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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 3, 2014 20:30:51 GMT -6
Never happen.
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Post by November KS on Jul 3, 2014 20:36:57 GMT -6
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Post by PositivelyJackref on Jul 3, 2014 22:12:03 GMT -6
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Post by November KS on Jul 3, 2014 22:44:43 GMT -6
Good ol' KS > Dolphins1925
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Post by November KS on Jul 5, 2014 23:18:04 GMT -6
Bo Dallas may have finally won me over by taking out that damn little bull on Smackdown.
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Post by Vincent Kennedy McMahon on Jul 6, 2014 12:36:28 GMT -6
HAPPY 100TH DAD. I CAN'T JOIN YOU FOR ABOUT FIFTY YEARS, BUT I DID SEND A WORKING GAL NAMED TIGHT LIPS ROSANNA YOUR WAY. THINGS GOT A LITTLE MESSY SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CLEAN HER UP A BIT. BUT SHE WAS ONE OF THE BEST IN HER INDUSTRY UNTIL YESTERDAY. TELL HER I SAID GREAT JOB, AND SAY HELLO TO SAM, FRITZ, AND VERNE FOR ME. I'M SURE YOU OLD CARNYS ARE YUCKING IT UP. CAN YOU BELIEVE 4.5 MILLION PEOPLE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NETWORK?!? IT'S NOT EVEN ON TELEVISION!!!! LOVE YOU, POP.
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Post by jwid on Jul 6, 2014 16:36:30 GMT -6
Is that 4.5 million number accurate?
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 6, 2014 17:06:10 GMT -6
Is that 4.5 million number accurate? No. Still under a million at last official count. |
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 6, 2014 17:07:38 GMT -6
Is that 4.5 million number accurate? No. Still under a million at last official count. Not even close. Haha. Vince is just promoting it to his dad on his birthday, pal. It does baffle me how they aren't around 1.5 million at this point. Seriously. |
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Post by Vincent Kennedy McMahon on Jul 6, 2014 17:11:50 GMT -6
Is that 4.5 million number accurate? WHY WOULDN'T IT BE? DO I SEEM LIKE THE TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT MOGUL THAT WOULD PAD NUMBERS TO BOOST HIS STOCK VALUE? THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH MY DAD ON HIS 100TH BY THE WAY. PLEASE DELETE FROM YOUR MACHINE. |
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Post by jwid on Jul 6, 2014 17:42:10 GMT -6
OK I was about to say "why is everyone shitting on network numbers?? That sounds like a fantastic number!"
Although it surprises me with the value that it isn't over a million yet
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 6, 2014 17:58:51 GMT -6
OK I was about to say "why is everyone shitting on network numbers?? That sounds like a fantastic number!" Although it surprises me with the value that it isn't over a million yet It's one of the most confusing things I've seen in quite a while. I'm not alone. Most outside "experts" look at the size of the fan base, the value, etc. and believe they should be around my number. 1.5 million. What sucks is it will probably go down when the six month renewals start. I just don't get it. |
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 6, 2014 18:13:23 GMT -6
Randomone is about to have the big one. Santino is retiring after another neck injury. Not kidding.  |
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 6, 2014 18:27:38 GMT -6
No more Santino??? Sandow better get used to being the comedy part of the show.
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Post by Danny Busch on Jul 6, 2014 18:28:08 GMT -6
Why do Cena and Sheamus have to have necks of steel??
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 6, 2014 18:34:06 GMT -6
Santino was talking about retiring soon anyway. His MMA gym is supposedly very successful.
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 6, 2014 18:41:01 GMT -6
I will not apologize for finding Santino funny. Not necessarily the bits he's placed in, but the dude is a natural comedian. Seems like he's going to be just fine.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 6, 2014 18:48:03 GMT -6
He ran with what was given to him and had success.
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Post by November KS on Jul 6, 2014 19:47:10 GMT -6
I'm just gonna go ahead and assume that Swagger had something to do with Santino's latest injury. And possibly the first two as well.
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Post by randomone on Jul 6, 2014 19:53:49 GMT -6
Sorry I would've commented sooner, but I was doing the Santino air trombone celebration. While I don't want to ever see a wrestle suffer an injury, let alone a 3rd neck injury, I'm happy we won't have to see guys job to the fucking Cobra anymore.
Heel Santino was hilarious, then he ran his face character into the friggin ground. He & Beth and a few things with Kozlov was funny, but everything after that was brutal.
I guarantee he sticks around to do backstage stuff & they'll use him to pimp products. Hopefully this means Emma is free (pun intended) from being her boyfrien & having to do 30 second mixed tags.
