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opera142The rain was unexpected. Chilled, I hurried through the city streets towards home. Just as I ducked beneath The Get-away's awning for a brief respite from the rain, Redfiona spoke up from behind the fake palm tree near the door. "What's yer hurry?" she demanded, then without waiting for my reply, "Rain ain't stoppin' anytime soon.
1. Cohesiveness.
Cohesiveness, I think, is what powered the Attitude Era. I'm not dismissing any awesomeness on individual wrestlers' part or coveniently forgetting the many, many lame-o spots, but the main reason the shows then fired on every cylinder was that the storylines supported each other. Austin's main event battles with his boss were supported by two previous hours in which the heroes were everyday people (or at least, the People's Champ) and lovable losers, and the heels were trustfund rebels. Slick E&C feuded with the golly-gee, country-fried Hardys. The basic premise of most storylines reinterated the basic premise of the previous. I'm not arguing the validity of wrestling premises, I just like that they picked a stance and stuck with it.
Smackdown and ECW don't currently have the same level of cohesiveness as the Attitude era, but they work it better than Raw and TNA (both of which, right now, are clusterfucks.) The storylines fit together better. Past and concurrent storylines and actions are acknowledged during the play-out of another.
2. More Earth-logic.
There are lapses, yes. Kane should have had the police called on him when he kidnapped Runjin. But for the most part, I believe the fussing and fighting of the characters (and in the characters themselves) more on Smackdown. Better logic makes for better stories and better characters.
3. Better wrestling. More flippy and counter-y and fun. Less Batista-style stomp, kick, slug. I could watch 2 hours of Punk vs. Morrison.
4. No Jerry Stupid Lawler on commentary. Creepy pig. I cannot stand his old man jokes, "He's so mean, Santa was afraid to leave coal in his stocking!" And no Jerry on commentary means no Jerry getting in the ring, wearing a stretched-out singlet, wanting to fight anyone.
5. Fewer stupid people and things in general. Donald Trump, guest hosts, 'sploding limos, all the shit happens on Raw. On Smackdown they just wrestle, kidnap each other and try not to laugh at the Hardy's spray tan mishaps.
1. Cohesiveness.
Cohesiveness, I think, is what powered the Attitude Era. I'm not dismissing any awesomeness on individual wrestlers' part or coveniently forgetting the many, many lame-o spots, but the main reason the shows then fired on every cylinder was that the storylines supported each other. Austin's main event battles with his boss were supported by two previous hours in which the heroes were everyday people (or at least, the People's Champ) and lovable losers, and the heels were trustfund rebels. Slick E&C feuded with the golly-gee, country-fried Hardys. The basic premise of most storylines reinterated the basic premise of the previous. I'm not arguing the validity of wrestling premises, I just like that they picked a stance and stuck with it.
Smackdown and ECW don't currently have the same level of cohesiveness as the Attitude era, but they work it better than Raw and TNA (both of which, right now, are clusterfucks.) The storylines fit together better. Past and concurrent storylines and actions are acknowledged during the play-out of another.
2. More Earth-logic.
There are lapses, yes. Kane should have had the police called on him when he kidnapped Runjin. But for the most part, I believe the fussing and fighting of the characters (and in the characters themselves) more on Smackdown. Better logic makes for better stories and better characters.
3. Better wrestling. More flippy and counter-y and fun. Less Batista-style stomp, kick, slug. I could watch 2 hours of Punk vs. Morrison.
4. No Jerry Stupid Lawler on commentary. Creepy pig. I cannot stand his old man jokes, "He's so mean, Santa was afraid to leave coal in his stocking!" And no Jerry on commentary means no Jerry getting in the ring, wearing a stretched-out singlet, wanting to fight anyone.
5. Fewer stupid people and things in general. Donald Trump, guest hosts, 'sploding limos, all the shit happens on Raw. On Smackdown they just wrestle, kidnap each other and try not to laugh at the Hardy's spray tan mishaps.
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Date: 2009-08-23 02:31 am (UTC)