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Post by bababooey on Feb 2, 2016 8:14:08 GMT -5
Is anyone else getting really sick of the announcers (and I guess the people instructing them) crapping on each other, the talent, and the product in general all the time?
It's live TV. People will trip on their words from time to time and misspeak or botch a move. The announcers don't need to harp on it and keep reminding the audience of it. It's like they're saying "Look who can't do their job."
Last night was probably an all-time low for this when Lillian Garcia accidentally said "Grammy" instead of "Slammy." There was absolutely no need for them to come back from commercial and point out how she messed up, when honestly most people probably didn't even notice. I'm not even a Lillian Garcia fan, and it just felt so wrong that they kept making fun of her for messing up one word.
What ever happened to putting on a professional show and protecting the product? If an actor on Broadway messes up a line, do the other actors keep bringing it up during the show? No. They just keep moving forward and act like professionals.
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Post by Kanenite on Feb 2, 2016 8:24:15 GMT -5
It's just a little rib on Lilian. All the announcers and commentators are always ribbing each other. Tony Chimel gets ribbed probably more than Lilian though.
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Post by Revy on Feb 2, 2016 8:25:05 GMT -5
I didnt mind them mentioning it once because I thought I misheard her, but they RAN IT INTO THE GROUND. I think the current announcers are terrible. Id rather just watch the match with no one talking if thats the best WWE can give us.
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Post by torriefan4life on Feb 2, 2016 8:28:53 GMT -5
I think the Raw announce team is the 2nd worst main stream announce team in WWE/WCW history. All 3 of them are just flat out annoying, and I know we can blame Vince for a lot of that, but they have to get some of the blame.
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Post by bababooey on Feb 2, 2016 8:29:29 GMT -5
It's just a little rib on Lilian. All the announcers and commentators are always ribbing each other. Tony Chimel gets ribbed probably more than Lilian though. I get its a rib, but when it gets to the point where it hurts the product it's a problem. Usually with Chimel it's a quick jab in some throw away line. Last night they came back from commercial prepared with a replay that they took time to set up and explain. Then they harped on it all night.
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Post by Kanenite on Feb 2, 2016 8:31:40 GMT -5
It's just a little rib on Lilian. All the announcers and commentators are always ribbing each other. Tony Chimel gets ribbed probably more than Lilian though. I get its a rib, but when it gets to the point where it hurts the product it's a problem. Usually with Chimel it's a quick jab in some throw away line. Last night they came back from commercial prepared with a replay that they took time to set up and explain. Then they harped on it all night. Yeah I do guess I agree they kept going on with it a little too much to the point where it wasn't even remotely funny anymore.
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Post by k5 on Feb 2, 2016 8:43:38 GMT -5
today's product in general is just a complete load of bull. they're lucky they have the talent they do putting on good matches or they'd be donezo
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Feb 2, 2016 8:47:49 GMT -5
This only happened because it was Lilian Garcia. Anybody else and they would have just ignored it. Vince McMahon has a thing where he likes to bully Lilian. He's written promos where he's forced wrestlers to call her "horse face" and other horse related insults that if not directly said TO HER, anybody who knows the inside joke would know that it's about her.
She's fallen on the way to the ring several times and WWE has made video packages about it.......Vince McMahon is just a bully, and Lilian Garcia is just unfortunately one of his favorite targets.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Feb 2, 2016 8:59:15 GMT -5
Last nights show was not the greatest I've been to, and i haven't seen the broadcast version yet, but i can't begin to tell you how refreshing and more enjoyable the product was ,simply from not being able to hear Cole, JBL, or Saxton at all last night.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2016 9:43:55 GMT -5
Most of the time I actually listen to music while watching Raw so I never have to hear some of the idiot things these announcers say.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Feb 2, 2016 11:03:58 GMT -5
Clearly they pointed it out again to try to get more people talking about it on Twitter.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Feb 2, 2016 11:53:59 GMT -5
To be fair Lillian is awful and possibly one of the worst ever ring announcers in WWE. I don't know how she has lasted so long and I wish she stayed retired in 2009.
Bring back Chimel or Justin Roberts.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Feb 2, 2016 12:49:41 GMT -5
I think EVERYONE heard her say Grammy and not Slammy. It was too obvious not to hear it.
My favourite Lillian botch is saying Chris Jericho is from Winnitoba Manitoba, Canada. Or when she announced Chris Jericho as one half of the Tag Champions and Intercontinental Champion at the same time, when he was only Tag Champion. She is horrible. I never understood how she keeps a job when someone like Justin Roberts got fired.
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Feb 2, 2016 13:00:42 GMT -5
Surprised no one mentioned the main event botch she did last night, as it seemed to me she announced Ambrose as Reigns opponent.
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Feb 2, 2016 13:16:58 GMT -5
If you ever want to get really irritated, try closing your eyes and try to follow what is going on in the match by listening to the commentary alone. You will have no clue that a match is even taking place. No sport in america doesn't call the actual action in the ring. The only time they go off on tangents is during down times. WWE commentating literally has conversations with themselves during the match to the point where it comes off as them genuinely not giving a crap about what is actually happening in the ring. The last live event I went to was significantly better when I couldn't hear them. All they honestly do is distract you and make it harder to follow.
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Post by Negan™ on Feb 2, 2016 14:45:50 GMT -5
Mauro is the best announcer they have. He actually sounds like a proper sports commentator and not a goof.
It's sad that WWE want their announcers to bicker about stupid stuff than call the match properly. I'd rather listen to Mauro's enthusiasm over JBL and Cole arguing about what Titus O'Neil said on Twitter during a Tyler Breeze vs Dolph Ziggler match.
All of the best commentators over the years have been let go... Striker, Joey Styles, Mathews, Stanford, JR... even Tazz was better than what we have now. Saxton/JBL/Cole are just awful. Heel Lawler isn't too bad, face Lawler is TERRIBLE. I think I'd rather Corey Graves and Mauro called the action every week. But Ideally I'd bring back Striker.
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Post by The Future on Feb 2, 2016 15:03:41 GMT -5
Saxton is actually pretty good on commentary, his NXT work and what he does with Mauro on SD! will go to prove that...but it's the style of commentary they go for on RAW (and on SD with Lawler) that makes the attention more on the announcers themselves and their trying to get over than it does the talent and what's going on in the ring.
Which is unfortunate.
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Post by The Dave on Feb 2, 2016 15:26:38 GMT -5
When it comes to Lilian, all I can say is "Where is Charlie Haas when we need him?".
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Post by John1234 on Feb 2, 2016 15:32:58 GMT -5
isn't it ironic how wwe are partnered with b a star and yet JBL and michael cole bully Byron Saxton every week?
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Post by Chip on Feb 2, 2016 16:56:10 GMT -5
the commentary is one of the worst things about the product. top to bottom its an absolute joke.
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