Robert Roode

[8.0] "I think his singles runs are maybe a little under an 8 but his run with Beer Money is a 10/10 in my eyes, so this evens out. Not the most exciting wrestler as a singles guy but not boring either, imo. And always cut a very serviceable promo. I'm just sad we never got a second Beer Money run, even in WWE. They were incredible as a team!"

[10.0] "Robert Roode will go down as a TNA legend. One of if not the best TNA world champions of all time. Such a shame that WWE managed to ruin him. Nether the less, he'll always be known as a legend. Also, that entrance music is one of the best I've ever heard."

[10.0] "A great heel he knew good heat an excellent talker on the mic and was very talented in the ring Bobby was better known for his work in TNA where he won multiple world championships in NXT also Bobby is a very underrated wrestler. and is a good hand in putting younger Talent over."

[6.0] "A sort of Natalya for men. Random Turns, random teams. She's a good worker, gifted in the ring with a simple but masterful movepool, who, without her entrance, is ultimately very bland unfortunately."

[7.0] "A good wrestler with a decent career and a all-time heel run as TNA World Heavyweight Champion. Never quite had the goods to be a top guy in a top company."

[8.0] "He's a really solid wrestler and played a good heel in TNA. I don't know his other work very well, but I think he's a good talent. Although I can understand why some would find him a bit boring in the ring due to his usage of basic wrestling moves. I can still see him getting over in any promotion given an appropriate gimmick due to his mic and promo skills."

[7.0] "I don't blame Roode for signing with WWE when he did. He was 39 years old and likely felt it was now or never. TNA started getting better in 2018 after D'Amore and Callis took over and I wonder how Roode would've contributed. His NXT run was great but his main roster run wasn't. That was the standard for that era. NXT was light years ahead of the main roster and it was incredibly rare for the main ppv to be better than the Takeover the night before. Roode is very talented on the mic and in the ring and it's a shame the last few years of his career are forgettable."

[7.0] "Great tag worker, good promo but good lord you do not want to watch him in a singles match because he is dull as dishwater. Still part the two best tag teams in TNA history."

[7.0] "Roode is very talented, a good worker, great entrance and theme, always worked entertaining characters. He always looked cool, carrying himself like a star. I like him a lot, especially as a heel."

[10.0] "Without a shadow of a doubt THE BEST TNA World Champion of all time. His character work was off the charts and his matches were always different from everything else on the show which made them stand out especially when he was in NXT. Everything about him from his entrance to his music to the way he carried himself to the pacing and psychology of his matches to the way he can control a crowd whether as a face or heel, he was a star. He could've come into WWE 5 years before he ended up going when he was much younger and became a big star but he went to WWE much older and the negative stigma in that company about pushing older guys worked against him. He had a great run in NXT as NXT Champion but on the main roster he became the veteran who worked with the younger wrestlers and had great matches but always lost. Even then, he always put his best foot forward and his work with Dolph Ziggler as The Dirty Dawgs is the best work he did on the main roster and he was consistently having great matches whenever he got the chance until a neck injury put his in-ring career on hold. It's a shame that he might never wrestle again and he didn't get to end his career on his own terms but I know he's gonna be a great help as a backstage producer and younger talent can really benefit from him putting together their matches."

[8.0] "Bobby Roode is great, honestly, he is. A few years ago maybe he was much better, in fact for me he had a more memorable run in TNA than in WWE (especially NXT where he was top champion) and I always thought we'd see more of him but so far he's disappeared for me and I like him a lot."

[8.0] "His WWE run has been mostly forgettable but in TNA Roode was an absolute star, both as a singles and tag wrestler. His team and eventual feud with Storm was easily one of the best parts of TNA during the 2010s."

