Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Hi. My name is Johnny Jeter. I am a great talent from OVW who just came off one of the hottest feuds and angles the promotion has ever seen. I have the talent and charisma combo that many stars lack. I was their champion. I've been waiting for my big break to come to the WWE for nearly 3 years now. So what are they giving me?! I'll give you the gun. Pull the trigger any time you want. Okay, all seriousness... do they really need five guys to do this gimmick? Nemeth, Mondo, and Mitchell would have been fine just as a trio of cheerleaders. No problem... but they had to throw Doane and Jeter in there. Now it's overdone and took 5 young stars and made them jokes already. Sure, a couple of them may be able to break out of this and become big stars, but still... for the love of God... anyone think this is gonna work out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 This is the RTC of 2006. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Question. Can anyone give me a rundown on who's who in the pic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Why use a bunch of jacked up guys as cheerleaders? Male Cheerleaders are only funny when they are lanky and can't do any other sports or just really, really gay and oblivious to all the hot chicks around them. Not to mention they are totally half-assing it and are showing about a tenth of the energy actual cheerleaders do. Besides, this is a few years too late. Why not make them a boyband, or Latin pop stars? We all know that Spelling Bees are what's hot right now. Instead of alligning with Coach, they should be with Matt Striker as his Strike Team of Word Warriors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Open the Muggy Gate 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Left to right Nick Mitchell, Johnny Jeter, Mike Mondo, Nick Nemeth, Ken Doane Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 There was a time that this stable would have made sense. The fans wouldn't have jumped up and complained about it right away; the Spirt Squad would have gotten heel heat by acting like heels. They would have a run with moderate success (maybe even substantial success, if they got over enough) and then would implode and feud with each other. A few would stay as a team, a few would become singles stars, and one would join a team with some random wrestler. The whole stable would be a means to the end. Now that wrestling is 'smart' (and now that the writers lack the continuity to plan out the A, B, C steps that I just referenced, that have been used in wrestling for decades) ... people pan it the minute it's announced, the fans turn on it and give it "x-pac heat" (man, do I hate that cliche) and it's dropped quickly without much thought to why/what/what-could-have-been. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FromBeyondTheGrave Report post Posted January 24, 2006 I love the gimmick. Mike Mondo was one of the trainers at OVW's wrestling school, now that he's been called up, the new trainer is Russell Simpson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 I suddenly miss the Mean Street Posse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Team Angle Pusher 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Thing is they already have the Heart Throbs doing some cheerleader stuff and acting gay. So why don't they use them instead of fucking up five guys who deserve better then this. I mean, it's not like all 5 will get feuds, so this just sucks for their careers unless it quickly blows away. I loved the vid on wwe.com because it was funny but that's it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 When and How the fuck would this make sense in any time? They are CHEERLEADERS who will most likely be wrestling. Who the fuck wakes up one day and says "I want to be a cheerleader. No. I want to be a professional wrestler. Hey, why can't I be both?" That's like saying, "I want to be a doctor. No. I want to be a pimp." sorta different thought-processes there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 I say that maybe Doane and Jeter can be the tag team portion and let the other three run interference and annoyance on the outside. Let Coach cheer them on and celebrate their winning ways, and eventually have the team win the tag belts. When Coach tries to celebrate with them, they lambast him and say that they are sick and tired of doing this "lame shit" and ask Coach why they had to do all of that to get into the WWE. Play a bit of a shoot card and have the guys claim that Coach told them they could get into the WWE by playing those gimmicks, when you can see off the bat that it was just so he could have his own personal squad. They attack him, but still stay fundamentally tweener and cut a promo the following week about how they dreamed about wrestling for the WWE all their lives and are now really going to showcase what they can do. In a way, it's slightly "new blood", but there hasn't been anything really like that in the WWE, especially not of this size. Do not align them with a veteran or any sort of diva, and let them gain acceptance for their wrestling and...well...spirit. Eventually have the group break-up and by then the WWE could have two or three or more bonafide breakout stars to push into the upper-midcard (the IC Title level about). