What Kinda Wrestling Thread You Runnin' Here?

[Pink Ranger]

So Mike Tenay is the seventh best and eight worst wrestling announcer?

I'm sure there's an algebra equation in there somewhere.

 

[Bat Brain]

Anyone see Breeze vs Itami on NXT last night? Worth checking out, it's definitely Itami's best singles match since he debuted. Only complaint I have is that he could really use a new finisher. Breeze was awesome too.

 

[chamber-music]

Solid NXT. Next NXT PPV in February looks awesome.

Sami was great on the mic with Regal. Cool to see Murphy and Blake winning but they need a better entrance music than that weak dubstep trash they got.

Finn Balor looks like money as usual. Breeze and Itami was great but it seems like the WWE have severely limited Itami's move set.

Anyone UK & Ireland posters watch Insane Fight Club (ICW) 2 documentary on the BBC the other night?

Drew Galloway/McIntyre featured on it showing his return to ICW and he talked about his mother dying.

 

[OctaviusINC]

Punk wanted to be the top guy, but when it became clear that Cena was still top billing, despite being the champ, he begged to be turned heel. I would have to if the I had the gold and didn't main event PPV's. The fact is WWE killed his passion.

I could be wrong...but I thought Punk said on "The Art of Wrestling" that when Rock was planned to be champion Vince told Punk he can either turn heel and remain champ to feud with Rock or lose the belt and continue being a face and feud with someone else.

It wasn't so much that he "begged" to turn heel but rather been told, "This is going to happen...be part of it...or not..."

And, though ticked, he realized being a heel (which is better for him) and feuding with The Rock over the title isn't necessarily an awful thing and did Vince yet another "favor" in which he was never repaid.

 

[sweetre15]

These are the qualifications to be a member of creative in case you guys ever wondered:

Minimum of five years of TV/Film writing and production experience

Professional TV staff experience in drama and comedy a plus

Writing and directing reality television a plus

Experience in all aspects of live TV production a plus

Highly creative (a prolific idea generator)

Plugged into pop culture

Able to work closely and effectively with Talent, Writers, and Producers throughout the creative process

Strong understanding of WWE's audience (demographic and psychographic) a plus
Must live in New York City/Stamford, CT area OR be willing and able to relocate there

Strong knowledge of WWE shows, talent, and storylines

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment

Flexible travel schedule (extensive travel required)
BA/BS in Film, TV, Drama, Media Studies, Communications or similar field of study or industry experience in lieu of degree

To me, I'd understand the need for Qualifications 5-10 and maybe even 11(as someone whom is 2 yrs away from their Bachelor's in that very field) but all the qualifications at the beginning of this list is totally unnecessary IMHO. What's the point of those credentials when you're not only writing a wrestling show but have an old bat rewriting your scripts at every turn?

 

[sweetre15]

Anyway NXT produced another great episode and so far it's all handled well.

- The divas beginning to turn on each other is something that makes sense considering what has happened through most of this year on NXT, Bayley coming up short against Charlotte, Sasha being jealous of Charlotte and coming up short against Charlotte, Becky Lynch joining Sasha Banks out of frustration of coming up short against Charlotte and wanting to attach herself to "successful" figures and of course Charlotte being the champion that's beaten and ruffle the feathers of all the above parties.

- Finn Balor had a great match against Curtis Axel

- KENTA had a great match with Tyler Breeze

- Blake/Murphy had a good match with Vaudevillains.

- Sami Zayn showing that he can be whatever you need
Him to be for whatever storyline you make: happy go lucky, determined and courageous, funny, and/or Angry and revengeful. Zayn possibly is the best All-Arounder in WWE or he atleast has it in him to be that if he ain't already.

 

[Slushy]

Major spoiler for Wrestlemania 31:

Spoiler

 

[Pink Ranger]

To me, I'd understand the need for Qualifications 5-10 and maybe even 11(as someone whom is 2 yrs away from their Bachelor's in that very field) but all the qualifications at the beginning of this list is totally unnecessary IMHO. What's the point of those credentials when you're not only writing a wrestling show but have an old bat rewriting your scripts at every turn?

Not that I am defending the WWE's creative output, but 1-5 you kind of need, because writing a TV script is a completely different animal than writing, say, a short story on Microsoft Word or something. You could have the best writer in the world, but if he or she doesn't know how a shooting script is structured, it sets the whole production back because that person has to either be retrained or everything he or she comes up with then has to be re-edited by someone else.

 

[Hunter Rider]

So WWE are gonna try and finally break the WrestleMania III record with WrestleMania 32.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Major spoiler for Wrestlemania 31:

Spoiler

Glad to see that, now I can save myself £20 on the Rumble and stop watching Raw again.

 

[sweetre15]

Major spoiler for Wrestlemania 31:

Spoiler

I heard that the poster is fake...

