WCW Rules' Review of BKB's Revenge
Oh no, Linkin Park's 'Bleed It Out?' I never liked their new album, TBH. Slick graphics, BTW. May I ask who makes 'em?
Hmm... A Ladder Match for a North American Championship? Involving Rob Van Dam and Chris Jericho? Interesting, for sure. Of course, Lesnar, the NEW Champion, had to make his presence known in a way. He was in character in this brief confrontation between him and Cena, but the Hammerstein Ballroom cheering for Cena? I'm simply dumbfounded. Damn, Orton AND AJ Styles? A fresh mix of talent, IMO. I like the way it degenerated into every man claiming number one contendership. A Three Way between Cena, Orton, and Styles could, and should, be one hell of an encounter. The beginning promo established a foundation for the entire show, and it was written adequately, I thought. It wasn't your typical 'description of our show's purpose' promo like most beginning promotions undertake for their first show. Good promo to start off the show, IMO.
MCMG Vs WGTT up next; should be a good one. A quick paced and technical match, though it could've used a tad bit more expression from the wrestlers, IMO. Your transitioning is okay, getting the job done overall. There weere some minor hiccups, due to some sentences running off and/or being cut off. MCMG taking the victory means they're the No. 1 Contenders, I see. I do think they're a more effective team than WGTT in some areas, they're far more likable, for one. Hopefully WGTT bounces back soon. I don't see The Naturals losing the tag titles to MCMG at Redemption, though.
Mediocre promo from The Naturals, IMO. For one, a premature end. I wanted to read some more immersion from them, something to grab me. I didn't find the hook, unfortunately. When I saw them on iMPACT!, they weren't too charismatic a team, I'll admit, but surely you can find some way to remedy this. Make 'em interesting. Another thing, they're the Tag Team Champions. I wanted to read some reminder from Starrcade; after all, they were new NEW Tag Team Champions. Hehe, new NEW. Eh... I digress. Some exposition on how they became Tag Team Champions would've been good enough. I also saw a sentence or two cut off and a letter missing. Not a huge detraction, though.
Ricky Banderas OWNS! I know his work from AAA as El Mesias, and he's a good worker. Isn't Bentley HBK's cousin? Anyway, Banderas kinda squashed Bentley, as he barely had any offense in, save for a few kicks and punches. I'm not really complaining though, as I'm more of a fan of Banderas. If you can utilize him well, then I think he can become a great force in this thread. Damn, Sabu! A feud between these two can work if you book it well. Just, don't job Banderas out, plz. Sabu is way past his prime of usefulness to be jobbing out potential talent. Again, though, some minor issues with structure and sentences ending prematurely in your match writing. Proofread, my friend. Not to mention, a little repetition of action and response here and there.
Another premature promo, TBH. Some more interaction and a response from Orton would've worked far more effectively. You have the right idea, you just need to execute it more adequately. I hope we can see a more manipulative, psychotic side of Orton, as his character works better in such a demeanor. I didn't like the ending line, as it seems like more could've been said from both men.
I'm guessing a feud is in the works here from these teams? Could be interesting, but the segment itself was kinda bad, TBH. Something didn't feel right about it at all, though I'm struggling to put my finger on exactly why it didn't click. Perhaps it just didn't flow too well, the timing and the execution of the segment. I'm not too sure.
Yay, Killings pulled off the victory. I'm not too fond of AMW, and I never was. I expected to see the Bulldogs, but their absence isn't significant. The match was more entertaining than the prior matches, though. Minor improvement over the other ones, IMO. I don't think I need to mention the minor grammatical errors in the match, though. Proofread, man. It's your friend.
Man, another quick promo. Again, Randy tries, and fails. He's the Heel of the trio, so it's expected. Th catchphrases at the end of a promo don't always work, though. Sometimes they come off as unnecessary. The impact of him saying, "simply phenomenal," wasn't too powerful. A missed opportunity here.
Another rather quick one. Highlight Reels are usually longer, IMO. Jericho exhumed arrogance, surely, but a little more could've went a long way. Again, your promos could be so much better, but they end so prematurely, their purpose loses so much momentum. A good promo, but definitely not a great one. I did like the fact Jerichp put himself over though, so some marks gained in that respect. Some minor grammatical misakes present, not really a surprise seeing as your show has seen many of them. Nice build up for their match, but nothing more.
A quickie from Brock here, more fuel added to the fire. Joy's a boring personality. Some more interaction between her and Brock would've been nice, but you can't win 'em all. Brock was in character, but then again, there wasn't too much to digest anyway. You've been missing the mark on your promos, buddy.
Meh, Cabana and Roode. Roode = jobber in my eyes. His character is not overly appealing to me. The match dragged on too long for my liking, so I wasn't into it as much as I had hoped, because Cabana is a cool cat. What I noticed was a lot of repetition. The matches are becoming too similiar, IMO. Try to spruce it up a bit, mang. Roode taking the win sucks, though. I'm guessing he's in for some sort of push, then?
Main Event time, baby! I LOL @ Randy's feeble attempts to gain the upper hand on his opponents. I knew Cena and AJ would work together as a team initially, but the desires of man have consequences, and ultimately, they couldn't co exist and their pairing deteriorated. It was nice, if typical, touch. Degenerating into the outside made it all the more worthwhile, IMO. Sometimes, I like it when matches go outside the bounds of the ring, and here was no exception. Unfortunately, it didn't last long. I really didn't expect either man to gain advantage over the other two, so the back and forth action was quite pleasant. Dirty finish, but IMO, a necessary one as this four man feud continues to heat up. Lesnar destroying each and every man was needed as the NEW Champion needs to be taken seriously and needs to look like an unstoppable force of nature. Definitely got the job done there, my friend. I would love to see a Fatal Four Way at Redemption. I think it might happen, but I'm not entirely sure. In the end, a good ME to end the show, and an appropriate ending, despite the dirty finish.
Overall, if this had been an ordinary program, it'd be good, but for the beginning of NEW Revenge, it was kinda lackluster. The commentators were incredibly bland, IMO. They incited no manner of intrigue, and they came off as monotonous drones. Use more antecedents in your matches, meaning instead of reiterating the wrestler's name, write in, "He," or "him," or "his." I saw many a grammatical error, sentences being cut off, and words looking like as they had been rushed. Nice use of transition, but in order to it to be more effective, you need to use more antecedents, as aforementioned. Promos were incredibly short, and you dropped the ball on a few, and other than the Main Event, matches were beginning to feel too similiar for their own good. You definitely need to work on your promos; your matches just need some minor tweaking is all. If you can clean up your matches and improve on your promo work, I believe this thread can be a big one in this section. Decent work, man.
