Answering your WWE Questions (Feat. Assemble)

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[@Dporticus]

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[@AssembleWrestling]

hey that's me! thanks for having me on !

[@Dporticus]

You're welcome back anytime! Genuinely had a great time and a great discussion. Thank you for coming by, man.

[@ChunkyKong-47]

1:20 can’t believe you let him call you old like that bro lol All seriousness love both of y’all’s channels keep up the good work

[@actionpackednoob2805]

I've been watching you for years brother and just started watching dporticus. It's really cool of u doing this

[@ZBatt1]

@@actionpackednoob2805The 🐐

[@KegOfMeat]

It was awesome seeing you talk to Josh.

[@22vonny]

Oh damn we’re already getting collabs? Let’s goo

[@Dporticus]

😆

[@aidinexmachina4232]

Y'know what WWE needs back from the Attitude Era? JIM JOHNSTON!!!

[@kidblaze936]

Jim Johnston is definitely the undisputed goat, but CFO$ held it down in the 2010s. If Jim doesn't come back, I would still love to see them

[@sakukoivu911]

YES THE KING OF ENTRANCES THEMES 🎉

[@chadwhitten7879]

What was also great about Rick Rude showing up on Nitro was that he was also on Raw the same night as Raw was prepared, so it really caught people off-guard.

[@greattitan371]

34:24 One thing Assemble got wrong here. Austin Theory did cash in on Seth for the US Title, however he failed to defeat Seth. This was also during a time when Seth Rollins was regularly doing open challenges for his championship. He also did try to cash in on Roman at SummerSlam and Clash at the Castle but got decked both times. It is important to keep in mind this happened after Roman beat Brock to unify both main brands titles so the US Championship was technically Raw's main title.

[@WHATtheFIG]

Yeah Austin was stuck in bad situation. They should’ve had theory try to cash in on Brock / Roman then bloodline get in way. Instead of a failed cash in on U.S. championship

[@strikeromega]

Granted, that he tried and failed to cash in just made it worse.

[@Mr_Leo_DS]

​@@strikeromegahe tried to cash in on a midcard title, that he already had in the past, failed, then a month later he won the title without the briefcase. All of this against a champion who constantly issued open challenges, so he didn't need to spend his briefcase to try and win it. That was by far the worst booking to come out of the Triple H era and there's nothing remotely close

[@ChillyGamerboy]

This was a super fun listen. Pretty cool to see a guy I’ve been watching for a while collaborating with another one of my favorite content creators.

[@Dporticus]

Glad you enjoyed! Had a blast making it

[@aran8143]

I’m a brand new watcher, came in from the Santi video, and I love your perspective. Another fan willing to lean in and enjoy the wrestling in a relatable way! Don’t let twitter and reddit jade you, this stuff is so much fun man. I love the content so far, can’t wait to see what’s on the patreon

[@PotatoesFromSaturn]

I could listen to you guys all day every day. I recently started watching wrestling again. I use to watch it religiously from 99-09ish. It’s fun hearing all the stuff I completely agree and relate from the attitude era and I also love being informed about all the new stuff I missed out on from you.

[@not_ian5543]

"Ask questions. Wrestling fans love to talk about wrestling, and never give a quick answer" I feel personally attacked 😅

[@Dporticus]

Literally happened in this video too. I said like 3 times "oh this should be a quick one" and then we talked for like 10 min 😆

[@G_Rez]

Ayyy this is a great crossover to see

[@willowfalls7528]

LOL, 29:30. Those camera cuts, man. We hated those at the time too. They were always a complaint. Also, I may be an awful person... but when it comes to Money In The Bank cash-ins.... just that look on Jeff Hardy's face, after he'd just had this hellacious Ladder Match with Edge... and then CM Punk's music hit, and it was clear he was cashing in... I LOVED that. But then,I've always been a Punk fan, ever since ROH, so....

[@nigelchaos]

My advice for new wrestling fans is to see if there's any local feds in your area you can support! It's a lot easier to get good, cheap seats and you get to see a lot of different talents.

