RWOOD Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 Whenever someone is gone their absense is always conspicuous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonsault Marvin Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 I was watching the Flair-Sting Clash match on Netflix this weekend, and I noticed Jim Ross used "kip up" instead of "nip up". I don't remember the move ever being called a "nip up" until Vince started calling it that during Shawn matches in '96, so I assume Vince made Ross change what he called the move once he came to the WWF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 In 80s/early 90s WWF any wrestler or manager getting on the mic before a match usually meant the match wouldn't take place. Either they feign injury and are replaced or they brawl and the match is thrown out. Â prime example: Â same time frame. Wrestler is noticeably taking a lot of time getting out of the ring post match and spends time greeting/heeling the fans/injured. Next match isn't going to take place because the wrestler for the next match will bump into and start brawling with the departing wrestler. This happened with Duggan/Race, Jake/Earthquake, Beverly Brothers/Jim Neidhart, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I see that Kofi Kingston discussed 'dream opponents'. I know very little about Kofi, but I knew Shawn Michaels would be the top dream opponent. Sure enough, he was. Â In the WWE Universe, Shawn was an untouchable superworker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzombie1988 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 If the Shield attacks, the camera's must start to shake violently. Â Anytime a big move is hit, the camera's must change shots, usually causing the viewer to miss the move completely. Â Anytime someone dives out onto the outside halfway through the match, it is commercial time. Â The Rock is the only person allowed to swear on TV without repercussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Anytime a big move is hit, the camera's must change shots, usually causing the viewer to miss the move completely.No; it's every time anything happens in a match. Since I don't watch WWE much, I'm not used to it, so I have a hard time with this when I decide to watch the MOTYCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravJ1979 Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 In watching the decade of the 2000's I've noticed the WWE announcers L-O-V-E to use the word, "wherewithal." It's mainly, Michael Cole, but I've heard Ross, Coachman and Lawler use it as well. It's said, at least, twice a broadcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slasher Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I see that Kofi Kingston discussed 'dream opponents'. I know very little about Kofi, but I knew Shawn Michaels would be the top dream opponent. Sure enough, he was. Â In the WWE Universe, Shawn was an untouchable superworker. Well, why not? Who else is there? You prefer he name Triple H? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodhelmet Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Bret Hart... Duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditch Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I see that Kofi Kingston discussed 'dream opponents'. I know very little about Kofi, but I knew Shawn Michaels would be the top dream opponent. Sure enough, he was. Â In the WWE Universe, Shawn was an untouchable superworker. Well, why not? Who else is there? You prefer he name Triple H? Â It's that WWE wrestlers are only going to have like 4-5 guys to choose from (ie. Shawn, Bret, HHH, Austin) as a 'dream match', because wrestling outside WWE doesn't exist... even though WWE owns a ton of footage and doesn't need to pressure people to toe the line like that. It's entirely possible that Kofi and some others only know WWF/WWE, but the unanimity across the roster gets to be ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 WWE has actually evolved to the point they acknowledge other wrestling exists, but that all other wrestling is inferior to WWE. Which I guess is progress at least. Â One quirk that seems to be making a comeback with JBL returning to commentary is when one announcer makes a mistake/tells a joke that bombs, the other announcer has to pounce on it like a pack of lions on a gazelle. I'm assuming Vince is yelling in their ear to make sure it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo's Roomie Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 JBL pounces on everything Josh says, whether it's valid or not. Highly distracting. Â I've noticed the standard 'to commercial' verbiage has changed from "X is rolling/X is in control..." to "X and X are involved in a stalemate...", even though it's still the standard dive to the outside/someone being clotheslined over the top, etc leading to the break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boondocks Kernoodle Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Has anyone ever noticed that some time around 2001, Finkel in his ring introductions stopped saying "and his opponent" for the second guy in the match? Like, if Rock came out second, instead of "and his opponent, from Miami, Florida," he would just say "from Miami, Florida." Which seems like a minor thing to notice but I figure for someone who had been doing things a certain way for so long to suddenly change, he must have been told to do so, as though Vince had decided that the word "opponent" was too old-school rasslin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I think on Art of Wrestling Justin Roberts outright said that it's a banned way of announcing someone in WWE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGuy Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 When they switch to a backstage scene or someone unexpectedly makes an appearance, Lawler will typically say, "Oh! Oh!" He isn't doing it quite as much as he did in the Attitude era, but, during that time, it was more common then hearing him say puppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 My favorite is when Big Show or Kane goozles someone in preparation for a chokeslam, Lawler has to sell it like he's the one being choked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Last night they kept referring to "the workplace invasion". Â It's funny that most journalists (especially broadcast) are beat over the head with being conversational. I'm sure that Cole's just doing what he's told, but you'd think he'd know better given his background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I (for one) will be on the edge of my seat waiting to see if it will be John Cena or Ryback who is the first to put their opponent into the ambulance and send them to the medical facility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Hey, the way urgent care clinics have exploded the last few years WWE may have been on to something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerpride Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Does anyone know why they can't say hospital? It was really jarring on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonthewall2983 Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 This is getting to be like Carlin's routine about euphemisms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Does anyone know why they can't say hospital? It was really jarring on Monday.Legitimately, it might be a hassle for the actual area hospital to deal with people who think the wrestler is actually there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 It's funny how now that Roman Reigns is around the announcers are killing themselves to not call a spear by anyone else a "spear." On a RAW a while ago JBL literally stopped himself mid-word and instead called it a tackle, and at Extreme Rules Cole bent over backward to show everyone that Ryback's spear was definitely NOT a spear. Is Big Show still doing his spear and are they still calling it a spear? Haven't noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 It's a shitty move. They should just have everyone else stop doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerpride Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Does anyone know why they can't say hospital? It was really jarring on Monday.Legitimately, it might be a hassle for the actual area hospital to deal with people who think the wrestler is actually there. That happened to the ambulance that took Bret Hart to the hospital when he got hit by the car on RAW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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