[9.0] "From the first time I saw him in TNA, 2004 I think, I knew he was going to be a star. The way that he carried himself, the way that he always looked like a million bucks physically. dressed the part of a big star both in his in-ring wardrobe and outside of the ring with the custom made suits, always delivered on the microphone, and was/still is a great hand in the ring. I guess without sounding cliche, you could say he had the it factor. He was one of the guys who in my eyes anyway had all of the boxes checked in regards of what a complete performer should be before he ever stepped foot in WWE, so I thought when he got there it'd be a no brainer that he'd be pushed to the moon. Boy was I wrong. I don't know if Vince didn't see it or who didn't see it, but he's one of the most underrated guys on the roster right now. I hope things get better for him soon because there aren't many talents better than Bobby."

[10.0] "The most underutilised wrestler in the WWE today. So fucking talented, yet he's forced to sit on the sidelines and watch, whilst he was one of the best in the business for so many years. The best TNA world champion ever."

"One of the best wrestlers who got lost for many years. I hope Triple h should push this guy, not return the fired guys."

[8.0] "He is a modern-day Rick Rude (no pun intended) in terms of work style overall. He has all the tools to be a future WWE World or Universal Champion."

[5.0] "I'm not sure that I've ever really understood the appeal of Roode. He has always felt quite dull to me, and I have never found his character work to be believable. He is a solid midcard presence and worth having on the roster, but I've never seen him as the main eventer that others have claimed him to be."

[10.0] "Bobby Roode is completely underestimated by WWE. He had the best reign as a TNA world champion. He has a good charisma, he's solid in a ring. He has the qualities to be a main eventer, a WWE champion."

[8.0] "I wouldn't say he's as good as Ziggler, but Roode is definitely a very competent worker. He's always provided solid in-ring action and has has very VERY good promos, he makes a great midcard heel. His run in TNA was especially very fun to watch. I feel he's gotten a bit stale as a tag teamer, but he still definitely has lots of potential. I would love to see him with the Intercontinental title at some point."

[8.0] "His work in TNA was very strong. He was a great tag team specialist and became a terrific heel. Good worker and promos; he was really great as a top guy in that company. He was at least above-average at every facet of wrestling, and was very frequently better than that."

[2.0] "His NXT Championship run is one of the most boring world title reigns I've ever seen in my time as a wrestling fan. Those Nakamura matches are criminally terrible and boring and the blame is mostly on Roode, who lacks anything vital in his work."

[7.0] "Roode was always a good hand in the ring and excelled in tag teams, being able to work as a heel magnet or a cool face: through I personally thought that James Storm, his best known tag partner as apart of Beer Money, was better quality wise when it came to singles matches and ring psychology, Roode had the superior charisma and mic skills that ultimately got him to a main event scene in TNA. While Roode was a pretty good heel and carried himself amazingly well, I never really thought he was that good of a wrestler, even during his prime years. Don't get me wrong, he could work well, but he never seemed legitimate as a guy who could provide a main event quality bout. Probably one of the better examples of a B+ player, so to speak, as he could get taken to that level if he was with someone who he could work off with, but he couldn't carry someone to that level of quality. His stuff in NXT supports that, as while he had a good run as NXT Champion in terms of tenure, his matches..... didn't quite hit the mark. These days he's pretty beyond his prime, and while he can still work, I wouldn't say he'd be suitable as even a upper mid card guy anymore."

[8.0] "Bobby Roode is a very charismatic wrestler, and very good at promos, and those are his strongest points, in the ring Roode is solid enough to enter a good match, but it would hardly be a MOTYC, but it wouldn't be the worst match of the show either. ."

[8.0] "Gifted athlete. Very exciting to watch! Like his robes when he comes into the ring and his serious look."

[7.0] "You have to feel for Robert Roode how main roster WWE just threw him away like a complete piece of garbage. He was hot for a minute in NXT, although I might argue that he quickly became more known for his theme song & the word "glorious" than what was actually good in the long run. In TNA he had so many alterations of his character; from Team Canada to Beer Money to the Dirty Heels. I was never in love with the guy, but I saw the potential."

