Professor Beef
Banned
The wrestling may be better, but everything else is worse. Attitude Era had personalities, at least. Now we have people caping for Cesaro, a man more boring than fucking Mideon.
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Sibersk Esto
Banned
Opening minutes of this weeks lapsed fan:
"It was impressive how they pivoted from the Austin injury and continued to grow"
"They were so hot even acts of dubious quality like 2 Cool were outrageously over"
"Felt like there was a real direction to the product"
"The tits and sexism is also what made it good and pussy ass investors are one of the big reasons wrestling is bad nowadays"
Dunno if I can force myself through this one for another 6 hours of Attitude Era masterbation.
Are those first three points not accurate?
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Vince still runs the show, not Stephanie
I mean, even as a kid, I knew the deal with seeing Torrie and Daffney on screen. That they weere pretty ladies
but whenever I saw Godfather come out with the hos or Vince making out with young girls it's like 'this shit is dumb'
Even a dog can shake hands, fake Vince.
Promo is still too long -- and was probably the most exciting bit in a 30-minute snoozer.
Opening minutes of this weeks lapsed fan:
"It was impressive how they pivoted from the Austin injury and continued to grow"
"They were so hot even acts of dubious quality like 2 Cool were outrageously over"
"Felt like there was a real direction to the product"
"The tits and sexism is also what made it good and pussy ass investors are one of the big reasons wrestling is bad nowadays"
Dunno if I can force myself through this one for another 6 hours of Attitude Era masterbation.
first of all, they're right. it was better then.
second of all, they don't even masturbate to the attitude era that much. they're more 80s-mid 90s fanboys as that's where their nostalgia lies. JP even mentions that he didn't think the 2000 Rumble was THAT great compared to, say, the 92 rumble.
even though it was the GOAT rumble.
Barrage
Member
Think he's saying the last one negates them. In terms of wanting to listen to those guys, at least.
slightconfuse
Banned
Did anyone out in a lapsed fan request?
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Daffney was the greatest. Ranks up there with Lillian Garcia.
Yes, hence my posting of a nodding Seth Rollins gif with each accompanying justifiable statement?
It's the last one that I have issues with.
I'm talking about on-air characters. Stephanie is awful
Professor Beef
Banned
To be fair, it's a 6 hour podcast. You'd have to be insane to want to listen to something that long.
i'm on the road alot, so I listen while driving. also while working out. the longer the podcast the better tbh. these things last me WEEKS.
especially when they're talking about the greatest year in the history of our sport, 2000.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
I think as trash as a good chunk of the attitude era was, there was a personality and a fire there that drew people in.
Something intangible about the energy and the crowd. Seeing these gladiators beat the hell out of each other on your cheap tv that crushed all the black areas so the wrestlers popped out.
Everything's so lifeless, so inert nowadays.
Something intangible about the energy and the crowd. Seeing these gladiators beat the hell out of each other on your cheap tv that crushed all the black areas so the wrestlers popped out.
Everything's so lifeless, so inert nowadays.
Yeah his name was Steve Austin.
Professor Beef
Banned
Yeah, Stephanie is fine.
We already know you're my insane doppelganger, and apparently a road warrior.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
Every era sucked for its own reasons
Still, this era didn't need to bring back the Too Many PPVs and Brand Split aspects of the last era, it already had plenty of its own reasons
Still, this era didn't need to bring back the Too Many PPVs and Brand Split aspects of the last era, it already had plenty of its own reasons
slightconfuse
Banned
Think klonere got worked by lapsed Vince
daemissary
Member
I think the Attitude Era is vastly overrated but it's still so much better than current main roster WWE.
The current product's booking is terrible and makes no logical sense...and somehow manages to also be predictable and boring.
The current product's booking is terrible and makes no logical sense...and somehow manages to also be predictable and boring.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Ah I misinterpreted. Not as obvious of a gif as nodding triple h or curved lip Batista
I guess. But it really seemed like everyone was over in those days.
The new age outlaws were garbage, but even grandmas in the audience were doing the entrance speech.
And the pops too cool got at the rumble.
And of course there was Jim Ross.
slightconfuse
Banned
Taz,a as a God at the rumble too. No one from ROH could get that reaction. Wrestling was on aother level
SallyIsNow
Banned
Until SmackDown gets cancelled next year.
Barrage
Member
2000 is the best year in RAWs history. 98 and 99 are best watched by skipping the matches.
Im fine with WWE having more PPVs, its the only thing they consistently do well now. Minus Mania, every PPV this year has been good.
"Cut to people saying WWE is worse than its ever been, even tho in 05-07 1 out of every 3 ppvs were garbage"
Im fine with WWE having more PPVs, its the only thing they consistently do well now. Minus Mania, every PPV this year has been good.
"Cut to people saying WWE is worse than its ever been, even tho in 05-07 1 out of every 3 ppvs were garbage"
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
first step is cena going back to raw, which I think will happen in less than a month when they panic after raw numbers plummet
i don't think brands will be split by the time the rumble rolls around
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
Cena's not going to go back to full time, though. His new production studio has two shows in the cooker, and he's working on them as he wrestles when he can. He's making smart moves.
BewareTheBatsie
Member
I'm optimistic but I wouldn't be surprised if Cena's on Raw by the time the next rumble rolls around.
They better have Eva go full heel on Smackdown. She's a heat magnet like Roman, and with Eva there's at least hope they have her be the bad guy.
Bring in The Brian Kendrick so we can have mixed tag-teams again!
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
She won't have a choice. She'll be hated forever. I love it.
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Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
I'm sad they missed out on Eva Marie and Braun Strowman. I'd like to see Eva/Braun. For obvious reasons.
But then people will say it's just "X-Pac heat" so it doesn't count
Nah, Roman has some solid heel chops I think. The whole "I'm THE guy" thing was an A+ heel comment that he knew would get him heat from the crowd. It was legitimately great.
Barrage
Member
If only her husband wasnt all over Total Divas.
Eva's ability to give heat might be too scorching. Like the heat X-Pac got from taking Tori from Kane literally never left the rest of his career.
Picture Eva leaving Tye Dillinger for, say, Baron Corbin.
His dismissive body language is also A grade stuff.
Looking at AJ like he don't know who he is and where he came from. Why are you in the Big Dog's ring huh?
I wish we could've seen her in WWF back around that time.
so she could be forced to play tongue hockey with vince and bark like a dog?
His dismissive body language is also A grade stuff.
Looking at AJ like he don't know who he is and where he came from. Why are you in the Big Dog's ring huh?
Too bad Vince is so caught up on making face Roman happen. Heel Roman would probably be some legitimately great stuff
He would've been afraid of her irl so that wouldn't have happened.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Eva only gets heat from the smarky full sail crowd. Average crowd doesn't give a fuck about her and her baby's first wrestling heel shtick.
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
She got a ton of heat that one main roster show she returned for as well as WM
I had to re-read this a couple of times. Goddamit Sunny...
BewareTheBatsie
Member
It's hard to say if the Total Divas thing would matter. On one hand you have Bryan and Brie's relationship I believe being acknowledged on the main roster because of the show's popularity but at the same time I believe we haven't heard one mention of Cena dating Nikki when they're featured regularly on Total Divas.
No Broken Matt, no deal. Sorry Brother Nero.