Tired WWE Plot Devices

[Kahran Ramsus 0]

So JR and King should hve shit all over Foley and the fans should have started booing.

Probably. Just that Edge & Christian were so obnoxious that they probably just felt they were getting what they deserved.

[CanadianChick 0]

Here's one: female wrestler is absolutely terrified by ANY male who acts threatening towards her, even if it's Eric Bischoff.

I concur. Especially if it doesn't fit their character at all. I mean, I can see Stacy being scared. But someone like Lita? The girl that would constantly take down guys during the Hardy's matches? The girl who confronted Undertaker back in the day? Why is she all of suddenly scared of Kane that much?

 

Here's one: When there is a mystery partner, and it's always the same person, or the person is very predictable. They haven't done this lately, which is good, but I remember that before he got injured, Edge would *always* be the mystery partner.

[Guest Salacious Crumb]

HHH and the sledgehammer.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

In the same vein, do they really need the ring there?  I mean, jeezuz, they've been doing that whole "ropes" and "turnbuckle" and "mat" thing FOREVER.

Not to mention the whole "live crowd" thing. They've only been doing that for 100 years. Not tired at all. Nope.

Actually, the AWA tried that during the Team Challenge Series. You saw how well that turned out.

Yeah but, they did that cause it was near the end and they couldn't even pay people to come to the shows at that point.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

HHH and the sledgehammer.

Or, to paraphrase a Tim Allen routine..."The Extension of his Penis"

 

Watch Undertaker/HHH from WrestleMania X-Seven. You'll see what I mean when he first gets it.

[Papacita 0]

How about...

 

Bischoff: Damn it [insert wrestler here], you've pissed me off! As punishment, you're gonna face KANE!

 

They had a similar thing going on with Big Show a few years back...and he'd ALWAYS lose.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

GO TO JAIL!!!11

 

My favorite was No Way Out when Goldberg went to jail and somehow escaped and came back later that night. I remember leaving that show and overhearing people saying aloud to each other that it didn't make any sense at all.

[Guest Anglesault]

My favorite was No Way Out when Goldberg went to jail and somehow escaped and came back later that night. I remember leaving that show and overhearing people saying aloud to each other that it didn't make any sense at all.

I think we're supposed to assume that the cops let him go because he wanted to fight the forces of evil that were Brock and Heyman

[jester 0]

Here's one: female wrestler is absolutely terrified by ANY male who acts threatening towards her, even if it's Eric Bischoff.

I concur. Especially if it doesn't fit their character at all.

Victoria's another good example. She used to be a psycho. I'm not saying that they should job Kane to her, but they better not take all backbone out of her.

 

I remember once they had Brock corner Trish back during the "Paul Heyman is a pervert" angle. They had her freeze up.

 

They could have had Trish get a massive face pop if she had done a kamikaze attack on Brock, and then massive heel heat on Brock if he'd F5ed her.

[Guest Anglesault]

Here's one: female wrestler is absolutely terrified by ANY male who acts threatening towards her, even if it's Eric Bischoff.

I concur. Especially if it doesn't fit their character at all.

Victoria's another good example. She used to be a psycho. I'm not saying that they should job Kane to her, but they better not take all backbone out of her.

 

I remember once they had Brock corner Trish back during the "Paul Heyman is a pervert" angle. They had her freeze up.

 

They could have had Trish get a massive face pop if she had done a kamikaze attack on Brock, and then massive heel heat on Brock if he'd F5ed her.

I agree. The Trish (face) character would go down fighting

[Jobber of the Week 0]

My favorite was No Way Out when Goldberg went to jail and somehow escaped and came back later that night. I remember leaving that show and overhearing people saying aloud to each other that it didn't make any sense at all.

I think we're supposed to assume that the cops let him go because he wanted to fight the forces of evil that were Brock and Heyman

I thought Bischoff let him out since Bischoff also had the keys to the police paddywagon in an earlier episode for no reason, and maybe Eric wanted to do some damage to Paul's guy, even if it meant helping out one of his faces.

