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He's Here
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Talk about things that are never really talked about...
For example, the turnbuckles, or maybe even the camera crew.
I've noticed that in WWE there is now only one, MAYBE two photographers at ringside anymore. Either they're really good at hiding or they've dramatically scaled back. ![]() |
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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Why is there ramps in wrestling?
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King K Cool
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The ropes. I raised this issue a few weeks ago.
Why are the ropes on Raw white these days? Why are they no longer red? Is red only for PPV's now? Speaking of PPV ropes, I miss the black ropes on PPV's. |
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King K Cool
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Volare knows.
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Da Gif/Pic Pimp
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White ropes suck.
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Why in a No-DQ match, does the ref count when someone reaches the ropes during a submission hold? It's not like if the guy doesn't break the hold he can then be disqualified.
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Taller than Adam Cole
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what do you think is the thickness of the padding on the mats?
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Also, on the subject of ropes, I hate the white ropes too. I miss the red for RAW and the blacks for PPVs.
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#9 |
Pope Is Pimpin'
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about an inch or two. (mats)
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I think I remember reading around the time of the HD switch, that they were cutting back on photographers, because someone thought they were already too apparent.
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#11 |
Pope Is Pimpin'
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Why do they have photographers?
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Over Like Rover
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Pope Is Pimpin'
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I suppose a bigger question to me is why even worry about their presence? WWE is supposed to be a sport, as far as Kayfabe goes. NFL and NBA have cameramen, so why not fake wrestling that pretends to be real wreslting? I mean, it's best if they're out of the way, but it's hardly breaking the fourth wall by noticing them. |
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I miss the red, white and blue ropes for every shows.
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Why did WCW have the bright blue ring mat?
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#17 |
Pope Is Pimpin'
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becuase they bought them that way.
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Lately for some reason, I've been paying close attention to the camera angles and shots. They seem to have four main cameras for matches. One wide shot, one that gets close-ups from afar, and the two handheld cams at ringside.
During promos, the camera guys go into the ring now. I'm not sure when that started. I remember when Piper was guest host he was cutting a promo and looked into the camera and was like "Really? You're gonna stand right there, are ya?". They are usually quite smooth about their moves into the ring, though. I caught one entering the ring on Monday, but usually they can do it totally unseen. Like ninjas or something. |
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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I think beforehand, they just got up on the apron but didn't enter the ring.
Someone correct me if I am wrong. |
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Y2KoTF
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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What do you suppose the announcers' desk is made out of? How much do you think it costs? They go through them a lot. Would it be breaking kayfabe if WWE started making them so they had snap joints so they could be re-assembled after a wrestler was put through it? Would it be hilarious if one night they broke it and rebuilt it in every match?
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#24 | |
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Why don't they use the big blue cage anymore?
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Skibbidy Lock Jaw
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Hazardous to Your Health
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Hazardous to Your Health
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I think the monitors on the table cost more than the table itself.
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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THAT'S WHAT I DO!!!!!
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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Jews
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There was a thread about how much certain equipment cost a couple months back.
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Pelvic Sorcerer
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What is Rhino up to these days?
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#35 |
Hazardous to Your Health
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Part of the EV2.0 stable?
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#36 |
All Hype
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How much do you think the hair/makeup person for Raw makes? There must be somebody who works on the divas, not to mention the time it takes to do Sheamus' hair and Goldust's face paint.
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#37 |
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Goldust does his own face paint, according to his Twitter.
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#38 |
King K Cool
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Yeah, I've known that for a while now.
I didn't know he had a Twitter account though. |
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#39 |
All Hype
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#40 |
Ron Paul 4 EVA
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They did, back in the 70s when they bought them. These days, you can get them off Craigslist for "Handjob or best offer."
Would you want to use easily damaged LCD monitors in those "destroy the table" spots? Yeah, which is why the Punjabi Prison match puzzled me so. It seemed like an obvious step back. So why do wrestlers act candidly so often? Clearly, the backstage cameras are addressed within the show, so they're aware of them, so what's the deal? |
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