5 things you miss

[GD]

1. Quality tag team division matches.
2. Orton's old enterance with the pyro.
3. Maria before becoming a playboy bitch.
4. Carlito and mic time.
5. Solo brand pay per views.

I haven't been around lately but isn't Vince worth a suspension after he racially abused Cena at Survivor Series 06. For the record, Cena
was born black... but then he got all MJ'd as he grew up.

[Stickman]

1. Unified roster
2. Competition
3. Talent
4. Guys who are good on the mic
5. Swerves

[NoRoolz]

1. Stable Wars
2: A good tag division
3: Good RAW's
4: the 'F'
5: Undercard titles (European/Hardcore)

[taker707]

1. Stable Wars
2. Nitro (made Raw better)
2. Tag division
3. Under card Titles
5. Talent worth watching

[Kane Knight]

Anything can happen in the WW(Censored): The difference between WWF in the Attitude Era and WWE now is that the old scripted material felt fresh, surprising, and exciting. You knew it was fake, but you didn't care. I think a lot of this comes down to the lack of high risk moves, but that doesn't account for all the big moments feeling forced.
Cena Betweena: I liked the little wigger who freestyled and cheated to win, but was over with everyone. For that matter, I miss people who were neither face nor heel. Austin wasn't a babyface, but he was certainly the good guy. The Rock was hardly a pure face (He was a cocky heel combined with a babyface), and he was very much over. DX were rebels, punks, and assholes, and they were over. Taker...Need I say more?
Dammit, Hassan!: This one doesn't even need an explanation. Hassan was great.
Theme More, Theme Merrier: I dunno, I'm not feeling a lot of the recent themes. And it's not just the stupid ones for the new album we'll probably forget in six weeks. Orton and Batistas are the last two I really think I could feel, and Orton's no longer fits him anyway. But beyond that, few of the themes make me think "identity." And since the theme is part of how you introduce people, they're lacking identity.
Piledrivers, Vertebreakers and Moonsaults (Oh My): Now, I'm not saying that performers should kill themselves, but the outright removal of certain moves for safety reasons is a joke, especially when you consider how little regard WWE has for the wellbeing of WWE. What's more, some people can do these "dangerous moves" pretty safely, and they're often outright banned because one douchebag couldn't take the move or perform it. And even then, a lot of the moves being done are just boring. If they could slap some presentation on a lot of the big moves, I might not miss the Vertebreaker.

[dablackguy]

1. Stables. Enough said.

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2. Old School Survivor Series. Yeah, A lot of time it was used to get a bunch of guys with nothing else on the card, but when done right, like here. RAW vs Smackdown, or afew guys with actual feuds together, it can be quite good

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3. War Games. Again, enough said

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4. I agree with KK, shit like this:
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5. Oh yeah, and this guy:
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[thedamndest]

Why are you guys counting up to 5? COME ON.

[Kane Knight]

Why are you guys counting up to 5? COME ON.

because we can't count to ten?

[Halbowsky]

1. Owen Hart
2. Eddie Guerrero
3. Chris Benoit
4. Brian Pillman
5. Curt Henning

[Xero]

1-5: Professional Wrestling.

[thedamndest]

I would prefer a countdown rather than a countup.

[Kane Knight]

I would prefer a countdown rather than a countup.

Soon as they make a list feature for that, I'll be on it.

[thedamndest]

Look, I don't think it's asking too much that everyone here go back and change the numbers on their lists to go backwards, or physically rearrange the items on the list to account for the strength in which they miss the items, for posts I have already read and will probably not read again as well as future posts to follow suit. Really not a lot to ask.

[Xero]

5-1: Professional Wrestling.

[Kane Knight]

Mine were nonsequential anyway. Would it make you feel better if I replaced the numbers with bullet points?

[thedamndest]

No, I feel that bullet points contribute to the violence in the workplace mentality. No asterisks either because then I feel like your are just invalidating or questioning yourself.

[Halbowsky]

Mine were just random

[thedamndest]

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http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png. Robocop

[thedamndest]

Whoops, wrong order. Better edit that shiz.

