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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 7, 2009 5:40:06 GMT -5
To be fair, he just came over to Raw last week, so at least it's excusable this time around. I really wish they'd stop, now.
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Jul 7, 2009 5:59:04 GMT -5
Sadly, they only did this match to further the fued between Big Show and Kofi. I really wish they would have given Kofi and Bourne at least 10 minutes. And did anyone else notice that King and Cole weren't calling any of the match until the SSP?
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 7, 2009 6:23:20 GMT -5
Sadly, they only did this match to further the fued between Big Show and Kofi. I really wish they would have given Kofi and Bourne at least 10 minutes. And did anyone else notice that King and Cole weren't calling any of the match until the SSP? Which makes the whole "deep breath so we can call the match" part hilarious. Though, to be fair, they did talk about them, just didn't name any of the moves used, really. That being said, hopefully the match turned the Big Show/Kofi fued into a threeway affair. If not, I dunno, maybe we'll get a Big Show/Cody Rhodes/Ted vs Mark Henry/Kofi/Bourne match. Would be decent TV.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jul 7, 2009 6:29:28 GMT -5
To be fair, he just came over to Raw last week, so at least it's excusable this time around. I really wish they'd stop, now. Yeah, this time they actually have an excuse, but you know in a month they'll still be using that same line.
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Post by supercheese on Jul 7, 2009 6:56:37 GMT -5
So the commentators do the their job of putting over talent...
yet we moan when they don't.
This place baffles me and the once high standards are at an all time low.
At least complain about the match time, but not about Lawler and Cole doing their jobs in order to help get talent over!
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Post by casualobserver on Jul 7, 2009 6:59:23 GMT -5
If you haven't seen Evan Bourne in action, you haven't watched much wrestling lately.
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Jul 7, 2009 7:01:40 GMT -5
So the commentators do the their job of putting over talent... yet we moan when they don't. This place baffles me and the once high standards are at an all time low. At least complain about the match time, but not about Lawler and Cole doing their jobs in order to help get talent over! Yeah, but they couldn't do it in a more original way?
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Post by supercheese on Jul 7, 2009 7:23:28 GMT -5
So the commentators do the their job of putting over talent... yet we moan when they don't. This place baffles me and the once high standards are at an all time low. At least complain about the match time, but not about Lawler and Cole doing their jobs in order to help get talent over! Yeah, but they couldn't do it in a more original way? It worked for Austin calling him the Toughest SOB week in week out on 2 shows a week. It worked for the Rock, calling him the most electrifying man...week in week out on two shows a week. So bigging up Bournes talent can only have a positive effect on his push.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 7, 2009 7:31:23 GMT -5
Yeah, but they couldn't do it in a more original way? It worked for Austin calling him the Toughest SOB week in week out on 2 shows a week. It worked for the Rock, calling him the most electrifying man...week in week out on two shows a week. So bigging up Bournes talent can only have a positive effect on his push. Good point. Plus, it should be kept in mind that filling 2 hours or so a week, 50 something times a year is a tall order. A lot of stuf will bear repeating.
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Post by Kae on Jul 7, 2009 7:38:57 GMT -5
Yes. As much as I love the SSP, they need to let him bust out the rest of his moveset.
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Post by noleafclover1980 on Jul 7, 2009 11:58:47 GMT -5
I love that they put over Evan Bourne, it's just a stupid line bascally. Plus i'm over all tired of the pretending like Raw, Smackdown and ECW have seperate audiences that apparantly don't watch the other shows, and the fake ass rivalry they build up for it. I mean seriously, on average, we see Evan Bourne at least twice a week at this point.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 7, 2009 12:01:16 GMT -5
I love that they put over Evan Bourne, it's just a stupid line bascally. Plus i'm over all tired of the pretending like Raw, Smackdown and ECW have seperate audiences that apparantly don't watch the other shows, and the fake ass rivalry they build up for it. I mean seriously, on average, we see Evan Bourne at least twice a week at this point. If you want to be technical, Raw gets like twice the ratings of the other two shows. Some folks very well might not of seen him outside of his appearances on Raw.
