Timeless Hayterade
Dennis Stamp
Rhea's the Tribal Chief now. ACKNOWLEDGE MAMI!
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Post by Timeless Hayterade on Dec 31, 2023 2:25:03 GMT -5
Maybe we can finally have fewer cuts than a Borne movie during a match!
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UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm
Fry's dog Seymour
Sponsored by Arizona Green Tea/Peanuts But Only At Baseball Stadiums/Biscuits Cat Adoption Agency
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Dec 31, 2023 2:33:19 GMT -5
my eyes, the wwe do something
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Dec 31, 2023 2:46:54 GMT -5
Not a fan of the man himself (which is a nice way of saying he’s a twat) but I think it’s fair to say (despite some of his production choices not being perfect) he has been pretty good at what he does for the last forty years and does deserve some credit for being a part of the company’s success.
But it was time for him to go. He was part of Vince’s crew and that dust is being swept away now. It would have been hard for the company to move on to a whole new era with him still around. Hopefully whoever takes over has been studying what the production team did right and more importantly, what they did wrong.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Dec 31, 2023 3:45:21 GMT -5
I imagine he hasn't had much booking power since Vince's fall but it'll get rid of the camera cuts and improve the atmosphere backstage and he has probably made enough to retire in luxury so win-win.
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Post by sarkerpolseng on Dec 31, 2023 3:53:43 GMT -5
Wow! Kissinger dying and Dunn retiring within about a month of each other.
Dunn has ruined more wrestling than the "What?!" chant.
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Banjo Is Broken
Wade Wilson
Mustached Banjo Bear
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Dec 31, 2023 4:04:31 GMT -5
More like Kevin DUMB.
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A Little Doo Doo
Salacious Crumb
An unconventional man with unconventional methods.
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Post by A Little Doo Doo on Dec 31, 2023 4:05:47 GMT -5
I don't know anything about the job, but there have been so many moments in the last 10 years with this asswipe that have made me wonder how he was considered good at it.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Dec 31, 2023 4:20:42 GMT -5
I don't know anything about the job, but there have been so many moments in the last 10 years with this asswipe that have made me wonder how he was considered good at it. I think he just got too high on his own supply. Like, I'm fairly certain that, like Vince, there was a point in the long-ass tenure that he might've been actually good at the job. You say last 10 years, and I'd say it's at about that point or probably a bit earlier, that it all started going to pot. And what started it was the debut of The Shield, because it was explicitly with that that they started to do the rapid-fire camera cuts, ostensibly to invoke feelings of chaos that came with the group beating down whoever they came across. And then it just spread from there to the rest of the product.
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Post by The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM} on Dec 31, 2023 4:38:46 GMT -5
So guys, looking back in 2023, the WWE rid themselves of: John Laurentis Vince McMahon Kevin Dunn Triple H is a god! Next time Hunter appears on live WWE tv again. Lucky son of a...You know what? He's earned it since WWE is more fun under him at the moment than it was under Vince for the last...Since 2014 I'd say... 2014? There's been bright spots here and there, but Vince always manages to stomp them out. WWE sounds more fun than its been since the InVasion.
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Post by Koda, Master Crunchyroller on Dec 31, 2023 4:55:05 GMT -5
Jesus what a Grima Wormtongue-esque dude. I legit will never comprehend how this guy had so much pull with Vince and co.
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Post by Ryushinku on Dec 31, 2023 5:02:51 GMT -5
He's personally responsible for some of the most iconic shots and sequences in pro wrestling history. He shaped and evolved things that people take for granted these days. He kept up with the sheer pace of a live action tv show for decades.
And whatever comes next will rely heavily on his playbook and style, and may struggle a little to keep the consistency going to begin with.
There, there's your balance. Can't believe this thread actually made me want to stick up a little for Kevin Dunn, ugh.
He's also a major dickhead with too much influence and loads of crappy opinions. Glad he's going, should've been many years ago.
Definitely feel like will feel like a little late Christmas present to Hunter and Steph.
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Nr1Humanoid
Hank Scorpio
Is the #3 humanoid at best.
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Post by Nr1Humanoid on Dec 31, 2023 5:23:36 GMT -5
It does not really matter how influenced his sucessors will be by him; as long as they do not have his obsessive nature and toxic personality I think we will be fine.
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Dec 31, 2023 6:31:31 GMT -5
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
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PKO
King Koopa
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Post by PKO on Dec 31, 2023 7:06:04 GMT -5
First things first, he’s obviously a talented man. Any time I’ve seen footage of the control room when directing live television I get the sweats from how nerve racking it is. He’s done that for decades. I hope they’ve got someone talented ready to take his place. That said, we’ve heard so many negative things about him over the years that this is one of the most exciting departures of all time. What impact will this have on the product? Incredibly intriguing.
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on Dec 31, 2023 7:10:57 GMT -5
I wonder how many millions he'll be paid not to write a tell all book about his time in the WWE.
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Bo Rida
Fry's dog Seymour
Pulled one over on everyone. Got away with it, this time.
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Post by Bo Rida on Dec 31, 2023 7:17:15 GMT -5
Holy shit yes! I might be able to watch WWE again some day without the risk of seizures. I might even be able to see what's happening. I hadn't realised he was even responsible for mostly wasting Bo Dallas on the main roster
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Dec 31, 2023 7:28:12 GMT -5
There's something vindicating to me about years of saying that the biggest problem with Dunn is that he's been in total control at one job in the industry his whole career and hasn't had to learn, grow, or take orders from anyone, versus the production people who work different sets and projects under different people to develop their craft and learn a lot of things that they bring with them. Because that PWInsider report just saying he wasn't going to do what they wanted and he wanted to keep doing production his way kind of just confirms that that was always the problem.
Good riddance honestly. He was stagnant at his job and he was also an absolute monster behind the scenes with an outsized influence over Vince whose whims, sexist piggery, and xenophobia tanked careers
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Dec 31, 2023 8:49:11 GMT -5
I hope we get video of him leaving the building for the last time. Complete with 7000 cuts to a different angle. An homage to Monsoon ejecting Heenan with Hunter throwing Dunn out would be amazing
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Sephiroth
Wade Wilson
Surviving
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Post by Sephiroth on Dec 31, 2023 9:21:10 GMT -5
Who didn’t see that coming? Sun is attached to Vince at the hip, the day Vince left his time was up.
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Post by animaniac on Dec 31, 2023 9:33:43 GMT -5
He's personally responsible for some of the most iconic shots and sequences in pro wrestling history. He shaped and evolved things that people take for granted these days. He kept up with the sheer pace of a live action tv show for decades. And whatever comes next will rely heavily on his playbook and style, and may struggle a little to keep the consistency going to begin with. There, there's your balance. Can't believe this thread actually made me want to stick up a little for Kevin Dunn, ugh. He's also a major dickhead with too much influence and loads of crappy opinions. Glad he's going, should've been many years ago. Definitely feel like will feel like a little late Christmas present to Hunter and Steph. Can't think of a better way to say it.
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