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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jun 22, 2010 14:49:10 GMT -5
I know she has a lot of pull, which is a shame because she sucks so bad. I just don't understand why anyone in the WWE would want to rip off anyone in TNA. According to Maria in her YouShoot interview, McCool has no pull, nor any special treatment because of her relationship. She has what she has, because according to Maria - she wrestles at every chance she gets, and is always training to learn new moves and vary what she can do. She's awful on the mic, I'll give you that, but she is absolutely solid in the ring. If that's true then I respect Michelle McCool and I'm willing to overlook the fact that she's just another Diva Search Reject.
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Post by thegenius on Jun 22, 2010 14:52:55 GMT -5
Well, she is right. I'm just waiting until they start paper bagging their opponents, or start hitting them with the "Flaw stick".
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Post by AdamBomb on Jun 22, 2010 14:53:17 GMT -5
It's always been pretty obvious to me that Lay-Cool are the PG answer to The Beautiful People. The gimmick just doesn't work in that environment, so TBP will always be better. Not sure why so many people don't see the "similarities"... We've been over the similarities on the WWE board, and while they both are the "pretty and stuck up chicks" TBP are WAY more 'sexual' and provocative in how they carry themselves. They look like Rock of Love rejects, while on the flipside, you've got LayCool who do the stuck up thing, but actually appear to have some class. Not the same.
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Post by The Mac on Jun 22, 2010 15:17:00 GMT -5
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Post by SodaGuy on Jun 22, 2010 15:23:32 GMT -5
It's always been pretty obvious to me that Lay-Cool are the PG answer to The Beautiful People. The gimmick just doesn't work in that environment, so TBP will always be better. Not sure why so many people don't see the "similarities"... We've been over the similarities on the WWE board, and while they both are the "pretty and stuck up chicks" TBP are WAY more 'sexual' and provocative in how they carry themselves. They look like Rock of Love rejects, while on the flipside, you've got LayCool who do the stuck up thing, but actually appear to have some class. Not the same. That's exactly what Tom was saying, though. The Beautiful People aren't going to work in the WWE's PG form that they do in TNA's rating (TV-14?). They can't go out their and do the BP style entrance on PG TV. They classed the idea up. I'm not saying it's a knock-off or copying TNA, but you guys have admitted their are similarities between the two and Tom pointed out they're the basically WWE's "PG" Verison of TBP. Exactly the same? No. That's what he was getting at.
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Post by slappy on Jun 22, 2010 15:27:25 GMT -5
When were TBP co-holders of the women's title?
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Post by thegenius on Jun 22, 2010 15:29:02 GMT -5
When were TBP co-holders of the women's title? Never but TNA have womens tag titles, WWE don't because they don't give a crapabout their womens wrestlers.
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Post by LtD73 on Jun 22, 2010 15:31:58 GMT -5
It's always been pretty obvious to me that Lay-Cool are the PG answer to The Beautiful People. The gimmick just doesn't work in that environment, so TBP will always be better. Not sure why so many people don't see the "similarities"... Pretty much
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Post by SodaGuy on Jun 22, 2010 15:35:29 GMT -5
I just noticed, that this came from Love's "Facebook", right? If you go to her confirmed myspace page, she posted a bulletin a few months back and she said:
"Also, my Facebook account is a more personal & private page for me. I add my family, friends, co-workers and people I went to school with. I do not add everybody so please dont take offense if I havent added u!"
I seriously doubt that this was pulled from her actual FaceBook page, tbh.
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Post by slappy on Jun 22, 2010 15:37:37 GMT -5
When were TBP co-holders of the women's title? Never but TNA have womens tag titles, WWE don't because they don't give a poop about their womens wrestlers. There isn't a need for a women's tag team division in WWE or TNA. It's just shit. TNA lately doesn't seem to care either about their women's division.
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Post by AdamBomb on Jun 22, 2010 15:45:07 GMT -5
We've been over the similarities on the WWE board, and while they both are the "pretty and stuck up chicks" TBP are WAY more 'sexual' and provocative in how they carry themselves. They look like Rock of Love rejects, while on the flipside, you've got LayCool who do the stuck up thing, but actually appear to have some class. Not the same. That's exactly what Tom was saying, though. The Beautiful People aren't going to work in the WWE's PG form that they do in TNA's rating (TV-14?). They can't go out their and do the BP style entrance on PG TV. They classed the idea up. I'm not saying it's a knock-off or copying TNA, but you guys have admitted their are similarities between the two and Tom pointed out they're the basically WWE's "PG" Verison of TBP. Exactly the same? No. That's what he was getting at. The only reason people are saying they are similar are because both groups are wrestlers. WWE has called them the "Mean Girls" of the organization, basically comparing them to the characters in the Lindsay Lohan movie. There are similarities they share with people in real life too, you go to ANY highschool and there will be the spoiled, stuck up, prissy snobby girls. THAT is what the idea behind LayCool comes off being to me, and a lot of other people. Not the over-sexed Beautiful People. True WWE is PG, but to pull that out and say, "well they're like this only because they are a PG company" is b.s. - that comes off sounding like they'd be doing the whole shtick just as TBP do their own.
