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Post by radiantsilvergun on Nov 30, 2015 6:23:24 GMT -5
There's only a select few wrestlers that still live under kayfabe when they do public appearances and such. Who are the wrestlers that treat being a wrestler as more than just an acting role? Bayley just said she loved to be in the ring with Eva Marie.....KEEP KAYFABE ALIVE BAYLEY DAMNIT
Kevin Owens- Talks shit about Sami Zayn during public appearances Sami Zayn- See above Roman Reigns- Still loves Deaner, hates Seth in interviews Seth Rollins- Hates the Shield guys still Dean Ambrose- He's the best at this I've seen. Totally in character 100% Stardust- Check out the Booker T podcast with him. Hilarious stuff Undertaker- Undertaker
Is there any more that still like to participate in the dying art of kayfabe?
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Post by celtics543 on Nov 30, 2015 6:29:55 GMT -5
Arn Anderson. It seems that every documentary he's in he always kind of mixes up kayfabe with real life. I think it was the horsemen doc where he talked about breaking Dusty's leg but made it sound like they really did it and he felt bad about it but it had to be done.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2015 6:29:42 GMT -5
Well, Jericho to a degree, but that's more because he's a troll than anything.
Personally I think kayfabe is dead and should be treated like it.
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Post by radiantsilvergun on Nov 30, 2015 6:36:58 GMT -5
Well, Jericho to a degree, but that's more because he's a troll than anything. Personally I think kayfabe is dead and should be treated like it. Don't give up on it....it would never give up on us... </3
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 30, 2015 7:34:27 GMT -5
There's a Booker T podcast?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2015 7:47:39 GMT -5
I can appreciate it from an acting standpoint, because it takes some good devotion to the character and a good amount of improv to be in-character and not have anything written whatsoever.
But the actual benefits of it aren't as great as it was. It's why I wish the WWE wouldn't pull kayfabe at all during their press conferences/Wrestlemania announcements. At the very least, either do it at all times or don't do it at all. Don't be wishy-washy about it. And that goes for both performers and the WWE itself when it does those press conferences. Tell them to either be kayfabe or be legit about how excited you are for Wrestlemania in [X], put over the city and what it's known for, put over the stadium and fanbase in the area, etc. and then go on.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Nov 30, 2015 7:48:55 GMT -5
Everyone from Chikara, naturally. Quack was PISSED at Lince and Jigsaw for showing up places under their Chikara names unmasked
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 30, 2015 7:49:09 GMT -5
Kevin Owens and Lana are two who use their twitter at least somewhat in-character, such as Kevin gleefully destroying Alex Riley at every opportunity to mock him, and Lana's attempt to provide a kayfabe reason for getting back together with Rusev, instead of just saying "it's a f***ing TV show, calm down" to people inquiring.
Dean Ambrose loathes making himself available on social media, period, and isn't much for internet interaction. I am not sure how much of that is related to kayfabe and how much is just personal opinions.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Nov 30, 2015 7:50:47 GMT -5
There's a Booker T podcast? Probably doesn't get much attention because it's a foreign-language podcast.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2015 7:56:21 GMT -5
I can appreciate it from an acting standpoint, because it takes some good devotion to the character and a good amount of improv to be in-character and not have anything written whatsoever. But the actual benefits of it aren't as great as it was. It's why I wish the WWE wouldn't pull kayfabe at all during their press conferences/Wrestlemania announcements. At the very least, either do it at all times or don't do it at all. Don't be wishy-washy about it. And that goes for both performers and the WWE itself when it does those press conferences. Tell them to either be kayfabe or be legit about how excited you are for Wrestlemania in [X], put over the city and what it's known for, put over the stadium and fanbase in the area, etc. and then go on. In general I don't see a benefit to ever doing it these days. Everyone watching knows what's on TV isn't real, and it's not like, say, after Breaking Bad ended Bryan Cranston went into hiding to help sell the show's ending.
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Post by Chilly McFreeze on Nov 30, 2015 8:04:42 GMT -5
Bray.
Even his out-of-character interviews are still completely in character.
