#4 Dean Ambrose as Nick Diaz
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Think of one phrase to sum up Nick Diaz? For me it’d have to be simply, the man doesn’t give a damn. He’s not a trash-talker – in fact when he does talk, it often comes off as clunky and awkward – and in all honesty, he doesn’t come off like a man who even wants the spotlight on him.
He doesn’t even really enjoy fighting. For him it’s just something he happens to be good at that allows him to make money. You get the feeling that if it were up to Nick Diaz he’d prefer to spend his time smoking weed and doing a bit of jiu-jitsu on the side.
Dean Ambrose, meanwhile, is often presented by WWE as being “crazy”, but his brand of crazy often comes off as cartoonish more than edgy. I guess it works somewhat for the PG-aimed WWE programming but wouldn’t it be cooler if Ambrose were allowed to channel his inner Nick Diaz?
Rather than cut wacky promos and find himself involved in bizarre, cartoonish skits, Ambrose could stop caring about what people think of him, start shooting from the hip more in his micwork and show a more aggressive style inside the ring.
It could go down almost like a modern twist on Steve Austin if done right, and we all know how well Austin drew. While it might be tricky to replicate such a unique character as Nick Diaz, Ambrose seems like as likely a candidate as any to be able to pull it off.
