Is Morrison the nxt HBK?

[The Wolf]

First of all I am not talking in comparison with The Miz!!!

I mean Career wise I was thinking both came in as part of a great tag team, both had runs as single competitors, both had rivalry with former tag partner. They both spend/spent alot of time in the mid card picture and not moving as quick as fans believe they should have. Both are great performers.

HBK was stuck for yrs and then had 2 Rumble wins and the rest is history. I can see Morrison doing the same with Money in the Bank(more their match).

Am I wrong or do others see this too?

 

[ToWhomItConcerns.]

no.

first off HBK was never "stuck for years and then..." he went from being in a GREAT tag team to becoming IC champ (3 times if i'm not mistaken) to being WWE champ in a matter of what? like 4 or 5 years.

i remember when i didn't like Morrison and ppl started with the "hes the next HBK" thing and i sorta started to believe it...now i don't quite see it. i could be wrong (i hope i am) but i doubt it.

i think eventually Morrisons gonna do really good things but i don't see him ever going too far past the level hes at now.

BUT i do also think it may all come down to the success of Miz. if he really does become champ one day the first thing alot of ppl are gonna wanna see is a Miz/Morrison fued and that could be his ticket to success.

 

[Xemmy]

As a heel, I believe Morrison has all the abilities to be the next HBK. The athletic, and the mic skills. Maybe they aren't THAT good as a heel, but it should be enough for him to get by.

Ofcourse, I'd rather him be the first John Morrison. The whole point is to make a name for yourself, so I can't understand why people keep bringing this up. His gimmick is somewhat his own, so let's not turn it into just Sexy Boy. Let him be Chuck Norris Joke Master in a Fur Coat.

That being said, I wouldn't mind him taking up Sweet Chin Music.

 

[Thephenominal1]

Morrison has a lot of the same things going for him as HBK did at the early point in his career. He's got the flash and the pretty boy look. If morrison goes heel he might be able to pull off a heel HBK better considering morrison's mic skills are nowhere near where HBK's were and still are regardless of his retirement.

 

[Run_The_Option]

Nope. I love Morrison, he's an extremely talented wrestler. His promo work isn't great, but he doesn't get much chance to develop it. I think he'd go much further as an "I'm better than you" heel. It really pisses me off that WWE doesn't use him more, and I hate how he always does the job in tag team or triple threat matches. Why WWE doesn't utilize him more is beyond me. Give him a couple of solid programs with numerous opportunities to work the mic, and if he still doesn't develop, keep him at mid-card I guess.

 

[The Raven's Epitaph]

As much as I'd like to see Morrison as the next Michaels, I'm going to have to say No.

My reason being is that WWE haven't used him to his full extent yet, Shawn Michaels was used almost instantaneously. So far, John Morrison has been the ECW Champion, Intercontinental Champion on various occasions and a Tag Team Champion. Those are great things to have on your resumé, but if Morrison were to become the next Michaels then it'd have to of happened a few years ago or start REAL soon and I mean QUICKTIME.

To save having a huge rant on the ordeal, my answer stands as; No, I don't believe John Morrison will be the next Shawn Michaels.

 

[Slyfox696]

No, Morrison is not. The biggest difference between HBK and Morrison is that HBK didn't suck. Morrison, on the other hand...what in the world do people actually watch when he's wrestling? Do they block out his 7 minutes of shoddy wrestling? If so, please let me know how to do that, I'd love to forget watching him in the ring.

 

[The Encore]

If they want Morrison to come a hairs length close to "HBK" In the future they NEED to have Miz vs Morrison most definatly. Because not only would that be an awesome fued wrestling wise, but if Morrison became HEEL like we all want him to, and Miz turned face within the next year and a half. (God Please not Right Away) Then it would do wonders for them both, Especially if they have a lengthy fued over the WWE Championship hell even the World Heavyweight Championship.

