[FlairFanatic]

What an awesome gimmick! Im glad they are doing something with him, and, he reminds me A LOT of what Brian Pillman was all about. and his manager uses a torture rack!

[Rachel5831]

i read that this is pretty equivalent to the gimmick he's done in japan.

i hate the torture rack.

[InfamousTIM]

You got it right Mr. Classic; I love The Brian Kendrick!

[#1SpiderFan]

FlairFanatic wrote:

What an awesome gimmick! Im glad they are doing something with him, and, he reminds me A LOT of what Brian Pillman was all about. and his manager uses a torture rack!

Same here. I was just catching up on the wrestling I taped while on vacation and just finished Smackdown. Refreshing new gimmick for him, though he and London will always be one of my fav tag teams along with Motor City Machine Gunns. I also liked Edge and Foley's segment at the end.

[Randy Orton]

#1SpiderFan wrote:

Same here. I was just catching up on the wrestling I taped while on vacation and just finished Smackdown. Refreshing new gimmick for him, though he and London will always be one of my fav tag teams along with Motor City Machine Gunns. I also liked Edge and Foley's segment at the end.

#1SpiderFan should have wrote:

Same here.

[GrayGhost]

Im looking forward to seeing his new gimmick. To me, he was just a spot guy w London, and thought he was MUCH better in his indy days. Hopefully, this is what he needs in WWE, a new repackage.

[enforcer]

GrayGhost wrote:

Im looking forward to seeing his new gimmick. To me, he was just a spot guy w London, and thought he was MUCH better in his indy days.

[chrisfromct]

Im digging the new gimmick........

[jaydofct]

I'm just hoping his push goes somewhere. I would be quite happy if he's walking around with singles gold before the year is out.

[Captain Howdy]

Unless they bring back the Cruiserweight title, that ain't happening.

[Joshua B]

Zeek is doing a good job too. Just a consistent mean look on his face. Not trying to overdue it. Perfect.

[FlairFanatic]

jaydofct wrote:

I'm just hoping his push goes somewhere. I would be quite happy if he's walking around with singles gold before the year is out.

US title could be possible.

[jaydofct]

Captain Howdy wrote:

Unless they bring back the Cruiserweight title, that ain't happening.

Honestly I was picturing the US Belt myself, but was waiting to see if someone made this crack.

[ChikaraChamp977]

I like Brian's new gimmick, I think it's time for him to have a fresh look and show what he can do in singles.

[G, A.Hol]

WWE Smackdown
August 15, 2008
Norfolk, VA
Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com


Yes! It’s time for a The Brian Kendrick match! He’s coming out with the Ving Rhames lookalike Ezekiel Jackson!

The Kendrick grabs the microphone and says that every week he comes out and does exactly what he says he’s going to do. He says he knows what we’re thinking – he’s got Ezekiel at his side. All The Kendrick has to says is “And???” The Kendrick says that just by being around him he opens up opportunities for others. He questions if there is any other superstar who brings as much to the table as he does and Ezekiel says not a single one does! The Kendrick says that’s 100% Zeke! The Kendrick says he doesn’t care about any of us and that’s how he wins because he wrestles for himself. The Kendrick says we’re looking at the future in him!

Some jobber named Scotty Goldman comes out with entrance music and a video – the works. Uh oh – he’s going to be staying on it looks like as he’s getting a promo in the corner of the screen. Goldman introduces himself and says he’s making his debut on Friday Night Smackdown and says he’s trapped in a box and then points to the live video of him and says “Hey there I am!” He then goes “Wait… two Scotty Goldman’s at the same time?! Weird…” More like lame as hell.

The Brian Kendrick w/ Ezekiel vs. Scotty Goldman

The bell rings and Scotty Goldman is doing this weird thing before trying to lock up with The Kendrick. This guy is so lame it’s not even funny. I’d have kept Colin Delaney over this tool. Oh my God – he’s doing the Charlie Brown. I’m just going to refer to him as jobber from here on out. Jobber goes to lock up with The Kendrick but The Kendrick quickly gets a hammerlock and kicks the knee out from under jobber. The Kendrick now wrenches the left arm and jobber jumps and flips out of it, crawls through the legs of The Kendrick and knocks him down for a quick one count. The Kendrick immediately responds with a jumping heel kick and knocks this guy’s teeth out. The Kendrick sizes him up and hits a nice running dropkick! The Kendrick quickly follows it up with a running kick to the ribs. The cover only gets a one count. Jobber is in one corner and The Kendrick is in the one opposite and he charges and hits a nice forearm to the face and locks in a nice Camel Clutch. The Kendrick even gets a Dragon Sleeper snuck in on that Camel Clutch – nice. The Kendrick releases the hold and hits some crossfaces. Jobber tries to fight back to no avail as he is pummeled into the corner by The Kendrick.

Charles Robinson backs The Kendrick away but The Kendrick charges anyway and eats the feet of the jobber. The Kendrick goes to punch him but jobber hits two right hands and Irish whips The Kendrick into the ropes and hits a nice flying butt bump for a two count! Ok, I’ll call him by his given ring name now… Goldman goes to powerbomb The Kendrick but The Kendrick slides out and throws Goldman face first into the second turnbuckle. The Kendrick now hits The Kendrick and this one is over. I could’ve kept calling him jobber.

Winner by Pinfall: The Brian Kendrick
Match Rating: *

Seriously, for Scotty Goldman, if he’s staying, they need to get him a new gimmick and pronto. Remember the Adam West Batman? Remember every time a punch would be thrown the screen would say “Kappow” or “Wham”? Goldman has this all over his tights. LAME!! Spell it with me – L-A-M-E! Ezekiel Jackson punishes him for daring to be seen on network television with wrestling gear like that with a running shoulder block. That should teach him.

[Superstar Steve]

I read this yesterday, but due to the preempting of Smacky by the Yankees, I didn't realize that Goldman was none other than.....COLT CABANA!

The report was accurate in the description of the complete idiocy that Goldman's gimmick is. What a tool.

He would have been better off as Matt Classic, that was a gimmick I could tolerate.