Matt Bloom

[Irish Mark]

Well lets face it, the Tensai gimmick just didn't work. This can be attributed to a number of things; Brock Lesnar came in and took away Bloom's planned feud with Cena that would surely have elevated him straight into the main event where he could have been booked as the WWE's monster heel right through 2012. The back up plan to have him squash the lower card flopped because the fans had no reaso or desire to get behind the gimmick. Having Bloom win squash matches at the same time Brodus, Ryback and Sandow were all dooing the same was a bad decision and the lack of a feud was perhaps the nail in the Tensai coffin.

Matt Bloom (Prince Albert, Albert, A-Train, Giant Bernard, Lord Tensai, Tensai) didn't appear on Raw or SD last week and he destroyed Sakamoto the week before. This seems to me to be symbolic of the scrapping of the Tensai gimmick. The only way I can see Bloom having a decent run in WWE this time around is if he comes out on Raw, cuts a heel promo about wanting to return to WWE and reinvent himself but the fans would not let him forget the past. So now, the A-Train is back and gonna run right through the WWE roster. I'd add him to AW's stable as well.

Not sure about MitB though; Big Show is already in the WWE briefcase match and Brodus will surely be added. Is there room in the WHC briefcase match for Bloom assuming Ryback will be involved??

So many scenarios......

 

[Rated R Superstar]

I honestly loved the Tensai character. But much like they have done before, the pushed him far too soon. Should have waited a little, have him squash some mid card guys, and possibly get into a decent feud with one of them before sicking him on Cena.

 

[Irish Mark]

I liked the gimmick too. The guys a great wrestler and having watched him in Japan, he was pretty dominant. I really don't think the problem was too much too soon though, the Lesnar timing was very unfortunate but WWE have to be held accountable for having no back up plan. Once Lesnar came in and stole Tensai's feud with Cena, WWE put little or no effort into finding something else for him to do. He needed to feud with an established star; I personally would have put him with Orton and scrapped the Orton/Kane programme after WM.

 

[Dale]

Nothing wrong with the Tensai gimmick at all, they just didn't give him a proper chance to get the gimmick to work. Let him keep the gimmick but actually give him promo time to explain the character and his motives, give the people a chance to give a shit before writing him off.

 

[Defiant]

Of course Tensai has failed, WWE did not commit to him at all. He was shoved down our throats, lost suddenly and repeatedly, and stripped of half his gimmick. And he's only been around for just under 3 months. Meanwhile, Ryback is still tossing around local jabroni's and Brodus I think is still undefeated.

If WWE were a person, they'd shove somebody off a cliff and blame them for not being able to fly.

 

[Doink]

I liked the Tensai gimmick but as already stated the timing wasn't right with the likes of Lesnar, Sandow, Ryback & Brodus coming in and squashing others. I think the fact that top faces such as Rey was out as well made things harder for him as there weren't many to feud with. Not to mention Ortons welness policy.

 

[SAIYANS]

Of course Tensai has failed, WWE did not commit to him at all. He was shoved down our throats, lost suddenly and repeatedly, and stripped of half his gimmick. And he's only been around for just under 3 months. Meanwhile, Ryback is still tossing around local jabroni's and Brodus I think is still undefeated.

If WWE were a person, they'd shove somebody off a cliff and blame them for not being able to fly.

Well I got less sympathy for Albert as he has been there before and knew what he was signing up for, and because they tried so many gimmicks in the past to get him over. Like it was said, it was a horrible time to join with Brodus who has more personality, Ryback who has the better look, Sheamus, and the bigs in Kane, Show, and Henry who were always more important than him.

 

[Kingslayer]

The guy needs to be fired already, I swear he's almost as bad in the ring as Khali, and he's as dull as dull gets, plus he's 40 and the first time we saw him since returning, he came out in a fucking Shredder outfit. He was doomed from the start.

