Or, Good Lord Shaw, how bad did the bookers hate you?
So yeah, after Friar Ferguson bombed, the boys in the back figured out a sure fire character-an ugly fat guy! Who smells and picks his nose! Kids like gross stuff, right?
Yeah. Rather hard pressed to come up with a decent hook. No way is 'WWF World Heavyweight Champion Bastion Booger' ever being said.
That being said, Shaw took the idea and by Gad, he ran with it. Duct tape to create a hump, a singlet that looked like it hadn't been washed since Billy Beer was on shelves (or maybe washed in said beer). His moves even made sense. So what was the problem?
The gimmick itself. What to do?
I'd give him a manager at least. Harvey Wippleman, who then tries to pass him off to ANYONE. Other managers, the guys he's fighting, random members of the audience...
Rather like the idea of Harvey desperately trying to unload Bastion, who ends up winning somehow thus Harvey HAS to keep him.
Ok, so a comedy character. Maybe not a Wrestlemania headliner, but someone's got to job to the stars.
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