SEAN CARLESS
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Nov 5, 2013 22:59:06 GMT -5
I am more confused by the midcarders. How can a crowd at MSG absolutely piss themselves with joy over Ziggy, then South Carolina sits and stares like they've never heard of him, and it not be confusing? The true answer to that question would actually offend a lot of people.
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Fiddleford H. McGucket
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on Nov 5, 2013 23:09:07 GMT -5
I am more confused by the midcarders. How can a crowd at MSG absolutely piss themselves with joy over Ziggy, then South Carolina sits and stares like they've never heard of him, and it not be confusing? The true answer to that question would actually offend a lot of people. ...Now you've just piqued my interest.....
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Post by Magic knows Black Lives Matter on Nov 5, 2013 23:13:34 GMT -5
Well, I don't know about you guys but it's a fact that any person I don't like has never been successful ever. I am the decider. That's why AJ isn't over at all and HHH is some nobody.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Nov 6, 2013 1:22:08 GMT -5
What some people see as crap others see as a gold, and vice versa.
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Chip
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Post by Chip on Nov 6, 2013 1:32:17 GMT -5
People hear what they want to hear, I'm guilty of it myself. Del Rio could get the pop of the night but my hate of him wouldn't allow me to hear or recognise that, the reverse would apply to someone I like. Even then, factor in different audio set-ups distorting things so at times maybe people genuinely don't hear the same thing.
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Post by MichaelMartini on Nov 6, 2013 1:50:55 GMT -5
I need to rewatch the end of Raw again because the pops for Show didn't seem that loud to me. I saw the crowd go nuts for Bryan and Punk earlier, and Cena and Rhodes bros though. I'd say Show wasn't as over as those guys.
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mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Nov 6, 2013 5:28:48 GMT -5
I don't want to single anyone out here (expect for THAT poster, they suck) but I was just perusing another thread and was reminded of a startling trend that comes and goes on these boards where people claim to see and hear things that aren't actually happening. For example I saw a post claiming that the audience was quiet for the Big Show last night and that's just bullcorn. Ha. That took me by surprise. I didn't even know you could do that. Well played.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Nov 6, 2013 8:13:38 GMT -5
Whenever I see someone just crapping all over part of a show when everyone else is talking about how great it is, I always wonder if they're watching a different show, or, more likely, just being a dick who things they're being an edgy badass.
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SEAN CARLESS
Hank Scorpio
More of a B+ player, actually
I'm Necessary Evil.
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Post by SEAN CARLESS on Nov 6, 2013 8:34:08 GMT -5
Whenever I see someone just crapping all over part of a show when everyone else is talking about how great it is, I always wonder if they're watching a different show, or, more likely, just being a dick who things they're being an edgy badass. I think a lot of people have their stupid egos intertwined with their viewing preferences. I.e. if someone likes something they despise, that somehow invalidates their own opinion. You see it constantly here with knee-jerk criticisms or even defenses. I think if you're truly secure with your preferences, no one should be able to rattle you with theirs.
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BigBadZ
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Post by BigBadZ on Nov 6, 2013 8:52:17 GMT -5
I can not believe you do not like my posts, you jealous jobber. It shocks me that people just accept the crap being put out. When you can reference much better shows from a few yeara ago, it perplexes me how people can defend it. I relate a lot of the viewers who ignore how bad things are as being addicted. It may not be the nicest statement to make, but my inability to comprehend how people get excited for these shows has led me to that conclusion.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Nov 6, 2013 8:53:02 GMT -5
Whenever I see someone just crapping all over part of a show when everyone else is talking about how great it is, I always wonder if they're watching a different show, or, more likely, just being a dick who things they're being an edgy badass. I think a lot of people have their stupid egos intertwined with their viewing preferences. I.e. if someone likes something they despise, that somehow invalidates their own opinion. You see it constantly here with knee-jerk criticisms or even defenses. I think if you're truly secure with your preferences, no one should be able to rattle you with theirs. Quite. And some people seem to think that if they don't defend a certain wrestler/diva (Especially the divas at some points), that somehow they're letting that person down, or that they'd meet them and the person would say "Sorry, we can never be together because you didn't defend me ardently enough that one time", so they feel the need to fight until the death over the pettiest of things. It's mind numbing at times.