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Post by November KS on Jul 6, 2014 20:31:25 GMT -6
Sorry I would've commented sooner, but I was doing the Santino air trombone celebration. While I don't want to ever see a wrestle suffer an injury, let alone a 3rd neck injury, I'm happy we won't have to see guys job to the fucking Cobra anymore. Heel Santino was hilarious, then he ran his face character into the friggin ground. He & Beth and a few things with Kozlov was funny, but everything after that was brutal. I guarantee he sticks around to do backstage stuff & they'll use him to pimp products. Hopefully this means Emma is free (pun intended) from being her boyfrien & having to do 30 second mixed tags. ^This^ But I will add that I wonder how much freedom Santino was given to freelance back in the day versus now where every single word seems to be scripted. It makes me wonder if his years long suck fest goes hand in hand with hollywood writers taking over. Because I do remember chuckling at him for about 2-3 years or so. |
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Post by randomone on Jul 6, 2014 21:05:48 GMT -6
The stuff he did with Maria not wanting her to do Playboy & then the Glammarella stuff was hysterical. I mean he punched Jerry Lawler in the face on commentary & stole his Subway sandwich yelling "Haha I Win!" for some reason that's hilarious.
He peaked with the Honk-a-Meter
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Post by November KS on Jul 6, 2014 22:28:47 GMT -6
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Post by November KS on Jul 7, 2014 0:43:38 GMT -6
Kind of thinking of Santino, Hornswoggle, Eugene, Eric Young etc..... got me thinking. Does wrestling really need slapstick humor? I don't know the answer to that. My memory is shitty beyond belief (stay out of your garages people) but for the life of me, I don't remember AWA, WCCW, or whatever Windy City was called back in the Bruiser days, EVER doing any comedy type spots. And I mean ever. Or at least slapsticky ones.
Even as a kid, that's why I always discounted the WWF. Though their presence was scarce in Wisconsin during the early days, somehow, someway I realized that I hated Doink the fucking Clown and all that other nonsense.
He's probably a bad example. There were countless others that came before him earlier.
But my point is that I think the E just conditioned us to what I mostly call "nonsense".
I also didn't see much of NWA in my yute but from the little I know, they didn't do 'nonsense' either.
I also didn't see a lot of ECW but I don't believe they were known for slapstick either.
So as far as I can tell, it's pretty much all on the E and I'm asking whether it's good, necessary, or bad?
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Post by randomone on Jul 7, 2014 9:28:16 GMT -6
ECW had the Meanie & Stevie as their comedy guys, that all led to the BWO, but prior to that, as Ravens lackeys, they did primarily funny bits.
Nowadays, you have Colt Cabana is a friggin master at it. He is incredibly entertaining to see live. Although he mixes it in, he's not just goofball 100% of the time, he puts on great matches. Unlike Santino who came out, did his shtick & that was it, same old same old. Cabana switches it up, which I like.
Chikara would be the one promotion who uses comedy a lot, or used to. YouTube Dragon Dragon if you haven't.
I think since the WWE is PG oriented now, it's good to have some comedy, unfortunately what they think is funny & what I find funny are completely different, which results in me shaking my head, embarrassed I'm watching it. Cabana/Chikara humor is entertaining. Santino cobra for the past 6 years, ehh not so much.
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 7, 2014 14:01:56 GMT -6
There's always been a comedy bit in wrestling. Not just Vince Jr. shows. The difference is how it's presented. As everyone has stated, it's just not their type of humor. But it's not really directed towards us, hence all of the Santino, Hornswoggle, etc. hate.
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Post by Positivity Peeps on Jul 7, 2014 15:15:03 GMT -6
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 7, 2014 17:17:33 GMT -6
This headline was misleading, or maybe I just didn't read it properly.
More on WWE Planning a Jerry Lawler & Memphis Wrestling Project
For some reason, I thought they were going to give Lawler something of a territory. It's just a DVD. I understand they want to centralize everything in Orlando and teach them how to work the WWE way. But with eighty some developmental talents signed, what's stopping them from doing what I've been saying for years? Give Lawler a Memphis branch. Someone else gets Philly. Maybe Atlanta. Easy airports, or road trips. Hell, send a bus of workers from Orlando just for the show. Stagger the dates of each local brand. Each place can have some local guys, and the NXT kids can regularly work in front of different crowds. If the thing breaks even, all you're doing is getting them more experience. It doesn't have to be a profit center. Whoever is running the place isn't going to dare cross anyone in WWE. I know Cornette and Heyman pissed people off when they had OVW, but think about who we're discussing. I know in the past this has been my "JR's Rules Campaign" but it makes so much sense.
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Post by Optimisn on Jul 8, 2014 11:27:48 GMT -6
Sting @sting 19m
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Post by November KS on Jul 8, 2014 11:52:56 GMT -6
Sting @sting 19m 07.14.14 Careful. Perhaps this belongs in the GFW thread. Maybe he's starring in the next "The Journey" video which come out on Mondays. |
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