KingofOldSchool
04-04-2004, 03:16 PM
This guy thinks Lance Storm is an Idiot
The Botterm Dollar #1
Posted By Jeremy Botter on 04.03.04
You're an idiot, Lance Storm.
YOU'RE AN IDIOT, LANCE STORM
The king of zero heat, Lance Storm, posted an online Q&A on April 1st. It
was quite interesting, to say the least -- let me give you my favorite
little excerpt.
"I would have wanted him to stay, but after really leaving us high and dry
like he did, not really. He received a tremendous push and had a ton of guys
work hard to get him there and then just walked out. I wish him luck in the
future, but would resent it if he came back and received another push."
Of COURSE you'd resent it, Lance. After all, Brock is a guy who came into
the company with a gigantic push, became quite over with the fans, and acted
as the defacto face of the promotion once the top stars like Rock and Austin
were forced into semi-retirement. Here you have a young guy who is a pretty
dynamic collegiate athlete, and he steps into a business and is immediately
rewarded despite never having "paid his dues" or "been on the road." The
best part about it is that Brock actually became quite believeable in the
ring and was crazy over in both the heel and face department.
And then there's you, Lance.
You've never really been over, unless you count those days in ECW...and
let's face it, we don't really count ECW because it was on a completely
different level than the one you're playing on now. You talk a good game
about taking pride in your matches, but I've never seen a Lance Storm match
that didn't bore me to tears...and I've seen a lot of them. That whole
"boring" gimmick with Austin? Something tells me there was a modicum of
truth behind that angle.
Lance, you ARE boring. In character, in the ring, and probably backstage as
well.
You talk a lot about us internet types not having any right to judge the
quality of wrestling matches, but let's face the facts here: you don't
either. You've never had any quality matches, you've been an average
wrestler at best for your entire career, and you're bitter about your lack
of response from fans who are supposed to see the genius in the work you do
in the ring. Instead of trying to figure out why you don't connect with the
fans, you sit back and tell us how wrong WE are for not liking you. The
whole skirmish with the boys from Death Valley Driver a few years back is a
striking example of what I'm talking about here, Lance. Dean Rasmussen may
have never stepped foot in a wrestling ring, but I'm more inclined to listen
to his opinion on what good wrestling is simply because he's dedicated his
life to watching thousands upon thousands of hours of footage.
You're bitter, Lance. You decided to take your frustrations out on Brock
Lesnar simply because he became everything you never will be -- highly paid,
over, and respected by the fans because of his willingness to adapt to his
situation and get better. The dancing gimmick looked pretty stupid on you
for the simple reason that you really didn't want to do it -- all you wanted
to do was wrestle your boring little matches and make the fans understand
that your view of what wrestling should be is the RIGHT one and everyone
else is wrong. Brock Lesnar may have never traveled the back roads of
America and wrestled in crappy little venues, but the fact remains that
Brock Lesnar is far better than you, Lance, will ever be.
BETTER JUDGMENT IS NEEDED, ROCK
Eric Szulczewski, I hope you're paying attention here, because this is the
first time I'm ever going to agree with you on something that has to do with
The Rock.
I've long been a fan of The Rock. I've typically enjoyed his movies, his
matches, his promos, and everything else about the character that has made
him so popular. I think he's got great screen presence, and his interview
skills are the best the business has ever seen. Even the great Ric Flair
stands in the shadows when Rock is doing an interview. There has never been
and never again will be someone as good on the microphone as Rock, despite
what Eric would have you believe.
I saw Walking Tall this morning, and to say that it's a bad movie is doing
justice to bad movies everywhere. It's bad on the level of B-movies that
are considered BAD B-movies and not cult favorites. Almost everything about
the film is horribly produced and written; the storyline is a complete
afterthought to lame action sequences that would be better served in a
Steven Segal movie.
The only saving grace of the movie is Rock's acting. Frankly put, Rock is
one of the best-acting action stars alive today, and he proves it in Walking
Tall. Despite the lame script and lame production, Rock is still able to
act his way outside of the movie, and because of that the lousy interest in
this movie isn't going to end up hurting him in the long run. I can think
of no other legitimate action star on Rock's level who can get into his
character as well as he can -- but that may be due to the fact that his
characters have been more along the lines of extensions of his wrestling
character than actual original parts. I'm going to be REAL interested to
see Be Cool, in which Rock plays a gay bodyguard; that role more than any
other could end up defining the next five years of Hollywood for him. Of
course, there's also Spy Hunter, which could end up being a Bond-ian
franchise for him...if it doesn't go the way of XXX. That probably won't
happen, though, because Rock's acting skills make Vin Diesel look like he's
in a third-grade production of Arch The Angel.
IN CLOSING
That's it for this week. You can stay tuned to my a
my website http://www.jeremybotter.com for updates from me throughout
the week, and there's also the Total Extreme Warfare 2004 FAQ Livejournal
that I've got going. If you haven't played TEW 2004 yet, go to 400
SoftwareStudios.com and download the one-day demo, then grab the 1.0.1 patch
from the messageboards to get up to speed. I guarantee you that it's the
best wrestling game you've ever played, especially for those of you who are
statistical freaks and love simulations.
