Brodus Clay Finally Debuts On WWE Raw As "The Funkasaurus"
In what was a rather astonishing sight to see, WWE finally pulled the trigger on Brodus Clay's debut after two months of teasing on last night's WWE Raw from Texas, and in a very unexpected way. Billed from 'Planet Funk', Clay returned as "The Funkasaurus", a big heavy dancing goof that was accompanied to the ring by two hot performers who were actually WWE developmental wrestlers Cameron Lynn and Naomi from FCW. Both were recognisable, Cameron Lynn (real name Ariane Andrew, first cut last season of Tough Enough) and Naomi (finished second in the third season of NXT). He came out to the 'Somebody Call My Mama' theme song, the same song Ernest "The Cat" Miller used for his animated character for his brief three month stint at the end of 2003. Amazingly this version of Clay was actually so goofy it was getting over with the fans and he squashed Curt Hawkins in a nothing of a match. This was not the Brodus Clay originally shown in the promo videos building to his return back in November or the same wrestler seen on Superstars and with Alberto Del Rio recently. This was a new John Laurinaitis endorsed creation! Brodus Clay was obviously trending worldwide on Twitter after that debut but Clay, somewhere inside, must be cursing that he has been given this particular gimmick. Originally promised to be a Mark Henry style monster who theoretically could be pushed to a title reign and ironically Clay suggested to the WWE that he could be used as a monster who doesn't sell or get hurt (i.e. the same gimmick the WWE loved but gave it to Mark Henry instead!) but now has debuted as a joke of a character. A modern day Rikishi or dancing Viscera which can only guarantee a short term run.