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Post by bubbles on Nov 20, 2007 21:06:49 GMT -5
So apparently divas are gonna be toned down, all except Vickie Guerrero who is going to have hot sex with Edge
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2007 21:07:08 GMT -5
Didn't they do this like a month ago? How are they supposed to do this and stuff like the diva search? Diva Search is over, until Vince changes his mind next week. With the winner presumably sitting at home, doing nothing.
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Post by Real Folk Bruce on Nov 21, 2007 1:55:04 GMT -5
I've probably said it before, but its very difficult to turn an R-rated product into a PG-one and keep your fans happy. rra has argued this on film, but it applies to wrestlign as well. Um,WWE isn't an R-rated product. ECW and XPW are both R-rated products(Although XPW borderlines on NC-17). WWE isn't and has never been considered R rated. Even during the height of the Attitude Era,the content wasn't even on the same level as the other two. Attitude Era WWE was aimed toward teenagers,mostly the 13-21 demograph who grew up watching WWE when they were younger. The product grew up with them. I find that hard to believe because the harder they tried to be "edgy" and "adult" the more childish they became. Austins finger,PUPPIES!(Gets old hearing it for the hundredth time),DXs pseudo-gay behavior,candy-ass,monkey-penises. Maybe this is just me,but I never found any of the jokes funny and thought the whole period was very lame.
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Post by BorneAgain on Nov 21, 2007 1:59:10 GMT -5
So apparently divas are gonna be toned down, all except Vickie Guerrero who is going to have hot sex with Edge Yup, out of all the possible women with the company, the sexed up one will be the plain looking, average sized widow of a former employee whose death is partly the focus of upcoming hearing by the US congress. Isn't WWE logic fun?
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Post by kidtamagotchi on Nov 21, 2007 2:04:52 GMT -5
I've probably said it before, but its very difficult to turn an R-rated product into a PG-one and keep your fans happy. rra has argued this on film, but it applies to wrestlign as well. Um,WWE isn't an R-rated product. ECW and XPW are both R-rated products(Although XPW borderlines on NC-17). WWE isn't and has never been considered R rated. Even during the height of the Attitude Era,the content wasn't even on the same level as the other two. Attitude Era WWE was aimed toward teenagers,mostly the 13-21 demograph who grew up watching WWE when they were younger. The product grew up with them. I find that hard to believe because the harder they tried to be "edgy" and "adult" the more childish they became. Austins finger,PUPPIES!(Gets old hearing it for the hundredth time),DXs pseudo-gay behavior,candy-ass,monkey-penises. Maybe this is just me,but I never found any of the jokes funny and thought the whole period was very lame. The Attitude era drove me away completely as a WWE fan, so you're not alone.
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Post by Mitch 4:20 on Nov 21, 2007 2:13:25 GMT -5
To whoever is toning down the sexualness of the divas...
F-U!!!!
I want thongs man, I want butt cheeks hanging out of the bottoms of bikinis and ring attire. I want cleavage, more "lesbianesque" moves. Get it? Got it? Jeebus H. Charlie!!!
Is that TOO much to ask for?
And oh yeah, a boob here or there on PPV would go a LONG way!
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Post by TripleMerc on Nov 21, 2007 2:28:17 GMT -5
BTW, looking at Google, I found at least 2 schools for women, one in Atlanta (WWA4) and another in California (Women's Wrestling Academy) And you assume that they're any good? WWA4 is fantastic, I know a girl who went there.
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Post by Mitch 4:20 on Nov 21, 2007 2:33:52 GMT -5
How much do you want to bet all that happened was they were told to stop wearing tops that let their boobs fell out, due to McCool's slipup? They probably will just have better fitted tops. WHAT!?! WHEN? Survivor Series? All I thought i saw was side boob.... :/
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Post by Loki on Nov 21, 2007 5:22:49 GMT -5
This sounds great, on paper...
But how long can that last, considering that only 4 Divas seem to have a clue about how to work a match? An actual match, not a pudding wrestling contest or a pillow fight.
The Divas are hired for their looks, so if Vince isn't gonna use them for the boobs, what's the point in hiring them in the first place?
