Could Bully Ray be TNA's JBL?

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Bully Ray is considered to be one of the greatest speakers in TNA, John Layfield was considered the same after his WWE title reign. Both were reguarded as tag team midcarders for life before a heel turn took them to the next level and we experienced two of pro wrestlers greatest heels coming out of left field. Enough with the general similarities and onto the major question, can Bully emulate JBL and be responsible for the rise of TNA's next star like John was with Cena?

 

[GrammarNazi82]

So Layfield's who I can blame for Super-Cena? Good to know.

Carry on the conversation/discussion. I'll stay out of this one since I'm not familiar with JBL's history.

 

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So Layfield's who I can blame for Super-Cena? Good to know.

Carry on the conversation/discussion. I'll stay out of this one since I'm not familiar with JBL's history.

He won his first title from JBL, do you live in a cave or something :dawg:

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

GN might just live in a cave.

 

[GrammarNazi82]

He won his first title from JBL, do you live in a cave or something :dawg:

Yes, yes I do. tunga: It's common knowledge that I didn't start watching wrestling regularly until last February, so just over a year now, and that as a huge hater of Cena's I haven't bothered to try to learn more about his wrestling history. ity:

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Who are you again? Damn kids changing their usernames. :dawg: @"Dolph'sZiggler"

 

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Yes, yes I do. tunga: It's common knowledge that I didn't start watching wrestling regularly until last February, so just over a year now, and that as a huge hater of Cena's I haven't bothered to try to learn more about his wrestling history. ity:

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Who are you again? Damn kids changing their usernames. :dawg: @"Dolph'sZiggler"

: oh wait you'll not recognise that guy ... :finger: ..... nope before your time too :nogusta: yeah he represents your status :dawg: (this guy was never a wrestler) I'm Gohan btw

 

[Aids Johnson]

lolololol jbl ray dudley.

 

[GrammarNazi82]

: oh wait you'll not recognise that guy ... :finger: ..... nope before your time too :nogusta: yeah he represents your status :dawg: (this guy was never a wrestler) I'm Gohan btw

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[Senhor Perfect]

IMO Bully is better than JBL both in the ring and on the mic. It's kind of hard to compare the characters though, a wealthy Texas businessman and the leader of a biker gang.

 

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IMO Bully is better than JBL both in the ring and on the mic. It's kind of hard to compare the characters though, a wealthy Texas businessman and the leader of a biker gang.

You really don't need to get tied up in the specifics, think about how they went through a reinvention so late in their careers and wheter the heat drawn could be used to cement a new megastar.

 

[Tchman58]

Think it could end up resulting in tna's version of cena if bully loses to the right person. AJ styles IMO could be that person.

 

[TheBadGuy]

Super Styles!

 

[Lockard 23]

You left out one similarity - they're both bullies in real life, too.

I wouldn't give JBL much credit for cementing Cena as a star. Cena was already gaining huge momentum before he ever crossed paths with JBL the character, and even then, people didn't really see him as a 'mega star' until he beat Triple H at Wrestlemania 22 the following year and then his long title reign from 2006-2007. Despite the switch from Raw to Smackdown with Batista, many still saw Batista as the more important champion of the company throughout 2005 because of his hot feud with Triple H.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

I can't find anything on Bully being an IRL Bully. Give me some sauce Lockard

 

[Stopspot]

I can't find anything on Bully being an IRL Bully. Give me some sauce Lockard

He did admit in a shoot interview to stiffing Renée Dupré in the ring in a tag match but that was apparently because Renée and his partner refused to listen in the ring or something like that. Then he mouthed Johnny Ace into submission backstage or something like that.