Maccaveli101

4y

Apparently JR was really grumpy about not calling the second half of Full Gear on his latest podcast with Conrad.

TBH I didn’t even notice he wasn’t there for the 2nd half until someone pointed it out after the PPV. And I think that’s because Excalibur, Taz and Tony have really found their groove as a three man booth. Their banter on air and during the commercials is top notch.

A lot of you don’t have FITE so you don’t have to hear how unbearable JR is becoming during the Rampage American broadcast commercials. A lot of it is him starting out of kayfabe rants about what performers should or shouldn’t be doing and other times it’s him shouting into the headset “PRONOUN BOY!!” which is followed by 5 seconds of awkward silence from the rest of the commentary booth.

TheNIQ

4y

Bucks v Golden Lovers was good

Bucks got a lot of s*** beforehand for never telling a story or selling so they went super extra with it during that match lol

gnarlynasty

4y

I've been trying to take up for JR but,its time for him to call it quits,as far as commentary goes. He sounds exactly like an old man in the booth now lol

Giz

4y

Yea it's time for JR to hang it up tbh. Schivone, Taz and Excalibur are the way to go.

Giz

4y

Indeed. They had some classics in NJPW during that time, and Kenny was his absolute best!

However, during that time the Shield were more influential or popular to the general public, and were honestly more entertaining to me. They were a breath of fresh air for a lot of people during the Cenawinslol era, and we knew that they were next up.

LOCDOWN

4y

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"More influential or popular to the general public" ....nigga you know that's cap lmao no one knew ANYONE from WWE at that time, I'd argue more people know the roster now (not by much) cause of the celebrity part timers and Sasha's visibility in outside media than did during 2010's WWE.

But them Bullet Club t shirts were EVERYWHERE (granted some didn't know what it was) but to pretend ANYONE, let alone The Shield, was a crossover star for WWE then is LUDICROUS

Giz

4y

General public, not hardcore wrestling marks such as us. Folks like my uncles (who when I mentioned and showed them BC thought they were cosplaying NWO ) and some of my friends that only watched WWE had no idea who tf The Bullet Club was.lmao stop that.

The popularity of Bullet Club really didn't pop off for mostly everyone until about 2015/2016 ish. The Shield, Cena, Dwayne and CM Punk were the talk of discussion among the general audience in 2012-2014.

LOCDOWN

4y

You said general public, not WWE watchers lmao

If you watching wrestling, you not the general public. If you're the "general public", you're probably a well adjusted adult not addicted to this bafoonishness

Giz

4y

You know exactly what tf I mean.lmao Don't twist my words nigga.lol

LOCDOWN

4y

Lmao nigga I know what you TYPED lmao

If your argument is "The Shield was bigger to people who only watched WWE" then well no duh

Giz

4y

In which folks "who only watched WWE" made up of about 75% of the general wrestling audience at that time.lmao And you absolutely know this, especially from 2011-2014, especially in the states.lol

SteezLaFlare

4y

Bullet Club was and is insanely popular.

The Elite reaped the benefits of that by being associated/members with/of BULLET CLUB lol

TheNIQ

4y

the latter part of that elite bc run was dorky af lol

Nukes

4y

Elite nerd humor is the worst.