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Post by Main Eventer on Dec 23, 2022 10:34:45 GMT -5
In Royal Rumble matches:
Only active participants in the Royal Rumble can eliminate others from the match.
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Post by Hypnosis on Dec 23, 2022 11:56:19 GMT -5
In Royal Rumble matches: Only active participants in the Royal Rumble can eliminate others from the match. Also, no more going out of the ring under the top rope just to show back up at the end to eliminate the participant who was thought to have won any battle royal. That finish has been abused to death.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Dec 23, 2022 12:38:24 GMT -5
Dunno how much of an issue this is in WWE these days, but it's one of my big wrestling pet peeves:
If a suicide dive connects, the doer should gain the advantage in the absence of excessive delay in capitalizing or cheating.
If a suicide dive misses, the intended recipient should gain the advantage.
I get really, really annoyed whenever a suicide dive has effectively no consequences due to the resulting pause in the action acting as Schrodinger's momentum switch.
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Post by chrom on Dec 23, 2022 13:16:19 GMT -5
Females must now wear pants or shorts that actually cover their rear.
I don't need to see their buttocks sticking out as they give themselves a wedgie, I'm not 15 anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2022 13:22:22 GMT -5
Truthfully just more professionalism across the board and penalties for not following through.
The NBA had to tighten up its image without losing all style and has done a good job in doing so...I think WWE could follow suit but I am old school I suppose in my thinking.
People always shout to the rooftops for more liberties for the workers but I think there honestly maybe a situation where there are too many freedoms...freedoms that are not handed out equally as well i might add.
The workers should be treated as actual employees with 401k, assistance but not total health care (this is a risk they chose to take too), and compensation which in turn would hopefully add respect to their positions
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Post by One-Armed Drummer of Defrebel on Dec 23, 2022 13:29:18 GMT -5
More ass cheek regardless of gender
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Post by Hypnosis on Dec 23, 2022 14:55:58 GMT -5
More ass cheek regardless of gender Dragon Lee has it covered (not really).
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Post by lockedontarget on Dec 23, 2022 15:26:44 GMT -5
Everyone has to have their social media account either be 100 percent in-kayfabe or out of kayfabe. No switching back and forth. It should be clear to everyone if you are tweeting as your character or as yourself.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 23, 2022 15:39:19 GMT -5
In Royal Rumble matches: Only active participants in the Royal Rumble can eliminate others from the match. Also, no more going out of the ring under the top rope just to show back up at the end to eliminate the participant who was thought to have won any battle royal. That finish has been abused to death. I'd go a step further and say anyone who voluntarily goes out of the ring and touches the floor, regardless of whether it's over the top rope or not, is considered to be willingly taking themselves out of the match and eliminated.
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Post by cornettesracket on Dec 23, 2022 15:48:12 GMT -5
Also, no more going out of the ring under the top rope just to show back up at the end to eliminate the participant who was thought to have won any battle royal. That finish has been abused to death. I'd go a step further and say anyone who voluntarily goes out of the ring and touches the floor, regardless of whether it's over the top rope or not, is considered to be willingly taking themselves out of the match and eliminated. If someone is eliminated by going not over the top rope that’s a bit harsh imo. I certainly would implement a rule where if a wrestler goes under the bottom rope of their own accord, that the refs start a ten count, and if the wrestler doesn’t re enter the ring by a ten count then they are eliminated. It would stop some of that bull shit where wrestlers set a long time in the match when they spent a good lot of it outside the ring.
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Post by canceled4truth on Dec 23, 2022 15:56:13 GMT -5
Serious one: I am banning the “everyone waits on the outside to catch a dude doing a dive” spot until further notice.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 23, 2022 16:26:01 GMT -5
Serious one: I am banning the “everyone waits on the outside to catch a dude doing a dive” spot until further notice. Might as well just ban the dive spot altogether. The whole "everyone waits to catch the dude" spot is purely a safety precaution so Bad Things don't happen if he overshoots or undershoots a bit. If you're not going to do it as safely as possible, don't do it at all.
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Post by Dub H on Dec 23, 2022 17:09:24 GMT -5
Serious one: I am banning the “everyone waits on the outside to catch a dude doing a dive” spot until further notice. Miz approves this message
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 23, 2022 17:12:07 GMT -5
In Royal Rumble matches: Only active participants in the Royal Rumble can eliminate others from the match. Also, no more going out of the ring under the top rope just to show back up at the end to eliminate the participant who was thought to have won any battle royal. That finish has been abused to death. Either a moratorium, or make it not be at the ending, like in Lucha Underground where Joey Ryan handcuffed himself outside of the ring to a rail to try to win by not entering the ring. Instead, participants just beat the shit out of him periodically until Matanza broke the handcuffs, dragged him into the ring defenseless, and crushed him.
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Post by One-Armed Drummer of Defrebel on Dec 23, 2022 17:53:45 GMT -5
If yr name ends in Y it now ends in ALL. Mandall Rose vs. Brandall Rhodes all day in my world.