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LivingLegendGaryColeman 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Not that I really like this gimmick (although it is still early), I do think this group, especially with 5 would've made more sense on Smackdown. On Smackdown, they could have someone going after each belt. Although I doubt the main guy would really get to be upper mid-card/quasi main eventer, they could pose as that, a US Title contendor, a Cruiserweight and a Tag Team. Utilizing all five guys, a good way to have them all together. And that is much more believable than no one coming anyone near the World Title in the first place, I really doubt Flair would work with one one of them, RAW's tag team champs are "unstoppable main eventers who never defend the titles" and that's it for men's titles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Man, wrestling needs more stables. I can't see Mondo doing anything more than ringside interference, so that leaves 4 to wrestle. A tag team (possiblbly Jeter and Nemeth) a mid card solo worker (Doane, since he's the best wrestler and most likely to gain WWE approval) and a third wheel (Mitchell?). Either way, this gives the lot of them identities and gives five guys air-time at once. I can se Big Show/Kane dropping the titles to two of them (heel team, manager to interfere), but they'll probably disband by years end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Zarock Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Mike's swinging some pipe there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dam(o)nYankees Report post Posted January 24, 2006 When and How the fuck would this make sense in any time? They are CHEERLEADERS who will most likely be wrestling. Who the fuck wakes up one day and says "I want to be a cheerleader. No. I want to be a professional wrestler. Hey, why can't I be both?" That's like saying, "I want to be a doctor. No. I want to be a pimp." sorta different thought-processes there. Maybe they saw the Mortician-Wrestler hybrid and decided it worked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 After the Garbageman, Taxman, Health Guru(s), Monks, Plumbers, Hockey players, Baseball players, Teachers, Farmers who tried to be hybrids all failed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buffybeast 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 I knew the smark community would have this reaction to the Spirit Squad. And there is some legitimacy to the argument that these young talents are being wasted. However, I marked out like a bitch when they came out last night. I just loved it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 That's cause you, clearly, have horrible, horrible taste. Even if I were to say that the concept of the gimmick was good, which it isn't, their execution of it was still awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 I dont know if SNL skits from the late '90s can really stem the hunger for 'entertainment' that the marks (and Mcmahons) have... Coneheads, 2 Wild & Crazy Guys, and James Brown in a uhh! Hot tub! should satisfy the audience through the summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k thx 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 2 Wild & Crazy Guys The Heart Throbs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 HBK would make for a good Church Lady. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Unfrozen Caveman Carlito: Ladies and gentlemen of the WWE, I'm just a caveman. I fell on some ice and later got thawed out by some of your scientists. Your world frightens and confuses me! Sometimes the honking horns of your traffic make me want to get out of my BMW.. and run off into the hills, or wherever.. Sometimes when I get a message on my fax machine, I wonder: "Did little demons get inside and type it?" I don't know! My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts. But there is one thing I do know, being Unfrozen - das not cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Your world frightens and confuses me! Wins thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 HBK would make for a good Church Lady. Vince: I Want To Make Your Life A LIVING HEEEEELLLLLLL!!! HBK: Well isn't that special... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 If we're going back in time to find 'edgy humor' than maybe Edge and Lita should be repackaged as Fred & Ethel Mertz characters. RVD cant cut wwe-style promos? Give him a Hellen Keller-esque deaf/dumb/mute character! Vince loves neutering Shelton Benjamin and sticking him with an obese black woman? Why not bring in Sherman Helmsley and Demond Wilson as more family members! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Oleg Prudius can't work the mic? "I'M OLEG FELLOWS!!" ...and featuring Ashley Massaro as Lassie, with June Lockheart as Fit Finlay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Samoa Joe will debut as Gomer Pyle. desperatehouswife will skeet skeet skeet on the tv screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 Meh. They'll hang around, provide some entertainment, and then eventually split up and everything about the gimmick will be forgotten a couple months later. Big fucking deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2006 "They'll hang around" is pretty much the only thing you said that will end up being true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Dam(o)nYankees Report post Posted January 25, 2006 Meh. They'll hang around, provide some entertainment, and then eventually split up and everything about the gimmick will be forgotten a couple months later. Big fucking deal. What are they trying to accomplish? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
