Anyone miss post-match humiliations?

[wildojinx]

I know you cant really do it now due to the death of the squash match, but I always liked them, stuff like the hundred dollar bill in the opponents mouth or Beefcake cutting hair helped enhance their character.

[Push R Truth]

It's hard to go back to the simpler insults after we've seen the biggest post match humiliation ever

[Final Countdown Jones]

The end of a jobber-centric television product kind of hurts that idea unless they do it primarily to the super undercard guys to start a gimmick off strong, in which case I think it could work fine, but it's not something that can last very long, really. No room for that in a feud with Seth Rollins where you fight Seth Rollins four times before your PPV match. But in a typical call-up situation where you run through the job guys on your way up it might be a nice early boost to the character.

Also, in before someone posts some weirdo nonsense about how if they did it people would get offended and cry about it or some shit, and that heels can't be heels anymore.

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I miss jobber squashes. Those 80s WWF jobber shows were hilarious for a lot of reasons, the main one being how little respect that the jobbers got. lol

As for the 100 dollar bills, I used to like how Sherri would steal it from the guys mouth and pocket it, added a lot to her character I think.

[segaz]

I used to hate when the nasty boys would rub the losers face into their armpits.

It's funny, because how can you do things like the body bags, or stone cold offering a beer and then stunning them (although I don't think he did that to jobbers to be fair)

[nisidhe]

May 17, 2018 8:35:39 GMT -5 Final Countdown Jones said:

The end of a jobber-centric television product kind of hurts that idea unless they do it primarily to the super undercard guys to start a gimmick off strong, in which case I think it could work fine, but it's not something that can last very long, really. No room for that in a feud with Seth Rollins where you fight Seth Rollins four times before your PPV match. But in a typical call-up situation where you run through the job guys on your way up it might be a nice early boost to the character.

Also, in before someone posts some weirdo nonsense about how if they did it people would get offended and cry about it or some shit, and that heels can't be heels anymore.

Such events, especially after a schmozz finish, can be tremendously helpful to driving a feud forward. Exhibit A is the "Viscous, acidic liquid" incident last year which prompted Finn Balor to bring out the Demon against Bray Wyatt. While it appeared hokey (fake blood, no matter how well made, is _not_ going to show well in HD - plus the obvious innuendo surrounding speculation that the concoction was strawberry sauce), it wasn't lost on most fans that the intent was to add insult to injury in a way that made sense for both characters.

[MrElijah]

May 17, 2018 11:58:02 GMT -5 @akeemresurrection said:

I miss jobber squashes. Those 80s WWF jobber shows were hilarious for a lot of reasons, the main one being how little respect that the jobbers got. lol

As for the 100 dollar bills, I used to like how Sherri would steal it from the guys mouth and pocket it, added a lot to her character I think.

A Gold Digger gonna Dig.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

One I always I liked that's kind of a forgotten one is Bobby Heenan helping a jobber to his feet just so Mr. Perfect could knock him back down. I really miss them too as I thought it really put over and established the characters more. However as mentioned with there not really being any pure jobbers anymore it's kind of hard, as I don't think they would have even a lower card get humiliated and crapped on like that.

[Final Countdown Jones]

May 17, 2018 12:34:52 GMT -5 nisidhe said:

May 17, 2018 8:35:39 GMT -5 Final Countdown Jones said:

The end of a jobber-centric television product kind of hurts that idea unless they do it primarily to the super undercard guys to start a gimmick off strong, in which case I think it could work fine, but it's not something that can last very long, really. No room for that in a feud with Seth Rollins where you fight Seth Rollins four times before your PPV match. But in a typical call-up situation where you run through the job guys on your way up it might be a nice early boost to the character.

Also, in before someone posts some weirdo nonsense about how if they did it people would get offended and cry about it or some shit, and that heels can't be heels anymore.

Such events, especially after a schmozz finish, can be tremendously helpful to driving a feud forward. Exhibit A is the "Viscous, acidic liquid" incident last year which prompted Finn Balor to bring out the Demon against Bray Wyatt. While it appeared hokey (fake blood, no matter how well made, is _not_ going to show well in HD - plus the obvious innuendo surrounding speculation that the concoction was strawberry sauce), it wasn't lost on most fans that the intent was to add insult to injury in a way that made sense for both characters.

Oh no those things can definitely happen in feuds, but the examples of DiBiase and Beefcake feel like the topic is more about the signature humiliations done to jobbers. Obviously drive a feud forward and throw shit on to make a finish more interesting, but having someone humiliate a former world champion the same way they would humiliate a jobber would not work.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

I think John Cena's treatment of Michael Cole in that one match killed the concept for me entirely.