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first week and I'm already super into this, nice job yall
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Oh I forgot to mention, the inaugural Smackdown got a B overall, completing the triptych. Given the relative popularity that I assume exists between companies (assuming the mod creator's not a TNA mark), TNA performed exceptionally well this week. We made a decision in going with a classic WWE overbooking in our main. If the match had been booked with a clean finish and no interference there's no doubt in my mind the show grade would have gone up by at least one increment. Basic Chunnel fucked around with this message at 10:35 on Jan 7, 2017 |
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You guys did a great job of setting the Main Event stage here! The Cena/Orton/Henry/Christian setup has so many nuances to play with. Cena's character is great, the broken hero who wants to rebuild his reputation but is tragically a prisoner of his own legend. Those in authority remain eager to give him the preferential treatment that led to his fall in the first place, and his own wishes mean nothing. Practically Shakespearean. Orton has been the top of the food chain at Smackdown for a while, and he clearly has tunnel vision on Christian, as he should after getting SPIT IN HIS MOUTH and having his title stolen from him. While right now he's cool and calculating I have a feeling the fact that he was willing to go on the hunt in the middle of someone else's title match means the berserker inside him is only barely under control. The Kingpin is a great archetype for Henry. In the buildup to his coming-out party against Show last night we saw him go from a 1 to a 10 very quickly, and now its been dialed back to about a 5 with this new persona, which just makes us fear when the 10 is going to come out, especially with him no-selling Cena's offense like its nothing. Big E as his #2 is an inspired choice as well. Christian remains the biggest weasel and yet circumstances continue to vindicate him in his own head. Having Teddy fawn over Cena just justifies Christian's behavior, and the more justified it is the further he can go down the dark path. He's clearly no match for any of the others on his own, but since he's just good enough to seem like he COULD win even if we know he can't, his neurosis and rule-bending and sheer desperation keeps him dangerous despite being outclassed. Add to these four strong characters the interaction: Henry clearly wants the belt, but for now he might want to make a statement off Cena and Orton more, especially if he thinks he can kill Christian any time he wants. Christian must fear Henry as the one he's most helpless to defeat, but he needs Henry to not be wiped out contending with both Cena and Orton, and the more they expend themselves against each other the better his odds get. Cena and Orton have no love for each other given their history, but together may be their only chance of surviving against the heels, especially with Big E to help them. Yet Orton clearly doesn't care about the rules because of his pissed he is while Cena is almost desperate to color inside the lines right now. There are so many levers you can pull with this you could probably take it all the way to Mania with just these four. I love it. D-Bry's Open Challenge, Barrett's new Dirty Boxing Prizefighter gimmick (that promo was stellar by the way) aimed at the IC Belt, and a robust Women's Division should all be good midcard anchors. With them to fill in the spaces between your four Main Eventers, Smackdown will be a tough nut to crack. Interesting choices here. It was definitely a wrestling-heavy show compared to Raw and Smackdown, at least in terms of raw quantity. You spotlit your best "name guys," in one-on-ones that were intended to make sure they looked good (also Gunner for some reason), threw the lesser known but better guys into multimans to give them exposure, and put almost all your storyline eggs in one basket with the Sting/Immortal/Steiner thing taking up almost all the non-wrestling segments. Also the women were in there. It seems like a sound mix, very reminiscent of 96-98 Era WCW. Hopefully it will pay dividends for you. I laughed my rear end off at all that story stuff by the way. God Bless Freakzilla and The Bird. Joe and Okada should make for good times of course, I'm hoping they have a feud with Beer Money down the line, that would be incredible in this time period even if we're a couple years past Beer Money's absolute peak against the MCMGs. Brian Kendrick, Internet White Knight should be an amusing character. Ric Flair on interviews is a very interesting call. In real life I would be worried that he would overshadow most interviewees in that role, but perhaps it will work. Bring back the Flair For The Gold set and put AJ Styles in a Shockmaster Helmet
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The bird segment got an A.
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Junpei Hyde posted:The bird segment got an A. Easy E and the Stinger still got it. Dub-C-Dub, Dub-C-Dub, Dub-C-Dub!
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Sanguinia posted:Easy E and the Stinger still got it. Dub-C-Dub, Dub-C-Dub, Dub-C-Dub! They were carried by the bird.
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Make the bird an authority figure. Also have it turn on Sting.
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Raw will be competition to Smackdown, but TNA is in another universe.
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Junpei Hyde posted:The bird segment got an A. Wish you hadn't revealed this, it kills my theory that you've traded for Tana or Nakamura and are booking him in secret under a bird mask leading up to a big angle
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Here's RAW's half of SuuuuUUUUUUperstarsquote:Santino and Zack Ryder teamed up against some local guys and had a fun comedy match to warm up the crowd.
