Video: Your weekly dose of Brodus Clay as The Funkasaurus from Planet Funk

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 17, 2012 12:00 PM EST in Video

Say what you will about Brodus Clay's gimmick as The Funkasaurus from Planet Funk being goofy and over the top -- downright silly, even -- but I think I figured out why I don't find it as reprehensible as some of the more serious fans out there who are still decrying the idea of him.

He's different.

That's a fairly simple analysis, I know, but what's the difference between Jack Swagger, Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, John Cena, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, and almost every other guy on the WWE roster? Honestly, there isn't much of one at all. They're all sort of the same guys, blending in together with slightly different touches and variations on small things like size and tone.

Brodus Clay is way out in left field. And that's a damn good thing.

He gyrates to the beat of an awesome entrance song, he has like four already awesome catchphrases, he's got spots he's setting up in his matches that are getting over and he's a monster of a man we know we can take seriously despite the goofy nature of his character.

If you're not entertained by Brodus Clay there are two things you can do about it -- nothing and love it.

I'll take the latter, please.

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Somebody call mymomma

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 17, 2012 12:04 PM EST reply actions

SHEEEPLEX

Players who should be in the Hall of Fame: Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Jack Butler, Greg Lloyd, Andy Russell, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene, Curtis Martin, Willie Roaf, Andre Reed and Jerry Kramer
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by WVPiratesfan on Jan 17, 2012 12:19 PM EST reply actions

MAH BAD

Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 17, 2012 12:20 PM EST up reply actions

SHOULD I GET HYMM

by WVPiratesfan on Jan 17, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions

Awwww Funk it!

So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out

by C. J. Bradford on Jan 17, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions

He kinda pronounced it correctly last night...

And a part of me died

Flip a coin......when it's in the air you'll know what you're hoping for

by LRaunThaDamaja on Jan 17, 2012 12:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Agreed.

Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 17, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions

Great point on the different thing

I think its the same thing with R Truth and Zack Ryder. The reason they’re as over as they are with their goofy ass gimmicks is because they’ve really made it their own and separated themselves from the bunch.

by hfl2013 on Jan 17, 2012 12:28 PM EST reply actions

This is why I've been hoping for the return of gimmicks for so long now

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!" Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 17, 2012 12:56 PM EST up reply actions

Its a good and bad thing if they return

For one, we don’t need 80s/early 90s gimmicks. Most of them were terrible and dead on arrival. Another thing is that not everyone can pull these off. Not every wrestler is going to be able to pull off a Funkasaurus gimmick or an R Truth crazy gimmick. Take a look at Robbie E in TNA if you want a bad Jersey Shore gimmick. If you start trying to get away from the personalities dialed to 11 wrestlers, my concern is that you’ll end up with more Festus’s/Eugene’s than Brodus Clay’s.

But when you do have that guy that has the charisma and talent to pull off an insane gimmick, you get an awesome combination of hilarity and action.

by hfl2013 on Jan 17, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

Doink the Evil Clown

Matt Bourne as Evil Doink is the patron saint of guys who get ridiculous gimmicks over because of how awesome they are.

Well, Evil Doink and the Undertaker, I guess.

by Razztopia on Jan 17, 2012 5:19 PM EST up reply actions

Do you think

the powers that be knew he’d get over this big, this fast? Or were they hoping for a lot of boos so they could remake him week to week before he decided he just wanted to be a beast?

by TheCrow4Life on Jan 17, 2012 1:25 PM EST reply actions

I think they weren't sure, saddled him with this and told him to do what he could with it

and he surprised everybody by making it something great.

Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 17, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

WWE lucked up this was a burial that went perfect, the fans are tired of no gimmicks, all wrestlers besides Kane and Taker are the same.

by MVP Raiders on Jan 17, 2012 1:47 PM EST via Android app reply actions

Actually if you’re not entertained by Brodus Clay then you can just change the channel and switch back 5 minutes later.

by Kanenite on Jan 17, 2012 3:21 PM EST reply actions

Ha.

Touche.

Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 17, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

Who should be the first feud for The Funkasaurus from Planet Funk?

I looked at the Raw roster and it is pretty empty of heels. Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, The Miz, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, and Chris Jericho are pretty much it. I’m not really feeling any of those matchups. If R-Truth turns heel again, that would be a fun pairing.

by Manolo Has Pizzazz on Jan 17, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions

You are aware you just named half of the active roster, right?

Faces are Cena, Punk, Ryder, Kofi, Santino, and Truth. The rest don’t get any tv time.

So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out

by C. J. Bradford on Jan 17, 2012 4:28 PM EST up reply actions

My bad

I meant guys that are suitable to lose to The Funkasaurus for his first feud. Dolph, Kane, Jericho are too high up at the moment. I assume Swagger will be tied up with Ryder over the title. That leaves Miz and Del Rio. I’m a fan of Del Rio so I don’t want to see him lose. That only leaves Miz.

I love the The Funkasaurus but I don’t want to see him in squash matches for 2 months.

Anyway, who would you like to see The Funkasaurus feud with?

by Manolo Has Pizzazz on Jan 17, 2012 5:28 PM EST up reply actions

I have noooo clue

They could port someone over from Smackdown. When is Christian coming back?

So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out

by C. J. Bradford on Jan 17, 2012 5:46 PM EST up reply actions

How about this? The Funkasaurus can squash Tyler Reks for his next match. Then you have Reks, Hawkins, Kidd, and JTG. Weren’t all of them involved with that Mid-Card Mafia cartoon thing? Those four could team up and do something to Brodus. That could carry through to Wrestlemania until it is time for new stories to begin.

by Manolo Has Pizzazz on Jan 17, 2012 6:08 PM EST up reply actions