Your weekly dose of Brodus Clay as The Funkasaurus or, this is why we can't have nice things
It wasn't that long ago that Brodus Clay was just that guy John Laurinaitis was always saying was going to debut next week. And it was some great schtick, constantly teasing but never paying it off.
Then, just a few weeks ago, Clay debuted with a new character known as The Funkasaurus from Planet Funk. He came out dancing with two female sidekicks wearing an obnoxious red jumpsuit, squashed a jobber while spitting out a few catchphrases, and immediately got everything about the act over.
This was impressive on a number of levels, most notably the fact that WWE trolled us about as hard as they could and this man still managed to get a ridiculous character over through a mixture of talent, commitment, and good humor.
Clay was getting more and more of a reaction each week as he trotted himself out on both Raw and Smackdown to jiggle around and splash opponents with his finisher Michael Cole tells us is called the "Aww Funk It." Except last night he was calling it the "What The Funk."
Indeed, The Funkasaurus was getting over just fine with an act very few within the company could ever pull off. So what does WWE do just as he's gaining steam?
They change it up.
The first thing they did different last night was have an entirely new introduction for him. Two insufferable voices suddenly played over the loud speakers asking everyone to please welcome the Funkasaurus. It completely killed the good feeling you get when "Somebody Call My Momma" first starts playing.
Then, to make matters worse, Clay came out wearing a white jumpsuit instead of his usual red. Obviously, this shouldn't be a big deal but the red was quickly becoming a signature look for him. The dancers were still in red, doing their thing like usual, which made Clay look completely out of place in white. As if through karma, or the universe telling WWE to stop messing with a good thing, Brodus couldn't get his pants off for the final stomp spot in his dance routine.
And this is why we can't have nice things, folks. WWE won't let us. They give us what we didn't want and then when we quickly come around and decide we do want it, they change it up.
Nonetheless, here's the video of Clay doing his thing last night as your weekly dose of Brodus Clay as The Funkasaurus from Planet Funk who is funky. Also featuring William Regal on commentary, who did his best to make the botch pants spot memorable by expertly delivering the line, "He couldn't get out of his bloody trousers there!" Seriously, get this man on my TV more often.
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I was wondering what the problems you had with Clay were from last night
I got to say, I don’t see it the same way. They had the dancers announce his entrance before. And the white suit was a good look on him. He needs to switch up the colors some as long as he keeps it pimp classy. The problem with the pants coming off though, that was just a good LOL moment.
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my “Somebody Call My Momma” ring-tone keeping playing….my bad
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I said it in the live blog
But I really think the crowd threw him off. It was dead silent, and you could see he was forcing his entrance. That threw his timing off, which made him rush the pants. He screwed that up, which must have been embarrassing and frustrating. That led to a bad match, which is better hard to do when it’s a couple of moves. The timing was bad from entrance to exit. They need to smooth some things out, and hopefully have a crowd who appreciates the fun of it. I think this is more of a hiccup than anything
So go forth, my brethren, and proceed to mark the f*ck out
There was zero wrong with last night.
And he played off fucking up like a natural. I’m curious who his first real challenge will be.
I don't see the problem.
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Wait what?
Out of all the things that are currently wrong with the WWE…you’re writing an article about a wrestler’s wardrobe change? No no..not wardrobe change, a change in the color of the wardrobe.
This is why wrestling blogs can’t have nice things.
I cant wait for next week’s finisher, the “STFunkU”
by djfivenine on Jan 24, 2012 1:29 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Totally agree
Geno are you serious? Because he went from red to white the WWE ruined his character? I hope this is in jest.
by BennyProfane on Jan 24, 2012 2:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Eh it's all good, Geno is a good writer.
But he has a habit of writing his personal opinion and claiming it to be facts and also makes it seem as if how he feels is the universally believed opinion which isn’t the case at all.
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by Cyclonejoker on Jan 24, 2012 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
he has a habit of writing his personal opinion and claiming it to be facts and also makes it seem as if how he feels is the universally believed opinion which isn’t the case at all.
