Dean-o
Grimlock
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Post by Dean-o on Sept 2, 2014 10:33:35 GMT -5
The commentary in WWE right now is pretty terrible, and I know that's not a knock on Michael Cole's skills but rather whoever it calling the shots in their ear piece.
Why are certain phrases banned, or simply not used anymore? For example, I forget the last time I heard the term "pinned". It's always "knocked off" or "put away" Don't they realize how stupid this sounds? Why are the championships never called title belts? ("Because God damn it, a belt holds up your pants!" - VKM) A title shot is called a "championship opportunity", and if you forget that beating a champion in a non-title match, don't worry because Cole will remind us every single time, and it sounds more forced week after week.
I know for a long time "wrestler/wrestling" was a taboo word, but that seems to have lightened up a bit. Are there any other terms they don't like us hearing?
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Sept 2, 2014 10:36:17 GMT -5
Benoit.
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Post by madness50 on Sept 2, 2014 10:39:37 GMT -5
Apparently the word "head" is banned, you have to say skull instead.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 10:42:38 GMT -5
$9.98
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Post by Nickybojelais on Sept 2, 2014 10:45:36 GMT -5
I seem to recall a story quite a while back saying that commentators should avoid saying two feuding wrestl......superstars "hate" each other.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Sept 2, 2014 11:05:21 GMT -5
I seem to recall a story quite a while back saying that commentators should avoid saying two feuding wrestl......superstars "hate" each other. Did the kid who said he hated Batista get a lifetime ban from attending shows? |
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Post by Baby, it’s Jes outside on Sept 2, 2014 11:34:52 GMT -5
Cm punk
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 11:38:09 GMT -5
"Sneeze."
You don't even have to do it. Saying it in Vince's presence is punishable by death.
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MrBRulzOK
Wade Wilson
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Sept 2, 2014 11:56:32 GMT -5
Pronouns seem to be very rare in the commentary. Another thing Vince despises for whatever twisted reason.
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Post by Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer on Sept 2, 2014 11:59:29 GMT -5
I seem to recall a story quite a while back saying that commentators should avoid saying two feuding wrestl......superstars "hate" each other. I remember Paul Heyman saying TNN didn't want the word 'hate' used on ECW either, they preferred 'intense dislike'. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 11:59:42 GMT -5
Hospitals are Local Medical Facilities
I understand the reasoning behind that one and support it 100%
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 12:25:32 GMT -5
The word "belt" used to be banned, but now it seems okay again as long as they specify "championship belt".
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 2, 2014 13:28:30 GMT -5
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Post by Hawk Hart on Sept 2, 2014 13:31:03 GMT -5
Shit, piss, f***, c***, cocksucker, motherf***er, and tits plus fart, turd, and twat.
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keezy
Dennis Stamp
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Post by keezy on Sept 2, 2014 13:32:25 GMT -5
Isn't 'wrestling' a bad word? They prefer to use 'compete' or 'battle'.
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Post by Martin: #TeamBella Treasurer on Sept 2, 2014 13:50:27 GMT -5
Isn't 'wrestling' a bad word? They prefer to use 'compete' or 'battle'. Or 'square off'. They rarely say blood/bleeding (unless it was a First Blood match). It is/was usually 'busted (wide) open'. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Sept 2, 2014 13:52:35 GMT -5
WWE's attempts to redefine language has always amused me.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Sept 2, 2014 13:54:23 GMT -5
Apparently the word "head" is banned, you have to say skull instead. Just like "back" must be referred to as "spine" when someone is hit there with a chair. |
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Sept 2, 2014 14:01:39 GMT -5
Apparently the word "head" is banned, you have to say skull instead. Just like "back" must be referred to as "spine" when someone is hit there with a chair. Spine sounds worse. |
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Marty McFry
Don Corleone
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Post by Marty McFry on Sept 2, 2014 14:04:12 GMT -5
Him and her are banned. They must always use a competitors name.
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