I've been watching tons and tons of shoots lately, and one thing I've noticed is those who have ill will against the WWE, and even vince or HHH, will all admit that Cena was nothing but cool. So whatever Riley's issue is, I'm starting to think it wasn't all Cena, especially since Riley won't talk about it.
M4 I can see that. Cena's also mentioned that he'll vouch for guys who he sees money in and will want to put them over - edge, aj, Rollins, Owens. I never mentioned Ryback. But yes, he is a fool.
I saw a bunch of shoots where Alex Riley was potrayed as an asshole backstage. Honestly the only thing I could make sense out of the shoots is that Riley ticked off Cena and Cena snapped on Riley which made Riley feel embarrassed. Hence why Cena legitimately punched Riley during Raw and Riley played the victim card Edit: Also, fuck Ryback. Ryback is a moron haha. The fact that his shoots have so many views and people believe his horse shit is insane
Nick Cervenka Riley had all the tools to be the poster boy so I do believe that Cena felt threatened especially since Riley was associated with Miz who was feuding with Cena so that spotlight would've given Riley that platform to break out
Ryan Sanderson I met him once at an NXT show. I noticed that he was new, probably just been signed, and so I was chatting with him before the show started. He was very friendly, and started telling me a weird story about him going to H.P. Lovecraft University to study the occult. I just nodded my head and went along with it because it seemed like he was speaking in character and giving me a promo, which I thought was weird and cool at the same time. For those who don't know, H.P. Lovecraft is one of the most famous horror novelists of all time. He created the Cthulu character and was seriously twisted.
Ryan Sanderson I had the same reaction. Everything I heard about him while he was in the wwe, was about him hurting others or getting into a fight. All the interviews he's done since leaving wwe he comes across as a real cool dude
Gariq Is Gaming not the whole thing. This is only a preview, in order to listen to the whole interview you gotta buy it for $20 on their website. I looked into it already.
I will defo buy this..... I wouldn't have before watching this preview because I didn't know much about him but he seems like a super cool guy who REALLY knows wrestling :-)
His Dusty impersonation was absolutely on point! I always like Simon I'm disappointed he wasn't utilized better on the main roster but I mean it's to be Expected from WWE always misusing talent.
I always thought that gotch wasn't used to his full potential. He was my favorite member of the vaudevillains. I can see how some people can see him as being egotistical but I just see him as a guy who really knows his stuff and may get frustrated a bit easy. Seems like a chill dude for the most part though
Jesus, Enzo sounds fucking awful. He's probably the worst wrestler in the company. I mean, how do you break your own leg trying to counter a wristlock? How on earth has he not been fired yet? Maybe Vince just likes seeing him get destroyed in the ring every week.
The guy can talk, and in WWE that's enough for a job even if everyone else hates you. Especially in this modern era of WWE where all promos are scripted and everyone sounds bored by what they're saying.
There's an interview with a former WWE strength/conditioning coach and when asked who was difficult to coach, he said "An obvious one would be Enzo Amore. He trained with Joe DeFranco for several years before he came into the PC. Joe DeFranco is Triple H’s personal trainer. Joe is an amazing guy and a brilliant strength coach and Enzo trained with him for a couple of years but he is a guy that just doesn’t listen very well. He has some decent athletic ability (he played college football) but he is very hard to coach. Not just in the gym but in the ring as well. In talking with his other coaches and he worked with all of the coaches (since he was there) for three or four years and Norman Smiley, Bill Demott and all of them thought he could be a real pain in the ass. Sometimes he can be awesome and other times he could be a pain in the ass. He’s one of those guys that thought he trained at DeFranco’s so he knows everything. “I do a lot of things very similar and somewhat the same as what DeFranco does but certain things may be different and just because you did it one way, I’m asking you to do it different right now and if am asking you for a certain reason it’s because I want to see you do it this way because I am building to something else. Everyone that knows Enzo knows he is a hell of a character and a good guy but he can be a pain in the ass to work with sometimes, not all the time. I know this for a fact. If you try and coach somebody and you tell them what to do 10 or 12 times and they don’t listen and they don’t fix it or they only fix it while you are right in front of their face. Even it is absolutely terrible technique, they just feel comfortable in what they are doing."
