10 Radical Ideas For WWE To Save Alberto Del Rio

7. Bring The (Other) Boss To WWE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPvyFP8nbGc ...for example, how about a super-intense shooter with a passion for competition and a killer, movie star grin? In Lucha Underground€™s first season, Alberto El Patrón was a revelation to those of us who hadn€™t seen anything of Rodríguez outside of a WWE ring, and probably a revelation to those who only remembered him from his time as a masked luchador. El Patrón (Spanish for €˜The Boss€™) was a tough, deadly action hero of a man, a battle-scarred veteran of a decade and a half of brutal in-ring wars who€™d travelled the globe beating up punks and drawing money from thrilled, baying crowds. He had a ready grin - even a wink, on occasion - yet was perfectly prepared to beat someone (anyone) to a pulp or even apply a little rule-breaking if it meant winning. He was Han Solo with an armbar, Spartacus in a speedo. Alberto had never been this charismatic before€ he even used some of his old WWE catchphrases and made them sound relevant and cool. Say you€™ve taken arrogant heel Alberto Del Rio, dumped the €˜Alberto€™ in the sea along with a go-nowhere angle and manager, and begun the process of a babyface turn: this is who he should end up as. I€™d buy that guy€™s t-shirt, and there€™s nothing midcard about The Boss. Allow him the space to get over and avoid giving him nonsensical promos to work his tongue around, and no one€™s going to mind about his accent. And hey, if a certain other Boss wants to complain about gimmick infringement, then that could lead to some interesting television...
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