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Post by Tyfo on Nov 5, 2014 2:14:21 GMT -5
Sometime in the latter stages of the "Guest Host Era" of Raw. They just pounded the fact home each week that they'd rather hopefully get a 5 second passing mention on the Today Show or TMZ, then try to focus on putting out the best product possible.
Before that, I was nearly 20 years of being a never miss any show kind of guy. Now, I don't think I've watched an episode of Smackdown in 4 or 6 months at least. They've made the show so irrelevant, that I can't bring myself to care enough to watch it. I'll watch Raw, but it's just so much of the same old, same old, that it's almost a chore. There are several things I enjoy, but a lot of it is just kind of there.
I also hate how overproduced everything is. They're worried so much about production, lighting, making everything look perfect, etc. Focus on putting out a solid product first, then you can focus on that stuff. Until then, it's like polishing a turd.
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Post by Tyfo on Oct 28, 2014 16:53:54 GMT -5
She's not under contract. All of her appearances have been in the northeast, or down the east coast, which is where she lives. She gets herself to the shows and works them as an extra. Because she is so frequent in the role, she is more featured than others (I usually add in short jokes for why she's in the front. Lol). Since late 2010, she has had at least 5 formal "tryouts" that I know of. Including a one week camp at NXT last year. Why she hasn't been signed yet is beyond me. From what I understand they've kind of been jerking her around a bit for the last year. I'd have to assume they'll eventually sign her. They obviously have enough interest to keep bringing her in, so I don't see why they wouldn't.
She's my friend and I absolutely want to see her succeed. She's done everything that's been asked of her and made every effort possible and gone beyond to improve herself in every way. It may just have to be a case of right place, right time, as far as them having something for her.
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Post by Tyfo on Oct 9, 2014 19:20:49 GMT -5
They absolutely should make every effort to sign him. He's probably the biggest free agent in pro wrestling. Why not try?
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Post by Tyfo on Sept 27, 2014 20:56:39 GMT -5
I read that Pritchard was a dick in TNA and really didn't she a crap about any of the Knockouts and helped tank that division. It was no coincidence that the mass exodus of the Knockouts happened pretty shortly after he arrived. I've heard from multiple current/former Knockouts that they didn't care for Prichard and that he saw little to no value in women's wrestling. Thus why so many either asked for their release or waited out their contracts during the time period he was in power.
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Post by Tyfo on Sept 16, 2014 20:19:11 GMT -5
Why is she employed again?
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Post by Tyfo on Sept 16, 2014 20:16:50 GMT -5
I can hear them planning this now....
You see they'll HAVE to cheer for John Cena or they're UN-AMERICAN! It's the perfect plan! THEY WON'T HAVE A CHOICE OR THEY'll BE NO GOOD, COMMIE BASTARDS!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA (*deep breathe*) HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! SUCK ON THAT WWE UNIVERSE!
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Post by Tyfo on Sept 12, 2014 20:42:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I saw one fall to his assumed demise before their entrance at Slammiversary. The stage hands couldn't get him back up in time, so they just sent the other one to the back. Don't think I've seen them since.
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Post by Tyfo on Sept 7, 2014 19:45:45 GMT -5
One of my fondest wrestling moments happened about a year ago at a convention I went to in New Jersey. I was sitting at a table by myself, waiting for my friends to return. Looking down at my phone and I hear somebody ask where I got my shoes. I look up and it's Snitsky. He says he had the same ones, but not that color, which was what he wanted.
It didn't hit me until like 30 minutes later that Gene Snitsky had come up to me and talked about my shoes.
I began marking out.
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Post by Tyfo on Aug 18, 2014 0:23:19 GMT -5
I almost cried tears of joy. It was beautiful. THAT'S how Brock Lesnar should be booked! It's like Vince had to stroke his ego first when he brought him back and job him to Cena and Hunter, for walking out in 2004, then he finally has gotten into treating Lesnar like the killer that he needs to be.
Nobody SHOULD be able to beat him cleanly. He's an animal. He SHOULD just destroy almost everyone he faces. Then once someone is able to topple him, it will actually mean something.
There's not one person in the business that can bring the legit big fight atmosphere that Brock Lesnar is able to. By him not being whored out on Raw and Smackdown everyweek, it makes it matter when he's in the ring and involved in something. That's what wrestling has been missing since the Monday Night War era. The World Champ SHOULDN'T be on TV every week and for sure shouldn't be WRESTLING every week. It takes all the prestige and honor out of these PPV title matches. They don't mean shit when it's a match you can see on any old TV show on any given week. That's why Brock Lesnar is the most important piece the WWE has in my opinion.
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Post by Tyfo on Aug 3, 2014 23:35:26 GMT -5
Going by time in the company, Rosa Mendes is a grizzled old vet. So, it's not saying too much.
