Loss Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Posted January 29, 2011 Oh God. Jarrett as a babyface in WCW was a BOMB. They're in Memphis, which I think is the only true positive reaction he ever got during this run. Quote
Ditch Posted January 29, 2011 Report Posted January 29, 2011 It doesn't help that you bring in a WWF heel to defend WCW against the WWF invaders. Yikes. Quote
El-P Posted January 29, 2011 Report Posted January 29, 2011 Jarrett didn't stay a face for long though, as he quickly transitionned into the sneaky 5th member of the 4 Horsemen, trying to take Mongo's spot and wife, which was a fun program. But yeah, Jarrett first coming up as a *face* after years of chickenshit heel in WWF and playing the "I'm wrestling tradition" card was a bomb. Quote
Zenjo Posted October 12, 2013 Report Posted October 12, 2013 That fake laugh at the end of lines is really annoying. Quote
El-P Posted April 8, 2014 Report Posted April 8, 2014 This came after a very good Jarrett vs Bubba match in which Jarrett didn't work like a heel for a change since it was taking place in Memphis. Jarrett was totally doing the Double J gimmick, complete with country music theme and fake laughs. Quote
PeteF3 Posted April 13, 2015 Report Posted April 13, 2015 Hard to get too thrilled about Dubba J vs. the Giant. This Memphis crowd doesn't seem too thrilled with him at all--and for Christ's sake, he was a heel when he was last in the USWA, so why should they be? Quote
soup23 Posted May 26, 2017 Report Posted May 26, 2017 I thought he got a fine reaction but yeah, not the most inspiring promo and something felt phony about the whole thing. Quote
Superstar Sleeze Posted March 20, 2022 Report Posted March 20, 2022 If you watch the match against Bubba Rogers, he was getting a monster hometown babyface pop. Double J chants at the beginning and he was getting big reactions during the finish for the Figure-4 tease, finally punching Jimmy Hart and beating Rogers by dropkicking the megaphone in the face. The promo with the weird "Ho oh Ho" laughs was weird. Jarrett's problem I think he wrestles like a babyface and is a really compelling babyface, but he is unlikeable outside the ring (character/promo). They could have hid him in a tag team to avoid that. Quote
dawho5 Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 The promo was definitely on par with the really fun Memphis-style match with Bubba. It didn't seem near babyface enough for how he had wrestled. Super fun match that the crowd ate up. Quote
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