Is Enzo Amore A Human Sharknado?
Enzo Amore and Sharknado? It’s the comparison that had to be made, and Andrew Balaz was just the guy to make it!
Enzo Amore, the captain of illiteracy and a walking, too much talking, Jersey Shore/NYC stereotype, is a big point of contention lately. Regardless of the less than flattering opening sentence, he resonates with the crowd and has managed to get himself over. It’s because of this nearly contradictory opening statement, that I compare him to being the human equivalent of Sharknado. Those movies are critically terrible, barely passable parodies, but the general public finds entertainment in them (I mean if they didn’t there wouldn’t be 5 now). The comparison might be a stretch, but only one way to find out:
Both Enzo and Sharknado entertain people, and that’s somewhat important. However, they aren’t entertaining because of quality or intelligence, they’re simplistic parody approach is what gets a cheap pop from viewers. The constant references and cavalcade of talking is just as ridiculous as the situations in Sharknado. His endless ramblings are almost harder to swallow than the concept of natural disasters filled with sharks and magic.
Due to the fact they are parodies, the problem arises when they try to take a more serious tone. Recently Big Cass betrays Enzo, but the next two weeks Enzo still comes out running his mouth, dancing and seeming unfazed after what should’ve been weeks of recovering from losing his best friend. Similarly, at the end of Sharknado 3, Fin proposed to his ex-wife April and had what could’ve been a moment…but then a shark supposedly ate her. Fast forward to Sharknado 4, and everyone has a normalish life, so when April pops back up…it’s the most luke warm, “oh my god you’re still alive” moment in the history of apathy. Hard to really establish any empathy for characters who can’t be burdened with acting like the moment was significant to them.
When you have a nonsensical track record, anything different isn’t easily digested. Regardless of if you’re a wrestler trying to garner sympathy, but not changing anything about your character, or a movie that is nothing more than mindless entertainment, trying to add slightly serious tones to their story; you’ll get nowhere until public perception changes.
Yes, Enzo is not a positive role model or solid enough character to get invested in. He talks about trying to do things “his way” or over coming odds, but just repeats the same mistakes and still prattles on obnoxiously. Also he’s very poor in the ring, hasn’t had a good singles match, as well as getting hurt doing basic moves. Sharknado has figured out what it is by now, but the same can’t be said for how the WWE is writing Enzo. It’s time you either double down on the parody comedy (like Sharknado) or repackage him down in NXT.
Despite how you feel about Enzo, he’s not going anywhere…so we’re stuck with him, just like those damn Sharknado movies.
