Jason wrote:It just feels weak to me, from what I've seen. But I was spoiled as a wrestling fan, and only watched religiously for almost 10 straight years during the golden era of the Monday Night Wars, Attitude era etc... Most of the shit now is just cringey as hell. Enzo and Cass is like WWE's own "Try Not to Cringe" challenge. And I lose every time. The crowd is too involved to the point where I feel like the show is about them, sometimes. The New Day are apparently the hottest tag team in wrestling by far, and their trumpet shit just gets on my nerves. Like a college football game when the band plays that deafening marching band shit after every play. Just stahp.
Alexa Bliss knows how to rock the mic, and she is my current favorite in the entire roster, but they are pushing Ronald so fucking hard that I can't even watch that portion now. As far as Roman, when he worked that crowd for like 8 minutes straight without saying a word, getting boo'd to shit, and saying "This is my yard now" was one of the best things I've seen in wrestling. That triggered crowd all did the collective Miz Girl imitation. It was beautiful.
It is 100% about making the crowd happy. That is entertainment in general now, though.
People need to see every guy do all their spots. Every feud has the same basic formula at different levels of the card. They all need to get all their theme songs and catch phrases in.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:34 pm
by Jason
Foo wrote:
Jason wrote:It just feels weak to me, from what I've seen. But I was spoiled as a wrestling fan, and only watched religiously for almost 10 straight years during the golden era of the Monday Night Wars, Attitude era etc... Most of the shit now is just cringey as hell. Enzo and Cass is like WWE's own "Try Not to Cringe" challenge. And I lose every time. The crowd is too involved to the point where I feel like the show is about them, sometimes. The New Day are apparently the hottest tag team in wrestling by far, and their trumpet shit just gets on my nerves. Like a college football game when the band plays that deafening marching band shit after every play. Just stahp.
Alexa Bliss knows how to rock the mic, and she is my current favorite in the entire roster, but they are pushing Ronald so fucking hard that I can't even watch that portion now. As far as Roman, when he worked that crowd for like 8 minutes straight without saying a word, getting boo'd to shit, and saying "This is my yard now" was one of the best things I've seen in wrestling. That triggered crowd all did the collective Miz Girl imitation. It was beautiful.
It is 100% about making the crowd happy. That is entertainment in general now, though.
People need to see every guy do all their spots. Every feud has the same basic formula at different levels of the card. They all need to get all their theme songs and catch phrases in.
Yeah, but 0.001% of the crowd makes up the entire audience. Listening to the crowd bust out into chants is fine and can benefit the show, but every 20 seconds is just too much. Just about every chant in wrestling today has lost its value because they do it so frequently. I feel like they need to just enjoy the show and stop making it about them. "This. is. Awesome!" "We. Are. Awesome!" "Waht?!"
Give it a rest and talk shit to the wrestler once a promo, tops. Imagine how many historically awesome mic moments in wrestling would be ruined by today's crowd.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:48 pm
by Foo
Jason wrote:
Foo wrote:
Jason wrote:It just feels weak to me, from what I've seen. But I was spoiled as a wrestling fan, and only watched religiously for almost 10 straight years during the golden era of the Monday Night Wars, Attitude era etc... Most of the shit now is just cringey as hell. Enzo and Cass is like WWE's own "Try Not to Cringe" challenge. And I lose every time. The crowd is too involved to the point where I feel like the show is about them, sometimes. The New Day are apparently the hottest tag team in wrestling by far, and their trumpet shit just gets on my nerves. Like a college football game when the band plays that deafening marching band shit after every play. Just stahp.
Alexa Bliss knows how to rock the mic, and she is my current favorite in the entire roster, but they are pushing Ronald so fucking hard that I can't even watch that portion now. As far as Roman, when he worked that crowd for like 8 minutes straight without saying a word, getting boo'd to shit, and saying "This is my yard now" was one of the best things I've seen in wrestling. That triggered crowd all did the collective Miz Girl imitation. It was beautiful.
It is 100% about making the crowd happy. That is entertainment in general now, though.
People need to see every guy do all their spots. Every feud has the same basic formula at different levels of the card. They all need to get all their theme songs and catch phrases in.
