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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 12, 2023 15:19:53 GMT -5
I know it’s been mentioned, but I think I’m still traumatized by those ridiculously long Triple H promos that used to open every Raw. I don’t care who is talking, I don’t want a 30 minute promo segment.
If I gave myself a little time, I could probably piece together Dusty’s “Hard Times” promo, or at least enough of it to get the point across, from memory. I can remember an entire Terry Funk promo from ‘89 before his Clash of Champions match with Ricky Steamboat.
Aside from the frequently repeated catchphrases, I couldn’t tell you a damn thing Triple H said in any of those marathon segments.
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Post by XIII on Apr 12, 2023 15:29:00 GMT -5
HHH Reign of Terror promos were the worst. He opened almost literally EVERY show, went on and on about nothing for 20 minutes at a time and then you’d see him backstage throughout the night talking about even more pointless bullshit. Just bad tv and I say that as a HHH fan back then.
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Post by chrom on Apr 12, 2023 15:31:41 GMT -5
HHH Reign of Terror promos were the worst. He opened almost literally EVERY show, went on and on about nothing for 20 minutes at a time and then you’d see him backstage throughout the night talking about even more pointless bullshit. Just bad tv and I say that as a HHH fan back then. Couple times he brought out a chair so he could sit down while he rambled on.
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Post by Doo Doo Dickhead on Apr 12, 2023 15:33:34 GMT -5
May have been mentioned already, but there was this backstage segment with Ryback and Kalisto on a Raw several years ago that I believe is still going.
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Post by XIII on Apr 12, 2023 15:36:43 GMT -5
HHH Reign of Terror promos were the worst. He opened almost literally EVERY show, went on and on about nothing for 20 minutes at a time and then you’d see him backstage throughout the night talking about even more pointless bullshit. Just bad tv and I say that as a HHH fan back then. Couple times he brought out a chair so he could sit down while he rambled on. Oh yeah when you saw him grab the chair it was time to go f*** off for a while. LMAO.
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Post by Mozenrath on Apr 12, 2023 15:36:55 GMT -5
I know it’s been mentioned, but I think I’m still traumatized by those ridiculously long Triple H promos that used to open every Raw. I don’t care who is talking, I don’t want a 30 minute promo segment. If I gave myself a little time, I could probably piece together Dusty’s “Hard Times” promo, or at least enough of it to get the point across, from memory. I can remember an entire Terry Funk promo from ‘89 before his Clash of Champions match with Ricky Steamboat. Aside from the frequently repeated catchphrases, I couldn’t tell you a damn thing Triple H said in any of those marathon segments. Yeah, I can practically recite the promo Terry cut on Flair from memory. "I had a dream last night! Oh, it was a beautiful dream!"
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2023 15:40:35 GMT -5
R-Truth turning on John Morrison. I was at that Raw and it felt like he was beating Morrison down for 30 minutes. Which was ironic because they implied Truth smoking and needing water meant he was out of shape and would get winded quickly.
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Post by Rave on Apr 12, 2023 16:10:21 GMT -5
Immediately thought of Immortal. That segment just wouldn't end. It was so boring that I started sending headwall emojis to a friend of mine, then I decided to see how many I could fit in a Messenger window before I hit the character limit. When I accidentally hit enter, I had over 200 of them going and hadn't yet hit the limit. Prob'ly the most bored I've ever been watching wrestling.
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Apr 12, 2023 16:33:04 GMT -5
I know it’s been mentioned, but I think I’m still traumatized by those ridiculously long Triple H promos that used to open every Raw. I don’t care who is talking, I don’t want a 30 minute promo segment. If I gave myself a little time, I could probably piece together Dusty’s “Hard Times” promo, or at least enough of it to get the point across, from memory. I can remember an entire Terry Funk promo from ‘89 before his Clash of Champions match with Ricky Steamboat. Aside from the frequently repeated catchphrases, I couldn’t tell you a damn thing Triple H said in any of those marathon segments. I'm of the firm opinion that there's no such thing as a great 20-30 minute promo. There are better and worse examples of the style, there are even good ones, but it really feels like it's never produced any singular promo that anyone's looked back on fondly.
