Former WWE star Sylvain Grenier believes that Nick Dinsmore, who performed the Eugene gimmick, might’ve been used in a different way in WWE.
Eugene was an intellectually disabled wrestler who had a memorable run in the course of the Ruthless Aggression period. He was launched as Eric Bischoff’s nephew and was a cheerful and bodily succesful wrestler who turned a well-liked babyface in his three-year run. Grenier, who was additionally in WWE in the course of the time, regarded again on the Eugene character on “Developmentally Talking.”
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“This man (Dinsmore) is without doubt one of the finest wrestlers WWE ever had and turns into the character Eugene. Did he do nice with the character? Yeah. Might he have executed extra as the true professional wrestler? I feel so,” mentioned the previous La Résistance member.
Eugene had fairly a outstanding WWE profession, attaining many issues in his brief reign within the promotion. He held the World Tag Group Championship win William Regal, a highlight match with Triple H at SummerSlam 2004, fought Kurt Angle at SummerSlam 2005, had an in-ring section with The Rock on “WWE Uncooked,” and was saved by Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 21. However, Grenier defined how Eugene might have been an even bigger success in WWE.
“All of it relies upon once they provide the ball, what you do with it, and you actually should roll. You do not f—up,” Grenier mentioned.
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Eugene copied the signature strikes of his favourite wrestlers, which included utilizing the Rock Backside, Stunner, and even a Leg Drop at instances, all to the delight of followers. Dinsmore mentioned the character’s portrayal was influenced by the Raymond Babbitt character from “Rain Man” in addition to the autistic son of wrestling veteran Rip Rogers.
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