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Post by Welfare Willis on Nov 21, 2007 7:03:57 GMT -5
This sounds great, on paper... The Divas are hired for their looks, so if Vince isn't gonna use them for the boobs, what's the point in hiring them in the first place? So Vince doesn't need Viagra when he goes home at night? (Sorry Linda)
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Post by Loki on Nov 21, 2007 7:11:56 GMT -5
Austins finger,PUPPIES!(Gets old hearing it for the hundredth time),DXs pseudo-gay behavior,candy-ass,monkey-penises. Maybe this is just me,but I never found any of the jokes funny and thought the whole period was very lame. Agree 100% I'll never get how that crap got so popular. I'd take the "boring and craptacular" New Generation Era over the Attitude Era. And maybe even *gasp* the CURRENT PRODUCT!
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Post by Dynamite Kid on Nov 21, 2007 7:56:17 GMT -5
A good move, I'm fully in favour of...
...wait a minute, again?
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Post by Celgress on Nov 21, 2007 9:33:41 GMT -5
Vince McMahon recently made the call to downplay the sexiness of the WWE divas again. He made a similar call back in the spring, but it lasted for about a week. Some believe that he's trying to book WWE in a more family friendly way since the kids audience has grown significantly while the adult audience has fallen since the Benoit murders. Internally, there is concern that the portrayal as women as sex objects could backfire with so many major media pieces coming. Vince said that they are looking to attract viewers from every demo and for the creative team not be short sighted in who potential viewers are. wrestling observer newsletter It actually makes perfect sense from a business stand point. Vince is attempting to turn Super Cena into the next Hulk Hogan, and as I recall back in the day being one myself, Hogan's main body of marks were children. Flair might have been the man for the adult audience, but let us face facts here his gimmick was far from family friendly. Explaining in part why WWE/WWF buried the competition until the mid-1990s.
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Post by B.A. on Nov 21, 2007 10:19:37 GMT -5
yea, this is going to last as long as the holiday season
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Nov 21, 2007 17:44:51 GMT -5
Actually, I see Mickie's new finisher as more of a Bugs Bunny kiss more than anything lesbian.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2007 18:52:30 GMT -5
They're taking things into their own hands. It's time to clean up this mess and make the show more family friendly.
From now on, any diva wearing a thong will be subject to a mere SIX camera angles detailing her crotch as she goes for a pin. WWE: Keeping it clean.
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Post by Real Folk Bruce on Nov 21, 2007 20:41:42 GMT -5
Austins finger,PUPPIES!(Gets old hearing it for the hundredth time),DXs pseudo-gay behavior,candy-ass,monkey-penises. Maybe this is just me,but I never found any of the jokes funny and thought the whole period was very lame. Agree 100% I'll never get how that crap got so popular. I'd take the "boring and craptacular" New Generation Era over the Attitude Era. And maybe even *gasp* the CURRENT PRODUCT! Same here.It was hard to be a Attitude mark unless you were some punk kid from the burbs. I too would rather be watching The New Generation and the current product.
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Post by Mozenrath on Nov 21, 2007 20:43:32 GMT -5
How much do you want to bet all that happened was they were told to stop wearing tops that let their boobs fell out, due to McCool's slipup?
They probably will just have better fitted tops.
It's the most logical answer.
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Post by Parrish on Nov 21, 2007 22:17:10 GMT -5
lol all the WWE divas have going for them is their sexuality, if you tone that down then their is no reason to have them on tv.
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Post by Mitch 4:20 on Nov 22, 2007 0:52:39 GMT -5
To whoever is toning down the sexualness of the divas... F-U!!!! I want thongs man, I want butt cheeks hanging out of the bottoms of bikinis and ring attire. I want cleavage, more "lesbianesque" moves. Get it? Got it? Jeebus H. Charlie!!! Is that TOO much to ask for? And oh yeah, a boob here or there on PPV would go a LONG way! How much do you want to bet all that happened was they were told to stop wearing tops that let their boobs fell out, due to McCool's slipup? They probably will just have better fitted tops. WHAT!?! WHEN? Survivor Series? All I thought i saw was side boob.... :/
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