cosmo
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Post by cosmo on Dec 31, 2023 9:34:49 GMT -5
More like Kevin DUMB.
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Post by Hypnosis on Dec 31, 2023 9:54:41 GMT -5
Hope this leads to a fresher take on the Raw and Smackdown production.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Dec 31, 2023 10:13:57 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 I remember that a few people that left production even flat out said that Dunn literally only wanted things done one way... and it was basically the most lazy way possible so he didn't have to do anything. because dude got massively complacent at his job cause he knew Vince would never fire him.
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Legion
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Post by Legion on Dec 31, 2023 11:02:09 GMT -5
What a great way to end the year.
Dunn is going and the tide is finally turning on Jericho.
Roll on 2024!
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schma
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Post by schma on Dec 31, 2023 11:16:21 GMT -5
For someone this vile, I don't think there's anything wrong with being glad someone is out of a job, this is not a normal circumstance. Plus he's a retiring executive and executives don't quit/get fired/retire the same as us normal folks. He'll have no concerns about money for the rest of his life.
He was once good at his job, that time is long gone and I genuinely hope this leads to better things on that front. I'm just glad they will get his toxic ass that seems incapable of properly valuing talent out of there.
Right now though:
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xxshoyuweeniexx
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Post by xxshoyuweeniexx on Dec 31, 2023 11:29:34 GMT -5
It always always bugged me that some dude in charge of production had a hand in who was pushed and who wasn’t. Like, dude was never a wrestling guy, a manager, or actually a fan of what he was shooting. But because he didn’t like accents and parroted Vince’s ideas about not being “wrestling”, he was some Teflon guy who had actual power in a business he knows jackshit about.
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Fade
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Post by Fade on Dec 31, 2023 11:33:08 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... Survived Vince’s handling of him. Survived a heart attack. Making WWE thrive.
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Post by Stu on Dec 31, 2023 12:15:45 GMT -5
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Post by The Warthog on Dec 31, 2023 12:47:03 GMT -5
Bye Bye, Bucky Beaver!
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Post by Bo Rida on Dec 31, 2023 12:49:01 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. Yeah once upon a time wwe production was way ahead of every promotion and many sports, it was a large part of their success. To this day their video packages are top tier. And yeah it was around that time the decline accelerated into complete shit. I hope it gets back to being industry leading. Even if the cuts return to sensible levels Noah's production of bigger shows and njpw's best shots like that famous Ospreay/Ibushi one leaves them a long way behind.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Dec 31, 2023 13:04:26 GMT -5
He wasn’t pretty enough to be world champion.
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Post by Susan "Poison" Candy on Dec 31, 2023 13:23:28 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. Well you see, there is this thing called "Sucking Up" and "Kissing Ass". The world really opens up a bit when you drop all of your morals and start doing those two things to those who are at the top of your business. Kevin Dunn CLEARLY took that route and we all know how Vince loves that stuff. Triple H don't play that way. He doesn't need anyone doing any of that kind of stuff to him. So of course Kevin Dunn tried but to no success. What a New Years present to give us the day before New Years. Thank you Triple H. Even Slapjack is happy because he just might not be the Biggest Idiot Ever now. That might be Kevin Dunn's spot now. But enough of that:
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Post by Hulk With A Mustache on Dec 31, 2023 14:05:47 GMT -5
Why would he have them follow the chair? Jesus Christ! Good riddance.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Dec 31, 2023 14:10:43 GMT -5
I said this in the AEW section, but it bears repeating:
I was gonna ask if there was going to be any last minute, end of the year drama/news like the Vince suddenly returning after Xmas or Tony going off about Big Swole and here we are. It’s like a yearly tradition.
What could possibly happen in the next 12 hours?
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Dec 31, 2023 14:12:34 GMT -5
f*** off, bozo. I look forward to seeing if we get a refreshed look in the new year.
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Post by Beets by Schrute on Dec 31, 2023 14:36:45 GMT -5
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City Duck
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Post by City Duck on Dec 31, 2023 16:16:51 GMT -5
f*** off, bozo. I look forward to seeing if we get a refreshed look in the new year. BIRDS EYE VIEW MATCH
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Post by crowley1986 on Dec 31, 2023 16:34:02 GMT -5
I wonder if Conrad has already called him about a podcast? Always felt Bruce did not get on with him and he was very diplomatic/kept brief any time he was brought up in the interview.....Prichard is a wrestling guy and i think a HHH guy so i think he'll be fine for a while...other than being called a suck up/yes man, there hasnt been any complaints like Dunn had about halting pushes over looks/accents etc
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Dec 31, 2023 17:14:18 GMT -5
So who does he bequeath his "Vince/Farm Animals" pictures to on his way out?
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msc
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Post by msc on Dec 31, 2023 17:27:33 GMT -5
Well this is awesome news to hear.
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