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When will the Monday Night War debut on the network?
WWE officials said on their last earnings conference call it would debut in the Fall.
From what I can tell you guys seem to be supportive of the traditional heel vs face format that has been apart of the business forever. My question is isn't it time for booking in professional wrestling to evolve? The in-ring product has. Guys are doing moves in the ring these days that guys weren't even dreaming off back in the day so why must we hold onto the tired heel vs face format? Don't get me wrong I think it should still be a part of the business just not what 99% of matches should be based on. I'm more interested in different types of characters. Not just simply good and bad guys. The business needs more in-between guys, different types of faces and heels. Characters! I'd love it if not every heel would act the same and back down from fights. Same goes for faces. You can be a good guy in life and still be a bit of an a**hole. Wrestling would be way more interesting overall if all heels and faces weren't just slight variations on the same characters. For example Bray Wyatt and Batista may look completely different, but they do many of the same things. They back down from the faces, they cheat to win, and they do things to incite the fans. I just think it's time for that way of booking to change. Your thoughts?
You got me wrong. I am a proponent of letting the fans decide who they like and dislike. I think in many cases the more WWE tries to make you "like" a guy, the more you don't. I have been saying for years that shades of gray are far more entertaining than pure black and white.
Do you think that Paul Heyman constantly mentions 21-1 to keep Brock's name out there or do you think they are laying the groundwork for a rematch at next year's Wrestlemania, which might be Taker's final match and he can go out on top? Or could we see a rematch at Summerslam, that Taker wins setting up the rubber match as Taker's final match at mania?
Heyman is doing to keep Lesnar's name alive and of course, get heat. Last I heard, Taker was still feeling the effects of the Mania match. I don't know if he will be ready to go again in August. A rematch at Mania is a possibility, for sure.
At what point does anybody in the WWE consider that holding a man down and basically whipping him with Kendo sticks repeatedly counts as PG????
Now?
How are they booking Paige? They promote Slam City during her entrance. The promo for her Payback match was mostly about "Crazy" Alicia and barely about Paige. Commentators didn't acknowledged Paige's offense saying something like "Paige is getting no offence" towards the end of the match. They book her like Cena – gets beaten, kicks out many time, wins with few moves. I mean if she was not going to be their main focus, what was the point of making her champ? She's young, she has a bright future ahead but I'm still concerned. They also f'd Emma!!
Poorly is the immediate response. They have done her no favors at all since they brought her in. The same goes for Emma. Crushing new talents has been a problem for years. I hope some day Vince McMahon sees the error of his ways.
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