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Post by Citizen Zero on Apr 19, 2011 14:06:04 GMT -5
...Did I miss something? People were going on and on about how awful it was in the RAW thread but it just looked...normal to me. I was expecting Jumping Jeff Farmer vs. Mike McGuillicutty levels of awful but is mostly looked like two guys talking outside of Truth trying to talk over Morrison at several points.
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Post by Bang Bang Bart on Apr 19, 2011 14:08:29 GMT -5
To me, it wasn't awful, just downright random. I mean, you've got Morrison ranting about how Troof drank water before facing Cena in that Gauntlet Match, and acting like it's some sort of sin to do such a thing, and of course, randomly bringing up Troof's smoking problem.
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Post by BigWill on Apr 19, 2011 14:09:53 GMT -5
I think it's because everyone expects some over the top promo everytime a superstar opens their mouth, like Miz or CM Punk. It just came across as two friends having a conversation. Nothing wrong with that.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Apr 19, 2011 14:10:13 GMT -5
It was hilarious in how awkward it was. You had JoMo out there, just picking out any random facet of R-Truth and being a dick about it, and then you had R-Truth, scrambling to respond, and sometimes laughing along as JoMo insulted him. It wasn't BAD, per se, it was just REALLY weird.
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Post by unoriginalalex on Apr 19, 2011 14:13:38 GMT -5
It was hilarious in how awkward it was. You had JoMo out there, just picking out any random facet of R-Truth and being a dick about it, and then you had R-Truth, scrambling to respond, and sometimes laughing along as JoMo insulted him. It wasn't BAD, per se, it was just REALLY weird. I described it as awkward as well, especially near the ending. R Truth : Can someone get me a bottle of water? Crowd : -Silence- R Truth : *laughing* And a cigarette? Crowd : -Silence- |
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Post by Citizen Zero on Apr 19, 2011 14:14:56 GMT -5
It was hilarious in how awkward it was. You had JoMo out there, just picking out any random facet of R-Truth and being a dick about it, and then you had R-Truth, scrambling to respond, and sometimes laughing along as JoMo insulted him. It wasn't BAD, per se, it was just REALLY weird. I'll admit that the setup was a bit random. And the way they tried to set up Truth as the heel after Morrison spent most of the promo before the match insulting him and trying to goad him into risking his contendership was...not working. |
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Apr 19, 2011 14:16:31 GMT -5
I think it's because everyone expects some over the top promo everytime a superstar opens their mouth, like Miz or CM Punk. It just came across as two friends having a conversation. Nothing wrong with that. And honestly, I prefer it that way. I'm not looking for over-the-top, Emmy worthy promos between friends or enemies. One of the things I love about Austin is that he doesn't go off on HHH-like ten minute scripted speeches: he actually sounds like he wants to get one and only one thing across, who's ass he's gonna whoop and why. |
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Apr 19, 2011 14:17:13 GMT -5
Seemed like a really rushed way to reverse a half-hearted punishment for Morrison than anything else.
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Post by BigWill on Apr 19, 2011 14:20:38 GMT -5
Seemed like a really rushed way to reverse a half-hearted punishment for Morrison than anything else. I feel that this was their idea from the beginning. If they just wanted to use it as a way to get Morrison's spot back, they could have just done the match and be done with it. Why go through the effort of turning Truth heel, and risk getting heat for having him smoke on TV? |
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Post by miffy on Apr 19, 2011 14:36:53 GMT -5
It seemed more of a natural conversation, the way they were both talking over each other at times rather than one big speech followed by a retort.
I'm not sure natural conversation translates too well to the wrestling promo.
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Apr 19, 2011 14:38:12 GMT -5
spoiled-by-Miz/Jericho/Punk-promos-IWC is spoiled
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Apr 19, 2011 14:40:24 GMT -5
I feel that this was their idea from the beginning. If they just wanted to use it as a way to get Morrison's spot back, they could have just done the match and be done with it. Why go through the effort of turning Truth heel, and risk getting heat for having him smoke on TV? Could have been planning the heel turn shtick for a while. They certainly seemed to be toying with when Cena was in Nexus. But you could be right, no doubt. |
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Post by Krazee on Apr 19, 2011 14:42:32 GMT -5
spoiled-by-Miz/Jericho/Punk-promos-IWC is spoiled huh? |
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Post by Alex Shelley on Apr 19, 2011 14:43:53 GMT -5
I LOVED it. I loved how happy Truth was at first. I loved how dickish JoMo was. I loved the little dance Truth did.
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Post by saintpat on Apr 19, 2011 14:44:13 GMT -5
Maybe I'm in the minority, but it seemed to me as if John Morrison was trying to say R-Truth has a stamina problem -- he was exhausted after his match and apparently (a la Randy Orton) may be short-winded because he smokes.
He was saying the reason Truth hasn't gotten over in a big way is because he doesn't take care of his body.
But that's just me. It seemed to have a point. Other people thought it was random, apparently.
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Post by jadison on Apr 19, 2011 14:44:54 GMT -5
It was hilarious in how awkward it was. You had JoMo out there, just picking out any random facet of R-Truth and being a dick about it, and then you had R-Truth, scrambling to respond, and sometimes laughing along as JoMo insulted him. It wasn't BAD, per se, it was just REALLY weird. I described it as awkward as well, especially near the ending. R Truth : Can someone get me a bottle of water? Crowd : -Silence- R Truth : *laughing* And a cigarette? Crowd : -Silence- Jomo: Luck (grrrr) crowd: o did he say something |
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Post by Madagascar Fred on Apr 19, 2011 14:46:42 GMT -5
spoiled-by-Miz/Jericho/Punk-promos-IWC is spoiled huh? without watching it/giving attention to it, IWC will crap over a Truth/Morrison promo segment...sky is blue, water is wet, yadda yadda |
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Post by jadison on Apr 19, 2011 14:50:14 GMT -5
Seemed like a really rushed way to reverse a half-hearted punishment for Morrison than anything else. I feel that this was their idea from the beginning. If they just wanted to use it as a way to get Morrison's spot back, they could have just done the match and be done with it. Why go through the effort of turning Truth heel, and risk getting heat for having him smoke on TV? If anything, WWE should push the envelope more. I thought the smoking thing was really effective, it felt DIFFERENT which was nice. Who cares if they get a little heat from some nitwit parents? I certainly do not. And face Truth was the stalest thing ever, his heel turn could breathe some life into his career and to Raw. The segment was awkward, but it accomplished a lot and was definitely memorable. |
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Post by James McCloud IS John Godot on Apr 19, 2011 14:50:07 GMT -5
Maybe I'm in the minority, but it seemed to me as if John Morrison was trying to say R-Truth has a stamina problem -- he was exhausted after his match and apparently (a la Randy Orton) may be short-winded because he smokes. He was saying the reason Truth hasn't gotten over in a big way is because he doesn't take care of his body. But that's just me. It seemed to have a point. Other people thought it was random, apparently. Which would be fine, if R-Truth wasn't the guy who dominated a gauntlet match, in kayfabe a serious test of stamina, the week before getting himself a spot in the main event of a pay-per-view for the WWE Championship. He even pinned Morrison clean during it, so it's kind of a weird timing for (face) Morrison to claim he's the better choice when water chugging, cigarette smoking, wind sucking R-Truth kicked his ass in the middle of a gauntlet match Truth spent the longest time in. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2011 15:18:57 GMT -5
spoiled-by-Miz/Jericho/Punk-promos-IWC is spoiled Since when is Miz lumped in with the best promo guys around? As for Morrison/Truth it wasn't terrible, but it definitely wasn't good either. It was just.........something. |
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