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Post by BatPunk on Mar 17, 2019 0:03:24 GMT -5
Based on the gimmicks of yesteryear thread got me thinking about what I miss in wrestling that once was.
I miss when factions/tag teams wearing the same or variations of the same outfit. The Hart Foundation all had pink and black. D-X all wore black and green. NWO all wore the NWO T-shirt. Even Hogan. I don’t like randomly thrown together tag teams that actually don’t look like they’re on the same page. Or currently with Lashley/Corbin/Drew. I can’t take them serious as a ‘team’ because they don’t look like one.
I think the reason the Shield really stand out was, when they debuted, they all looked like they were 1 unit moving toward a set goal.
What is it you miss that you would like to see in today’s product?
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Post by fw91 on Mar 17, 2019 0:05:36 GMT -5
The hardcore title
Titantron Entrance Videos
unique ppv sets
Rings without anything LED
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 0:09:09 GMT -5
Championships that don't look like shit. There are only a couple designs that I like.
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Post by Mozenrath on Mar 17, 2019 0:11:57 GMT -5
Vignettes Backstage brawls that aren't limp and shitty. (Braun's stuff's fun, but most of them feel flat) people having signature matches, sometimes. Like, the first one was clunky, but I wish Dean had made the asylum match his thing.
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Post by Perd on Mar 17, 2019 0:25:28 GMT -5
My grandpa
And the point of this thread
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Mar 17, 2019 0:30:59 GMT -5
Opening a show with a match.
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Post by arrogantmodel on Mar 17, 2019 0:57:04 GMT -5
Everybody feeling important. Yeah, you knew that Al Snow or Val Venis wasn't going to beat Rock or whoever, but you believed that they could give them a fight.
Wrestlers wearing signature outfits. Rock had the $500 shirts, Austin in the jorts, Triple H in jeans and leather hat. Edge & Christian in cool clothes and sunglasses, Jericho's crazy shirts, etc. This shows personality.
Also unique ppv stages. And names like No Mercy, Unforgiven, Fully Loaded, etc. TLC, Elimination Chamber, and Hell in a Cell are lazy.
Add to that, Cell matches being a big deal. Now we have Cell matches just because it's Fall.
Also, and I know it's kind of a hot button, but...blood. Now, in no way do I want blood every other match, but you mean you can't have guys sell the brutality of the Cell and Chamber by letting the guys show some color once or twice a year? Hell, use fake blood for all I care, but it does add to intense feuds and matches.
I think these are all easy fixes, but as we've seen week after week for years now, the people running the WWE don't give a f*** about what we want.
Oh, and crazy crowds with signs everywhere. Now it's everybody recording shit on their phone. I just miss the "Can't Miss" WWE. Raw was like ppvs and ppvs were appointment viewing. And then you couldn't wait to see the repercussions on Monday night.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 1:15:09 GMT -5
Basically everything I said in my gimmick thread.
• Coming Soon Vignettes and Pop-Up promos at the side • Colorful and unique Attires • Props and Cool entrance attires... none of this black tights with latest t-shirt or leather jacket rubbish • Good Commentary • Actual Long storylines like Kane/Taker, Batista/HHH, etc. I’m sick of every feud being “I want your title” or “I betrayed my partner” • I wish they used the Wrestlemania 10 theme for every Wrestlemania • BLOOD • Unique stages for PPVs • King of the Ring (But I don’t miss that draining “King” gimmick) • Squash matches with enhancement jobbers • Raw main events having random matches hyped up and thrown together. I just watched a Raw from 1996 that had Faarooq (Gladiator version) vs Ahmed Johnson. Why can we not get a random main event like Tyler Breeze vs Seth Rollins for example? That’s way more interesting than doing Shield vs McIntyre/Corbin/Lashley in a tag team match every week.
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Post by Old Jack Burton on Mar 17, 2019 1:43:34 GMT -5
Wrestlers just walking down the ring like they didn't give a f***. Braun should not have a HHH-esque entrance.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Mar 17, 2019 1:45:58 GMT -5
Animated match graphics that sometimes lead to poorly Photoshopped referee shirts.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Mar 17, 2019 1:50:17 GMT -5
Heels tapping the sides of their heads when they do something smart.
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Post by chazraps on Mar 17, 2019 2:44:06 GMT -5
Stock footage and classical music in montages.