[@bighamzah628]

Yoooo never thought I’d see a collaboration like this so soon into your WWE and KZbin journey congratulations only up from here

[@Dporticus]

❤️

[@ZBatt1]

The collab I didnt know I needed!! This was legit. Enjoyed every second.

[@Dporticus]

I'm glad!

[@brandon_blaze]

It’s wild 😂😂 a couple weeks after this when he’s talking about Raw not ending on cliff hangers anymore, we got one with the whole Wyatt Sicks debut at the end of Raw. Crazy timing.

[@TheRealCozey]

Been watching you for a bit dude, this was a great watch and collab! Enjoy your wrestling journey!

[@Dporticus]

Thank you!

[@tjedwards1870]

I didn't have any wrestling friends either but I actually really liked that. Wrestling was my thing that I got to immerse myself in and didn't have to share it or explain it to other people around me. I did go to WrestleMania 26 with my grandpa and brother (both didn't like wrestling but went for me) and my brother ended up chanting for HBK by the end of it.

[@Dporticus]

That's awesome!

[@navtektv]

As any kid there's no real Ah Ha moment, I see this with my 9 year old nephew the curiosity for the act if Wrestling or fighting is just there. That's what initially got me into watching but when I got older, that's when I understood what was a work and how they were pulling off the moves and what pro wrestling storytelling was.

[@frankschaefer8890]

First Question: Opener: Wrestlemania 28 John Cena vs. The Rock First Return: Opened me up (Build to) Wrestlemania 32 Shane McMahon vs. The Undertaker Kept me hooked (Build to and actual match) SummerSlam 2017 Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Samoa Joe vs. Roman Reigns Second Return 2020 Men's Royal Rumble (On KZbin in late 2022) Second Question: Making The Rock's Exit not like he's after Cody so that it isn't so predictable Third Question: Carlito- Bring back his heelish apple spitting ways in the midcard OR Ivar- No longer a viking Fourth Question: Favorite crowd chant: "You suck" on Chad Gable Fifth question:

[@ronniedog813]

Yall were COOKING with your predictions and story ideas

[@canderia]

It's always weird hearing about most people's experience enjoying wrestling while being isolated. I grew up in Memphis in the 80s/90s, almost everyone at least had an appreciation of wrestling

[@RumbleRewind]

"Whoop that Trick" is the only correct answer for the chant question! 🤣

[@Dporticus]

Fair lol

[@KegOfMeat]

Get this is surprising! Josh you should try and get Steve and or Larson! You and Matt should do more together!

[@Dporticus]

We had a good time!

[@actionpackednoob2805]

Damn that was fast! I started watching you with that first video of you becoming a fan for the first time but have been watching assemble for years. What a collab!

[@Dporticus]

I've been watching him since I started watching wwe so it was pretty surreal 😆

[@actionpackednoob2805]

​@@DporticusU guys r both great 👍

[@THECAPTAINx]

23:40 Titantrons, Less camera cuts (doesnt HAVE to be 1 continuous shot), Blood, Less promos, Iconic Themes, Stakes

[@noahemmanuelkekana2527]

One thing modern day wrestling does better than old school wrestling is definitely the matches I love watching the more technical wrestling style more than the brawl type attitude era/ruthless aggression era matches imo

[@adambryant4149]

