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Post by dxbang on Sept 3, 2017 19:35:28 GMT -5
I'd love to see a "serial killer" type of gimmick for Luke Harper. Obviously it would have to be PG, but something like a slasher flick villain that goes by "Harper."
He could hear voices and they could do corny things like have him appear in front of people and stuff like that. It seemed like Rowan was headed in that direction with some of those videos he was posting on his twitter/Instagram (forget which one).
He wouldn't even have to change his look...
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Post by dxbang on Aug 13, 2017 14:57:57 GMT -5
He's the reason (along with Lawler) that WWE won't put that generation in the ring any more. Yeah, Steamboat's health issues make it a no-no.
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Post by dxbang on Aug 13, 2017 10:06:22 GMT -5
Which "old-school" (I guess I view that as pre-attitude era) top-tier wrestler can be brought back for a Wrestlemania match that would be believable and people would actually pay to see?
The Rock is attitude. Even though Austin was around well before the attitude era, I count him as an attitude guy bc that was his peak. Michaels would be one, Nash to a lesser extent, and honestly...for one more match, maybe Hogan. He can't really move well, but still looks believable.
DDP peaked in the attitude era, Sid looked OKAY 5 years ago, probably much worse now. Sting didn't quite do it for me, just looks too old.
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Post by dxbang on Aug 1, 2017 17:18:41 GMT -5
I've been re-watching WCW pay per views from the 90s and I'm currently in the Monday Night War era.
Fairly often I see Mean Gene schilling the hotline and there's a huge stamp that says "number no longer active" or something alone those lines. My idea is for there to be a caption that explains who/what Okerlund is referring to.
For example: On the hotline today I will tell you about the guy who has left WCW! He's out! He's packed his bags and left! Call today and find out who and why!"
Caption: Gene Okerlund was referring to Chris Jericho, who signed with the WWE on ______.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 30, 2017 1:21:49 GMT -5
I mean... if Vince had control of this era of WCW it would pretty much be 1980s WWF... with a few other players sure... but I mean the main event scene was pretty much straight out of the Rock and Wrestling era By 1985 it was an EXTREMELY old hat. Something that the WCW fans especially did not want to see. By early '96 there were some really interesting matches involving Sting, Luger, and The Giant. The Sting/Luger face/heel thing was gold.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 29, 2017 23:36:42 GMT -5
Many people can't afford both...so instead of paying ~$10 for each, they'd pay ~$13 and have the network as well as whatever movies/shows they're able to get the rights to. 2 services for the price of 1.5 Netflix and Hulu ain't gonna want to be associated with 'rasslin', so that ain't happening (yes, I know they had documentaries about wrestling and WWE DVDs. It ain't the same as them putting out full PPVs of events).
First of all, WWEN should not ever think of Netflix and Hulu as competitors. We've seen Vince get out of his niche wrestling promotion and it gets pretty ugly. Stay in your lane. Trying to compete with the big dogs in that space would be a MASSIVE undertaking (no puns, ya weirdos!) It would take boatloads of money and take focus away from their product, which is already suffering. Now, if you wanted to gain the rights to say Beyond The Mat and No Holds Barred and other wrestling-relevant stuff at a somewhat reasonable price, then yeah. They are so hard up for actual programming as they keep cancelling their own shows, which probably needs to be a bigger list to begin with, not smaller. It's so weird to look back at what they expected the Network to be; an actual premium channel with tons of original content. And what the Network actually is; essentially a streaming service for the archive and very, very little else. Movie rights are a complicated issue. I don't believe that WWE can just put the movie on it's network and that's it. I could be wrong, though. Absolutely. A lot of people(myself included) primarily have the Network for the older stuff. My point is that putting non-wrestling stuff on it isn't going to make people into wrestling fans. Even if your favorite tv show became exclusive to WWE Network, you would probably just wait for the DVD. If you aren't a wrestling fan you don't want WWE Network. And if you think wrestling is stupid, having a bunch of it available on demand isn't going to change your mind. If someone is curious about checking out wrestling for the first time, they will watch it on tv, not get a subscription to a service for it. And people don't want to watch it on tv for the most part. I'm not trying to attack the op, it's just a really pointless idea in my opinion. It would be like putting non MMA on UFC Fight Pass or putting non wrestling on NJPWWorld. Likewise, I wouldn't give a shit about sports being on Netflix. Having different services that focus on different things is good. EXACTLY.
If WWE live programming was moved to the Professional Bull Riders streaming service, would you all stay and be fans of PBR? I doubt it.
Unless those bull riders gained main stream popularity. Maybe a former bull rider becomes one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and goes back as a special guest for BullRiderMania 30. Then maybe people would tune in out of curiosity. Maybe one of the current bull riders gets decent sized roles in relatively big movies? Maybe the bull riding federation makes their own movies that some of the bull riders are in. Then it's possible that I'd give bull riding a shot, just to see where some of these guys are coming from.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 29, 2017 21:56:30 GMT -5
Looking back, I wish the nwo never existed. Maybe it could have existed, but relegate it to an angle. Keep it lasting about a year or so and go from there. The Dungeon of Doom was ridiculously bad. Kevin Sullivan was terrible. Some of the Horseman stuff was great, a lot of it was bad. There were some feuds that were horrible, like Bossman and Tenta. The early cruiserweight stuff was alright and it got a LOT better. The U.S. title was crap when Konnan held it. Aside from Guerrero, he didn't fight anyone noteworthy and kept it for quite a while. His face character was really bad.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 29, 2017 14:14:53 GMT -5
There's something oddly entertaining about mid 90s WCW. Hogan, Savage and company brought that late 80s WWF feel to a very regional WCW (even though WCW was a national brand).
