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American TV wrestling production has been stale for so long that any minor change will look like a revelation. Like that one time Smackdown starting doing wide panning shots during the matches and blew everybody's mind.
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MassRafTer posted:I really want it to be shot like sports but not try so hard to make it look like a sport. I loved how WCW would have cameras on the ring apron and that the wrestlers would talk trash directly into the camera. I hate the WWE thing of ignoring cameras (until they decide they want the wrestlers to acknowledge them for a couple weeks before changing their minds again).
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I want AEW to be something I can watch without too much effort or cost that has enough motivation and drive to try and be different and good unlike SOMEONE. Beyond that, I'm open. I do like that they are at least paying lip service to the idea Brandi is taking the women's division seriously and the Bucks are saying the tag division will be equal to the main. Its at least presenting the image of 3 separate but equal divisions. Who knows if that's how it plays out?
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Feb 10, 2019 01:21
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Benne posted:American TV wrestling production has been stale for so long that any minor change will look like a revelation. Like that one time Smackdown starting doing wide panning shots during the matches and blew everybody's mind. Just go back to the traditional 3 cam set up. 1 hard cam and two handhelds for detail shots. I hate all this constant jumping between 9+ cameras because it fucks up the flow of action. The constant camera cuts killed any interest I had in Lucha Underground by episode 2 because that poo poo gave me a headache. And quit cutting to the crowd. Jesus wept I do not care about the silly dances in the live audience. Stay on the goddamn action.
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Feb 10, 2019 01:33
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Byolante posted:If they can get on a Turner channel and have the NBA people help with production it would be incredible. What the NBA production people did to make esports watchable was amazing.
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Feb 10, 2019 01:34
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That's just New Japan's style and it's very good.
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Feb 10, 2019 01:38
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From what I've seen of New Japan, absolutely. I'd take that in a North American promotion in a New York minute.
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Feb 10, 2019 01:40
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Draxion posted:That's just New Japan's style and it's very good. It won't be good until they use the rainmaker shot for Taichi whirling off his trousers
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Feb 10, 2019 01:42
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HidaO-Win posted:If AEW had a WWE shopping list for main roster guys I'd be happy with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpHnxh3mfTs
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Feb 10, 2019 01:48
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He'd be marvellous but would he leave? I think he'd end up in the Ishii slot.
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Feb 10, 2019 01:51
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LividLiquid posted:From what I've seen of New Japan, absolutely. I'd take that in a North American promotion in a New York minute. i'm from New York, please don't use that expression
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Feb 10, 2019 01:54
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HidaO-Win posted:He'd be marvellous but would he leave? I think he'd end up in the Ishii slot. Being the best wrestler in the world sounds pretty good to me!
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Feb 10, 2019 01:56
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Aksana and Cesaro would be perfect for AEW.
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Feb 10, 2019 01:59
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correct me if I'm wrong but didn't they stagger the New Day's contracts just to keep them from getting out while they were hot?
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Feb 10, 2019 02:03
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If AWE is serious about focusing on tag team wrestling then they know who to call https://youtu.be/A5aVOoLWF_Q
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Feb 10, 2019 02:04
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HidaO-Win posted:He'd be marvellous but would he leave? I think he'd end up in the Ishii slot. I think he's having fun bulk and skulling around with sheamus after being underused for loving forever, but I doubt WWE will ever place him in a spot higher than that for the rest of his career in the company what's better, getting sweaty pancakes shoved in your face vs fighting omega or PAC again for an actual major title?
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Feb 10, 2019 02:05
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I'm glad that Fenix injury only looked bad. Thank God for strong neck muscles.
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Feb 10, 2019 02:15
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Is there ANY information about ticket prices? Going into this presale blind in two days has me antsy.
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Sanguinia posted:Is there ANY information about ticket prices? Going into this presale blind in two days has me antsy. $1000-$10000 AEW is the premiere wrestling promotion for whales
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Feb 10, 2019 02:40
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The secondary market is going to be horrible
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Feb 10, 2019 02:43
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"The unknown superstar" Kenny Omega!
