I liked and respected him too when he left WWE and helped get AEW off the ground, but then he kind of stabbed them in the back and he sort of feels like a sell out to me now. It's similar to how I feel about Punk. There was a notable downturn in AEW's fortunes when Cody left, and Punk kind of made things even worse with all the backstage drama he had there. AEW never really fully recovered from the combined damage of Punk's backstage wars and the departure of Cody
You know, I don't think he does now that you mention it. Much less noticeable when he's wearing full length tights
Lucha Underground used to edit their shows. Some of their matches were amazing but I think Dave Meltzer once said he wouldn't rate any of them because they were edited. Sometimes they even cut out parts of matches for time since the shows were only one hour. Still, some of those matches were utterly fantastic and like you said maybe the editing made them better.
Not to be mean to the guy because I know he's got decades of knowledge, but his ratings system went off the rails years ago, so that's a big "oh well" from me, heh. But I get where he's coming from, it hides botches and whatnot so you can't gauge it as properly as live.
Y’know what yeah I’m not really sure when it happened either, because I remember as late as the mark henry breaking the cage chains incident that got edited and even vaguely recall PG era being described as being televised with the connotation of it not being live yet. It probably happened somewhere around the late 2010s which feels odd to say.
I like Meltzer a lot but he’s definitely not impalpable or anything (and I don’t think that’s what he wants to come off as, unlike what his tweets may imply). He seems well-conducted in his shoot interviews. I think he shares a lot of interesting trivias and debunks but some of his Twitter rants border a bit on self-parody, haha.
Years ago, hearing him and Cornette talk about a subject they both know about it like watching two angry dogs get calm when they see each other, then they both know such miniscule details that it was always a good listen.
Thanks! Yeah the AKI series is still my favorite. The newer games of today got improved graphics but nothing seems to match those n64 wrestling games
They’re still pretty fun, if they were cheaper it wouldn’t be an issue but yeah agreed otherwise
Yeah, throwing weapons was a small, but insanely fun, thing they added in 2k24. Plus MyGM is my jam. The best time to pick up the latest one is usually when they're gearing up to release the next one
It is hard to top how fast-paced and snappy everything felt back in that era. Even the PS1-PS2 ones were great. Love the move animations combined with the crunchy sound effects in Here Comes The Pain
I would like if Cody went heel. He just seems so smiley and buttoned up with his suit. Its kinda cheesy after awhile. If I was the writer I would have him still smile but have him act unpredictable and a bit psycho. Kind of like old school Sting where the audience is always guessing if hes going to be good or bad. Attack Jay Uso and other good guys for no reason at all but also attack bad guys like Dom Mysterio. Have the same ring attire he has now but put on battle face paint. Hit people with chairs. All the fun stuff. Just dont do the stardust thing again.
I mean, I also complain about the newer games from time to time. I think they have two different modes now that rely on microtransactions? but I do genuinely want a portable PC/console just so I can play the MyGM mode portably.
I seen some promising stuff in the indie space but some of them are so janky its comical. Retromania Wrestling looks kinda cool but havent tried it myself yet
True. I hope "The Wrestling Code" is good. It's taking forever to come out, but it looks like they are getting the actual wrestlers featured in the game to mocap their own moves.
No, I don't think so. I'm not much of a sports gamer, but I assume most people pick up Madden or NBA to play as their favourite players. I play wrestling games to play as my favourite wrestlers, even if I have to make them or download them as a custom character.
That sounds sick. I’ll google it when I leave work.
What's interesting about Cody is that I actually find him most entertaining when he isn't taking himself seriously. He's actually entertaining with midcard or jobber gimmicks. I don't really like him as a main eventer.
StaaaaaaaaaaardustI have so many issues with Cody. He politics both in real life and in kayfabe. He literally politicked in kayfabe to get Jey Uso on Raw once. Drew McIntyre even said this on TV once (McIntyre is awesome by the way). Everything about Cody screams rich, dbag, politician. Just look at how he dresses. He's the complete opposite of blue collar, every man Dusty Rhodes. He's never struggled at all since coming to WWE. They've given him the biggest push of possibly any WWE wrestler ever and he's extremely protected by his booking. How is he an underdog babyface? He wins 90% of his matches. He has a stupid catchphrase. "What do you wanna talk about?"
THIS is a catchphrase
He's not the greatest promo. He certainly can't keep up on the mic with people like The Rock, Cena, or Punk (and I don't even like Punk). He only gotten this massive push from WWE because he's one of the founders of the competition and also the FIRST guy they lured away from AEW. They basically wanted to say, "See what we can offer you if you leave AEW"
Take away his AEW status and his last name and they would have just had him be this guy again
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Oh, and I can't forget. He came into WWE and STOLE SAMI ZAYN'S STORYLINE.
"Finish the story?"
You mean Sami Zayn's story?
My first live wrestling show was an indie show in 2007. I went to a few other indie shows from 2008-2010, all pretty much held at high school gyms, local sports centres or anime conventions, but I never went to see a major promotion until 2016, when WWE had a Raw house show and an NXT taping in a nearby city.
