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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Dec 6, 2019 19:38:12 GMT -5
For years fans have been craving grittier, non PG storyline's and an Attitude Era come back and yet we have got a taste of it with this current Lashley, Lana affair and it is being treated like the worst thing WWE has ever done.
People look back on similar stuff like Edge and Lita and Val Venis and Terri with rose tinted glasses and claim that stuff was entertaining and what they miss from WWE.
Basically this storyline should be a dream come true for PG haters and not only that it has given Rusev and Lana screen time.
It also makes me wonder if The Attitude Era did return would todays audience reject it.
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Post by tylerbreezee on Dec 6, 2019 20:36:12 GMT -5
Edge, Lita, and Matt Hardy was good. All the parties involved played off one another and it worked.
This is just bad and forced. Just talking about another dude railing you over and over again, it’s just forced as hell.
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Post by LA Times on Dec 6, 2019 21:06:39 GMT -5
Edge, Lita, and Matt Hardy was good. All the parties involved played off one another and it worked. This is just bad and forced. Just talking about another dude railing you over and over again, it’s just forced as hell. The Edge/Lita vs Matt Hardy feud made Edge and Lita the top heels in the company. This Lashley/Lana/Rusev angle doesnt look like it will get anyone over. |
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Post by TurboEddie on Dec 6, 2019 21:11:50 GMT -5
People have selective memory about the Attitude Era. It wasn’t all great. There was a lot of stupid crapback then, too.
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Post by bababooey on Dec 6, 2019 21:24:11 GMT -5
Doesn’t help that Lana is an awful actress and can barely get her lines out half the time.
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Post by marino13 on Dec 7, 2019 0:48:33 GMT -5
My thoughts...
1) Fans will complain regardless. It's second nature at this point.
2) It is getting Rusev over like crazy. And that's the point of all this.
3) Lana is a horrible actress. She was better off saying "Crush" over and over.
4) Lashley seems like he's having fun with it. But to be fair, he's making out with a smoking hot blonde and getting paid to do so.
5) I like a slow burn story, but I think I'm ready for it to take the next step and all parties move on.
6) Rusev attacking Bobby and them getting arrested the next week was some good TV.
7) I see people blaming Vince, but this has Heyman written ALL over it.
8) The Attitude Era was 25% percent great, 35% insulting, and 40% awful.
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Post by LK3 on Dec 7, 2019 2:40:17 GMT -5
Reasons why I don’t like it:
-I think it’s just bad
-I find this kind of thing to be hard to get invested in when lives of the wrestlers are so public and we know they are happily married
-I’m not a fan of or have any interest in Lashley, Lana, and Rusev
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Post by K5 on Dec 7, 2019 10:19:55 GMT -5
what people think the attitude era’s best aspects were: crash tv, Mark Henry and Mae Young, absurd storyline plots
what was actually the best aspects of the attitude era: rapid character development, program that responded to fan’s responses specifically, well built feuds with apparent hostility.
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Post by Newsted on Dec 7, 2019 10:25:02 GMT -5
I just want someone getting their skull caved in with a chair every week.
I don't care for this cuck story.
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Dec 7, 2019 14:37:55 GMT -5
It’s not that bad tbh, I’d even say it’s kinda good lol. The YouTube views are high when it comes to Rusev/Lana/Bobby so at least the program is gaining attention.
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Post by MKSavage on Dec 7, 2019 15:07:30 GMT -5
Reasons why I don’t like it: -I think it’s just bad -I find this kind of thing to be hard to get invested in when lives of the wrestlers are so public and we know they are happily married
-I’m not a fan of or have any interest in Lashley, Lana, and Rusev One of the biggest problems with wrestling nowadays, the audience knows too much about the product and the wrestlers personal lives. Not to mention, it looks forced. Didn't they try this a year or so ago with Lana cheating on Rusev with Ziggler but then Lana ruined everything by posting that she and Rusev were engaged around the time the feud was just beginning. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 15:16:34 GMT -5
I'll just go ahead and double down that I hate this, I hated the Hardy/Edge/Lita angle, and I hated that aspect of the attitude era with a bloody passion. It completely turned me off of wrestling for years. I also accept that I am not the majority opinion.
