Guest the 1inch punch Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Okay, I only saw Raw this morning (I'm in Ireland) Coach was commentating, because JR was fired Do you think Coach was been auditioned in case JR decides to call it quits (here's hoping)
Guest THE MIGHTY THOR Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 I hope not, Coach has got to be one of the worst announcers in WWE , next to the Cat Miller and that 15 year old from Tough Enough 1.
Guest Damn You Helmsley Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 I hope not, Coach has got to be one of the worst announcers in WWE , next to the Cat Miller and that 15 year old from Tough Enough 1. At least his voice isn't as God awful as Lita's.
Guest JHawk Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 I don't think Coach was that bad when he was allowed to call the match. I wouldn't let him work with Lawler anytime soon though.
Guest THE MIGHTY THOR Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Don't even remind me about her, Lita needs Matt to give her some "cough drops" for that frog in her throat.
Guest Si82 Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 I only just Raw last night too and I enjoyed the Coach on commentary. It was certainly a step-up from Ross, I have to say. Although, Lawler seem to acting like a dick towards him with his constant "I miss J.R." whines. I BLOODY DIDN'T MISS J.R. I was glad he had gone, if only for a little while anyway. I never used to like the guy too much but Coach made a fan in me last night (watch him blow it with Heat). Replace Ross with Coach I say.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Coach isn't as bad as Lita, Tazz, or Miller...and on some nights JR and King. That angle just sucked to high hell to begin with...why was Eric given his job back when it was JR that got Austin? My brain's bleeding now.
Guest Angle-plex Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 I liked Coach. He put the emphasis on the match instead of hyping Austin's return, like JR would have.
Guest MrHell Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 I have to agree. When given the chance, Coach is a pretty good play-by-play man. I doubt we'll ever hear him call a Fujiwara Armbar a Wakigatame anytime soon, but he can keep up with what's going on in the ring and, damn -- if it wasn't nice to hear something other than JR's backwoods euphamisms for once. I'd still like to see how Coach would handle a JR "MAH GAWD! DAMN YOU! MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON OUR SOULS!" moment, though.
Guest art_vandelay Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Coach was trained as a TV personality, not a commentator. How can anybody say he's better than JR? Name me one match where Coach has been able to add even one ounce of emotion or excitement. He can't sound spontaneous, ever. He's got a good voice for TV, I'll give him that.
Guest Kotzenjunge Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 What I like about Coach is that he sounds like one of us would sound if we were thrown out there to do commentary, or at least me. A lot of joking around and laughing and stuff.
Guest Human Fly Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 The only reason Coach was in the booth was so J.R. could watch the Oklahoma basketball game.
Guest Angle-plex Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Coach was trained as a TV personality, not a commentator. How can anybody say he's better than JR? Name me one match where Coach has been able to add even one ounce of emotion or excitement. He can't sound spontaneous, ever. He's got a good voice for TV, I'll give him that. He may not add as much emotion or excitment, but at least he concentrates on the fucking match. If Jim Ross was in his place this past monday we would have heard 2 hours of JR having an orgasim with "BAW GAWD STONE COLD WILL BE AT NO WAY OUT~!!!!". Coach only brought Steve Austin up once or twice in the main event, which was Jericho vs Jeff fucking Hardy.
Guest razazteca Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Coach is ok if he would quit the doing the stupid D-Lo Brown/Stuart Scott ebonic jokes.
Guest art_vandelay Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 What I like about Coach is that he sounds like one of us would sound if we were thrown out there to do commentary, or at least me. A lot of joking around and laughing and stuff. That's your preference, I guess. I hope your friends don't sound as dorky, or say "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-dudley dog" whenever you see Spike's finisher. I tend to be more favourable towards the commentators that are capable of adding some quality to the matches.
