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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Mar 6, 2015 11:03:52 GMT -5
Gorilla Monsoon mentioning wrestlers getting the short end of the purse money if they lose a match. I've been watching PrimeTime Wrestling on the Network, and he mentions it a lot. Really makes the most basic, curtain jerker of a match seem like a bigger deal.
I mean, Iron Mike Sharpe and Sivi Afi need to fight over something, y'know?
Not that the mere announcement of Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Sivi Afi wouldn't draw hundreds of millions to the Boston Garden, however.
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Allie Kitsune
Crow T. Robot
Always Feelin' Foxy.
Celestial Princess in Exile.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Mar 6, 2015 11:08:07 GMT -5
Crazy, Ranting, Cocaine-fueled 80-style promos.
Something along the line of "I'm not just going to beat you, I'm going to tear your face off! And then I'm going to feed it to my dog, but he's not going to want it because your face is ugly and it probably tastes like licorice! And then I'm going to have to give him some whiskey to get the bad taste out of his mouth! And then he's going to throw up and I'll have to take him to a vet!
SO I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS BECAUSE YOU MADE MY DOG AN ALCOHOLIC, ARRRRRRRGH!"
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Post by sportatorium on Mar 6, 2015 12:40:41 GMT -5
Heels all liking each other for no reason beyond that they are all bad guys. Managers for heels. Bounties. Mid-broadcast talk shows as a regular part of TV. Anyone from "Parts Unknown". Cowboy boot style wrestling boots. Unscripted promos. Midcard titles being important. Babyfaces that made you like them. Bruiser Brody.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Mar 6, 2015 12:40:46 GMT -5
God, this thread makes me want to pull out my DVDs and watch what wrestling used to be.  |
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Post by Grand Papillon "The Banker" on Mar 6, 2015 13:36:06 GMT -5
Mike Adamle.
I would tune in to see what he would screw up next or what he would be made fun of for botching. The guy was a gift that kept on giving. Whether commentator or GM it was just fun
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Mar 6, 2015 13:39:48 GMT -5
Crazy, Ranting, Cocaine-fueled 80-style promos. Something along the line of "I'm not just going to beat you, I'm going to tear your face off! And then I'm going to feed it to my dog, but he's not going to want it because your face is ugly and it probably tastes like licorice! And then I'm going to have to give him some whiskey to get the bad taste out of his mouth! And then he's going to throw up and I'll have to take him to a vet! SO I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS BECAUSE YOU MADE MY DOG AN ALCOHOLIC, ARRRRRRRGH!" THIS IS WHERE THE POWER LIES!!! |
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Mar 6, 2015 13:43:28 GMT -5
Batista photoshop threads
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Post by lookout on Mar 6, 2015 14:16:23 GMT -5
Unscripted promos. Good god, with very few exceptions, promos today are so scripted it makes the talent sound incredibly lame, storylines harder to get into, and it is so much harder to get someone over. All of this would be so much improved if they were just given bullet points and a mic and they filled in the rest. Everything is so obviously scripted down to every syllable that it takes me completely out of the moment a lot of the time. I truly miss seeing a talent be able to go out there and get himself over instead of simply reading out some lines that some soap opera writer wrote.. who has no clue on how wrestling even works.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2015 14:20:08 GMT -5
Howard Finkel being the ring announcer
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Post by Porky's Butthole on Mar 6, 2015 15:25:04 GMT -5
Crazy, Ranting, Cocaine-fueled 80-style promos. Something along the line of "I'm not just going to beat you, I'm going to tear your face off! And then I'm going to feed it to my dog, but he's not going to want it because your face is ugly and it probably tastes like licorice! And then I'm going to have to give him some whiskey to get the bad taste out of his mouth! And then he's going to throw up and I'll have to take him to a vet! SO I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS BECAUSE YOU MADE MY DOG AN ALCOHOLIC, ARRRRRRRGH!" This is sooooo great. |
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Mar 6, 2015 15:53:41 GMT -5
Bill DeMott.