I thought I'd answer these too as a newer, but also not really newer wrestling fan. Note: I wrote out all of my answers before listening Josh and Matt's answers. 1. What was the "aha moment" where you finally understood what wrestling was? A. I never really had that moment. I've always known I liked wrestling ever since I was a kid. I grew out of it, but later eventually came back into it around 2016. My closest moment was just seeing Undertaker and getting his aura. 2. If you could make one change to any storyline currently, what would it be? A. I don't really have many issues with any of the storylines currently, except one. And that's the Rock and Cody story. They are booking a match towards Rock and Cody to wrestle at some point and it seems likely they're gonna have Rock win the title. I don't want to see that. I'd have Cody drop the title to Randy Orton at Summerslam to avoid Rock winning the title. 3. If you could repackage a talent with a new gimmick what would it be? A. Kairi Sane. Bring back the Pirate Princess and treat her correctly. 4. What is your favorite chant/what chant do you want to bring back? A. I don't remember if they actually chanted this or not. I know it was on a sign, but I really like "You're a wank pheasant." I think they should bring that back or introduce it. It doesn't even have to be on Roman Reigns specifically. 5. What's your opinion on how wrestling has evolved? A. I have gone back and watched some old matches and while some of them were good, I am just not a big fan of the older style of wrestling. Newer wrestling is more fast-paced and and exciting to watch. 6. What is something you miss from the older era of wrestling?/What is something that the modern era does better. A. Wrestling did feel a lot more real back in the day. Like it was an actual fight and not as choreographed. I am also a big fan of titantron movies that felt like a highlight package instead of the wrestler's name on a slightly fitting background. Also fireworks. Newer wrestling does have the best production value. And better wrestling.. of course. 7. What are your opinions on MITB? Do you feel like someone who cashed-in deserves it less than one who won it naturally? A. MITB for the past few years just hasn't felt that important. That changed with Iyo Sky winning in particular. It still needs a lot of work, but over the next few years, I feel like HHH can bring back the aura of the MITB champion. A MITB cash-in may not be as deserved as one who won in naturally, but that's the point. It can allow for anyone of any size or any position on the card to become champion and potentially turn them into a main event star. 8. Biggest difference older fans see vs. biggest different newer fans see. A. I guess I'll answer as a newer fan. I notice the matches felt more real. It looks like every punch, every kick, every slam felt harder. The matches felt like they were an actual match instead of one guy waiting for the other person to jump just to get hit. I appreciate that about older matches and wish newer matches would do their best to hide things like that as much as possible. 9. Why do you love wrestling? A. To me, wrestling is just pure fun. It's fun to watch people (safely) beat each other up. You can connect to the characters. CM Punk is one of my heroes and favorite people of all time. Sami Zayn feels like a friend. Having other people watch wrestling with you and having someone to talk to really helps keep me interested in the show. 10. Longer or shorter title reigns. A. It's funny because back in the Vince days, I wanted longer title reigns. Now that HHH is in charge and there are a ton of long title reigns, I want shorter reigns because I'm tired of long reigns. I want to see people get a chance with the title that often don't get them and there's no way they'd get them if everyone had long reigns. 11. What are some of your favorite PPV/PLE Stages. A. My favorite is TLC when they have all the ladders set up at the stage and around the ring. It really gives a unique flair to it. 12. If you could go back in time and attend a match live, what would it be? A. Iyo Sky vs Bianca Belair at Summerslam 13. Is there a line a heel should not cross? A. To me, there is no line as long as everyone involved is okay with it. Dead relatives, bringing up past substance abuse, go ahead. Just make sure there's consent to bring it up. 14. What advice would have you to new wrestling fans? A. I suppose just enjoy it at your own pace. Find someone who is crazy enough to let you talk to them about wrestling to them and hopefully even crazier to talk to you about it. Don't let anyone's opinions persuade you to stop watching or to not enjoy it how you want to enjoy it. 15. What is your favorite signature move or spot you can never get tired of watching? A. Cop out, but it's highfliers doing a bunch of spinny things. Tiffany Stratton doing cartwheels all over the ring, Ricochet hitting his 720s, or even Keith Lee (a big guy) doing both hurricanranas to Dijak or throwing Adam Cole halfway into the crowd. 16. As an older wrestling fan, what was it like watching with the stigma? A. I have experienced both old and new, so I feel like I can answer as well. I watched wrestling as a kid and wrestling was definitely one of the many things people picked on me for. I felt like that if that was the one thing that was "quirky" about me, then it really wouldn't have been a problem. As I picked wrestling back up in high school, people really didn't care as much. They might've been a little judgmental, but not to my face. I actually had people come up to me and asked me why I liked it. I turned one of my friends into a fan, and even found two more wrestling fan friends in high school.

[@Dporticus]

Dang! Thanks for fully playing along lol That was a good read.

[@adambryant4149]

@@Dporticus I didn't actually think anyone would read all the way through. Thanks for reading! Always happy to answer some questions to help shed a different point of view for a newer fan!

