Kitarzu Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 They call him "The A-Train(er)." I'll show myself out. Better name than the 75% of the WWE trademarks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakerNGN74 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 They call him "The A-Train(er)." I'll show myself out. Well played Lazorbeak well played! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djthefunkchris Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 They call him "The A-Train(er)." I'll show myself out. Maybe Daniel Bryan can get some of the A- Training! Awesomely funny lazor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Swanton825 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 They call him "The A-Train(er)." I'll show myself out. http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/649/058/8ed.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitarzu Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Maybe Daniel Bryan can get some of the A- Training! Awesomely funny lazor! Maybe "Fallen Empire" Roman Reigns. I would like to see a sign "The Roman Empire already fell 1539 years ago." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I would like to see a sign "The Roman Empire already fell 1539 years ago." I don't recall there being an exact date on that, but that would be a nice sign. And A-trainer: that's hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitarzu Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I don't recall there being an exact date on that, but that would be a nice sign. And A-trainer: that's hilarious. Officially the Western Roman Empire fell the 476 A.D., starting for most of the historians the Medieval Age. With this road to Wrestlemania I found more interesting to watch a Bolivian match between Sponge Bob and a werewolf. http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a493/tommydreamer1/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-07/7D095527-9933-4A9E-A889-0DE04315457F_zpsnaot2i8g.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Some historians would say it never really 'fell'. But name-changes can go a long way. The name Rome might be gone (or in Turkey), but empire seemed to carry on in a way. But who cares really. Sorry I even brought it up. Just noticed Bo Dallas was on a dark match. I almost forgot he was gone. They could've milked his gimmick somewhat longer imo. It was comedy gold. It seemed NXT is throwing the women gimmicks in the blender too, with Emma appearing all normal (not sure I like that, her gimmick seemed tailor-made) and "that pixie" (forgot her name) gets a chance at a fresh start. But don't you touch Bailey's gimmick. In any event, seems like the division gets even more serious (with the cheesy gimmicks leaving). Fresh storyline with Owens and Riley. Would've done it a little differently so far, but I guess we have TEW for that. And after hearing JR again, the commentary for WWE in general seems, well... crap. The random babbling, irrelevant calls, plain generic calls,... Maybe that's the direction they need to go, but I don't like it. And "there's nothing Brock Lesnar never succeeded at". Right, and then there's the football thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrows Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 ... Why the hell did they auto tune Sting's voice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astil Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 ... Why the hell did they auto tune Sting's voice? That...could not have been Sting. Even autotuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrows Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 That...could not have been Sting. Even autotuned. Thought the same for most of it, but parts DID sound like him. The way he'd say things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca316 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 And after hearing JR again, the commentary for WWE in general seems, well... crap. The random babbling, irrelevant calls, plain generic calls,... Maybe that's the direction they need to go, but I don't like it. And "there's nothing Brock Lesnar never succeeded at". Right, and then there's the football thing. After catching up on Raw's and PPVs on the WWE network is it just me or does Michael Cole every time someone goes for a pin yell at the top of his voice "FOR THE VICTORY" or "FOR THE WIN" I swear watching last years Wrestlemania he did that every pin of every match... Annoyed me so much I nearly turned off the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CQI13 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Much like the music at work, I just tune it out. Didn't notice it once. On the other hand, NXT commentary is mostly refreshing, so I do notice a few things from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macca316 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Much like the music at work, I just tune it out. Didn't notice it once. On the other hand, NXT commentary is mostly refreshing, so I do notice a few things from it. It actually is, I especially like that you never really get a chance to get sick of the NXT announce team due to the fact they rotate the teams seemingly weekly. I feel that the WWE main shows would be far more refreshing if they replaced the old, tired announce teams with the team from NXT and give them a little bit of freedom to call what they see rather than making jokes and shouting over the top. That's where I feel TNA is better, their announce team isn't going to win any awards for being the best but they are clear and concise, they portray the necessary info with regards to storylines and hooks, focus on the wrestlers in the ring and throw little nuggets of history into the mix. Especially enjoy them calling the recent Aries - Joe match and focusing a little on their history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtplaystew Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The Connor Michalek segment... teh feelz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Especially enjoy them calling the recent Aries - Joe match and focusing a