillac from Hell is he supposed to be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Banders Kennany Report post Posted October 31, 2004 A question I've had since I heard one of these guys quit as one of the finalists for this year's tough enough is "Why?". As it is, he did someone else out of a place in the finals. So why did he quit? Has anyone heard anything about the reasons? I forgot the guy's name, it was John Something, but he quit because he couldn't take the constant pain on his body. Aparratently this guy was built up as some hardass marine corps badass, so it comes a little laughable that wrestling is so tough for him he couldn't even give it two days (one was all it took). Even that tiny girl Jesse from I believe Tough Enough II took a few weeks to give it up. I haven't seen any of this on the Tough Enough TV show mind you, because I'm two weeks behind on watching Smackdown! (don't worry, it's taped), but it's what I gleaned from scanning these boards in my free time, so take that for what you will. As for the contestants I'm with Rudo in that they all look like the same generic poser wrestler whose in it for the glory hogging and the money. I think they're all terrible except for the Miz, who I've come to really enjoy from all the MTV I watch. Daniel Rodimer is so cocky and must be most everyone's least fave contestant. In at a close seconds it seems is Chris Nawrocki, who looks like a huge putz and also pretty fat from his photo shot up there, and second is Poder the ultimate fighter, who I overheard with a line about how he'll knock the Big Show down because he's a sack of crap and he's some badass fighter. Nice work champ, no one's impressed. One question of my own, since I answered someone's already. How do they get voted off? Is it something where us fans call and vote, like the Diva search, or something where Al and Big vote them off like normal Tough Enoughs of the past? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Shutterspeed Report post Posted October 31, 2004 At this point, I couldn't really give a shit. I haven't seen anything from any of them that would lead me to believe that they'd be a wrestling asset to the company. Their promo skills are pretty neutral, except whether he's like it all the time or not, Justice's on SmackDown! sucked ass. I don't think that any of them have "the look" either, despite whether or not they have the heart. They might be able to get one over well enough as a face or heel, but nothing in the long term, and this will be just another failed and thus unnecessary experiment to manufacture a successful Superstar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites