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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 17, 2019 19:52:14 GMT -5
Honestly, I’m over the twitter stuff. I know it’s the norm, now. I know it’s all kayfabe. But it’s just starting to make everyone less likable, for me. It just kinda demonstrates that, oh yeah, maybe some of this stuff should actually be promos on the shows. Lords knows they can spare 30 seconds for a quick aside.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 19:53:29 GMT -5
Honestly, I’m over the twitter stuff. I know it’s the norm, now. I know it’s all kayfabe. But it’s just starting to make everyone less likable, for me. Yeah it’s not really as fun when there’s a joke about an injury, which is borderline, and then someone comes in like “she could have died how dare you?!” The Lacey stuff is better than that at least.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 19:54:32 GMT -5
Honestly, I’m over the twitter stuff. I know it’s the norm, now. I know it’s all kayfabe. But it’s just starting to make everyone less likable, for me. It just kinda demonstrates that, oh yeah, maybe some of this stuff should actually be promos on the shows. Lords knows they can spare 30 seconds for a quick aside. Like I said, as much as I'm really enjoying tonight's back and forths, we should never spend more time talking about social media than what's happening on TV. They need to bring this fire to the shows because right now Ember's actually showing some personality, which was always the complaint about her.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Apr 17, 2019 19:55:07 GMT -5
Honestly, I’m over the twitter stuff. I know it’s the norm, now. I know it’s all kayfabe. But it’s just starting to make everyone less likable, for me. It just kinda demonstrates that, oh yeah, maybe some of this stuff should actually be promos on the shows. Lords knows they can spare 30 seconds for a quick aside. Don't even need the spare time. Announcers can just STFU during entrances and a pretape can play PiP. No excuse not to have this stuff play out on tv.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 19:57:03 GMT -5
Also, given the stuff with Lana today and I guess The Poutsiders (thanks kn!) as well, I wonder how much of this is to take the attention off those situations.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 17, 2019 19:57:52 GMT -5
It just kinda demonstrates that, oh yeah, maybe some of this stuff should actually be promos on the shows. Lords knows they can spare 30 seconds for a quick aside. Don't even need the spare time. Announcers can just STFU during entrances and a pretape can play PiP. No excuse not to have this stuff play out on tv. I miss those. That was always pretty fun in the past.
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Post by abjordans on Apr 17, 2019 20:22:54 GMT -5
I don’t do the embedding stuff, but Lacey just caught Becky with a really good blow.
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Post by This Player Hating Mothman on Apr 17, 2019 20:30:48 GMT -5
IN an ideal world this stuff would be on TV but I can't help but feel like a lot of that is down to minimal promo time and what promo time they do have being micromanaged and scripted too tightly to let people get in the fun blows and the back and forth. Social media becomes the only place to convey their characters because there's too little time to do anything else. I can't mind the twitter stuff too much when it's the only way we can fill the characters out.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 20:34:20 GMT -5
Ya know, I didn't want to see Becky as a heel when they tried it last year at all, but watching her become a bully again now that she's champ champ is hilarious. I'd be down for it this time. Imagine if they made her and Rollins the new 2000 HHH & Steph.
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Post by schma on Apr 17, 2019 23:47:21 GMT -5
I love that she's talking smack to half the women's roster then Mickie James pipes in and she just gives her respect then offers a fight.
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Post by IgnahtaSempria on Apr 17, 2019 23:56:14 GMT -5
Honestly, I’m over the twitter stuff. I know it’s the norm, now. I know it’s all kayfabe. But it’s just starting to make everyone less likable, for me. Yeah it’s not really as fun when there’s a joke about an injury, which is borderline, and then someone comes in like “she could have died how dare you?!” The Lacey stuff is better than that at least. Yeah, that first part kinda reminds me of Vampiro vs. Pentagon Jr. in Lucha Underground. Me: Oh boy, this is gonna be a good brawl! Matt Striker: Vampiro has suffered SO many head injuries, you guys! He could LITERALLY DIE at any moment from any bump! Me: ... well now I feel bad.
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Post by Prince Petty on Apr 18, 2019 6:37:34 GMT -5
Honestly, I’m over the twitter stuff. I know it’s the norm, now. I know it’s all kayfabe. But it’s just starting to make everyone less likable, for me. It just kinda demonstrates that, oh yeah, maybe some of this stuff should actually be promos on the shows. Lords knows they can spare 30 seconds for a quick aside. Right? It's all well and good these people being creative and cutting on twitter, but if they can't do it on TV, when people are actually watching, then who really cares? It's not like they're going to have a match over some mean shit someone said on social media... we haven't fallen that far yet. But honestly, I'm not really enjoying it any more, because they are having to go further and further into real life, to find more ammunition. Like Becky making fun of Alexa being hurt... that makes no sense as a crack at Ember because, in kayfabe, Alexa and Ember are not friends. And besides that, I do side with Ember there, and don't think any injuries (particularly head injuries) should be made light of, even if the target is fine with it.
