It's...Baylariat!
Team Finnley Baylor
Yes, this is a criticism of Chair Shot Reality, that poor excuse of a show on the main website. But it's not a 'me being an asshole' thread. It's an observation.
See, I've discovered that WZ personalities such as Justin Labar, Mark Madden, and Brian Gulish attempt to give off the impression that they're playing 'characters' and they're only trying to work the fans and spark a reaction from the IWC. Labar seems to be the 'know-it-all who doesn't really know much of anything' and he seems to embrace that moniker. He even has t-shirts about giving us a 'Reality Check'. Now, I don't want to go off on a tangent here, but to be able to give us a reality check, you need to be in touch with reality itself.
The reason Labar draws the ire of myself and others is mainly due to the fact that he acts like he's been there and done that and knows what's best for the WWE because companies are dumb enough to pay him to give those opinions. I don't know the guy personally, but he's giving off this massive tool kind of vibe when it comes to discussing wrestling or just how he acts in real life. He tweets celebrities and tells them he's 'in the entertainment business'. That's his deal and I'm not going to attack someone who isn't around to defend himself, but it's laughable.
Mark Madden at least has some sort of credibility, having worked for WCW during its dying days. That being said, this does not make him an expert by any means. It's like asking the secretary at Apple to rebuild an iPod from scratch. Madden may have some cool behind the scenes stories, but he's such a Vince Russo mark, that even Russo would tell him to pipe down. He also plays this 'heel' role as if he's a wrestling talent. I don't get it. I get trying to promote discussion, but why promote an attitude that's abrasive and seemingly bitter at the life he's been dealt?
And finally Brian Gulish. Don't know the guy from Adam, but apparently he's starting to draw the ire of fans on the internet by being a condescending jerk, only for Labar to try to back him up and claim that Gulish is playing a 'character'. What is this character? And what's the point of doing it if it's not entertaining?
My question here is this - do you like it when personalities play a 'character' or try to act like they're in the wrestling business by being a protagonist or antagonist even if they aren't those people in real life? Do any of you find this kind of thing entertaining or does it make you dumbfounded that anyone would give it the time of day?
See, I've discovered that WZ personalities such as Justin Labar, Mark Madden, and Brian Gulish attempt to give off the impression that they're playing 'characters' and they're only trying to work the fans and spark a reaction from the IWC. Labar seems to be the 'know-it-all who doesn't really know much of anything' and he seems to embrace that moniker. He even has t-shirts about giving us a 'Reality Check'. Now, I don't want to go off on a tangent here, but to be able to give us a reality check, you need to be in touch with reality itself.
The reason Labar draws the ire of myself and others is mainly due to the fact that he acts like he's been there and done that and knows what's best for the WWE because companies are dumb enough to pay him to give those opinions. I don't know the guy personally, but he's giving off this massive tool kind of vibe when it comes to discussing wrestling or just how he acts in real life. He tweets celebrities and tells them he's 'in the entertainment business'. That's his deal and I'm not going to attack someone who isn't around to defend himself, but it's laughable.
Mark Madden at least has some sort of credibility, having worked for WCW during its dying days. That being said, this does not make him an expert by any means. It's like asking the secretary at Apple to rebuild an iPod from scratch. Madden may have some cool behind the scenes stories, but he's such a Vince Russo mark, that even Russo would tell him to pipe down. He also plays this 'heel' role as if he's a wrestling talent. I don't get it. I get trying to promote discussion, but why promote an attitude that's abrasive and seemingly bitter at the life he's been dealt?
And finally Brian Gulish. Don't know the guy from Adam, but apparently he's starting to draw the ire of fans on the internet by being a condescending jerk, only for Labar to try to back him up and claim that Gulish is playing a 'character'. What is this character? And what's the point of doing it if it's not entertaining?
My question here is this - do you like it when personalities play a 'character' or try to act like they're in the wrestling business by being a protagonist or antagonist even if they aren't those people in real life? Do any of you find this kind of thing entertaining or does it make you dumbfounded that anyone would give it the time of day?
