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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Oct 17, 2013 8:58:25 GMT -5
- An internal WWE memo from a few years back recently leaked and stated a few things of interest:
* Vince McMahon no longer wants "Granddaddy of them all" using to describe WrestleMania because he feels it makes WrestleMania feel old and dated.
* Nobody can use the phrase "choke" for a submission move. Undertaker's Hell's Gate move was named Triangle submission hold.
* Producer Kevin Dunn stated that announcers can no longer use the phrase "title changes hands."
* Vince banned the use of terms "five star match" and "match of the year." As part of the memo banning those terms, Vince also wanted all announcers to "stop reading the dirt sheets" with the idea that it influences what they say.
* Stephanie McMahon sent a memo for announcers to never use the phrase "the referee didn’t see it" when a heel is doing something behind the referees back. She wrote that it makes it seem like the announcers are treating the fans like they are in grade school. Stephanie prefers "the referee’s vision was impaired" or "the referee’s vision was blocked." Also, never use the word "hatred" or "hate" when describing a feud and the announcers should never say a talent doesn't care about winning a match.
www.lordsofpain.net/news/wwe/Leaked_WWE_Memo_from_a_Few_Years_Back_Reveals_Orders_from_Vince_Stephanie_and_Dunn.htmlSome headscratchers there like.
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Post by PKO on Oct 17, 2013 9:02:40 GMT -5
They're all varying degrees of stupid.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Oct 17, 2013 9:04:43 GMT -5
A personal favourite is saying that the referee didn't see it is talking down to people like they're in school. No, that's pointing out the obvious!
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Post by kieran on Oct 17, 2013 9:05:23 GMT -5
This is either completely bogus or an old story being dug up, the whole "dont mention 5 stars" thing was reported on about 2 or 3 years ago.
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Post by Rave on Oct 17, 2013 9:07:03 GMT -5
These are just dumb, especially Dunn. Telling the announcers what to say isn't his job.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Oct 17, 2013 9:08:20 GMT -5
Can they use the term 'minus five stars' for Eva Marie matches?
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Post by RedSmile on Oct 17, 2013 9:09:37 GMT -5
Kevin Dunn is such a yes-man, it's disgusting. And I don't mean yes-chants either.
#ToolBag
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 9:15:41 GMT -5
One of those sections was probably because of Matt Striker
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Oct 17, 2013 9:18:20 GMT -5
One of those sections was probably because of Matt Striker Announcers are to refrain from marking out, bro.
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Post by Wolfman Rose on Oct 17, 2013 9:18:54 GMT -5
This sounds very fake. Smark-bait, imo.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 9:19:06 GMT -5
* Vince McMahon no longer wants "Granddaddy of them all" using to describe WrestleMania because he feels it makes WrestleMania feel old and dated. ...........he makes Steph & HHH's kids call him "Vince," doesn't he?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 17, 2013 9:19:42 GMT -5
Oh, those bipolar bears in WWE... One minute they've got the thesaurus out ("In abeyance" instead of vacated), the next they're walking you step by step through installing an app, literally a 2 step process.
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Post by Push R Truth on Oct 17, 2013 9:34:04 GMT -5
This kinda feels like one of those "Here's something that mentions dirtsheets that will prove we impact the industry!"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2013 9:35:59 GMT -5
Found a picture of the memo looks pretty old as it mentions Swagger as world champion {Spoiler} Memo Pic
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Post by bootytea on Oct 17, 2013 9:50:19 GMT -5
These are just dumb, especially Dunn. Telling the announcers what to say isn't his job. An employer has to set out the shows guidelines for everybody or else you get nuisances like JBL and Matt Striker making the show unwatchable. Vince Mcmahon and company have been doing this for years and must have good reasons for ensuring that the commentators know their place.
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Post by CMWaters on Oct 17, 2013 9:53:46 GMT -5
I would have loved to kno what would have happened if Vince tried pulling this on Monsoon and Ventura (and maybe Heenan too) back in the day.
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Post by Rican on Oct 17, 2013 9:54:26 GMT -5
I like to imagine Vince in his office just filling out some paper work and then randomly becoming enraged by something that pops into his head, and immediately sending out a memo.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Oct 17, 2013 10:00:39 GMT -5
I like to imagine Vince in his office just filling out some paper work and then randomly becoming enraged by something that pops into his head, and immediately sending out a memo. From what we know of Vince, that probably happens every single day.
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Post by Lancers on Oct 17, 2013 10:11:42 GMT -5
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Post by amaron on Oct 17, 2013 10:14:40 GMT -5
Without the cursing and 'suckers', this would actually be 100% believable in my eyes.
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