Help Me Understand: Alberto Del Rio...

[mr.wrestling iv]

Why is the WWE brass so high on the guy? I'm not disputing Del Rio's ability to perform in the ring. I like watching Del Rio's matches. Outside that I don't find him entertaining at all. His aristocratic character has so much potential. More could be done with it. Like the earlier vingettes that established his character? Those were perfect in my view. That isn't done much at all. And like Punk said all those months ago, every time he speaks I want to press click, click, click.

So he comes back and is in the Heavyweight Title picture. He is still owed a future shot. Sooooooooooooooooooooo what's the big deal about Del Rio? Why does WWE seem to want him to be the man.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

ADR for me is the most entertaining in ring performer from the midcard at the moment. I discussed how his Punk feud hurt him, when his inability to wok the schtick was showcased. That hurt him a lot. He has to really work on his mic-skills.


The man has a great look I mean look at him:

And then he has a good gimmick and such grace in the ring. Man is sound technically, has good kicking and leaping ability. As well as good selling and expression. And most of all because of his finisher, his whole attack has a psychological focus which is very believable.


This day and age your rap on the mic is very important, it sometimes overshadows a man's wrestling skills. I hope he works on them. He is A in my book.

 

[#heel420]

They want the Hispanic market simple and plain. Mysterio is always injured or suspended nowadays and he was the Latino face of the company, so they need another top Hispanic star to takeover the role and like it or not that man is Alberto Del Rio.

 

[ProWrestlingFan]

Alberto Del Rio is great. I have always liked his character and his matches.

Maybe you aren't entertained by Alberto Del Rio just like most people nowadays aren't entertained by CM Punk.

 

[SD619]

This day and age your rap on the mic is very important, it sometimes overshadows a man's wrestling skills.

This is a very unfortunate fact in regards to today's wrestling. Too much importance is given to mic skills.

Alberto del Rio is a guy that is extremely talented in the ring, but not very comfortable on the mic (or speaking English). He has a ton of experience as a wrestler and that is probably one of the reasons that creative thinks highly of him.

The main problem with him has been that he was pushed too much too soon. He was not ready to face guys like Cena and Punk. His feuds with guys like Edge, Christian and Rey were better because these guys are good at making their opponents look better. To feud with the likes of Punk and Cena, one has to be able to match them (or atleast try to) in cutting promos. That was the main aspect in which Alberto fell short.

 

[JaylisJayP]

I like ADR, I just wish they had done more with him upon his return. He seems like he's the same character he was when he left. I'm not saying turn him face, but give him a new dimension to evolve with.

But look, there was and is so much going on around Wrestlemania, I think they just didn't have the time to dedicate to anything for ADR at the moment, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him back in the title picture with a new edge to his character over the summer.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Alberto Del Rio was a very impressive talent in his tenure on Smackdown. Once he went to RAW, everything began to slip, on Smackdown he has no real challengers at the time in-terms of top heels. He'd been feuding with Edge over the World Heavyweight Championship and once he was drafted to RAW we knew Christian was becoming the World Heavyweight Champion, so his next target would have been the WWE Championship. Leading up to him winning that, he'd very little to do. He was flung into random feuds until he eventually cashed in his briefcase. And it was during his WWE Championship reign we saw the flaws of Alberto Del Rio.

He doesn't come across well when speaking. He says the same things repeatedly, and although this works for a lot of guys, when what you have to say isn't very interesting to begin with, you're going to get on peoples nerves. I don't think anybody questions Del Rio's in-ring abilities or his look, but he just isn't an interesting person and since he debuted, he hasn't been an interesting person. They showed him to have an aggressive streak which was basically it, asides from that, and knowing he is a Mexican "aristocrat", what else do we know of him? Very little.

I like Alberto Del Rio, he has a nice look, he has the flashy entrance, he has the ability in the ring, but he needs to improve on the microphone and WWE need to book him in better situations. I also advise keeping him away from the World Heavyweight Championship belt, he is a much better chaser than a Champion. He isn't in risk of falling down the ranks ala The Miz, but he isn't looking as if he'll do better to gain interest either.

 

[George Steele's Barber]

Let's not get carried away. Since his return he hasn't exactly been front and center. It's not like they are putting him back in programs with Orton, Cena or Punk. There are only so many credible heels out there. Del Rio is one of them. As much as he is disliked, he is believable in the ring. Whether it is because he is good enough, is willing to cheat or just needs the strap for an upcoming tour of Mexico, in general Del Rio is a much more believable threat to win over other heels like Swagger, Ziggler, Miz, Rhodes and I'm sorry to say even Daniel Bryan. It's not Del Rio's job to please you. Too many heels please people and it throws off the dynamic of what makes wrestling a financial success.

I do think he needs to stop wearing such tiny gold tights to the ring. It makes me uncomfortable to look at.

 

[Rick Rudes Mustache]

THANK YOU OP!!!! I've been saying this for months on the forums, but every time i write a post about Delsucko i get all these little fanboys yelling at me.