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Post by celtics543 on Nov 30, 2015 10:14:36 GMT -5
I can appreciate it from an acting standpoint, because it takes some good devotion to the character and a good amount of improv to be in-character and not have anything written whatsoever. But the actual benefits of it aren't as great as it was. It's why I wish the WWE wouldn't pull kayfabe at all during their press conferences/Wrestlemania announcements. At the very least, either do it at all times or don't do it at all. Don't be wishy-washy about it. And that goes for both performers and the WWE itself when it does those press conferences. Tell them to either be kayfabe or be legit about how excited you are for Wrestlemania in [X], put over the city and what it's known for, put over the stadium and fanbase in the area, etc. and then go on. In general I don't see a benefit to ever doing it these days. Everyone watching knows what's on TV isn't real, and it's not like, say, after Breaking Bad ended Bryan Cranston went into hiding to help sell the show's ending. That's true but it's also true that he wasn't trying to sell a ppv with the ending of Breaking Bad. I think kayfabe is at least important for little kids because when it comes right down to it, without the believability we're really just watching jacked up oily guys pretend wrestle in their underwear. I don't mind hindsight not being in kayfabe, like I enjoy hearing about how much Bret Hart and Steve Austin liked working together now but if in 1997 they had been doing interviews and Austin had been talking about how awesome it was to be working with a guy like Bret it really would've dampened the feud.
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Post by superchamp on Nov 30, 2015 10:31:33 GMT -5
Bray. Even his out-of-character interviews are still completely in character. Aside from the most recent episode of UpUpDownDown where he just comes off as the most regular of dudes watching and cheering on a guy playing Street Fighter
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Post by radiantsilvergun on Nov 30, 2015 11:06:55 GMT -5
In general I don't see a benefit to ever doing it these days. Everyone watching knows what's on TV isn't real, and it's not like, say, after Breaking Bad ended Bryan Cranston went into hiding to help sell the show's ending. That's true but it's also true that he wasn't trying to sell a ppv with the ending of Breaking Bad. I think kayfabe is at least important for little kids because when it comes right down to it, without the believability we're really just watching jacked up oily guys pretend wrestle in their underwear. I don't mind hindsight not being in kayfabe, like I enjoy hearing about how much Bret Hart and Steve Austin liked working together now but if in 1997 they had been doing interviews and Austin had been talking about how awesome it was to be working with a guy like Bret it really would've dampened the feud. Yup thats the problem nowadays. Seeing Bayley and Sasha being friends on Twitter after Sasha trying to kill her at Takeover...What the f*** brah?
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Nov 30, 2015 11:50:39 GMT -5
In general I don't see a benefit to ever doing it these days. Everyone watching knows what's on TV isn't real, and it's not like, say, after Breaking Bad ended Bryan Cranston went into hiding to help sell the show's ending. That's true but it's also true that he wasn't trying to sell a ppv with the ending of Breaking Bad. I think kayfabe is at least important for little kids because when it comes right down to it, without the believability we're really just watching jacked up oily guys pretend wrestle in their underwear. I don't mind hindsight not being in kayfabe, like I enjoy hearing about how much Bret Hart and Steve Austin liked working together now but if in 1997 they had been doing interviews and Austin had been talking about how awesome it was to be working with a guy like Bret it really would've dampened the feud. I dunno I was well aware it was just a show when I was a kid and it didn't dampen anything. I just treated it like every other show.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Nov 30, 2015 12:57:14 GMT -5
Everyone from Chikara, naturally. Quack was PISSED at Lince and Jigsaw for showing up places under their Chikara names unmasked I still don't see how Jigsaw thought not wearing a mask was a good idea. Thanks Gabe.
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Post by Super Nintenjoe KBD on Nov 30, 2015 13:55:50 GMT -5
I noticed in that other thread about Owens wanting Lesnar at WM, he keeps kayfabe by saying something about wanting to see if he could hurt him.
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Nov 30, 2015 14:07:43 GMT -5
Kevin Owens and Lana are two who use their twitter at least somewhat in-character, such as Kevin gleefully destroying Alex Riley at every opportunity to mock him, and Lana's attempt to provide a kayfabe reason for getting back together with Rusev, instead of just saying "it's a f***ing TV show, calm down" to people inquiring. Dean Ambrose loathes making himself available on social media, period, and isn't much for internet interaction. I am not sure how much of that is related to kayfabe and how much is just personal opinions. He said on Jericho's podcast he isn't all that into social media, so that's legit.
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Post by JCBaggee on Nov 30, 2015 14:57:02 GMT -5
Undertaker shows up on his wife's Instagram, and just tombstoned Brad Maddox dressed like a turkey on The Tonight Show.
He's not actively breaking kayfabe, but he sure isn't adhering to it like he used to.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Nov 30, 2015 14:57:18 GMT -5
Stardust is the obvious one to me.
I've heard that Sasha Banks sometimes doesn't sign autographs and instead just uses her stamp.
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