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July Wrasslin |OT| The Game, The Kane, The Pain, and The Insane (AJ)
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Perspicacity
Banned
Soulplaya I'll pretend to like Kane and change my avatar to a Kane theme for a month if you can go one week without mentioning him (or Glenn Jacobs etc.)
The games he listed with Kane all have huge complaints from people.
Madden is the same every year
Burnout is a pretty much dead series now
Dead Space 3 is already being hated because they're changing it to be more like Gears of War
Mirrors Edge... I don't think we'll ever get a sequel.
What does it all mean for Kane?! I think its saying he's the same every year even though he's pretty much dead, and hated because he changed his look to that new dumb mask. Also he loves free running, and trying to steal information from evil governments or something
Madden is the same every year
Burnout is a pretty much dead series now
Dead Space 3 is already being hated because they're changing it to be more like Gears of War
Mirrors Edge... I don't think we'll ever get a sequel.
What does it all mean for Kane?! I think its saying he's the same every year even though he's pretty much dead, and hated because he changed his look to that new dumb mask. Also he loves free running, and trying to steal information from evil governments or something
HarryDemeanor
Member
canadian crowe
Member
Shit's getting real gentlemen:
Wait, so if I don't mention Kane or Glenn Jacobs, you will "pretend (you know you love him, stop fronting!)" and carry a Kane avatar (a nice one!) for a month? Would you still post as often as you do now, or are you planning on going on vacation soon?
I won't be an ass. I know it includes all the gimmicks Glenn Jacobs has been known as.
bean breath
Member
Perspicacity, if you promise to only post about televised wrestling and wear an avatar of an established TV pro wrestler for one month, I won't disparage fly-by-night, internet wrestling feds for 2 days.
Perspicacity
Banned
I don't have any vacation coming up, I'll be traveling to the states briefly towards the end of the month but it will be a Wed/Thurs deal and that's when Kane activity is at it's lowest point through the week.
I don't know what a "nice" Kane avatar is, but I'll let you give me a selection and I reserve veto power.
Tempting, but I'm going to be seeing STAMPEDE EXTREME WRESTLING at some point this week, so I need to have the ability to talk about how awful Teddy Hart is at everything.
Mr. Enigma
Member
PAC is denying on Twitter that he signed with WWE. Gabe Sapolsky retweeted his denial.
Make it this one.
OK, so the deal is that you have to "pretend" to like the WWE's Kane (real name, Glenn Jacobs), and will sport a Kane avatar for a month. Also, you have to post as often as you do now, and YOU MUST MENTION WWE's KANE. Don't just ignore him, lol.
I cannot mention Kane, Glenn Jacobs, or any of Glenn's other gimmicks for one week. No, I won't be clever and try to mention anyone else named Kane. I, however, do reserve the right to still be annoying, by talking about any other wrestler (posting their matches, pics, gifs, etc.) during this time period. Understood?
bean breath
Member
No, I'm just not as crazy as you people think.
Wait, I have to change avatars too?
well every post that you make will have Kane in it otherwise
Uhhhhh, alright, but I'm choosing it. I was going to change it to Kobe Bryant, anyway, signifying my embrace of LakersGAF.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Professor Beef
Banned
So Aries won? Damn, that's some good shit.
OK, I'm going to sleep, but the start of this will be whenever Persp gets the Kane avatar, and makes his first post mentioning Kane (no, not all of his posts have to be about Kane, but I want it to be often, and it better be positive!).
Until then, I'll disable my avatar.
Until then, I'll disable my avatar.
Perspicacity
Banned
A Pretty Panda
fuckin' called it, man
edit- god damn it
HarryDemeanor
Member
I don't think NeoGAF has any Jaguars fans.
Nocturnowl
Member
Those fake British wrestler names were killing me, I can't decide on a favourite.
Soulplaya you filthy traitor, looks like i'm going to have to pal up with my new Kane buddy Perspicacity.
So that TNA ppv sounds good, maybe i'll watch it.....on Wednesday, cheers Challenge.
Soulplaya you filthy traitor, looks like i'm going to have to pal up with my new Kane buddy Perspicacity.
So that TNA ppv sounds good, maybe i'll watch it.....on Wednesday, cheers Challenge.
Nocturnowl
Member
I hope TNA will see an uprise in their ratings. They've been doing so well the past two months. It's amazing, if they can slowly build their ratings up and get to Smackdown-level, WWE will be forced to take notice and make some much needed changes to their product.
