This is a discussion on John Morrison is a terrible face within the WWE Discussion forums, part of the Wrestling Forums category; I am aware that his push has been very well done and has been universally praised, and I'm not arguing ...
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I am aware that his push has been very well done and has been universally praised, and I'm not arguing with the way he has been booked really. What I am saying is that his gimmick, his whole persona, only really works as a heel. He has never been the best mic worker by any means, but when he was a heel looking down on people and basically being an arrogant, egotistical jerk, it seemed to work a lot better. This is mainly due to his look and the nature of the gimmick, a decadent rock star character who is his own biggest fan.
Last night on Smackdown was a good example of how bad face Morrison is. I thought his segment with Teddy Long in which they were singing Michael Jackson songs was just cringe-worthy it was so bad. You could argue that that was just a bad segment, but I think with Morrison in particular, he is really bad and trying to be a face and come across as that "fun guy" everybody likes. The segment just felt so forced and I don't really see how anybody can buy into his face character.
In the ring, being a face kind of works for him due to the high flying offence the fans can appreciate, but outside of the ring, face Morrison pretty much sucks. I always say charisma is more important for a heel, but because of the whole gimmick, I feel being a heel was a lot better for him and his face character just seems so awkward.
Anyway, I disagree. Morrison has a kind of character you can like. He's a cool smartass, who can back it up in the ring. The crowd's been getting behind him even with the lack of promo time (which he needs to get to improve), so he's shown he can connect with them alright as a face anyway. The charter may need to be tweaked a tiny bit to make it more Jerichoesque (as a face, not the honest man crap), though I don't think it's that bad.
I disagree on Morrison being bad as a face. I think it's a little too early to judge since that was just a bad segment. Morrison has been alright on the mic by himself, and the fans obviously want to cheer him.
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Morrison is fine as a Midcard to Upper Midcard face, he just isn't nearly interesting enough to be a Main Eventer and center a show around. That is, unless something were to happen like what happened with Hardy where the fans pushed him to the Main Event. (Although I do not see that happening.)
I don't get why they don't give Morrison a mouth piece like Melina (no pun...). From what I remember she is pretty good on the microphone although I could be mistaken. Morrison is pretty mediocore on the mic.
WWE needs more managers who can get people over by talking whether it's male or female.
Morrison is fine as a Midcard to Upper Midcard face, he just isn't nearly interesting enough to be a Main Eventer and center a show around. That is, unless something were to happen like what happened with Hardy where the fans pushed him to the Main Event. (Although I do not see that happening.)
I don't get why they don't give Morrison a mouth piece like Melina (no pun...). From what I remember she is pretty good on the microphone although I could be mistaken. Morrison is pretty mediocore on the mic.
WWE needs more managers who can get people over by talking whether it's male or female.
When your gimmick is that of a smartass, having a manager defeats the purpose of your gimmick.
I think the segment was god awful as much as the next guy, but I disagree that he is a terrible face. I mean sure he isn't the best mic worker, but he is sure a crowd pleaser by the amazing stuff he does in the ring. If he were given a gimmick just a little similar to the gimmick HBK had in 1996, I think it would work for him. With the exception of last night, I have enjoyed the Morrison face run. My only problem is that, they never really cemented why he all the sudden became a face, in the proper manner.
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Think he's good as a face but he is better as a heel. that thing with long was terrible but it would've been terrible no matter who it was.
Have to agree with you there True Blue. the promo was beyond horrible.
I just think that creative needs to give Morrison enough mic time (a lot like how The Miz does). If this were to happen, I'm sure he would explain why he is a face
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