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Post by heyman on Jan 26, 2007 9:41:44 GMT -5
Last night when I was half sleep while watching tna I kept thinking that something exciting has happened from the exaggeration of the commentators and when I wake up, it comes to find out its just a damn clothesline. One guy sounds as if he is trying to say everything before he runs out of air.
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Post by NIXON on Jan 26, 2007 9:49:11 GMT -5
Its been a pretty common complaint. I hate it myself. I don't think TNA will ever make it to the "next level" until they get some better people sitting behind that table.
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Post by hollywood on Jan 26, 2007 9:52:44 GMT -5
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Post by wrath on Jan 26, 2007 9:54:31 GMT -5
I think Shane Douglas would make a good bad guy commentator..
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Post by Murf on Jan 26, 2007 10:18:22 GMT -5
I can't stand Don West on commentary. He practically wets himself in excitement over a snapmare, and he wheezes HARD between breathes and sentences. It makes it very hard to listen to over time.
I've never liked Mike Tenay either. I'd love to see Shane Douglas come in as Buttercup mentioned above.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2007 11:15:44 GMT -5
The commentary makes me laugh which is all that it's really good for, which you're right, isn't good if they're trying to be the best.
I like Tenay best like when he was in WCW, being the third wheel who doesn't really have much to say other than call the moves, in TNA he's one of the main dudes so he has to pretend he's enjoying himself when I'm pretty sure he's only in it for the X-division. Bring back Schiavone!
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Post by The OP on Jan 26, 2007 11:36:04 GMT -5
I may be choking a dead horse here, but I really think Don West just isn't good at commentary. It's not that he doesn't have the voice for it, it's that there's no dynamics to how he does it.
It actually makes it harder to get into the matches, because he uses his yelling excited voice for every spot, instead of just the most exciting ones. It can make a match seem kinda bland, even if the guys in the ring are working hard. It's like he tries so hard to sell every little spot, he ends up no-selling the big ones, because he doesn't sound any more excited.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 26, 2007 11:38:08 GMT -5
Don West is alright, he's a good shill. Tenay, however, needs to learn when to talk and when not to. nothing is more annoying than listening to someone cut a promo and having Tenay throw in his useless 2 cents over everything.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 26, 2007 11:39:09 GMT -5
"GET A CAMERA BACK THERE! HURRY MAN, HURRY!"
"Um, Don? Mike? The camera clearly showed you reading from a script."
"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING MEEEEEEE!!!!!!"
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Post by Bub (BLM) on Jan 26, 2007 11:43:18 GMT -5
They should get rid of Don West and bring in Shiavone like someone mentioned. He and Tenay always called decent matches together in WCW.
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Post by Michael Coello on Jan 26, 2007 11:54:31 GMT -5
After about 4 years of the same commentary, change is good.
Still, there isn't really any good commentary anymore. JR/King are bad. Cole/JBL are bad(mostly Cole's fault), Styles/Tazz are bad. Tenay/West get old now. I think they should add a heel announcer to argue with a face West while Tenay describes the match.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 26, 2007 11:58:47 GMT -5
I think they should add a heel announcer to argue with a face West while Tenay describes the match. That reminds me of how much I hate when they have a guest commentator during a match and the camera spends 75% of the match focused on the announce table. You can hear the guy talk, so you don't have to see them. The match is what's important. |
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Post by Redface: Dispenser of Justice on Jan 26, 2007 12:05:45 GMT -5
Those TNA Guys are just TOO enthusiastic about their jobs!</sarcasm>
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Post by nisi on Jan 26, 2007 12:09:59 GMT -5
I think they should add a heel announcer to argue with a face West while Tenay describes the match. That reminds me of how much I hate when they have a guest commentator during a match and the camera spends 75% of the match focused on the announce table. You can hear the guy talk, so you don't have to see them. The match is what's important. This is officially my pet peeve. I have an old match on DVD where literally only about 30 seconds is focused on the ring. |
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Post by Rick Mad on Jan 26, 2007 12:20:47 GMT -5
I think Tenay and West are the best team together right now (though JBL is of course the best commentator, period.) I know West gets super excited a lot but its nice having a color man that seems to understand and get over the basics of the match.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 26, 2007 12:46:35 GMT -5
Tenay is actually much better when he's calling scientific matches, ala Joe/Angle. He's usually more calm, and thus it's actually a sign of what's going on in the ring when he does get excited.
That said, I HATE when he talks over a promo. Just shut up and let the wrestlers speak.
West would be alright if TNA had another show with different commentators, but he can't be one of "The voices of TNA" like he is now. I've said it before, make him a backstage shill who hawks PPV's and products, and, if they get another show, let him do color on that one.
Time to give Douglas or, hell, maybe Nash a shot as the heel color man.
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Post by Garcia Vega on Jan 26, 2007 12:53:05 GMT -5
I think Tenay and West are the best team together right now (though JBL is of course the best commentator, period.) I know West gets super excited a lot but its nice having a color man that seems to understand and get over the basics of the match. Cole and JBL are so much better than Tenay and West that it is unreal. I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, but the difference between them is night and day. Even Michael Cole, who has never excelled at anything in his life has made Smackdown a more enjoyable show by playing the straight man to JBL's tirades. Outside of Tazz and Styles, Tenay and West are the worst announcing duo in recent history. Tazz makes everything his fat ass touches 10X worse. I really hope to see Burke get a shot at the booth if they decide against a heavy push for him. |
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Jan 26, 2007 12:56:04 GMT -5
That said, I HATE when he talks over a promo. Just shut up and let the wrestlers speak. Sting: I'm going to reveal your secret, Abyss! Tenay: He's going to reveal Abyss' secret? Did you hear what he just said? He's going to reveal Abyss' secret! West: HE'S GOING TO REVEAL ABYSS' SECRET? WHAT COULD IT POSSIBLY BE? |
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Post by heyman on Jan 26, 2007 13:13:22 GMT -5
"GET A CAMERA BACK THERE! HURRY MAN, HURRY!" "Um, Don? Mike? The camera clearly showed you reading from a script." ROTFLMAO you saw that too? I was cracking up on that one. They just flat out looked like idiots "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING MEEEEEEE!!!!!!" |
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Post by royboy8 on Jan 26, 2007 14:19:19 GMT -5
I don't mind West but Tenay is just awful. They really need to make a change.
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