Plus, I'm fucking enjoying Impact and their PPV's, and that's after giving up on the product for a year or so until two months ago. Impressive how they turned things around. Well done TNA!
Plus, I'm fucking enjoying Impact and their PPV's, and that's after giving up on the product for a year or so until two months ago. Impressive how they turned things around. Well done TNA!
Net_Wrecker
Member
I agree and I need to collect them so that Morning WrestleGAF can bask in the glory of the WWE naming system.
British WWE Wrestlers said:
I am using one or more of these as an alias.
Glad Aries won. Didn't get to see it but I'll have to check out Impact to see how it unravels.
As for Pac supposedly signing (denial or not), I'm with Net Wrecker on not getting excited. I mean, they have done nothing with Del Rio, Sin Cara, and countless other talented guys who have flourished elsewhere and come to WWE to get badly booked and/or their movesets neutered to a tee.
As for Pac supposedly signing (denial or not), I'm with Net Wrecker on not getting excited. I mean, they have done nothing with Del Rio, Sin Cara, and countless other talented guys who have flourished elsewhere and come to WWE to get badly booked and/or their movesets neutered to a tee.
I maintain that the guys themselves are responsible for getting themselves over. Del Rio didn't get over even though he had plenty of opportunity. Sin Cara botched many of his fights, got suspended, was replaced by a better Sin Cara and then got injured for a long time.
Sure, you can blame WWE Creative for all their woes, but that still seems unfair to me. You have to work and adapt what they give you to your advantage. Other people in the company managed to do it and get themselves over, so Del Rio and Sin Cara could do it too.
To be fair, Del Rio still has a shot, he did well on Smackdown last week, first time in a long time I enjoyed his shtick.
Sure, you can blame WWE Creative for all their woes, but that still seems unfair to me. You have to work and adapt what they give you to your advantage. Other people in the company managed to do it and get themselves over, so Del Rio and Sin Cara could do it too.
To be fair, Del Rio still has a shot, he did well on Smackdown last week, first time in a long time I enjoyed his shtick.
Del Rio was rolling nice before and finally getting the Rumble win. He fought Edge at Mania, lost but that was okay because that was Edge's final match. But tell me, please, what in the hell have they done with him since? Yeah, he won a MitB after doing NOTHING between April and July. He cashed in, had Cena make god-awful fucking jokes, and got buried by him. What has he done since? That has nothing to do with being over, a draw, nothing. It's terrible booking at its finest. This goes with a LOT of guys. Bourne, Ziggler, Rhodes, Kofi, Swagger, etc. They've been in the SAME position more or less since 2008-2009 (or whenever they've arrived).
Sin Cara got his moveset neutered. It's plain as day.
Sin Cara got his moveset neutered. It's plain as day.
"Why do I watch this shit?" is what I ask myself.
Eh I read the GAF reactions and if it's interesting I catch it on Youtube.
TNA has been pretty fun lately, though.
So what has Alberto Del Rio done in the past year to get over with the crowd? Did he do something special with his promo's perhaps? Did he manage to get the crowd to boo him out of the building? Sin Cara can't talk on the mic, and botches all his moves, of course nobody's gonna pay to watch the guy.
And what about Swagger, Kofi and Bourne? Everytime any of them gets a mic people fall asleep. Might not be what you want to hear, but 80% of getting over is working a mic and getting the crowd behind you (either as a face or as a heel).
AJ got more over then any of them in 3 months time, is that really only due to WWE Creative giving her something to do? Bryan got over despite getting buried (burried worse then anyone over the past year, minus Zack Ryder maybe, mind you) and is selling out his merchandise based on his work alone.
Ziggler and Cody are future main-eventers, I don't even for a second worry about them. Ziggler could be a little less giving in the ring maybe when setting up his matches. His overselling might be hurting him a bit.
Seriously though, I know WWE deserves blame in some cases for guys not getting over. But Del Rio has been giving a ton of main event spots over the past year and the crowd just doesn't react to the guy. He needs to work on that.
And what about Swagger, Kofi and Bourne? Everytime any of them gets a mic people fall asleep. Might not be what you want to hear, but 80% of getting over is working a mic and getting the crowd behind you (either as a face or as a heel).
AJ got more over then any of them in 3 months time, is that really only due to WWE Creative giving her something to do? Bryan got over despite getting buried (burried worse then anyone over the past year, minus Zack Ryder maybe, mind you) and is selling out his merchandise based on his work alone.