[@brianadkins3880]

@@adambryant4149 I read it all too! lol

[@chrishandsome7012]

Wish more people would make fun of Solo. It’s just so obvious no one’s actually afraid of him, would be good to have that implemented into the story more

[@KTStay35]

Heyyyy!!! 🎉 This is awesome! Thank you so much for answering my question, Josh & Matt! I appreciate the insight & am working on getting my husband up to my hype level! 😉😂

[@Dporticus]

Glad you saw!

[@Xeno_Des]

Yoooo I was the first question, keep up the growth man, you deserve it 👏👏👏

[@animeprofilepicture3850]

Nice to see LA Knight on the channel

[@TheRoosterofDoom]

I saw the thumbnail and actually thought "Oh shit he got an interview with LA Knight?!"

[@Dporticus]

YEAH

[@forgotaboutdrea]

Great convo and great questions! Thanks for also bringing up the huge differences in women's wrestling between the Attitude Era and now.

[@AquaMaceEnt]

Love this colab.... Assemble be putting over everyone on KZbin lol

[@KUCHcburg5]

2018 and 2019 plus pre-Tribal Chief pandemic era were some dark dark times to be a fan 😭

[@rantsofafangirl7000]

To add onto the Ludwig thing, the way Samantha announces him is my ear worm! I also enjoy Chelsea's anouncment, and I've really been bopping to Dragonov's conducting!

[@Dporticus]

Love how personal she makes so many of their names!

[@alexandermontejo447]

I cant get out of my head that Assemble looks like LA Knight

[@thevoicelesswriter]

That's why he plays into it. He says LA Knight's catchphrases in his videos.

[@ChristianBanton]

Loved the Convo. This journey is going great so far.

[@OrbyEvil]

This is the third video of yours to pop up in my algorithm; I've watched all 3, and you've earned a subscribe. Great content! Keep up the solid work!

[@Dporticus]

I'm glad you've enjoyed enough to stick around. Thank you!

[@thepopking1]

Your channel is growing really fast Keep it up 💪🏻👏🏻

[@Dporticus]

I appreciate it. I'm having a blast with it!

[@aidinexmachina4232]

I remember around the time I was 13 all my friends stopped watching because it was scripted. When they'd ask me why I still watch it, I'd ask them why they still watch Spiderman Movies. I mean that's not really Spiderman, that's Tobey Maguire. Watching them get upset & try to explain how it's different was all the push I needed to keep watching Wrestling.

[@potatoxkateri]

I’m glad to provide some inspiration for video ideas 😂 I’ve watched since I was a kid but only really got heavily invested in the last two or three years. And I definitely agree with going to house shows. I’ve been to a couple when they come through New Mexico, and it’s led to my husband and I just putting down a deposit to go to next year’s WrestleMania!

[@ReactsRiot]

I am very happy for you at the growth of your channel recently! You have really boosted my reinterest in WWE!

[@Dporticus]

Happy to hear that! Thank you

[@LLx.pepe.xLL.]

I never thought this collaboration would happen, but it did, and I'm happy

[@Dporticus]

You and me both, brother.

[@TheRoosterofDoom]

I think you're onto something with Ludwig Kaiser. I never considered it but he could definitely pull off a William Regal sort of character if he went solo.

[@SimplesRugs]

Love the channel man, you are now 1 of like 6 wrestling KZbin channels I watch, very entertaining

[@Dporticus]

That's awesome! Thank you.

[@josefranciscoarcesanchez9246]

A Two Man Power Trip I never thought I will see

[@willowfalls7528]

I always say that Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels are my two top favorites ever. I'd definitely recommend a deep dive into Bret's greatest hits... mainly because I really feel like the Bret vs Owen storyline was some of the best storytelling the WWF/WWE ever did, and I'd very much love to hear what a new wrestling fan might have to say about that particular storyline, 30 years later.

[@Deportamama]

Keep up the good work, it’s enjoyable to watch what you are doing next. Very relatable 😊

[@82habit]

Yall had me thinking what was my ah ha moment.I think it was probably THE Mega Powers vs The Mega Bucks SummerSlam 88. Demolition vs The Hart Foundation was on the card as well,along with British Bulldogs vs The Fabulous Rougeaus.

