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A lot of threads on here (focusing towards the WWE) tend to end up with the reply of "well they are sports entertainment now, not wrestling"
One of the biggest complaints in wrestling today is the lost art of the
Tag Team:
In wrestling today (once again, mostly pointing towards the E) it is rumored that Vince possibly wants to do without the tag division simply because marketing stars by themselves is more profitable towards the company.
I've been a guest on these forums for awhile now (Don't want to say been on the forums for awhile because my join date clearly disagrees) and I've seen numerous amounts of threads talking about changing the foundation of the tag division.
I'll be the first to admit I've been intrigued with the direction the tag division has been heading in the last few months. I'm sure a lot of hear will say the derailment of Cryme Tyme was unnecessary but I'm going to give it time to see how they choose to develop both JTG and Shad separately before I say it was a bust.
However with the loss of a tag team, so far this year we've seen the pilot of 3 new tag teams.
Jimmy and Jay Uso: Of course Rikishi Fatu's sons that are accompanied by Tamina. I've personally seen a lot of their work in FCW and I've seen them take match of the night honors on numerous occasions. These two are very athletic and have a number of spots that can get them over. I personally want to see this feud with the Hart's carry on through the summer!
Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer: They were teaming up in FCW for a good month before making their debut on Superstars a month ago. They were then given the "make an impact" gimmick and arguably have done so. Vince is said to be very high on Vance Archer and with Hawkins who has had previous tag experience, I see potential. The only thing I feel is missing is a common theme between the two. The WWE has been accused of throwing tag teams randomly together so we'll see where they go with this. In the previous paragraph I said I wanted to see the Harts/Usos feud go through the summer so do you guys think the Uso's will continue... or you think Hawkins and Archer will get a big push?
The Dudebusters: The wild cards of the tag division currently. I've seen 50% of the IWC love the gimmick, and I've seen 50% think this is going no where. I don't think they've been given the proper push enough to comment on them at this point.
The Lost art of
The Manager
You can argue the WWE has a lot of heels that don't come off believable simply because the need a mouthpiece! One of the biggest talked about topics on here in 2010 was the debate over whether Shelton Benjamins release. I personally though the release was justified.. but still the WWE's own fault. I felt they should of put a mouthpiece on him the minute him and Haas split up after Team Angle. (Also people bring up Matt Hardy, Ezekiel Jackson, Vlad Kozlov, and more when it comes to people they think could get more over with a mouthpiece)
You go back to the days of Bobby Heenan and Jim Cornette
You have Bobby Heenans family which involved a number of guys that weren't with a penny without Bobby Heenan's promos. You can say the same with the amount of heat Jim Cornette got on his heels..
We could talk about managers all day so i'll just name a handful
Heenan, Cornette, Jimmy Hart, JJ Dillon, Gary Hart, Paul E. Dangerously, Slick, Lou Albano, Classy Freddy Blassie.... and So many more that got their talent over!
The lost art of
The Submission Hold
Mainly pointing towards the finishers when mentioning this lost art. Through the 80's and 90's a number of talents (whether it be WWF or GCW/WCW) could finish a match via submission and make it believable! Today were lucky to see Chris Jericho attempt to go for the Walls (more than likely it'll be reversed) I hope when the Undertaker comes back he starts using the go-go more often! I do agree impact finishers do come off better to the casual fan, but it sometimes comes off to spot-happy. I'm not saying get rid of the impact finishers, but have a good mix of submission finishers/Impact Finishers/Surprise Finishers that way it brings more credibility to the finisher.
Other
I'll put other in the poll. Please do reply if your choosing other and let us know your opinion on the biggest lost art in sports entertainment.
Arguably all of these have been MIA in the "sports entertainment" era. Which would you like to see the WWE bring back.
One of the biggest complaints in wrestling today is the lost art of the
Tag Team:
In wrestling today (once again, mostly pointing towards the E) it is rumored that Vince possibly wants to do without the tag division simply because marketing stars by themselves is more profitable towards the company.
I've been a guest on these forums for awhile now (Don't want to say been on the forums for awhile because my join date clearly disagrees) and I've seen numerous amounts of threads talking about changing the foundation of the tag division.
I'll be the first to admit I've been intrigued with the direction the tag division has been heading in the last few months. I'm sure a lot of hear will say the derailment of Cryme Tyme was unnecessary but I'm going to give it time to see how they choose to develop both JTG and Shad separately before I say it was a bust.
However with the loss of a tag team, so far this year we've seen the pilot of 3 new tag teams.
Jimmy and Jay Uso: Of course Rikishi Fatu's sons that are accompanied by Tamina. I've personally seen a lot of their work in FCW and I've seen them take match of the night honors on numerous occasions. These two are very athletic and have a number of spots that can get them over. I personally want to see this feud with the Hart's carry on through the summer!
Curt Hawkins and Vance Archer: They were teaming up in FCW for a good month before making their debut on Superstars a month ago. They were then given the "make an impact" gimmick and arguably have done so. Vince is said to be very high on Vance Archer and with Hawkins who has had previous tag experience, I see potential. The only thing I feel is missing is a common theme between the two. The WWE has been accused of throwing tag teams randomly together so we'll see where they go with this. In the previous paragraph I said I wanted to see the Harts/Usos feud go through the summer so do you guys think the Uso's will continue... or you think Hawkins and Archer will get a big push?
The Dudebusters: The wild cards of the tag division currently. I've seen 50% of the IWC love the gimmick, and I've seen 50% think this is going no where. I don't think they've been given the proper push enough to comment on them at this point.
The Lost art of
The Manager
You can argue the WWE has a lot of heels that don't come off believable simply because the need a mouthpiece! One of the biggest talked about topics on here in 2010 was the debate over whether Shelton Benjamins release. I personally though the release was justified.. but still the WWE's own fault. I felt they should of put a mouthpiece on him the minute him and Haas split up after Team Angle. (Also people bring up Matt Hardy, Ezekiel Jackson, Vlad Kozlov, and more when it comes to people they think could get more over with a mouthpiece)
You go back to the days of Bobby Heenan and Jim Cornette
You have Bobby Heenans family which involved a number of guys that weren't with a penny without Bobby Heenan's promos. You can say the same with the amount of heat Jim Cornette got on his heels..
We could talk about managers all day so i'll just name a handful
Heenan, Cornette, Jimmy Hart, JJ Dillon, Gary Hart, Paul E. Dangerously, Slick, Lou Albano, Classy Freddy Blassie.... and So many more that got their talent over!
The lost art of
The Submission Hold
Mainly pointing towards the finishers when mentioning this lost art. Through the 80's and 90's a number of talents (whether it be WWF or GCW/WCW) could finish a match via submission and make it believable! Today were lucky to see Chris Jericho attempt to go for the Walls (more than likely it'll be reversed) I hope when the Undertaker comes back he starts using the go-go more often! I do agree impact finishers do come off better to the casual fan, but it sometimes comes off to spot-happy. I'm not saying get rid of the impact finishers, but have a good mix of submission finishers/Impact Finishers/Surprise Finishers that way it brings more credibility to the finisher.
Other
I'll put other in the poll. Please do reply if your choosing other and let us know your opinion on the biggest lost art in sports entertainment.
Arguably all of these have been MIA in the "sports entertainment" era. Which would you like to see the WWE bring back.