In a perfect world - Morrison (Heel) vs Miz (Face) around WM 28ish. Anbody agree to that? Because even though Miz attacked Morrison he could easily tell the fans that he attack him because it was better off that way because Morrison was an absolute Ego maniac and what not which would get Miz support from the fans, where as if Morrison is a nice heel he could take that heat with his once again Big Ego and do wonders.

 

[smalltownfan]

Morrison needs to drastically improve both in the ring and on the mic to get to HBK level. Morrison does have great charisma, athleticism, and a great physique, but right now it seems as if he's at a stalemate and needs a good shot in the arm. He actually reminds me of a young, smaller version of Rick Rude and so maybe his character can do a spin-off of that.

 

[DjBlackTee]

No....Morrison is not the next HBK....Morrison is the next Morrison....hes just a unbelievable wrestler....his mic skills can inpove.....but look for Morrison to be wwe champ real soon

 

[MiGhTyGuAvAtReE]

John Morrison can be the next HBK, but not now. You see, HBK broke out of his shell after a year, same with Morrison. In my opinnion, he will be the next HBK, but it will happen after all the Nexus crap and when some of the big guys retire. My estimate, his big break will be at Mania27.

 

[Hawkeye]

John Morrison will NOT be HBK,nor will anyone else. John Morrison will be JoMo for as long as he's living,because they are just not the same. John Morrison has flash and agility without any solid grappling or mat wrestling technique. He has a wonderful gimmick with zero mic skills.JoMo is filled with contradictions that he should be working on correcting because I would like to see him do more than what he's doing right now.

 

[Chill]

'JoMo' started out with so much potential but once he disbanded with The Miz, it became clear that WWE were focusing on Miz as the star. Is Morrison the next HBK? I honestly don't think so at this point, I've never really seen or understood this comparison anyway but if you take away Morrison's one or two neat looking moves, what are you left with? Someone who is rather mediocre. Besides, half of his so called 'flashy' moves never even connect. I think it's time for him to turn heel, as I believe he is far more natural and convincing in that role (as opposed to the awkwardness he evokes as a face), drop the rock star gimmick and get serious. Then he may have a chance of getting well and truly over...

 

[ctln4rko]

in the long run, yes. he needs feuds with better guys though. he needs to win A title, to show that he's still got it.

 

[The Best At What I Do]

John Morrison is just one of those guys either you love him or you hate him... or you think he's okay.

Personally I hate the guy and wouldn't lose a minute of sleep if he disappears from my television and I never ever see him agane (that's again with a long a by the way). I hate him from the top of the head he uses to hit his super weak starship pain to the sole of his feet he uses to hit his extra weak nitro kick.

He doesn't impress me in the ring and he is absolute shit on the mic. Now that The Miz isn't around to cover his flaws, it is glaringly obvious that he isn't good enough to go anywhere. The constant comparisons to HBK is just tarnishing his legacy and I just pray they stop.

 

[SydTinDad]

How many times is this question going to be asked by main stream wrestling fans? The answer is that they already blew it with him and if anyone thinks he's going to pass midcard status on this road he is on, you are much more optomistic than I am.

Morrison had the potential to take that 'STEP' a year ago. Instead, they let him wollow in Smackdown mediocrity with poorly written fueds then this year partnered him with perhaps this biggest overrated waste in the business since Steve Mc Micheal, that clown Kid Quick/R-Truth/please just go away because your whole hip hop ghetto thing sucks.

Save Morrison???? he needs change the look and entrance, become vicious, and start a heel stable that just wipes out the talent pool on Smackdown. He also needs that opponent like the Rock had Austin and HBK had Brett.

I loved John (a year ago). Now, he's just another flavor of the month that doesn't taste very good anymore.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Not at this rate. He started off with a fresh new start winning the IC title, ECW championship, and WWE tag titles. He did better on Smackdown then he ever did being drafted to Raw. I thought Raw would be a huge step up for Morrison which would lead to a huge push after his injury. Nothing has happened though. Morrison had a short feud with The Miz and Ted Dibiase. He was teaming up with R Truth in the the past. Now he is basically a jobber that hasn't won a match in weeks.