 

My other least favorite gimmick:

 

 

"I'm gonna book (MONEY MATCH)!!!! BUT NOT TONIGHT..... It'll be on Pay-Per-View."

 

Jesus Christ, do they still think crowds buy this shit?

[Jobber of the Week 0]

Wow.

 

Just...

 

I won't even get into the whole green screening thing, but SPENDING $20,000 (per show?) for fans to come in and cheer - which goes against the business model wrestling has been based on for a century (that is, the gate) - is absolutely, postively, without-a-doubt, fucking, brilliant! 

 

I mean, MY idea had the BATTLEZONE ZERO stage on a boat so it could move around from port-to-port and put on shows, but this idea... THIS IDEA... is so fresh and original and savvy that it can't fail.

Here's my idea:

 

Screw the whole thing about wrestling on Earth.

 

I wanna see wrestling on the Moon.

 

I think they should still do Raw on Earth so that Benoit can go around the world and collect big crowd pops, but nobody's paying attention to SmackDown anyway, so why not move it to the Moon?

 

Here's my idea to end the first episode of SmackDown on the Moon to give viewers an idea of how Moon wrestling works:

 

JBL picks up Rey Misterio and tosses him, and Misterio goes floating away into space because of the lack of gravity.... And goes.... And goes.

 

 

And we never see him again.

 

 

Also, because everyone is weightless, that means guys like Shannon Moore can pick up Undertaker and do stuff with him like he's another cruiser.

[Guest cobainwasmurdered]

My favorite was No Way Out when Goldberg went to jail and somehow escaped and came back later that night. I remember leaving that show and overhearing people saying aloud to each other that it didn't make any sense at all.

I think we're supposed to assume that the cops let him go because he wanted to fight the forces of evil that were Brock and Heyman

I thought Bischoff let him out since Bischoff also had the keys to the police paddywagon in an earlier episode for no reason, and maybe Eric wanted to do some damage to Paul's guy, even if it meant helping out one of his faces.

 

if you watched the show you'd note that Goldberg still had the handcuffs on. he'd broken them and taken off to do the run in.

[Guest Dazed]

^^

 

Which is even worse, I guess, since there were no repercussions of it.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

if you watched the show you'd note that Goldberg still had the handcuffs on. he'd broken them and taken off to do the run in.

Assuming that's sarcasm, being that I was actually at the show, and behind a bunch of heads, it was difficult to see details like that.

 

Assuming it's not, thanks, I didn't notice that (and nobody else in the building seemed to, either.)

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Listen JOTW, that's absolutely fucking ridiculous. The moon hasn't been ratings since the fuckin 60's. The hot thing now is underwater. Finding Nemo, Pirates of the Carribean - underwater is "in".

[NYU 0]

Personally, I think it would be best for all involved if WWE struck a deal with Columbia Pictures and the makers of Spider-Man 2. For just a small fee, Vince could model his entire federation around this superhero franchise. Wrestlers webbing down to the ring with the chords of "SpiderMan, SpiderMan, Does anything a spider can.....". Matches being contested on a giant, genuine spider web. And best of all.....MULTIPLE GIMMICKS FOR SMACKDOWN!

 

By day, he's the very bland, mild-mannered Danny Basham. But when trouble comes, and his Spidey Sense is tingling, he's no longer his incredibly boring self. He becomes MY hero and yours.....Spider-Man.

 

However, what he doesn't realize is that his brother Doug Basham is going through a similar kind of trouble. Usually, the two are best friends, always there for one another. But lately, Doug has been feeling a little weird.....he wants revenge on the world, and he's prepared to take it out on Spider Man if he has to. That's right - Doug Basham IS the Green Goblin.

 

And now Torrie Wilson can become the casual whore Mary Jane. She'll sleep around with the different men around the federation, but later confess her TRUE love for Spider-Man.......unless someone else invites her into bed first.

 

And guest starring Sable as Aunt May.

 

The possibilities could be ENDLESS. Columbia Pictures was missing a potential goldmine if they thought putting their logo on a baseball base would do anything for the financial well-being of the movie.. THIS deal with WWE is nothing less than guaranteed money.

