The Ichi
Patti Mayonnaise
AGGRESSIVE Executive Janitor of the Third Floor Manager's Bathroom
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Post by The Ichi on Nov 28, 2013 16:15:26 GMT -5
Everyone now wears a bowling hat.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 16:19:55 GMT -5
HBK comes out of retirement and faces Daniel Bryan and/or DA ROCK!
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Glitch
Grimlock
Not Going To Die; Childs, we're goin' out to give Blair the test. If he tries to make it back here and we're not with him... burn him.
Watching you.
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Post by Glitch on Nov 28, 2013 16:28:33 GMT -5
Aj Styles is brought in and made champion. And then the wwe acts like aj lee gave herself the name she has because she is a complete nutjob, groupie of his.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 16:30:03 GMT -5
Hacksaw Jim Duggan shows up, and reveals that he is STILL the WCW Television Champion
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 16:30:23 GMT -5
Triple H the character dies like Brian from Family Guy. Rikishi with hit and run.
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Bub (BLM)
Patti Mayonnaise
advocates duck on rodent violence
Fed. Up.
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Nov 28, 2013 16:30:44 GMT -5
No more yo-yo pushes. Once they start pushing someone, they continue the push to it's logical conclusion. Sick of seeing Ziggler situations.
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Post by "Trickster Dogg" James Jesse on Nov 28, 2013 16:31:59 GMT -5
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 16:32:23 GMT -5
Zeke joins Mizark and Big E
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The Possum
Unicron
JBL stands for "Just Beat a Lizard".
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Post by The Possum on Nov 28, 2013 16:35:43 GMT -5
Serious answer: Simple angles where the match seems like the most important part (as put over by the announcers).
Shortcut: 1998 Kane as Raw GM. No rhyme or reason to his actions. Random inferno matches getting booked all the time, every contract signing ending with him chokeslamming both signees, pyro erupting out of the announce table when someone makes a bad call.
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mrjl
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by mrjl on Nov 28, 2013 16:35:58 GMT -5
Bringing back the classic tag belts those ugly things?
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 16:37:12 GMT -5
Bringing back the classic tag belts those ugly things? No The classic tag belts.
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Nov 28, 2013 16:47:02 GMT -5
More cheesy supernatural stuff. Also, Sheamus.
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 16:54:19 GMT -5
Barrett adopting a new gimmick where he's Prince William's distant cousin, complete with doctored photos of Barrett with the Queen, at the royal wedding, attending the races at Ascot etc...
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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 28, 2013 16:57:36 GMT -5
For me, it'd simply be a different structure, but framed more within a sports context and less like a variety show, which I hate. I still want zaniness and storylines, but I want the actual presentation to make sense (a logical reason for them actually wrestling, and a reason to win/lose matches) -- so basically the structure they used during the Saturday Night's Main Event era of WWF. LOVED that. You had silliness like George Steele kidnapping Elizabeth, but you also had serious and epic stuff like Jake DDTing Steamboat on the concrete floor, Bundy breaking Huk's ribs, The Mega Powers forming, Twin Hebners, etc.
The things I would change would be:
Announcers would call holds and call matches and not "tell stories" or discuss angles or things unrelated to the match at hand. I despised this with WCW Nitro, and was shocked that this fail was ever implemented in WWE after their commentary was so good for so long.
A clear face and heel dichotomy between announcers as well. Cole should be a pure Gorilla/Vince babyface. JBL a heel. And Jerry should retire. Heels and faces should never agree, and no one should ever bury a performer out right for being terrible, regardless of if they are. As scathing as Heenan was, he never said anyone was a loser or a terrible wrestler.
3 sets of belts: WWE, IC, Tag. Everyone on the roster can be paired into those divisions, (and Divas for the ladies) and always have a motivation for winning, because winning would lead to getting a title shot.
Managers for people who can't talk.
No more midcard squashes, and one guy beating tag teams. Stupid counter productive bullshit. To me, the best way to build contenders is through competitive wins, and non-title wins over champions.
No more pre-cued theme music during run-ins. Keep a realistic level of logic here. Elizabeth pulling Hulk down the aisle to save Randy in '87 would have lost something had Real American started blaring first. "Ok, I'm gonna save the Macho Man, dude, but I better get the brother in Gorilla to get my music ready first, jack!" Basically, real world logic should be applied to these instances. If I'm going to make a surprise return, it has to be a surprise. It has to be as if I just showed up and production has no idea, and isn't ready. Because if someone really did do that, they wouldn't be.
No more heel authority figures. The authority of WWE has to return to a level of intended fairness and equality, or why would anyone even work there?
No more McMahon-centric TV. HHH might have a few angles left in him, so that's fine, burn through those, but Stephanie is no longer needed, and Vince can be used as a foil on occasion. Especially if they did a senile angle with him and he still thought it was the 80's, and he came out in his salmon big shoulder blazer with WWF lapel logo to call matches.
