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beepo posted:I think trying to make a pro wrestling product that literally looks "real," whatever that means to you, doesn't end up working most of the time because in execution it becomes "stall with some sloppy grappling that doesn't go anywhere." I think the mindset gets messed up when the goal is too focused on the idea of realism. This is why the best of classic World of Sports rules. All time smooth and technical catch wrestling pressed in to the service of goofy comedy spots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXhMHHR4s1k
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TinTower posted:Apparently, Okada really needs to go to Hard Cam University: drat, only 2 for 4 on the “bluecheck = bad opinion” thesis
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"People won't know to like a wrestler if all they see is him wrestling good!!" I shriek, slamming my forepaws onto the keyboard.
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You know if you've signed a new wrestler who a lot of the fans don't know you can just present him as a star and assuming he has the talent & presence to live up to that billing then people will generally go along with it. People don't automatically have to start at the bottom. They come in, your commentators explain why this is a big deal & you put him in an important position, & especially if you debut him in an environment where he has the highest chance of being over from day 1 (for an easy example, the Raw after Mania) because the audience know him & react positively. I know this is all quite alien to how Vince McMahon booked wrestling but just saying it doesn't have to be that way. Being a great booker isn't easy, but booking a star as a star sure as poo poo doesn't have to be hard. Put him with a manager if his English is such a big deal. Not even saying he needs to come in & beat your champion day 1. But I dunno, if I was booking it I'd maybe consider throwing him in there night 1 against Gunther. I'd have him be the guy to end Gunther's IC Title reign, he's only 27 days shy of surpassing Pedro Morales for the most days holding the IC title, once he's got that record, I dunno, seems like a ready made position to make someone. And enable Gunther to move up the pecking order.
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Vince McMahon is a good "booker" because arena management and TV execs likes him, it has nothing to do with his largely creatively bankrupt approach to show presentation. Dipshits show up because they're addicted to feeling mediocre, nursing homes turn the TV on at 8pm on mondays because NFL is "too exciting."
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Chris Benoit is a murderer and I don't know how to accept that. https://twitter.com/CastagnaTiffany/status/1750168862316777693 quote:Dear @TripleH
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MassRafTer posted:Chris Benoit is a murderer and I don't know how to accept that. Tiffany is no longer All Elite???
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JUNGLE BOY posted:Tiffany is no longer All Elite??? She immediately changed her name when Cody showed up at Wrestlemania.
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Pylons posted:She immediately changed her name when Cody showed up at Wrestlemania. smdh
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#WWE let down 81,000+ fans in attendance and millions around the world when Cody Rhodes didn’t finish the story last year. Despite that, we’ve stuck with this because we love Cody and believed the wrong would be righted in Philadelphia. If you let us down again, don't worry, we'll continue to stick with you because we love Cody and believe the wrong will be righted at the next Wrestlemania. If you let us down then, don't worry, we'll continue to stick with you because...
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forkboy84 posted:You know if you've signed a new wrestler who a lot of the fans don't know you can just present him as a star and assuming he has the talent & presence to live up to that billing then people will generally go along with it. People don't automatically have to start at the bottom. They come in, your commentators explain why this is a big deal & you put him in an important position, & especially if you debut him in an environment where he has the highest chance of being over from day 1 (for an easy example, the Raw after Mania) because the audience know him & react positively. Or you could use vignettes to promote someone's appearance. Not every debut has to be a shock for hashtags and clicks. If you're wanting someone to be a big deal off the jump then hype them up, show Okada crushing people in the PC, have AJ/Gallows/Anderson say he's the toughest person they've ever faced, tell the audience that the best wrestler in the world is coming. I know they haven't hyped up someone since HHH's quad tear return but you can do it to someone else. And then he comes out as Lil' Skipper Kazu with a toy parrot that Mattel can sell to kids.
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Kennel posted:At first I thought that it was about Cool Hand Ang. Wait, it's not?
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My favourite thing about "Okada needs to learn how to work the hard cam" is that Okada's signature move literally involves working the hard cam.
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edogawa rando posted:Wait, it's not? Former Trustbusters member and Swerve heavy Parker Bordeaux.
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Lamuella posted:My favourite thing about "Okada needs to learn how to work the hard cam" is that Okada's signature move literally involves working the hard cam.
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projecthalaxy posted:Former Trustbusters member and Swerve heavy Parker Bordeaux. Oh him. What happened to him. Is he injured or something?
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rotinaj posted:drat, only 2 for 4 on the “bluecheck = bad opinion” thesis Moving to a new country is really stressful and he’ll have to settle in, get a house license, etc. Also he should have to re-learn everything about his career while doing that.
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Endless Mike posted:Can someone summarize Cody's story? Isn't it just "I want to win the big one which Daddy never did whoops I'm not as powerful as Roman or even Seth oh well!" yeah
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edogawa rando posted:Oh him. What happened to him. Is he injured or something? he had the single worst performance in AEW history against dustin rhodes a while back and they immediately put Swerve with The Embassy instead
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CopywrightMMXI posted:Moving to a new country is really stressful and he’ll have to settle in, get a house license, etc. Also he should have to re-learn everything about his career while doing that. All of the opinions were bad, just only two of the four posters had bought the Twitter flair
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coconono posted:I saw the match, it wasn't good and it looked liked everyone hated him. In case anyone else was curious, here https://archive.org/details/aew-rampage-on-fight-episode-84-03-03-23 Match starts at about 37 minutes
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Its been a few years im sure he didn't look that goofy everyone is proba- Hrm.
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People really have memed Cody’s capital-S Story into believing that WWE does good storytelling, haven’t they? I don’t doubt Triple H is a fresher creative mind, but man, WWE history is littered with storylines that got aborted because Hogan/Michaels/Trips/Cena/Lesnar argued that following through to the end didn’t work for them, brother. This isn’t as stupid as people arguing that Tony contract-tampered Adam Copeland as if it didn’t take more than a couple of days for them to come to terms, for Cope to call Alter Bridge to clear the music, and for him to film the debut vignette. (You can even pretty much figure out when the vignette was filmed because it was on the same night the Mariners won a home game, which was not happening for them for most of September) TinTower fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Jan 24, 2024 |
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TinTower posted:Apparently, Okada really needs to go to Hard Cam University: lol it's a wrestling school not a loving halfway house.
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