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  1. If I Were In Charge Of The WWE, part #1345: I would like to see a change in the wrestler's contracts, in which they only wrestler 10 months out of the year. The 60 day break would mostly be scripted in, and could be continuous, or two 30 day stretches, or any combination to account for storylines, injuries, etc. The workers would get paid an adjusted downside guarantee and are still under contract. Corporate promotion and use of social media might have to be limited depending on the "reason" they are on leave. The Bray Wyatt debate reminded me of this idea. When implemented, these sabbaticals could be used to give a stale or over-exposed character a break and/or a possible tweaking, as well to sell an injury angle or rehab legit injuries/burnout. If someone has been jobbed too much, they could be seen as a threat again upon their return. It gives the fans a break, rotates the lineup and maybe lets new workers get a chance on the roster. Surprise returns would have to be carefully kayfabed but if someone is shooting a movie (for example) there is no reason that it can't be acknowledged. This has a whiff of the rotation of the old territorial model. whaddya think?, RAF
  2. The Iron Sheik looks strangely... humble in this photo. I like to pretend that Da Baron is packing a broom handle Mauser under that jacket and not just some reading glasses. - RAF
  3. I really dig how his gig marks mimic the textural quality of pumpkin exocarp. The green hair is a nice touch as well. -"The child shall surpass the man", RAF -
  4. I, for one, would love to see Big Show do a Krusher Kruschev and join up with Lana. After all the labor/management troubles he went through with HHH, he just needs a little push to drive him away from decadent Western capitalism. A red butcher singlet with thee hammer'n'sickle and some Cossack boots would complement his Lenin beard and ushanka. dah, RAF
  5. I was mildly let down by Night 1 (caveat: arrived late, sat in last row). Not enough festive import/veteran teams as previous years - budget crunch? The veteran workers seem much more polished for the sabbatical but several of the the new folks really lacked ring presence, timing and smoothness. Some stuff was groan-worthy. The matches were not laid out as well as in (my memory of) the days of old, and several finishes were weak. Standouts for really great workers were Fire Ant, Silver Ant, Worker Ant, Dr. Cube, Blaster McMassive, Max Smashmaster and LAX (who fit in perfectly and were brilliant). I sorely missed seeing The Batiri. - RAF
  6. Iggy Pop is not looking good these days. 'cause I'm loose, RAF
  7. No, man, I counted dogdish magenta interior grousebolshevikarrrfvfebvebfvkefbkvjenkvn m,nw,s,m, - RAF
  8. I thought this was CM Punk and A. J. Lee at Lamaze class. - RAF
  9. Short of a complete gimmick personality & ring style transplant, I cannot imagine myself interested in FSteen's debut, unless he is an evil Xookeeper named Bobby Fossil. However, I am beginning to expect the best from the NXTs... - continuing it on over, RAF
  10. Enzo and Cass remind me so much of an early '80s NYC public access cable show called The Sal and Frankie Show (with Frankie Salvo and Sal Franco) where the work/gimmick was indistinguishable from the reality, and delighted me in equal measure. This has been your Reference That No One Else Will Relate To OfTheDay. thank you, RAF p.s. - thee miracle of thee interWebs!:
  11. I really really want to see a in-his-prime Vader w/Harley Race vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman, WCW feud style (meaning 12 months of battling). - RAF
  12. I don't think that Austin would have broken out of the pack into the mainstream if he remained Stunning. Stone Cold was the right gimmick at the right time and if he wasn't such a savvy worker he could not have gone as far with it. - RAF
  13. I used to have a lot more but they fell victim to a hard drive crash. These are from GREAT SPACE WAR 2011. Fat F*ck Barrel Boy East? - RAF
  14. HJD is soooo high right here. Cocoa Clown Girl: "Hey, man, didn't you drive here with your friend Kozrow?" Duggan: "He's still in jail, tough guy! USA USA USA!!!" - RAF
  15. One does not start a wrestling company (or assess it later on) and say, "well, we are perceived as the #3 company so it's OK for our champ to do jobs in the #1 or #2 company - the fans will understand". You push your promotion and it's wrestlers as the best. It's not just the carny thing to do, it justifies your audience's attention/time/money. Many of the post's on this thread on this topic are ludicrous on this subject. You put the belt on the one who will improve your federation, it's standing, money-making potential and legacy, not for him/her to reinforce the fact that you aren't #1 - and if your champ does not understand that, you made a grievous error & had better correct it posthaste. c'mon now, you ivory tower egghead smarks, RAF (I love you)
  16. How does it feel to be dead inside? I love that whole campy thing, and the long chase was great. It was good soap opera but for wrestling feud drama, I believe Raven/Sandman to be the better story. - RAF
  17. The Don Fargo book was good, a fun detailed but not too deep autobiography from a worker who was here, there and all over. I am a sucker for reading about the journeymen, carpenters and ring generals of the territory era. I had forgotten about DF jobbing on PWUSA/AWA TV from Las Vegas covered in biker and swastika tattoos, that was mind-blowing. He is quite disingenuous about his KKK & biker doings but brutally honest in other areas. He obviously has an immense charisma that has both permitted him to get away with much shenanigans and prevented him from learning to take responsibility for his uncivilized behavior. Although he says he never realized it at first, he is an exemplar of a redneck/hick/poorwhitetrash self-educated man who was born to be a rassler. The books reads well for the most part, it being dictated informally (since he is 100% illiterate) to co-author Scott Teal (J M Kenyon supplies the historical veracity). Some versions of events are quite different than the ones I have heard from other vets, but this certainly is a warts-and-all tell all. Lotsa good photos, but several glaring errata and editorial glitches. A worthy purchase. - RAF
  18. That promo was so fun. Just based on the idea that a good gimmick is an exaggeration of one's personality, then Enzo is gold. I am a big mark for him and Cass (who has better ring potential but the gimmick fits less well) but I see him as a great manager, if he can subsume his ego to take a non-wrestling role. I hope he is pulling Michael P. S. Hayes' coat for feud advice. I dig the Vaudevillians too but that gimmick has less potential for the big stage. My daughter was legit bummed that they eliminated Enzo & BC from the tag tourney, and now hates on them. She calls them the "baby music team" now. kids say the carniest things, RAF p.s. - my kid also took a bad bump off her bike, color and everything, and when I asked if she was OK she told me thru gritted teeth that she's not S.A.W.F.T. If she had given me the office I would have plotzed (but I haven't smartened her up yet).
  19. I am really starting to dig Tyler Breeze's updating of the vain eversoslightlyfey heel. Like many of the workers and/or gimmicks in NXT, I fear that it won't work on the big stage but I am quite happy to be watching it here and now. It's almost a Catch-22: what's the point of letting them hone and get over these studio/indy sized characters if they just have to be re-tweaked for the WWE? Sure, they get much experience but they have to get broken down mentally/ego-wise again, and get a all new diceroll with the gimmick. Surely Zayn is the man with the most potential in that he has the most charisma - would Vince and co. really pull the trigger on a nice long-term push for him? He could easily be the next Rey Misterio, let alone a DBryan... - RAF
  20. Geez, when they ask me to count back from 100, I am lucky if I make it to 91, let alone recite an introspecrive soliloquy. Ryback is a monster. That said, a good morphine drip is one of life's pleasures, it really is. When they ask how much pain you are in on a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being the least, always start at 7 and go up from there. mmmmm, RAF
  21. Marijuana reefer makes brothers of us all. That is a great pic. - RAF
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