See you next week.
The Botterm Dollar #1
Posted By Jeremy Botter on 04.03.04
You're an idiot, Lance Storm.
YOU'RE AN IDIOT, LANCE STORM
The king of zero heat, Lance Storm, posted an online Q&A on April 1st. It
was quite interesting, to say the least -- let me give you my favorite
little excerpt.
"I would have wanted him to stay, but after really leaving us high and dry
like he did, not really. He received a tremendous push and had a ton of guys
work hard to get him there and then just walked out. I wish him luck in the
future, but would resent it if he came back and received another push."
Of COURSE you'd resent it, Lance. After all, Brock is a guy who came into
the company with a gigantic push, became quite over with the fans, and acted
as the defacto face of the promotion once the top stars like Rock and Austin
were forced into semi-retirement. Here you have a young guy who is a pretty
dynamic collegiate athlete, and he steps into a business and is immediately
rewarded despite never having "paid his dues" or "been on the road." The
best part about it is that Brock actually became quite believeable in the
ring and was crazy over in both the heel and face department.
And then there's you, Lance.
You've never really been over, unless you count those days in ECW...and
let's face it, we don't really count ECW because it was on a completely
different level than the one you're playing on now. You talk a good game
about taking pride in your matches, but I've never seen a Lance Storm match
that didn't bore me to tears...and I've seen a lot of them. That whole
"boring" gimmick with Austin? Something tells me there was a modicum of
truth behind that angle.
Lance, you ARE boring. In character, in the ring, and probably backstage as
well.
You talk a lot about us internet types not having any right to judge the
quality of wrestling matches, but let's face the facts here: you don't
either. You've never had any quality matches, you've been an average
wrestler at best for your entire career, and you're bitter about your lack
of response from fans who are supposed to see the genius in the work you do
in the ring. Instead of trying to figure out why you don't connect with the
fans, you sit back and tell us how wrong WE are for not liking you. The
whole skirmish with the boys from Death Valley Driver a few years back is a
striking example of what I'm talking about here, Lance. Dean Rasmussen may
have never stepped foot in a wrestling ring, but I'm more inclined to listen
to his opinion on what good wrestling is simply because he's dedicated his
life to watching thousands upon thousands of hours of footage.
You're bitter, Lance. You decided to take your frustrations out on Brock
Lesnar simply because he became everything you never will be -- highly paid,
over, and respected by the fans because of his willingness to adapt to his
situation and get better. The dancing gimmick looked pretty stupid on you
for the simple reason that you really didn't want to do it -- all you wanted
to do was wrestle your boring little matches and make the fans understand
that your view of what wrestling should be is the RIGHT one and everyone
else is wrong. Brock Lesnar may have never traveled the back roads of
America and wrestled in crappy little venues, but the fact remains that
Brock Lesnar is far better than you, Lance, will ever be.
BETTER JUDGMENT IS NEEDED, ROCK
Eric Szulczewski, I hope you're paying attention here, because this is the
first time I'm ever going to agree with you on something that has to do with
The Rock.
I've long been a fan of The Rock. I've typically enjoyed his movies, his
matches, his promos, and everything else about the character that has made
him so popular. I think he's got great screen presence, and his interview
skills are the best the business has ever seen. Even the great Ric Flair
stands in the shadows when Rock is doing an interview. There has never been
and never again will be someone as good on the microphone as Rock, despite
what Eric would have you believe.
I saw Walking Tall this morning, and to say that it's a bad movie is doing
justice to bad movies everywhere. It's bad on the level of B-movies that
are considered BAD B-movies and not cult favorites. Almost everything about
the film is horribly produced and written; the storyline is a complete
afterthought to lame action sequences that would be better served in a
Steven Segal movie.
The only saving grace of the movie is Rock's acting. Frankly put, Rock is
one of the best-acting action stars alive today, and he proves it in Walking
Tall. Despite the lame script and lame production, Rock is still able to
act his way outside of the movie, and because of that the lousy interest in
this movie isn't going to end up hurting him in the long run. I can think
of no other legitimate action star on Rock's level who can get into his
character as well as he can -- but that may be due to the fact that his
characters have been more along the lines of extensions of his wrestling
character than actual original parts. I'm going to be REAL interested to
see Be Cool, in which Rock plays a gay bodyguard; that role more than any
other could end up defining the next five years of Hollywood for him. Of
course, there's also Spy Hunter, which could end up being a Bond-ian
franchise for him...if it doesn't go the way of XXX. That probably won't
happen, though, because Rock's acting skills make Vin Diesel look like he's
in a third-grade production of Arch The Angel.
IN CLOSING
That's it for this week. You can stay tuned to my a
my website http://www.jeremybotter.com for updates from me throughout
the week, and there's also the Total Extreme Warfare 2004 FAQ Livejournal
that I've got going. If you haven't played TEW 2004 yet, go to 400
SoftwareStudios.com and download the one-day demo, then grab the 1.0.1 patch
from the messageboards to get up to speed. I guarantee you that it's the
best wrestling game you've ever played, especially for those of you who are
statistical freaks and love simulations.
See you next week.