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Post by fortknox on Dec 24, 2014 9:41:44 GMT -5
Guest appearance by Kurt Angle. He comes out. "I'm not a fan of you people" *leaves* *comes back out for a second* "But if any of you have sisters, I would love to have bestiality sex with them." *comes back out AGAIN for a second* "And I have also wrestled Chavo."
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Dec 24, 2014 9:45:39 GMT -5
"My brothers, it's all about powder blue! Powder blue is the key!"
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 24, 2014 9:48:28 GMT -5
Personally, I'm glad they didn't go the "New Nation" route. The last thing I want to see is these three acting like Louis Farrakhan.
Not that Xavier spouting Malcolm X catchphrases wouldn't have worked, but other than that...
...also, if they WERE going to go the Nation route, they really needed Elijah Burke back to be the mouthpiece.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2014 9:49:39 GMT -5
I still want them to have turned out to have joined the Epsilon Program.
I'm sure Kofi could manage to run five miles in the desert.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Dec 24, 2014 9:55:47 GMT -5
I'm sure Kofi could manage to run five miles in the desert. ...thanks. You just reminded me of Taker's horrible promo about riding his motorcycle out into the desert and leaving Big Show there for dead to toughen him up...
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Post by Zen411 on Dec 24, 2014 15:39:36 GMT -5
Can someone explain the names smart athletic friends or speed force? Wth was up with that?
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Dec 24, 2014 15:42:31 GMT -5
Can someone explain the names smart athletic friends or speed force? Wth was up with that? Smart Athletic Friends was the working name for the trio. Xavier was going on Twitter denouncing the "New Nation" meme and saying that it wasn't about race. Speed Force was the name for Xavier and Kofi; each tag team combination of the three of them was going to have a different name.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 24, 2014 15:43:46 GMT -5
They've at least dropped the whole Kofi Kingston as a slam poet aspect, right? He hasn't "dropped bars" since that one time on Raw in the no hyperbole single worst segment this year?
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Dec 24, 2014 15:44:46 GMT -5
To solve this, WWE needs to go ahead and have a three man team that's just called "No-Nonsense". They come out, they cut promos like Bobby Roode and reiterate the importance of THIS BUSINESS, they don't even look at the fans when they come down the aisle, they wrestle back-and-forth technically sound matches, they usually win and they no-sell all comedy bits thrown their way. No music, no pyro, bare bones Titantron.
Think Bob Backlund, only with all of the craziness removed.
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Post by RIHT on Dec 24, 2014 16:01:45 GMT -5
I still think The New Day is going to turn and become more serious like we want them too.
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Post by nickcave on Dec 25, 2014 14:41:56 GMT -5
Vince's bad track record of booking African-American wrestlers is ironic considering in Jericho's book he talks about how MLK is a personal hero to McMahon and that's why he demanded to have Al Sharpton host Raw. So strange.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 14:45:39 GMT -5
They've at least dropped the whole Kofi Kingston as a slam poet aspect, right? He hasn't "dropped bars" since that one time on Raw in the no hyperbole single worst segment this year? I didn't see it, but it can't be worse than the bottle spanking incident.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2014 15:24:43 GMT -5
I didn't even want them to be serious or militant, just something different. New Day is just awful though.
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Post by salz4life on Dec 25, 2014 16:00:04 GMT -5
I think the problem with the New Nation is it was around the same time as the whole Ferguson mess. So they didn't want a group of black guys running around as heels at the time. Hence why they got cold feet on it so quickly. This is why I wish we had the private WWE(F) back..... that would be the PERFECT time to do it. They would've been tweeners. Some would've saw them as heels while others would probably see them as faces. Hell, a New Nation never made more sense than then.
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Post by ________ has left the building on Dec 25, 2014 17:21:43 GMT -5
I don't want New Nation. Especially when I didn't like the old one. I do want them to be smiling and super positive before their match. Slapping hand with fans and dancing. Once the bell rings, they go flip mode and turn into serious ass kickers. Just kicking the shit out of their opponents. After they win, they go back into being happy go lucky faces. Total mindf***.
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Post by jagilki on Dec 25, 2014 19:21:57 GMT -5
Now I just want them to have a Hooper X gimmick. "For years in this industry, whenever an African American character, babyface or heel, was introduced - usually by white bookers and writers - they got slapped with racist names that singled them out as negroes. Now, in our team, The New Day, we don't have none of that bullshit. We're descendants from the black tribe that established the first society on the planet, while all you European motherf***ers were still hiding in caves and shit, all terrified of the sun. We're strong role models that a young black member of the WWE Universe can look up to. 'Cause I'm here to tell you, the chickens is coming home to roost, y'all. The black man's no longer gonna play the minstrel in the medium of sports entertainment. We keepin' it real, and we gonna get respect by any means necessary." *Raises Hand* "What's a Nubian?"
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Post by avenger on Dec 25, 2014 19:27:21 GMT -5
Am I the only one seeing subtle heel signs in this? Their first promo, Xavier Woods talks about their strong points. Woods is the smart one, too smart to ever get riled, but two "I SAID"s later, he's getting angry about Goldust & Stardust. Not to mention the deal with Woods and Kingston mocking Big E's sweat problem. I'd love to see them go full Fabulous Rougeau and be disingenuous faces. I get that booking a full militant New Nation revival would be problematic considering the political climate right now. When has that ever stopped them?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 25, 2014 20:00:17 GMT -5
To solve this, WWE needs to go ahead and have a three man team that's just called "No-Nonsense". They come out, they cut promos like Bobby Roode and reiterate the importance of THIS BUSINESS, they don't even look at the fans when they come down the aisle, they wrestle back-and-forth technically sound matches, they usually win and they no-sell all comedy bits thrown their way. No music, no pyro, bare bones Titantron. Think Bob Backlund, only with all of the craziness removed. Completely inoffensive, but also completely f***ing boring.
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Post by SenorCrest on Dec 25, 2014 23:21:58 GMT -5
I hope they do turn a little more serious. I like 2 of the 3 guys (I know very little of Woods but the phd thing seems very interesting) and I want to see them be something big or important. How hard is it to do it? All they have to do is the same thing they did with The Shield but in a slow burn way. The WWE needs stars.
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Post by chazraps on Dec 25, 2014 23:53:49 GMT -5
They've at least dropped the whole Kofi Kingston as a slam poet aspect, right? He hasn't "dropped bars" since that one time on Raw in the no hyperbole single worst segment this year? I didn't see it, but it can't be worse than the bottle spanking incident. It is. Oh, how it is.
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