The comparisons to past people are good ones, but the thing to ponder is whether or not over the top gimmicks will be long lasting in the current WWE environment, which is the one that people like Fandango are. I think that they can be because a lot of fans probably would prefer characters that have something to make them stand out. Someone like Fandango, who I didn't expect to like, does stand out, for now at least.
There are many types of standing out. He stands up in the obvious way. Hell, WWE tries to make him stand out too hard. The entrance, the glitter, the pyro. That's not always a good thing but it works for him, for now.
If Fandango is to be a fad and someone to be around in the mid-card then fine. Have him around. But Main Event or anything serious? Not a chance.
Fandango can't be taken seriously. Yes, he beat Jericho but regardless he doesn't seem like a force to be reckoned with, in the ring. Yes, the entrance is flashy and it takes longer than most of his matches. What else you got?
Where are the good promos? Where are the good matches? Does this dude have anything but an entrance?
That's my issue with him. Dance around and act as feminine as you want. HBK did it and it worked for him. The difference is that once the bell rang HBK kicked all sorts of ass and him being flashy was a nuance, not THE defining characteristic about him.
HBK was flashy because he was GREAT. Take away HBK's entrance and you still have HBK.
Fandango is flashy because if it wasn't for that entrance and the hype put on him, this dude would get a Kofi Kingston reaction out of that NJ crowd.
When the people are humming your theme and not chanting your name, you know you fucked up somewhere. I've said this before - lipstick on a pig. That's all it is.
Fandango, Clay, Tensai, Ryder, pick one.
For the record, it was fun seeing the crowd react to him. He is fun in a way. But calling him great, a cult hero and amazing? Please, know his role (thanks Rocky!). Comparisons to Goldust were made as if Goldust was the Undertaker. Goldust is a joke. He always has been. Not because he's talentless, but because that's his position on the card, to be a joke. They all have their moments of glory just like 2 Cool did, but in the end this is yet another whacky character added to the likes of Al Snow, Goldust, Perry Saturn (in his moppy days) and numerous more.
Dude's an entertainer, not a wrestler. Entertainers have an expiration date, great wrestlers do not.
