slightconfuse
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Hopefully they can out due GLOW
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March Wrasslin' |OT| Forecast for Wrestlemania...cloudy with a heavy chance of Reigns
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Hopefully they can out due GLOW
BronsonLee
Member
My favorite running gag in wrestling ever might be Shawn Michaels' absolutely hating cameramen, assaulting them every chance he got
slightconfuse
Banned
PWGs next card
Looks like another amazing card
Looks like another amazing card
I really want a gang of cameramen to take out HBK the next time he's called up for legends night on Raw.
What he did to the cameraman at Bad Blood made me want to SCM the tv. Fucking HBK.
BronsonLee
Member
I loved that shit. It took what was kind of an odd quirk Michaels had (cameramen/photographers would -always- get in his way, and he'd forcefully move them away from ringside) and created a very natural/realistic way to force HIAC to be opened (to help the cameraman).
I always noticed cameramen/photographers had problems with the over the top in the corner bump HBK and HHH would take. They'd do the bump and totally eat shit by landing on a cameraman. They were right to be pissed, but they should know the positioning of the cameramen. They don't move much.
Sweeney Tom
Banned
A young HBK threatening a cameraman.
Thigh-slapping? Shawn was a dick when he was young, but at least he didn't expose the business
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Ya read my mind.I bring you an exclusive look from Botchamania 302:
An inch makes all the difference.
sf2fanatic
Member
Wish I was in Vegas right now
Pristine_Condition
Member
I think the photographers should work around the wrestlers, not the other way around.
Nobody buys a ticket to watch photographers.
Good wrestling photographers know and can anticipate the action, and eventually even build a quick form of communication with the performers that comes in handy when the unanticipated happens. There's a recognition there.
The problem you see in a lot of those shows (from what I gather having talked to people about this) is that because of the times and popularity and the way they were doing business at the time the WWE used to get a lot of stringers from outside media outlets that didn't know what they were doing there. Guys that may have never covered pro wrestling before. Those guys either got in the way of the performers, or got in the way of the photographers that knew what they were doing, creating these pile-ups.
I love watching the wrestling shows with a lot of photographers at ringside. Makes the event seem like a big deal. But I understand why WWE has gone away from that too. I love watching Japan where it still happens, but the vast majority of the photographers are veterans, and there's a kind of an organization within the group to stay out of trouble for the most part.
sazabirules
Unconfirmed Member
Does anyone know if Lucha Underground plans to release their episodes on DVD?
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
If Angle didn't have that Olympic cred, he probably would have been a flat out jobber. Conversely, Mark Henry would have had the exact same career he's had in WWE even if he never had those Olympic performances, weightlifting records, etc.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Ambrose is getting a push?
BronsonLee
Member
Totally agree. As a cameraman on the indies, it's got really nothing in terms of structure, but the main rule is basically this: Don't come anywhere near me. I can't move out of the way quickly, have very expensive equipment, and if it breaks, it's coming out of your pay.
RE: Photographers, it's even more of a crapshoot, because indies will take anybody for the most part. Some are very good (Lyle C. Williams is very good, Scott Finkelstein, Brooke Danielle, a few others), while the others are either family/friends of the workers, or just don't know what the fuck they're doing. I've straight up shoved them out of the way during intros because they were creeping in too close. I'll also usually wave them away if workers are crowd brawling and they're not paying much attention. It's a process.
And that Dynasty Warriors Botchamania ending has got me #dead
No one knows, but I sure hope they do. Or at least offer a streaming service of some sort.
And Hulk Hogan. And Stone Cold. And Randy Savage.
The Shapesmith
Member
Is it wrong I dvr Impact just to see EC3, Roode, Storm and the British Indy guys?
Exactly. It almost seems like an advantage given past history actually.
Don't think that's the demo they're going for with the dark and brooding big bad wolf.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Hey it's your time man
The Shapesmith
Member
I have an exorbitant amount of free time but I fast forward through 90% of the show.
Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
It's cheesy and weird.
serenewarfare
Banned
They need to make another Simpsons Hit and Run game. That game was great.
That was bad booking and you know it.
Paracelsus
Member
sf2fanatic
Member
Didn't Rey had hair issues too?
What does this even mean? Most men start balding around that time. If you want to dictate who becomes a star or not based on hair pattern, than you might as well fire 90 percent of the roster.
serenewarfare
Banned
Oh, hey, I got a shout out.
Austin wasn't pushed based on his looks OR work ethic, he got pushed because he was selling out arenas.
serenewarfare
Banned
If the Curtain Call never happens, Triple H wins KotR 96. Austin 3:16 would have been over before it even happened. So really Triple H is right when he says he is responsible for the death of WCW.
Really? I paid 25 bucks for standard def. Pretty sure 35 is for HD, no?
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Eh, it was a decent gta reskin that was actually pretty linear with mechanics that made its mission structure harder than it should have been
sf2fanatic
Member
If it's at the Orleans Arena, It should be good. They host concerts, Basketball games, Hockey, all types
reptilescorpio
Member
Fuck yes. Great all round match with great commentator work.