[Centraal] Pro-Wrestling topic #48 Iemand moet het doen

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Op donderdag 1 januari 2009 12:40 schreef kidkash19 het volgende:

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We gaan het zien....ik zeg je dat Orton de nieuwe antiheld word ala Austin...ga beide maar eens vergelijken op hetzelfde punt. Orton krijgt langzaamaan chants terwijl hij toch echt de grootste heel is, net als Austin. Tieners en jonge volwassenen kunnen zich met hem identificeren, net als Austin dat had met de werkende klasse toen.
Orton heeft alleen nog zn eigen Bret Hart nodig.....iemand als...mwah laat ik zeggen John Cena.

speaking of Cena
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Op zaterdag 3 januari 2009 19:58 schreef kidkash19 het volgende:
Leuke link over de Steroidzaak van een tijd terug, geweldig om te zien wat Dixie van TNA fans vindt en hoe Vince antwoordt als je niks te doen hebt ff dan is het een aanrader

http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2298

Q Do you have any role in determining which wrestlers  
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receive top billing within the organization?
  
Vince: Sure.
  
Q And what role is that?
  
Vince:  Determining whether or not they receive top billing.
  

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Q Okay. How do you decide whether to make a particular talent win or lose an event you are scripting?
A It really depends all on the situation. And I would have to give you unique examples.
Q Sure.
A But, you know, for example we had ‐‐ say you had MVP versus Shawn Michaels, who I said ‐‐ Shawn Michaels is an established person. It doesn't really matter whether he wins or loses.
Q Uh‐huh.
A And we are trying to build MVP to face the champion. We might have him beat Shawn Michaels, which is a huge victory over an established guy. MVP, I should say, is a newer character.
Q Okay.
A He is someone we are trying to build. He is in the middle of the card right now. We are hoping he is going to be a main‐event player. So we might have him beat a main‐event player to prove he belongs there. Give him the ball and see how he does. He will either engage the crowd or he won't engage the crowd. And we will be able to see how he can perform, if he can perform at that level. And if he does, great, then we have somebody else who is in that top, upper echelon.

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Op zondag 4 januari 2009 03:13 schreef Wessiej het volgende:
De dokter is echt niet de reden van zijn losing streak hoor .

Hij dacht een beetje dat hij de koning van de WWE was, dus zo laten ze hem een beetje zien dat er mensen boven hem staan

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Op zondag 4 januari 2009 03:53 schreef Wes_FR het volgende:

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Dat slaat nog op minder dan het hele plas-incident..

Het is gewoon een 'way of paying his dues', om zijn commitment te testen en op deze manier krijgen ze niet iemand die ze direct naar de maan pushen en vervolgens bij de WWE vertrekt.

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-60 subjects tested in TNA - 6 positive for marijuana and 16 for steroids.
-WWE baseline (first) tests in 2006, 186 total tested, 75 positive tests for prohibited drugs, 115 total positive tests (some with prescribed steroids).
Short, very shortened review with main bullet points...

-They have about ten writers.
-Scripts are constantly being changed up until and on the day of the show.
-Steph now oversees John Laurainitis' position because he 'needs some management.'
-Vince/Linda are Vince and Linda at work, Mom and Dad at home.
-They are in the midst of capitalizing on the following that ECW had and changing its image/product to clean it up.
-Vince has never taken the mindset of appealing to a certain demographic - says they appeal to 'cross-section of Americana.'
-Only issue of someone not wanting to switch brands was with Michaels (name not specifically stated, though) because Tuesday was his day of worship.
-No financial difference in appearing on one show over the other.
-They want everyone to be a main-eventer because it means more money to all of them.
-Calls Hogan a terrible wrestler, but an incredible psychologist and an incredible charismatic person.
-Does not know of a situation where every move had to be or could be scripted during a match.
-Talent relations gave Benoit four months off after he said he was having a very difficult time and needed time off for home.
-Main eventers can make $150,000 to $200,000 for a PPV (I'm guessing, the reported stated she said "150-" and "200-."
-Main-eventers can make up to a $1,00,000 for a WrestleMania.
-Standard splits to the worker are 25% for licensing, 10% for merchandise, and 10% for -WWE merchandise. Vince made the contracts this way because he wanted the workers to be part of the revenue stream and be treated fairly as possible when Vince was buying up smaller promotions and invading the rosters for national expansion.
-Typical contract is from three to five years. If they want to keep a three year contracted talent employed, they usually start negotiating two years into the deal.
-They have someone in development that they are huge on and Steph says he has amazing charisma but just isn't ring ready to be called up. WIE??
-Agents always meet with talents after televised matches to explain what worked and what didn't.
-When suspended talent could still work TV and house shows, they'd get a $200 per day salary.
-They are hoping MVP will be a main-eventer.
-She doesn't agree that the stars of today are more "muscular" (in general terms) than wrestlers during the 1980s.
-Average weight of workers on the roster was in the high 100s.
-Chris Benoit tragedy made WWE staff look at how they could be treating the workers better - things like financial planning, health insurance, which a little over 60% of the workers have.
-They have seminars for the workers, including 'exit strategies' including life-skills type seminars for when they are done in the WWE.
-Only Steph and John L have a say in who gets brought up from developmental, not Vince.
-They don't hire guys they think are on steroids. Doesn't give a specific name, bit says they brought someone in recently but didn't hire them based on a positive test.
-Says she has never heard or experienced creative/agents/etc telling any worker they needed to be bigger to be signed or called up to the main roster.
-Benoit was supposed to be ECW champion, but "didn't show up at the pay-per-view because he was dead." ( )
-Says workers might be more prone to concussions because if their line of work, says Chris Nowinski had multiple concussions so they no longer wanted him to work in the ring.
-Are looking to do proactive impact testing for concussions or for workers that may be prone to concussions.

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Op zondag 4 januari 2009 20:32 schreef Dragorius het volgende:
Kozlov op de poster
Mooi interview om te lezen. Het zou me niks verbazen als de bedragen kloppen, ergens kan ik me daar ook wel in vinden. Kijk naar wat voetballers verdienen, dit "spelersveld" is toch relatief kleiner.
Van mij mag 'Taker de RR winnen btw. Al staat die man midden in de ring aardappels te schillen dan is t toch een f*cking spektakel om te zien!

Enne, Vickie naakt.....

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Op zondag 4 januari 2009 21:01 schreef Wessiej het volgende:

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Goh, we leven in 2009 schat

Chris Jericho moet winnen, gewoon omdat het kan