Video: Brodus Clay debuts on Raw as The Funkasaurus from Planet Funk who is funky

My bad…

Do they have McDonalds on Planet Funk?

not terrible

When I first heard the intro, I thought it was John ‘Funkman’ Laurinaitis’ way of doing something that he thought was cool. Then monster Brodus would come out and be like what the heck. What we got instead was way better. Finally, something different.

I don’t understand people complaining about how this is not a main event gimmick. So what? Do you want super monster Brodus to wreck shop for a few months only for Cena to make him look like a fool and destroy his credibility? How many times have we seen that already? The Funkasaurus gives Brodus a chance to get super popular. Then he can just make any necessary tweaks if he gets to main event status. Plus, he can always return to being a monster later on in his career.

Now that people know what they are getting, I am interested to see what kind of pop Brodus gets next week. I’m glad to see Naomi getting on TV. Hopefully she gets some action in the future. I liked her on NXT.

And goes all Dark Side on Ace for sticking him with such a crap gimmick.

all the over the top stuff wwe has been doing lately, like kane coming from down the ring and they saying he came from the “abyss”, orton going down those stairs and barret runing for it in a looney-tune-esque fashion, and now this lol, i really like this cornyness in the product, if i want to watch some serious wrestling i’d go watch njpw or roh, this is what i like in wwe

It is TIME for another fat dude who dances and does a handful of cool looking fat dude moves.

I think Brodus’ splash combo = Rikishi driver and sit-down splash. Also the dancing! We need a Too Cool knockoff for Brodus to hang out with. Too bad Ryder’s already busy because he looks like Brian Christopher. It would be priceless if they brought Claudio and Steen up as a Too Cool-style tag team for multiple reasons.

It was bad, but there are some interesting things they can do with it. He could endear the crowd, much like Santino does, maybe give him that “I’m happy/funny until you piss me off” gimmick, like the Big Show had couple years back. The dancers don’t hurt either…

First impression to me though was, seems like a waste of a gimmick on a big/fat wrestler that could have potential. Have to give it a couple weeks or months, if it lasts that long.

I guess the silver lining is Naomi is finally on TV, hopefully she can get into some matches. :D

If Clay keeps putting his all into this insanely ridiculous gimmick, it definitely could work for a somewhat long-term run (1-2 years).

The WWE knows how over the top this character is – but doesn’t everything run in circles? Maybe we need some fresh cartoonish characters to liven up a product that’s been stale for almost a decade.

What happens if he comes out as the monster heel he was billed as? He steamrolls through a bunch of guys before eventually either being fazed out due to lack of interest or given a main event program with the top face only to job and then be fazed out.

This gimmick at least gives Brodus the opportunity to make a name for himself. I guarantee you no matter how he would’ve been booked lastnight as a monster heel, he would’ve never gotten as much attention or buzz as he did as the Funkasaurus.

That look he gave when the camera flashed to him outside of the ring after watching Clay come out was absolutely spot on. The perfect combination of “what the hell is this?” and “you’ve got to be kidding me.”

Same gimmic as Flash Funk 1996-1999.

And the whole “Funk” deal clearly can be attributed back to Johnny Ace & his old gimmick.

I liked what Brodus did.. and I think we should give him a month & see where it ends up rather than just panning it.. especially if you found some enjoyment in it. Brodus is a special talent.. he’s a throw back to the old days & I’ll say it again, his transformation reminds me of One Man Gang becoming Akeem… and that’s when Slick took Gang to Africa.. and now we have Funk taking Brodus to Planet Funk.

Brodus really made the whole thing awesome… so give it another couple weeks before denouncing it.. lets see where his character development goes & such.

I love this. It’s FUN. Who would’ve thunk it. Wrestling could be fun to watch.

Wondering if Snoop Dogg had any influence on his new gimmick? Don’t be surprised to see Snoop Dogg on Raw.

If Clay starts doing Dusty promos, he’ll be a massive star.

Yeah…..I can see him losing to guys like Santino, Hornswoggle, etc He will be a jobber.