WWE put a lot of effort into bringing Adam Rose up to the main roster with weeks of video packages, a large tour bus with his logo stamped on the side and a crew of dancing weirdos. From the beginning, it was clear that this was not a gimmick that would be taken seriously, but at least he had a good chance of becoming a mid-card comedy character. At first, the crowd was into him. They sang along with his entrance music and danced as he made his way to the ring, but he eventually turned into a joke. It's not Rose's fault. He has put his heart and soul into this character, but sometimes an idea sounds better than it ends up being once it's put into action. The saddest part about Rose is that his original Leo Kruger gimmick probably would have been much more successful. We all know that WWE needs to be a mix of colorful characters with realistic personas, but Rose seems like he is two decades too late to make this kind of gimmick work. He may get frustrated with being booked so infrequently and leave at some point, but it's far more likely that he will be let go when WWE realizes that his time came and went in the blink of an eye.
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