Tapout
Hank Scorpio
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Post by Tapout on Oct 21, 2009 23:53:11 GMT -5
Dear WWE,
I would like to suggest that the act of playing to the crowds in the middle of the match is not necessarily a bad thing if done in moderation.
As corny as it is, Christian's old-school babyface handclap works just fine for him.
It also seems like Ryder is getting more and more confident out there and his derisive Woox3 at Yoshi last night right after he hit the armdrag at the beginning was flat-out wonderful.
It might be possible to help some of the other guys who are having trouble getting over if they played to the crowds a bit more while in the ring. Especially if these guys are named DiBiase and/or Rhodes. Or McIntyre. Or Knox. Or if they belong to the Hart stable.
Love and cotton candy kisses,
-Tapout
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Post by Bubble Lead on Oct 21, 2009 23:57:07 GMT -5
Reminds me of a Steve Corino interview I watched where he related a story of how he got berated after a dark match because he played up to the crowd.
Since, you know, you dont want to get that live crowd engaged. It wouldn't translate well to TV!
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H-Fist
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Post by H-Fist on Oct 22, 2009 0:01:54 GMT -5
Reminds me of a Steve Corino interview I watched where he related a story of how he got berated after a dark match because he played up to the crowd. Since, you know, you dont want to get that live crowd engaged. It wouldn't translate well to TV! It might make the TV audience feel excluded from the fun and excitement. But hey, who wants to convince them to waste time traipsing to the arena to see the house show, anyway? |
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Post by EoE: Workin On My Night Cheese on Oct 22, 2009 6:12:42 GMT -5
Anything to get these mostly dead crowds to get into the show.
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Bo Rida
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Post by Bo Rida on Oct 22, 2009 6:37:08 GMT -5
Such show-boating is a tactical disadvantage, wrestlers these days have seen too many sneaky attacks from behind to even think about such antiquated ideas.
Just think how many wrestlers have blown their one shot at the title by turning their back on an opponent during the royal rumble.
I really don't get why WWE would try to limit crowd interaction, it's a key part of wrestling.
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Post by Jay Carroll on Oct 22, 2009 8:27:32 GMT -5
Such show-boating is a tactical disadvantage, wrestlers these days have seen too many sneaky attacks from behind to even think about such antiquated ideas. Just think how many wrestlers have blown their one shot at the title by turning their back on an opponent during the royal rumble. I really don't get why WWE would try to limit crowd interaction, it's a key part of wrestling. The mentality is, since the TV audience is the bigger audience, play to the cameras instead of the live audience. Most of the purpose of FCW is to get wrestlers acclimated to working the cameras, positioning their moves to be better caught by the cameras, ect. Problem being, engaging the live crowds is much like engaging the TV audience. But sssshhh, don't tell WWE that.  |
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Post by Tombi on Oct 22, 2009 10:44:53 GMT -5
To be fair, playing to the camera isn't all that different - there's still plenty of opportunity to do something interesting, and it's better than literally wrestling without even looking outside the ring. Being really focused can work for some people; but I often find myself a bit annoyed at wrestlers missing a good cue to stop and play for a bit. Nonetheless I agree.
I do think the Hart Dynasty do it quite a lot, though; albeit in the unauthordox way of Tyson shouting his head off after every second move.
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H-Fist
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Post by H-Fist on Oct 22, 2009 10:49:43 GMT -5
To be fair, playing to the camera isn't all that different - there's still plenty of opportunity to do something interesting, and it's better than literally wrestling without even looking outside the ring. Being really focused can work for some people; but I often find myself a bit annoyed at wrestlers missing a good cue to stop and play for a bit. Nonetheless I agree. I do think the Hart Dynasty do it quite a lot, though; albeit in the unauthordox way of Tyson shouting his head off after every second move. Yeah, I've noticed that Tyson, Natalya and Punk all do this. There are a handful here and there. Jeff Hardy did it a ton, but it was part of his gimmick. HBK's tuning up the band counts. If they actually had Bourne winning more matches, he could do it all the time simply by slapping the porptop turnbuckle and looking both ways before climbing up. It's the little things. All of the intricacies that years of consuming the product teach. All of the things that homogenized screenwriters and businesspeople think are outdated and stupid. |
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Post by Next Level was WRONG on Oct 22, 2009 10:50:16 GMT -5
As long as this does not include:
*Cena punches*
Audience: BOO!
*Opponent punches*
Audience: YAY!
I hate that crap.
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"Magic" Mark Hurr
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Post by "Magic" Mark Hurr on Oct 22, 2009 11:47:39 GMT -5
I sorely miss when a wrestler would grab the mic in the middle of running like a coward and blast the audience for booing him.
I mean who doesn't like seeing wrestlers play to the crowd.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2009 11:55:34 GMT -5
I like the way Jericho will yell at JR on Smackdown during Big Show's matches.
Jericho: "See that JR! That's the REAL Animal! Say it! Say it! Tell the world that!"
JR: [monotone] Chris Jericho would like me to relate that Big Show is the real Animal.
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