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NickRoweFillea
Sep 27, 2012

doin thangs

Efexeye posted:

i think the wwe should give frank miller a run for a few months

John Cena finally says "gently caress"

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Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP

NickRoweFillea posted:

John Cena finally says "gently caress"

To his son, no less.

That DICK!
Sep 28, 2010

John Cena with a Gun would rule

Heavy Metal
Sep 1, 2014

America's $1 Funnyman

That DICK! posted:

John Cena with a Gun would rule

He's a bad man!

Lady Naga
Apr 25, 2008

Voyons Donc!

triplexpac posted:

I think it's more complex than that.

Some wrestlers are terrible with no script. Handing them a great script would help them a lot. Unfortunately no one worth a drat would want to write for WWE, or if they do they get ran off immediately.

In an ideal world they would write for the guys who need it and let the guys who can go do their own thing. But WWE is far from an ideal world.

Has there ever been a wrestler with top-notch promo delivery that had it scripted out though? Most of the examples of great wrestlers (and hell, great promos in general) people give out are ones that were either completely ad-libbed or just used bullet points.

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

Lady Naga posted:

Has there ever been a wrestler with top-notch promo delivery that had it scripted out though? Most of the examples of great wrestlers (and hell, great promos in general) people give out are ones that were either completely ad-libbed or just used bullet points.

Jhon Cena.

DynamiteKidd
Jun 11, 2015

by Shine

Lady Naga posted:

Has there ever been a wrestler with top-notch promo delivery that had it scripted out though? Most of the examples of great wrestlers (and hell, great promos in general) people give out are ones that were either completely ad-libbed or just used bullet points.

Obviously there's Cena, but it's very hard to quantify other cases. Until relatively recently, in most every company you could name, nothing was scripted anywhere close to as meticulously as it is for the current WWE roster.

Besides, there were plenty of bad talkers who had to improv or work with bullet points. Like, throwing a name out here, Billy Gunn.

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

The Rock brought in his own personal writer for his last couple stints

Prokhor Zakharov
Dec 31, 2008

This is me as I make another great post


Good luck with your depression!

Lady Naga posted:

Wrestlers are not actors

MotU
Mar 6, 2007

It was like she was evicting walking garbage.
Pillbug
becky's promos should just be reading Hooked on Phonics worksheets

Big Coffin Hunter
Aug 13, 2005

I hope Becky never gets pushed.

not that you'd be able to tell in the women's division

rovert
Jun 10, 2013

And from the Smackdown before it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCA7zGbY8fk

Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

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Whenever y'all start chatting about Becky Lynch I start to nod off. Is there anything interesting about her besides Rovert ' s fascination with her?

Shima Honnou
Dec 1, 2010

The Once And Future King Of Dicetroit

College Slice

Strawberry Panda posted:

Whenever y'all start chatting about Becky Lynch I start to nod off. Is there anything interesting about her besides Rovert ' s fascination with her?

She's attractive I guess.

Uhhlive
Jun 18, 2004

I'm not the public.
I'm the President

Strawberry Panda posted:

Whenever y'all start chatting about Becky Lynch I start to nod off. Is there anything interesting about her besides Rovert ' s fascination with her?

She can wrestle good and also can do good promos.

cronox2
Jul 24, 2010



woah, you look
REALLY pissed off...
Her NXT Takeover match with Sasha was brutal and great and she's done nothing since.

Thauros
Jan 29, 2003

cronox2 posted:

Her NXT Takeover match with Sasha was brutal and great and she's done nothing since.

I personally preferred that one over either Bayley vs. Sasha match.

Ruggington
Apr 21, 2012

becky lynch is a really loving good wrestler

Ruggington
Apr 21, 2012

she also doesn't sound deaf when she's not acting goofy and playing up her accent

Hace
Feb 13, 2012

<<Mobius 1, Engage.>>

Thauros posted:

I personally preferred that one over either Bayley vs. Sasha match.