[MarvinisaLunatic 0]

You're fired

You're suspended

You're on the shelf

You're on the bench

You're on the inactive list

 

All of these are really stupid, especially in light of HBK getting Suspended, showing up the next week illegally and getting reinstated the following week.

 

You've got the night off! - why wouldn't they be told that ahead of time so they wouldn't bother having to show up?

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

I think a Harry Potter spin would be better. A young wrestler with a blade job scar on his head enters the magical world of the WWE.

 

Or maybe a Lord of the Rings feature. Chris Benfrodo trying to keep the gold belt away from that evil Hunter Heast Sauronsly.

[NYU 0]

Well, does Raw really need those gimmicks? That's the GOOD show. Smackdown is the pure garbage one.

 

Why don't they capitalize on the current Shrek phenomenon? Rikishi could play Shrek, and Scotty 2 Hotty will be his sarcastic, yet lovable, partner Donkey. Shrekishi wants to start a relationship with Miss Jackie but the maniacally flamboyant Lord Ricoquaad tries to ruin any relationship the two could start. It would be THE hottest angle on Smackdown in months.

[Jobber of the Week 0]

By day, he's the very bland, mild-mannered Danny Basham. But when trouble comes, and his Spidey Sense is tingling, he's no longer his incredibly boring self. He becomes MY hero and yours.....Spider-Man.

Shock of the century will be when Venom is revealed to be Al Wilson.

[The Amazing Rando 0]

Rene Dupree as Doctor Octopus~

[Lord of The Curry 0]

I think a Harry Potter spin would be better. A young wrestler with a blade job scar on his head enters the magical world of the WWE.

 

Or maybe a Lord of the Rings feature. Chris Benfrodo trying to keep the gold belt away from that evil Hunter Heast Sauronsly.

Mordecai is a given to play Saruman in this.

[Guest netslob]

Ric Flair as the Vulture (the nose is about the same)

 

and The Rock as Electro (the most ELECTIFYING man etc. etc.)

[Guest Redhawk]

Tired Plot Devices

 

*Heel: "Why did I turn heel? I DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN MYSELF TO YOU FANS!!"

 

*Every heel has to be affiliated with the Evil Boss, and every face has to feud with the Evil Boss.

[Vyce 0]

I want to revisit the whole arrest thing, because it drives me absolutely crazy sometimes.

 

The faces will get arrested for absolutely anything......at the drop of a hat, the heel or evil boss character can have a set of cuffs slapped on the face and they're hauled off to the poke (usually only to 'escape' later that evening for a run-in).

 

But the heels, quite literally, can get away with murder (or close to it) with NO recompense. Take, for example, Kane, who set JR on fire and got away with it scott-free. Same thing with Big Show.

[jester 0]

But the heels, quite literally, can get away with murder (or close to it) with NO recompense. Take, for example, Kane, who set JR on fire and got away with it scott-free. Same thing with Big Show.

That's not quite true. Kane was placed under "house arrest."

 

Which explains why he was able to show up to arenas across the country.

 

Uh...yeah.

[jester 0]

Also, because everyone is weightless, that means guys like Shannon Moore can pick up Undertaker and do stuff with him like he's another cruiser.

"I'm not feeling it."

[Guest Man Of 1,004 Modes]

You've got the night off! - why wouldn't they be told that ahead of time so they wouldn't bother having to show up?

Well Sid really didn't like hearing that phrase the night after WM XI. At least he did something about it.

[AndrewTS 0]

Posing for Playboy is the ultimate life goal for every human being with a functioning vagina. No matter what they do after that, it will be their defining moment in their life and they'll forever treasure the memory, and remind people at every opportunity. In fact, the highest form of flattery to those lucky girls is to tell them you whacked off to their centerfolds.

 

They'll go to any lengths to achieve it, and if some one they know achieves it instead of them, they'll be so bitter they'll turn into a jealous whiny bitch and harrass the wonderful, classy, woman so deserving of admiration that did make it in. This will eventually lead to a horribly shitty match on PPV.