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Post by goldenboost on Jan 21, 2007 1:20:43 GMT -5
What did you think of the group?
I hadn't been watching WWF consistently but I honestly thought Stevie Richards would be the next WWF champion. He seemed like such a charismatic guy in the leader of RTC. I thought that he would eventually start wrestling and be an unstoppable asshole.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 1:21:51 GMT -5
Very clever little parody of the PTC group and L. Brent Bozell. Good storyline. Annoying entrance music, though, but that's the only bad thing I can say about the gimmick.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jan 21, 2007 1:24:12 GMT -5
I really, really hated it and this is comming from a Stevie Richards fan.
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Post by Error on Jan 21, 2007 1:24:27 GMT -5
The WWF/E owes me a new TV thanks to them. Their entrance music literally blew the speaker on my TV.
Outside of that, I enjoyed Steven, Val and Ivory but, Bull and Goodfather just didn't seem to fit.
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Post by Tyfo on Jan 21, 2007 1:25:35 GMT -5
I loved that gimmick. Stevie getting a lot of mic time is always a good thing. I was annoyed by the PTC stuff at the time, so I enjoyed seeing them get ripped on every week.
The thing I never got though is why did Val Venis not get a new name? Godfather became Goodfather, why does Val keep his porn star name in RTC? That always bothered me.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 1:25:49 GMT -5
They were real heels, as there was nothing "cool" about them and they weren't likeable in the least.
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Post by Nuke is Good on Jan 21, 2007 1:28:27 GMT -5
All I can say about it is that Stevie Richards was taken somewhat seriously. If you let the guy brawl or something imagine how much it would go over.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 21, 2007 1:28:36 GMT -5
hated the theme music, and how Stevie came off looking very weak.
I will admit it was weird seeing the man who was once Big Stevie Cool act like that.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 1:30:01 GMT -5
The thing I never got though is why did Val Venis not get a new name? Godfather became Goodfather, why does Val keep his porn star name in RTC? That always bothered me. They should've just used his real name.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 1:31:02 GMT -5
The thing I never got though is why did Val Venis not get a new name? Godfather became Goodfather, why does Val keep his porn star name in RTC? That always bothered me. They should've just used his real name. Yeah, Sean Morley is perfect for that type of character.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 1:31:20 GMT -5
I liked the theme music BECAUSE it was annoying. That was the whole point of it.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 1:32:34 GMT -5
I liked the theme music BECAUSE it was annoying. That was the whole point of it. Well, yeah, I get that, but my god, it was the most grating noise ever. Perfect for the gimmick, but not pleasant to listen to at all.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 1:33:20 GMT -5
They should've just used his real name. Yeah, Sean Morley is perfect for that type of character. Charles Wright would've worked too.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 1:35:05 GMT -5
Yeah, Sean Morley is perfect for that type of character. Charles Wright would've worked too. Very true. And there's a reason Goodfather didn't fit in that group at all. It's because he was still the Godfather. Same moves, same look, just different clothes. He still did the Ho Train, with the same mannerisms, except now people were supposed to boo him. No wonder it didn't really work.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 1:35:58 GMT -5
I liked the theme music BECAUSE it was annoying. That was the whole point of it. Well, yeah, I get that, but my god, it was the most grating noise ever. Perfect for the gimmick, but not pleasant to listen to at all. Sometimes I like being annoyed by a heel. I know that sounds weird, but that's the case. For instance, even though I know JBL is a good commentator, he still annoys me at times.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 1:37:22 GMT -5
Well, yeah, I get that, but my god, it was the most grating noise ever. Perfect for the gimmick, but not pleasant to listen to at all. Sometimes I like being annoyed by a heel. I know that sounds weird, but that's the case. For instance, even though I know JBL is a good commentator, he still annoys me at times. Very very true.
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Post by A Magician Named SHAKE on Jan 21, 2007 1:51:56 GMT -5
As a mark, I absolutely HATED the RTC and the stuff they pulled. But after I became smart to the business, I realized that this group was an outstanding HEEL group. Like someone else said, there wasn't anything that people could cheer them about ie. Stone Cold or The Rock. They were completely and utterly hated. I'd love to see another try for the RTC group, just because I think that, after adding Val to the group, the plug got pulled too soon. C'mon Vince! I know you're here somewhere!!!
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Post by owenpeterson on Jan 21, 2007 2:23:39 GMT -5
I was HUGELY dissapointed when Jerry Lawler had to job to Steven Richards and No Way Out 01. They could have had Lawler defeat Richards at Wrestlemania 17 and that would have been better. And they probably should have had the RTC feud with top WWF stars like Chris Jericho, The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, etc. They had more heel heat than Triple H did back in Late 2000. They should have been the top heel stable IMO.
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Post by Just "Dan" is Fine, Thank You on Jan 21, 2007 2:51:52 GMT -5
WWE gets pressure from parent groups, specifically about problematic characters like a pimp and a porn star.
WWE buckles, in that they got rid of these characters, but at the same time shows creativity (GASP) and gets these wrestlers more over than they ever were.
Add tag gold and a few solid midcard feuds, along with Stevie air time? Big thumbs up. The only mistake was ending it all too soon.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 2:53:35 GMT -5
WWE gets pressure from parent groups, specifically about problematic characters like a pimp and a porn star. WWE buckles, in that they got rid of these characters, but at the same time shows creativity (GASP) and gets these wrestlers more over than they ever were. Add tag gold and a few solid midcard feuds, along with Stevie air time? Big thumbs up. The only mistake was ending it all too soon. Well, they were kind of forced to shelve it mid-angle because Stacy "Kat" Carter got fired for whatever reason, and she was the main focus of the group at the time.
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