POST News 12/15: Kevin Owens re-signs with WWE

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John Pollock & Wai Ting discuss Kevin Owens re-signing with WWE, Katsuyori Shibata announcing his return at Wrestle Kingdom 16, NXT 2.0 and AEW Winter Is Coming.

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The Hook shirt is also great… So many Wrestling Tees, in any promotion, are so very over-designed. The Hook “logo” is well-balanced and the simplicity of the shirt says FAR MORE about his presentation and character so far than so many other shirts that are trying way too hard.

Part of the success of “Hook,” is how bare-bones his debut and character have been presented to this point. If had of come out to some create-a-wrestler jock jam with pyro and some absurd animated video it would have been too predictable and doesn’t tell you anything about Hook beyond the tropes of a pro-wrestler.

The Action Bronson jam is an understated banger, the video was just his name, the lighting was understated, his gear is its own understated postmodern aesthetic. The “boxer” look, signifies a traditional “fighter” backstory." The Action Bronson “Chairman of the Board” is a display of absolute confidence. Hook’s unkempt hair, straight-up walk to the ring, through it walk to the corner for his back to his opponent lean is an eschewal of other traditional theatrical wrestling tropes.

MJF is a throwback heel, in a postmodern presentation that doesn’t deviate far from the wrestling aesthetic. Jungle Boy has this 80’s/90’s babyface trope as a character appropriation, also postmodern. Darby Allin, as a goth/punk skater pulls from so many different mediums and genres that it works counter to pro-wrestling aesthetics while working within the medium.

Hook, as a character has such a clear diffusion of character and motivation and intent. So, far, he’s the most transparent debut so far. He didn’t have a promo, a vignette or a complicated storyline with a shock/swerve to start out. It’s Occam’s Razor as a guide for character development.