[thedamndest]

Okay, you can't tell because I was able to edit that so efficiently that there is no edited tag, but I assure you that was originally a count up. I didn't even need to delete anything for 3, that's how quick it was!

Edit: Edited again to incorporate the DWRS, which was not quite as efficient but totally worth it.

[DrA]

1. The World Wrestling Federation. To me the second the company began to go downhill was the second they changed to the WWE six years ago. Quite frankly the WWE has become synonymous with mobile updates, diva searches, and watered down quality. That letter 'F' brought a much more intense substance to the company than 'E'. 'E' is the most common letter in the english language, 'E' is mundane, 'E' represents a monopoly in the wrestling business of a company whose mentality was that they won the war and that there is nothing else to prove. You're not supposed to tell us in your name that you are Entertainment, we are already supposed to know, no questions asked.

2. A combined roster. The idea of a brand split was pretty cool and first and could be nice if done properly, and for it while it was fine, but now it is just a huge mess. Adding the ECW brand was I think the stupidest move the WWE has ever done, as it watered down the roster to ridiculous levels, and devalued most of the belts the company had, more specifically the IC and US titles, by adding a third rate main event belt.

Having a combined roster with 60 or 70 guys makes for not a prestigious main event consisting of eight or so main eventers, but it also makes for a credible upper mid card with guys who can transition between into the main event, as well as a competitive mid card full of guys who can eventually work their way up the card. Today the WWE has only two types of wrestlers: main event and everybody else. No mid card with substance, and really a lackluster card all around.

3. Wrestlers with character. The thing that bothers me most about the WWE right now is that their main star (I am referring to John Cena) is a joke. He is a one dimensional character who they think is marketable because he acts like a bad ass, but they forget the most obvious of facts that he is a dorky white guy trying to act black. He is such, such an easy target for ridicule, and the WWE does nothing at all to assert that. And this is supposed to be the star you base your company around. In the glory days of the WWF they gave dimension to their characters, all the way down to the lower mid card. It wasn't filled by a bunch of indistinguishable Cody Rhodes that are just there to fill up space on the card, and the foundation of their main stars wouldn't come tumbling down just by having someone say to them, "I want you to go backstage and look in the mirror. Maybe afterwards you will realize that you are not black."

4. WCW. WCW was always fun to watch even in its down years. There will never be another company that can replace what they were able to achieve in terms of being a legitimate second wrestling company.

5. The Attitude Era. What made the Attitude Era was having the right wrestlers develop at the right time. Sure the WWE today can make their programming more cutting edge and violent again, but it would only be a shell of their former self. Right now the best I can do is compare it to the show ER: you liked it because the original characters were part of what made the show. As the original characters leave, you try to bring in some new characters to replace the ones that departed, and it just isn't the same.

[Xero]

Well, the damndest has forced me to enforce a new rule.

All lists and numbers here and throughout the site must now use the Don West Numbering Scale.

For example:
WrestleMania http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png = WrestleMania 5

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png = First in a list

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And so on.

You can also use Roman Wests:

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And so on.

[thedamndest]

Now you're just being ridiculous.

[Xero]

I don't think that Xero Limit http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png-http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png-http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png is ridiculous at all.

[thedamndest]

I don't see any hyphens in your username.

[Xero]

The DWNS begins to use dashes at http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png - _ - _

And, as you can see, the underscore replaces _'s.

[thedamndest]

I would like to have my computer put up Don West instead of on of the number+shift things. I could probably go without the percent symbol and just convert everything to decimals.

[Kane Knight]

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[thedamndest]

I'm glad we could all reach this conclusion.

[Vastardikai]

Numbered, but in no particular order.

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Beyond just female fans, wrestling can reach across all demographics if booked properly.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pngManagers: Not every wrestler is a good talker. Sometimes they need someone to do the talking for them. That's the role of the Manager. Not every wrestler is going to be over on their own. Sometimes they need someone who is associated with heat, thus giving themselves heat by proxy. Again, that's the role of the Manager.

