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[Dr. Evil]

Adam Rose is an interesting character.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Look who is front and center on the DVD cover:

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

 

[Dr. Evil]

I wonder how many times you're going to keep making that same post?

I'll stop, but I am amazed at a family that big.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I'll stop, but I am amazed at a family that big.

I guess spit-roasted pig increases your sperm count.

 

[Keyser Soze]

A really sad, but heartwarming video tribute to Connor Michalek, the young Daniel Bryan fan who recently died of cancer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RAhxhIHdpM

 

[Slushy]

Life is good.

What rematch clause? The champion won, the challenger doesn't have a rematch clause for losing.

There's always a rematch clause. #WWELogic

 

[TheFuture]

Well the one thing that hopefully keep Bryan from dying the death of Zack Ryder is that despite the horror stuff, We know Bryan's not going to be getting crippled and make to be a jobbing sacrificial lamb for someone else.

Ah c'mon now, Bryan and Ryder aren't even in the same stratosphere never mind league, Bryan will not die any sort of death.

Post WM was always going to be difficult. You needed a guy who could be seen as a decent threat while at the same time being simply a stop gap until Summerslam came rolling around for a proper feud.

I'll admit that creative could be doing a much better job with the feud but Bryan's first feud post WM was always going to be a disposable one where Bryan went over. I mean look at Stone Cold post WM 14, Dude Love was his first feud ffs. Now I love Mick Foley but that was just a lame first feud for the rattlesnake, yet it didn't hurt him. They just need to finish the feud in a de facto manner which makes Bryan look strong, and if the rumours about a buried alive match are true, then that's exactly what's going to happen.

 

[H.U.S.T.L.E.]

Since we all love lists, I figured I'd make one on a relatively slow day. What are 5 changes you'd institute in WWE to help improve the product? I'm going with smaller details and less of the "fire creative, hire ___" type statements for reference. Here's my list:

1) If you're backstage or come to the ring without a scheduled match, you must wear street clothes or athletic attire that covers your ring attire. By having performers dress in something other than their ring attire and latest t-shirt, it tells you a lot about their character. Also, it would ideally bring a little unpredictability back to the product, as someone who's dressed in street clothes can be placed into an unscheduled match and it will actually FEEL unscheduled.

2) To help differentiate the midcard titles, introduce a 15-minute TV time limit for US championship matches. JR has been harping about this recently on his podcast, but I tend to agree with him in that you've taken away a logical finish that can help extend feuds. Especially with the midcard titles, having a clear distinction would help define the matches it involves.

3) Give more guys mic time on their way to the ring, even if it's for a short match. It's no coincidence that Barrett continues to get reactions, since he's getting mic time every time he comes out. Even a guy like Sandow who's being squashed left & right still garners a reaction, since he was getting mic time on his way to the ring. It's also one of the reasons a guy like Jericho was able to get over in WCW in the first place.

4) Reduce the number of in-show recaps of events that occurred with the show. I'm fine with video packages or footage from previous weeks, but showing long clips of something that happened earlier on in the evening is overkill and takes away screentime for guys who need it. The commentators are there, let them explain what happened earlier during entrances or other breaks in the show.

5) Shift commentary away from the traditional heel/face commentators - allow them to strictly call the action in the ring & put over storylines. I've gone in depth on this subject before, but heel/face commentator bias is pretty dated in today's entertainment product. I'm not saying they need to treat it strictly as a sport like UFC, but they desperately need someone like Regal to explain why guys do certain things & why certain moves are effective.

 

[cherokeesam]

Since we all love lists, I figured I'd make one on a relatively slow day. What are 5 changes you'd institute in WWE to help improve the product? I'm going with smaller details and less of the "fire creative, hire ___" type statements for reference. Here's my list:

1) If you're backstage or come to the ring without a scheduled match, you must wear street clothes or athletic attire that covers your ring attire. By having performers dress in something other than their ring attire and latest t-shirt, it tells you a lot about their character. Also, it would ideally bring a little unpredictability back to the product, as someone who's dressed in street clothes can be placed into an unscheduled match and it will actually FEEL unscheduled.

2) To help differentiate the midcard titles, introduce a 15-minute TV time limit for US championship matches. JR has been harping about this recently on his podcast, but I tend to agree with him in that you've taken away a logical finish that can help extend feuds. Especially with the midcard titles, having a clear distinction would help define the matches it involves.

3) Give more guys mic time on their way to the ring, even if it's for a short match. It's no coincidence that Barrett continues to get reactions, since he's getting mic time every time he comes out. Even a guy like Sandow who's being squashed left & right still garners a reaction, since he was getting mic time on his way to the ring. It's also one of the reasons a guy like Jericho was able to get over in WCW in the first place.

4) Reduce the number of in-show recaps of events that occurred with the show. I'm fine with video packages or footage from previous weeks, but showing long clips of something that happened earlier on in the evening is overkill and takes away screentime for guys who need it. The commentators are there, let them explain what happened earlier during entrances or other breaks in the show.

5) Shift commentary away from the traditional heel/face commentators - allow them to strictly call the action in the ring & put over storylines. I've gone in depth on this subject before, but heel/face commentator bias is pretty dated in today's entertainment product. I'm not saying they need to treat it strictly as a sport like UFC, but they desperately need someone like Regal to explain why guys do certain things & why certain moves are effective.

I like those bullet points.