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Post by LK3 on Dec 7, 2019 15:20:15 GMT -5
Reasons why I don’t like it: -I think it’s just bad -I find this kind of thing to be hard to get invested in when lives of the wrestlers are so public and we know they are happily married
-I’m not a fan of or have any interest in Lashley, Lana, and Rusev One of the biggest problems with wrestling nowadays, the audience knows too much about the product and the wrestlers personal lives. Not to mention, it looks forced. Didn't they try this a year or so ago with Lana cheating on Rusev with Ziggler but then Lana ruined everything by posting that she and Rusev were engaged around the time the feud was just beginning. It was a couple years ago, but yeah they dropped that storyline when their engagement was made public. But I will say, the more casual fans will still question it. A co-worker asked me a few weeks ago if they were really having problems with their marriage. |
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Post by Valbroski on Dec 7, 2019 15:41:31 GMT -5
I think the hardy/edge/lita storyline had better reception because it stemmed from a real life situation while the lana/russev/lashley storyline was just thrown together. Also Matt and Edge had in ring chemistry and history beyond the storyline, Russev and Lashley don't. Does anybody even objectively give a  about seeing them wrestle each other? I don't know. The whole thing just has zero appeal to me and seems cringey. But I'm no where near as invested in wwe as I used to be so I realize I'm more prone to being criticial. |
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Post by hbkowns on Dec 8, 2019 15:50:14 GMT -5
I think people should realize that 50-65% of the attitude era creative was’t that great. Yes, mostly everyone had a purpose and place on the card but looking back at those Raws from 98-99 the middle and undercard stuff was dreadful, other than the main event.
This Lana/Rusev/Lashley storyline is pretty bad. Every time it comes on I’m tempted to change the channel. The only saving grace out of this would be if it got Rusev some momentum. But Vince loves Lashley so unfortunately he’ll probably be the one advancing from this.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Dec 8, 2019 16:46:38 GMT -5
I think people should realize that 50-65% of the attitude era creative was’t that great. Yes, mostly everyone had a purpose and place on the card but looking back at those Raws from 98-99 the middle and undercard stuff was dreadful, other than the main event. This Lana/Rusev/Lashley storyline is pretty bad. Every time it comes on I’m tempted to change the channel. The only saving grace out of this would be if it got Rusev some momentum. But Vince loves Lashley so unfortunately he’ll probably be the one advancing from this. To be fair the RA era was just as bad if not worse. At least The Attitude Era kept the trashy storyline's in the mid/lower card but in The RA era the main event scene was full of them at times. The current Lana storyline isn't perfect but it isn't the worst thing WWE has ever done. Before it started Rusev or Lana hadn't been used in months so at least now they're getting TV time which is important. |
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Post by ASR (therockisback) on Dec 8, 2019 16:53:51 GMT -5
I will say that as soon as this storyline ends, we need to get feuds with Rusev/Lesnar and Lashley/Lesnar.
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Post by rkmo: Just a Fact of Life on Dec 9, 2019 2:18:23 GMT -5
Reasons why I don’t like it: -I think it’s just bad -I find this kind of thing to be hard to get invested in when lives of the wrestlers are so public and we know they are happily married
-I’m not a fan of or have any interest in Lashley, Lana, and Rusev One of the biggest problems with wrestling nowadays, the audience knows too much about the product and the wrestlers personal lives. Not to mention, it looks forced. Didn't they try this a year or so ago with Lana cheating on Rusev with Ziggler but then Lana ruined everything by posting that she and Rusev were engaged around the time the feud was just beginning. That "Love Quadrangle" angle was back in 2015, just finished the DVD annual of that year. The story was Rusev blaming Lana for his loss of the US Title to Cena. Then Rusev gets with Summer Rae and Dolph becomes Lana's knight in skinny jeans. After Rusev and Lana's marriage became public, they retconned in that the breakup was some big hoax, Summer Rae then tries to get with Ziggler but he declines and is attacked by a called-up Tyler Breeze. What a mess lol |
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Post by rowdy1971 on Dec 9, 2019 16:49:49 GMT -5
It's just Lana that sucks in this whole thing. Someone like Maria would be awesome in the role because she can actually act. Lana is just the most unlikeable person in front of the camera, and not in a good "heat" way, and from her social media posts I don't think I'd like her too much in real life.
Rusev is awesome in all he does. Just turn the guy mega face already and have him actually work matches and not this silly stuff. It's not making him look sympathetic, just pathetic.
And Lashley? They can act like they threw a ball and not really do it and let Bobby run around looking for it.
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Post by ~ Cymru ~ on Dec 9, 2019 19:14:21 GMT -5
No realism to it when you can see behind the scenes so easily. When kayfabe stopped being a thing so did certain types of storyline this is one of them.
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