Ric Flair on why he thinks promos today are heavily scripted

[héad.casé]

"I have to believe, because I was there with Austin a lot, but Austin walked around and he collected his thoughts and knew where he was going. He didn't have 40 writers walking him to gorilla before he walked out the door. He had a gameplan. When you have that groove and the capacity to entertain the crowd, they have to let you run with it and I don't see that much these days because I think they're worried that the kids don't have enough experience. It's not that they can't, but that they don't have enough experience, so I think it's harder these days from that standpoint. Do I think it's any easier in terms of work? No. I think that the kids do a lot more high wire stuff right now and they incorporate so many things in their work. It's not that they're any more gifted as an athlete, but the business has raised the bar. Ultimately, it may mean something or it won't mean something."

"I think it's harder because the kids on social media eat them alive. I think the days are longer. I think the scrutiny is more intense, but it's equally hard physically, but it's harder on them because they're so effected by social media and the number of people trying to give them direction.


Source: Steve Austin Show

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

You sure as hell didn’t help with that whole “making virgins bleed” thing that one time.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

It's literally not that hard to notice how scripted promos are these days, from the pauses, to constant regurgitating of the same garbage, one liners, catchphrases, etc., to how stupid faces look with their insults and mannerisms these days. Everyone feels like manufactured dogshit, and only when they start being a iota of themselves does it feel like they get over, and it's with the unsustainable writing constantly against them.

[Dub H]

Dec 6, 2018 6:22:02 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

It's literally not that hard to notice how scripted promos are these days, from the pauses, to constant regurgitating of the same garbage, one liners, catchphrases, etc., to how stupid faces look with their insults and mannerisms these days. Everyone feels like manufactured dogshit, and only when they start being a iota of themselves does it feel like they get over, and it's with the unsustainable writing constantly against them.

YOU PEOPLE just dont understand.

[Push R Truth]

Dec 6, 2018 7:22:57 GMT -5 Dub H said:

Dec 6, 2018 6:22:02 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

It's literally not that hard to notice how scripted promos are these days, from the pauses, to constant regurgitating of the same garbage, one liners, catchphrases, etc., to how stupid faces look with their insults and mannerisms these days. Everyone feels like manufactured dogshit, and only when they start being a iota of themselves does it feel like they get over, and it's with the unsustainable writing constantly against them.

YOU PEOPLE just dont understand.

And you know who is to blame?! EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!

[The Dark Order Inferno]

You helped spoil things for everyone else. They were already moving in this direction, but your promos gave them all the excuse they needed to make it across the board.


That said, I'm not 100% anti script, the problem is all the characters have one voice, Vince's. Characters he's not writing are written in a way that appeals to that audience of one.

[KobashiChop]

Dec 6, 2018 7:29:33 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Dec 6, 2018 7:22:57 GMT -5 Dub H said:

YOU PEOPLE just dont understand.

And you know who is to blame?! EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!

I'm not gonna stand around and watch you slam the entire WWE UNIVERSE! The reason why I'm out here, is to MAKE A STATEMENT! And we can settle this, TONIGHT, IN THIS VERY RING.

[Thunderbolt]

Dec 6, 2018 7:33:12 GMT -5 KobashiChop said:

Dec 6, 2018 7:29:33 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

And you know who is to blame?! EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!

I'm not gonna stand around and watch you slam the entire WWE UNIVERSE! The reason why I'm out here, is to MAKE A STATEMENT! And we can settle this, TONIGHT, IN THIS VERY RING.

Are you actually Seth Rollins?

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

It would help if their promos weren't written by an algorithm programmed by an alien who was told how humans talked.

[JoDaNa1281]

Dec 6, 2018 7:29:33 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Dec 6, 2018 7:22:57 GMT -5 Dub H said:

YOU PEOPLE just dont understand.

And you know who is to blame?! EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!

I didn't sell out...I BOUGHT IN!!

[Allie Kitsune]

Dec 6, 2018 6:19:32 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

You sure as hell didn’t help with that whole “making virgins bleed” thing that one time.

Don't forget the time that he said he had sex with a horse (Zenyatta).