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Post by johnbarowitz on Dec 12, 2023 14:32:34 GMT -5
Commentary is essential to wrestling. And the announcers need to be as close to the action as possible to do their best.
During matches, the commentators' table should be inside the ring. With the announcers that close to the action, commentary will be better.
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Post by CMWaters on Dec 12, 2023 14:39:46 GMT -5
This just gives me flashbacks to that one night in 1999 that JR had a commentary table in front of the normal one, which led to Billy Gunn winning the Hardcore Championship from Bob Holly.
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Post by The Gallus Mark on Dec 12, 2023 14:41:23 GMT -5
Commentary is essential to wrestling. And the announcers need to be as close to the action as possible to do their best. During matches, the commentators' table should be inside the ring. With the announcers that close to the action, commentary will be better. Take away their table, just give them wired mics and have them call the action while avoiding the action. I love it
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Post by government mule on Dec 12, 2023 14:57:00 GMT -5
I'd actually suspend them above the ring with wires so they get a proper birds-eye view of the action.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Dec 12, 2023 14:58:18 GMT -5
This could be your best idea yet, and that's saying something!
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Post by MrElijah on Dec 12, 2023 15:06:20 GMT -5
This could be your best idea yet, and that's saying something! I'll do you one better: -Mark Jackson, Kendrick Perkins & Joe Buck on Monday Night Raw. -Chris Webber & Stan Van Gundy on Smackdown. -Kevin Harlan, Tony Romo & Charles Barkley on Dynamite.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Dec 12, 2023 15:09:59 GMT -5
*flashbacks of heel Michael Cole and that wrestlemania match*
nope, I'm now going to petition all wrestling companies to move their commentary teams to the furthest country away from their shows.
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Post by clc on Dec 12, 2023 15:23:13 GMT -5
What if the ring had a glass bottom, and the commentary team could look up at them like those shark tanks at the aquarium?
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Post by City Duck on Dec 12, 2023 15:26:11 GMT -5
Commentators should be subject to ejection if they're having a terrible night. Every show should come equipped with a bench full of commentators ready to sub in whenever someone's being ass.
Imagine Kevin Patrick finally getting dragged away for his crimes just one time and in comes Ernie Johnson dapping up Michael Cole.
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Post by CMWaters on Dec 12, 2023 15:28:35 GMT -5
What if the ring had a glass bottom, and the commentary team could look up at them like those shark tanks at the aquarium? Jerry Lawler would want to return to commentary for the Women's matches then, as long as the referee was also a woman.
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Post by Bo Rida on Dec 12, 2023 15:39:33 GMT -5
It's a little known fact that Randy Savage wanted to do this when he was on commentary. It was cut out of subsequent versions but when shows first aired you could see him phyiscally try to get closer to the ring, sulk when he was stopped or Vince looking awkward after they had to mute the mics because he'd suggest it on air. It's a large part of why they fell out. You just don't see commentators get so close to the ring these days in an attempt to prevent people trying to do the same.
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Post by tirtefaa on Dec 12, 2023 16:00:55 GMT -5
They commentators should be on the backs of the combatants riding them piggyback style while the action takes place.
If it's a tag match, the action will come to a standstill until the transition of the commentator climbing onto the tag partner takes place.
In any circumstance, if the combatant is on the ground after a move is performed, the commentator will lay next to them until they recover, where they again reclaim their spot on the back of the performer.
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Post by dreidemy on Dec 12, 2023 16:07:14 GMT -5
What if the ring mat is transparent and they are under the action ?
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Post by darbus alan on Dec 12, 2023 16:09:36 GMT -5
I like your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 12, 2023 16:16:09 GMT -5
I think commentating teams should always have one person that has no clue what's actually booked and reacts like a color sports commentator.
I also wish the WWE had a "Peyton and Eli" style commentary option for PPVs where it's basically like a pair of industry pros (like the Hardy Boyz) with zero current booking knowledge just talking about whatever they see/feel with random guests like Booker T or drunk Jericho popping in to talk shit.
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Post by Zombie Mod on Dec 12, 2023 16:17:26 GMT -5
why does that scream "someone said something incredibly stupid and instantly regretted it."?
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Post by clc on Dec 12, 2023 16:23:47 GMT -5
I think commentating teams should always have one person that has no clue what's actually booked and reacts like a color sports commentator. I also wish the WWE had a "Peyton and Eli" style commentary option for PPVs where it's basically like a pair of industry pros (like the Hardy Boyz) with zero current booking knowledge just talking about whatever they see/feel with random guests like Booker T or drunk Jericho popping in to talk shit. Art Donovan!
How much does this guy weigh?
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Post by darbus alan on Dec 12, 2023 16:25:31 GMT -5
I think commentating teams should always have one person that has no clue what's actually booked and reacts like a color sports commentator. I also wish the WWE had a "Peyton and Eli" style commentary option for PPVs where it's basically like a pair of industry pros (like the Hardy Boyz) with zero current booking knowledge just talking about whatever they see/feel with random guests like Booker T or drunk Jericho popping in to talk shit. The Manningcast is the single best thing to happen to pro football broadcasts since Monday Night Football started so I'd unironically love to see a wrestling version of it.
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Post by krozor on Dec 12, 2023 18:03:38 GMT -5
Commentators should record their call before the match based on the booking and what the wrestlers want/tend to do. The wrestlers should then have earpieces playing the commentary (which will be airing over their match on a slight delay) and try to recreate what the team called.
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Post by CMWaters on Dec 12, 2023 18:05:04 GMT -5
Commentators should record their call before the match based on the booking and what the wrestlers want/tend to do. The wrestlers should then have earpieces playing the commentary (which will be airing over their match on a slight delay) and try to recreate what the team called. Sounds like an experiment they could have done during the COVID era (either empty arena or Thunderdome).
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