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Post by LtD73 on Jun 22, 2010 15:53:07 GMT -5
they are only similar because they are wrestlers? Ok then i guess, shark boy is similar to the undertaker
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Post by SodaGuy on Jun 22, 2010 16:08:32 GMT -5
That's exactly what Tom was saying, though. The Beautiful People aren't going to work in the WWE's PG form that they do in TNA's rating (TV-14?). They can't go out their and do the BP style entrance on PG TV. They classed the idea up. I'm not saying it's a knock-off or copying TNA, but you guys have admitted their are similarities between the two and Tom pointed out they're the basically WWE's "PG" Verison of TBP. Exactly the same? No. That's what he was getting at. The only reason people are saying they are similar are because both groups are wrestlers. WWE has called them the "Mean Girls" of the organization, basically comparing them to the characters in the Lindsay Lohan movie.There are similarities they share with people in real life too, you go to ANY highschool and there will be the spoiled, stuck up, prissy snobby girls. THAT is what the idea behind LayCool comes off being to me, and a lot of other people. Not the over-sexed Beautiful People. True WWE is PG, but to pull that out and say, "well they're like this only because they are a PG company" is b.s. - that comes off sounding like they'd be doing the whole shtick just as TBP do their own. Oh, kinda of like how TNA has called some of TBP's segments "Mean Girls" swell? Just saying.
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Post by LtD73 on Jun 22, 2010 16:21:58 GMT -5
The only reason people are saying they are similar are because both groups are wrestlers. WWE has called them the "Mean Girls" of the organization, basically comparing them to the characters in the Lindsay Lohan movie.There are similarities they share with people in real life too, you go to ANY highschool and there will be the spoiled, stuck up, prissy snobby girls. THAT is what the idea behind LayCool comes off being to me, and a lot of other people. Not the over-sexed Beautiful People. True WWE is PG, but to pull that out and say, "well they're like this only because they are a PG company" is b.s. - that comes off sounding like they'd be doing the whole shtick just as TBP do their own. Oh, kinda of like how TNA has called some of TBP's segments "Mean Girls" swell? Just saying. Yep ;D
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Post by dante123 on Jun 22, 2010 16:22:03 GMT -5
what about pms that had sean staisak in it
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Post by Byron F'N Saxton Fan on Jun 22, 2010 17:01:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't be surprised to find out one day that WWE got the idea for LayCool based off of The Beautiful People, but I'm sure Layla and McCool make the group their own with some of their idea/actions, not by watching TNA and finding the "PG way" of doing something TBP did.
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Post by Bret_Hart_Mark™ on Jun 22, 2010 17:46:44 GMT -5
I prefer the Ashley Massaro clones over the Diva Search Rejects TBH. LMAO.....Now that's a win post! On topic, clearly McCool is stealing stuff from TNA, or someone in her ear is giving her these ideas that they are getting from watching TNA. Whatever the case maybe, there is something on a personal level that I don't like about McCool. Maybe its her personality, or her act, or the 84556121243231252543221655 crosses on her ring attire. Either way when she does all this *ahem* TNA "Inspired" stuff I just wish the audience would chant "TNA" just so maybe she would knock it off and do something original. But hey its not like the vast majority of WWE fans are watching TNA anyways.
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Post by brm on Jun 22, 2010 17:52:13 GMT -5
The fact that Angelina mentioned no names, yet people have assumed she is talking about Laycool, only further confirms that Laycool is in fact, ripping TBP off.
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Post by AdamBomb on Jun 22, 2010 17:59:30 GMT -5
they are only similar because they are wrestlers? Ok then i guess, shark boy is similar to the undertaker Oh give me a ing break, I meant you only make the correlation because both groups are in wrestling and are stuck up snobs that are women. I guess the people behind regular TV and movies that had similar characters also stole the idea from TNA? Because God knows that WWE couldn't just have gotten the idea that has been rehashed in entertainment a billion times over, right? Yup, since they're a wrestling company Lord KNOWS they gotta be looking to another wrestling company to get ideas from. --As for McCool 'stealing' things from TNA, she used to use a double underhook sit-out facebuster... people automatically said she stole it from Christopher Daniels, when SickBoy in WCW used a similar elevated move... which was also much like Triple H's pedigree. Then she used an ankle lock, which God knows people said, "OMG SHE STOLE IT FROM TEH KURTZ!" Even though Shamrock used it first, but of course Kurt didn't steal that, right? Then Michelle used a heel hook. Then she used the 'Clash, which again people said she stole from AJ. But this is pro-wrestling, where no one uses the same moves EVER, right? Everyone is SOOOO unique. Right? RIGHT?
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Post by 3Lephant (Naptown Icon) on Jun 22, 2010 18:05:41 GMT -5
It's always been pretty obvious to me that Lay-Cool are the PG answer to The Beautiful People. The gimmick just doesn't work in that environment, so TBP will always be better. Not sure why so many people don't see the "similarities"... Doubting Thomas (Tom) brings in the gospel. He's right.
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