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Post by The Line on Nov 24, 2007 0:00:50 GMT -5
TRANSFORM! TRANSFORM!
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Post by MGH on Nov 24, 2007 0:01:11 GMT -5
This one might just be me, but sometimes it may be better to wait when you announce some matches.
Going in to Death Before Dishonor weekend, Claudio had won RTTT, and Albright was on a huge win streak and a total roll. People were actually talking (myself included) that Morishima may be dropping the title on one of those shows. If you remember I was the one driving the Albright hype train at the time.
There was some great debate going on about it ..... then about a week before the shows Gabe announced Danielson getting his title match 2 shows later at Manhattan Mayhem II. From that moment on, a huge majority stopped believing Claudio or Albright had a shot at DBD weekend. That match announcement really spoiled the anticipation going in to those two title matches for a lot of people. They were still great, but I think they could have been more if that uncertainty could have still been there.
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Post by invaderdave on Nov 24, 2007 0:01:29 GMT -5
I remember watching that last night and thinking "Is Soundwave gonna come out? AWESOME!"
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Post by Michael Coello on Nov 24, 2007 0:01:41 GMT -5
OK, here's some serious suggestions:
-Give the AOTF some new music. The screaming loop they have is horrible.
-Heels need to start cheating. You're heels! Cheat, dammit!
& more importantly:
-PUSH RHETT TITUS!
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Post by Reverend BTY on Nov 24, 2007 0:02:37 GMT -5
I'd also like to see ROH take a page out of FIP and have more hardcore matches. Call them hardcore, bunkhouse brawl, or 'Gabe hates these' matches. I'd be happy to watch Necro Butcher vs Bryan Danielson or Nigel McGuinness in ROH.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 24, 2007 0:02:50 GMT -5
THIS MAN SPEAKS TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!! He's too sexy for the undercard!
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Nov 24, 2007 0:03:44 GMT -5
1. Get rid of Matt Cross for the time being.
2. Do more matches like Danielson/Quackenbush that manage to make simple holds look brutal as hell.
3. Get a heel color commentator - Sweeney, Ultramantis, whoever.
4. Give the NRC an intensive acting class so they can actually work with the awesome material they get.
5. Give up on the FIP Title defenses. I hope and pray that they end at WM weekend's Florida shows.
6. Pair Jack Evans and Jigsaw together as a duo, see how it works. I have a gut feeling that it will turn out to be a much better pairing than Evans & Ruckus.
7. Do an annual "Pure Tournament" featuring a batch of Pure Rules matches every year. Hey, I think it'd be a fun gimmick that would force a lot of ROH guys to work a different style.
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Post by invaderdave on Nov 24, 2007 0:04:16 GMT -5
Or just break up AOTF completely. That's good too.
...Did I mention I don't like AOTF?
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Post by MGH on Nov 24, 2007 0:04:32 GMT -5
I'd also like to see ROH take a page out of FIP and have more hardcore matches. Call them hardcore, bunkhouse brawl, or 'Gabe hates these' matches. I'd be happy to watch Necro Butcher vs Bryan Danielson or Nigel McGuinness in ROH. I don't want them on every show, but I would like more too. There was that Briscoes vs Necro & Pondo feud in FIP that everyone has raved about. It would change things up in some of the feuds.
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Patti Mayonnaise
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Post by The Line on Nov 24, 2007 0:04:41 GMT -5
This one might just be me, but sometimes it may be better to wait when you announce some matches. Going in to Death Before Dishonor weekend, Claudio had won RTTT, and Albright was on a huge win streak and a total roll. People were actually talking (myself included) that Morishima may be dropping the title on one of those shows. If you remember I was the one driving the Albright hype train at the time. There was some great debate going on about it ..... then about a week before the shows Gabe announced Danielson getting his title match 2 shows later at Manhattan Mayhem II. From that moment on, a huge majority stopped believing Claudio or Albright had a shot at DBD weekend. That match announcement really spoiled the anticipation going in to those two title matches for a lot of people. They were still great, but I think they could have been more if that uncertainty could have still been there. Indeed. And ROH has gotten to ECW type levels(At least in Philly, Chi-town and NYC) that the fans will still buy tickets regardless of what the card is. I'm not saying don't announce anything, but maybe wait until just a couple days before. But I bet ROH could still sell out the Manhattan Center without announcing a single match ahead of time.
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Post by The Line on Nov 24, 2007 0:06:12 GMT -5
1. Get rid of Matt Cross for the time being. Cross is out of action for the time being, and who knows what role he'll play when he comes back, if he even has one.
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Post by MGH on Nov 24, 2007 0:07:41 GMT -5
1. Get rid of Matt Cross for the time being. I think you're getting your wish. He went to Japan for awhile, but the Resilience is broken up and they already posted an article pushing that Stevens is ready for a new direction. Not sure how they bring him back right now. Plus I don't think I saw him on the January talent rosters that were released.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 24, 2007 0:08:42 GMT -5
I don't know if this sounds prickish, but I kinda hope he is gone. Something about Cross in ROH never "clicked" to me.
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Post by invaderdave on Nov 24, 2007 0:09:22 GMT -5
I liked him, but him leaving wouldn't really kill me.
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Post by Reverend BTY on Nov 24, 2007 0:09:29 GMT -5
I'd also like to see ROH take a page out of FIP and have more hardcore matches. Call them hardcore, bunkhouse brawl, or 'Gabe hates these' matches. I'd be happy to watch Necro Butcher vs Bryan Danielson or Nigel McGuinness in ROH. I don't want them on every show, but I would like more too. There was that Briscoes vs Necro & Pondo feud in FIP that everyone has raved about. It would change things up in some of the feuds. I guess I could have clarified, but I agree not on every show. But I can see every year there's a feud that ends with a big brawl between whoever. I mean, I'm an ROH fan but I get tired of 45 minute matches seemingly on every show.
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Post by MGH on Nov 24, 2007 0:11:12 GMT -5
I don't want them on every show, but I would like more too. There was that Briscoes vs Necro & Pondo feud in FIP that everyone has raved about. It would change things up in some of the feuds. I guess I could have clarified, but I agree not on every show. But I can see every year there's a feud that ends with a big brawl between whoever. I mean, I'm an ROH fan but I get tired of 45 minute matches seemingly on every show. It's in part why I'm so happy that the Age of the Fall is around now with Necro. They're a dark hardcore stable. They've already had 3 or so hardcore brawls since their debut, which I love.
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Post by Chuckie Finster on Nov 24, 2007 0:12:16 GMT -5
But I bet ROH could still sell out the Manhattan Center without announcing a single match ahead of time. They actually did that for Respect is Earned. Not one single match announced before the show and it sold out ahead of time.
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Post by MGH on Nov 24, 2007 0:13:15 GMT -5
Oh, and more Silas Young. Just for the entrance theme ;D
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Nov 24, 2007 0:14:08 GMT -5
Oh, and more Silas Young. Just for the entrance theme ;D What's his intro?
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Post by Reverend BTY on Nov 24, 2007 0:14:37 GMT -5
In a random non-topic question, what the hell do the Hangman 3 have to do with the whole gang warfare deal? NRC and Vulture Squad don't like each other. AotF want to f*** everybody's day up. Then there's the Hangman 3 who..... well I'm not sure what they do. Anybody have an idea besides do something with BJ, Brent, and Pearce?
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