He is good on the mic, but he's utterly shit in the ring. They should use him as a manager. That seems like the perfect role for him if they're going to keep him.
It's not Gotch's fault that Enzo doesn't know how to put his head down when sliding out of the ring. I was at that Payback, opposite hard cam. It was obvious that Enzo fucked up and concussed himself as soon as he hit that rope.
Minnesotaboy126 The audience loves gimmicks. They just don't know what to do with them after they come from NXT to the main roster. The gimmick was confirmed to work in NXT, they just dropped the ball with them after the call up.
I'm going to say it again. No shoot interview is complete without 1 of the following impressions; Jim Barnett, Iron Shiek or Dusty Rhodes. So far I heard Dusty. Wonder what other ones are there.
johnnie mcafee dude almost half of the wrestlers are good wrestlers but if you don't have any good Mic skills or can't wrestle or giving a shitty gimmick u won't make it far perfect example ever seen an interview were someone was interviewing heath ledger He is in wwe for how long in that he came across like a genuine kool dude just when creative has shit for u u won't go far
johnnie mcafee plus Vince holds some wrestlers back I don't know if you heard of a podcast from solomaster I recommend it he had Justin Roberts on a ring announcer to make a long story short he said that wrestlers can give suggestions what do they do they put it in the trash that speaks volumes at least for me that goes to show u when wrestlers whether mid card top or lower card if they have ideas Vince doesn't listen
rashad sims Heath Ledger ?? the joker lol.. or you mean Slater... Im aware of solomister sound off, and having mic skills and mat skills, all i was saying is some people cant get a FAKE PERSONA across well, but in hearing him COMMUNICATE AS A REAL PERSON, he is well spoken. Thats who we should of seen. Not a forced persona.
Has me wonder if Corey Graves [on Beyond The Mat] was serious about recommending Enzo to wrestle in the Cruiserweight Division? Zo would be a good character on 205 Live, but he wouldn't be able to cut it with guys like TJ Perkins, Neville, Ariya Daivari and etc. He would try to, and that's where he could hurt himself (again).
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"he broke his own leg trying to counter a wristlock"
i had to pause for a moment to fully absorb that statement
I... I can't even picture that. Just how?
how does that happen like i legit dont understand how you break your leg countering a wristlock
Dyllan Keaton wait what how in the fuck
Can anyone provide a link for the video?
DDTing himself is even more ridiculous. You need two people to do a DDT! How uncoordinated would you have to be to do that?
"He broke his own leg trying to counter a wristlock"
Did... Did I seriously just hear that? I'm still trying to process that line...
hygor bohm Hubner ikr.. it makes me wonder wtf happened
I dont think i heard that correctly
hygor bohm Hubner forget the shade, Simon just threw a fucking roof at Enzo.
Christopher Chuauhang throw the whole house
Gotch's Dusty Rhodes impression is actually kinda spot on
Never spoke interested in Gotch, but he seems like a cool guy listening to him
Met this dude at the 'Legends of the Ring' convention in NJ a few months back... Tremendous dude!
Vaudevillians kicked ass...too bad WWE buried their gimmick.
This Anthony Kiedis' shoot interview will be an interesting one.
At first I thought gotch was a bad person. But he seems chill asf
Out of all the shoots I've heard. His sounds the most believable.
"he broke his own leg trying to counter a wristlock"
A year later and my mind is still trying to process that line
he already seems happier not being hand cuffed by wwe
Best Dusty impersonation ever!!!
Simon Gotch is love... Simon Gotch is life
Simon seems like a super genuine dude.
Damn...when I played 2k17 and I saw Gotch, I thought he was a superstar from the past...like from Sammartino's era or something
this is one of the best shoot interviews i have ever seen
Gotch has a win over Misawa? JESUS... he must've been a pretty good talent for Misawa to put him over
OMG that's true. Although Misawa was not pinned. So he was not putted over.
EZ Mokonnen rip Misawa
Lets be honest if you could truthfully say you had a win over Misawa in some way wouldn't you?
It was a countout or something?
No, some guy from Gotch team pinned a teamate from Misawa.
I've been watching tons and tons of shoots lately, and one thing I've noticed is those who have ill will against the WWE, and even vince or HHH, will all admit that Cena was nothing but cool. So whatever Riley's issue is, I'm starting to think it wasn't all Cena, especially since Riley won't talk about it.