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Drew McIntyre posted:i'm from New York, please don't use that expression
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LividLiquid posted:Is it offensive, or just annoying? Chiming in from New York, yeah it's generally not cool to say that. Especially not since the Ligma incident early last year.
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oh my goodness. better close the thread!
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flatluigi posted:what's better, getting sweaty pancakes shoved in your face vs fighting omega or PAC again for an actual major title?
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NienNunb posted:Chiming in from New York, yeah it's generally not cool to say that. Especially not since the Ligma incident early last year. what month was that?
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Feb 10, 2019 06:41
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Phenix Rising posted:I loved how WCW would have cameras on the ring apron and that the wrestlers would talk trash directly into the camera. I hate the WWE thing of ignoring cameras (until they decide they want the wrestlers to acknowledge them for a couple weeks before changing their minds again). I hated that, not because of the camera set-up/talk to the camera bit itself, but because WCW had terrible (slightly better than AAA) sound mixing and usually all you could hear was the wrestler going,"Hffnn hffnnn rhhggg hffnn!" before peaking the mic with their rival's name, while in the background Gary Michael Capetta(?) was bellowing,"HUUU! HUUUU! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" into the ring mic.
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Jerusalem posted:I hated that, not because of the camera set-up/talk to the camera bit itself, but because WCW had terrible (slightly better than AAA) sound mixing and usually all you could hear was the wrestler going,"Hffnn hffnnn rhhggg hffnn!" before peaking the mic with their rival's name, while in the background Gary Michael Capetta(?) was bellowing,"HUUU! HUUUU! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" into the ring mic. I really love that stuff. The little moments should be a little rough because they are spontaneous. They shouldn't sound as bad as a 2002 ROH or CZW show, but some audio only the camera mic pics up is just cool to me. Feels very raw. I get people wanting to see, hear and understand everything but my hearing sucks so I'm used to not being able to.
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My hearing also sucks which is why I want it to be clearer 
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I think there's also a fine line where you want the mics to pick up the wrestlers' struggles and trash talk, but don't want to hear their spot-calling. Which honestly is not as big a problem as it was in the past (a lot of today's wrestlers have gotten really good at calling a match in the ring without resorting to shouting out cues), but it's still there in some cases.
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The coolest thing about WCW that I hope AEW brings back is how big main events had the atmosphere of a major prize fight. Current day New Japan does a great job with this too but peak good WCW was the apex of this for me. Also someone needs to have Voodoo Child as a theme.
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NienNunb posted:Also someone needs to have Voodoo Child as a theme. I can't remember who said it years ago re: Hogan and Voodo Child, but I absolutely agree with them that NOBODY is cool enough to have Voodoo Child as theme music. 
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That said it worked for Hollywood Hogan as he thought he was cool enough for it. Hogan sucks, Hollywood sucks in the ring, because he still ate people up, but man, in the too cool for school nWo, Hogan came across as someones Dad hanging around with the cool kids on an ego trip driven by midlife crisis. It probably wasn't intentional on his part, but it was what came across, and it was a fascinating character.
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As if we needed any more reason to love AEW https://twitter.com/paulscheer/status/1094437910789509121
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https://twitter.com/luchablog/status/1094135145068748800 Hijo del Vikingo pls
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Jerusalem posted:I hated that, not because of the camera set-up/talk to the camera bit itself, but because WCW had terrible (slightly better than AAA) sound mixing and usually all you could hear was the wrestler going,"Hffnn hffnnn rhhggg hffnn!" before peaking the mic with their rival's name, while in the background Gary Michael Capetta(?) was bellowing,"HUUU! HUUUU! HUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" into the ring mic. Oh yeah, a lot of times it was just incomprehensible but when they had the audio mixed properly I think it made it feel more spontaneous and "real", if that makes sense.
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The Kimoa Kid posted:As if we needed any more reason to love AEW Paul Sheer could easily EASILY do a douchebag manager role.
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The Kimoa Kid posted:As if we needed any more reason to love AEW June: So what IS wrestling?
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Midnightghoul posted:June: So what IS wrestling? At least we know all the women in AEW will be wearing bras
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