I'll do ya one better though OP, Dlesucko is CRAP! POOP! AWFUL! If he was white, he would be in FCW, plain and simple. NO scratch that he would be in ROH, no scratch that, he would be in NJPW, no scratch that....he would be in TNA!

His gimmick is stale, and pointless. In to-days world the aristocratic heel better be good on the mic, ala JBL. if they are not they are crap. ADSucko is crap on the mic. His ring ability is stiff and annoying.

No i know i'll get all the little ADSucko troll boys attacking me, but frankly I don't care . They are wrong . They're opinion is wrong . He is crap . He is the race card for the sake of the race card . He is the churro kart pushing dancing monkey of the WWE now.

 

[willross]

Alberto Del Rio is great. I have always liked his character and his matches.

Maybe you aren't entertained by Alberto Del Rio just like most people nowadays aren't entertained by CM Punk.

Most people arent entertained by CM Punk? I didn't know that getting the biggest pop out of anyone in business, night in night out consistantly meant that most people found him unentertaining?

Speak for yourself and not "MOST" because the cheers are all the evidence to prove your statement false.

 

[willross]

Del Rio is a pure heel. You are not suppose to like anything he does. You are suppose to hate the way he talks, the way he laughs, the way he fights. ITS CALLED HEEL HEAT!!! It is something that has been greatly lost. Everyone wants to be a "cool" heel. Everyone wants to be the "heel" by script but "babyface" by crowd reaction.

Christian, Edge, Del Rio, Barrett, and Rhodes are seemingly the only heels in recent memory that don't seem to care whether they are cool or not. They want to get booed so badly. Guys like Miz and Ziggler try to be cute with some of their remarks and even though I acknowledge them as heels, most of the time I end up cheering for them over the babyface because I find them to be either funny or more entertaining, which is 100% WRONG!!! The best heels never ever ever ever ever ever ever get cheered over their babyface opponent, they are the heels who draw the most money because the audience legitimately wants to see them overcome, but if nobody wants the heel to lose, the storyline won't matter and will be uninteresting due to 99% of storylines in wrestling history being about a face overcoming a heel.

With guys like Del Rio, though I like them, I usually will cheer the babyface over him 99% of the cases, which makes him effective.

 

[Reflection]

I have to say, I don't find him too entertaining now. For his first one year, he was placed very high in my sight, but lately he has not been funny or badass or anything enough to maintain that image on my mind. Ricardo is very entertaining though; he is one of the funniest guys around.I believe that the reason he is at the main event scenario is the same reason as Khali still has a contract, and that is to attract viewers from their respective countries.
For that reason, it is worth pointing out that the American wrestlers always have to bring their A-game forward, to continue with their position, for they are always at a risk of getting replaced by better performers. But international wrestlers seem to have a much easier life apparently.

 

[phoenixphreek]

I have never been entertained by Del Rio. I always find myself not paying any attention to his promos and his matches. I can see his skill in the ring, but his matches still bore me.

 

[Degenerate88]

I don't even get why he's still employed by the WWE. He hasn't been relevant, at all. Everytime his stupid music hits or his annoying ring announcer comes out, I know i'm about to watch garbage, so I change the channel.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

He needs a personal feud. I harken his feud with Mysterio. He needs to have more purpose than just chasing gold. You can always observe how a wrestler's promo work gets better when he is in a personal feud.


Give the belt a rest and strike up a program with Orton or a top mid-card face.


Who do we have? Uh....an upper midcard face...man...uh...Big Show? Santino??

 

[larlar]

I think he is better suited for smackdown right now. he does a great job of selling the rich arrogant mexican aristocratic gimmick. He makes you really think he comes from that lifestyle. Also don't forget he is a true wrestler, he is a wrestler first he is an olympic level wrestler in the amature world and he used his feet well in the ring which helps him not get into the grove of doing the same moves as everyone else, and he can put together a good technical match if he needs to which alot of wrestlers can't do. he obviously needs a feud. He is in the same mess that the Miz has been in, it just seems that there is not enough top faces to feud with the heels, some of these heels being cheered for i would like to be switched to faces to have more storylines and not have goods heels sitting with nothing to do.

some of the previous quotes are hilarious, because it true he is a heel that truly makes u hate him, and some of the comments on here are exactly pointing out that del rio is exactly doing what he is setting out to do, being a heel that is straight out hated and not a heel where people find themselves cheering for.

i like him alot because of his unique and better than most in the ring talent, and his ability to sell the gimmick and make people hate him so much they cant stand him.

 

[Danielson_Gr]

A true heel makes you hate him and not be bored to death.

The problem with Del Rio is that he is boring.He is a good wrestler i can't deny that.

But when it comes to entertainment the only things that is good about his character are two.
1.You can see a really nice car.
2.The chance to see Ricardo Rodriguez

 

[jameswalsh292]

ADR has a lot of potential in my opinion. However, I am not interested in anything he is doing. The only time he had me interested was his short fued with Christian, probably because im a Christian fan.