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Post by jp49er80 on Apr 12, 2023 16:39:15 GMT -5
I think the HHH/Terri Schiavo promo continues to this day
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Post by SpillBeans316 on Apr 12, 2023 18:14:13 GMT -5
The Brother Love Show from Summerslam 90 with Slaughter as a guest. Good Lord did that ever drag on. I feel bad for the crowd that had to sit there and let it happen to them. Another Slaughter segment was at the 1990 Survivor Series when Mean Gene pulled him aside in the aisle on the way to the ring and Slaughter went on and on about god knows what for what felt like an hour. All the while his music is playing and Volkoff, Santana and the Bushwhackers were waiting in the ring. I get if the show was running short maybe, but there could have been better options!
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Post by Citizen Snips on Apr 12, 2023 18:23:37 GMT -5
It’s a testament to how awful that promo was that it took place on the same show as one of the most important debuts AND most ridiculous moments in company history and people will still bring up how bad that Slaughter promo was.
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Post by XIII on Apr 12, 2023 18:35:11 GMT -5
It’s a testament to how awful that promo was that it took place on the same show as one of the most important debuts AND most ridiculous moments in company history and people will still bring up how bad that Slaughter promo was. I’ve seen that show countless times and I don’t even remember it which tells me that ever since I first saw it I’ve been fast forwarding through it. 😂
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Post by chronocross on Apr 12, 2023 18:50:43 GMT -5
HHH Reign of Terror promos were the worst. He opened almost literally EVERY show, went on and on about nothing for 20 minutes at a time and then you’d see him backstage throughout the night talking about even more pointless bullshit. Just bad tv and I say that as a HHH fan back then. Couple times he brought out a chair so he could sit down while he rambled on. I remember the Terri Schiavo promo the week after Batista left Evolution, yeah that was awful.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Apr 12, 2023 19:08:50 GMT -5
Bret Hart vs. Vince McMahon at WrestleMania 26. It should have been maximum 5 minutes of Bret kicking Vince's ass and then putting him in the Sharpshooter, but it turned into like 15 minutes/eternity of Bret sadistically torturing Vince. I am alright with the Hart family getting involved, but people really should have been firmer with them to not try to get all their shit in. It got negotiated DOWN to what we got. I'd just have told them, "You can get like, 2-3 hits in, then get out of the way, that way you all get your turn." 10ish minutes, still a little too long, but I get they wanted to make peace with Bret and part of that was writing some checks to his brood. Bret still had to tell some of them like Bruce to stop being selfish because it'd make things harder on Nattie and the others, and they acted completely dumbfounded why it'd reflect on them. Like, god, Bruce is dense. Nattie and TJ told the story on Talk is Jericho that Vince knew for a fact putting the Hart family in the same room together would become an insane shitshow and did it for his own amusement. They hadn’t all been together since Stu’s funeral, so it got nuts. Bruce at one point Batista should do a run in. Someone said “Uh, Batista is a little busy tonight”.
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Post by 6pathsoftommy on Apr 12, 2023 19:18:12 GMT -5
I am alright with the Hart family getting involved, but people really should have been firmer with them to not try to get all their shit in. It got negotiated DOWN to what we got. I'd just have told them, "You can get like, 2-3 hits in, then get out of the way, that way you all get your turn." 10ish minutes, still a little too long, but I get they wanted to make peace with Bret and part of that was writing some checks to his brood. Bret still had to tell some of them like Bruce to stop being selfish because it'd make things harder on Nattie and the others, and they acted completely dumbfounded why it'd reflect on them. Like, god, Bruce is dense. Nattie and TJ told the story on Talk is Jericho that Vince knew for a fact putting the Hart family in the same room together would become an insane shitshow and did it for his own amusement. They hadn’t all been together since Stu’s funeral, so it got nuts. Bruce at one point Batista should do a run in. Someone said “Uh, Batista is a little busy tonight”. Not only that but Bruce wanted Bret to get busted open even though WWE had become PG and didn't do blood.