[Kane Knight]

hey Cas...The problem is, they have been booking to other demographics.

[NoRoolz]

A few more:

- The old title belt.
- Shooting Star Press
- Lively crowds
- Catchphrases (there's some now, but almost every wrestler had one in the attitude era)
- When the Royal Rumble matches consisted of almost the entire roster.

[Jura]

Mickie wearing skirts
Undisputed Belt
Blue Eagle WWE Belt
Crazy Crowds
Nipple Slips

[Jura]

You should cut the right corner off and have that as your avatar Dezi.

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/3616/ais242aom7.jpg

[GD]

Sure as soon as I get my broadband connection back. I access tpww via mobile.

[PorkSoda]

1. Tag teams.
2. Pay Per Views that arnt ALL championship matches.
3. Boogeyman promos.
4. Cruiserweight title.
5. Having cable so I can actually watch this clap. (crap)

[Vastardikai]

hey Cas...The problem is, they have been booking to other demographics.

Not successfully, apparently.

[Kane Knight]

Oh, it's very successful. Cena's hot merchandise. the problem is, this is pro wrestling, and appealing to minority demographics over the majority is a bad idea.

Which is what I was trying to get at. Suggesting they market more to the minority demographics is more or less suggesting what they're doing. While the coveted market is 18-34 males, and wrestling will always be a guy's thing, they're marketing people based on how they do with kids, women, and so on. And merch sales are good, so....

[Vastardikai]

Ok, I understand where you're coming from.

In that case, let me state this thing I miss, then...

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But I'm sure you'll be able to prove me wrong, so I'll give you that shot, boss.

[Kane Knight]

CM Punk already outdraws DX./

[Vastardikai]

I was going for the first person who popped into my head, and I am not Noid, so I couldn't get away with name-dropping Val Venis.

replace Punk with a well-pushed Matt Hardy, I guess. I dunno.

[Kenny]

1. WCW
2. Chris Benoit as a main eventer.
3. AJ Styles as a main eventer.
4. Matches that didn't involve personal storylines.
5. Most interviews being done as back stage vignettes or short segments with Mean Jean.

[Kane Knight]

I was going for the first person who popped into my head, and I am not Noid, so I couldn't get away with name-dropping Val Venis.

replace Punk with a well-pushed Matt Hardy, I guess. I dunno.

I'm pretty sure the Hardyz also outdraw DX.

[D Mac]

1-5 SID

[Kane Knight]

No but seriously, I only responded that way because of the "prove me wrong" thing you posted. Consider it tongue in cheek. Or tongue between your cheeks, if you're bent that way. :shifty:

The problem being that Cena is evidently a major merchandising boon. While I can neither prove nor disrpove that Punk or Hardy or DX could be a bigger merchandising draw if properly marketed in a feud with emotional investment, but it actually seems quite the long shot.

[Kane Knight]

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[Kane Knight]

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png-http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.pnghttp://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/Wrestling/numberdonwest.png SHIT

[D Mac]

:foc:

[D Mac]

Sid should come back and have Metallica play his entrance music. :y:

[Xero]

Enter Shitman?

Master of Shits?

Shit Anger?

Ain't My Shit?

The Ecstasy of Shit?

[Kane Knight]

Enter Shitman?

Master of Shits?

Shit Anger?

Ain't My Shit?

The Ecstasy of Shit?

Shit in the Jar?

[D Mac]

:mad:

[jcmoorehead]

Shit in the Jar?

Of Shit and Man?

The Shit Remains?

The Shit That Should Not Be?

[D Mac]

CUT IT OUT NOW :mad:

[Kane Knight]

Of Shit and Man?

The Shit Remains?

The Shit That Should Not Be?

Porcelain stain
down the drain
draino, mane
But the shit stains still remain....