Yeah, but 0.001% of the crowd makes up the entire audience. Listening to the crowd bust out into chants is fine and can benefit the show, but every 20 seconds is just too much. Just about every chant in wrestling today has lost its value because they do it so frequently. I feel like they need to just enjoy the show and stop making it about them. "This. is. Awesome!" "We. Are. Awesome!" "Waht?!"
Give it a rest and talk shit to the wrestler once a promo, tops. Imagine how many historically awesome mic moments in wrestling would be ruined by today's crowd.
Kayfabe is dead. The WWE is raking in record profits from TV, sponsorships, the network, and continues to expand as a global brand.
I don't like it, because I am a fan of "Rasslin" but you can't put the genie back in the bottle. Two fat hillbillies pretending to be and African headhunter and a rock star cutting their own foreheads, squirting blood everywhere, while they snatch hold of an arm for 15 minutes is my idea of entertainment, but obviously the modern audiences differ.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:04 pm
by Jason
Foo wrote:Two fat hillbillies pretending to be and African headhunter and a rock star cutting their own foreheads, squirting blood everywhere, while they snatch hold of an arm for 15 minutes is my idea of entertainment, but obviously the modern audiences differ.
Who would want to continue living in a world where the majority of wrestling fans don't prefer this? :p
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:33 pm
by Foo
Swerve!
Cancer is a work.
*Heel Roman Superman punches a make-a-wish kid into next week!*
(This would not even make the top 100 most tasteless things in wrestling history. Bring it!)
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 11:37 pm
by Jason
Foo wrote:(This would not even make the top 100 most tasteless things in wrestling history. Bring it!)
lol. It really wouldn't.
Mae Young with a broken freakin' neck getting powerbombed through a table comes to mind.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:31 am
by Foo
Jason wrote:
Foo wrote:(This would not even make the top 100 most tasteless things in wrestling history. Bring it!)
lol. It really wouldn't.
Mae Young with a broken freakin' neck getting powerbombed through a table comes to mind.
- Mae Young giving a bronco buster with a dead fish in her panties
- Mae Young having sex with Mark Henry
- Mae Young giving birth to a hand
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:50 am
by Reign in Blood
Stop making me yearn for the good ol' days!
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 6:25 pm
by Jason
Triple H, first entrance with The Game theme. GOD DAMN Stephanie was so hot back then.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:24 am
by Jason
This is Sparta?
Thank you, Sparky?
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:45 pm
by Havok
Broken face Becky, will kick your ass and break your arm.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:00 am
by Jason
I think heel Becky is my new favorite. Definitely good for business.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 12:45 am
by Foo
Too bad they ruin all momentum by having her out because of a broken nose. Can't play a bad ass and then not compete because of cosmetic bullshit. I broke my nose playing football and missed like two plays because I couldn't see and the blood made me puke. An unfixed crooked nose would fit the new character.
BTW, did they give her new music yet? She can;t keep coming out to the old theme.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2018 2:42 am
by Havok
Foo wrote:Too bad they ruin all momentum by having her out because of a broken nose. Can't play a bad ass and then not compete because of cosmetic bullshit. I broke my nose playing football and missed like two plays because I couldn't see and the blood made me puke. An unfixed crooked nose would fit the new character.
BTW, did they give her new music yet? She can;t keep coming out to the old theme.
Becky is also suffering from a concussion, so it's not just a broken nose keeping her off the card.
Theme is still the same and there's no reason to change it since she isn't a heel.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2018 5:48 am
by Havok
Here you go Jason, I know you'll use this eventually.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 5:46 am
by Jason
I'll just come right out and say it. Her and Becky need to make out.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:14 pm
by Foo
Thought the Dean Ambrose as Bane thing was going swimmingly, until he started to do old heel schtick about the town.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:24 pm
by Reign in Blood
Foo wrote:Thought the Dean Ambrose as Bane thing was going swimmingly, until he started to do old heel schtick about the town.
Agreed, started off cool, ended not so much.
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:46 pm
by Tiggnutz
So is 2000 the greatest year ever for wrestling?
Re: Current Pro Wrestling Discussion
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:00 pm
by Reign in Blood
Tiggnutz wrote:So is 2000 the greatest year ever for wrestling?
Definitely up there overall, but I was at WrestleMania 2000 aka 16 and it's easily regarded as one of the worst (as being there I think some are harsher on it, but definitely bottom end), so IDK.
