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Post by machinegun on Dec 25, 2007 12:23:12 GMT -5
Saying things like "pop" and I'll see you at home Steph (when they broke up kayfabe wise) talking about Katie Vick, saying the fans are smart, telling us that they taped the Raw.
What do you think? I really don't know what to think of it. I think it's sorta funny.
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Post by CM Crünk is teh 'CRAP! on Dec 25, 2007 12:37:11 GMT -5
i remember WCW from like year 2000 breaking kayfabe so much with all those russo shoots and all that stuff that wasnt suppose to happen but did i couldnt stop laughing
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Post by Bobby Womack on Dec 25, 2007 14:12:08 GMT -5
i think the funniest part is that hes giving the smarks and iwc something to laugh at considering most of them heavily talked smack about him for years but other than that i think its funny and harmless, its not like anybody whos going to get those jokes still believes its real anyway
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Post by Ijob2HHH on Dec 25, 2007 18:43:49 GMT -5
Let's face it. Steph+HHH was the worse kept wrestling secret, so there was no harm breaking the kayfab there. Mostly I think it's actually a bit of an act for the benefit of the senate/public, to reiterate that wrestling is FAKE and people shouldn't be taking it so seriously
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Post by KLRA on Dec 25, 2007 18:46:12 GMT -5
See I like these little things, almost like a "breaking of the fourth wall" type of deal. He doesn't break it, just hints that it's there. It's almost tongue in cheek as an acknowledgement that yes, kayfabe still exists.
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Post by Reverend BTY on Dec 25, 2007 18:49:08 GMT -5
It's not like they build feuds around smarky BS he says so no big.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Dec 25, 2007 18:51:13 GMT -5
I think it's funny, and it's not pushed to the forefront...
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Post by Loki on Dec 25, 2007 20:20:15 GMT -5
A bit of "metatheater" here and there is good for a pop, especially if it's HHH/Steph related. After all they did run a long angle about Triple H marrying Stephanie, so even if it has been downplayed a lot, the storyline still stands in a way.
I have more issues with references to the scriptness of the show. I think it's not really necessary, it doesn't add a thing to the product and in the long run it'd do more harm than good.
Romeo doesn't usually smirk "on camera" saying "hmm, I wish I could use vodka instead of tea" before drinking the "posion". Juliet doesn't chime in "wow, this dagger is quite sharp for being a plastic one" before stabbing herself to death...
Sure the audience know nobody's actually gonna die, but keeping it fictionally real is an important part of the show anyway.
Moreso in wrestling, where the "competitive" part is still portrayed as "legit" for the outcome of the matches. Or anyway it's functional to the show letting/having the people believe so.
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Dec 25, 2007 20:34:37 GMT -5
Let's face it. Steph+HHH was the worse kept wrestling secret... worse kept wrestling secret behind Pat Patterson being gay |
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Post by King Bastard on Dec 25, 2007 21:18:18 GMT -5
It's fake. We all know it's fake. It's funny, and there's no harm in it.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 25, 2007 21:47:35 GMT -5
It's funny.
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Post by -Lithium- on Dec 25, 2007 21:49:32 GMT -5
Its not like WCW where storylines were based around it. Just little comments...
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Post by rubber johnny on Dec 26, 2007 6:53:41 GMT -5
i hate it
i find it makes him look like an ass
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Post by skiller on Dec 26, 2007 7:00:11 GMT -5
We'll be fine as long as Triple H doesn't decide to suddenly go against the "script" during a match.
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Post by Vice honcho room temperature on Dec 26, 2007 10:28:31 GMT -5
Well he did name his finishing move pedigree... and we all know how that is a jab at the insider fans.
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Post by OldGravyLeg on Dec 26, 2007 11:08:24 GMT -5
Let's face it. Steph+HHH was the worse kept wrestling secret... worse kept wrestling secret behind Pat Patterson being gay JR: "He's single, fellas!" |
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Post by T.J. "the Crippler" Stevens on Dec 26, 2007 11:30:24 GMT -5
I don't have much problem with it. He better not use words like "heel" and "babyface" though, or his buddy Ric Flair is really gonna have some issues with him.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2007 13:11:29 GMT -5
I have no problem with a jab here and there. But, how they did it at the end of WCW was just too much. Agreed, there's nothing wrong with a few jabs in a promo on rare occasions just for fun. They simply shouldn't be used as part of storylines regularly. |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 26, 2007 13:57:15 GMT -5
Well he did name his finishing move pedigree... and we all know how that is a jab at the insider fans. Wha? They named it that when he was playing the blueblood character. That's what it meant. |
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Post by Joekishi on Dec 26, 2007 13:59:25 GMT -5
Triple H does it tounge-in-cheek...russo did it seriously
big difference.
Plus D-X did this all the time
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