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Post by The Curmudgeon on Dec 4, 2007 15:23:29 GMT -5
Well, that WAS a first.
Kennedy looked absolutely LOST out there. It seemed to go on forever, the crowd HATED it and it sounded like he was having trouble remembering what to say.
So what went wrong? Was the crowd putting Kennedy off or did even he know it was crap as soon as it started?
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Post by Lancers on Dec 4, 2007 15:26:33 GMT -5
He was stuck doing a skit with three actors portraying wrestlers that were popular 15 years ago. That's the equivalent of Santino Marella trying to do a skit with New Kids on the Block or the cast of Party of Five.
Plus, the fans hate it when people do piss poor impersonations of Razor and Diesel. Isn't that right, JR?
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 4, 2007 15:26:55 GMT -5
The crowd didn't even pop for the Razor/Diesel music, I mean they were quiet as mice.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 4, 2007 15:28:25 GMT -5
I think he could of done more, but I'd blame the time it took to get all of the parodies out there, how long ago the wrestlers were relevent, and the fact the crowd was, you know, supposed to crap on it. He's a heel, you know.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Dec 4, 2007 15:31:17 GMT -5
The whole thing was just long, awkward and rather uninspired. It's more the fault of the writers than Kennedy.
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Post by BHB on Dec 4, 2007 15:31:28 GMT -5
Plus Kurt did pretty much the same thing a few years back.
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Post by KingPopper on Dec 4, 2007 15:34:39 GMT -5
I don't think the crowd care for much of anything last night.
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Post by SassovsHart on Dec 4, 2007 15:37:35 GMT -5
The material was weak, and the segment felt flat. The HBK impersonator was the only one I thought did a good job, as I thought his mannerisms were funny. The one line answer stuff sucked though. I don't mind that they used impersonators, but the whole segment felt really cookie-cutter and uninspired.
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Post by EvilShadow76 on Dec 4, 2007 15:38:24 GMT -5
Everything Kennedy does sucks. He is very cheap and very boring so why should last night differ from any other time?
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 4, 2007 15:39:36 GMT -5
I think he could of done more, but I'd blame the time it took to get all of the parodies out there, how long ago the wrestlers were relevent, and the fact the crowd was, you know, supposed to crap on it. He's a heel, you know. True on the first point, but I've seen parodies before and the crowd would get excited when they hear the wrestler's music, then when they see it's an imposter, then they crap on it by booing. Last night's crowd didn't even do that by showing indifference towards nearly everything. |
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Post by Lancers on Dec 4, 2007 15:39:42 GMT -5
I kinda feel bad for the Marty Jannetty impersonator though. I don't think this will be going on his IMDB resume.
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Post by kwydjebo on Dec 4, 2007 16:10:18 GMT -5
It was funny when "Janetty" came out, but it stopped after that as bringing out Razor, Diesel and "Hbk" took way too long, and honestly what was the point of going to all that trouble just for a one word answer from each of them.
As for Kennedy, maybe his discomfort stems from the fact that (maybe) it wasn't his idea, and he thought it was dumb as well.
The only part I enjoyed was when "HBK" ran from the superkick (You knew the others were all gonna get it)
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Dec 4, 2007 16:19:03 GMT -5
" Thanks for coming by the way" still made it enjoyable to me. Granted it did run a lil long.
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Post by nealo on Dec 4, 2007 16:22:22 GMT -5
i likefd the way they made fun of nash and hall intorducing there odl aliases
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Post by rko on Dec 4, 2007 16:22:42 GMT -5
i liked how razor had to get hi pyro in, made me chuckle.
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Post by kwydjebo on Dec 4, 2007 16:23:14 GMT -5
" Thanks for coming by the way" still made it enjoyable to me. Granted it did run a lil long. Maybe smarky, but It'd been funnier if he had said "I'm glad you're here, I was afraid you'd no show"....at least for those who know that Hall No-showed the TNA PPV on SUnday. Honestly though, I laughed more at the top of the show when they recapped Jericho's 4 words from last week than I did for this segment (I'm a mark for the Cookie Monster). |
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Post by Avalanche Alvarez on Dec 4, 2007 16:24:05 GMT -5
Glad I'm not alone on this.
Haven't they done this enough?
Crappy looking impersonators? I'm thinking the whole skit fell apart on the weakness of the premise alone and left Kennedy with nothing to work with.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 4, 2007 16:24:47 GMT -5
" Thanks for coming by the way" still made it enjoyable to me. Granted it did run a lil long. Maybe smarky, but It'd been funnier if he had said "I'm glad you're here, I was afraid you'd no show"....at least for those who know that Hall No-showed the TNA PPV on SUnday. Honestly though, I laughed more at the top of the show when they recapped Jericho's 4 words from last week than I did for this segment (I'm a mark for the Cookie Monster). That'd be a bit much, and then it would be a bit more obvious that he was taking a shot at Hall. Subtle jabs are a lot better,IMO. |
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Post by Lenny: Smooth like Keith Stone on Dec 4, 2007 16:30:47 GMT -5
The whole thing was just long, awkward and rather uninspired. It's more the fault of the writers than Kennedy. My opinion exactly. The only thing I'll add is that I much prefer "Funny Kennedy" over "I are serious Kennedy". Kennedy was awesome when he was a joker, like when JBL had a donkey with him for some reason, and Kennedy was yelling in the donkey's face. Or when Kennedy introduced himself to Sharmell as Mr Kennedy, quietly exited, and then ran back on camera 5 seconds later with KENNEDYYYYYYY! I preferred that a lot over the current serious Kennedy who whispers and stuff. His gimmick is that he's a loudmouth... why do they have him whispering?? |
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Post by Kae on Dec 4, 2007 16:43:03 GMT -5
I don't blame Kennedy for that segment falling flat. Apart from us hardcore fans, most people don't remember Nash, Hall or Jannetty, let alone connect them to Shawn Michaels. It might have been funny and relevant ten years ago.
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