Steveweiser
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Post by Steveweiser on Aug 22, 2014 11:13:43 GMT -5
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Post by turkeysandwich on Aug 22, 2014 11:14:28 GMT -5
Why is Cole still there?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 11:15:59 GMT -5
I'll give him 11 minutes before cracking.
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Aug 22, 2014 11:17:24 GMT -5
My first thought as well. I get him being there for a few weeks just so the new guy can get acclimated but I hope it's not permanent. I hate three man commentary teams.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 22, 2014 11:25:30 GMT -5
My body is ready for Tom Phillips.
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Post by PKO on Aug 22, 2014 11:26:33 GMT -5
I assumed he was replacing Cole which would be preferable.
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 22, 2014 11:27:13 GMT -5
It won't work.
JBL will verbally haze the guy and Cole will be the de facto play by play guy.
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Post by wallabylikeyou on Aug 22, 2014 11:39:17 GMT -5
Serious question: Was Tom Phillips not the one they let go?
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Post by Just call me D.j.m. on Aug 22, 2014 11:39:52 GMT -5
He'll be the lead PBP man, and yet JBL and Cole won't let him get more than 10 words in.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Aug 22, 2014 11:40:43 GMT -5
I'm okay with this. Tom is alright on NXT and since the same people are in charge on Smackdown, he should be alright.
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Post by Just call me D.j.m. on Aug 22, 2014 11:47:47 GMT -5
Serious question: Was Tom Phillips not the one they let go? That was Josh Matthews. The guy who had been with the company forever.
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Post by silverplaquevii on Aug 22, 2014 11:49:16 GMT -5
I smell a brand split 2.
People remember Matthews, Booker, Cole did it. There were two versions in the past like:
2007 - Ross/Lawler, Cole/JBL, Styles/Tazz 2010 - Cole/Lawler, Grisham/Striker Today - Cole/Lawler/JBL, Phillips/Cole/JBL
For me it should be: Tenay/Hudson/Lawler - Raw Cole/Saxton - Main Event Phillips/JBL/Cole - SmackDown
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Post by Hit Girl on Aug 22, 2014 11:55:01 GMT -5
I'd do it like this...
Phillips/Young/Regal - NXT
Cole/Lawler - RAW
I'd replace Smackdown with NXT, since Smackdown is pretty much irrelevant now.
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Post by The Tee Why on Aug 22, 2014 12:09:22 GMT -5
I dont mind Cole as he sometimes tries to call the action in the ring as opposed to getting himself over
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Post by Wolfman Rose on Aug 22, 2014 12:15:20 GMT -5
I assumed he was replacing Cole which would be preferable. I'd say Cole will just be on RAW in a couple of months, but until then he'll be on Smackdown while Phillips gets adjusted.
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Post by Abdullah on Aug 22, 2014 12:37:44 GMT -5
JBL is going to wreck 'dat.
...Verbally, much like he ran off Matthews.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 22, 2014 12:45:10 GMT -5
Joey Styles is going to rip someone's eye out of its socket if anyone messes with Tom.
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Post by Chiral on Aug 22, 2014 12:50:47 GMT -5
I'm not surprised he's gonna be on the main shows already, he says a lot of Cole-isms, which I assume are WWE-isms now. Stuff like "Knocked off" instead of beat and the like.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 13:03:31 GMT -5
Congrats to him. But yeah, why is Cole there indeed. Has a commentator ever been lead commentator on one show and a color analyst on another at the same time? Plus if they feel they need to gently transition Phillips into the position by keeping Cole around, then he probably isn't ready for the job... With the emaciated roster we have nowadays?! Different announce teams on shows isn't brand split specific.......man, I feel old suddenly.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Aug 22, 2014 15:02:40 GMT -5
Since when does "colour commentator" mean Michael f***ing Cole?
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