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His name is Jeff Harvey
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What was so bad about the I'm marking out bro line? I can understand being annoyed by the Cena's free!! comment, but I'm marking out bro really goes with who his character was, an obnoxious wrestling fan turned commentator who loves nostalgia and surprises, which Diesel was. Unless there's more to it?
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His name is Jeff Harvey
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Also, I see he's moved on to commentating indy ippv's as he's set for tomorrows FWE show. I think this is where Striker belongs. Putting over indy talent before they get to the E (if they do.) Hope he picks up more indy announcing bookings.
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President of Freedonia
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My favorite Striker line was a commentary exchange on ECW:
"As the great wordsmith Calvin Broadus once said, 'I've got my mind on my money and my money on my mind.'" "Wasn't that Snoop Dogg?" "Calvin Broadus." |
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B) Would J.R., Gordon Solie, hell even Tony Schiavonie even say that stupid shit? C) It is the WWE. It is the premier brand in all of pro wrestling. It is the gold standard. Don't fuck up as much as he did and don't say stupid smark shit that goes over 95% of the audiences head. |
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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J.R. probably had a few surprises in his career and he didn't say stupid shit like that. It cheapens the product when the announcers make it sound like a fucking Chikara Fan Podcast.
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If it frees up a spot for Colt Cabana like it has been rumored then I'm all for it. He was decent though.
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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He didn't even say holy shit. He said holy and then holy.....wow.
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Cranky Kong
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I love Striker. This is definitely sad.
I especially liked when he would quote Atmosphere and Brother Ali. Of course, ninety five percent of the audience (possibly even more in those cases) didn't get it, but I'm in the fiver or less percent that did and appreciated it. |
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Cranky Kong
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Some of you really talk like you work for WWE. Don't get mad at Matt Striker for catering to marks. Every single one of us IS a mark. He was OUR voice.
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He wasn't my fucking voice. He didn't do shit to accentuate the Sheamus/HHH match at WrestleMania XXVI.
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He is still better than Michael Cole, but I have a softspot for Cole from watching "Livewire" back in the day.
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Josh Mathews is my favorite announcer in WWE.
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Cranky Kong
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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Whether any of us liked the "MARKING OUT BRO" bit, we all knew exactly what he was talking about. Anybody who didn't probably didn't hate the Rumble because of it. It really wasn't offensive to anyone.
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It was offensive to Vincent Kennedy McMahon, ergo, it was offensive to me.
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Cranky Kong
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Oh, so you're not serious. Thanks.
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Quark is Less Impressed.
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Sneezing is offensive to Vincent Kennedy McMahon.
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"Offensive" isn't the right word to use. It just took me out of the moment where I was feeling like a mark.
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I liked Cole/Mathews Announce team on NXT where they would just shit on the product. Striker was a good host there.
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I saw it as Striker losing himself in the moment and letting his fandom get the best of his professionalism, which is fun in a different sort of way. |
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Striker was good in the backstage interviewer role. I still don't understand what WWE was trying to accomplish by having Cole/Mathews shit all over the product.
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Punk sort of does the same sort of thing on the mic as Striker did on commentary, but his 'outside the box' remarks are based in frustration, not fun.
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b/c 5 is better than 4
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terrible call....could have been a great commentator if given enough time.... could have been an excellent "Paul Heyman-type" mouthpiece for upcoming talent.....could have been a decent midcard wrestler if given the chance.... lots of could haves......
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Punk usually ties his smarky remarks in a bow that all the fans can understand. Like his original "pipebomb", while some things the casuals didn't know what he was talking about (ROH, NJPW, Colt Cabana), he still made it about a) winning the title, b) wanting respect, c) frustration that he has been better than all for a long time and still not getting the money opportunities (cups, shirts, etc.). An announcer screaming "I'm marking out, bro!" and not really tying it into anything is completely jarring. Either for casual fans who don't know what the fuck he is talking about or for a guy like me who rolled his eyes and was taken out of the moment.
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Shit in one hand and put Matt Striker's potential in the other. See which one fills up faster.
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JR gets lost in moments and screams like a fucking madman, but he adds to the moment by doing that. Striker took away from moments when he got excited because he forgot he still had a job to do.
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Still crazy to think that AJ and Kaitlyn have been in WWE for almost 4 years.
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His memory will live on forever as the guy Johnny Curtis chloroformed on NXT.
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His name is Jeff Harvey
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He was a mark at the announce table. And I'm sure most of the audience knew exactly what he meant when he said he was marking out. It's not the 90's anymore, people do say that. I really don't get the big deal in him saying he was marking out. Why did that take away from Diesel coming out? What if others were marking out when he came out and he spoke from their point of view? Just because Matt Striker isn't Triple H and won't cut a promo or talk like him doesn't mean he was shitty by any means. And I didn't even like him that much, your reasoning just sucks though.
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What other announcer in the history of wrestling has said the term "marking out" on one of the biggest pay-per-views of the year?
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So you're saying he stands out.
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So did El Gigante.
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Cranky Kong
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A part of the Undertaker's streak.
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Cranky Kong
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A part that doesn't ruin or detract from it, for that matter.
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