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Personally I think you guys are way over-thinking the crowd thing. It has nothing to do with people cheering because they 'appreciate what they do' or fans are smarter. People cheer the wrestler that entertains them. When I was a young kid my favorite wrestlers were Great Muta, Sting, and Vader in WCW. Two were heels. I knew of course it wasn't real but there was no Internet to tell me who Muta was or how accomplished Vader was in Japan, I liked them because I found their matches entertaining. That's it. And its not a new thing the smart internet crowd invented and I don't think its a bad thing, as long as people are having fun I don't see the big deal. Some people go to the movies to watch the villains, fans shouldn't feel obligated to boo someone just because they are a heel, they aren't a paid studio audience.5 points
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In Tabe's NFL, asking for a flag is a 10-yard penalty. I'm dead serious about that.4 points
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*smokes cigarette while blindfolded in front of the firing squad* Dear football fans We are gathered here today To get through this thing called the NFL season All-consuming presence the NFL It means old white men getting richer and that's not going to change But I'm here to tell you There's something else Meeting the Patriots A world of never ending sadness and rage You can always see Tom Brady's smug face, day or night So when you call up your drug dealer in Indianapolis You know the one, Dr. Here's the Suitcase of Quaalades You Ordered Instead of asking him how bad will the beatdown be Ask him how much of your pride will be left, baby 'Cause in this league Not many things are much harder than beating a mad Patriots team In this league You're on your own And if other teams' fans try to bring you down Tell 'em to FUCK OFF, because you're about to start drinking3 points
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Once the kicking team touches it it's a dead ball. That's what I got. I think there's a rule quirk in there that the receiving team can try to advance it but cannot fumble it. Which seems idiotic but I think Aikman said it. Speaking of idiotic, Cam Heyward was fined 5k for writing Iron Head on his eye black in honor of his dad who died of cancer - you know, during Cancer Awareness month. So today....he has Iron Head written in his eye black. Fuck you, Goodell.3 points
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Holy shit that shirt is so 80s if you hold it up to your ear, you faintly hear "Africa" by Toto.3 points
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If you ask anyone around the Mets who the single nicest most decent human being in the whole organization is they will tell you Daniel Murphy. So can we please can the ginned up outrage?2 points
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Same here. I think the real problem with not letting guys "heel it up" is that it limits your options to protect a heel. For the most part, the WWE doesn't let guys heel it up too overtly. You don't see too many guys cheating, putting feet on ropes, trying to leave the ring, going for a chair, pulling the ref, etc. There aren't too many managers anymore and those that are around don't interfere in matches much (Lana). And there aren't a lot of stables or teams anymore. Taken together, that limits your options in a match. The options for most of the roster are heel pins babyface or babyface pins heel. Since heels don't win a lot of matches clean, they end up dropping too many falls I really wish someone like Rusev had a Sherri Martel in his corner instead of Lana. Sherri knew how to be a heel manager. She'd work overtime to distract the ref or interject herself every time Rusev seemed about to eat a pin. He'd still lose a lot of matches - by DQ - but he'd probably be better off than he is getting pinned by multiple times by Ziggler or Cena whenever the writers can't think of a more creative outcome.2 points
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MARTAVIS BRYANT MOTHERFUCKERS! This is the most heroic performance by a guy named Landry since Landry Clarke kicked that field goal to send the Dillon Panthers to state.2 points
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The NFL is at the point where the rules are so vague that the league can determine the outcome of games. Remember, wrestling is fake.2 points
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It really bothers me that heels don't wrestle like heels. Cheating, choking,old school eyes rakes on ring ropes and boot laces etc.2 points
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Arguably, heels should not be entertaing enough for fans to want to cheer them.2 points
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Well I think a major reason entertaining heels are being cheered more is due to a lack of good babyfaces. Sasha got booed plenty when she heeled on Bayley, but is anyone going to care if she attacks Charlotte or Paige on the main roster? There's no likeable entertaining faces to balance things. New Day has 10 times the personality of most of the people they go up against. They made Cena feel ancient when they were clowning him, and Cena was standing there like get off my lawn New Day. Of course these acts are going to be cheered over bland babyfaces.2 points
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Percy Harvin is injured and expected to miss significant time. This is not a re-post from 2014. Or 2013. Or 2012.2 points
