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Post by The Brain on Apr 24, 2017 19:12:26 GMT -5
I miss Vince McMahon on commentary. Believe it or not I do too. He was over the top a lot of the time but he at least showed personality and energy. He was great with Lawler and Ventura.
WHAT A MANEUVER!!!
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Apr 24, 2017 19:23:40 GMT -5
I actually like Mouth F... Tom on commentary. Not my favorite, but he's good on commentary.
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Post by killerkapowski on Apr 24, 2017 19:24:04 GMT -5
I miss Vince McMahon on commentary. Believe it or not I do too. He was over the top a lot of the time but he at least showed personality and energy. He was great with Lawler and Ventura.
WHAT A MANEUVER!!!
Exactly!! Storytelling and straight to the point. Going back through the Network and rewatching all those early 90s Raw episodes really made me appreciate Vince even more. Vince: Ahmed Johnson is still unconscious and...wait a minute...what's Goldust doing here?!? What is he doing?!?! King: He's doing CPR! He's saving his life, McMahon!! Haha!! Vince: THAT IS THE MOST REVOLTING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!! Get him off him!! King: Woohoo! Haha!
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Post by The Brain on Apr 24, 2017 19:41:11 GMT -5
Believe it or not I do too. He was over the top a lot of the time but he at least showed personality and energy. He was great with Lawler and Ventura.
WHAT A MANEUVER!!!
Exactly!! Storytelling and straight to the point. Going back through the Network and rewatching all those early 90s Raw episodes really made me appreciate Vince even more. Vince: Ahmed Johnson is still unconscious and...wait a minute...what's Goldust doing here?!? What is he doing?!?! King: He's doing CPR! He's saving his life, McMahon!! Haha!! Vince: THAT IS THE MOST REVOLTING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN!! Get him off him!! King: Woohoo! Haha! How about when King used to get on his case about his toupee lol.
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Post by BCizzle on Apr 24, 2017 23:01:30 GMT -5
I like Tom better than Mauro actually. Because Mauro came off a little too high energy/phony to me.
Now all they have to do is get rid of JBL and Byron Saxton and SmackDown commentary will be just fine!
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Post by Escape The Rules on Apr 24, 2017 23:39:36 GMT -5
All I see when I see Face Fu Tom Phillips now is his airplane selfie.
I neither like nor dislike him. He's never been bad at his job but he sure is bland. He and Byron sound like the same person.
I won't miss Mauro screaming at the top of his lungs though, he sounded utterly ridiculous at times. Mama Mia was especially cringe worthy.
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Post by bababooey on Apr 25, 2017 7:37:35 GMT -5
I like Tom better than Mauro actually. Because Mauro came off a little too high energy/phony to me. Now all they have to do is get rid of JBL and Byron Saxton and SmackDown commentary will be just fine! I think for WWE broadcasts Tom is better than Mauro. I think Mauro is great but he probably is a better fit for New Japan or possibly if WCW was still around. Mauro was just very different than the other current WWE announcers stylistically. They're all more conversational and conservative in their delivery while Mauro is more over the top and hyper. Mauro comes off like a fan that became an announcer to be a part of it, while other announcers come off like broadcasters that are working a job (not saying they aren't fans).
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Post by hbkowns on Apr 25, 2017 7:49:12 GMT -5
I personally thought Mauro wasn't that great. Didn't see what the hype was about was. Some of his stuff was cringe worthy, especially when he would put on that fake screaming voice. But that is no excuse for how wwe treated him there.
Phillips is tolerable and I don't really have a problem with him. Graves is tremendous and Saxton is passable. Everyone else can hit the bricks.
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Post by Brad on Apr 25, 2017 8:08:12 GMT -5
I think Phillips is actually underrated. He worked really well with Graves and he's gelling with Nigel as well Very much agree. And I love, love, love Nigel on commentary so much.
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Post by Mayor McCheese on Apr 25, 2017 11:59:22 GMT -5
Graves and Phillips are probably my two favorite right now. I think could be the new King and JR! lol Some people just are better together they play off each other well. I enjoyed them on NXT and have been enjoying them on 205 Live. I feel bad for Mauro I think he really tried he's not a bad announcer just not a fit for WWE.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2017 19:39:16 GMT -5
Better than Mauro.
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Post by FUSamBaker on May 1, 2017 21:01:13 GMT -5
I love Tom Phillips. Not just because he's a good announcer or his nudes were 100%. But because...wait no that's it.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on May 2, 2017 17:12:49 GMT -5
What does Tom Phillips do that Saxon and Otonga doesn't? They're like 3 clones that sound the same.
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Post by Sizzle on May 2, 2017 17:18:38 GMT -5
I miss Mauro.
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Post by JC Motors on May 2, 2017 18:04:48 GMT -5
I miss Vince McMahon on commentary. He hasn't been on commentary for over 20 years now
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Post by greenjack1992 on May 2, 2017 18:21:01 GMT -5
I think Mauro was a lot like Zack Ryder. He was over with the fans without Vince McMahon's permission, and had developed a fanbase that admired his work regardless of where he was working because he himself was becoming abrand.
Vince needs bland, grey characters on commentary who act as a generic voice to endorse the WWE brand, and Tom is about as bland, grey and generic as they come. So much so that Jericho now has a running joke where he confuses Mike and Tom for each other because they look alike.
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Post by TurboEddie on May 2, 2017 18:21:52 GMT -5
I like Felipe, but Mauro was more exciting to listen to.
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Post by The Brain on May 2, 2017 22:44:53 GMT -5
What does Tom Phillips do that Saxon and Otonga doesn't? They're like 3 clones that sound the same. Like how all announcers today are....bland with no personality whatsoever.
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