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coconono posted:I bet that dude and Mike Adamle could call the gently caress out of a match if they didn't have some grumpy rear end in a top hat feeding them nonsense the entire time.
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Virk was great at ESPN so I'd maintain this is absolutely a WWE-rear end thing
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"Terra Ryzing is All Elite"
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Virk was bad but I dunno if you can expect anyone to just be thrown in and do well without training. Like put him on 205 first
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DogsInSpace! posted:Ew. Just ew. “It was not me that sent dick pics and came on to young boys but kayfabe - also lemme doxx the people that outed me and I love Jesus.” So his next character is confirmed to be Kevin Spacey cosplay? A Republican politician? I’m a fairly laid back guy but gently caress you Dream. Jesus, I forgot they were wasting Kushida. D.N. Nation posted:How can you justify Baszler/Jax vs. Nattie/Tamina for the 3,472th time in the main event of the show? How can you possibly think that gets eyeballs? 1995 WWF had good workers and good matches, though (Razor, Bret, Owen, Shawn, etc.). I'm dying. What a shitshow of a company.
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May 25, 2021 18:37
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More like, Outof Virk
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Red posted:Jesus, I forgot they were wasting Kushida. WWE has one of the best rosters in the history of wrestling. It's not like 2019 where they had probably the best roster ever top to bottom in wrestling history, but its still insane how many good workers they have and yes good natches. That they have this and are a shitshow is exactly why its New Generation level shittiness.
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mactheknife posted:Virk was great at ESPN so I'd maintain this is absolutely a WWE-rear end thing
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They tried the Virk thing, it didn’t work, they ended it. It’s honestly the first time in a while WWE has been honest with itself and not just shoved something down our throats way past expiration just to pretend they were right all along.
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mactheknife posted:Virk was great at ESPN so I'd maintain this is absolutely a WWE-rear end thing I'll preface by noting I don't watch Raw. But I did watch the last PPV and Virk was doing his homework to have anecdotes about performers and big move names down. Seemed like he was trying his best. You could tell when Vince would yell at him because he would just go quiet on commentary. And for fucks sake, it has to be near impossible trying to call action you're not familiar with while a voice in your headset is constantly giving you directions.
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Nick Jr. Face posted:Adamle had it so much worse since he was in the early stages of CTE-induced dementia That's a bummer. I've been watching old episodes of American Gladiators on Pluto TV and he does a good job as co-host.
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bartok posted:That's a bummer. I've been watching old episodes of American Gladiators on Pluto TV and he does a good job as co-host. legit Mike Adamle was too good for this pissant company
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sportsgenius86 posted:They tried the Virk thing, it didn’t work, they ended it. It’s honestly the first time in a while WWE has been honest with itself and not just shoved something down our throats way past expiration just to pretend they were right all along. Even though they don't do this with wrestlers, they do this with office/announce staff pretty regularly, even public-facing people. How long did Bischoff last in this last stint again? Virk might've been fine if they started him on the smaller shows that no one watches but they threw him right onto Raw and set him up for failure. Who knows if he'd ever be good but at least they could give him a shot to learn.
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It's weird, WWE usually backs their second generation talent way too long, I mean look at Tamina as the best example. You'd think General Adnan's kid could at least stay on commentary for a quarter.
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Dango Bango posted:I'll preface by noting I don't watch Raw. But I did watch the last PPV and Virk was doing his homework to have anecdotes about performers and big move names down. Seemed like he was trying his best. You could tell when Vince would yell at him because he would just go quiet on commentary. also none of the characters have coherent stories, so you can't really tell the types of stories you would in real sports. you have to commit to just saying whatever is in vince's head
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Virk got to hook up with his old agent to steal a few paychecks from Vince, gotta respect the hustle
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Lid posted:WWE has one of the best rosters in the history of wrestling. It's not like 2019 where they had probably the best roster ever top to bottom in wrestling history, but its still insane how many good workers they have and yes good natches. That they have this and are a shitshow is exactly why its New Generation level shittiness. Is it? Everybody is really old, Bryan just left, and I'm pretty sure Nia Jax is still on TV constantly. Looking at the Raw results, I see "Jaxson Ryker" wrestled, so I'm skeptical.
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I wonder if it was Virk who walked. Not like WWE gives a poo poo about the fans or bad commentary and the man's had a career in commentating where he doesn't have to put up with some demented old carny screaming in his ear, so maybe he figured that he could get a better job elsewhere?
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Red posted:Is it? Everybody is really old, Bryan just left, and I'm pretty sure Nia Jax is still on TV constantly. Having a great roster and using it are two different things. It might be more accurate to say that they have the best roster playing on their phones in catering.
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Invalid Validation posted:Why does Cena have a weirdo obsession with China? He makes a lot of loving money when they go see his movies. Especially right now, with China's brutally aggressive crackdown on Covid last year meaning that China is one of the very few countries in the world where you've been able to go to a pre-covid style movie theater all this time The best my local movie theater can do is sell you a voucher for $7 that allows you to watch a movie on your computer. lol nah I'm good thanks
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Shayna Baszler posted:More like, Outof Virk
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I've seen 5 movies in the past two weeks and three of the theaters I have been by myself. Movie theaters are going to go extinct everywhere but china. You will have to buy a ticket to mainland china to watch fast and furious 10 and Hobbs and shaw 2
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Adnan wasnt getting better and he probably knew the show he was calling was a loving joke, the man is a legitimate sportscaster for God's sake. This is definitely Khan trying to centralize power and in the midst of it, he probably cut his buddy a nice little severance check.
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Feels like you can make a great argument that WWE no longer has the best roster in America
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Alexander Hamilton posted:I wonder how often someone is talking into a regular broadcaster's ear during a play. I know they have a guy feeding them stats and poo poo but I highly doubt a director is yelling at Al Michaels during a call, right? From what I understand they will feed stats and tell them what to point out on replays but they aren't telling people to yell "TEBOW TIME!" during the play
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Alexander Hamilton posted:I wonder how often someone is talking into a regular broadcaster's ear during a play. I know they have a guy feeding them stats and poo poo but I highly doubt a director is yelling at Al Michaels during a call, right? So, you've got the producer in your ear (usually noting how much time you've got for breaks and when to hit your advertising/whatever else needs to be hit by your broadcast) and whoever is running the stats table, who will pull interesting stats and notes for the game as it is happening for the chyron operator and the desk.
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Alan_Shore posted:Feels like you can make a great argument that WWE no longer has the best roster in America If wrestlers are employed, but spend all their time in catering, can they really be said to be on the roster?
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