mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Dec 30, 2015 13:41:07 GMT -5
So the emergency button has seemingly been pressed and Vince McMahon is back and as bad as ever.
Do we still enjoy seeing him or is the evil boss schtick now with the diminishing returns that is Reigns just something that's all too familiar?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2015 13:46:58 GMT -5
Having him appear once in a while as a novelty can be fun.
Having him on every week will get old same as any authority figure does.
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Post by 111111 on Dec 30, 2015 13:47:11 GMT -5
Vince is carrying roman like f*** in the talking segments.
Reigns's in ring work is fine but his promos, timing and improvisation is barely passable.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2015 13:49:09 GMT -5
This is a weird conflict for me because I'm against old people being apart of televised events,but Vince McMahon is such a compelling character & has given us the wwe universe so many years of the quality entertainment that we crave & the fact that he looks & acts like he's escaped from the home has added a new wrinkle to his understated performance.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2015 13:59:27 GMT -5
It's like WWE cannibalized itself and regurgitated us whatever this mess was.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Dec 30, 2015 14:02:21 GMT -5
If he's there for months on end, no, but he's just so much better at the role, it's good to have a shakeup with a much more compelling guy as the corporate bad guy.
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 30, 2015 14:03:55 GMT -5
How about a heel authority figureless 2016? It's already two times better than the previous year.
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Post by baracklesnar on Dec 30, 2015 14:04:18 GMT -5
This is a weird conflict for me because I'm against old people being apart of televised events,but Vince McMahon is such a compelling character & has given us the wwe universe so many years of the quality entertainment that we crave & the fact that he looks & acts like he's escaped from the home has added a new wrinkle to his understated performance. He's been adding new wrinkles for a while now.
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Dec 30, 2015 14:17:24 GMT -5
Create new characters people want to pay money and tune in to see please.
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Post by alexwrightspackage on Dec 30, 2015 14:18:59 GMT -5
Love the Mr. McMahon character but on principle, I want the time to go to new people. Even if they're not great, I'd rather WWE use the time to build new stars.
But I also want Wrestlemania 32 to be the curtain call for the Attitude Era. After that, no more part-timers (outside of Lesnar, who I guess isnt from the Attitude Era anyway). And also outside of some Attitude Era Battle Royale a la the gimmick battle royale a while ago.
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Post by lionheart21 on Dec 30, 2015 14:23:52 GMT -5
Get Steph as far as possible from the screen. I'm cool with Vince, though, since he's not only a crazy, entertaining old bastard, but he knows that the cardinal rule of being a heel is that you need to be able to show ass in order to get the babyface over, and he's shown time and time again that he is more than willing to get his comeuppance.
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Dec 30, 2015 14:25:39 GMT -5
Get Steph as far as possible from the screen. I'm cool with Vince, though, since he's not only a crazy, entertaining old bastard, but he knows that the cardinal rule of being a heel is that you need to be able to show ass in order to get the babyface over, and he's shown time and time again that he is more than willing to get his comeuppance. Stephanie showing ass would give them the ratings boost they're looking for.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Dec 30, 2015 14:31:18 GMT -5
Create new characters people want to pay money and tune in to see please. They do, they just get beat in 20 seconds. Get Steph as far as possible from the screen. I'm cool with Vince, though, since he's not only a crazy, entertaining old bastard, but he knows that the cardinal rule of being a heel is that you need to be able to show ass in order to get the babyface over, and he's shown time and time again that he is more than willing to get his comeuppance. I think that's what makes Vince a better authority figure than HHH and/or Steph. You know that sooner or later that it will end with Vince making an ass of himself or getting what he deserves. As with Triple H, we all know how he is about people going over him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2015 14:43:32 GMT -5
Nope.
A) Every interesting story with the guy was told 7 years ago. B) He's a zombie. I watched him die in a limo explosion. C) No matter how much heat he draws for the face, for me, its all cancelled out that even if he did get his comeuppance, watching a 70 year old man get beat up is never fun or interesting to me. D) A Vince fued hasn't gotten guy over since Austin, why the heck would I think it would now?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2015 15:19:40 GMT -5
Evil Vince/Evil McMahon boss is the most done to death shit ever. I'm sure that Vince is still entertaining but goddamn that angle was played out by like 2001 or something.
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Post by Big Bad Kahuna on Dec 30, 2015 16:12:52 GMT -5
Create new characters people want to pay money and tune in to see please. You want Sheamus? You get Sheamus!
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Dec 30, 2015 16:14:56 GMT -5
Create new characters people want to pay money and tune in to see please. You want Sheamus? You get Sheamus! If they'd glue moose antlers to his head, I'd want Sheamus...
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Dec 30, 2015 16:34:20 GMT -5
If it is a choice between Stephanie or Vince, give me Vince any day of the week. I'd rather not have either though, besides random Jack Tunney-but-entertaining cameo appearances maybe.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2015 16:43:52 GMT -5
If it is a choice between Stephanie or Vince, give me Vince any day of the week. I'd rather not have either though, besides random Jack Tunney-but-entertaining cameo appearances maybe. Tom Phillips as fan friendly president is money and it's what all this Vince & Steph stuff is leading to.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Dec 30, 2015 17:32:08 GMT -5
Evil Mr. McMahon is one of the greatest heels in the history of professional wrestling period, but regardless of what USA may think draws ratings, it's been done to death over the past 17 years. For comparison, imagine Jack Tunney still being around in the Attitude Era. That's how out of place Vince or any evil authority figure is now.
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