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I'm really glad I caught one of these at the outset. I've been reading through the raw v nitro one but it gets a little confusing after years in game of roster changes and renames. Also forgetting a big chunk of wcws roster cause I never watched it as a kid.
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I'm down for Henry as Kingpin, didn't expect that when his true monster run worked so well, but now you can do Kingpin for awhile and have him break out into full monster mode once his plans don't work out. I also think it's a fun dynamic that hasn't really been seen when you have a super huge strong monster who brings in what mere mortals would see as a huge guy as his heavy to help him out.
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Raw and Smackdown folks: PM me a guess for who is under the Steiner mask and the first person to guess correctly gets an av cert after the reveal
Pinche Rudo fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Jan 8, 2017 |
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Junpei Hyde posted:The bird segment got an A. Good.
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IcePhoenix posted:Here's RAW's half of SuuuuUUUUUUperstars Here's SD's half. Might be better to just put that booking sheet on the shared / developmental info site. quote:Ezekiel Jackson goes over a local talent with a torture rack.
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Junpei Hyde posted:The bird segment got an A. But what about the butt segment
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IcePhoenix posted:But what about the butt segment C
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Time for dirtsheets. No pun title gimmick for this first one as it's almost all management related. Prograps Unlimited #1, July Week 4, 2011 - WWE Signings: Kenny King, Chris Hero, Claudio Castagnoli, Brian Cage, and Sonjay Dutt are FCW bound. Although many are seasoned performers, they're expected to stay there for a few months, covering for the recent wave of call-ups that includes FCW Champion Seth Rollins. René Dupree and Gregory Helms have also been re-signed and are coming straight to the main roster. - TNA Signings: Kevin Steen, El Generico, The Briscoe Brothers, Michael Elgin, Future Shock (Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly), Ricochet, Jack Evans, AR Fox, Misaki Ohata, Jeff Cobb, Sara Del Rey, Cheerleader Melissa, Io Shirai & Mio Shirai have signed pay-per-appearance contracts with TNA. - Smackdown/Raw Talent Trade: WWE is starting a new initiative to revitalize their women's division - after SummerSlam, every RAW Diva will be transferred, uniting the women's roster on SmackDown. Maryse, the Bellas, and Melina will stay on RAW in non-action roles. - Smackdown's World Champion, Christian was absent from a scheduled appearance with John Cena on a morning talk show. He got off with a slap on the wrist as it was blamed on travel issues. Randy Orton showed up very late to the last SmackDown taping with no explanation, and no significant action was taken against him either. - Worldwide TV Ratings: RAW: 22,540.000 viewers SmackDown: 20,313,000 viewers Impact: 8.370.260 viewers Happyman fucked around with this message at 13:22 on Jan 8, 2017 |
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We're still doing internet content for bonus money, right?
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Sanguinia posted:We're still doing internet content for bonus money, right? Thanks for reminding me. Yes, go ahead.
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drat, TNA gota a nice roster.
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DoctorGonzo posted:drat, TNA gota a nice roster. I wonder which one will be the Bird?
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SyntheticPolygon posted:I wonder which one will be the Bird? Io Shirai
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I can confirm that the Jeremy D. Borash food budget had to be slashed in order to make room for the Ric Flair alcohol budget. We at TNA are grateful to Mr. Borash for his sacrifices and will be sure to
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Prograps Unlimited Message Board, "current events and speculation" thread, 7/28/11 posted:I know some of you guys are sick of my theorizing, fantasy booking, etc but I'm telling you this time I think I really found something. I go to the front page of WWE.com, right? And on top there is a repost of a video from the Draft in April, a video interview there with Mark Henry re: his move to Smackdown and his desire to be champion.
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NewJack420 posted:u dumbass white put their own king in check where th gently caress u learn 2 play chess
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What was Rovert doing in 2011!?!? Also i hope someone from the knockouts, knockouuts Bishoff. Knockout.
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DoctorGonzo posted:What was Rovert doing in 2011!?!? Fighting irish travelers, duh.
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That's not PG!
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IcePhoenix posted:That's not PG! Live TV! What are you gonna do? That one's getting left off the rebroadcast!
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This is everything I wanted out of TNA.
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So did somebody call Scott Steiner as Fake Scott Steiner before I did or do I win something
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I find it odd that TNA is choosing to name a tag team after Drew McIntyre's finisher, of all things.
IcePhoenix fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Jan 15, 2017 |
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Basic Chunnel posted:So did somebody call Scott Steiner as Fake Scott Steiner before I did or do I win something Sang won, beat ya to it
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I just actually took a look at this and realized that Black has a checkmate in two moves (three if you include White's move after the first black one). Wonder if that means something happens on the go home to summerslam, or maybe even the week before? e: I'm wrong, black only needs one more move. WHAT COULD THIS MEAN!?! IcePhoenix fucked around with this message at 04:40 on Jan 15, 2017 |
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