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Post by Magician under the moonlight on Jul 7, 2009 12:03:45 GMT -5
Even before he came out, I thought "and if you haven't seen Evan Bourne in action before.." We get it, guys - he's fast. It's not like he turns into a car or anything. Well he may...........one day He comes off the top rope..........and transforms into a Mustang This is WWE not Transformers! Well anything to hype him up is fine with me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 13:55:22 GMT -5
I love that they put over Evan Bourne, it's just a stupid line bascally. Plus i'm over all tired of the pretending like Raw, Smackdown and ECW have seperate audiences that apparantly don't watch the other shows, and the fake ass rivalry they build up for it. I mean seriously, on average, we see Evan Bourne at least twice a week at this point. i know alot of wrestling fans that either dont get MyNetworkTV where they live or just dont even realize that wrestling is on Friday or if they do there out doing things...Alot of people watch Raw and nothing else hence the ratings...up until this year I hadn't watched Smackdown since the Rock was around...Raw has just been a staple in my household since 1993 and its much easier to catch it on a late Monday night then a busy Friday one...I watched SD alot more when it was on Thursdays
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Post by Fade on Jul 7, 2009 15:21:27 GMT -5
Sadly, they only did this match to further the fued between Big Show and Kofi. I really wish they would have given Kofi and Bourne at least 10 minutes. And did anyone else notice that King and Cole weren't calling any of the match until the SSP? "How Pretty is that?!" Really? You could have used dazzling, sensational, amazing, phenomenal, athletically impressive, innovative, uncanny... And you use. "Pretty"? C'mon Cole.
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Post by Back to being Cenanuff on Jul 7, 2009 16:46:25 GMT -5
Sadly, they only did this match to further the fued between Big Show and Kofi. I really wish they would have given Kofi and Bourne at least 10 minutes. And did anyone else notice that King and Cole weren't calling any of the match until the SSP? "How Pretty is that?!" Really? You could have used dazzling, sensational, amazing, phenomenal, athletically impressive, innovative, uncanny... And you use. "Pretty"? C'mon Cole. I would have settled for "oh, my...". It's too soon for "vintage".
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Post by CMWaters on Jul 7, 2009 16:53:49 GMT -5
*Sees the topic title, can't resist. "If you haven't seen Evan Bourne in action..." ![](http://www.nndb.com/people/676/000022610/foxworthy-crop.jpg) "...you might be a redneck."
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jul 7, 2009 22:39:17 GMT -5
*Sees the topic title, can't resist. "If you haven't seen Evan Bourne in action..." ![](http://www.nndb.com/people/676/000022610/foxworthy-crop.jpg) "...you might be a redneck." Judging by the general public's opinion of the typical wrestling fan, you might not be a redneck. Sorry to ruin the joke.
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Post by Dean-o on Jul 7, 2009 22:56:41 GMT -5
It's just the "stock" description that every announcer has to say about him. It doesn't surprise me in the least that we hear it every week, because it's in the script, and the announcing has mostly been in the gutter for a long time now. Yeah, but they couldn't do it in a more original way? It worked for Austin calling him the Toughest SOB week in week out on 2 shows a week. It worked for the Rock, calling him the most electrifying man...week in week out on two shows a week. So bigging up Bournes talent can only have a positive effect on his push. There is a big difference. Austin called himself the "Toughest SOB in the WWF" and The Rock called himself "The most electriflying man..." all the time. Those nicknames could also be put on t-shirts. Evan Bourne can't grab a mic and say, "Guys, if you've never seen me wrestle before, you're in for a real treat" before his match, and I'd love to see that on a t-shirt ;D This "Ever seen Bourne before?" hype could seriously backfire if his matches don't deliver, because the fans won't buy into what makes him so great.
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Post by thefinalride on Jul 7, 2009 23:03:01 GMT -5
I think they should give Evan a teenager gimmick
Then Goldust could go full child molester mode and Instant classic feud
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