Guest cynicalprofit Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 I have been pondering this now since I started to download WCW matches, didnt really watch WCW for a long time. But Tenay is nothing short of a walking history book and he obviously does his homework beforehand. I mean he's kicking major ass right now on NWA in terms of announcing its not even funny, yeah the other guy(s) really suck, but Tenay is just really really good. So why hasn't the WWF picked him up, atleast just to screw with NWA? Does he have major heat with someone? I mean he sounds better then Ross, yeah call me a heretic see if i care, and hes a gazillion times better then cole, so why haven't they picked him up. CHEAP SHILL Go to the literary folder and read my horrid review of sex lies and headlocks(it was late)
Guest Mikey2Dope Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 I haven't seen NWA-TNA yet so I can't comment on that aspect of his announcing but going by what I heard from him in WCW it's probably because he was boring as hell. He's probably the most knowledgeable announcer I've ever heard but he called his matches with the excitement of a librarian. He had no charisma and just had the ability to shout out move after move that no one had ever heard of before. But then again anything would be better than Michael Cole on my TV every Thursday.
Guest cynicalprofit Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 The guy is, from what ive seen, alot better then jr. He sounds excited and knows how to call a match. what more could you ask for in announcer.
Guest the 1inch punch Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 He did nothing but piss on the WWE during the first NWA show Entrant 13- Gangrel Tenay:He beat the Rock back in 1998 Repeat ad nauseum with different people
Guest saturnmark4life Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 The guy pisses me off, but then most announcers do.
Guest TheSmarkzone Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 He sounds like a woman, for one. Of course, that never stopped Michael Cole...
Guest RavishingRickRudo Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 Tenay is way beyond the Wwf. The Wwf likes Michael Cole-type announcers. No analyzing, no intricate knowledge, no furthering the story of the match, no history, no insight. Just “Shill this, Damn that, say 'High Impact Manoeuvre’ if a move is anything other than a body slam - But what ever you do, please, for the love of god, don’t educate the fan.” And guess what? Their Announcers don’t have credibility. The announcer is the most important part of the show IMO, they are the storytellers, the eyes, the ears, the mind of the fan, they are, for all intents and purposes, the guide. Just watch Halloween Havoc 97 to see how fucking good Tenay is. He commentates on Ultimo Dragon vs. Yuji Nagata, Jericho vs. Gedoh, and Eddie vs. Rey. The amount of shit this guy brings up in unholy. He talks about the J-cups, he talks about When Worlds Collide, he talks about things that actually give the wrestlers credibility and gives the ‘sport’ credibility. He is the perfect ‘3rd Man’ on the announce team. 1st man - PBP, he is the storyteller. 2nd man - Colour, he is sort of the foil for the PBP, he is the outsider and offers a different opinion. 3rd man - ‘useless knowledge’
Guest cynicalprofit Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 I didnt see the nwa ppv, just a downlaoded a few matches, and ive seen the jericho gedo affair and the rey eddie match, and yeah, tenay knows his shit. He's seriously better then jr. They need to pick his ass up. He could you know make ppl care about a match by going over its history...which heaven forbid wrestling has.
Guest dreamer420 Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 i don't like tenay and here's why. he can call a match just fine but the tone in his voice and pointless shit he talks about makes me cringe. i did like the team of mike tenay and scott hudson though and I think the wwf really missed the boat in signing him.
Guest bps "The Truth" 21 Posted July 17, 2002 Report Posted July 17, 2002 I think he commands himself nicely as the lead announcer on TNA. In WCW he was the third guy...I think he is very credible and entertaining when he is in charge of the booth. Not only does he call matches well...but he seems to care very much about the product...and it is showing in his enthusiasm. He's better than anything the WWE has. They should have put him on SD! a long time ago.
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