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Benne posted:I'm actually a bit surprised WWE never tried to jump on the "replay challenge" thing real sports do, if only because refs huddling around the monitor NBA-style trying to see who tapped first is an amusing mental image to me. They did this a few years ago as well. It sucked even more than you'd think it would. They were absolutely making fun of I think the NFL, I can't remember why though.
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Benne posted:I'm actually a bit surprised WWE never tried to jump on the "replay challenge" thing real sports do, if only because refs huddling around the monitor NBA-style trying to see who tapped first is an amusing mental image to me. because if there's anything we need on Raw it's more dead time
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The heel lockerroom obviously banded together to squash that idea.
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they did that in an Alberto Del Rio vs. Jack Swagger I Quit match and it was absolutely unbearable
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Seeing how much storytelling in wrestling relies on the referees looking at B when they should be looking at A, this replay thing sounds like the dumbest idea.
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The reason they don't do that is because instant replays on screwy endings would stop them from extending feuds for rematches to another PPV. Got screwed at a major show? Come out the next night and set up the rematch! Or, you know, just set up the rematch anyway. Even if you won. Or whatever. You'll be facing each other every week on the Smackdown midcard for the next 6 months anyway.
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Instant replay is dumb across the board. Just gives people more reason to be mad at refs.
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People suggesting instant replay to solve disputed finishes is like, when I begin to wonder if people are forgetting that wrestling is fake
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Alain Post posted:People suggesting instant replay to solve disputed finishes is like, when I begin to wonder if people are forgetting that wrestling is fake its important to remember that wrestling is probably the least rigged sport in the world.
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Alain Post posted:People suggesting instant replay to solve disputed finishes is like, when I begin to wonder if people are forgetting that wrestling is fake IT'S NOT FAKE IT'S SCRIPTED!
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http://shoptna.com/mr-anderson-people-are-fake-t-shirt.aspx
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coconono posted:its important to remember that wrestling is probably the least rigged sport in the world. Well, doped up Spaniards aren't involved so this may be true.
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Alain Post posted:People suggesting instant replay to solve disputed finishes is like, when I begin to wonder if people are forgetting that wrestling is fake I think it's less about it being worked and more about people being so jaded and desperate for satisfying finishes that they'll suggest anything that might help.
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that shirt is dumb as hell and I love it
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sticklefifer posted:I think it's less about it being worked and more about people being so jaded and desperate for satisfying finishes that they'll suggest anything that might help. Not to mention that when they show the replay of Taker tapping like 7 different times and talk about it for 10 minutes, it's hard to suspend your disbelief that the ref would just be like nope never happened.
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all referee decisions are final!
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Memento posted:They were absolutely making fun of I think the NFL, I can't remember why though. Because Vince still isn't over the XFL.
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The_Rob posted:Not to mention that when they show the replay of Taker tapping like 7 different times and talk about it for 10 minutes, it's hard to suspend your disbelief that the ref would just be like nope never happened. MMA refs have to do this in states that don't allow instant replay.
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hell,
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I like that both for the crazy opinion about Ambrose, and the fact that 'indy' fans are basically the only reason the WWE is still solvent The entire product can basically be geared towards 'hardcore' fans now that the Network is the only money generator they have
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The "indy" fans are so important that they gained subscribers after #CancelWWENetwork.
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Most indie wrestling fans have never seen a Jon Moxley match
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Someone can contradict me, because I'm just making GBS threads this out from the top of my head, but I'd guess that most of WWE's fanbase has not watched any wrestling promotion outside of WWE, at least since the death of WCW.
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Alain Post posted:Someone can contradict me, because I'm just making GBS threads this out from the top of my head, but I'd guess that most of WWE's fanbase has not watched any wrestling promotion outside of WWE, at least since the death of WCW. If you discount TNA this is probably true, but at its peak TNA was getting 1.4-1.5 million viewers a week (peaking at over 2 million for Hogan's debut quarter-hour). I think most of WWE's fanbase has seen at least some TNA and then went 'oh wow what a minor league act thank god for Raw'.
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"Dean Ambrose is only popular because he appeals to over half the population"
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I think TNA never looked more minor league than in early 2010 when the Outsiders, the Nasty Boys, and Val Venis were on TV winning matches, actually.
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I always find it kinda interesting that whenever Wrestlemania or Summerslam happens, the majority of the crowd is filled with smarky fucks. Like, you'd assume with the big shows that the marks & casual fans would be throwing money at the WWE for seats, but it never happens. If the WWE fills Cowboys Stadium, it will be because of internet Indy fans.
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oatgan posted:Most indie wrestling fans have never seen a Jon Moxley match Can they really be considered fans if they haven't seen such Moxley Criterion Collection Classics like "v. Nick loving Gage" and "v. Drake Younger v. Nick loving Gage"
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DynamiteKidd posted:I think TNA never looked more minor league than in early 2010 when the Outsiders, the Nasty Boys, and Val Venis were on TV winning matches, actually. I nominate early 2011 where Sting very clearly called the main event of a pay per view bullshit after winning said main event by pinning down someone who was clearly unfit to walk. This being only a month after they botched resigning some of their top stars so badly they appeared in the Royal Rumble instead.
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Alain Post posted:The "indy" fans are so important that they gained subscribers after #CancelWWENetwork.
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Yeah gently caress 51% percent of the world's population and then another 10% of wrestling's fan base too!
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TinTower posted:This being only a month after they botched resigning some of their top stars so badly they appeared in the Royal Rumble instead. So TNA had this big bad stable called Immortal who ran the show and chased away all the babyfaces. TNA had planned for the Main Event Mafia to come back and fight them. Two members of the MEM, Kevin Nash and Booker T's contracts were up and TNA planned this angle without signing them first so they showed up at the Royal Rumble in the middle of this and signed new deals with WWE. Eric Bischoff cut a promo right after the Royal Rumble where he said there is no "THEY" and "THEY" aren't coming and you all saw why. He said "I called up Nash gave him my blessing to leave. Go make your money, get yourself an action figure" because of course he can make more money not working for TNA
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Kevin Nash is on Bruce Mitchell's mystery list and probably hosed Dixie.
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oatgan posted:So TNA had this big bad stable called Immortal who ran the show and chased away all the babyfaces. TNA had planned for the Main Event Mafia to come back and fight them. Two members of the MEM, Kevin Nash and Booker T's contracts were up and TNA planned this angle without signing them first so they showed up at the Royal Rumble in the middle of this and signed new deals with WWE. Eric Bischoff cut a promo right after the Royal Rumble where he said there is no "THEY" and "THEY" aren't coming and you all saw why. He said "I called up Nash gave him my blessing to leave. Go make your money, get yourself an action figure" because of course he can make more money not working for TNA Nash was actually signed and blackmailed Dixie into letting him leave.
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I want to buy some of those Brown Bag things because I'm a sucker for terrible mystery boxes Maybe I can get Victory Road 09 and a 4XL Bram shirt
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MassRafTer posted:Nash was actually signed and blackmailed Dixie into letting him leave. Given the things she does publicly of her own volition, what could be bad enough to make her succumb to blackmail?
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