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Post by ben:friendship frog on Jan 31, 2011 12:41:21 GMT -5
Sorry, I hate moaning about the same things again but seriously, the 3 man PPV team really do take away from what's going on most of the time to try and get themselves over.
I'm going to highlight one moment that really annoyed me last night, when Big Show was making his entrance Cole did his usual 'LARGEST ATHLETE IN THE WORLD!' lie and Striker tried to add to that by saying that the tallest player in the NHL played in that building and that Big Show is half a ft taller than him.
However, Cole just shouts over him "WHO CARES!!! WHO CARES!! SHUT HIS MIC OFF!!!"
Then he went on to say how Show 'towers over' Diesel, which is a stretch and is a statement which puts over how tall is Show is, which he just yelled 'WHO CARES!' about.
Cole could have just let Striker finish, then talk about the Show/Diesel staredown, perhaps say 'A lot of history here!' or something.
It's just so annoying, in that situation Cole was at fault but many times in the night they were all guilty.
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Post by The Tank on Jan 31, 2011 12:45:42 GMT -5
It's less the 3-man model and more that Michael Cole doesn't know how to work his heel persona with Matt Striker.
Taking every single random factoid Striker spits out and responding with "WHO CARES! SHUT UP! YOU'RE A NERD!!!!" doesn't help anybody.
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Post by JCBaggee on Jan 31, 2011 12:46:27 GMT -5
When he pointed out that Show was towering over Diesel, me and my friend both yelled "Because he's higher up the ramp than he is!"
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Jan 31, 2011 12:46:49 GMT -5
Cole and Lawler are terrible but when you add Striker it gets even worse. They spend the whole PPV sniping at eachother and don't even pretend to focus on the match. And don't get me started on the screwups like Striker calling Diesel's elimination about a minute after it actually happened and Cole calling the Masterlock the Masterpiece.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 31, 2011 12:54:47 GMT -5
Lawler is actually getting better at working with Striker, oddly enough. Yeah, that's not saying much, and he had nowhere to GO but up, but still...
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Post by FUNK_US/BRODUS on Jan 31, 2011 13:02:15 GMT -5
Cole is the problem. You put JR where Cole is and it goes away. Lawler behaves around JR, and Striker doesnt get shouted down all the time.
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Post by Super Duper Dragunov on Jan 31, 2011 13:10:57 GMT -5
Sorry, I hate moaning about the same things again but seriously, the 3 man PPV team really do take away from what's going on most of the time to try and get themselves over. I'm going to highlight one moment that really annoyed me last night, when Big Show was making his entrance Cole did his usual 'LARGEST ATHLETE IN THE WORLD!' lie and Striker tried to add to that by saying that the tallest player in the NHL played in that building and that Big Show is half a ft taller than him. However, Cole just shouts over him "WHO CARES!!! WHO CARES!! SHUT HIS MIC OFF!!!" Then he went on to say how Show 'towers over' Diesel, which is a stretch and is a statement which puts over how tall is Show is, which he just yelled 'WHO CARES!' about. Cole could have just let Striker finish, then talk about the Show/Diesel staredown, perhaps say 'A lot of history here!' or something. It's just so annoying, in that situation Cole was at fault but many times in the night they were all guilty. i agree the three of them take away from matches, which i've ranted about in other threads we've all made and posted in. i took the particular case in question to be b/c the Miz was at ringside and Cole was trying to look extra cool in front of his hero/best friend/love interest/whatever. it's the calling Bryan a dork/dweeb/nerd that is grating to me. it's like his grandmother calling my grandmother old. rewind back 6-7 months-Maryse on commentary-what does she call Cole "Vintage Nerd". but now he's hugging Cena, i don't know. |
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Post by Sharpy Snow on Jan 31, 2011 13:17:23 GMT -5
Cole's heeldom wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for him marking out for Cena the whole damn time too. And if he toned down on the Miz manlove by alot.
I think Cena Vs Miz may actually cause Cole to expload actually...
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 31, 2011 13:21:13 GMT -5
And if he toned down on the Miz manlove by alot. Absolutely not. LOVED him jumping up and down with his arms in the air when Miz won. Him saying that he would have been a great Revolutionary War Hero was classic, as were Lawler and Striker's reaction. The only things Cole needs to tone down are... 1. Calling Daniel Bryan boring. THIS IS NEVER A GOOD THING TO HAVE DONE TO YOUR WRESTLERS, EVEN IF A HEEL IS SAYING IT! 2. His snipes at Striker. Striker has some great input, totally undercut by Cole. |
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Post by The Ichi on Jan 31, 2011 13:22:30 GMT -5
You know it's bad when Lawler is the best commentator out of 3 men.
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Post by Sharpy Snow on Jan 31, 2011 13:25:56 GMT -5
And if he toned down on the Miz manlove by alot. Absolutely not. LOVED him jumping up and down with his arms in the air when Miz won. Him saying that he would have been a great Revolutionary War Hero was classic, as were Lawler and Striker's reaction. The only things Cole needs to tone down are... 1. Calling Daniel Bryan boring. THIS IS NEVER A GOOD THING TO HAVE DONE TO YOUR WRESTLERS, EVEN IF A HEEL IS SAYING IT! 2. His snipes at Striker. Striker has some great input, totally undercut by Cole. There's limits sure. Let him celebrate when Miz wins a match sure. Don't have him interrupt a build up of Big Show because Miz SAT DOWN IN A CHAIR. Hell, the reason Striker missed Nash's elimination was due to Cole filling the air of him screaching about Riley and Miz's existance. Allow me to rephase it. Let him be a Miz mark, but not at the expense of everyone else. |
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Post by Alex Shelley on Jan 31, 2011 13:26:13 GMT -5
What I don't get is why they're continuing with this three man crap. Why do they think it's a good idea?
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Post by Citizen Zero on Jan 31, 2011 13:30:12 GMT -5
At this point the E's commentary table is teetering dangerously close to being as bad as WCW's.
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