No more opening 20 minute promos. It's too much. Guys like Hulk, Jake and others could sell an angle in 2 minutes. There's no need to hear HHH or Cena drone on for 20 minutes with the same shtick every week.
Characters! I want people to have personalities that are unique, and no two guys to look or wrestle the same. We already have a Superman, we don't need 3 more.
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Post by onetruemisfit on Nov 28, 2013 17:02:38 GMT -5
Divas red rover match
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Rave
El Dandy
Perpetually Bored
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Post by Rave on Nov 28, 2013 17:22:25 GMT -5
For me, it'd simply be a different structure, but framed more within a sports context and less like a variety show, which I hate. I still want zaniness and storylines, but I want the actual presentation to make sense (a logical reason for them actually wrestling, and a reason to win/lose matches) -- so basically the structure they used during the Saturday Night's Main Event era of WWF. LOVED that. You had silliness like George Steele kidnapping Elizabeth, but you also had serious and epic stuff like Jake DDTing Steamboat on the concrete floor, Bundy breaking Huk's ribs, The Mega Powers forming, Twin Hebners, etc. The things I would change would be: Announcers would call holds and call matches and not "tell stories" or discuss angles or things unrelated to the match at hand. I despised this with WCW Nitro, and was shocked that this fail was ever implemented in WWE after their commentary was so good for so long. A clear face and heel dichotomy between announcers as well. Cole should be a pure Gorilla/Vince babyface. JBL a heel. And Jerry should retire. Heels and faces should never agree, and no one should ever bury a performer out right for being terrible, regardless of if they are. As scathing as Heenan was, he never said anyone was a loser or a terrible wrestler. 3 sets of belts: WWE, IC, Tag. Everyone on the roster can be paired into those divisions, (and Divas for the ladies) and always have a motivation for winning, because winning would lead to getting a title shot. Managers for people who can't talk. No more midcard squashes, and one guy beating tag teams. Stupid counter productive bullshit. To me, the best way to build contenders is through competitive wins, and non-title wins over champions. No more pre-cued theme music during run-ins. Keep a realistic level of logic here. Elizabeth pulling Hulk down the aisle to save Randy in '87 would have lost something had Real American started blaring first. "Ok, I'm gonna save the Macho Man, dude, but I better get the brother in Gorilla to get my music ready first, jack!" Basically, real world logic should be applied to these instances. If I'm going to make a surprise return, it has to be a surprise. It has to be as if I just showed up and production has no idea, and isn't ready. Because if someone really did do that, they wouldn't be. No more heel authority figures. The authority of WWE has to return to a level of intended fairness and equality, or why would anyone even work there? No more McMahon-centric TV. HHH might have a few angles left in him, so that's fine, burn through those, but Stephanie is no longer needed, and Vince can be used as a foil on occasion. Especially if they did a senile angle with him and he still thought it was the 80's, and he came out in his salmon big shoulder blazer with WWF lapel logo to call matches. No more opening 20 minute promos. It's too much. Guys like Hulk, Jake and others could sell an angle in 2 minutes. There's no need to hear HHH or Cena drone on for 20 minutes with the same shtick every week. Characters! I want people to have personalities that are unique, and no two guys to look or wrestle the same. We already have a Superman, we don't need 3 more. All this, plus sustained pushes and storylines that make sense/don't insult anyone's intelligence. For example, no more "SoAndSo is BROKE!" storylines, especially regarding people who can afford their own coach busses.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 17:22:38 GMT -5
All I want is pants. A decent pair of pants.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Nov 28, 2013 17:29:26 GMT -5
Miz to get a decent upper midcard face push.
An Alex Riley push (as a face)
Undisputed/Unified champion Daniel Bryan (sans beard).
Zack Ryder to get promo time.
John Cena getting a 2000s Shawn Michaels run or a One on One Wit Da Undatakah run.
Return of LOLHEEL Punk.
Storylines for the midcard. Also includes giving people pushes without the need to make them a "big deal fairly quick".
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Post by Hit Girl on Nov 28, 2013 17:34:01 GMT -5
Taped RAWS, more jobber matches, pre-recorded promos-in-picture or some sort of "Event Centre" format, and fewer commercial interruptions during matches.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2013 17:43:09 GMT -5
Taped RAWS, more jobber matches, pre-recorded promos-in-picture or some sort of "Event Centre" format, and fewer commercial interruptions during matches. You have to add "less PPVs" for this to work unfortunately, which isn't something they're willing to go back to. The key reason we don't have jobber squashes on a consistent basis is because guys tend to get 2-3 shows to interact before people are supposed to pay $50 to see them wrestle. When there was a PPV every 3 months, they could pad the space with jobber squashes and still have them interact about as often (I.e a few times between PPVs) I liked the picture in picture promos too. They also worked for the same reason, less PPVs. If not, we're talking about one heel doing a run in, then a PIP promo "Hey, you suck" Counterpoint "no you suck!" and then it's ppv time. I'd be all for them doing all of this btw, if we could somehow go back to 4 PPVs a year.
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