BobbyWhioux 3,513 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Foley got over on Undertaker for a while and did last, although much of that is attributable to Foley's whole deal being that he endured way beyond what a normal and/or sane human being would withstand, so... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyWhioux 3,513 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 then again, monsters of the week aren't really meant to last long, are they? A niche really hurt by the death of the territory system, where there was always another region and another local babyface to do the arc with. With only national companies, all there is to look forward to after losing the big blowoff is 2.5 years of "LOL BIG MAN DANCING" skits until the contract finally runs out 3 Link to post Share on other sites
For Great Justice 1,695 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 9 hours ago, MapRef41N93W said: And ramp pose and apron pose for their ring entrance. The otherwise supremely talented blue chip prospect Ricky Starks does this. It makes me want to reach through the television screen, pull him aside and tell him that this is not the way. I’m not even sure who the worst offender in WWE is here, they are all so bad. For me, the robotic entrance does the opposite of the intended effect and takes me OUT OF the presentation, rather than adding to it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AxB 11,866 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 I think Starks is doing the pose as a heel move, because he knows fans hate it when Wrestlers do that. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
christopher.annino 1,462 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 We could easily have an entire thread dedicated to people's rankings of the top ten worst trends started/pushed by WWE. There's definitely (probably?) a good bunch of positives to comment on as well, but overall the negative effects on the industry are glaringly obvious. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spontaneous 1,220 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Yeah, I'm not trying to mock Reigns. WWE continues to just bring guys up to the main roster with no purpose. Mark Jindrak, Luther Reigns, Nathan Jones, Chris Masters, Snitsky, etc morph into Ricochet, Aleister Black, Bobby Roode, Chad Gable. I'd like to add to the list the invisible camera that is present for all the important moments. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
John from Cincinnati 15,022 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 9 hours ago, BobbyWhioux said: then again, monsters of the week aren't really meant to last long, are they? A niche really hurt by the death of the territory system, where there was always another region and another local babyface to do the arc with. With only national companies, all there is to look forward to after losing the big blowoff is 2.5 years of "LOL BIG MAN DANCING" skits until the contract finally runs out Starting from his debut, they got about two years out of Khali feuding with tippy-top babyfaces. After that, weren't we all ready for big man dancing skits to use as bathroom breaks? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan 6,064 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Big man dancing only works if the man in question's legs aren't fused concrete by that point. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spontaneous 1,220 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 They gave up on Giant Bernard like a week after he beat Cena clean and he resumed hiphopapotamus duty. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 8,260 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 It was actually almost a year later before he went from beating Punk & Cena to tagging with Brodus Clay. Link to post Share on other sites
Spontaneous 1,220 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Casey said: It was actually almost a year later before he went from beating Punk & Cena to tagging with Brodus Clay. Wow. Even more bizarre, I forgot he beat punk. Link to post Share on other sites
Eoae 851 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 12 hours ago, BobbyWhioux said: I'm still lowkey a little mad at how they tiptoed up to the very edge of doing something outside their box with Luther Reigns and then just completely chickened out of it. "I got my throat cut in prison and almost died, why the hell would I be afraid of The Undertaker?" Only to, of course, have him be the 8000th person in a row to be afraid of The Undertaker. [also for the 8000th time, why were we supposed to boo him for being a survivor of the horrible life presented in his backstory?] I know expecting logic from sports entertainment is bad idea, but, that said, WWF/E doing the 'big man is afraid of whatever' gimmick rarely makes sense, I was watching Saturday Night's Main Event last weekend and caught a Jake Roberts-Kamala match. Of course, pre-match is Jake letting Damien out of the bag and Kamala running in fear. I mean, he's supposed to be a savage from Uganda. Seems sort of silly that he acts like he's never seen a snake before. Every big man in a hundred mile radius calling out the Undertaker then cowering in fear when UT actually showed was silly. I guess no one learned their lesson when the 100 dudes that feuded with UT before them talked smack about Undertaker, only to turn into jello when the music hit, Sigh, don't even get me started on the trope of being paralyzed by confusion and fear when your match is interrupted by the entrance music of the guy you are feuding with (often without the wrestler himself appearing). Ugh. Wrestlers are apparently dimwits with the attention span of crows. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
odessasteps 13,989 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Quality trolling 3 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra Commander 2,083 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Jerry really did enjoy being a heel much more than being a face, didn't he? 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Matt D 13,361 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 22 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said: Jerry really did enjoy being a heel much more than being a face, didn't he? As does every wrestler and message board poster. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John from Cincinnati 15,022 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) Edited November 27, 2020 by Andy in Kansas 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Infinit 3,028 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) This is tremendous lol Edit: which one of you is ALL ELITE SCOOBY???? Edited November 28, 2020 by Infinit 4 Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 35,045 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Good on Zack Ryder having a laugh about it. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
SturmCRF 174 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 It struck me while half watching Roode and Ziggler vs Street Profits earlier that one of my number one most hated WWEisms is lazily starting a feud by having someone beat the champions in a non title match. Can there be any worse way to build excitement for an eventual title match than having a half formed, usually abridged version of that same match with nothing at stake? Particularly objectionable in the tag division, where their own stupid brand split contrivance means there are very few potential challengers and someone could just as feasibly be awarded a shot after reasonably pointing out that there are only two other tag teams, and the other just had a shot. Total garbage. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
BobbyWhioux 3,513 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 agreed. another stupid thing they started overdoing 20 years ago and still haven't stopped. Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 10,943 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Charges against Alberto Del Rio have been dropped, the woman who accused him lied about the kidnapping and rape. And she apologized for her mistakes. Link to post Share on other sites
Spontaneous 1,220 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 (edited) I can't see anyone wanting to hire him. Besides say, Mexico. Edited November 28, 2020 by Six String Orchestra Link to post Share on other sites
mattdangerously 6,942 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, D.Z said: Charges against Alberto Del Rio have been dropped, the woman who accused him lied about the kidnapping and rape. And she apologized for her mistakes. Do you have a source for that? Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 10,943 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, mattdangerously said: Do you have a source for that? https://www.tvnotas.com.mx/noticias-espectaculos-mexico/alberto-del-rio-podria-librar-la-carcel-quieren-borrar-el-cargo-por Several other websites as well reporting and more from Mexico. Quick twitter search with his WWE name will show more results. Link to post Share on other sites
mattdangerously 6,942 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, D.Z said: https://www.tvnotas.com.mx/noticias-espectaculos-mexico/alberto-del-rio-podria-librar-la-carcel-quieren-borrar-el-cargo-por Several other websites as well reporting and more from Mexico. Quick twitter search with his WWE name will show more results. Anything with an actual source? This is just speculation. Link to post Share on other sites
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