He may have the body and a different ring arsenal then most wrestlers, but comparing him to HBK is a joke. The man has no character or personality. He may do a few flashy moves, but that's it. He needs a new personality like HBK got when he super kicked Jannety through the window of the Barber Shop. It looks like The Miz received the personality and character. Morrison is a slow and boring as his slow motion entrance. His mic skills are beyond awful. Morrison would be better to be repackaged as a heel with very little to say. He has to win a match before he can be compared anywhere near HBK>

 

[Showtime]

Anyone remember those commercials way back about toy dogs and the tag line was "Looks like, Acts like a puppy"? Right, well of course they didn't act like puppies, just made little noises like one. That is exactly what Morrison is. He looks like an HBK, but sure doesn't act like one.

Don't get me wrong, I've never hated Morrison and at points I thought he did have potential. They even teased a potential feud between Morrison and HBK with Morrision using HBK's own move on him. I think it would've been good for Morrison to get a rub off HBK, but looking at him now, maybe they thought it wasn't worth it. The man can do some interesting moves in the ring. Unfortunately most look like they have the pain factor of a mosquito. Promo wise he's not great, he doesn't have really any charisma, and is quickly falling into that middle card for life roll.

Morrison is not the next HBK and 99% sure he will never be. Miz will be a better HBK than Morrison. But Morrison can still have a good career. Right now he's in limbo and I really think a heel turn in the next 6 months may help spark some momentum.

 

[Ferbian]

Slyfox has said all there really needs to be said. John Morrison is nowhere near the league that Shawn Michaels ever were. Shawn was always great no matter what he did. Promo cutting, in-ring abilities, and most importantly consistency, Shawn had it, John does not.

Shawn was bound to be a success no matter what, and definitely in the main event. But John Morrison is lacking in the microphone skills, he's lacking consistency in the ring and his in-ring ability isn't as great as Shawn's was back when he was in top shape, practically where John should be about now compared to Shawn.

Yeah, Morrison will never become the next Shawn Michaels, he's barely worth calling the Jannetty because he was pretty damn fine as well.

 

[CuddleBuns84]

Morrison should be compared to Shelton Benjamin more then to HBK. Both are amazing in the ring, but when they have the ball they drop it, or just don't want it.

Morrison has tons of amazing moves, and can put on a show. However, that isn't nothing without good mic work. You can have a ton of moves, put on a show, but if you can't use the mic to create that bond between you and the fans, then it's not really worth it.

If Morrison can work on his character, and send him to improv school then we might be able to see what is necessary out of the guy. But however till then, he is just some fancy moves.

 

[Bill Lesnar]

Bill Lesnar would compare Morrison to jannety. Bill Lesnar thinks that Morrison sounds wooden and juvenile on the mic, and needs to ditch the ugg boots as it is not a tough gut look that vince wants. Bill Lesnar is however impressed with morrisons entrance, actually Bill Lesnar thinks it is kinda cool, with the slow motion effects

 

[Bigelow2814]

Next HBK? No.

Next RVD? Maybe.

Morrison's flashy in the ring. He can work an entertaining, albeit somewhat limited match. He's got a great look. The fans he does have are rabid and loyal to a fault. He's athletic as hell....But...

His promos carry no conviction. He doesn't bring in ratings, which means he doesn't bring in money. He always seems to be inches away from super-stardom, but comes up short. He's got all the potential in the world but seems to lack the drive to utilize it. Just like RVD.

Don't get me wrong. I was pointing at my shoulders with my thumbs along with everyone else, but RVD was a mid-card talent temporarily in a main event slot.
At this rate, that looks like the best Morrison has to hope for.

I hope I'm wrong. I'd love to see a Morrison break out, convince me he gives a damn, and get solid run as a heel, face, or a tweener. But I ain't laying any money on it.