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Post by Perpetual Nirvana on Dec 23, 2022 17:59:19 GMT -5
I'd go a step further and say anyone who voluntarily goes out of the ring and touches the floor, regardless of whether it's over the top rope or not, is considered to be willingly taking themselves out of the match and eliminated. If someone is eliminated by going not over the top rope that’s a bit harsh imo. I certainly would implement a rule where if a wrestler goes under the bottom rope of their own accord, that the refs start a ten count, and if the wrestler doesn’t re enter the ring by a ten count then they are eliminated. It would stop some of that bull shit where wrestlers set a long time in the match when they spent a good lot of it outside the ring. How would you then handle something like the 2001 Rumble where the Big Show, pissed after he was eliminated, dragged The Rock out under the bottom rope, choke slammed him through the announce table and The Rock then took a nap on the outside for like a half hour. Would The Rock be considered unable to continue in that case? The more that I think about the more I like this idea. I'd give the an excuse to give The Rock a title shot, other than, you know, we need the belt on The Rock for the money match with Austin.
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Post by cornettesracket on Dec 23, 2022 18:11:00 GMT -5
If someone is eliminated by going not over the top rope that’s a bit harsh imo. I certainly would implement a rule where if a wrestler goes under the bottom rope of their own accord, that the refs start a ten count, and if the wrestler doesn’t re enter the ring by a ten count then they are eliminated. It would stop some of that bull shit where wrestlers set a long time in the match when they spent a good lot of it outside the ring. How would you then handle something like the 2001 Rumble where the Big Show, pissed after he was eliminated, dragged The Rock out under the bottom rope, choke slammed him through the announce table and The Rock then took a nap on the outside for like a half hour. Would The Rock be considered unable to continue in that case? Well like I and a couple of others have said if someone went out deliberately they’d start the count. Rock didn’t do it himself. And eliminated wrestlers isn't an aspect I’d thought of being honest.
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Post by HMARK Center on Dec 24, 2022 9:30:05 GMT -5
The big thing about any strict changes in pro wrestling (e.g. "X is an automatic DQ!", or "Y is banned!", or "all competitors MUST do Z!" or whatever) is that you are eventually going to break your own rule. It's inevitable in pro wrestling: strict rules become constraints that limit the booker/wrestlers, and at some point the rule will be broken and very likely discarded in the interest of allowing greater flexibility.
It's why I try to take the view that anything can work in pro wrestling, but it just needs to be done under the right circumstances and in the proper context.
...that said, I've put this one out there before, and the big thing I'd change in WWE is that I'd get rid of the "automatic title shot at Wrestlemania" stipulation from the Royal Rumble. Just figure out some other way to make it meaningful to win the Rumble, because "I drew #26 out of 30 and managed to last 10 minutes in a gimmick match based around luck! ...and if I drew an earlier number they probably had me slide out of the ring for awhile and nap so I wouldn't be blown up by the end! Oh, and there's random joke entrants in this match to determine who gets one of the most prestigious spots and biggest paydays in our company, no biggie!" is no way to determine a main event spot for your biggest show. Like, I don't even necessarily like that NJPW has the G1 winner get a world title shot at Wrestle Kingdom, but at least you're not only going to win the G1 because Baron Corbin slipped on a banana peel or something.
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Post by polarbearpete on Dec 24, 2022 9:46:38 GMT -5
The big thing about any strict changes in pro wrestling (e.g. "X is an automatic DQ!", or "Y is banned!", or "all competitors MUST do Z!" or whatever) is that you are eventually going to break your own rule. It's inevitable in pro wrestling: strict rules become constraints that limit the booker/wrestlers, and at some point the rule will be broken and very likely discarded in the interest of allowing greater flexibility. It's why I try to take the view that anything can work in pro wrestling, but it just needs to be done under the right circumstances and in the proper context. ...that said, I've put this one out there before, and the big thing I'd change in WWE is that I'd get rid of the "automatic title shot at Wrestlemania" stipulation from the Royal Rumble. Just figure out some other way to make it meaningful to win the Rumble, because "I drew #26 out of 30 and managed to last 10 minutes in a gimmick match based around luck! ...and if I drew an earlier number they probably had me slide out of the ring for awhile and nap so I wouldn't be blown up by the end! Oh, and there's random joke entrants in this match to determine who gets one of the most prestigious spots and biggest paydays in our company, no biggie!" is no way to determine a main event spot for your biggest show. Like, I don't even necessarily like that NJPW has the G1 winner get a world title shot at Wrestle Kingdom, but at least you're not only going to win the G1 because Baron Corbin slipped on a banana peel or something. I think the Mania title shot is what makes the Rumble so prestigious, in a way that other battle royals and gimmick matches don’t come close. Removing that aspect would deflate it a bit, in my opinion.
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Post by Gecko on Dec 24, 2022 9:59:14 GMT -5
If somebody hits their finisher, that's enough to get a pin. Kicking out happens very rarely and is something noteworthy instead of expected. You can have exceptions if there's a delay on the pin after the move or there's a big gap between people's position (like somebody visiting from NXT hitting their finish on Brock Lesnar and he kicks out: that's fine), but generally: move>pin = win.
The struggle moves from kicking out of the finish to not getting hit with it in the first place. A similar mindset goes for submissions too.
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