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Post by barryhorowitz4ever on Jan 21, 2007 0:56:20 GMT -5
could wwe use something to clean the slate and start over fresh, kinda like the crisis on infinite earths series in dc comics?
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Post by joeman on Jan 21, 2007 0:58:23 GMT -5
It would solve all the continuity errors if continuity was destroyed. DC made the mistake by bringing up things that happened before the crisis in the Post-Crisis universe and hence f***ed up again.
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Post by Ace Diamond on Jan 21, 2007 0:59:44 GMT -5
All that will happen is that eventually Kane (w/Mask) will bash on the walls of reality and cause everything that happened post-continuity-wipe to come back.
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Post by odanobunaga on Jan 21, 2007 1:04:30 GMT -5
Please no. The crisis in DC made me stop reading. It felt more like a insult than anything to me. I don´t need that from WWE.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 1:07:32 GMT -5
It would solve all the continuity errors if continuity was destroyed. DC made the mistake by bringing up things that happened before the crisis in the Post-Crisis universe and hence waxed up again. DC should have done one of two things: Either use the continuity RIGHT AFTER the Crisis (before the reboots, as they came a little later) or wipe the slate clean completely, like you suggested. Anyway, all WWE needs to do is fire some staff members (mostly the Hollywood rejects) and wrestlers, end the brand split, and have significantly less PPVs. The problems all started due to the influx of talent when WCW and ECW closed and when Stephanie and her lackeys got control. |
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Post by Drillbit Taylor on Jan 21, 2007 2:15:17 GMT -5
How about WWE Civil War...... Batista(Ironman) vs Cena(Cpt America)
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Post by erisi236 on Jan 21, 2007 2:23:22 GMT -5
well, continuity fixing would require WWE even caring about continuity in the first place.
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Post by wwerules60 on Jan 21, 2007 2:36:28 GMT -5
did'nt WCW try to restart everything and fail?
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Post by Scarlet Moon on Jan 21, 2007 2:38:27 GMT -5
True, but that's because it's reboot was worse than what had gone before.
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Post by JMA on Jan 21, 2007 2:50:02 GMT -5
Please no. The crisis in DC made me stop reading. It felt more like a insult than anything to me. I don´t need that from WWE. But we already get insulted from WWE. |
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Post by Joekishi on Jan 21, 2007 3:23:54 GMT -5
How about WWE Civil War...... Batista(Ironman) vs Cena(Cpt America) Would that make Lashley and ECW those who are in between but work for both sides? |
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Post by HRH The KING on Jan 21, 2007 4:28:50 GMT -5
Guys can kill each other one year, then be best of friends the next.
It's just something you have to accept in wrestling.
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jan 21, 2007 5:00:23 GMT -5
The Crisis debacle is why Marvel is far superior to DC.
Take something I'm reading right now - The Avengers against The Invaders, a group who were originally around in the 1940's. The surviving team members are all superhuman (therefore can't age) and they talk about things from DECADES before, and make these ancient characters relevant and cool with some awesome writing.
DC's Chandler Bing "ok... THAT didn't just happen" idea was a slap in the face for dedicated comic book fans (basically saying "OK - everything you've bought and read and enjoyed has been a waste of time") and is one major reason I never get too interested in anything they do. Plus the fact their characters and storylines suck.
Anyway, I digress. We know not to expect a great deal of continuity in wrestling, but when something IS brought up, or somebody IS brought back - we all mark out like we're supposed to. Take even a little thing like one of the writers saying "hey - Dibiase and IRS. Money INC, right? Why not walk down the aisle with Flair, some of the older fans will love it."
If there was some "reset button" used in WWE it would kill the entire business. No title legacy. No Wrestlemania moments. No legends. Wrestling is very much like comic books in that you don't NEED an indepth knowledge of its past to enjoy its present state, but you can enjoy it all the more if you do.
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Post by Baixo Astral on Jan 21, 2007 5:15:54 GMT -5
The Crisis debacle is why Marvel is far superior to DC. Take something I'm reading right now - The Avengers against The Invaders, a group who were originally around in the 1940's. The surviving team members are all superhuman (therefore can't age) and they talk about things from DECADES before, and make these ancient characters relevant and cool with some awesome writing. DC's Chandler Bing "ok... THAT didn't just happen" idea was a slap in the face for dedicated comic book fans (basically saying "OK - everything you've bought and read and enjoyed has been a waste of time") and is one major reason I never get too interested in anything they do. Plus the fact their characters and storylines suck. Anyway, I digress. We know not to expect a great deal of continuity in wrestling, but when something IS brought up, or somebody IS brought back - we all mark out like we're supposed to. Take even a little thing like one of the writers saying "hey - Dibiase and IRS. Money INC, right? Why not walk down the aisle with Flair, some of the older fans will love it." If there was some "reset button" used in WWE it would kill the entire business. No title legacy. No Wrestlemania moments. No legends. Wrestling is very much like comic books in that you don't NEED an indepth knowledge of its past to enjoy its present state, but you can enjoy it all the more if you do. And to think you were one of my favourite posters... DC hate makes Spike cry. |
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Jan 21, 2007 5:19:46 GMT -5
Hey, don't get me wrong - I read some of it. Hell, I subscribe to a Batman comic, but you gotta admit - some of it is knuckle-chewingly awful.
EDIT - I was one of your favourite posters? Wow.. I'm actually touched.
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Post by Johnny Q Public on Jan 21, 2007 5:34:23 GMT -5
I don't think this would work b/c they would just rehash old stories.
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Post by Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!! on Jan 21, 2007 12:10:53 GMT -5
wouldn't work. it works in comics because it's textual with no grounds in reality so you can essentially do whatever you want. wrestling is based in reality and you can't just wipe it clean. it would seem stupid, because unlike a comic book, people can't be made to just forget stuff that actually happened unless everyone in the world had amnesia. you think people turn away from the product now? it'd be way worse if they tried to pretend everything had never happened.
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Post by H-Fist on Jan 21, 2007 12:15:21 GMT -5
Just abide by Jim Cornette's Seven Year Rule*, add in a 3-year Continuity Corrolary, and boom - tough actin' Tinactin. You got something less insukting, since in 3 years, there should be little enough complaint to continuity gaps, whereas the 7 year rule relies on audience turnover, which surely happens.
* - Gimmicks and angles can be reused after seven years have passed from the previous incarnation. For example, in the year 2000, Chyna and Y2J simultaneously held the IC title. In 2007, that angle would be fair game. Thus, Jeff Hardy and Johnny Nitro could simultaneously grab the belt in a ladder match, fall together, and hang on together. Bad example, but legit one.
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Post by Nekron has risen aka Gamera... on Jan 21, 2007 12:58:21 GMT -5
I'm just here for the ribs.......
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Post by "St. Louis Viper" Buck Summers on Jan 21, 2007 21:40:39 GMT -5
DAMN YOU STARK!!! WHY AM I IN JAIL?!
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