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Post by Tyfo on Aug 3, 2014 19:58:12 GMT -5
WHATCHA GONNA DO WHEN THE MANIACS AND THE LARGEST PLASTIC HIP IN THE WORLD RUNS WILD ON YOOOOUUUUUU!!!! BROTHER!!!
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Post by Tyfo on Jul 23, 2014 22:39:16 GMT -5
I remember him returning on SmackDown as a face and beating Boss Man for the Hardcore title and giving it back to Al Snow.
The next thing I remember, he's heel, semi-allied with Triple H and Shane McMahon, and involved in the WWF title 6-pack challenge.
I have absolutely no memory of how he got from A to B there. None.
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Post by Tyfo on Jul 22, 2014 20:24:27 GMT -5
More on the first match Ryback was upset after the match and walked away, leaving Axel alone in the ring. Thank God! They've gone a whole few weeks without breaking up a tag team for no reason. I was getting antsy.
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Post by Tyfo on Jul 15, 2014 22:17:33 GMT -5
A good start for me would be to stop with the constant f***ing replays. I don't need to see what happened in the opening segment 430 times throughout the show. I don't need "moments ago's" after every commercial break. What that does is give the feeling that it's not a big deal if you miss something, because we've been trained to know that if it was even remotely important, it will be shoved down our throats throughout the show until we're sick of seeing it.
I absolutely despise the habit they've gotten in over the last few years of having guys, during in-ring promos, throw to the titantron for replays, because they don't trust them to be able to verbalize it effectively.
The 3 hour Raw's have just made it worse. They've increased them even more to help fill time so they don't have to put in anymore effort towards anyone or anything then usual.
My point is basically this. There were times (yes, even when I had the internet and youtube and could look it up) that I felt like I could NOT miss anything. Now, I'll wonder in 45 minutes into the show with no fear of that, because I know I'll be seeing it all again several times before the 3 hours are up. They can't use that 3 hours worth shit.
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Post by Tyfo on Jul 6, 2014 11:33:59 GMT -5
I put some money in his collection box back in the day. All for the prophet McMahon! TESTIFY!!!
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Post by Tyfo on Jul 1, 2014 20:45:42 GMT -5
Of course Roman comes out once Orton gets involved. That dastardly Orton turned his back on him & cracked him with a chair and......oh wait, that's that other guy. Maybe he'll remember now?
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Post by Tyfo on Jun 18, 2014 21:59:55 GMT -5
I was in the front row. Does that count?
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Post by Tyfo on Jun 18, 2014 13:07:35 GMT -5
I kind of knew about this already, but it was made 100% clear during Slammiversary weekend. They were always together, rode together, showed up for the meet & greet deal together, etc. Usually, she and Angelina are together most of the time, but for the most part, Angelina was just hanging out with the rest of the roster who were there.
Oh, and I too thought that Bully was married. I assume he's not anymore? I like to think he wouldn't be publicizing this if he were.
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Post by Tyfo on Jun 8, 2014 22:37:53 GMT -5
I went to one in TX last year and what they did was, film an Xplosion match, do the live Impact that was airing that night, another Xplosion match, then do the following weeks Impact.
Of course with yours being done over two days. I'm not sure what kind of schedule they'll be on.
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Post by Tyfo on Jun 8, 2014 19:37:44 GMT -5
It's hard to say. After what the company survived in it's first few months of existence, it's tough to say die. And that was without Panda Energy behind them yet. With Panda in the picture, reduced spending or not, they have a life raft. As long as Panda wants it to remain alive, it will.
I personally believe that Spike will renew them in the fall and they'll keep going along on the network. While they're numbers aren't great, they're still better then a lot of the alternatives, still put out brand new content on a weekly basis, and can still be attractive to television networks willing to take on the "pro wrestling stigma".
They are in transition obviously. The best thing to come from the "reduced spending" has been the departures of the Hulk Hogan's and Sting's of the world. Now they are in the mode of trying to build up newer stars. It's a hard thing to do and will take a lot of time, but as long as they are allowed to continue on, they'll have that chance to try.
The best thing they could do right now (taking from Eric Bischoff's Steve Austin Show interview about his early days of running WCW) would be to discontinue (or at least greatly reduce) their house show schedule, and put all focus behind the television product and the building and creating of their talent. Once you have started to gain some ground and there is some demand to see some of the talents, then you take them back out on the road.
If you don't find a new home base for TV or get back to Universal, then maybe you have to tape a couple months of TV over a period of a few days. But you have to do what you have to do to start getting some of these guys the platform to build up steam and become the kind of attractions that makes the fan want to come out to the arenas and see them. They don't have that at the moment, and obviously it's a necessity, as far as drawing potential.
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