Ziggler and Cody are future main-eventers, I don't even for a second worry about them. Ziggler could be a little less giving in the ring maybe when setting up his matches. His overselling might be hurting him a bit.
Seriously though, I know WWE deserves blame in some cases for guys not getting over. But Del Rio has been giving a ton of main event spots over the past year and the crowd just doesn't react to the guy. He needs to work on that.
You completely disregard the point on Del Rio and Sin Cara. Major stars elsewhere, but once they're in the hands of the WWE booking crew, they're what they are now. That's just a mere coincidence? Look how MVP felt when he was here, and now he's wrestling in Japan and doing wonderful for himself, and is happy with what he's doing. And he's not a rarity for this case.
Del Rio has been given "main event spots", like the cash in and feud with Cena, which made him look like a loser. How is ADR suppose to look good on that afterwards?
And "being over", for fuck's sake. Miz was over, but you know what, I didn't want to see him wrestle. Nobody did. Del Rio is one of the better wrestlers in the company, but fact is, booking for him since April 2011 has been absolutely terrible. I haven't seen you list one simple reason why that is wrong of me to say. No strong feuds to make him look like a big time heel, nothing.
Sin Cara, again, they killed his moveset. Everything is predictable and has a formula feel to it. Go watch his matches before he came in.
Del Rio has been given "main event spots", like the cash in and feud with Cena, which made him look like a loser. How is ADR suppose to look good on that afterwards?
And "being over", for fuck's sake. Miz was over, but you know what, I didn't want to see him wrestle. Nobody did. Del Rio is one of the better wrestlers in the company, but fact is, booking for him since April 2011 has been absolutely terrible. I haven't seen you list one simple reason why that is wrong of me to say. No strong feuds to make him look like a big time heel, nothing.
Sin Cara, again, they killed his moveset. Everything is predictable and has a formula feel to it. Go watch his matches before he came in.
My points is, once again, 80% of getting over in the US is working a mic. It's that simple. That is the reason Del Rio didn't get over, that is the reason Sin Cara will never get over.
US public could give two shits about great wrestling, they want good mic workers. Might not be why you watch wrestling, but it is why most of the public watches this stuff. So yeah, in the indie scene, where people love wrestling, they get over based on their matches. In Japan they fucking respect the hell out of you when you have 30 minutes of fucking awesomeness in the ring.
In the US? Not so much. Ratings tell the whole story. Can you blame WWE for following the needs of their audience?
US public could give two shits about great wrestling, they want good mic workers. Might not be why you watch wrestling, but it is why most of the public watches this stuff. So yeah, in the indie scene, where people love wrestling, they get over based on their matches. In Japan they fucking respect the hell out of you when you have 30 minutes of fucking awesomeness in the ring.
In the US? Not so much. Ratings tell the whole story. Can you blame WWE for following the needs of their audience?
Shao Kahn Going Shopping
Banned
OMG Destination X was awesome.
If TNA keeps this up, I can finally stop watching the WWE. If only Bryan, Jericho, Punk and Kane weren't on WWE television. Those 4 are the only ones I care about... and Cena/Sheamus/Orton/HHH/Big Show will squash them over and over again
TNA is keeping this up. You WWE people need to jump ship. The WWE is falling apart and getting worse every week, and TNA is hungry and knows what it wants. It's no contest. Leave the make-a-wish fans and "rebels" that like CM Punk behind, and get behind a real product.
You must not have been following TNA for that long. Give it half a year more before reaching this conclusion.
Sin Cara's problem isn't where he's listed on the card. He is perfectly fine in the midcard/cruiserweight role. My issue is him getting his moveset blasted up and down and his matches getting pretty predictable - that's WWE's fault, plain and simple.
I wouldn't put it past them to do it to more guys; they've done it to countless others in the past, namely MVP. That's why I rather them not sign these guys, and just build some up in FCW/NXT. Gotta hope they don't screw up Ambrose, because that's a guy who's bound to be an amazing heel if booked properly.
I wouldn't put it past them to do it to more guys; they've done it to countless others in the past, namely MVP. That's why I rather them not sign these guys, and just build some up in FCW/NXT. Gotta hope they don't screw up Ambrose, because that's a guy who's bound to be an amazing heel if booked properly.
Shao Kahn Going Shopping
Banned
Agreed. Sin Cara has been a bust on multiple levels though. Talk about a square peg trying to fit into a round hole. Horrible past year or so from Sin Cara. But he sells them shirts.