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All I can say is God bless Terry Funk. I'm proud to say that I got to drink a beer with Terry Funk once. One thing off of the bucket list.2 points
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Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods, with 4 7/8ths of his fingers on his left hand after a mark bit the tip of his finger off in one of those old time "wrestler challenges any fan in the audience" shoots.2 points
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Ron Rivera is now 14-16-1 in games decided by a touchdown or less. That number used to be 2-14.1 point
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He should force them into a stupid gimmick and give them a midget sidekick who steals all their shine.1 point
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#89 with the tremendous catch and then he does the Pee Wee Herman. Steve Smith is my favorite player ever and I desperately wish he was still a Panther.1 point
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There is a lot to what you say, and a huge problem that's been created with everyone having their own "special" moves is that you have heels using high-end babyface offense which produces cheers. Exactly the opposite of the desired result. You also have too many guys that are ostensibly heels that really don't know how to work heel; Randy Orton gets ripped on a lot at this site, but I find Orton is one guy that can be counted on to always remember the little things to do in order to establish which mode he's working in. Jericho used to be pretty good at this, but he's devolved considerably over the years. It goes without saying that Sasha Banks is probably the best at working old-school technical heel in the company. As much as I love watching Asuka, there's a disconnect there in that she has wonderfully hurty-looking offense and a great sadistic smirk when she's locking a move in, of course, these are heel characteristics, but the crowd already loves her and I'm having trouble envisioning what she could possibly do in order to generate heel heat.I would argue that these things have become so rare that if a heel was to start doing them on a regular basis they would be cheered. Case in point Alberto Del Rio.This guy was a 'classic' heel but he got alot of cheers for things like stomping on fingers, winking to the camera while choking someone on the ropes etc. Finley had the same issue. He was using 'dirty' offence, like the apron beatdown/clubbing spot, that got cheers because it was something totally outside the norm. Eddie Guerrero's whole run on top was built on Lie, Cheat and Steal which started as a comedy gimmick for a heel tag team. It was so funny/clever though that it got them over as faces. Who didnt laugh their ass off the first time Eddie hit the mat with a chair, threw it to the opponent, then fell to the ground clutching his head?1 point
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This might be the worst overtime period in NFL history. And I watched Christian Ponder duel with Matt Flynn in an OT game a couple of years back. EDIT: Okay, then Megatron happened. You're welcome, Detroit.1 point
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There is a lot to what you say, and a huge problem that's been created with everyone having their own "special" moves is that you have heels using high-end babyface offense which produces cheers. Exactly the opposite of the desired result. You also have too many guys that are ostensibly heels that really don't know how to work heel; Randy Orton gets ripped on a lot at this site, but I find Orton is one guy that can be counted on to always remember the little things to do in order to establish which mode he's working in. Jericho used to be pretty good at this, but he's devolved considerably over the years. It goes without saying that Sasha Banks is probably the best at working old-school technical heel in the company. As much as I love watching Asuka, there's a disconnect there in that she has wonderfully hurty-looking offense and a great sadistic smirk when she's locking a move in, of course, these are heel characteristics, but the crowd already loves her and I'm having trouble envisioning what she could possibly do in order to generate heel heat.1 point
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PICK SIX. 24-3. PANTS-FREE. You know it was a shitty September when I'm celebrating whipping the Titans this much.1 point
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And they won't let DeAngelo Williams wear pink gear after October. Despite his mom and four aunts having died of cancer.1 point
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Because Muta doesn't keep the mist in his penis? Well, not the green mist anyway.1 point
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Not really. I mean he turned twice during his main run - face on HHH and heel on Mysterio. They brought him back as a babyface and it didn't work because of Daniel Bryan, but let's not hold that against him.1 point
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I hope the upcoming match inspires everyone to watch this. Easily a top 10 WWE MOTD, probabaly my second favorite HIAC behind Taker/Foley. The most amazing part is that Brock was only in WWE for like 6 months at this point.1 point
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Shall we schedule a shopping trip next week, just us girls? You can get your hair done, and I'll try to find something that matches my tattoos.1 point
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Nick Patrick cuts a promo on the 4/21/97 episode and holy shit does he look/sound like Kenny Powers.1 point
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