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Post by joey joe joe junior shabadoo on Mar 17, 2019 4:53:21 GMT -5
Tout 😔
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Post by joey joe joe junior shabadoo on Mar 17, 2019 4:57:42 GMT -5
Everybody feeling important. Yeah, you knew that Al Snow or Val Venis wasn't going to beat Rock or whoever, but you believed that they could give them a fight. Wrestlers wearing signature outfits. Rock had the $500 shirts, Austin in the jorts, Triple H in jeans and leather hat. Edge & Christian in cool clothes and sunglasses, Jericho's crazy shirts, etc. This shows personality. Also unique ppv stages. And names like No Mercy, Unforgiven, Fully Loaded, etc. TLC, Elimination Chamber, and Hell in a Cell are lazy. Add to that, Cell matches being a big deal. Now we have Cell matches just because it's Fall. Also, and I know it's kind of a hot button, but...blood. Now, in no way do I want blood every other match, but you mean you can't have guys sell the brutality of the Cell and Chamber by letting the guys show some color once or twice a year? Hell, use fake blood for all I care, but it does add to intense feuds and matches. I think these are all easy fixes, but as we've seen week after week for years now, the people running the WWE don't give a f*** about what we want. Oh, and crazy crowds with signs everywhere. Now it's everybody recording shit on their phone. I just miss the "Can't Miss" WWE. Raw was like ppvs and ppvs were appointment viewing. And then you couldn't wait to see the repercussions on Monday night. The lack of signature clothes thing has annoyed me for so long. If they're not in a match a wrestler shouldn't be stood around in their underpants, cutting promos etc. Daniel Bryan is the only one bucking this trend that I can think of at the minute. Pre injury he was an underpants promo guy though
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Post by mcstoklasa on Mar 17, 2019 5:15:32 GMT -5
Red hot crowds
Top faces being cheered
Good commentary
More natural promos with far less crowbarred in buzzwords
Occasional blood
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 5:50:44 GMT -5
Stories and divisions that interconnect with each other.
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Post by The 1Watcher Experience on Mar 17, 2019 6:31:18 GMT -5
1. Uniform tag teams like the Road Warriors, Hart Foundation, Midnight Express, British Bulldogs, etc. Tag teams dressing alike to compliment each other rather than two guys thrown together just waiting to go back out on their own.
2. Entertaining commentary. I miss personalities like Bobby Heenan, Jesse Ventura or Roddy Piper calling my wrestling.
3. Occasional specials like Clash of the Champions or Saturday Night’s Main Event where you had a big card on free television that came along every few months or so that felt like a big deal or just unique enough to make you want to make the effort to see it.
4. Camera flash going off during big spots. I know we’ll never see it again due to everyone using their phone as a camera now but I still miss it. Made big moves or moments feel so much bigger to me.
5. Wrestlers being brought in for short programs. I miss someone coming in to have a storyline and be the big bad guy. Build them up, have them get beat and send them off. They could do this with veterans or independent guys that they don’t want to invest in long term. It really helps bring some variety to the show instead of the same old tired roster.
6. Vignettes and music videos. I like to see incoming talent getting hyped up appropriately. It’s not hard to put some effort in. It helps get fans interested.
7. Standard black and gold title belts. I can’t take the fruit roll up looking belts seriously and ffs don’t put an owl on your title belts.
8. Crowds that pop and take interest. It’s so rare to hear a hot crowd reacting. Everything feels so routine. A crowd that’s into the show really helps the atmosphere.
9. Memorable show themes. You hear them on the Something to Wrestle podcast all the time. The themes from the early Manias, the Rumbles and the early Clash of the Champions still make me smile every time I hear them. I’d rather hear something original than those random metal songs they throw in there. I like metal but these show themes are not memorable to me at all.
10. Dream matches. Gone are the days of wanting to see Demolition against the Road Warriors or Rey Mysterio vs Jushin Liger. There were so many matches you could only imagine in your head. We waited years for matches like that to happen. Now there’s nothing to anticipate anymore.
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Post by Abdullah on Mar 17, 2019 7:34:07 GMT -5
Lowcarders having the chance to wrestle three or four star matches on Superstars.
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Post by Sephiroth on Mar 17, 2019 7:38:16 GMT -5
Shows that we’re unpredictable Good looking title belts Titles that felt like they actually MEANT something PPV’s that felt like they MEANT something Announcers that actually gave a hoot
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Post by Instant Classic on Mar 17, 2019 8:07:11 GMT -5
The Smackdown silver apron from late 2002-2007.
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