Lord Tensai(Giant Bernard, A-Train)

[Tommy Thunder]

Albert/A-Train is one of my all time faves, but unfortunately his return was ruined for me by the fact that they picked Alex Riley of all people for him to steamroll over. Riley has the look that the WWE looks for, busted his ass to improve in the ring, and managed to get over and stay over without being on TV, AND without excessive pandering (of the Z!TLIS, DiBiase Posse, Midcard Mafia, and Swagger's Topless Q&A nature), and yet they continue to bury him. I understand that Tensai needed to look like a monster, but it should've been anyone but Riley.


It's not even the fact that Riley lost, but that they couldn't make him look a bit more competitive doing so. At least with Brodus Clay, he got to show that he can entertain a crowd. This is a guy who beat a former WWE Champion, and in kayfabe, he had the collective numbers of two former World Heavyweight Champions over and over to the point where they had to form a tag team to beat him. I don't mind Riley jobbing, but don't book him like a total chump. They're wasting his potential by having him be squashed like that.

Couldn't agree more. I'm sad at the treatment of Riley recently. He's been pushed off Raw on to Superstars, then further down onto NXT and jobbing to the likes of Clay and now Tensai.

I'm hoping things pick up for him in 2012.

However, beating Riley in dominating fashion like this clearly indicates the push he's going to get IMO.

[justinjackson1983]

It's not even the fact that Riley lost, but that they couldn't make him look a bit more competitive doing so. At least with Brodus Clay, he got to show that he can entertain a crowd. This is a guy who beat a former WWE Champion, and in kayfabe, he had the collective numbers of two former World Heavyweight Champions over and over to the point where they had to form a tag team to beat him. I don't mind Riley jobbing, but don't book him like a total chump. They're wasting his potential by having him be squashed like that.

I dont understand Alex Rileys appeal he has nothing since June last Year, I think if anyone he is most suitable for role of Jobber
and be greatful for the chance at exposure again! why kill momentum other wrestlers have -Hell even curt hawkins has more momentum than Riley right now.

IMO Alex Riley has to pay his dues, Improve in the ring because he did botch a lot, Gain a personality that will connect with the crowd not live off one fued that happened last year and Im pretty sure the only reason he gets a reaction in 2012 is because the crowd digs his theme music

as for Lord Tensai when I saw his entrance I started to think how soon it will be before they give him a comedy stereotype japanese gimmick when his stereotype japanese mega-heel gimmick run is ended by cena!

[URATOOL]

Having watched the Tensia vs Riley match it would seem that The E are going to have to be very careful who they put in the ring with this truck of a wrestler. Before I go any further can I just say I'm not in any way criticising him as a wrestler. He was always pretty decent before going to Japan and there he improved greatly.

The trouble I see is the same trouble they have with Henry. If you put small-medium sized jobbers-lower mid card against him they just become squash matches and they are only entertain for a very short amount of time (see Clay's current squash run). You also can't really put him against really quick high flyers. A match with Kofi or Hunico is just going to look really awkward and mismatched. Cause although he can shift at times, most of his ring work involves being big and intimidating and using power moves, whilst the high flyers are running around everywhere. They just look like a fly buzzing around a grizzly and sooner or late the fly gets swatted. Then you have big guys. Like Kane, Henry, Clay, Show etc.. Well if you are trying to build up Tensai as a big monster, then putting him in with guys his own size or bigger kind of takes the edge of his dominant size.

So this really leave the midcard-main event guys. God help Swagger, Drew, Mahal, Jackson etc...

[Murphdogg4]

I don't trust him cause he's a samsquatch.

[Androo]

I don't trust him cause he's a samsquatch.

Dirty bastards!

Let's go boys, smokes smokes, c'mon smokes

[Robstar]

Having watched the Tensia vs Riley match it would seem that The E are going to have to be very careful who they put in the ring with this truck of a wrestler. Before I go any further can I just say I'm not in any way criticising him as a wrestler. He was always pretty decent before going to Japan and there he improved greatly.

The trouble I see is the same trouble they have with Henry. If you put small-medium sized jobbers-lower mid card against him they just become squash matches and they are only entertain for a very short amount of time (see Clay's current squash run). You also can't really put him against really quick high flyers. A match with Kofi or Hunico is just going to look really awkward and mismatched. Cause although he can shift at times, most of his ring work involves being big and intimidating and using power moves, whilst the high flyers are running around everywhere. They just look like a fly buzzing around a grizzly and sooner or late the fly gets swatted. Then you have big guys. Like Kane, Henry, Clay, Show etc.. Well if you are trying to build up Tensai as a big monster, then putting him in with guys his own size or bigger kind of takes the edge of his dominant size.

So this really leave the midcard-main event guys. God help Swagger, Drew, Mahal, Jackson etc...

They need to take a leaf out of Japan's book and persist with helping smaller guys (eg. DBD, Punk) look like a legitimate threat to bigger guys because they have the skills​. The bigger dog doesn't always win the fight in real life either.

[magglis]

They need to take a leaf out of Japan's book and persist with helping smaller guys (eg. DBD, Punk) look like a legitimate threat to bigger guys because they have the skills​. The bigger dog doesn't always win the fight in real life either.

Sorry Robstar i have to disagree with you i like bigger guys like lesnar cena and hhh they can face anyone.The only small guys who i like are rey and d-bryan.Btw Tensai will be a really good heel,his gimmick reminds me yokozuna

[johnnydropkicks]

Having watched the Tensia vs Riley match it would seem that The E are going to have to be very careful who they put in the ring with this truck of a wrestler. Before I go any further can I just say I'm not in any way criticising him as a wrestler. He was always pretty decent before going to Japan and there he improved greatly.

The trouble I see is the same trouble they have with Henry. If you put small-medium sized jobbers-lower mid card against him they just become squash matches and they are only entertain for a very short amount of time (see Clay's current squash run). You also can't really put him against really quick high flyers. A match with Kofi or Hunico is just going to look really awkward and mismatched. Cause although he can shift at times, most of his ring work involves being big and intimidating and using power moves, whilst the high flyers are running around everywhere. They just look like a fly buzzing around a grizzly and sooner or late the fly gets swatted. Then you have big guys. Like Kane, Henry, Clay, Show etc.. Well if you are trying to build up Tensai as a big monster, then putting him in with guys his own size or bigger kind of takes the edge of his dominant size.

So this really leave the midcard-main event guys. God help Swagger, Drew, Mahal, Jackson etc...

seriously hoping that Kane doesn't get jobbed

[PSOjedi]

All the superstars who jobbed to Funkasaurus, will now jobb to Lord Tensai, until Punk vs Tensai

[SuperFlyingRhino]

Alright, I guess it was a good performance, but this guy has a japanese story even though he isn't japanese. What up with that. so this could be quite weird in my opinion, and I wonder if he will be like brodus clay, just beating everyone for a bit. Anyway post if you have any good ideas for what will happen to him. Maybe Alberto vs tensai so their little people can fight or maybe tensai vs daniel bryan or something and really boost daniels support.