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Post by crowley1986 on Jan 6, 2024 15:03:40 GMT -5
Bruce is really well liked backstage by all accounts, and actually pretty good at his job as show director, so I doubt he's going anywhere just yet Him and Hayes are wrestling guys and liked by HHH.....Prichard other than being a suck up, hasnt as much hatred on him compared to Dunn/Ace tbf
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Post by Woo on Jan 9, 2024 7:46:00 GMT -5
Dunn is responsible for some of the greatest camera shots of all time.
He's also made the TV shows unwatchable for years and is a sexist pig.
I'm glad he's gone
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Jan 9, 2024 8:47:46 GMT -5
Being in Dunn is responsible for some of the greatest camera shots of all time. He's also made the TV shows unwatchable for years and is a sexist pig. I'm glad he's gone Oh hey look, my exact thoughts. Why am I even posting
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Jan 9, 2024 10:24:15 GMT -5
I would pay good money to listen to someone calling WWE for references on Dunn.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jan 9, 2024 17:36:48 GMT -5
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Post by fw91 on Jan 9, 2024 19:04:34 GMT -5
What a fitting replacement for such a demanding job.
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Jan 9, 2024 19:37:26 GMT -5
Not gonna pretend to know who he is or have ever watched an ESPN broadcast but hopefully he can bring in some good ideas to freshen things up, it's so long overdue.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 9, 2024 20:58:36 GMT -5
What a fitting replacement for such a demanding job. Fitting being the appropriate and literal term lmfao
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Post by fw91 on Jan 9, 2024 21:00:15 GMT -5
What a fitting replacement for such a demanding job. Fitting being the appropriate and literal term lmfao that was the joke lol.
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Post by jjohns828 on Jan 9, 2024 21:31:42 GMT -5
Not gonna pretend to know who he is or have ever watched an ESPN broadcast but hopefully he can bring in some good ideas to freshen things up, it's so long overdue. As long as he has some good veterans of wrestling production under him to help him with the differences in production I like that they are bringing in an outsider. It feels like it makes it more likely they might try some new things and like you said freshen things up, there's a chance some things they try might not work but I'd welcome them trying new things.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 9, 2024 22:28:19 GMT -5
I don't know when Fitting last worked at ESPN or what stuff he directed, but their camera work is usually top notch. If he was involved in that direction, the presentation is going to be roughly one billion times better.
Like almost anyone was going to be a big upgrade over Dunn, but this guy might be legit really good.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2024 22:41:51 GMT -5
I still think they should have gone with someone with traditional film and episodic tv experience.
But guessing the show is gonna be shot like a football game because that was his big thing he was in charge of all of ESPN's football coverage.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 10, 2024 0:18:45 GMT -5
I still think they should have gone with someone with traditional film and episodic tv experience. But guessing the show is gonna be shot like a football game because that was his big thing he was in charge of all of ESPN's football coverage. Live production is more valuable an assett for the head of their production then traditional film and tv experience, because they are two completely different beasts.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 10, 2024 0:59:19 GMT -5
I still think they should have gone with someone with traditional film and episodic tv experience. But guessing the show is gonna be shot like a football game because that was his big thing he was in charge of all of ESPN's football coverage. Live production is more valuable an assett for the head of their production then traditional film and tv experience, because they are two completely different beasts. Like I guess it helps to know when to catch scripted moments, but wrestling is shot in arenas and sometimes stadiums. Way different environments than a studio or shooting on location. That's where live sports experience comes into play.
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Post by Sam Punk on Jan 10, 2024 5:18:48 GMT -5
This is great news.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jan 10, 2024 5:29:16 GMT -5
Live production is more valuable an assett for the head of their production then traditional film and tv experience, because they are two completely different beasts. Like I guess it helps to know when to catch scripted moments, but wrestling is shot in arenas and sometimes stadiums. Way different environments than a studio or shooting on location. That's where live sports experience comes into play. Yeah, live sports is a whole different animal than a tv show or movie. ESPN in the past did football games where you got to watch the production crew during it, and it's crazy. That was said to be a reason that Borash didn't take over quickly after Vince stepped down. He could do taped shows and vignettes, but live events are completely different.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 10, 2024 8:03:39 GMT -5
I've said this before elsewhere, I think its really refreshing that in a time of wrestling tribalism never being more obnoxious or difficult to avoid, basically everyone seems to be in agreement that this guy sucks. I've seen people defend Vince McMahon. I've seen people defend Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, hell even Vince Russo has his defenders. but I have NEVER seen ANYONE defend Kevin Dunn. I think its pretty comfortable to say hes the single most universally maligned figure perhaps in the entire history of the wrestling business.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 10, 2024 8:12:05 GMT -5
I've said this before elsewhere, I think its really refreshing that in a time of wrestling tribalism never being more obnoxious or difficult to avoid, basically everyone seems to be in agreement that this guy sucks. I've seen people defend Vince McMahon. I've seen people defend Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, hell even Vince Russo has his defenders. but I have NEVER seen ANYONE defend Kevin Dunn. I think its pretty comfortable to say hes the single most universally maligned figure perhaps in the entire history of the wrestling business. I was just about ready to post something similar to this. It's Jan 10th in the year 2024 and after wasting 20 minutes on reddit I've seen more people defend Chris Benoit than Kevin Dunn.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Jan 10, 2024 9:52:59 GMT -5
Looks like a young Bob Backlund.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 10, 2024 10:05:03 GMT -5
I've said this before elsewhere, I think its really refreshing that in a time of wrestling tribalism never being more obnoxious or difficult to avoid, basically everyone seems to be in agreement that this guy sucks. I've seen people defend Vince McMahon. I've seen people defend Ric Flair, Chris Benoit, hell even Vince Russo has his defenders. but I have NEVER seen ANYONE defend Kevin Dunn. I think its pretty comfortable to say hes the single most universally maligned figure perhaps in the entire history of the wrestling business. I think it's because he never really had an on-screen presence so there was nothing for people to actually like about him. He's the nebulous, faceless executive that becomes an easy target to blame for all the product's ills. And the stories that come out about him are almost always negative. So the guy never has his defenders in the fandom because there's nothing to actually defend.
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