M4 I can see that. Cena's also mentioned that he'll vouch for guys who he sees money in and will want to put them over - edge, aj, Rollins, Owens.
I never mentioned Ryback. But yes, he is a fool.
I saw a bunch of shoots where Alex Riley was potrayed as an asshole backstage. Honestly the only thing I could make sense out of the shoots is that Riley ticked off Cena and Cena snapped on Riley which made Riley feel embarrassed. Hence why Cena legitimately punched Riley during Raw and Riley played the victim card
Edit: Also, fuck Ryback. Ryback is a moron haha. The fact that his shoots have so many views and people believe his horse shit is insane
So what about CM Punk, The Rock, Mix and Micky?
Nick Cervenka Riley had all the tools to be the poster boy so I do believe that Cena felt threatened especially since Riley was associated with Miz who was feuding with Cena so that spotlight would've given Riley that platform to break out
Yeah, I don't believe it. I'm not on Riley's side and won't be convinced otherwise, unless he finally decides to talk about it himself.
That's a awesome Owen Hart shirt he has on.
My buddy designs them. Hit him up on FB. He does amazing stuff. I have many of his wrestling shirts. facebook.com/JPierceIAM
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Simon mentioned on WWE Network being a big fan of Owen Hart & empathizing with him in his feud with Bret because he was the younger brother
He seems to have a pretty bad reputation but he seems like a cool guy, I mean I've never met him but just from what I've seen (so far)
Ryan Sanderson I met him once at an NXT show. I noticed that he was new, probably just been signed, and so I was chatting with him before the show started. He was very friendly, and started telling me a weird story about him going to H.P. Lovecraft University to study the occult. I just nodded my head and went along with it because it seemed like he was speaking in character and giving me a promo, which I thought was weird and cool at the same time. For those who don't know, H.P. Lovecraft is one of the most famous horror novelists of all time. He created the Cthulu character and was seriously twisted.
That's pretty cool, he seems to have a good personality
Ryan Sanderson I had the same reaction. Everything I heard about him while he was in the wwe, was about him hurting others or getting into a fight. All the interviews he's done since leaving wwe he comes across as a real cool dude
For those commenting here there is no doubt this dude is cool and calm to have a chat whatever was said about him I call it bs
1:45 - One of the best Dusty impression I have ever seen. Pretty cool story too. 😊
With all the recent heat on Enzo I'll have to check this out.
have fun spending 20 bucks on the shit.
Travis Howell why. It's free right here
Gariq Is Gaming not the whole thing. This is only a preview, in order to listen to the whole interview you gotta buy it for $20 on their website. I looked into it already.
Damn he does a extremely good Dusty Rhodes impersonation
I will defo buy this..... I wouldn't have before watching this preview because I didn't know much about him but he seems like a super cool guy who REALLY knows wrestling :-)
His Dusty impersonation was absolutely on point! I always like Simon I'm disappointed he wasn't utilized better on the main roster but I mean it's to be Expected from WWE always misusing talent.
westnile21
Bruce Pritchard does him pretty good as well
“John Cena was part of the reason why I got the job” Gotch. And somehow indie smarks are gonna hear this as “cena buried me that’s why I’m fired” 😂
Gotch's Dusty's impression is one of the best ones I've ever heard.
I always thought that gotch wasn't used to his full potential. He was my favorite member of the vaudevillains. I can see how some people can see him as being egotistical but I just see him as a guy who really knows his stuff and may get frustrated a bit easy. Seems like a chill dude for the most part though
always thought he looked like late 90s Eddddie Guerrero
And his ex tag partner is married to Eddie's daughter.
Exactly, lol. That must have bugged Aiden out a little and some guys that worked with Eddie too backstage.
MrAdrenaline1982 oh shit I never knew that!
Lol So true!!!
I did not know this.
His Dusty story is incredible!
I gotta watch the full shoot . He seems like a good guy !! very polite and respectful
Jesus, Enzo sounds fucking awful. He's probably the worst wrestler in the company. I mean, how do you break your own leg trying to counter a wristlock? How on earth has he not been fired yet? Maybe Vince just likes seeing him get destroyed in the ring every week.
