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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Mar 26, 2019 22:00:01 GMT -5
Despite their best efforts, the WWE falls up yet again. This is the second time in three years that the most compelling narrative in pro-wrestling falls into their laps. This Kofi Kingston storyline is exactly what we need right now. I don't think they even realized it until a month ago, either.
Sorry for the semi-crap post, but, sometimes, I don't think The E should get the notoriety they deserve. If I was a conspiratorialist, I would think The WWE actually DID plan it this way, but this would be giving them too much credit.
Even this Becky Lynch narrative is a result of their crappy booking backfiring in their faces. They basically IRL turned her into Stone Cold and became Bischoff in the process.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Mar 26, 2019 22:01:53 GMT -5
The Becky storyline wouldn't have been possible if the fans hadn't rejected her heel turn or if Nia hadn't thrown Becky/Ronda out of Survivor Series, while the Kofi rise was completely unplanned and came about from a replacement for Mustafa Ali that blew up. WWE routinely falls into better storylines than it can come up with.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Mar 26, 2019 22:03:49 GMT -5
The Becky storyline wouldn't have been possible if the fans hadn't rejected her heel turn or if Nia hadn't thrown Becky/Ronda out of Survivor Series, while the Kofi rise was completely unplanned and came about from a replacement for Mustafa Ali that blew up. WWE routinely falls into better storylines than it can come up with. Hell, Daniel Bryan becoming a super fan favorite spawned out of him losing to Sheamus in 18 seconds and fans voicing their displeasure. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 22:04:40 GMT -5
That is what they do...they don't make good TV anymore they stumble around drunkinly and fall face first into the pavement which cracks open and suddenly there is a piece of gold.
They then pawn off that piece of gold to get Charlotte another padded accomplishment.
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Mar 26, 2019 22:05:38 GMT -5
The Becky storyline wouldn't have been possible if the fans hadn't rejected her heel turn or if Nia hadn't thrown Becky/Ronda out of Survivor Series, while the Kofi rise was completely unplanned and came about from a replacement for Mustafa Ali that blew up. WWE routinely falls into better storylines than it can come up with. If I were Vince, I'd be walking around yelling at the fifty writers like Mr. Lau from The Dark Knight: Then, what the hell am I paying you for? |
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Mar 26, 2019 22:07:00 GMT -5
The Becky storyline wouldn't have been possible if the fans hadn't rejected her heel turn or if Nia hadn't thrown Becky/Ronda out of Survivor Series, while the Kofi rise was completely unplanned and came about from a replacement for Mustafa Ali that blew up. WWE routinely falls into better storylines than it can come up with. If I were Vince, I'd be walking around yelling at the fifty writers like Mr. Lau from The Dark Knight: Then, what the hell am I paying you for? I can't help but wonder if Vince is the stopper holding back ideas with his stubborn ideas of who fits what role and his bizarre whims compeltely out of touch from everyone else's understanding of the product. The writers have too high a turnover for this consistent badness to really fall on them and not the man at the top. |
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Mar 26, 2019 22:15:32 GMT -5
They definitely did, but I'll give them all the credit in the world with actually going with it.
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Post by SCCB Was Told To Do Steroids on Mar 26, 2019 22:21:58 GMT -5
If I were Vince, I'd be walking around yelling at the fifty writers like Mr. Lau from The Dark Knight: Then, what the hell am I paying you for? I can't help but wonder if Vince is the stopper holding back ideas with his stubborn ideas of who fits what role and his bizarre whims compeltely out of touch from everyone else's understanding of the product. The writers have too high a turnover for this consistent badness to really fall on them and not the man at the top. Imagine you're fresh out of school with a degree in Theater or English. You've been interning Off-Off-Broadway, you punched up a play that is doing well, and you get your first royalty check. Your name is getting circled around as a brilliant, fresh voice in creative writing. You have been creating with your peers and freinds. Life is good, and you think you can finally make it as a writer. Then, however, you land a gig at WWE, your first consistent paying gig... The very next morning, three hours before your alarm going off, an 80-year-old maniac is on the phone screaming at you, wondering why you aren't in Houston already feeding him pitches for tonight's show and tomorrow's SD show in San Antonio. Once you join them, you're already in trouble, and you're delegated to ketchup-sandwich-and-sno-cone duty. Your only solution is to work on the house show in Plano and try not to screw anything up. Now wonder why Freddie Prince Jr. and Max Landis didn't last long...AND THEY WERE/ ARE WRESTLING FANS!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 22:23:06 GMT -5
WWE is constantly pulling Homer’s.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Mar 26, 2019 22:31:15 GMT -5
I can't help but wonder if Vince is the stopper holding back ideas with his stubborn ideas of who fits what role and his bizarre whims compeltely out of touch from everyone else's understanding of the product. The writers have too high a turnover for this consistent badness to really fall on them and not the man at the top. Imagine you're fresh out of school with a degree in Theater or English. You've been interning Off-Off-Broadway, you punched up a play that is doing well, and you get your first royalty check. Your name is getting circled around as a brilliant, fresh voice in creative writing. You have been creating with your peers and freinds. Life is good, and you think you can finally make it as a writer. Then, however, you land a gig at WWE, your first consistent paying gig... The very next morning, three hours before your alarm going off, an 80-year-old maniac is on the phone screaming at you, wondering why you aren't in Houston already feeding him pitches for tonight's show and tomorrow's SD show in San Antonio. Once you join them, you're already in trouble, and you're delegated to ketchup-sandwich-and-sno-cone duty. Your only solution is to work on the house show in Plano and try not to screw anything up. Now wonder why Freddie Prince Jr. and Max Landis didn't last long...AND THEY WERE/ ARE WRESTLING FANS!!! Freddie Prinze Jr's "I was watching Richard Pryor on the plane" story is the single most telling Vince story I have ever read. It puts everything into absolute perspective. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 23:27:42 GMT -5
...what was the first time? The Bryan storyline was five years ago and I can't think of anything since then even remotely approaching "best storyline in wrestling."
