Wrestlers that keep kayfabe alive?

[radiantsilvergun]

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?

[celtics543]

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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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.

[radiantsilvergun]

Nov 30, 2015 6:29:42 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

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...


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[Mighty Attack Tribble]

There's a Booker T podcast?

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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.

[Alice Syndrome]

Everyone from Chikara, naturally. Quack was PISSED at Lince and Jigsaw for showing up places under their Chikara names unmasked

[Mozenrath]

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.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Nov 30, 2015 7:34:27 GMT -5 Mighty Attack Tribble said:

There's a Booker T podcast?

Probably doesn't get much attention because it's a foreign-language podcast.

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Nov 30, 2015 7:47:39 GMT -5 @geneyussrevolution said:

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.

[Chilly McFreeze]

Bray.

Even his out-of-character interviews are still completely in character.

[celtics543]

Nov 30, 2015 7:56:21 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Nov 30, 2015 7:47:39 GMT -5 @geneyussrevolution said:

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.

[superchamp]

Nov 30, 2015 8:04:42 GMT -5 Chilly McFreeze said:

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

[radiantsilvergun]

Nov 30, 2015 10:14:36 GMT -5 celtics543 said:

Nov 30, 2015 7:56:21 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

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?

[A Platypus Rave]

Nov 30, 2015 10:14:36 GMT -5 celtics543 said:

Nov 30, 2015 7:56:21 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

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.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

Nov 30, 2015 7:48:55 GMT -5 Alice Syndrome said:

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.

[Super Nintenjoe KBD]

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.

[SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids]

Nov 30, 2015 7:49:09 GMT -5 Mozenrath said:

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.

[JCBaggee]

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.

[The Kevstaaa]

Stardust is the obvious one to me.

I've heard that Sasha Banks sometimes doesn't sign autographs and instead just uses her stamp.