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#135 - Boogeyman Nominated by: Johnbobb

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While the Boogeyman is certainly unique, I can't honestly claim to appreciate him in the ring. Conceptually, he was Finn Balor without the flair of, well, Finn Balor. And, of course, he used gross-out gimmicks to get over, something of which I generally do not approve. The style and panache of the Boogeyman concept is fine, but in execution it just didn't resonate with me. As a poor worker and a mediocre promo, it was something that would have been better served by someone else.

I think that, for me, it also was a gimmick that suffered due to its placement in time. I was watching wrestling (primarily Smackdown) at this time for the great talents on the show. But so often, the lower card guys just did absolutely nothing for me. This was an 80s gimmick resuscitated in the 2000s, and for me it was too soon to be retro and too late to be relevant.

I often get accused of not having fun with wrestling by the "sports entertainment" fans on the board, but I take umbrage with that. If the Boogeyman is supposed to be fun, then perhaps we should take stock of what fun is and how it varies from person to person. I love a wild and wacky promo. Ric Flair in WCW during the Nitro years, Scott Steiner in TNA, the Hurricane... there are some truly hilarious and goofy characters that I've loved over the years. I think my issue stems from the lack of character development again. Boogeyman had very little in-ring ability (he was old as hell back during his debut, remember) and his promo work was less than stellar and went nowhere. In all honesty, he was just another Kevin Thorn. A character that WWE only prioritized as a gimmick and never saw it as anything else. That's why Elias was best in NXT - he evolved and changed and reacted to things that happened. These other characters are so damned static and uninteresting.
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