[@MuhammedMahad-oq4te]

I'd love to do this with you myself one day. Hopefully!!

[@KevinTroop-dx6xf]

Love this show been wwe fans since the 70s so Id have more moments

[@HEaQTPI]

Ahh yes I love when two relatively new (to me) KZbinrs coexist together for collaborations

[@chadwhitten7879]

The first modern wrestler that comes to mind that seems almost straight out of the Attittude Era is Kevin Owens!

[@chasestrickland3065]

I've watched some of your content over the last few weeks and its all been great; this video finally forced me to hit that sub button... Neat thing is my fandom is basically right between you two.. I started watching as a young kid in the attitude era until wrestling wasn't "cool" anymore in high school somewhere around 2010. I'd still watch Wrestlemania but fell off really being invested in the product. In college, a few of my buddies started watching the OG NXT and that really got me back into wrestling. We'd spend hours watching classic matches and PPVs on the network... SummerSlam 2016 is the first PLE I remember watching fully in my reintroduction to my wrestling fandom. Oddly, Goldberg's return later that year made me stick around... Since then I've mostly stayed up to date w the product. I don't have the time to watch ALL of the weekly shows and PLEs but following social media allows you to stay up to date without making such a great investment in time.

[@Dporticus]

That's awesome! I'm glad you've enjoyed the videos enough to sub and stick around. It sounds like the 2010s were the era that pushed many away, so that sounds about right.

[@thegeekspotTV_]

You doing collabs already! That's awesome. You about to go nuclear! Keep up the great work.

[@Dporticus]

I appreciate it! 🙏

[@thePlotSickens8]

I think LA Knight is probably the closest to the attitude era as a character that we have today.

[@dingledonk8027]

I was thinking a few nights ago how I think Karrion Kross could really benefit from WWE potentially becoming a bit more violent and a bit bloody. The street fight he was in was the most entertained I have been by the final testament because they actually seemed threatening. I don't want the faction to do a bunch of interference or screwy finishes, I'd like them to be more violent though. Most of all I think making the goals of his character more apparent would help, I feel like every promo or backstage section leaves me thinking "the heck is his problem?"

[@Bubbadeetch]

20 min let’s go 🎉

[@jaydanielstech]

I’d love to see a rebrand of Karrion Kross to more of a Stone Cold character.

[@PaulDavidsonDoodles]

The match that hooked me was some random battle Royale on Raw that Owen Hart won. I actually think it’s on KZbin.

[@Louback33]

I wish they would protect finishers more. Only kicking out of finishers at the big shows, and no need to hit your finisher multiple times, unless it means something. No reason Cody should of had to hit his finisher 3-times in a row on Logan Paul. Should be saved for Mania or SummerSlam, with a much more significant opponent.

[@TheeCTK01]

YOOOOOOO [I love assembled’s vids] :P

[@Dporticus]

Me too! Make sure you check out his new channel, AssembleWrestling.

[@doshi066]

im just like Assemble so iv been watching wwe for a long time and i miss the days of amazing theme songs, once that theme hits you know who it is and you go crazy, today there is a few good themes but often when im watching the royal rumble and a theme hits im like who is that? so i feel the themes could be better

[@rickroberts7611]

Wrestlemania 6 my mom had to tell me it was fake because i was upset Hulk lost lmaooo..Also started out going to house shows in the late 80s early 90s

[@Dopeboysoutside]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Dporticus made a video with Maven at some point😂

[@Dporticus]

Imagine

[@JC-jt3ug]

You know what I never actually noticed the no highlights on titantron but every2k game I make my entrance have them as it still seemed normal

[@Rick-TSWKF]

May i suggest looking back at early 2000s ROH 😊Punisher Martinez now known as Priest

[@bagelbits69-ex7xd]

Dport+Assemble podcast when?

[@zhooahahah1133]

I thought it was la knight in the thumbnail for a second

[@Metis1337]

Current WWE really struggles to vary up things they do, I 100% agree there isn't many cliff hanger endings or "tune in next week" moments. Always seems to end on a match or a promo etc. Old RAW comes across as very unplanned, now its really scripted, which is funny because a lot of old WWE probably was scripted but extremely last minute scripting or on the fly changes

[@AbsAli02]

Wrestling Avengers… Assemble.