little on their history. These things would indeed color the show, though this is more the area of the head commentator, who needs a 'professor'-like knowledge base, that he needs to recall from the top of his head. If not we'll soon get the "Twitter me if I'm wrong"-movement, which brings me to the next 'evolution' I dislike. Commentators seem to spend more time watching their social media on their phones than they watch the frickin' match. I almost chuckled when Regal told Riley that he should "focus on his preperation duties as a commentator". You can't honestly expect me to believe they prepare nowadays. I like to think JR did (or either her was really talented), and like to think Taz and BookerT never did (though I sometimes enjoyed them). The factoids that appear pre-show on WMMA4, for example, are nice things to know. It's the commentator's job to dictate them as the fans nowadays (me included) often don't bother to look it up. WWE does have their "last week on RAW"-segments during the entrances that educate the viewer, but subtle things like a worker finally hitting his submission for the first time in a relatively lenghty feud, sometimes get lost. Commentators can point that out, but instead they sometimes just go with a literal description of what happens or just talk about other things and acknowledge the fact with "awtch, that hurt", this while the whole thing could be carefully planned. Luckily, they seem to keep track of who never tapped out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moe Hunter Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I don't know for sure about the other commentators, but Lawler has said that he does absolutely no preparation, he doesn't want to even know what's on the card until he's at the desk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashasheen Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The Connor Michalek segment... teh feelz... I'm of two minds of it. 1. It's great to show appreciation to Connor the Crusher, who by all signs seemed to be a wonderful young boy taken from the world too soon. 2. This does however, stink of a WWE publicity stunt, especially considering the Warrior wanted his award to first go to the hardworking ring crews/backstage employees of the WWE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterded Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I'm of two minds of it. 1. It's great to show appreciation to Connor the Crusher, who by all signs seemed to be a wonderful young boy taken from the world too soon. 2. This does however, stink of a WWE publicity stunt, especially considering the Warrior wanted his award to first go to the hardworking ring crews/backstage employees of the WWE. Am I the only one concerned that the WWE has an award to honor strength, perseverance, courage, and compassion, and the reward is named after an insane racist homophob? I mean I know the WWE is now pretending he was a good person, but you can still find his insane ramblings online and see just how big of a piece of crap he really was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Lawler has said that he does absolutely no preparation Somehow, I kinda assumed he didn't do it. He did base it on what he saw. Puppees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Commentators can point that out, but instead they sometimes just go with a literal description of what happens or just talk about other things and acknowledge the fact with "awtch, that hurt", this while the whole thing could be carefully planned. Luckily, they seem to keep track of who never tapped out. I almost face-palmed when Rollins hit the Slingblade on Reigns. Instead of calling the move or saying, "That was a sweet looking Slingblade from Rollins," Booker just said, "Awww yeah." It never used to bother me much but watching NXT and Lucha Underground every week makes it hard to ignore. While I'm sure it's not Vince's intention it makes the announcers sound lazy and uneducated (in a wrestling sense). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Raw looked like it was going to be good but ran out of steam pretty quick. The best parts: All of Orton's segments. R-Truth's shenanigans. Bryan vs BNB. Heyman bringing his A+ mic game again. Wizdow! Natalya & Naomi somehow putting on a solid 2 minute match. Bray's reaction to Undertaker's trickery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I liked the fluent match structure, with the next workers coming to the ring at the end of the previous match (NewDay into Uso's). You get these little interactions for free. There doesn't always need to be a promo at the end of each match. You saw it in NXT earlier (with Bull & Corbin, for instance). There's lots of possibilities there story-wise. Bray laughing like a madman was indeed the best part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milamber Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I liked the fluent match structure, with the next workers coming to the ring at the end of the previous match (NewDay into Uso's). You get these little interactions for free. There doesn't always need to be a promo at the end of each match. You saw it in NXT earlier (with Bull & Corbin, for instance). There's lots of possibilities there story-wise. Bray laughing like a madman was indeed the best part. The booking of that part of the show was an interesting change of the usual structure. The problem was that a lot of people are sick of The Usos, don't care about Los Matadores or The New Day and the Tag Champs lost. And they threw a 2 minute Divas match in between (and the crowd went dead for that as well). They should have had PTP vs The Ascension instead of the Divas and had all the teams brawl at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Also the way they use the word 'dominate' all the time, as soon as someone strings four moves together. Do they even know what it means? Dominate would almost literaly be making someone your b*tch, which is kinda what Orton dit on RAW. Ironically, they didn't mention it during that segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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