This is why I love him like a little brother
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by Jesse Holland on Jan 24, 2012 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t see anything wrong with not outwardly stating that something is an opinion. I hate always repeating the phrase “in my opinion” or other similar phrases to that every time I want to speak about a topic. Most of the time we are offering opinions here, that should be an implicit understanding at this point. I’m not going to say “In my opinion, CM Punk’s segment was amazing!” I’m just going to flat-out state that “CM Punk’s segment was amazing!” if that is my opinion about it. I understand that not everybody will agree with that opinion.
As for the making it seem like his opinion is universally shared, I think a lot of people do that at times, myself included. Sometimes things seem so “obvious” that it is hard to believe that someone could think otherwise. I think this is especially likely to happen in the immediate aftermath of an event.
by Kanenite on Jan 24, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's not the point Geno was making.
It isn’t that there aren’t a wide variety of ways you could run with this character, it’s that WWE is changing things up with his gimmick for no reason other than to make it difficult for him to get over.
Geno is a good writer
But I don’t know how a fan could be so sensitive to such minor changes (all surface level)
by BennyProfane on Jan 24, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Geno just knows it won't be minor for long.
Those changes are just going to get bigger and more humiliating. If WWE had any serious plans for Brodus Clay, they would’ve let him keep his “Hall of Pain” gimmick instead of giving it to Mark Henry while he was off filming a movie.
We don't even know that the WWE demanded he change to white
Wardrobe like that is typically up to the wrestlers. Its the major changes for the less major names that typically need to get clearance on wardrobe/appearance changes.
The other complaint, the dancers introducing him, seems to be an ongoing trial thing that will get canned if it isn’t going over well. That might be the WWE changing things up, but its most likely to give Naomi and Cameron something to do other than just dancing. Can’t really blame them on that front nor do I think that signals the WWE trying to mess with the gimmick just to damage his career.
Honestly, this statement is just beyond absurd especially referring to Brodus Clay:
WWE is changing things up with his gimmick for no reason other than to make it difficult for him to get over.
The WWE has no reason whatsoever to intentionally make it harder for any of their guys to get over. There are plenty of times their writing/booking doesn’t help or maybe some of the guys are being punished for behind the scenes actions, but there is no reason to think Brodus Clay fits into that second group. He’s already gotten past that first point.
The WWE has no reason whatsoever to intentionally make it harder for any of their guys to get over.
Having no reason for doing something has never stopped WWE from humiliating people for no reason.
There are plenty of times their writing/booking doesn’t help or maybe some of the guys are being punished for behind the scenes actions, but there is no reason to think Brodus Clay fits into that second group.
If WWE had any sense when they were punishing their wrestlers, they’d just dock their pay, take away backstage privileges, or maybe even play pranks on them in the locker-room. The way they’re doing things by humiliating their contracted wrestlers on air isn’t just childish and immature, it’s actively hurting their bottom line.
Don’t put it past yourself that WWE has no real plans for Brodus Clay, they’ve done the exact same thing with so many people that any benefit of the doubt is hopeless.
If they're trying to punish Clay, they failed miserably, seeing as that he's probably one of the most popular guys right now
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 25, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
I really enjoyed the whole...
…“Did you slip? Awwww you slipped?!”
Mountains out of a molehill
This wasn’t the first time he had an introduction, and he looks better in the white. He pimpin, yo.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 24, 2012 3:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
My favorite part was when
he tried unsuccessfully to get the ref to dance with him. I agree with the other commenters that Brodus rocked the house as usual.
I'm with Geno
I thought it bombed last night. I demand he return to the red jumpsuit and kill the corny voiceover intro.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
I gotta disagree here
I dug the voice over a lot more than I do the announcers doing it. I watched Raw last night and then watched Smackdown from Friday, and thought that after the new one, Lillian doing it just didn’t sound as cool. I think it adds in to the intro and did nothing but good.