[@Dporticus]

😆

[@n0pe_878]

Two goats in one video?!🔥

[@Dporticus]

"Hear me out.."

[@shobitchouksey3442]

One thing that i would change on one currunt storyline "turn cm punk heel and give him full freedom unleash him let him bury iwc and everyone on wwe roster"

[@aidinexmachina4232]

28:20 Another Good Promo Package you should check out is the one for John Cena vs Bray Wyatt at WrestleMania 30 featuring Legacy by Eminem.

[@ds5955]

Love Matt, this is a great collab

[@Dporticus]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@ryancarroll9882]

LA Knight Crawler

[@gabrieljenkins2970]

The Great One Next!!!🙏🙏🙏

[@Dporticus]

👀

[@ChunkyKong-47]

Won’t lie I physically recoiled at the idea of another stalking angle in the world of bro wrestling lol. Tbf I think he did have a good idea but it gave me flashbacks

[@Dporticus]

Cut me some slack, I haven't seen it yet lol

[@ChunkyKong-47]

@@Dporticus there was a story in the early 2000s where ddp, who was one of the most popular wrestlers from wcw was debuted stalking the undertakers ex wife lol. A lot of people see it as another example of Vince burying ex wcw stars. It might be fun for you to watch it as a one off video. But I do like your idea

[@undriftedpop788]

Austin Theory actually lost his cash in.

[@KhaledKetata]

Let me do a collab with you bro

[@bobthekow7547]

I have a question. Have you ever been to a local promotion to watch some local talents? I go to some ACW (Hornswoggle’s promotion) events when I get the chance. Its also a great way to meet local fans

[@Dporticus]

Not yet but I am in the coming weeks I believe.

[@bobthekow7547]

I love that you take time to respond to your comments! I became a fan of you from your first WWE video and your responses in the comments made me an even bigger fan! Thank you!

[@Dporticus]

@bobthekow7547 I try lol some of the videos get more comments than I can realistically get to but I love the interaction.

[@navtektv]

whoa?! now this is fun. and it's canada vs america as well. 😂😂

[@Dporticus]

Lol true

[@joshpotts8669]

If Rrn Anderson Came Back To Wwe As Cody Rhodes Manager And Brought Brock Anderson With Him do you think they will make a new Four Horsemen In Wwe

[@joshmullins3044]

While the 2010s decade does have a significantly bad reputation because of all of the awful booking decisions there were, it was still extremely good at times. The year I always think to is 2016, which is still highly considered one of the best years of WWE in recent memory due to how consistently good it was. Admittedly, there were more low points than highs, but quite a bit of the good is kinda downplayed because of how much bad there was, if that makes sense lol.

[@Rick-TSWKF]

I’m curious how it will be on Netflix

[@sonofaplumber]

34:30 Austin Theory actually cashed in for the US Title and lost, lol. Not only was it bad that he cashed in on the US Title but he lost too. It really killed his credibility for a while.

[@preetchetry3779]

And the funny thing is it was a US open challenge, he didn't even had to cash in to get a match.

[@Wyatt6661]

Can you do more videos on uncle howdy and Wyatt 6 and what you think so far I can’t wait to see them

[@majinvegeta6364]

AEW definitely has that Attitude Era feel 🔥🔥🔥

[@Eva_H]

Rhea is the demon in (liv Morgan’s) dreams 🤘

[@Dporticus]

See you get it!

