wwejunior
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Post by wwejunior on Jan 10, 2016 6:18:21 GMT -5
So there was a lot of talk about Jerry Lawler turning heel on commentary this past week on Smackdown. I watched the entire show waiting to see what happened - now, I don't see how Lawler was any different to how he has been the last 10 years?! Did I miss something? Where did all the praise about a heel turn come from??
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Mr Wrestling Jr.
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Post by Mr Wrestling Jr. on Jan 10, 2016 6:22:09 GMT -5
So there was a lot of talk about Jerry Lawler turning heel on commentary this past week on Smackdown. I watched the entire show waiting to see what happened - now, I don't see how Lawler was any different to how he has been the last 10 years?! Did I miss something? Where did all the praise about a heel turn come from?? Instead of agreeing with everything, he'd be a bit hard on Mauro, wouldn't pronounce his name, wasn't necessarily rooting for Ambrose. Stuff like that. And didn't make so many stupid jokes like he does as a face. |
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Post by Midnight on Jan 10, 2016 10:21:57 GMT -5
I always thought Lawler was a better "heel" announcer, I guess he'll show it a little more each week.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jan 10, 2016 10:27:29 GMT -5
I noticed that he was sort of openly rooting for Charlotte but other than that I didn't notice much. Only after I watched did I hear everyone say he was heeling and it occurred to me the flair thing was part of that.
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Post by marino13 on Jan 10, 2016 10:37:39 GMT -5
I wouldn't call that a heel turn either. But what ever he was doing, worked better than anything he's done in the last 10 years.
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Post by T R W on Jan 10, 2016 10:41:47 GMT -5
I wouldn't get too excited about it, as he has bounced back and forth with reckless abandon and little consitency for over a decade.
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Post by IRS on Jan 10, 2016 11:42:25 GMT -5
Yeah, I wouldn't necessarily say he was heel.
But he was being dickish to Ranallo.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 12:50:02 GMT -5
I wouldn't say he was full heel, but he was acting a bit of a dick. Funnily enough, he was more bearable on SmackDown than anytime in the last 8 years.
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Post by 5th Horsewoman on Jan 10, 2016 13:07:42 GMT -5
I always thought Lawler was a better "heel" announcer, I guess he'll show it a little more each week. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 14:22:18 GMT -5
Maybe Lawler knows he's on his way out and doesn't like the new blood coming in lol.
God knows he couldn't lead a commentary team.
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torriefan4life
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Post by torriefan4life on Jan 10, 2016 14:42:47 GMT -5
Maybe Lawler knows he's on his way out and doesn't like the new blood coming in lol. God knows he couldn't lead a commentary team. He is the best announcer we have right now IMO. |
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Post by robvandammit on Jan 10, 2016 14:43:35 GMT -5
BRING BACK VENTURA!! Best heel announcer other than the brain,,
Never ever gon.a happen but we could hope, corey graves is about as close as were getting thusfar
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Jan 10, 2016 15:07:06 GMT -5
"Becky Lynch is a rookie" with Mauro correcting him about her wrestling for like 15 years or so was pretty funny.
I still find if funny that in an era where the WWE wants to have all this new talent in their organization they keep an old relic like Jerry Lawler on for commentary who was around from the late Golden Era in 92, through the New Generation, the Attitude Era, the Ruthless Aggression era, and into the era that is now. Maybe it's time to let him go and have someone else do the color commentary??
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2016 16:42:39 GMT -5
Maybe Lawler knows he's on his way out and doesn't like the new blood coming in lol. God knows he couldn't lead a commentary team. He is the best announcer we have right now IMO. Mauro Graves Brennan Phillips Even Cole, JBL and Saxton are better. Lawler should have been out of the booth over a decade ago. |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 10, 2016 17:32:45 GMT -5
He is the best announcer we have right now IMO. Mauro Graves Brennan Phillips Even Cole, JBL and Saxton are better. Lawler should have been out of the booth over a decade ago. Cole and Saxton are the worst in the company. |
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Jan 10, 2016 17:33:31 GMT -5
I loved heel Lawler during the Attitude Era so I would highly welcome a heel turn. |
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 10, 2016 17:44:08 GMT -5
Mauro Graves Brennan Phillips Even Cole, JBL and Saxton are better. Lawler should have been out of the booth over a decade ago. Cole and Saxton are the worst in the company. Oh, I don't like either of them really (though Saxton was fine before his current Raw run). It's just a testament to how awful Lawler is. |
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Post by torriefan4life on Jan 10, 2016 17:45:57 GMT -5
He is the best announcer we have right now IMO. Mauro Graves Brennan Phillips Even Cole, JBL and Saxton are better. Lawler should have been out of the booth over a decade ago. That is your opinion and I'm fine with that, but in my opinion Lawler is the best in the company right now. |
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Post by torriefan4life on Jan 10, 2016 17:49:19 GMT -5
"Becky Lynch is a rookie" with Mauro correcting him about her wrestling for like 15 years or so was pretty funny. I still find if funny that in an era where the WWE wants to have all this new talent in their organization they keep an old relic like Jerry Lawler on for commentary who was around from the late Golden Era in 92, through the New Generation, the Attitude Era, the Ruthless Aggression era, and into the era that is now. Maybe it's time to let him go and have someone else do the color commentary?? To be fair though, WWE is pretty much depending on a 70 year old man to carry Raw and ratings right now so they might as well keep the under 70 Jerry Lawler around  |
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Post by LostHawk05 on Jan 10, 2016 18:49:05 GMT -5
He is the best announcer we have right now IMO. Mauro Graves Brennan Phillips Even Cole, JBL and Saxton are better. Lawler should have been out of the booth over a decade ago. This. I use to love Jerry 15-20 years ago but now I can't stand him or his dated/corny jokes. |
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