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Post by Milky on Sept 14, 2016 15:19:55 GMT -5
If you're an intermediate speaker it means you can get your messages across. Also, he will presumably only get better, like the aforementioned Kevin Owens.
Not only is Deezy right about action stars but I would say many wrestlers got over who couldn't talk either (Goldberg, silent Sting, Andre The Giant, etc).
Charisma doesn't have to be verbal. But in Nakamura's case it can be because he's got a high enough level of English anyways.
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Post by kalgoroth on Sept 15, 2016 7:05:45 GMT -5
If you're an intermediate speaker it means you can get your messages across. Also, he will presumably only get better, like the aforementioned Kevin Owens. Not only is Deezy right about action stars but I would say many wrestlers got over who couldn't talk either (Goldberg, silent Sting, Andre The Giant, etc). Charisma doesn't have to be verbal. But in Nakamura's case it can be because he's got a high enough level of English anyways. I agree, these last couple of weeks he's shown that he can more than deliver a promo with enough charisma, it's broken english but delivered naturally, I'd say that even adds to the charm. Compare it to Asuka, she has charisma but is clearly trying to remember lines, hard enough when in your first language, which makes it awkward. I don't think she needs to be paired up with anyone though, she should simply keep to cutting vignette promos/interviews in Japanese with subs and let her in-ring ability speak the rest and she'll continue to do fine.
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Post by gerardgerard on Sept 15, 2016 22:01:47 GMT -5
Actually, on the point of Asuka, gotta say I'm a fan of her sharp personality switches, where she goes from a slightly diffident non-native speaker to just screaming her lungs out in Japanese. Everyone's done a fantastic job of reacting like "oh fuck, oh fuck, she's gonna kill me."
On the subject of Nakamura, he could mumble his way through an IHOP menu and it'd probably be one of the most compelling parts of the show. "I......choose" **oooooooohhhhhhhhh** "the.............." **ooooooohhhhhhhh** "blueberry and cream" **yayyyyyyyyy**
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