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paywindah
Dennis Stamp
He's goin' to da paywindah here on da muddaship TBS.
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Post by paywindah on Mar 6, 2015 15:57:44 GMT -5
Pre-renovation MSG with the side entrance across from the hard camera.
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Post by bmfjules on Mar 6, 2015 17:26:43 GMT -5
I miss the mid to late 90s when Raw still actually half-way felt like a sporting event where people fought for their place on the roster instead of a generic entertainment program where people were randomly pushed up and down the card for no other reason than the whims of "The Authority..." I miss RAW almost every week. Ha!  |
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King Devitt
Grimlock
It gets better the longer you stare at it
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Post by King Devitt on Mar 6, 2015 17:38:23 GMT -5
The brand split and two titles.
I know I'm in the minority here.
I'd rather see Bryan be the WHC on Smackdown and make that a wrestling show than to watch the most popular guy not even really be in a match at WM, or go for the IC title.
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Hank Scorpio
Lucky to be alive in the Chris Jericho Era
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Post by nate5054 on Mar 6, 2015 17:46:00 GMT -5
Insane heel R-Truth. He's probably my favorite character in the 2000s.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Mar 6, 2015 17:53:17 GMT -5
The brand split and two titles. I know I'm in the minority here. I'd rather see Bryan be the WHC on Smackdown and make that a wrestling show than to watch the most popular guy not even really be in a match at WM, or go for the IC title. Bryan deserves better than to hold a booby priZe. I'd rather see him make a midcard title mean something than pretend a midcard title is more than it is, if that makes sense. If WWE doesn't want to give Bryan his rightful spot in the main event, that's their prerogative. But they shouldnt give him a fake belt and act like they're giving him the ball when they really aren't. Watching Bryan parade around with the pretend world title would just be the saddest thing. |
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Hank Scorpio
11 herbs and spices for the rest of eternity; Is Number Two. Number Two!
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Post by Jeff Mangum PI on Mar 6, 2015 18:05:45 GMT -5
Crazy, Ranting, Cocaine-fueled 80-style promos. Something along the line of "I'm not just going to beat you, I'm going to tear your face off! And then I'm going to feed it to my dog, but he's not going to want it because your face is ugly and it probably tastes like licorice! And then I'm going to have to give him some whiskey to get the bad taste out of his mouth! And then he's going to throw up and I'll have to take him to a vet! SO I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR ASS BECAUSE YOU MADE MY DOG AN ALCOHOLIC, ARRRRRRRGH!" |
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DragonMasterP
King Koopa
Wait, I turned 30? How'd that happen?
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Post by DragonMasterP on Mar 6, 2015 18:08:04 GMT -5
The German Suplex as a match ending move. Does anyone in WWE do that anymore?
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Bill S. Preston, Esq.
Percymania will live forever! Oh yeah!
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Post by percymania on Mar 6, 2015 22:36:57 GMT -5
I'll start with William Regal calling people "Sunshine" and calling HHH "Triple Hache." What about you? I don't miss it but I also remember him saying "Umanga" the botchamania app features at least three different William Regal pronunciations of "Oumanga" which is great |
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It gets better the longer you stare at it
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Post by King Devitt on Mar 6, 2015 22:40:39 GMT -5
The brand split and two titles. I know I'm in the minority here. I'd rather see Bryan be the WHC on Smackdown and make that a wrestling show than to watch the most popular guy not even really be in a match at WM, or go for the IC title. Bryan deserves better than to hold a booby priZe. I'd rather see him make a midcard title mean something than pretend a midcard title is more than it is, if that makes sense. If WWE doesn't want to give Bryan his rightful spot in the main event, that's their prerogative. But they shouldnt give him a fake belt and act like they're giving him the ball when they really aren't. Watching Bryan parade around with the pretend world title would just be the saddest thing. we view the belts differently my friend. |
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