...was it the Becky push? Because that's still ongoing and WWE seems to be doing their damnedest to botch it.
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Post by King Devitt and the Woke Mob on Mar 27, 2019 2:58:14 GMT -5
Imagine you're fresh out of school with a degree in Theater or English. You've been interning Off-Off-Broadway, you punched up a play that is doing well, and you get your first royalty check. Your name is getting circled around as a brilliant, fresh voice in creative writing. You have been creating with your peers and freinds. Life is good, and you think you can finally make it as a writer. Then, however, you land a gig at WWE, your first consistent paying gig... The very next morning, three hours before your alarm going off, an 80-year-old maniac is on the phone screaming at you, wondering why you aren't in Houston already feeding him pitches for tonight's show and tomorrow's SD show in San Antonio. Once you join them, you're already in trouble, and you're delegated to ketchup-sandwich-and-sno-cone duty. Your only solution is to work on the house show in Plano and try not to screw anything up. Now wonder why Freddie Prince Jr. and Max Landis didn't last long...AND THEY WERE/ ARE WRESTLING FANS!!! Freddie Prinze Jr's "I was watching Richard Pryor on the plane" story is the single most telling Vince story I have ever read. It puts everything into absolute perspective. So much so. I remember reading it and just shaking my head in disbelief. I mean one wouldn't think I could be baffled by Vince anymore than I was, but there we were. |
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Post by Brian Suntan on Mar 27, 2019 3:42:53 GMT -5
WWE fans slightly baulk at taking the narrative the company wants and feel more invested in the storylines they have helped to shape. Discuss.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 3:45:19 GMT -5
...what was the first time? The Bryan storyline was five years ago and I can't think of anything since then even remotely approaching "best storyline in wrestling." ...was it the Becky push? Because that's still ongoing and WWE seems to be doing their damnedest to botch it. Three years, WrestleMania 32.... Um, it sure as hell isn't anything on the Mania 32 card. Hm. Unless that's in reference to the Lesnar / Ambrose build they accidentally did that would've been a pretty solid feud if the match hadn't shit the bed as thoroughly as it did. |
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Post by Woo on Mar 27, 2019 4:35:45 GMT -5
Imagine you're fresh out of school with a degree in Theater or English. You've been interning Off-Off-Broadway, you punched up a play that is doing well, and you get your first royalty check. Your name is getting circled around as a brilliant, fresh voice in creative writing. You have been creating with your peers and freinds. Life is good, and you think you can finally make it as a writer. Then, however, you land a gig at WWE, your first consistent paying gig... The very next morning, three hours before your alarm going off, an 80-year-old maniac is on the phone screaming at you, wondering why you aren't in Houston already feeding him pitches for tonight's show and tomorrow's SD show in San Antonio. Once you join them, you're already in trouble, and you're delegated to ketchup-sandwich-and-sno-cone duty. Your only solution is to work on the house show in Plano and try not to screw anything up. Now wonder why Freddie Prince Jr. and Max Landis didn't last long...AND THEY WERE/ ARE WRESTLING FANS!!! Freddie Prinze Jr's "I was watching Richard Pryor on the plane" story is the single most telling Vince story I have ever read. It puts everything into absolute perspective. I just searched for that story and wow. Mcmahon is genuinely baffled why anybody would watch anything other than the Wwe in their spare time. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2019 7:03:07 GMT -5
WWE is constantly pulling Homer’s. It's eerie how accurate this is to anything WWE gets right. I mean, if you want to go back even more, WWE lucked into Rock and Austin because the fans rejected them as heels, and lucked into Hogan and Flair because of other promoters' sheer stubbornness. |
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Mar 27, 2019 11:28:31 GMT -5
That is what they do...they don't make good TV anymore they stumble around drunkinly and fall face first into the pavement which cracks open and suddenly there is a piece of gold. They then pawn off that piece of gold to get Charlotte another padded accomplishment. Well that explains how they paid for her implants. |
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Post by sunnytaker on Mar 27, 2019 11:45:41 GMT -5
The Becky storyline wouldn't have been possible if the fans hadn't rejected her heel turn or if Nia hadn't thrown Becky/Ronda out of Survivor Series, while the Kofi rise was completely unplanned and came about from a replacement for Mustafa Ali that blew up. WWE routinely falls into better storylines than it can come up with. Hell, Daniel Bryan becoming a super fan favorite spawned out of him losing to Sheamus in 18 seconds and fans voicing their displeasure. but I thought the crowd was chanting "let's go sheamus" like Mr. King said they were. |
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on Mar 27, 2019 12:29:13 GMT -5
They’re literally recycling the Daniel Bryan B+ player angle from Mania a few years ago with Kofi Kingston AGAINST Daniel Bryan
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Post by Bo Rida on Mar 27, 2019 12:56:17 GMT -5
Tbf many of the best things in wrestling came about by chance. A good company creates conditions for that to happen and rolls with when it does. WWE have finally started doing the later again to some degree.
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