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Post by Doomrider on Feb 7, 2007 14:52:49 GMT -5
They also edited out the wrestling moves he named after every sentence.
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Post by rrm15 on Feb 7, 2007 14:54:50 GMT -5
They also edited out the wrestling moves he named after every sentence. ...Backcracker.
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Post by Skeleton Crew on Feb 7, 2007 15:04:38 GMT -5
Hooray for the complete on-air burial of a young wrestler by an almost 60 year old man!! This is what the WWE needs!!! age is just a number in a event that is already pre determined. Flair has done a great job putting guys over (Umaga and Kenny come to mind) so this should help a stale and dull borelito get back on track. your young guy is getting punished by a 60 year old is off base it's more like a veteran is helping push a young guy .
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Feb 7, 2007 15:04:51 GMT -5
I honestly prefer the shortened one he did on Monday.
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Post by Banned Member on Feb 7, 2007 15:34:11 GMT -5
Wow just wow.
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Post by Shake A Leg on Feb 7, 2007 15:50:36 GMT -5
SCOTT HUDSON COLUMN: TO BEAT THE MAN By: Scott Hudson 2/7/2007 9:33:22 AM Ric Flair’s promo Monday night on Raw was spectacular. Not only because of what he said. Not only because we all think that what he said is what he really feels. Not only because it needed to be said. But also because of the expression on Carlito’s face during the promo. (Torrie’s expression, on the other hand, led me to believe her thought was something like, “Gee, I wonder if Kidman has hooked up with Stacy Keibler yet.”) But the promo Flair cut was not long enough. Yeah, I know that creative needed to have more time slotted for the scintillating exchange between Kenny Dykstra and Vince McMahon (almost as intellectually stimulating as the legendary Bobby Eaton / Johnny Ace debates), but still...So, at great personal risk to my well-being, I present the promo originally written for Ric Flair to deliver to Carlito Monday night before it was cut back to :45 seconds. “You make me sick. You walk around here at Raw with a beautiful girl on your arm like you’re some kind of (bleep)ing star? I just lost a match to the Intercontinental Champion. A man who is a walking, talking PDR but who gets to keep the belt on this brand. Do you understand that I was headlining Starcade when he was drinking strained beets through a straw? But I am the one who now has to prove to a gluteal fixated, anabolic CEO that I still deserve a spot on the Raw roster! And you. Born with a silver spoon in your fanny pack. Your old man’s forehead looks like the Catskills because he bled, sweated, and paid the price to carve out a territory in a territory. So tell me, Carly. What have you done? Pristine forehead and an apple. What the (bleep) kinda gimmick is an apple?! You look like a human troll doll. You look like the guy I would call to arrange for a little companionship and bottle of vino delivered to my suite at the Casa Alta Vista in Vieques - and not a wrestler. You just want the money and stardom without the hard work. The money. Have you ever driven 300 miles one way gaped-mouthed and wide-eyed on greenies just for a $20.00 payoff? No. You haven’t. Have you ever had a wife pull you with pliers by the shorthairs to a courthouse and try to take everything you’ve bled, sweated and paid the price to earn? No. You haven’t. Do you know where your next meal is coming from? Of course you do, Chia. Catering. You want the world but the world is not enough. But, kid, you haven’t earned it. Its not about paying your dues. Its about showing respect. You want to waltz in here, play grabass with Torrie Wilson, eat an apple and call yourself a superstar?! You’re super(bleep). Bite your apple and spit it in the face of Pat O’Connor. Dory Funk, Jr. Jack Brisco. Harley Race. You eat an apple and spit it out? Those men would eat YOU and spit YOU out. You’re 28 years old and you can still move. When I was 28, I could dance all night and dance a little longer. But now, an artificial hip, at 58? Are (bleep)ing kidding me? I can barely walk. But I’ll tell you what I can do. I can kick your ass. Because I’m a wrestler - not a superstar. I’m a wrestler - not an extremist. I’m a wrestler, pal. And you’re not. You’re a wannabe. A pretender to the throne that Ric Flair, the Nature Boy, still sits on. And I’ll sit on this throne until somebody knocks me off. And, kid, that ain’t gonna be you. You want me to make you famous? I will. From now on everybody will remember your name as the person that an old man with a bad hip, a vengeful wife, and an expensive lawyer - beat up. You’ll be famous, punk. And I’ll still be on the throne. Because - to be the man, you have to beat the man, Carly. And. You. Are. Not. The. Man. There is only one Nature Boy. Torrie, I’ll see you around midnight. And bring a friend. WHOOOOO!!!!!!!” Credit 1Wrestling Too bad they didnt skip vince talking to kenny this would have been vintage Flair. even though mondays edited speech was good. AWESOME!