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Post by Starshine on Apr 12, 2023 21:55:06 GMT -5
I know it’s been mentioned, but I think I’m still traumatized by those ridiculously long Triple H promos that used to open every Raw. I don’t care who is talking, I don’t want a 30 minute promo segment. If I gave myself a little time, I could probably piece together Dusty’s “Hard Times” promo, or at least enough of it to get the point across, from memory. I can remember an entire Terry Funk promo from ‘89 before his Clash of Champions match with Ricky Steamboat. Aside from the frequently repeated catchphrases, I couldn’t tell you a damn thing Triple H said in any of those marathon segments. " *something something* Only diamond in this business! *something something* That damn good! *something something* More this business! *something something* Tell 'em, Naitch!" Then Ric Flair talks about how great Triple H is, the announcers also talk about how great he is, and then the babyface Trips is currently feuding with, and verbally putting down on a weekly basis, talks about how great Triple H is, before some generic "I'm gonna beat you" spiel. There, I've summed them all up for ya.
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 12, 2023 22:11:38 GMT -5
I know it’s been mentioned, but I think I’m still traumatized by those ridiculously long Triple H promos that used to open every Raw. I don’t care who is talking, I don’t want a 30 minute promo segment. If I gave myself a little time, I could probably piece together Dusty’s “Hard Times” promo, or at least enough of it to get the point across, from memory. I can remember an entire Terry Funk promo from ‘89 before his Clash of Champions match with Ricky Steamboat. Aside from the frequently repeated catchphrases, I couldn’t tell you a damn thing Triple H said in any of those marathon segments. Yeah, I can practically recite the promo Terry cut on Flair from memory. "I had a dream last night! Oh, it was a beautiful dream!" “It smelled like hairspray and cheap cologne!” 😆 The one I was thinking of, Funk is staring off and exhaling heavily during the introduction, like what’s on his mind is weighing on him. Jim Ross finished the introduction and pitched to Funk, and it went almost exactly like this: “My father, Jim Ross, was a professional wrestler. My father died in my arms after a wrestling match. And when he died, people from all over the country sent every kind and color of flower.” (Ross nods in respect to the elder Funk) “Well recently, I went to my father’s grave and there was nothing there but me and the west Texas wind. And I looked down at the letters on my father’s headstone - F-U-N-K - and I made a promise that the Funk name would become synonymous with professional wrestling. And if I have to step over Sting to do that, then that’s what I’m going to do. If I have to step over Luger, I will. If I have to step over Steamboat - his family - I will! And that includes that pig-nosed, half-breed son of his.”
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Post by "Playboy" Don Douglas on Apr 12, 2023 22:12:56 GMT -5
I know it’s been mentioned, but I think I’m still traumatized by those ridiculously long Triple H promos that used to open every Raw. I don’t care who is talking, I don’t want a 30 minute promo segment. If I gave myself a little time, I could probably piece together Dusty’s “Hard Times” promo, or at least enough of it to get the point across, from memory. I can remember an entire Terry Funk promo from ‘89 before his Clash of Champions match with Ricky Steamboat. Aside from the frequently repeated catchphrases, I couldn’t tell you a damn thing Triple H said in any of those marathon segments. " *something something* Only diamond in this business! *something something* That damn good! *something something* More this business! *something something* Tell 'em, Naitch!" Then Ric Flair talks about how great Triple H is, the announcers also talk about how great he is, and then the babyface Trips is currently feuding with, and verbally putting down on a weekly basis, talks about how great Triple H is, before some generic "I'm gonna beat you" spiel. There, I've summed them all up for ya. Oh yeah! That does sound familiar.
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Post by saneiac on Apr 12, 2023 22:27:08 GMT -5
I'm not sure how much time Bobby Lashley's sisters were actually on, but it was too long anyway.
An oft forgotten one is Johnny Nitro's press conference with Melina after he won the IC title for the first time. I'm convinced that promo, by itself, killed any chance he had of ever being considered a main event talent by Vince.
Xavier Woods coronation and knighting of Kofi Kingston segments after he won King of the Ring were pretty bad.
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