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Post by Just "Dan" is Fine, Thank You on Jan 21, 2007 2:54:40 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. Now that I forgot. Thanks for the save, mac. So...I guess it was done perfectly all around.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 2:56:21 GMT -5
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. Now that I forgot. Thanks for the save, mac. So...I guess it was done perfectly all around. Yeah, it probably could have lasted a lot longer if Carter hadn't been fired, but instead they got cut way short. And never really got their comeuppance that I remember.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 2:56:53 GMT -5
Richards' eyes were so intense when he led the RTC. It was like staring into the eyes of a dictator.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 21, 2007 2:57:33 GMT -5
Richards' eyes were so intense when he led the RTC. It was like staring into the eyes of a dictator. He really was brilliant as that character. He made you believe he might be legit nuts.
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Post by darthpipes on Jan 21, 2007 3:00:08 GMT -5
I thought the gimmick was really good. I thought it could have been even bigger but they just gave up on it.
I can't remember the theme. Anyone know where I can listen to it?
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jan 21, 2007 3:20:32 GMT -5
I liked it, but it got kinda stupid. For instance, Val kept calling his finish the Money Shot. Which, if you know what that is, would be the first thing they'd censor. Also, the Goodfather should have worn long sleeves to cover his tats and come up with a better name for "the Ho Train". JR and King just called it "what used to be called the Ho Train"
I actually loved the gimmick, but they got lazy with it after a while.
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Post by rrm15 on Jan 21, 2007 3:53:25 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. They changed the spelling to Venus so it didn't sound like that OTHER word.
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jan 21, 2007 5:04:34 GMT -5
I loved to hate this group. They were possibly the best in the company at getting heat at that time.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jan 21, 2007 5:26:31 GMT -5
I thought it was superb. I had never seen Stevie Richards in anything else, and when I first saw him I thought he could be a megastar. He was just drop-dead OVER, and the look and the music worked perfectly. The rest of RTC were rubbish, but he was superb and vastly under used.
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Post by Johnny Q Public on Jan 21, 2007 5:44:47 GMT -5
Classic heel. The point was we weren't supposed to like them. I think they were great. Theme music and all. I will agree with Squizz about Bull. He just didn't fit.
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Post by Allison Reynolds on Jan 21, 2007 5:54:16 GMT -5
That was actually the first incarnation of Steven Richards I've ever seen, because I had never watched ECW before then. Man I hated Richards alot back then. Great heel.
I also especially hated him in the WWF No Mercy game on N64 because he always kicked my character's ass in story-mode while playing the role meant for Big Show.
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Post by George Harrison on Jan 21, 2007 5:56:25 GMT -5
The theme was just like the most annoying alarm/siren type thing you ever heard.
Looking back, I suppose this was a perfect heel setup, I just couldn't deal with their attire. The shirts & ties just looked too odd for me to take them seriously, & when Goodfather cut his sleeves off it was absolutely stupid. Steven was good in the evil heel role though, he could of taken that so much further.
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Post by FCVDave on Jan 21, 2007 6:08:06 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the group because I hated them as a mark.
I even have the Steven Richards wrestling figure.
Also I agree with Sudden Rush about No Mercy. Richards was always in the title picture and hard to beat. ......if only.
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Post by Metalheadbanger Man on Jan 21, 2007 8:29:41 GMT -5
I though they were a great heel group and Richards did the best he could with it. However they were jobbed out a lot when really they could've won titles during that period.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Jan 21, 2007 8:31:17 GMT -5
Ah, poor Stevie...when they finally just had the Undertaker beat up the RTC, ending the angle anti-climactically, Stevie disappears for months...then returns on Raw in the middle of the InVasion and STEVIE-KICKS THE UNDERTAKER. Taker sold it better than any shot from DDP during the previous four months, and actually lost the match because of the Stevie-Kick.
Then they have him manage Kronik.
Poor Stevie.
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Post by Austin's Middle Finger on Jan 21, 2007 8:38:45 GMT -5
I found them really annoying as a mark. Which means they achieved their purpose. ;D
Looking back at them now, I can appreciate them, especially Stevie's work.
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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Jan 21, 2007 21:37:29 GMT -5
I hated them. Which is why, looking back, I wish Steven had gotten a bigger push out of it.
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Post by amsiraK on Jan 21, 2007 21:38:25 GMT -5
I hated it... but in that way that we were supposed to hate it. Stevie did a bang-up job with that.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 21:46:23 GMT -5
It's too bad the RTC vs. Raven feud was cut short because of the invasion. I've always wanted to see a long, well-booked Raven vs. Stevie angle.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jan 21, 2007 21:51:40 GMT -5
I friggin' loved it. Richards was so intense, and it felt like he legitimately meant what he said. Ivory was also good in her role as an uptight, librarian-type.
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