I wasn't a huge fan at the time, I caught bits and pieces of Nitro and usually skipped Saturday Night...but I've been watching the PPV's from the mid 90s and there's some good stuff mixed in there with some pretty terrible stuff.
If you were to give Vince control of WCW in 1995, he could have definitely made it work.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 24, 2017 18:56:20 GMT -5
You probably could have led with that instead of asking random questions, but people get Netflix or Hulu or Amazon for just one show (see All or Nothing, the NFL show on Amazon). That's the WWE's chance to bring back older fans, reel in casual fans, and make brand new ones.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 24, 2017 16:19:19 GMT -5
If I can get the network with other movies and shows included, I wouldn't mind. Why not just get Netflix? Many people can't afford both...so instead of paying ~$10 for each, they'd pay ~$13 and have the network as well as whatever movies/shows they're able to get the rights to. 2 services for the price of 1.5
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Post by dxbang on Jul 23, 2017 23:24:46 GMT -5
I think the WWE would be smart to add movies to the network. They can start with WWE films and acquire the rights to any wrestling related documentaries, etc. Eventually they can add any movie that any wrestler might be in then move to other sports related movies. Slowly, they add movies and shows just like other streaming services. I truly think they can become a Netflix/Hulu competitor...only because they have a built in audience of over a million people. Don't raise the price at first then eventually raise it a few bucks. They can introduce their wrestling fans to these other movies/shows and in turn introduce other fans to wrestling. Win/Win. So....you WANT them to raise the price of the Network? If I can get the network with other movies and shows included, I wouldn't mind.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 23, 2017 22:10:03 GMT -5
I think the WWE would be smart to add movies to the network. They can start with WWE films and acquire the rights to any wrestling related documentaries, etc. Eventually they can add any movie that any wrestler might be in then move to other sports related movies. Slowly, they add movies and shows just like other streaming services.
I truly think they can become a Netflix/Hulu competitor...only because they have a built in audience of over a million people. Don't raise the price at first then eventually raise it a few bucks. They can introduce their wrestling fans to these other movies/shows and in turn introduce other fans to wrestling. Win/Win.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 23, 2017 21:56:58 GMT -5
Good low-midcard heel. I remember hearing something about his gimmick requiring something to hide his widening physique (he was looking a little Tommy Dreamerish when he returned as IRS), so I guess the short sleeved button down worked out.
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Post by dxbang on Jul 23, 2017 21:52:05 GMT -5
In the New Generation/Very early Attitude era, there were a few feuds that seemed like the WWE wasn't sure what direction they were going to take with both men involved. Two that stick out to me were Duke Droese/Triple H and Savio/Stone Cold.
In both feuds the wrestlers traded victory. I remember having somewhat high expectations for Droese as a kid. It was almost disappointing to see him eventually lose to Triple H clean and then transition to a glorified enhancement talent.
Do you think the plan was always for Hunter and Austin to come out of those feuds victorious? If so, why make them look weak By ever losing?
Can you think of other feuds where it seemed like the WWE wasn't really sure which way to go until mid-feud?
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Post by dxbang on Jun 11, 2017 11:37:53 GMT -5
How come Hulk Hogan's back suplex was also painful to him? I don't seem to recall other guys hurting their back or head when performing a back suplex, but Hogan would always seem to grab his head in pain afterwards.
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Post by dxbang on Feb 9, 2017 13:05:55 GMT -5
Neville destroys all challengers the next couple weeks...wins in dominant fashion and complains that Wrestlemania will be boring for him because there's not a cruiseweight in the world that can compete with him...
Booyaka! Booyaka!
That's Rey Mysterio!!!
They start a program and have a huge match at Wrestlemania that ends with Neville winning after 12 minutes of back and forth action. Brings even more legitimacy to the belt, a new draw for Mania, and solidifies Neville as a top guy (don't have to be in the world title hunt to be a top guy).
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Post by dxbang on Feb 3, 2017 23:32:23 GMT -5
I knew The Kid as GWF's Lightening Kid, so I knew how good he was. I thought no way was he just here to eat a pin. He jobbed for a couple weeks in a row on previous Raw's.
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Post by dxbang on Nov 21, 2016 6:44:00 GMT -5
What if, going forward, we saw finishes like the Goldberg/Lesnar every now and then?
In MMA or boxing, the underdog can win a match within seconds (though it's not a very common occurrence). What if slowly, WWE included the possibility of things like Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson relatively early or a big name like CM Punk making heir debut and getting humbled almost immediately?
It can go the other way too. A match that's supposed to be a squash, "goes the distance," but instead of a draw...the favorite squeaks one out (I know this has happened with Cena against almost everyone he defended the US Title against, but I'm referring to matches that should almost be squashes).
Thoughts?
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Post by dxbang on Nov 7, 2016 10:14:11 GMT -5
Hogan doesn't bring much to the table, he has said some terrible things in the past, and I would still be a LITTLE more excited if he was gonna appear at Wrestlemania.
That's just the truth.
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Post by dxbang on Aug 30, 2016 22:58:03 GMT -5
Wasn't GTV initially going to be a gimmick for Glenn Ruth (Thrasher)?
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