It had better technical wrestling but it wasn't as memorable imo

oatgan
Jan 15, 2009

becky lynch is very talented and I like her when she's not presented like a cartoon character

Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

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Okay cool. You're just excited that she's getting the the title hunt. Hopefully her matches are good and are given time.

Ruggington
Apr 21, 2012

I hope brie bella squashes her like she did charlotte

Shima Honnou
Dec 1, 2010

The Once And Future King Of Dicetroit

College Slice
Brie will destroy her.

Hace
Feb 13, 2012

<<Mobius 1, Engage.>>
If Becky's good why isn't she over

Push El Burrito
May 9, 2006

Soiled Meat
Becky Lynch's Goggles are my favorite thing but her last name is pretty racist.

Fat Lowtax
Nov 9, 2008


"I'm willing to pay up to $1200 for a big anime titty"




Thank you, tiny hats and arabic.wwe.com

Sigma
Aug 24, 2003

...
Grimey Drawer
I almost see collarbone and can almost see the side of her hand. Not sure that is going to fly in UAE.

Shima Honnou
Dec 1, 2010

The Once And Future King Of Dicetroit

College Slice
Fun fact, AJ Lee is still on the roster over at the Arabic WWE.

Another Person
Oct 21, 2010
becky has the worst tan, the worst outfit, the worst hair, the worst promo, the worst gimmick

roverts obsession with her is weird, also that smackdown promo is shite mate. "erm... erm... erm..."

Call Me Charlie
Dec 3, 2005

by Smythe

Fat Lowtax posted:



Thank you, tiny hats and arabic.wwe.com

projecthalaxy
Dec 27, 2008

Yes hello it is I Kurt's Secret Son


Fat Lowtax posted:



Thank you, tiny hats and arabic.wwe.com

Daffney is much better at tiny hats, and indeed everything, than Becky Lynch.

sticklefifer
Nov 11, 2003

by VideoGames
Becky would think this conversation is dizgoostin'.

https://vine.co/v/eaTb2dw63wF

DEAR RICHARD
Feb 5, 2009

IT'S TIME FOR MY TOOLS
Becky Lynch is beautiful and a good wrestle woman :colbert:

triplexpac
Mar 24, 2007

Suck it
Two tears in a bucket
And then another thing
I'm not the one they'll try their luck with
Hit hard like brass knuckles
See your face through the turnbuckle dude
I got no love for you

DynamiteKidd posted:

Until relatively recently, in most every company you could name, nothing was scripted anywhere close to as meticulously as it is for the current WWE roster.

Besides, there were plenty of bad talkers who had to improv or work with bullet points. Like, throwing a name out here, Billy Gunn.

To me, the main difference is the length of time guys are expected to promo these days. Back in the old days when men were men and promos were ad-libbed, they only had to talk for a few minutes. Main eventers weren't expected to go out there and talk for 20 minutes straight about who knows what. Like the Hard Times promo isn't even 5 minutes long.

If you took away scripts and told Roman to go out there to talk for 10 minutes he'd be just as terrible.

MassRafTer
May 26, 2001

BAEST MODE!!!

Lady Naga posted:

Wrestlers are not actors and it's been proven and time tested over and over again throughout the years that they work best when they're not scripted, this isn't some sort of doublethink conspiracy.

The ECW roster worked much better scripted although it wasn't good for their health.

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The lass kicker

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Becky should open every promo with "some people call me the lass kicker"

Strawberry Panda
Nov 4, 2007

Breakfast Defecting, Slow Dick Touching, Root Beer Barreling SwagVP

oldpainless posted:

Becky should open every promo with "some people call me the lass kicker"

Please. That would be so great.

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cunny mcalister
Mar 21, 2004
Somehow less than meets the eye.

oldpainless posted:

Becky should open every promo with "some people call me the lass kicker"

The Lass Kicker, The Dame, The B of B's.

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