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VJeff posted:Shane has a 50% rate of having the best match at Wrestlemania in this decade do you know how hard that is?! brock/goldberg was better
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uh...is NXT getting a weekly show on USA or is that just a onetime thing for 'WWE Week'
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boar guy posted:uh...is NXT getting a weekly show on USA or is that just a onetime thing for 'WWE Week' One week thing but it may be to test the waters for when the TV deal is negotiated next year.
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Davros1 posted:It's a great idea until you realize Henry would probably injure himself walking down to the ring. Worked for Vince. (Him blowing his quads at the Rumble and effectively throwing a tantrum from his rear end while no-selling it will always be hilarious to me.)
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Dec 6, 2017 21:38
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vince being in real, actual pain will always be a good thing
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SamuraiFoochs posted:Worked for Vince. (Him blowing his quads at the Rumble and effectively throwing a tantrum from his rear end while no-selling it will always be hilarious to me.)
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Dec 6, 2017 21:44
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Goddammit now I'm mad at WWE for not giving me Mark Henry: Smackdown GM even though they never ever remotely floated the idea before.
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Dec 6, 2017 21:48
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Mental exercise: besides Mark Henry, what other performers would you like to see as an authority figure? For me: Honestly it would have been Daniel Bryan. Someone who isn't afraid to be goofy/mocked and someone who doesn't really give a poo poo about being fired so they can just riff on the product like he did with the Universal Title.
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Spikeguy posted:Mental exercise: besides Mark Henry, what other performers would you like to see as an authority figure?
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Mark Henry, Smackdown GM comes down to the ring in a baby blue suit: You might have to fight AJ? Mark Henry, Smackdown GM comes down to the ring in a Salmon pink suit: You are hosed. Get ready to meet Poseidon.
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Spikeguy posted:Mental exercise: besides Mark Henry, what other performers would you like to see as an authority figure? I'd just like no authority figures.
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Dec 6, 2017 22:10
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How often did Jack Tunney show up?
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Eli Wiggum posted:Vince was pissed because that was the Rumble where they hosed up the finish, correct? Yeah, that was the one with Batista and Cena falling out at the same time. The timing of the double elimination and how well the refs covered for it is still seriously incredible.
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Dec 6, 2017 22:15
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MassRafTer posted:I'd just like no authority figures. This is a good answer. I miss the days of Jack Tunney or Gorilla Monsoon where they weren't SUPER involved in the show or storylines each week. Gorilla is even pushing it a little, because he was on camera doing stuff a lot but I don't recall him really being authoritative or being overly involved in any storylines other than loving with Jim Cornette and getting beaten up by Vader.
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Dec 6, 2017 22:17
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Pro wrestling storylines today can not function without a central authority figure because there is next to no actual planning going into the production and as a result nobodies motivations make any sense or are even explainable without a centralized general manager figure pretending to have some rhyme or reason behind driving the two figures in a given storyline into actually having conflict.
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Dec 6, 2017 22:21
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vince mcmahon took all the wrong lessons from austin/vince but there was no way he was going to internalize something that goies against his gross, evil life philosphy
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reignofevil posted:Pro wrestling storylines today can not function without a central authority figure because there is next to no actual planning going into the production and as a result nobodies motivations make any sense or are even explainable without a centralized general manager figure pretending to have some rhyme or reason behind driving the two figures in a given storyline into actually having conflict. you typed "pro wrestling storylines" when you meant "wwe storylines" there are plenty of promotions who have mostly good booking that don't have authority figures dominate everything
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Dec 6, 2017 22:27
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Invest Fat Konnor with plenipotentiary powers over smackdown and especially 205 live.
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Dec 6, 2017 22:35
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That time they teased Sandman winning a battle royal to become GM of Raw was pretty great, at least until he didn't win
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Davros1 posted:It's a great idea until you realize Henry would probably injure himself walking down to the ring. he would ride to the ring in either a golf cart, or one of the carts from the Royal Rumble this year
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Dec 6, 2017 22:38
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Regal is the only good authority figure because he doesn't actually get into storylines. Just come out, make the matches, and gently caress off until you're needed again. It's not that hard.
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Dec 6, 2017 22:42
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Benne posted:Regal is the only good authority figure because he doesn't actually get into storylines. Just come out, make the matches, and gently caress off until you're needed again. It's not that hard.
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Dec 6, 2017 22:44
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Benne posted:Regal is the only good authority figure because he doesn't actually get into storylines. Just come out, make the matches, and gently caress off until you're needed again. It's not that hard. Yeah, when SmackDown was really good right after the brand split, the authority figures were more like... hosts or MCs? Usually they just had a segment towards the top of the show where they said "Hey everybody it's great to be here in $CITY_NAME, tonight we have these matches coming up and if this guy wins his match he's the #1 contender!"
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Dec 6, 2017 22:45
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Just bring back Austin to yell at people and Take No Bumps
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Defiance Industries posted:Yeah, when SmackDown was really good right after the brand split, the authority figures were more like... hosts or MCs? Usually they just had a segment towards the top of the show where they said "Hey everybody it's great to be here in $CITY_NAME, tonight we have these matches coming up and if this guy wins his match he's the #1 contender!" Shane didn't even show up every week, so it was actually kinda cool when he did show up. Contrasting Raw where it felt like Stephanie was berating people every single week. Now...lol.
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Imagine them bringing back stone cold and cucking him out to Steph for 7 months until everyone begs for him to leave and never come back
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i think the problem is that we don't have enough authority figures we need a raw commissioner, a raw gm, a raw assistant gm, a board of directors, stephanie mcmahon, vince mcmahon, and a second board of directors
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rare Magic card l00k posted:i think the problem is that we don't have enough authority figures Can Linda McMahon come out as CEO again? 30 minutes of Steph and Linda promos. I’ll be in my bunk.
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:Just bring back Austin to yell at people and Take No Bumps Bring back Austin, but have him be weird, paranoid, crazy heel Austin from post X7.
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Realtalk though Goldust would be a fantastic GM. Let him just be Dustin Rhodes and act as a kindly mentor who still wants to run an exciting show. Screw him over though and he grabs his face paint and starts powerslamming fools. It would be a great gold watch for him and let him do something different.
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Make Finlay the GM. Anyone disagrees with him, he'll just beat the poo poo out of them.
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"My name is Finlay, and I love to general manage"
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Rhonne posted:Bring back Austin, but have him be weird, paranoid, crazy heel Austin from post X7. get out
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Big Coffin Hunter posted:get out Weird, paranoid Austin was the best Austin. Sorry.
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have ya’ll ever had gay meat?
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Gonzo McFee posted:Weird, paranoid Austin was the best Austin. Sorry. He wasn't the best Austin, but he was absolutely fantastic. I loved that weird, angry, paranoid man.
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DEAR RICHARD posted:have ya’ll ever had gay meat? no, but i have been i'that lil hippie granola s... state you call.
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Big Coffin Hunter posted:vince mcmahon took all the wrong lessons from austin/vince but there was no way he was going to internalize something that goies against his gross, evil life philosphy Didn't he say in the Austin podcast that he thought the Mr. McMahon character was the opposite of who he is as a person and that he was actually more like the Stone Cold character?
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