 

[Bat Brain]

Yeah, it's fake:

Still seems pretty likely, though.

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[sweetre15]

Glad to see that, now I can save myself £20 on the Rumble and stop watching Raw again.

Hunter, it ain't real: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0122/588761/wrestlemania-billboard-rumor-killer-photo/

 

[DX]

Major spoiler for Wrestlemania 31:

Spoiler

I just see a square with a question mark.

Edit: Nevermind.

 

[Slushy]

I figure Roman Reigns is going to win. This company wants what it wants, not the fans as evidenced by the past:

Studd over Hogan, Warrior, AND Savage in 1989

Yokozuna over Savage in 1993

Double win in 1994 instead of just Hart

Batista over Cena in 2005

Del Rio in 2011

Sheamus over Jericho in 2012

Batista over Punk in 2014

When Bryan gets eliminated, I can't wait for Internet fans to go apesh**.

Yeah, it's fake:

Wow, that's a good fake!

 

[sweetre15]

Not that I am defending the WWE's creative output, but 1-5 you kind of need, because writing a TV script is a completely different animal than writing, say, a short story on Microsoft Word or something. You could have the best writer in the world, but if he or she doesn't know how a shooting script is structured, it sets the whole production back because that person has to either be retrained or everything he or she comes up with then has to be re-edited by someone else.

The amusing thing is Shooting Script structure/formate is one of the first things I learned in 11th grade on my own when I decided I wanted to pursue writing.
It doesn't take someone with years of experience to learn that format and there is so many software out there now that have it structured for you.

 

[Pink Ranger]

The amusing thing is Shooting Script structure/formate is one of the first things I learned in 11th grade on my own when I decided I wanted to pursue writing.
It doesn't take someone with years of experience to learn that format and there is so many software out there now that have it structured for you.

Granted, but coming from a print background as I do, you'd be amazed how many professional writers can't write a decent verbal speech to save their lives.

 

[OnTheAir]

Hello there, Ladies!

 

[sweetre15]

Granted, but coming from a print background as I do, you'd be amazed how many professional writers can't write a decent verbal speech to save their lives.

Thankfully I already passed Speech I and II in high school.

The format isn't even rocket science for that:

Intro

Thesis

Roadmap

Body:

- Point A

- Point B

- Point C

Conclusion

Are professional writers really that helpless these days?

 

[Pink Ranger]

Thankfully I already passed Speech I and II in high school.

The format isn't even rocket science for that:

Are professional writers really that helpless these days?

Writing for speech/broadcast is really different from writing something meant to be read silently, whether print or online. It's not just structure. If you're really bored one day, go look up one of The Rock's in-ring promos (IMO, he is a model for how to write for speech) and transcribe it word for word. On paper, it looks really strange--short, choppy sentences, numerous repetitions and redundancies, strange pauses--but when performed, it totally works.

At the office, I am particularly good at that speech work, so I was usually given all verbal writing assignments (speeches, presentations, video and TV ads). Except I had an assistant supervisor who only knew print, and despite me maintaining that there is a different way to write for speech and broadcast, she rewrote everything I tried to send through, which means I had to spend extra time changing it back. BS like that is why you need people who actually have experience in TV, rather than just print or web writing.

 

[Dr. Evil]

These are the qualifications to be a member of creative in case you guys ever wondered:

Minimum of five years of TV/Film writing and production experience

Professional TV staff experience in drama and comedy a plus

Writing and directing reality television a plus

Experience in all aspects of live TV production a plus

Highly creative (a prolific idea generator)

Plugged into pop culture

Able to work closely and effectively with Talent, Writers, and Producers throughout the creative process

Strong understanding of WWE's audience (demographic and psychographic) a plus
Must live in New York City/Stamford, CT area OR be willing and able to relocate there

Strong knowledge of WWE shows, talent, and storylines

Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment

Flexible travel schedule (extensive travel required)
BA/BS in Film, TV, Drama, Media Studies, Communications or similar field of study or industry experience in lieu of degree

To me, I'd understand the need for Qualifications 5-10 and maybe even 11(as someone whom is 2 yrs away from their Bachelor's in that very field) but all the qualifications at the beginning of this list is totally unnecessary IMHO. What's the point of those credentials when you're not only writing a wrestling show but have an old bat rewriting your scripts at every turn?

They forgot:

- The ability to withstand personal attacks and insults from a misogynistic, possibly racist, senile old megalomanic every second of every day.

 

[Pink Ranger]

They forgot:

- The ability to withstand personal attacks and insults from a misogynistic, possibly racist, senile old megalomanic every second of every day.

That's pretty much a given whenever you take any job with a large company.

 

[Tacit Ronin]

Roman Reigns actually cuts a decent promo on Smackdown.