[@MrBJKIANA]

I miss last week recaps before the start of the show on rap they don’t do that often no more

[@egghedpr]

Lol. Dporticus asks when 2k are finally gonna add the mania xl arena since its taken a long time and 2k adds it like 20 minutes ago

[@Dporticus]

Wait are you serious? 😆

[@egghedpr]

@@Dporticus legit bro. The patch just dropped lol

[@VanezBane]

one thing i would change about current storylines is : i would give Bayley an actual storyline instead of whatever they are doing right now! and i would repackage the final testament/Karrion Kross. they seem kinda menacing but also lose all the time so thats that. they don't seem to be really a threat they should wreck havoc everywhere or something like that, also they are basically Judgement Day 2.0. when they were on SD it was okay-ish but now we have both groups on Raw. then again i like to imagine that it is all part of a bigger picture . Final Testament + Judgement Day = return of the Monday Night Messiah , there to unite us all? (bible studies finally pay off 😛) what i miss about the older eras is the non-pg rating. you can go extreme, but you don't have to all the time. just because there are asshole chants(i miss those too) you don't have to censor the whole audio, children hear worse on the playground either way. and just because there is a drop of blood, the whole screen has to be black and white, i really don't like that stuff. and right now i miss some characters that just do wild/unhinged promos like a ric flair, where you can feel the passion. KO sometimes does just that but most of the time it feels like they are just reading corporate script. and what does modern wrestling do better? i'd say actual in-ring wrestling, more/different moves and styles instead just wwe style. MitB is great if they do a good storyline/cash in. most of the time it is a heel and if they win they automatically have some heat on them to start with. just have to build them up more, unlike Liv in 2022 i stopped following wrestling briefly after mitb 2011 since i didn't have much time, although kept tabs on whats going on and resumed a week or two before brock lesnar made his return in 2012, was quite lucky there. the other time was after punk left in 2014 (coincidence i swear! 🤣) because i was just tired of it and came back for brock vs taker at wrestlemania, after the match was made i started to watch again. i certainly paid for my sin of leaving with watching that hot garbage between 2016 and 2019 🥲. a good mix of long and short title reigns is better imho. and major title changes on tv could really shake things up because they are unexpected and fun (unless you are Kofi Kingston) and i so miss the titantrons and staging overall. we have that giant LED wall and all it is good for is displaying the name of the wrestler 🙃 for me heels can never go too far, as long as they cooperate with the face all is fair. then again there are certain storylines we all wish to forget (Katie Vick anyone? you're welcome for remembering that 😆) all-time signature move? Eddie Guerrero staring right into the camera - you now whats to come. for current i agree on Kaiser. i was quite lucky growing up, there was always a friend and even a whole group around that liked wrestling. and yet that same group looked at me and a friend weirdly when we took out our MTG cards for a quick match in between breaks 🤣

[@Dporticus]

Thanks for answering along!

[@Heat3955]

Wwe my favorite but I watch aew with enjoyment and fairly not bias. Aew has some great stuff my favorite is mercedes mone. She's been champion on raw SD nxt njpw and aew. Ppl hate on her but she's real in a world full of gimmick she lives her character. 8 titles multiple wrestle Mania main events. She makes more mone then all women in history. I heard 10 million for 3 years. Mone talks

[@dmolesevich]

Look up Baron Corbin's cash in from 2017 it's a train wreck.

[@ChunkyKong-47]

About women’s wrestling, we’ve come a long long way for sure but sadly there’s still a lot of way to go imo. Look at the comments on any women’s match or clip, you’ll see guys down there saying something to the effect of “cameraman needs a raise” just because there’s a half second shot of someone’s butt, which happens every match but you don’t see those comments on randy orton matches. There’s still a decent and very loud section of fans who still view womens wrestling as a sex appeal side show

[@Dporticus]

I know what you mean about the comment sections. It's not pretty.

[@brianadkins3880]

To answer the question of can a heel go too far the answer is yes. For the sake of brevity, it was a wrestler in the late 90's named Chaz and they did an angle where his girlfriend accused him of abusing her. They showed her with a black eye one time then a bruised mouth I think. Anyway, NO ONE liked this angle. It was revealed she lied and the whole thing was dropped.

[@Chocolatepain]

Your wholesomeness is really the antithesis of the IWC. Stay off wrestling reddit too imo lol.

[@Dporticus]

I appreciate it!

[@fuzz_god]

I think a heel goes too far when they start getting political, if their character is a political agenda being portrayed negatively I feel like that's not something I would enjoy. Examples include Muhammad Hassan & Triple H's My Friend Mark promo.

[@gatootakufilms5629]

Bro have you react to some ecw matches?

[@Dporticus]

Not yet!