Kuetsar Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 So basically that "sports entertainment" should die in a tire fire, and "wrassling" should come back? Fine by me, although I must preface that I haven't watched WWE in at least ten years, largely because of Vince and CO's crap. . . . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromatagon Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Sports entertainment is fine when it's actually entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 WCW actually tried that remember? They "Suspended" him and he became CEO of the NWO. Of course it was WCW so it still made no sense. The credits still listed Bischoff as a WCW employee and they had no Kayfabe reason to explain it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingus Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 The contract signing same two guys existing in the same room, that ends in a brawl.Fuckin' Russo. When I first started watching during the Attitude era, the single least-explicable thing on the whole show was how apparently every wrestler on the show was a total psychopath who literally couldn't come within touching distance of any other person without physically assaulting them. I'd also be happy if they'd stop playing theme music when a wrestler does a surprise run-in, or if theme music at least stopped having hypnotic properties that freezes the in-ring wrestlers dead in their tracks.The music's occult powers are even stronger in CHIKARA: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Weak Machine Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 John Cena throws a guy off his shoulders and gets a 3. Somebody else picks a guy up on the top rope and hurls him across the ring? 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Every feud needing 3 PPV matches. Come the fuck on. That's actually one of my favorite tropes that I grew up with and dates back to the old days of MSG and Philly shows. I don't mind if match one is a regular match that ends in some BS CO finish and match two is a cage match to keep it from being a count out, etc.. that's logical progression. What we get today is far from logical. We have people having blood feud matches without the history or the hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The contract signing that ends in a brawl. Contract signings need to go away altogether. I know they can and have worked but it's been beaten in to the ground too much by this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirSmUgly Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I always hated that in some matches the referee will allow the guys to brawl outside for an hour and not even bother to count but other times the fucker is counting to ten like it's his job (which it is). Aw man, I always took that as refs having different styles and different levels of latitude that they'd give. Kinda like the NFL. On one hand, you have your Terry McAulays. On the other hand, you have your Ron fucking Winters. And then, there's the occasional Ed Hochuli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 There's also what I call the "Championship Factor" In a title fight in boxing the ref lets it go. That's of wrestling's version of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trocar Slush Weasel Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The contract signing that ends in a brawl. Contract signings need to go away altogether. I know they can and have worked but it's been beaten in to the ground too much by this point. Regal was the only one in 20 years to make it interesting during the Zayn/Owens signing, "Now this is not going to end up like all other contract signings". I would take out that stupid move where Wrestler A gets whipped into the corner, but pops up off the ropes so that Wrestler B can duck underneath them then be amazed when Wrestler A isn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Wyatt Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The sequence in every Cena match where he shoulder tackles a guy who then will wildly swing and miss Cena, who then gives the guy the Protobomb and then the Five Knuckle Shuffle before finishing with the AA. I understand every babyface since Hogan has a signature sequence but Cena's feels so unnatural and scripted. If you're wrestling Cena and he shoulder tackles you why would you ever stand up and swing at him? It has LITERALLY never worked. If they mixed it up and had someone roll out of the ring or actually succeed in clocking Cena it would make it more meaningful when Cena nails the whole sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 At least Hogan's sequence literally only involved him pummeling you in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The Punk matches did a nice job of making Cena work for that sequence. He would start it and Punk would cut him off at various points until he finally nailed the whole thing after several attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Especially the NoC match where Cena eventually just drilled him with the fist drop with no frills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwoy2j Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The next person who talks about being the face of the WWE or the future of the WWE should be shot in the face. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianChris Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 "Look, someone's brought a cake into a wrestling ring. How unusual. I hope it doesn't get messed up in some way." As someone that suffered a back injury from being powerbombed onto a cake, I support this. (Seriously, that shit hurt more than the thumbtacks did.) Was it a Duck Tales cake with a file or bomb or hacksaw in it??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Every single "superstar"(also that word gets banned) looking like they just stepped off a porn shoot. Bring back the multiple physiques, the hairy guys, the "dad" bods, but they could go all night, ie the Dusty's of the world. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 They haven't had one in a bit, but why can't a wedding go off without interference? Sometimes, the interference is great. But why can't one of these fake betrothals end normally with I do and a reception. They can always go for a quickie divorce or annullment later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Am I mistaken in that the Jake Roberts angle with Savage and Elizabeth wasn't shown until Superstars the following week? That's the way to actually go about it in my opinion. I also liked the Golddust/Aksana wedding where I think the preacher quit and Dusty Rhodes was all "See...I had a feeling something like this would happen so I got a backup." then Ted DiBiase came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go2Sleep Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Oh I can't believe I forgot this one, it's gotta be number two behind the heel authority figure... Fucking non-title matches. Especially since the champ loses 90% of the time. Could you imagine how ridiculous that would look in UFC? Imagine Anderson Silva losing a non-title match Chael Sonnen. It's like the laziest way to build a contender ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Tag partners that don't like each other. It was clever and funny when Lance Storm and Chris Candido did it. It's annoying when everyone else does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristobal Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I feel like the fact that you think Storm/Candido were the best example of the lot disqualifies that post. Regal and Tajiri, Rock'n'Sock, Austin and Dude Love, Team Hell No, BookDust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyMax46 Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 You're...you're kidding right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I hate champions winning non-title matches, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 The other thread reminded me of this one that always makes me roll my eyes. Matches that go to a time limit draw (or sometimes Iron Man matches), where one of the guys hits his finishing move just seconds before the match is over and the time runs out just as the referee counts to three. The spot itself would be ridiculous enough, but since the timing has to be impeccable, I've seen this being botched several times, which makes it even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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