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Post by Totorob101 on Apr 18, 2019 6:41:24 GMT -5
Becky is basically a heel thats loved by the fans, shes obviously lovely in real life but i really dislike her current persona, shes just pretty much unlikeable, unpopular opinion no doubt.
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Post by freeze Austin on Apr 18, 2019 12:14:58 GMT -5
People really freaking out about Becky going after Alexa's injury?
Because that's never happened before. "Owen 3:16 says I just broke your neck" and no IRL apology to Austin after the botch (I loved Owen, but I admit I thought less of him when I found out about that a few years ago on Austin's podcast), Miz's most celebrated moment for the IWC was the segment with Bryan on Talking Smack where he mocked him for not being able to compete anymore, Rollins celebrating breaking Cena's nose, Nia bragging about hurting freaking Becky herself....
I think we all need to put on our big boy and big girl pants, let them get some heat and generate some controversy since we all want a less sanitized/over-produced product these days.
Also, the Bayley tweet about liking Becky's match and Becky replying that she'd love to slap her head off is my favorite exchange so far, I think Becky vs. Bayley and vs. Sasha are my most wanted feuds right now, never thought I'd say that a month ago.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 12:51:26 GMT -5
People really freaking out about Becky going after Alexa's injury? Because that's never happened before. "Owen 3:16 says I just broke your neck" and no IRL apology to Austin after the botch (I loved Owen, but I admit I thought less of him when I found out about that a few years ago on Austin's podcast), Miz's most celebrated moment for the IWC was the segment with Bryan on Talking Smack where he mocked him for not being able to compete anymore, Rollins celebrating breaking Cena's nose, Nia bragging about hurting freaking Becky herself.... I think we all need to put on our big boy and big girl pants, let them get some heat and generate some controversy since we all want a less sanitized/over-produced product these days. Also, the Bayley tweet about liking Becky's match and Becky replying that she'd love to slap her head off is my favorite exchange so far, I think Becky vs. Bayley and vs. Sasha are my most wanted feuds right now, never thought I'd say that a month ago. To be fair, all of those people were heels while Becky (at least on TV) is supposed to be a face. I do like her going after everyone, heel or face, though - they just need to start bringing this to TV.
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Post by salz4life on Apr 18, 2019 12:57:23 GMT -5
Ya know, I didn't want to see Becky as a heel when they tried it last year at all, but watching her become a bully again now that she's champ champ is hilarious. I'd be down for it this time. Imagine if they made her and Rollins the new 2000 HHH & Steph. I wonder if it's in the plans eventually.....
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Post by schma on Apr 18, 2019 13:30:18 GMT -5
Ya know, I didn't want to see Becky as a heel when they tried it last year at all, but watching her become a bully again now that she's champ champ is hilarious. I'd be down for it this time. Imagine if they made her and Rollins the new 2000 HHH & Steph. I wonder if it's in the plans eventually..... Dear God I hope not. They were the worst.
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Post by salz4life on Apr 18, 2019 13:33:06 GMT -5
I wonder if it's in the plans eventually..... Dear God I hope not. They were the worst. I'm more talking about an eventual, true, Becky Heel turn. Usually, when Vince wants something.... it eventually happens, whether it's good or not.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 13:57:26 GMT -5
I think now that Becky's on top, a heel turn MIGHT work out. Obviously she'll still have her fans (and I'll be one of them), but the chase is always better than the catch and no one was going to boo her as she fought her way back to the top of the division. Now that she's the champ champ and Becky 2 Belts, could be a different story.
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Post by Hypnosis on Apr 18, 2019 20:39:43 GMT -5
Ya know, I didn't want to see Becky as a heel when they tried it last year at all, but watching her become a bully again now that she's champ champ is hilarious. I'd be down for it this time. Imagine if they made her and Rollins the new 2000 HHH & Steph. I wonder if it's in the plans eventually..... *Seth Rollins in Raw GM Angle's (who gets re-instated) office after Becky gets kissed by someone else on PPV* "I want Eric Bugenhagen! I want his ass!"
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