MrHH1992 I think he's one of Triple H's guys
The guy can talk, and in WWE that's enough for a job even if everyone else hates you. Especially in this modern era of WWE where all promos are scripted and everyone sounds bored by what they're saying.
There's an interview with a former WWE strength/conditioning coach and when asked who was difficult to coach, he said
"An obvious one would be Enzo Amore. He trained with Joe DeFranco for several years before he came into the PC. Joe DeFranco is Triple H’s personal trainer. Joe is an amazing guy and a brilliant strength coach and Enzo trained with him for a couple of years but he is a guy that just doesn’t listen very well. He has some decent athletic ability (he played college football) but he is very hard to coach. Not just in the gym but in the ring as well. In talking with his other coaches and he worked with all of the coaches (since he was there) for three or four years and Norman Smiley, Bill Demott and all of them thought he could be a real pain in the ass. Sometimes he can be awesome and other times he could be a pain in the ass. He’s one of those guys that thought he trained at DeFranco’s so he knows everything.
“I do a lot of things very similar and somewhat the same as what DeFranco does but certain things may be different and just because you did it one way, I’m asking you to do it different right now and if am asking you for a certain reason it’s because I want to see you do it this way because I am building to something else. Everyone that knows Enzo knows he is a hell of a character and a good guy but he can be a pain in the ass to work with sometimes, not all the time. I know this for a fact. If you try and coach somebody and you tell them what to do 10 or 12 times and they don’t listen and they don’t fix it or they only fix it while you are right in front of their face. Even it is absolutely terrible technique, they just feel comfortable in what they are doing."
ur no longer a Triple H guy once you make it to the main roster lol
He is good on the mic, but he's utterly shit in the ring. They should use him as a manager. That seems like the perfect role for him if they're going to keep him.
It's not Gotch's fault that Enzo doesn't know how to put his head down when sliding out of the ring. I was at that Payback, opposite hard cam. It was obvious that Enzo fucked up and concussed himself as soon as he hit that rope.
His Dusty Rhodes is spot on spot on its scary
Poor Vaudevillians I really liked them but Vince didn't want to push them and the audience doesn't like gimmicks anymore which sucks ass.
Minnesotaboy126
The audience loves gimmicks. They just don't know what to do with them after they come from NXT to the main roster. The gimmick was confirmed to work in NXT, they just dropped the ball with them after the call up.
I'd have a drink with Simon.
Does a great Dusty Rhodes. Was always a fan of Gotch's work,
His Dusty Rhodes impression is the best.
I'm going to say it again. No shoot interview is complete without 1 of the following impressions; Jim Barnett, Iron Shiek or Dusty Rhodes. So far I heard Dusty. Wonder what other ones are there.
His Enzo voice lol
Nailed the dusty impression
If Gotch ever returns to WWE he should either be a boxer to a rivalry against Aiden English or maybe even a powerhouse cruiser weight
Id like to hear the whole story "Why is Jorge running at me."
Rhys Jones, buy the dvd
Simon gotch is the funniest guy
If I were to ever get trained how to wrestle, I'd want to be trained by Simon.
That sin cara segment is what I want to see!
Simon Gotch is a smart dude. He gets it
Douchebag or not that's a damn good Dusty impression
i love this man. idk why
Seems like a pretty cool guy
I always wondered why one day their music was suddenly heel.
Fienstein finally got a new backdrop , jesus christ
this is a shoot i gotta see. looks good
just noticed his tshirt is of the "2 time Slammy Winner" "King of Harts" Owen Hart. respect for that.
The Vaudevillians were my favorite thing on nxt. And I haven't really watched since they left.
Then I see smackdown and it's just another joke team.
Danger Level 10 To be fair Aiden got a win over Sami
He kinda reminds me of Max Landis, who is also a wrestling fan. I'm sure most of you have seen his Wrestling Isn't Wrestling.
Jw Nj but max landis isn't a professional wrestler
Jw Nj greatest video ever
He seems like a really cool guy
He is. I got to see him live years ago when he was with WLW under the alias Ryan Drago. Super nice guy!
I hope Gotch is able to get into RoH or NJPW, places where more showy in-ring work takes precedence. Heck I'd settle seeing him on WCPW Loaded.