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Post by misconduct was wrong on Nov 6, 2013 9:48:01 GMT -5
I can not believe you do not like my posts, you jealous jobber. It shocks me that people just accept the crap being put out. When you can reference much better shows from a few yeara ago, it perplexes me how people can defend it. I relate a lot of the viewers who ignore how bad things are as being addicted. It may not be the nicest statement to make, but my inability to comprehend how people get excited for these shows has led me to that conclusion. Great topic! I think there's some truth in the inference that we are addicted to some degree. When wrestling is awesome, it gives an excitement that no other tv show can give. It takes up a lot of time per week, that would leave quite the hole if it disappeared. A lot of people watch wrestling with friends or chatting with friends as they watch. The camaraderie from that is not to be underestimated. That some people hear or see one thing, while others interpret it a completely different way is nothing new for a sports themed program. That's true for all of pro sports. Anyone who follows hockey will know about Ray Emery attacking Braden Holtby the other day. NHL programs played the radio broadcast from each team. The Flyer's guys were saying how great it was that Emery was pounding him, "This is life". The Capital announcers were outraged at the disgusting assault by the thug Emery with the rabbit punches while Holtby was down. Point is, even professional announcers will see things with a completely different take.
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Bo Rida
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Post by Bo Rida on Nov 6, 2013 9:54:16 GMT -5
When it comes to crowd reactions I think it can depend on how a persons TV/computer is set up. For example I often have my TV set to enhance the dialogue (as many shows can't seem to mix sound properly and the background music drowns out the actors) which can make the crowd appear quieter than they are, when I remember to change it to a different setting they're much louder, listening through headphones can also change a segment completely. I think a lot of people have their stupid egos intertwined with their viewing preferences. I.e. if someone likes something they despise, that somehow invalidates their own opinion. You see it constantly here with knee-jerk criticisms or even defenses. I think if you're truly secure with your preferences, no one should be able to rattle you with theirs. Quite. And some people seem to think that if they don't defend a certain wrestler/diva (Especially the divas at some points), that somehow they're letting that person down, or that they'd meet them and the person would say "Sorry, we can never be together because you didn't defend me ardently enough that one time", so they feel the need to fight until the death over the pettiest of things. It's mind numbing at times. To be fair there are some ridiculous reductive arguments on here at times especially when it comes to the divas, one of the more common ones was along the lines of "all AJ does is skip and tilt her head, any diva could do that", points like that are unfair and could be used on just about anybody so it's no wonder people defend their favourites against them. However the main reason I used that AJ example is to show how people can view the same acting differently even without bias, another example is some saying Big Show's crying is good acting while others think it's cheesy melodrama. Oh and sometimes people genuinely don't watch the same show, to use another diva example people that often lump Alicia Fox in with the useless divas probably only watch Raw and PPVs, those that have seen her on the other shows know she's improved a lot and is actually pretty good these days.
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Nov 6, 2013 11:32:26 GMT -5
I am more confused by the midcarders. How can a crowd at MSG absolutely piss themselves with joy over Ziggy, then South Carolina sits and stares like they've never heard of him, and it not be confusing? The true answer to that question would actually offend a lot of people. They think Ziggler looks gay? The South doesn't care about midcarders? The blone hair makes him look like Billy Gunn? SC doesn't have real fans? Ziggler doesn't have big muscles? Suckas gotta know!
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wisdomwizard
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Post by wisdomwizard on Nov 6, 2013 12:04:50 GMT -5
I don't want to single anyone out here (expect for THAT poster, they suck) but I was just perusing another thread and was reminded of a startling trend that comes and goes on these boards where people claim to see and hear things that aren't actually happening. For example I saw a post claiming that the audience was quiet for the Big Show last night and that's just bullcorn. Ha. That took me by surprise. I didn't even know you could do that. Well played. I knew about it a while ago, but forgot. Take a look at the first page to see how much I was got.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2013 12:58:59 GMT -5
You can pretty much count on this for every episode of televised wrestling. I don't think much of it anymore.
It's pretty common for me to finish watching RAW and think "God that was a steaming pile of boring shit" then read the praises of the episode from many people here.
And also vice versa, where an episode I thought was decent is mercilessly thrashed.
That's just how it is.
Ditto anything involving pops.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Nov 6, 2013 18:39:31 GMT -5
I'll say this much: personally, I'm not a Christian fan. He's only a decent hand in the ring to me, nothing transcendent, and his promos are just ok to me. There's nothing about him that would make me want to pick him as a potential face of the company. But even I can see that the guy gets big pops throughout his matches and he's got a significant following, so I admit that I'm losing that battle.
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Post by Heinz Doofenschmirtz on Nov 6, 2013 19:21:43 GMT -5
My big issue is always when people assume they know why other people like a wrestler ie) you cheer Cena cause you're a mark, you cheer Punk because you're a smark. It's absurd.
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