I will put the blame on creative for my lack of interest in ADR. He has not been put into any compelling storyline (apart from christian fued). All his storylines revolve around destiny. In my opinion this is lazy booking, give ADR a reason to have a fued, make things personal for him.

I like his in ring ability and have no problem with his talking. He might not be brilliant at English but thats apart of his background. Have him occasionally speak spanish to remind us that English is not his 1st language.

I could even see him becoming face in Mexico and heel in USA one day ala the hitman.

My biggest concern is that he is already a 2 time wwe champ. Not a lot of fans have embrased ADR as evident in the replys in this thread, yet he is a former champ. This worries me because a former champ should have a fair amount of backing by the fans. Just like when Vince Russo won the wcw belt.

My name is alberto del rio. But you, you already know that.

Ice Tigers are GO.

 

[Shotaro]

He is dwarfed in entertainment value by his Ring Announcer, Rodruiquez and Del Rio are a package togther and in that vein he's a major player. Why they don't just let Ricardo do the talking for him I don't know but it would hide his only real weakness.

He's great in the ring, he's got a great presence, he's dogshit on the stick.

 

[Longtimeviewer25]

I personally dont like Del Rio he is just a spanish version of JBL i like JBL when he was Bradshaw but hated the JBL gimmick. Maybe Del Rio has some kind of hidden spark i just dont see it..

 

[sTyLnK]

He's an amazing wrestler which is a rarity in the WWE it seems nowadays. He's God awful on the mic, but most people aren't very good to begin with. At least he has his in ring skills to set him apart.

 

[Klown_Karnage]

I can't say I really see what the WWE sees in this guy, but maybe it's just that Del Rio is not the sort of wrestler that I'm a fan of. That's why there are so many of these guys competing for the attention of the fans. I'm sure about every WWE wrestler has fans that he appeals to. Could simply be a limitation on my part.

Now as to why the WWE is and has pushed him, I suppose I can see to a certain extent. He's good at being haughty and is very talented in the ring. When it comes to being a physical performer, he's very good. His attitude is very hatable and this is what is needed for a top heel.

That being said, he does have a lot of bad points. Verbally, he's only passing. He's easily overshadowed and out-talked by most of those wrestlers even in the mid-card. When faced with a main event verbal opponent, he looks very bad. Also, there's his gimmick. Don't get me wrong, he does a decent job of playing it, but the spoiled rich brat gimmick has been played and played to death. The only difference between his gimmick and JBL's is nationality. That's it. There's also very little difference between his portrayal thereof and that of the various other spoiled rich brats that have come down the line.

What's saving him right now is his ring performance. Even that might run into some problems if his backstage attitude doesn't improve. From what I understand from interviews (although this could all be a work) he's not exactly a popular guy in the locker room, which often has a big impact on how a person is pushed in this business.

 

[TheAwesomeF'nTruth]

I think Alberto Del Rio has a lot of potential and with some time he can develop into a top heel. He has the wrestling ability, he has the look but his mic skills just need some work. I really like the the rich Mexican aristocrat gimmick the WWE gave him instead of having the same ol' racial stereotypical gimmick like when the WWE had the Mexicools coming out on lawn mowers.

Taking him off Raw was a great idea he can now get more practice on Smackdown and stay in the main event. Once Del Rio's mic skills improve and he's able to pronunciate his words better he will be a better overall superstar.

 

[louchratis]

Let's get back on topic. The reason why WWE remains high on ADR is because the signing of his was considered a major coup by the company. He comes from a legendary Mexican wrestling family and, despite his poor mic skills (I agree, to be an aristocratic heel, the person needs to be a good speaker), he has a ton of ability. However, thus far he's been killed by the "Reality Era." ADR would be best served by sticking to Smackdown so that he can target the WHC. There seems to be a lot less emphasis on rhetorical skills and more based on in-ring ability.

 

[AndThat'sTheBottomLine]

THANK YOU OP!!!! I've been saying this for months on the forums, but every time i write a post about Delsucko i get all these little fanboys yelling at me.

I'll do ya one better though OP, Dlesucko is CRAP! POOP! AWFUL! If he was white, he would be in FCW, plain and simple. NO scratch that he would be in ROH, no scratch that, he would be in NJPW, no scratch that....he would be in TNA!

His gimmick is stale, and pointless. In to-days world the aristocratic heel better be good on the mic, ala JBL. if they are not they are crap. ADSucko is crap on the mic. His ring ability is stiff and annoying.

No i know i'll get all the little ADSucko troll boys attacking me, but frankly I don't care . They are wrong . They're opinion is wrong . He is crap . He is the race card for the sake of the race card . He is the churro kart pushing dancing monkey of the WWE now.

Um I wouldn't go this far. He has incredible inring ability but the thing that hurts him is his mic skills or lack there of. He can't speak to save his life and it's sad because he has so much potential. And that's why the WWE are so high on him. Because of his potential.