Guest art_vandelay Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Coach was trained as a TV personality, not a commentator. How can anybody say he's better than JR? Name me one match where Coach has been able to add even one ounce of emotion or excitement. He can't sound spontaneous, ever. He's got a good voice for TV, I'll give him that. He may not add as much emotion or excitment, but at least he concentrates on the fucking match. If Jim Ross was in his place this past monday we would have heard 2 hours of JR having an orgasim with "BAW GAWD STONE COLD WILL BE AT NO WAY OUT~!!!!". Coach only brought Steve Austin up once or twice in the main event, which was Jericho vs Jeff fucking Hardy. Coach never does this? Have you seen Sunday Night Heat? Every WWE announcer does this. They're told to.
Guest razazteca Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 one of Coach's bad sayings Classsssssssic Cuuuumback most of the time Lita would not play along with it as they both are suppose to say it at the same time.
Guest buffybeast Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 Coach is a fine commentator/on-air personality. He was a sports anchor in Kansas before joining WWE in 1999. He is more than capable of calling a match. And he's sexy, too.
Guest art_vandelay Posted February 15, 2003 Report Posted February 15, 2003 He is more than capable of calling a match. Obviously, not a wrestling match.
Guest wildpegasus Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 Anyone is better than Ross. The reason being that since as long as I've been listening to him he's been byist. Mick Foley is his book says that Ross is the best announcer ever and has the ability to make a good match great and a great match super. The problem is that he also has the ability to make a great match good and a good match bad simply because he doesn't put any effort in a lot of his announcing. When he's in this zone he's the most boring announcer alive and takes down the quality of a match. I'll never forget how Benoit and Jericho were "boring" and then suddenly when they made it into the main event of a Raw show against Hunter and Austin their moves "were suddenly exciting". Basically, Jim Ross is part of the glass cieling. When the fans watch Raw and see who's boring and exciting, at least some of them are going to react accordingly when they go to the wrestling shows. This makes it more difficult for wrestlers to break out of the pack. Therefore, in conclusion, absolutely anyone is better than Ross.
Guest Angle-plex Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 Ross used to be a great announcer. I'll give him that much. His problem is he only cares about the main event caliber wrestlers. That means we get 2 hours of him calling Triple H the "Best in the business" or Steve Austin "the rattlesnake". He should focus more on the matches that are in the ring (I can understand hyping the main event, but it shouldn't be done at the expense of the match in the ring).
Guest Will Scarlet Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 I think the Coach did well on the announcing booth, and it was a nice change. JR is the better commentator, but the problem is that his character is rather stale and cliche at this point. At one point JR damning the heel's soul to hell added to the moment so well, but now when he does it, it fails to have that same effect, at least in my opinion. This seems to be due to overuse and just generally bad writing. I think JR would be fine if he could change up his character a bit like he did during his stint with Paul Heyman, but if he continues to be "Good Ol' JR" then I think he will be nothing more than another bad part of an already bad show.
Mecha Mummy Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 Actually, in my opinion Coach was pretty good when he was working with Raven. He just needs to have a partner that he doesn't act buddy-buddy with.
Guest buffybeast Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 I hated Coach's commentating with Dlo. Their commentary was funny, distracting and annoying all at the same time. I think he has the tools to call a wrestling match but needs a good color man to play off of.
Guest Choken One Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 I am really convinced that Ross is Contemplating steping down from the booth by A few Months (Perhaps announcing quietly during Mania that it's his last time calling a Wrestling Event and King calmly saying "We'll miss you J.R" just before the intros for the Main Event start.
Guest The Czech Republic Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 I think Shawn or Triple H should have given Bischoff the old Sgt. Slaughter spit guards.
Guest SP-1 Posted February 16, 2003 Report Posted February 16, 2003 I didn't mind Coach. At first it was pretty strange, but it grew on me. I don't watch HeAt very often, hardly at all since I'm rarely home on Sunday evening, so I can't really comment on that. But it was okay for RAW. And I LIKE Josh Matthews commentary. I think the kid does okay.
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