 

[#HEELRaghe]

Kingslayer, I wouldn't go that far and say he's a horrible in-ring worker. I think he's a great in-ring worker and pretty agile for his size. The only reason why he isn't over with you is because his gimmick sucks, and he's getting no mic time. If you get no mic time, how can the WWE Universe take you seriously or atleast be interested in what you do, if all you do is wrestle you're going to turn into Jack Swagger, and we all know how that game goes. To be a WWE Superstar you need to be well rounded and that includes mic work. Thats why CM Punk,Daniel Bryan,John Cena,Big Show,Sheamus. There is a reason why they excel, because they can talk on the mic, and keep the fans entertained. If Tensai gets a chance to talk, or the WWE does a full out makeover I'm sure you'll change your opinion on Tensai, because he is a great in-ring worker for his size.

 

[Kingslayer]

Don't make assumptions about me and why I don't like him. I've heard Tensai cut promos before, he sucks ass, and he IS shit in the ring. A giant, heaping, ass sucking pile of shit in the ring.

Who are you people kidding? His work is abyssmal. And pulling out the Japan card isn't gonna work because A - he's not in Japan, he's here, and he sucks here, and B - in the Japanese matches of his I saw, it was the same shit. As for changing the gimmick, his first run was no better, what would be different this time? He's still the same guy.

 

[#HEELRaghe]

We're just going to need to wait and see, Tensai needs to be given time to flourish. That's all. The gimmick he has is very tough for him because A) The fans don't understand it, or B) No one cares. I think it's B, but really Tensai just needs a gimmick change, or he needs to be given decent matches and not be rushed into Cena, and lose and then all of a sudden he's on WWE Superstars every Thursday Night. So before they screw up a great talent, they need to give him time to flourish, and I hope they don't screw up Ryback or Sandow, I mean they're already screwing up Cesaro. Once Ambrose and Rollins hit the main roster, and they screw them up, then I will be pissed. It's not Tensai, it's the sudden rush from WWE Creative.

 

[Prodigy]

I think the guy is suited to tag team wrestling more than singles. I mean it was all he really did in WWE, and I believe it was all he really did in Japan. I saw one of his tag matches and it was good. I think they should let him stick to what he knows, put him in a tag team with a another big guy to add another dimension to the tag division that they seem to be re building.

 

[Kingslayer]

We're just going to need to wait and see, Tensai needs to be given time to flourish. That's all. The gimmick he has is very tough for him because A) The fans don't understand it, or B) No one cares. I think it's B, but really Tensai just needs a gimmick change, or he needs to be given decent matches and not be rushed into Cena, and lose and then all of a sudden he's on WWE Superstars every Thursday Night. So before they screw up a great talent, they need to give him time to flourish, and I hope they don't screw up Ryback or Sandow, I mean they're already screwing up Cesaro. Once Ambrose and Rollins hit the main roster, and they screw them up, then I will be pissed. It's not Tensai, it's the sudden rush from WWE Creative.

They're not screwing up a great talent, they're putting Fat Albert where he belongs, in a position to stay off tv for weeks at a time and then job to the real stars. Frankly, I don't see star potential in RyBack, Rollins or Cesaro either, so I wouldn't count them as screw ups either, although they certainly offer more than Fat Albert does.

I don't have much faith in WWE to do the right thing with Sandow and Ambrose, though, as WWE has a knack of screwing up and those guys actually are big time players if they're handled right. Better to never expect a good talent to succeed, it eliminates the disappointment when WWE makes them fail.

 

[#HEELRaghe]

Cesaro is a talent. Ryback (meh) put him in the ring with guys that look like wrestlers than maybe. But Cesaro is a talent, and for sure so is Rollins. Rollins and Ambrose are both future world champions and they are going to be very interesting once they hit the main roster. As for Tensai, again let's wait for him to flourish.

 

[Irish Mark]

They're not screwing up a great talent, they're putting Fat Albert where he belongs, in a position to stay off tv for weeks at a time and then job to the real stars. Frankly, I don't see star potential in RyBack, Rollins or Cesaro either, so I wouldn't count them as screw ups either, although they certainly offer more than Fat Albert does.

I don't have much faith in WWE to do the right thing with Sandow and Ambrose, though, as WWE has a knack of screwing up and those guys actually are big time players if they're handled right. Better to never expect a good talent to succeed, it eliminates the disappointment when WWE makes them fail.

Ur opinion of Matt Bloom as an in ring performer makes me wonder what u consider good. And now ur saying u don't see potential in Antonio Cesaro or Ryback?! Do u expect everyone to walk into WWE and be a Stone Cold or something??