Lancers
El Dandy
Oh you
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Post by Lancers on Dec 17, 2013 0:30:37 GMT -5
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Chip
Hank Scorpio
Slam Jam Death.
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Post by Chip on Dec 17, 2013 0:30:58 GMT -5
The worst part was that they had to do it f***ing TWICE. TWICE.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Dec 17, 2013 0:32:25 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to Alvarez and Meltzer ripping this a new asshole tomorrow morning. That was just...I mean wow, I don't even think JR would defend this call.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 17, 2013 0:35:53 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to Alvarez and Meltzer ripping this a new asshole tomorrow morning. That was just...I mean wow, I don't even think JR would defend this call. Guys, really. It's a photo. It's not as if Cole brought back the NXT gong and went out of their way to discredit ReyShow and the Rhodeses by openly telling us they weren't worth our time. But I'm sure Alvarez will overreact as he usually does.
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Post by Stone Cold Eleanor Shellstrop on Dec 17, 2013 0:36:19 GMT -5
Doing random nonsense during something we're supposed to be taking at least somewhat seriously, the pretense of why we watch wrestling like the athletic competition which is a match between good guys and bad guys, makes no sense whatsoever. Save stupid segments for shows that aren't presented as canon like the Christmas episodes.
Imagine if during the second match of a card Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan decided to take a selfie. They would be shitcanned faster than you could say "how does this work, Michael?" I mean, why have wrestling at all at this point? Why have a live audience? WWE would save themselves so much time and money if they just cut out everything wrestling-related altogether and embrace the fact that Raw at its worst is really no better than sketch comedy segments. Because booking segments that are Lewis Carroll-Wonderland nonsense during one segment and then other segments that are super serious angry intense as a follow-up kills the overall effect of the show.
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kevin
El Dandy
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Post by kevin on Dec 17, 2013 0:37:44 GMT -5
I have no problem with them doing it I just really disliked taking the camera away from the match to show them doing it. They should have just talked about it and then shown the picture after the match.
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Deleted Member
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2013 0:39:26 GMT -5
Would have had no problem with it happening in-between matches but during a supposedly important match? Ridiculous.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Dec 17, 2013 0:40:10 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to Alvarez and Meltzer ripping this a new asshole tomorrow morning. That was just...I mean wow, I don't even think JR would defend this call. Guys, really. It's a photo. It's not as if Cole brought back the NXT gong and went out of their way to discredit ReyShow and the Rhodeses by openly telling us they weren't worth our time. But I'm sure Alvarez will overreact as he usually does. It's more the principle. Why does this match matter? Why is what I'm watching matter. And with the Dean Ambrose thing, yeah, wrestling can be fun, it's still fun to watch something intense and serious. It's fun to watch Botchamania, because you're looking at mistakes and f*** ups. But I'm watching the show, and why should I care what's happening in this match if the announcers obviously don't care. I guess I go back to the Jim Ross interview and his line about the announcers writing the lyrics and the wrestlers composing the music. Basically, the wrestlers were composing the music, and the announcers were singing overly drunk, nonsensical karaoke.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Dec 17, 2013 1:11:01 GMT -5
The commentary booth should be 3 Booker Ts. AH MAH GOODNESS!
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Dec 17, 2013 1:23:25 GMT -5
The commentary booth should be 3 Booker Ts. AH MAH GOODNESS! WAITAMINUTE
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khali
Dennis Stamp
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Post by khali on Dec 17, 2013 1:58:39 GMT -5
It was completely absurd, and ultimately is just a more extreme example of what the commentary team does all the time now: do stupid stuff that doesn't at all relate to the match. Lawler is pretty much useless, and JBL shouts over Cole trying to make a point. Then they just tell lame jokes or bicker about how dated a reference is that one of them made.
Commentary should have an actual purpose, adding drama and importance to a match, or helping to tell the story going on. Nothing this commentary team does remotely resembles that.
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Chiral
Salacious Crumb
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Post by Chiral on Dec 17, 2013 2:25:52 GMT -5
ahhhh SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK
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Post by Starshine on Dec 17, 2013 2:30:47 GMT -5
ahhhh SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK Just lookin at Sin Cara's boots, he's gotta little black mark on em, this is the Sin Cara right here that's in mah fav five.
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Post by "American Cream" Dusty Loads on Dec 17, 2013 2:32:50 GMT -5
ahhhh SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK Just lookin at Sin Cara's boots, he's gotta little black mark on em, this is the Sin Cara right here that's in mah fav five.I'd love to hear him explain how to download the app.
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Post by MichaelMartini on Dec 17, 2013 2:41:01 GMT -5
Glad to see outrage over it. Such a lame and counterproductive thing to do. They all looked like idiots. It's like Cole, Lawler and JBL are doing their own show, like an even worse version of The View, while wrestling happens in the background.
The Royal Rumble commercial had me scratching my head too. The speed dating premise had potential but it consisted of her passing on everyone, even handsome faces like Punk, Ziggs and Cody. WTF? It would be funny if it was all weirdos like Kane and the Wyatts but what they're basically saying is all the Superstars are losers.
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Post by grimbiniho on Dec 17, 2013 7:20:07 GMT -5
I pretty much hate the commentary team and their stupid jokes and lack of interest on the matches
But..... I thought this was really funny. Just a topical joke about 3 people who really should have been paying more attention to something else other than taking a photo.
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Post by héad.casé on Dec 17, 2013 9:16:30 GMT -5
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Post by Brother Nero....Wolfe on Dec 17, 2013 9:28:57 GMT -5
There are so many words I want to say right now but they are all being muffled by uncontrollable laughter. So I'll just quote the Miz here. REALLY?
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BigWill
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
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Post by BigWill on Dec 17, 2013 9:30:07 GMT -5
The worst part was that they had to do it f***ing TWICE. TWICE. The worst part for me was the fact that they had the camera focused on them the whole time. They couldn't at least kept showing the match, while the commentators did their selfie in the background?
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Dec 17, 2013 9:33:32 GMT -5
Wow... (That's all I can add)
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