03-28-2006, 09:06 PM | #1 | |
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Poor old Joey Styles
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03-28-2006, 09:40 PM | #2 |
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I dunno, but he comes off incredibly professional in that interview.
I dunno... I loved when Gorilla and Brain used to just banter with each other, and I just haven't seen that. I think the best wrestling announcers have an antagonist to play off of, and vice versa. Besides, a great wrestling match will tell the story by itself. The article comes off as pretty kiss-ass-ish, which is typical with WWE stuff, so I don't really put a ton of faith. To me, it sounds like they're trying to justify their formulamatic reaction moves, rathern than actually putting effort to improve the product. |
03-28-2006, 09:43 PM | #3 |
RAPTURE READY.
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Get the Spanish announce team to clean house all over WrestleMania
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03-28-2006, 11:32 PM | #4 |
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"¡AY CARAMBA! ¡El F-U!"
"¡NO ME GUSTA!" "¡Maldígalo! ¡Maldígalo al infierno!" |
03-28-2006, 11:38 PM | #5 |
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JIM ROSS: So, Joey, when Kane slams Carlito's head into the turnbuckle, you don't say "Kane smashes Carlito's face into the turnbuckle pad," you say...
JOEY STYLES: "Those turnbuckle pads aren't made out of chocolate?" JIM ROSS: Bah gawd, I think he's got it! |
03-29-2006, 12:33 AM | #6 |
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All I have to say is, if WWE won't give people the chance to learn their craft, then how will they ever be worthy successors to the previous generations???
They killed off the old system of regional outfits where guys would make a living, gain experience and get to the WWF stage in their 30s with tons of experience under their belts. That is their own fault. They are a victim of their own success in that respect, so they need to have more patience, and who really wants Joey Styles to just be "the next Jim Ross" anyway? Was J.R. the next Vince? Or was Vince the next Gorilla? No, they all had their own distinct styles. |
03-29-2006, 12:56 AM | #7 |
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What the fuck is wrong with having a play by play man? |
03-29-2006, 03:29 AM | #8 | |
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03-29-2006, 03:36 AM | #9 |
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They needed to take someone out of that 3 man Raw announce team and it definately wasn't the two white guys.
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03-29-2006, 04:42 AM | #10 | |
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Look at Joey's ECW work with Gertner and Cyrus. Granted Coach isnt' at good as them, give Joey a heel color commentator to be sarcastic w/, and he's absolute gold. |
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03-29-2006, 05:01 AM | #11 |
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I would LOVE to see Joey Styles do Heat. Granted, all matches need some kind of emotion in them, but what is wrong with calling moves occasionally? This isn't the Attitude era, that died a while ago. The WWE needs to act like everything that happens on its programming is so damn exciting, and start to let commentators add substance to it. The shows don't do that by themselves anymore.
And why does Joey Styles not get to call WrestleMania, but Michael Cole does? JR may have been a fantastic commentator in his prime, but when these matches begin to pick up speed at WrestleMania, and JR gets lost, the WWE has no one to blame but themselves. I agree that RAW is overcrowded. Both Jerry Lawler & Jonathan Coachman work well when there is just two of them, but right now, it's crowded. I'd have Jonathan Coachman removed from RAW, but still do Heat with Joey Styles. Have Joey Styles & Jerry Lawler do RAW, and have all three do PPV, with Coachman & Lawler alternating matches as colour analyst. Eventually it will become apparent who the better colour guy on RAW is. I have a feeling it is Jonathan Coachman. |
03-29-2006, 06:04 AM | #12 |
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Sad for Joe but more happy that good old J.R. is back in action Oh My God!!!
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