John Morrison: Difference between revisions

'''John Randall Hennigan''' (born October 3, 1979) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, '''[[John Morrison]]''' (and previously Johnny Nitro).

 

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=== '''Tropes associated with John Morrison include:''' ===

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: On the 2-7-11 episode of RAW, Morrison, after celebrating a victory against a member of the New Nexus, was attacked [[In the Back|from behind]] by [[CM Punk|New Nexus leader CM Punk,]] who pepper sprayed him [[Eye Scream|in the face.]] Fast forward a week to the Valentine's Day 2011 episode of RAW, where he and [[Black Best Friend|R-Truth]] are in a tag-team match with Michael [[Mc Gillicutty]] and David Otunga from the New Nexus. When R-Truth finally tags him in, cue Morrison - whose face was still obviously swollen from the mace attack and whom the announcers were questioning whether he could even see enough to wrestle. Morrison hardly attempts to tap into the [[Le Parkour|'Parkour offense']] for which he is so well known. Instead, he flies into a rage and starts beating on every member of Nexus he could get his hands on - even Mason Ryan, who ''wasn't in the match.'' After [[Fastball Special|literally throwing R-Truth over the ring at the two other Nexus members]] to make sure they didn't interfere, he turns around, shouts, "I hope you're watching this, Punk!" and hits Michael [[Mc Gillicutty]] with a running knee smash [[Michael Cole|right to the skull.]] After the pinfall victory, cue a shot of Morrison with his hair disheveled and an overall [[Mad Eye|facial expression]] of which [[Edge]] would have been proud. Moral of the story: ''Do not piss John Morrison off.''

* [[Black Best Friend]]: He has his in R-Truth, they've even tag-teamed together under the [[Fan Nickname]] Truth and Wisdom.

* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: If he's a heel, and his name is Johnny Nitro.

* [[Book Ends]]: Morrison's first and last match on Raw in 2011 were falls count anywhere, no DQ with the Miz. Both matches also involved a spot using the giant WWE logo on the entrance ramp.

** [[Gaussian Girl|Gaussian Guy]]: His entrance is even in slow motion.

** [[Pretty in Mink|Handsome in Mink]]

** [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]

** [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: As a face.

* [[Fridge Logic]]: If he is a Jim Morrison [[Captain Ersatz|Ersatz]], then why is his music an [[Expy]] of [[Jimi Hendrix]] instead of, you know, [[The Doors]]?

* [[Fur and Loathing]]

* [[Guile Hero]]: Has had his moments, like when he goaded R-Truth into putting his #1 contender status for the WWE Championship on the line by questioning Truth's fitness and conditioning. JoMo won the match, by the way, but...

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Yeah, in hindsight it wasn't exactly smart to cost R-Truth his title shot, huh JoMo? You know, considering he's now made it his life mission to beat the crap out of you and screw you over at every possible opportunity.

* [[Ho Yay]]: He and tag-team partner Mike "[[The Miz]]" Mizanin.

* [[Nice Guy]]: His current Face run basically consists of him sticking up for the little guy i.e, [[Big Damn Heroes|saving Santino from getting his ass kicked by]] [[The Bully|Sheamus]], kick-starting their [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|minifeud]].

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Yeah, you know how R-Truth is now a ''[[Sanity Slippage|completely insane]]'' [[Face Heel Turn|heel]]? Morrison taking his title shot from him started that...

* [[One of Us]]: Even outside of his promos, he shows a knowledge and interest of not just pop culture but lesser known pieces. For instance, in his Twitter feed, he mentioned going to an art museum and seeing a piece that reminded him of Gir from Invader Zim.

* [[Paparazzi]]: Until MNM disbanded, their entrance involved a red carpet and photographers.

* [[Self-Deprecation]]: In one Palace of Wisdom exclusive, he goes back and time...to meet up with his former persona Johnny Nitro. He basically tore down what was so awful about his former persona (the spray-on tan and the blonde hair specifically) and sarcastically states that if everyone was like him (Johnny Nitro), the world would be a better place.

* [[Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness]]: John rambles like hell on his promos.

* [[Spot Monkey]]: There have been some [[Internet Backdraft|very hotly contested]] debates as to whether or not Morrison counts as a [[Spot Monkey]]. The general consensus is that he is one, but is much better than the usual example in that he actually has a sense of [[Wrestling Psychology|psychology]]. He did improve in that area in 2011, as noted in [[Wrestling Psychology]] below.

** To elaborate, Morrison's psychology is extremely erratic, and fluctuates as to whether or not it's a major match. Are you watching Morrison on a PPV? Then you're going to get an awesome match with great high-spots and excellent psychology. TV? Enjoy your spot-fest!