Also, I loved the new white jumpsuit and attire. Do people complain every time Kofi comes out in a different colored outfit? Or Ziggler? Wrestlers have more than one set of gear, so why not show it off. Brodus could come out with a new outfit every week for all I care. It’s the man that makes the character, not the jumpsuit, and last night was no different from how awesome the Funkasaurus has been since his debut.
This just sounds a bit like “I have to complain about SOMETHING” to me…it was still fun, the crowd still popped, so sit back and enjoy!
Well this is the IWC at it's finest.
We’re complaining just to complain at this point. I expected better of you.
Beware my tiny electric fury.
I didn't have a problem with any of it.
The only thing I would change (which I wouldn’t have thought about if someone hadn’t mentioned it last week) is to have the girls’ voiceover bleed directly into the entrance theme rather than being connected to an entirely separate track.
I don’t think the change from the Red to white was that big a deal. I didn’t even notice the change in the introduction voicing. But, it could be because the first time I saw him laughed my ass off and might have missed it.
by The Name is Dalton on Jan 24, 2012 6:50 PM EST reply actions
Something seemed off
at least to me anyway. I didn’t enjoy it as much this week whereas I’d been eating it up the last two weeks.
I’m willing to chaulk it up to an off week and enjoy his funky rumble entrance.
by TMadeBurner on Jan 24, 2012 7:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
It's starting to get to the point that annihilating random jobbers we hardly see if boring
Three second squash matches aren’t cool.
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 24, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, but I get it. No need for a program before the rumble. Maybe something good pops up during the ppv Sunday. Not quite sure against who though, maybe Swagger if Ryder’s out for a minute.
by TMadeBurner on Jan 24, 2012 7:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Works for me
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 24, 2012 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
I'd rather have stories that I don't agree and/or don't have much to them than dead air
like it used to be between “important” articles (not to disrespect the guys who used to handle the duties here).
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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Jan 24, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You just have the sense to know that WWE doesn't much care for Broduse.
You also have the sense to recognize that these little things aren’t going to lead to brighter horizons on the basis of everyone else in WWE having the same bullshit thrown at them solely for the purposes of humiliation.
No, it was bad
I had no problem with the introduction, in fact call me crazy but I remember him having the same exact introduction last Monday. But after he came out everything seemed off. The white was terrible, he looked smaller in my opinion which for him is not a good thing. His dancing was off and obviously he botched taking his pants off which was unfortunate but even worse was Heath Slater laughing at him. When he said “should I get him” it didn’t have the same impact as usual, maybe his timing wasn’t as good or maybe it was the crowd’s fault. So I totally see where you’re coming from. I just don’t necessarily agree that wwe is to blame (maybe the white was his idea).
Also this isn’t specific to Monday, but am I the only one who thinks the dinosaur claw thing is stupid?
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by Black Yen Power G-Man Spy on Jan 25, 2012 8:33 AM EST up reply actions
Also this isn’t specific to Monday, but am I the only one who thinks the dinosaur claw thing is stupid?
I’m with you. It seems like a move for the kids so they can dance along. It reminds me of the Backstreet Boys in one of their videos. I prefer my funkasauruses to be more like pimp cool. Other than that, Brodus Clay is looking good.
by Manolo Has Pizzazz on Jan 25, 2012 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
At least you didn't ban us all like they would at Elbow, so I gotta thank you for giving us freedom to disagree.
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by Cyclonejoker on Jan 25, 2012 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Brodus Clay needs to face non-jobbers!!!!
How about he faces someone worth watching instead of Heath Slather Alex Riley or Curt Hawkins being destroyed in 3 moves and the match lasting about 10 seconds. Something like him vs Kane or against The Bigshow or maybe CM Punk or somebody else that’s actually better.Sick of the squash matches enough already. The Funkasaurus persona is completely laughable and utterly pathetic and just putrid.
Brodus Clay
Yes wwe needs to actually make matches that don’t suck with this guy.

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