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Post by sabu on Feb 7, 2007 16:38:11 GMT -5
what a great promo
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2007 17:21:15 GMT -5
I dunno if it's legit or not but I think I prefer the simmered down version better, the 45 second version sounded more real because it looked more like Carlito's comment + his leaving early with Torrie all just hit him and he was going off on instinct, this promo makes it seem really planned, like Ric Flair spent a lot of time in his locker room practising in case he ever runs into Carlito in a situation like that. It sounds really drawn out for something that's just getting started, that promo to me sounds more like it should be used even later down the line in their feud, just doesn't seem spontaneous. And like A.A. Estrada said, which is a VERY good point, is that the WOOOOO at the end and the line at Torrie kind of kills it too.
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Post by odanobunaga on Feb 7, 2007 17:26:58 GMT -5
If Falir said that, I would cream my pants.
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Post by Rave The Rich on Feb 7, 2007 17:29:24 GMT -5
This was I believe one of the best promos of the last five years. Some of the points in the unabbreviated promo could be used in future Flair promos. You know it's gonna happen. EDIT: By the way. www.dailymotion.com/video/x15dvc_ric-flairs-worked-shootHere's the promo in its entirety.
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Post by manx21 on Feb 7, 2007 17:31:04 GMT -5
i love flair and that sounds like a great promom but carlito is a bit meh to me. he's a bit of a joke wrestler. he just looks and sounds funny, not like a serious contender.
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Post by barryhorowitz4ever on Feb 7, 2007 18:04:01 GMT -5
what part of the promo did flair say on raw, i missed it?
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Post by Voldemar H. "Brak" Guerta on Feb 7, 2007 19:50:59 GMT -5
Scott Hudson lives!!!!
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Post by BrianZane on Feb 7, 2007 19:52:02 GMT -5
That "unedited" promo reads like the RPs that flood many an efed. Nobody would have the patience to listen to anyone, let alone Flair, say that much, and Carlito, in character, wouldn't have stood around listening to the whole thing.
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Post by BrianZane on Feb 7, 2007 19:53:52 GMT -5
This was I believe one of the best promos of the last five years. Some of the points in the unabbreviated promo could be used in future Flair promos. You know it's gonna happen. EDIT: By the way. www.dailymotion.com/video/x15dvc_ric-flairs-worked-shootHere's the promo in its entirety. "I'm walking around here, trying to figure out what my name is..." He can't remember his name? He should go get checked on.
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Post by Gillberg: 0-175 on Feb 7, 2007 19:59:07 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Hudson wrote that promo himself. It wasn't the promo Flair was given unedited. He's just using that to shill his write of it.
Maybe you all seem to get that, but the responses make it seem like that was what Flair was intended to say, when actually it's all Hudson's words...
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Post by richy on Feb 7, 2007 20:05:16 GMT -5
Why is Flair wearing a DX shirt?
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Post by Person With A Hat on Feb 7, 2007 20:05:30 GMT -5
This could be the feud to really get Carlito a good push and if he can't have an awesome feud versus Flair than what can he do? I like Carlito but he does have to sep it up but with the storylines he's had I don't think he could have done much anyway. This is an important time for Carlito they believe he is the future. I believe that too. He has to prove it now. Don't get me wrong the promo was awesome and I loved it but this was more to give a push to Carlito than to Flair. But creative have to give him that edge he had as a heel and stop the damn springboard and be ruthless Carlito again, the guy who won championships on his Raw and SD! debuts. Didn't that guy suck balls, to a point where people were asking for him to "get the f*** off my T.V.?" I'd say around the time people noticed he had talent Carlito would be best. Also, yes, he needs to stop the damn springboards, or at least, stop them until he can do them so they look good instead of him flying through the air at the speed of a snail.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Feb 7, 2007 20:08:52 GMT -5
I liked the "edited" promo better. It was just more concise and to the point. This one just seems like it was written for the smarks and just the smarks. Also sounds longwinded too.
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Post by Garee on Feb 7, 2007 20:16:01 GMT -5
Kayfabe or not, that was one amazing promo, Flair at his best
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