I think WWE needs to look more like "SPORTS entertainment" than "sports ENTERTAINMENT." In some respects, they're getting better at it --- I like the "halftime commentary" type deals like they have at WM and Extreme Rules where Booker and Riley and Flair and whoever sit around for a roundtable discussion of the action, like Barkley & Shaq or Bradshaw & Howie. TNA, for all their faults, at least do that part of programming better than WWE --- their backstage sequences are more organic, and feel more like (faux) reality TV than the 1980s horror movie schlock we saw last night with D-Brie and Kane.

 

[The Hill]

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I'll just put this here....

 

[Keyser Soze]

Ah c'mon now, Bryan and Ryder aren't even in the same stratosphere never mind league, Bryan will not die any sort of death.

Post WM was always going to be difficult. You needed a guy who could be seen as a decent threat while at the same time being simply a stop gap until Summerslam came rolling around for a proper feud.

I'll admit that creative could be doing a much better job with the feud but Bryan's first feud post WM was always going to be a disposable one where Bryan went over. I mean look at Stone Cold post WM 14, Dude Love was his first feud ffs. Now I love Mick Foley but that was just a lame first feud for the rattlesnake, yet it didn't hurt him. They just need to finish the feud in a de facto manner which makes Bryan look strong, and if the rumours about a buried alive match are true, then that's exactly what's going to happen.

Woah woah woah, gonna have to stop you there. Stone Cold VS Dude Love was awesome, an example of Attitude-era Russo booking when it was at its most effective. And Corporate Dude Love is some of the best character work Mick Foley has ever done. That to me is a pinnacle example of a post-Mania feud for a top babyface you're trying to establish as champion done RIGHT.

 

[Slushy]

The Austin Vs. Foley feud wasn't good, but their rematch at Over The Edge 1998 was outstanding!

 

[Dr. Evil]

Foley's best feud was against the Rock.

 

[Lobo]

@DrEvil I guess it doesn't fascinate me like ti does you because I have 17 first cousins

 

[runawayboulder]

Since we all love lists, I figured I'd make one on a relatively slow day. What are 5 changes you'd institute in WWE to help improve the product? I'm going with smaller details and less of the "fire creative, hire ___" type statements for reference. Here's my list:

1) If you're backstage or come to the ring without a scheduled match, you must wear street clothes or athletic attire that covers your ring attire. By having performers dress in something other than their ring attire and latest t-shirt, it tells you a lot about their character. Also, it would ideally bring a little unpredictability back to the product, as someone who's dressed in street clothes can be placed into an unscheduled match and it will actually FEEL unscheduled.

2) To help differentiate the midcard titles, introduce a 15-minute TV time limit for US championship matches. JR has been harping about this recently on his podcast, but I tend to agree with him in that you've taken away a logical finish that can help extend feuds. Especially with the midcard titles, having a clear distinction would help define the matches it involves.

3) Give more guys mic time on their way to the ring, even if it's for a short match. It's no coincidence that Barrett continues to get reactions, since he's getting mic time every time he comes out. Even a guy like Sandow who's being squashed left & right still garners a reaction, since he was getting mic time on his way to the ring. It's also one of the reasons a guy like Jericho was able to get over in WCW in the first place.

4) Reduce the number of in-show recaps of events that occurred with the show. I'm fine with video packages or footage from previous weeks, but showing long clips of something that happened earlier on in the evening is overkill and takes away screentime for guys who need it. The commentators are there, let them explain what happened earlier during entrances or other breaks in the show.

5) Shift commentary away from the traditional heel/face commentators - allow them to strictly call the action in the ring & put over storylines. I've gone in depth on this subject before, but heel/face commentator bias is pretty dated in today's entertainment product. I'm not saying they need to treat it strictly as a sport like UFC, but they desperately need someone like Regal to explain why guys do certain things & why certain moves are effective.

I agree with a lot of that

 

[TX85]

Life is good

Ha perfect screen cap of enjoying the wwe network!

 

[Wheels]

I agree, the guy is 100% committed to his craft and throws it all in. I don't even dislike the Adam Rose gimmick but I just feel it's Fandango 2.0 in it's limitations.

I feel it can morph into something else over time. Eventually he should get sick of his entourage and become a self-destructive rockstar. Have him attack a cameraman for getting to close, say inappropriate things to Renee in interviews, get in fans faces at ringside, and create a fake YouTube account where someone records Rose getting in a fight at a club on their cell. Let him not show up for a match. His music plays but he doesn't show up.

 

[Zeus]

I'm holding back the man tears

http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/sto...or-michalek-050614?cmpid=tsmfb:fscom:facebook

Watch WWE's touching video tribute to Connor 'The Crusher' Michalek

If you want to see WWE superstars in a different light than the one you are used to, watch the video above.
Unfortunately, it does not have a happy ending.
Connor "The Crusher" Michalek developed a relationship with WWE champion Daniel Bryan in late 2012.
Michalek, who was 6 years old at the time, met Bryan through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Sadly, Connor lost his battle with cancer on April 25.
But before Connor passed away, the WWE provided him with a memorable day in which he got in the ring with Bryan's "enemy" Triple H. Connor knocked out HHH and scored the pinfall.
That was just one of many touching moments in this tribute video put together by the WWE.

 

[Kaleb]

 

[TheNextNolan22]

 

[JabarR]

This girl should definitely be a heel!

 

[TheNextNolan22]

 

[Van Petrol]

I'm holding back the man tears

http://msn.foxsports.com/buzzer/sto...or-michalek-050614?cmpid=tsmfb:fscom:facebook

Just heartbreaking. Rest In Peace Connor


Cancer needs to die a fast and painful death