Review a RAW starts with the audio of it: http://fightnetwork.com/news/53018:jan-6-edition-of-review-a-raw/
That alone is bad enough.
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Review a RAW starts with the audio of it: http://fightnetwork.com/news/53018:jan-6-edition-of-review-a-raw/
That alone is bad enough.
BronsonLee
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Miraculous!
Rockandrollclown
lookwhatyou'vedone
I laughed when Bradshaw pointed out "I haven't even heard of these guys they just beat". I mean sure we all know it, but the announce team pointing out that jobbers are jobbers is a first for me. Way to completely invalidate the squash match they just had. Pissed me off and I don't even like Ascension.
British Monsoon
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Man, that fucking Roman promo deserves to be in one of those cringe compilations.
I think the thing I struggle the most to understand is that when the guys writing your scripts are so clearly fucking TERRIBLE at what they do, would it really be the worst thing if you just tossed the script out of the window and let these dudes cut a promo for themselves? Sure, some would sink, but a lot would swim. Also, you're asking these guys to be actors and even the very best actor would struggle to be enthused by a terrible script - almost everyone who faces the backstage camera in WWE looks like they know that what they're about to say is fucking dogshit.
I think the thing I struggle the most to understand is that when the guys writing your scripts are so clearly fucking TERRIBLE at what they do, would it really be the worst thing if you just tossed the script out of the window and let these dudes cut a promo for themselves? Sure, some would sink, but a lot would swim. Also, you're asking these guys to be actors and even the very best actor would struggle to be enthused by a terrible script - almost everyone who faces the backstage camera in WWE looks like they know that what they're about to say is fucking dogshit.
Shame is listen to Reigns when he isn't reading a script. He seems like a pretty chill dude.
Well Roman should also be smart enough to throw a script like this out.
avengers23
Banned
I hope these matches get transferred to the NJPW shows too. TMDK vs. KES was expected after Wrestle kingdom, and Marufuji vs. Suzuki could be very good. I'd be interested in seeing Kotoge vs. El Desperado.
Are there NOAH juniors NJPW can bring in to beef up its dire junior title scene?
He's not at that level yet. He can't get away with that shit.
I honestly have no idea why this company is being ran the way they do. The best I can come up with is Vince is so convinced he's on-par with regular written TV, not even Soap Opera, but legit TV shows that he HAS TO have a writing staff and that whole deal to validate himself. The script can stink, the writers can be awful, but at least at the end of the day when Vince meets the other republicans at a fundraiser, he can boast how he has 20 writers on staff that write this epic serialized show.
The internet ridiculed Vince (and Austin, by extension) for this, but Reigns or anyone else given a bunch of babytalk bullshit to say on the mic who would go off-the-cuff on live TV would be grabbing that brass ring.
the crazy thing is they have writers from Conan, the daily show, and other dramas.
Its not like they hired 7th graders.
Those poor fucks, what a downgrade.
avengers23
Banned
I can't decide if the Skull Kid figure in the Majora's Mask 3D limited edition looks more like Booker T staring at his own hand before doing a spinaroonie or Cena doing the "You can't see me" hand sign.
lovely ladies
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They should hire writers from Chrisley Knows Best.
That Anna Nicole scene in Naked Gun
The scene where her penis pops out?
Comparisons to Iron Man are out of the question. A 30 or 60 minute match with Roman would be a slow death.
Also, one admitted dig at the Emperor-elect, anyone else notice the RR logo is essentially a god damn shield?
I'll never be able to see anything but a Spiderman symbol.
British Monsoon
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Roman was so much better as the big mook in The Shield who rarely talked and leered over Rene. I don't know what the fuck this Roman is trying to be, but I don't like it.
No love for Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinari Ogawa?
No love for Zack Sabre Jr. & Yoshinari Ogawa?
Mostly just throwing out names from my most recent NOAH watchings. I didn't think Kenou was even that good when he was in M-Pro. Always felt like the second-rate Fuji Jr. But right now they just need people then they can do something like the Super Jr and figure out who they want to keep on and who they'll just use as temporary.
I'd rather have AJPW's junior roster, personally.
Well when you get your script constantly torn up on the day it's supposed to air, your director can't give the characters any focused direction or long term booking and you're not actually working with actors, you're gonna have a bad time.
They must pay the writers well for them to stay there...
They broke up the shield because they needed to give the gimmick to Reigns.Also, one admitted dig at the Emperor-elect, anyone else notice the RR logo is essentially a god damn shield?
They wanted to turn Orton face and take everything that was the shield to reigns. The rumble finish for him last year was reigns lifting the other two shield members over the ropes by himself.
Make Reigns look strong
THOSE DAMN INTERNET SMARKS THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING AND THEY DON'T REPRESENT OUR FANBASE DAMNIT
You don't even need A plus story lines. NXT gets by just fine with basic stuff and the audience still gets invested into the characters and story. Vince just thinks his shit don't stink but it does.
NXT also has in-ring story telling, which is supposed to be like 90% of the story telling in wrestling
too bad this is "entertainment"
Were fans even supposed to like the show?
The heels buried the entire roster and fired all of the babyfaces except Cena who is a heel.
I don't need it to be perfect but some expectations are just too high.
Sweeney Tom
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The real shame is we'll never get a Death of WWE book
Think about all the material they'd have from just the last decade
they're aiming for a buildup, make the heel look strong and make the faces overcome the odds which is fine in some way
the problem is that nobody actually cares and the wrestling is bad
Ho.ly. Shit.
Never mind that Reigns literally done an Iron Man pose for his super manpunch.
Why would you care? They fired three guys, so what? They'll all be back either next week or the week after that at most. All the firing storylines are bullshit, Cena was fired and never missed a show, Punk was back in under two weeks, Big Show came back in a week, The Authority was back after a month... And that's just the few examples I can remember from the past few years.
Why would anyone buy a storyline like this if they do them all the time and never follow through on any of them.
Everything about modern WWE feels like it was booked by a computer. 'Character A's merch percentage is at this amount with a forecast to sell this amount, so he needs this percentage of TV time. A win over Character D has a chance to increase sells of merch by 2% while only negatively effecting Character D's sales by 1% giving us a 1% profit'
With no planning for attachment, gaining new audiences, or the general long term of these individuals that work for you.
With no planning for attachment, gaining new audiences, or the general long term of these individuals that work for you.
because it worked a couple of time in the attitude era with the iconic "YOUUUUU'RE FIIIIARREREREED" and they're trying to reproduce that
but yeah, well all know they'll be back next week it's stupid, i'm sick of it
A Syfy-level sci-fi storyline more interesting than what we're currently getting.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Lol. That's just like those old IPW promos. Jumpin' Jeff Farmer and Tony The Spider would be proud....
Nee's new haircut.
Listen to the crowd. Vince hears the girls wetting their panties.
British Monsoon
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WWE puts a greater emphasis on storytelling outside of the ring and, as such, I don't think it's at all unreasonable for people to expect a bit of competence in that regard, rather than feeling like they're wasting their time.
Why does a dude who doesn't even watch WWE shows anymore keep starting the day with a ton of negativity about said shows he doesn't watch? It's really a bummer to start the day with a blast of negativity over and over, especially when that person isn't even watching the shit.
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