[7.0] "His TNA World title run is some of the best heel work I've ever seen. Nobody could play a more arrogant heel like Roode. Not to mention his time in Beer Money had some of my favorite tag matches in TNA."

[7.0] "Roode for me has always been someone thats a good upper midcarder but in my eyes could never be a main eventer. Its just something he lacks. He has always played a heel better than a face and his ring skill is ok."

[6.0] "I never quite "got" Roode. He's a solid wrestler but I really just don't see what makes him worthy of receiving any 9 or 10 ratings."

[8.0] "Oh how the mighty have fallen. It's even more frustrating because it's not Bobby's fault. WWE have almost ruined this man. This guy was a god in TNA. He had arguably the best mic skills in the company at the time (still a great talker today) and he was one of their best workers (he's still a great worker today, although his in-ring work has declined slightly). He is a TERRIBLE face, AWFUL. WWE NEED to turn him heel NOW. When he was TNA World Champ as a heel (going back to his mic skills) he cut some of the best promos of that time period in the industry (2011-2012). If Hunter, Vince or anyone at WWE see the light and turn Roode heel like he was in TNA and NXT, he will thrive on the main roster. Why they turned him face after his main roster call-up baffles me. Anyway, I'm rambling. The 8 rating is mostly because of his past work and the respect I have for him. Bottom line: Needs a heel turn NOW or he's just going to fizzle out. Needs a big heel singles run and get out of all the tag team stuff with Chad Gable or anyone else unless WWE bring in James Storm (would have helped if Storm had stayed in NXT for a year longer) for a Beer Money reunion."

[7.0] "I have always found Bobby Roode to be at best an average wrestler in the ring. However the man carries himself as a star has basically all the tools WWE looks for in a wrestler and yet they completely miscast the man. How the hell does a company like TNA get it so right with a guy like Roode but the biggest company in the world can't catch a clue."

[5.0] "What the fuck happened Bobby? You were on fire. You're like the Kool Aid man of WWE now popping up and twerking over a crumpled Elias. Turn heel please. It's so simple. Very old fashioned wrestler, could have a compelling match but if he's with someone like Randy Orton prepare to sleep. 5/10"

[5.0] "I've only seen his WWE work and to be honest, I never found it impressive. Of course, he has charisma and it's obvious that if they put more work into his character, he might be much more interesting - this gimmick consisting of catchy theme song and one dumb catchphrase isn't really working. In the ring, he's pretty average."

[6.0] "To me he is an average wrestler using a tried and tested gimmick to get over and even then it's his theme music that is over more than him. I have watched him since his early TNA days (Team Canada) and honestly he was great in tag teams but i've never been sold on him as a singles competitor."

[6.0] "What a lacklustre face run. I loved his work in NXT but at the moment I couldn't care less about Bobby Roode. Please turn him heel again."

[7.0] "Roode has fallen flat since joining the main roster and his weaknesses as being average in just about every department are being exposed. Heel turn and a restraining order from Jinder Mahal are necessary."

[9.0] "Bei TNA war er klasse, bei NXT war er klasse und bei SmackDown ist er klasse. Bobby Roode ist GLORIOUS!"

[7.0] "A lot of Bobby Roode is chalked up to performance. The entrances, the glitzy gear and the old school heel antics, he's straight out of a 1980's NWA show. That's a good and bad thing, as he's one of the better heels in the WWE but he's also a pretty unremarkable worker (who can have right matches with the right opponent. ) He's a little miscast as a face, but when he eventually turns he's going to achieve some good work in the WWE."

[8.0] "Got to see him wrestle live for Real Action Wrestling in 2002. Unbelievable how far he has come since then. Great worker, great on the mic. Can have a serviceable match with nearly anyone. Better has a heel than a face but can make both work."

