ijjysmith
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Sort of.
Us 'older' fans think it's wrong. But I'm sure the younger fans like it.
I always wonder if the older fans in the 80's got annoyed by Hogan, Savage, Roberts etc... Like we do with Cena.
Maybe?
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Sort of.
Us 'older' fans think it's wrong. But I'm sure the younger fans like it.
I always wonder if the older fans in the 80's got annoyed by Hogan, Savage, Roberts etc... Like we do with Cena.
Maybe?
NewRadical
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Glad to hear that.
Got my eye on the new Bret Hart dvd released in May. Loads of matches on it I haven't seen, and I've seen a lot of his work.
NewRadical
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It never seemed like did it, but then I guess the one's that were fed up just stopped attending, buying merchandise, perhaps even stopped watching wrestling.
ijjysmith
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Not sure how old you are mate.
But I was around the right age to be loving it. Not sure how older fans felt. Didnt care really either!
NewRadical
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If rumours are true that The Shield will be getting a tag title shot at Extreme Rules, I pray this is the start of an exciting tag team division.
The Shield have been pushed well, and true tag wrestling is cool - and has the potential to offer something different.
The Shield have been pushed well, and true tag wrestling is cool - and has the potential to offer something different.
ijjysmith
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The Shield are one of the only things I'd say I truly enjoy in WWE at the moment.
Bray Wyatt is being called up soon.
Excellent news.
Excellent news.
stvstheworld
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I'd put money on them using the Freebird Rule when they win the Tag Titles.
Rook
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Hogan yes, people even rooted for the Ultimate Warrior instead of him.
ijjysmith
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Very true mate.
NewRadical
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I'm 31. Started watching American wrestling in 1991.
For years it didn't seem to matter who was out there I just loved watching wrestling. More of the characters seemed to connect, for whatever reason/s.
These days I find myself recording wrestling and fast forwarding past most of the stuff.
That would actually get me to watch. The guys brilliant!
BoysInBlue
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Considering she's now 36 and had 3 kids, Stephanie McMahon's looking pretty good...
BoysInBlue
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I seem to like WWE at the moment more than many of you, although I'm not blind to the faults or many of the criticisms.
Things I enjoy:
JBL on commentary - after a terrible 18 month to 2 year period where the commentary sucked, mainly because Cole was trying to be a heel play-by-play guy and it just doesn't work, the 3 man booth of JBL, Cole and Lawler is great. Mainly because Cole is a babyface and JBL is so damn funny. The banter between the 3 is hilarious at times; JBL's line on Monday about how he was 'here with 2 guys who know everything about tug of war but nothing about yodelling' was hilarious, no wonder they all just cracked up laughing. JBL holding up a '10' card after Fandango's match, followed by a 'thumbs down' card for Cole was very funny, almost Heenan-esque. Cole & JBL have a lot of chemistry together.
Shield - this is how you get newcomers properly over. I mean textbook. The only defeat they've had in 7 months was Taker beating Ambrose last week, and even then Taker was destroyed afterwards. The Shield have gone through everyone and are totally unstoppable.
Ziggler, AJ, Langston trio - love this act, wish Ziggler was pushed a lot more, even if he is the World Champion currently. They haven't gone all the way with him just yet.
The Kaitlyn secret admirer storyline - thought this was a good idea, hopefully it builds for several weeks. Thought this was going to lead to Cody being the admirer, but the rumour is it will be Big E, turning babyface and splitting from Ziggler & AJ.
Things that need to improve:
Drop the Cesaro yodelling gimmick. Total waste of him.
They need a new injection of talent on to the roster, just to freshen things up. Call up Bray Wyatt, Kassius Ohno and Adrian Neville. All 3 of those guys are more than ready for the main roster. Cena needs a brand new heel foe, and Ryback's not going to cut it. Give someone like Wyatt a shot. Maybe associate him with Punk, to give him instant credibility.
John Cena's never going to turn heel, and to be honest, after that Make a Wish stuff on Monday, I don't think he should. He's portrayed as the perfect face & role model in every way. If they're not going to turn him, then at least feed him some new foes and have him against the odds for a longer period of time, creating new matches.
Somebody earlier posted that WWE is doing everything wrong for the fans. It might seem that way to some, but their business is far from suffering. Any older fans hankering after the Attitude era to return who leave are being replaced by lots of young kids getting into wrestling for the first time. Just the circle of life. That's why WWE's popularity has remained so high for so long - the product evolves and nothing stays the same forever. I mean, a year ago we had Punk as a babyface, Tensai getting a massive push as a killer heel and John Laurinaitis wrestling Cena! That all seems a lifetime ago.
Things I enjoy:
JBL on commentary - after a terrible 18 month to 2 year period where the commentary sucked, mainly because Cole was trying to be a heel play-by-play guy and it just doesn't work, the 3 man booth of JBL, Cole and Lawler is great. Mainly because Cole is a babyface and JBL is so damn funny. The banter between the 3 is hilarious at times; JBL's line on Monday about how he was 'here with 2 guys who know everything about tug of war but nothing about yodelling' was hilarious, no wonder they all just cracked up laughing. JBL holding up a '10' card after Fandango's match, followed by a 'thumbs down' card for Cole was very funny, almost Heenan-esque. Cole & JBL have a lot of chemistry together.
Shield - this is how you get newcomers properly over. I mean textbook. The only defeat they've had in 7 months was Taker beating Ambrose last week, and even then Taker was destroyed afterwards. The Shield have gone through everyone and are totally unstoppable.
Ziggler, AJ, Langston trio - love this act, wish Ziggler was pushed a lot more, even if he is the World Champion currently. They haven't gone all the way with him just yet.
The Kaitlyn secret admirer storyline - thought this was a good idea, hopefully it builds for several weeks. Thought this was going to lead to Cody being the admirer, but the rumour is it will be Big E, turning babyface and splitting from Ziggler & AJ.
Things that need to improve:
Drop the Cesaro yodelling gimmick. Total waste of him.
They need a new injection of talent on to the roster, just to freshen things up. Call up Bray Wyatt, Kassius Ohno and Adrian Neville. All 3 of those guys are more than ready for the main roster. Cena needs a brand new heel foe, and Ryback's not going to cut it. Give someone like Wyatt a shot. Maybe associate him with Punk, to give him instant credibility.
John Cena's never going to turn heel, and to be honest, after that Make a Wish stuff on Monday, I don't think he should. He's portrayed as the perfect face & role model in every way. If they're not going to turn him, then at least feed him some new foes and have him against the odds for a longer period of time, creating new matches.
Somebody earlier posted that WWE is doing everything wrong for the fans. It might seem that way to some, but their business is far from suffering. Any older fans hankering after the Attitude era to return who leave are being replaced by lots of young kids getting into wrestling for the first time. Just the circle of life. That's why WWE's popularity has remained so high for so long - the product evolves and nothing stays the same forever. I mean, a year ago we had Punk as a babyface, Tensai getting a massive push as a killer heel and John Laurinaitis wrestling Cena! That all seems a lifetime ago.
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