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Inno Knows.
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Member of creative leaves WWE
According to sources close to the situation, Tom Chehak, who was the managing editor of the WWE creative team, has left the company. The news was reportedly distributed via a company memo today. Details as to why he left are not known at this time. Chehak was brought in to oversee both brands' writing teams after WWE commissioned Hollywood consultants to evaluate their creative process and offer suggestions as to how they could improve it. Almost from the beginning, people who dealt with Chehak told me he was ridiculously ill-suited to work in the wrestling business and I didn't talk to one person in the company who was impressed by his vision of creative.
It should also be noted that this is yet another change to WWE creative that hasn't addressed the fundamental problems that started, in earnest, when Chris Kreski left the company and Stephanie McMahon took charge of creative a few years ago. Credit PWInsider.com ![]() ![]() |
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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There's a creative team in the WWE?
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Yeah, those thousand monkeys must be starting to fade.
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Inno Knows.
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Vince: CMON WE NEED A NEW CATCHPHRASE FOR A NEW CHARACTER! CMON DAMMIT! *monkey shits on the floor* Vince: DAMMIT WHAT IN THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU! *monkey types something on typewriter* Vince: It wasn't my fault........GENIUS! |
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I'm all there is
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THANK YOU GOD. One of the major problems on that staff the last couple of years was they brought in guys from "Hollywood" that literally never watched a wrestling program in thier lives. I can't tell you how stupid that is. Notice the trend over the last year. They are hiring guys "within" <----(Key word) the business to give input. Guys like Dibiase, Steamboat, Sullivan etc.. Don't know what they are doing officially or if they're even part of the team, but at least the WWE is realizing that these Hollywood guys are basically worthless when it comes to wrestling shows.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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"All the world is a stage, and Gene Snitsky is a baby killer..."
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*Oh Sh*t*
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well I guess this is a step in the right direction then.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Ratbert: I hardly see how that's relavent. |
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Banned WWE on 1/1/07
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*bunch of monkeys sitting around with typewriters*
Monkey #1: Ok, we need a new catchphrase for this new character. Something fresh! *monkeys think in silence* Monkey #2: That's the bottom line, cause..........cause........um............ Monkey #3: Cause chimpy said so? *All the monkeys chatter in approval* Monkey #1: Ok, so we're going with "That's the bottom line, cause Chimpy said so." Ok, so what about this incest story we're going with? Monkey #4: What about "If you smell what Bubbles is cooking?" Monkey #1: "The 'bottom line' one is fine! Moving on!...." |
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I'm all there is
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By the way, I'm feeling really really good about the business (WWE) right now. They've done a lot of good thngs the past couple of months, even little things, and I hope they continue the trend. I feel like it's 1996 right now and in 2 years, the business will explode again. Maybe not the height reached in 99/2000, but I see it getting big. All these new stars they have right now will be the meal ticket. Orton, Cena, Batista, Benjamin, Edge, Christian, Eugene (I think he will be big when he comes back) Hassan. I mean, it's all there. Now you just need that one "something" that will click with the fans. Like a Hogan/Andre an Austin/Mcmahon a Rock/Foley. I just see big things coming soon
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*Oh Sh*t*
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Cena/Orton is where it will be.
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Herp a derp, and so on
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![]() What they need is another breakthrough idea, like the nWo was in its infancy. Something so original that no one would have ever thought of it. But everyone involved in the Attitude era or the nWo era has either gone completely mad (Russo) or has become Vince's puppet (Bischoff). I was the last one to give up hope around 2002-03 (on another board), and I still hold some hope for WWE. I'm always optimistic about them: have been since 1990. I've been with the WWF through their worst gimmicks and their most unwatchable PPVs. I was a fan then, and I'm a fan now. (I just realized I pulled a Triple H on you guys. Sorry! You can wake up now...) |
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MVP Mark
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They made names up for a thousand monkeys? |
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Hopefully the WWE will realize that a combination of BELIEVABLE storylines and credible wrestling is what it takes. No more marriage or pregnancy angles please.
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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*Oh Sh*t*
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otherwise Orton talkin bout bein the man Saw him slurpin his dad's bedpan You think you can step to me You can't see me The champ is here You just want it up the rear Cena don't run like that That girl there know that for a fact then other crappy rhymes ensue |
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They should hire Kevin Nash as booker.
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Adminstigator
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Regardless if you, me or the other wrestling fans like this stuff is irrelavant. |
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Banned WWE on 1/1/07
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"Poop-iddy poop -a- poop poop -a- poopy! Poop-iddy poop -a- poop poop -a- poopy! Poop-iddy poop -a- poop poop -a- poopy!" and then he should have a little midget guy who chants "You're a homo! You're a homo! You're a homo! You're a homo! You're a homo! You're a homo!" While Cena raps. That'd be nice. |
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Viva la Raza
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RIP Al Wilson
At least he got to fuck Dawn Marie |
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LOL what an ass
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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*Oh Sh*t*
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yeah don't youever watch soap operas?
some chick is always pregnant by some guy's cousin's ex girlfriendss niece's former best friend's uncle. |
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Ron Paul 4 EVA
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Second, Soaps are probably a good way to go...If they want to switch to a daytime serial format, tape all their matches in advance, etc. Mainstream audiences are also into Friends. Let's drop the wrestling and make WWE is sitcom. While it's true that the WWE is primarily considered a "male soap opera," it's hardly strictly a soap opera, and soaps tend not to draw well with men. I wonder why. |
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Herp a derp, and so on
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Monkey #1: Need more ideas for matches!
Monkey #2: Ooh! Ooh! Roulette Wheel O' Death Random Match-o-mizer! Monkey #1: Too bland! NEXT! Monkey #3: I've got it! Monkey #1: Well, spill it! Monkey #3: Monkey In The Bank Crap-Throwing Ladder Match! Monkey #1: BRILLIANT! (Just thought I'd contribute) ![]() |
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Formerly Ġohâń3k
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