[9.0] "He put the big T in TNA. Very virile and fit for for Gen Xer. His glorious character was first dangled in our face on small ball NXT. I am impressed by his stamina and skill but I prefer him as a heel. The happy go lucky baby face persona just doesn’t arouse the same tingling feeling in my soul and loins. But he is clearly over. He is a huge addition to the flaccid and injury plagued WWE roster. He has been field tested with Dolph and his next step is to resuscitate Corbin’s flagging career. It would be nice if a storyline is erected that showcases him in all of his glorious virility. Those of us who have seen the full measure of this man know he is endowed with the equipment to main event. Do not be deceived by his average size and the apparent stiffness of his movements. When the bell dongs this guy can go."

[8.0] "A good draw in general. He was really interesting in beer money and his run in wwe is cool. We can see that he is enjoying his glorious character and gives all he had even if he is 40."

[10.0] "Bobby Roode, from being TNA world champion and having good/great matches with the likes of Kurt Angle to being the top star of NXT. Great on the mic and with the right opponent can wrestle a **** easily"

[6.0] "Roode had some good moments in his career, and his reign as a TNA World Heavyweight Champion is one to remember. However, those days are gone, and since then, Roode has been nothing but an average wrestler. People still hope to see again that wrestler, but right now all we see is a good-looking 40 years old man being obnoxious, shouting constantly "glorious! " with no reason and fighting with slowness."

[4.0] "This guy is all show and no action. He was never exactly considered one of the best in the world back when he was in TNA, but since he got that popular entrance music debuting in NXT people started fawning over him, calling him a great southern heel throw-back, but to me he is as vanilla a heal as they come. He's overly-aggressive, cowardly, cheap, etc. This is nothing new, and his actual wrestling skill is incredibly mediocre since, as the heel, he is usually the one in control, but I can't connect with him at all when he's working the match. Almost all of his big NXT matches have put me very closely to sleep because his technique and character are so basic. Nothing about him stands out, except his appeals to the crowd who love him because they enjoy shouting "glorious". It's gotten him over, and good for him, but as a fan I have not enjoyed his presence in WWE at all. His showboating often feels very contrived and cartoonish, which would work back in the 70s or 80s but not in the modern day when I believe wrestlers should have more nuance to how their personalities are expressed. I'm glad he is no longer NXT champion, though I just generally hope he doesn't have any major roles in the company as a whole going forward either."

[9.0] "When he first came to NXT, he didn't really deliver to be honest. But now? Ever since he went after the NXT title he's been the best thing going in WWE. Just amazing in ring, great on the mic. Simply.... GLORIOUS!"

[10.0] "Awesome wrestler in the ring, I love his old school style. Kind of reminds me of a cross between Curt Hennig and Arn Anderson. Glad he's on NXT now, as he done it all in TNA, and he had nothing else to prove in that company."

[9.0] "He came to WWE at the perfect time, I cannot wait for him to join the main roster. Roode brings back memories of Ric Flair from the music to the attire to the ring skills. He seems to be in the prime of his life at almost 40 years old, and I can see Roode remaining in active competition for many years to come. His 15+ year career has really helped him find the perfect combination of in ring skills, charisma, & aggression. The only thing keeping me from giving him a 10 rating is I'm hesitant to see if he'll be remembered as TNA legend or overall Wrestling Legend."

[9.0] "Hijo del Triple H... not a bad wrestler/great move-set, a bit bland on the mic, but still plays a great heel. Had one of the best TNA runs ever and i hope he does well in the E."

[8.0] "Bobby Roode is a solid brawler, who I remembered being better in the ring than he really was. His real value is in his mannerisms, and his ability to talk."

[5.0] "after watching his takeover match! All I saw was 2 bumps that he did and a randy Ortan headlock! Nothing impressive, but maybe just put him in the main roster! Just people that good on the mic, you're considered a great wrestler! At best he's an entertainer, but he is an okay chain wrestler! Therefore I give him a 5!"

[10.0] "One of the greatest heels in TNA, Great mic and great technique along Austin Aries a great tag team championship. I hope see his debut in NXT"