[Hitman84]

1. The 1997 Hart Foundation - RIP Owen, Bulldog and Pillman (but then, knowing me, you all probably knew this was a given)
2. Stable Wars c. 1997 and into the Attitude Era (I loved the whole NoD, DoA, Hart Foundation, DX, Truth Commission, Los Boricuas stuff)
3. Matches that last longer than seven minutes (also, matches between two faces, usually mid-carders, that seem irrelevant to the storyline but still prove to be really fuckin' good)
4. Storylines that didn't revolve around Vince McMahon or his family (I used to love his commentary though)
5. A unified roster with one set of championships (a 'champion of the world' sounds much more prestigious than a 'champion of the company' - I miss the days when they were one and the same. The WWF/E World Heavyweight Champion of a unified roster is much better than having the 'company champion' on the A-show and the 'world champion' on the B-show)

Honourable Mention: the F. All of my friends from school that watched wrestling back in the day still refer to it as WWF and the World Wrestling Federation. SUch a name makes the 'sport' at least sound more legitimate to the 9 year old marks ...

[Mr. Nerfect]

Wrestlers not being forced to "tone down"
This is one of the most ridiculous things about the modern WWE era. It's actually made guys more sloppy, because when they are permitted to stretch their legs a bit, it seems they're more likely to find themselves over-shooting, or missing the mark with their spots.

When he was in the cruiserweight division, there was little risk of Gregory Helms severely injuring someone with The Vertebreaker. It would have helped get him even more over. If Paul London were allowed to do half the stuff he can do, then he would be mega-over, and could probably move some t-shirts. I'm not saying an instant World Champion, but there is no reason he and Brian Kendrick could not be bigger stars (in ratio) than say The Hardys. Taking The Hardys from their tag team stage, London & Kendrick are better wrestlers, better on the mic, more attractive (I guess) and if they were still with Ashley, would have a slightly hotter slag in their corner. The London Calling trumps the Swanton Bomb, too.

That's just one detriment of the "controlled" WWE environment.

I'm too lazy to do more, but I might get around to it later.

[Jura]

Oh yeah, wrestling seems to be at half speed these days.

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[GD]

Company title on the A show? I thought that the wwe championship was the first ever world heavyweight belt to be created in the wwe. Smackdown's championship came into existence on RAW back in 02 when H got it awarded from the E B (On paper). It even has a lineage to the NWA and the WCW World Heavyweight titles. Really confusing.

[HTrain90]

1. Stables. The Nation, DX, Corporation, Ministry all made people important without throwing titles on them. There is a desperate need for stables now to get some of the young guys in cahoots with the older guys to get over.

2. Decent women's matches. I didn't mind the women's division when Chyna, Lita, Molly Holly, and Ivory were wrestling. These girls could actually wrestle. But to see the likes of Candice Michelle and Kelly Kelly wrestling is a joke. They are getting back to this with Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Melina, and Victoria - hopefully that trend continues.

3. Randy Orton's pyro and pose at the top of the ramp. Awesome.

4. The winged eagle title belt. I know it's never coming back, but that was the belt when I started watching, and all the other belts look like crappy replacements. The Winged eagle, I sorely miss.

5. The Rock. As a face, heel, or tweener, this guy was entertaining as hell. There is not a person that has even been in the WWF/E that has put as much time into his promos as Rock did. He was so entertaining, and every week there was something to see because you knew Rock was gonna get on the stick and go insane. He didn't rely solely on his catch phrases, but when he used them they were timed perfectly and allowed for the fans to chime in. He was the most charismatic wrestler to ever perform in the WWE - no one worked the crowd on the mic as Rock did.

[Stickman]

2. Decent women's matches. I didn't mind the women's division when Chyna, Lita, Molly Holly, and Ivory were wrestling. These girls could actually wrestle. But to see the likes of Candice Michelle and Kelly Kelly wrestling is a joke. They are getting back to this with Mickie James, Beth Phoenix, Melina, and Victoria - hopefully that trend continues.

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You know I disagree here. I actually find the women matches more interesting now. They are usually more innovative than anything the guys do. Also, the eye candy now seems more athletic than the old days.

[nailz]

5. nwo
4. NWO
3. nWo
2. crystal pepsi
1. old taco bell taco salads- they were really big