Awesome hair
That Dusty Rhodes impression... lol
Seems like a Really cool guy
the first part is the best bro.
Simon seems cool as shit...
This guy looks like the bad guy from assassin's creed syndicate
awesome impression of dusty rhodes
His dusty impression is actually p damn good
Well spoken guy
That wasn't Gotch's fault that was all Enzo yet Gotch gets heat for it
Fuck I miss dusty, great impression.
Lol at Khali getting in the shower and pissing and walking away. I can picture that big dummy doing that
Simon seem like a really cool guy!
He's voice is 🔥
I agree with him, Enzo sucks....
how the hell are you gonna charge for a full interview lol
Gotch is cool!
WHERE CAN I LISTEN TO THE WHOLE INTERVIEW FOR FREE?
Am I the only one e that think he sounds like Brian Griffin
What's a Brian Griffin?
Catley Jordison if you don't know who Brian Griffin is I feel sorry for You
Tmbil _24
Is it one of those lame characters from Family Guy or King Of The Hill?
Catley Jordison lame? It's the dog from family Guy stop playing dumb
Tmbil _24 Oh, I despise Family Guy.
He literally lives across the street from me . Its been a whole year and im still scared to go up to him lol
Can someone explain to me the Enzo/ Dusty Rhodes part?
My favourite From Vaudevillans.
enzo is one of the worst, most unathletic wrestlers on the roster. how this guy is still in the wwe amazes me.
Dustin Rhodes sounds like Teddy from Prison Break
He sounds like Brian from Family Guy
when enzo got injuried it should of boosted these guys
Excellent impression of dusty by gotch, if you will.
why didnt we see THIS guy.. i swear WWE dosent want you to be successful ..unless your chosen
johnnie mcafee cause he was a dick backstage that why
johnnie mcafee dude almost half of the wrestlers are good wrestlers but if you don't have any good Mic skills or can't wrestle or giving a shitty gimmick u won't make it far perfect example ever seen an interview were someone was interviewing heath ledger He is in wwe for how long in that he came across like a genuine kool dude just when creative has shit for u u won't go far
johnnie mcafee plus Vince holds some wrestlers back I don't know if you heard of a podcast from solomaster I recommend it he had Justin Roberts on a ring announcer to make a long story short he said that wrestlers can give suggestions what do they do they put it in the trash that speaks volumes at least for me that goes to show u when wrestlers whether mid card top or lower card if they have ideas Vince doesn't listen
rashad sims Heath Ledger ?? the joker lol.. or you mean Slater... Im aware of solomister sound off, and having mic skills and mat skills, all i was saying is some people cant get a FAKE PERSONA across well, but in hearing him COMMUNICATE AS A REAL PERSON, he is well spoken. Thats who we should of seen. Not a forced persona.
johnnie mcafee yea my fault sorry about that again Vince holds them back most of the time
I know this is kind of old, but is there somewhere I can watch the whole interview???
Damn i seen the word buried before up here but got damn he absolutely fuckin buried enzo in this interview.
Why did you cut him off at the end when he wasn't even half way through his story of when he found out he got realised?
got to buy the interview to hear the whole story its not cut off
Bingo cards… 🤣😂
Enzo is a manager, pretending to be a wrestler
Who is the Jorge he was talking about?
sin cara/hunico
I believe it was Hunico/Sin Cara
Hunico/Sin Cara
Where did he get that awesome Owen Hart t-shirt?
Has me wonder if Corey Graves [on Beyond The Mat] was serious about recommending Enzo to wrestle in the Cruiserweight Division? Zo would be a good character on 205 Live, but he wouldn't be able to cut it with guys like TJ Perkins, Neville, Ariya Daivari and etc. He would try to, and that's where he could hurt himself (again).
Wow no wonder people dont like enzo
I'm just happy he's still singing with the Chili Peppers.
Simon Gotch BURIES Enzo Amore
Which match is he talking about at 8:58 ?
Awesome good looking out.
imo he should do a drew get in decent shape make a name outside WWE with a lot of hype like a lot of people have done then hit NXT again.
Why is Simon Gotch and Aiden English not on 205 Live in the Cruiserweight Division?
UNDERSTAND THAT! Because 205 Live is such a top notch show that is going places
He reminds me on CavemanDCJ