So no more Regal on commentary?

[mrbananagrabber]

I'm really not pleased with Regal being given the role of GM for NXT. One, it means he'll barely be on the show except to make BS "decisions" and also it means he's probably gone from commentary, leaving Tensai (tolerable), Saxton (bad) and Riley (possibly the worst ever). Renee is fine (in more ways than one) but she was at her best alongside Regal.

Yes. Not happy with this at all.

[Some Guy]

I don't know how you can insult Saxton and then praise Renee, who is unbelievably bad at commentary.

[Bear Skin Rug]

It means we'll probably get to hear his music some more, but yeah, certainly bittersweet.

[Sin Cara Tres]

He hasn't been on commentary for a few weeks anyway so if you've made it this far, you should be fine.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

Regal really is been wasted by the WWE now.

He should either be a manager on the main show, a commentator on the main show or, if they don't him on television for whatever reason, the head of NXT training rather than DeMott.

[RI Richmark]

Maybe this should be in the unpopular opinions thread but I'll say it here. I don't get the love for Regal's commentary. He isn't awful but he's 'meh' at best.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Aug 29, 2014 23:45:03 GMT -5 Ryback on a Pole! said:

Regal really is been wasted by the WWE now.

He should either be a manager on the main show, a commentator on the main show or, if they don't him on television for whatever reason, the head of NXT training rather than DeMott.

I totally agree that he should be the head trainer. I think a lot of these homegrown talents who get written off as being "bad wrestlers" would be better off if they had been trained by Regal instead of DeMott.

[JTG Fan]

Aug 30, 2014 0:39:20 GMT -5 RI Richmark said:

Maybe this should be in the unpopular opinions thread but I'll say it here. I don't get the love for Regal's commentary. He isn't awful but he's 'meh' at best.

I get the love because he is great to listen to (his podcasts with Austin were 60 minutes but felt like 5 minutes), but I don't see why people think he is any sort of possibility for commentary on the main WWE product. He is way too quite, way too reserved, and by his own admission stammers and stumbles over his words too much.

[Chainsaw]

Hopefully, WWE remembers how great he was as Commissioner and give him more air time. Admittedly, that would be tough, since the show's only an hour long, but it'd be nice to see.

[Deleted]

I think he'll be like Nigel and do commentary for big matches, or maybe big shows like the Takeover-type specials.

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

Aug 30, 2014 0:39:20 GMT -5 RI Richmark said:

Maybe this should be in the unpopular opinions thread but I'll say it here. I don't get the love for Regal's commentary. He isn't awful but he's 'meh' at best.

He puts over match strategy, gives interesting explanations for frequent odd occurrences in wrestling (like guys laying around outside during triple threats), and most of all, adds to guys' gimmicks with outlandish kayfabe. The stuff he rattled off for the Vaudevillains alone is enough to qualify as a top-tier commentator in my book; the way he helped develop Tyler Breeze's character through commentary is even better.

[Bert Hart]

Aug 29, 2014 19:13:30 GMT -5 Some Guy said:

I don't know how you can insult Saxton and then praise Renee, who is unbelievably bad at commentary.

Oh lord is she bad.

Renee on commentary:

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*says something stupid and unfunny about wrestler

She's fine for interviews, but keep her the hell away from commentary.

[Xineoph]

Forget that she actually makes me appreciate the matches more
Albert and Renee are amazing as a duo

They know how to announce, how to promote, and how to catch attention in general
I hope those two become the main Raw announcers with no interference in due time

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

The only thing I dislike about Renee is that she relies a lot on asking questions to keep the conversation going - which continually gives the impression that she cannot give us authoritative insights into the action. She has the presence, and can do a great job on the character/angle side of things, but she has a few interviewer habits that she needs to break.

[mrbananagrabber]

Aug 30, 2014 2:49:34 GMT -5 Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby said:

The only thing I dislike about Renee is that she relies a lot on asking questions to keep the conversation going - which continually gives the impression that she cannot give us authoritative insights into the action. She has the presence, and can do a great job on the character/angle side of things, but she has a few interviewer habits that she needs to break.

I'm ok with the questions because she's not a wrestler so she's asking wrestlers questions about what's going on in the ring. I think it's a nice touch.

[Mozenrath]

Would him as GM mean he'd likely spend more time training behind the scenes? Since, as said, he doesn't need to be out there as much.

[Gerard Gerard]

I'm somewhat unnerved by how Regal's commentary-to-GM run parallels Booker T's from 2011/2012. Am I to expect Lord William reciting scripted banter pre-PPV/pre-RAW come next year? Does this company actually associate the two in terms of skill?

[DjZonk]

I didn't like Regal as much as others seemed to on commentary. I think he would make a great manager...

[Instant Classic]

I don;t watch NXT for the commentary. 

[Adam Black]

Renee good at commentary?? Lol