Cesaro's pipebomb

[Prince Bálor]

Where was the pipebomb? Also, kayfab.

The "pipebomb" was the bait for you to click on this thread and listen to the promo.

 

[Swift]

The "pipebomb" was the bait for you to click on this thread and listen to the promo.

:hutz:

I respect that :

 

[Aids Johnson]

Can we please stop referring to these types of promos/interviews as pipebombs? It's not what they are called. They are called shoots.
They happened way before CM Punk cut his scripted shoot.

As for the shoot itself: Only the top talent knew what brand they were going for so this was very much an example of Cesaro shooting from the hip. If I could pick he would be on Smackdown but RAW needs a few workhorses as well.

This. I only came to ask if OP knew the difference between one shoot called "the Pipebomb" and every other shoot ever, before and after.

Cesaro is uppermid card and has a chance at it, but ME? Nah.

 

[Stopspot]

OK so that's not shooting from the hip though. I didn't mean to be overly abrasive, I just want to clarify. It's a promo. It's an in character promo. It's a promo he was allowed freedom to cut on his own, in his own words. That's not a shoot though. A shoot is a shoot and a work is a work. If he just went off and said some outlandish shit that wasn't cleared on a live mic, that's a shoot. This is just a promo. Tons of storylines nowadays use internet fans' perceptions of things to create angles that have a thread of truth in them. They're still angles though.

A shoot promo is any promo that is unscripted. There are multiple "levels" to a shoot, with this being the simplest one. A promo that is improvised.
When most people think of a shoot they think of two people starting to legitimately fight each other, or throw actual insults towards one another. But that is not the only definition of a shoot.

This was a shoot promo. A very professionally done one. But a shoot none the less. A shoot promo can be used as part of a storyline no problem.

The professional definition of shoot is when you freestyle/improvise to advance the story. But fans mostly focus on the disruptive version of the term.

 

[Roadster]

:hutz:

I respect that :

False hope and "click bait" is a trade secret used by monopolist to take over markets, like newspapers adding it to websites to take ad-revenue and draw out readers. He's a CIA informant, and you fell for his shtick.

:madcat:

 

[Rogue]

I'd be upset too getting drafted to 3hrs of bullcrap

 

[SWAGSUKE]

A shoot promo is any promo that is unscripted. There are multiple "levels" to a shoot, with this being the simplest one. A promo that is improvised.
When most people think of a shoot they think of two people starting to legitimately fight each other, or throw actual insults towards one another. But that is not the only definition of a shoot.

This was a shoot promo. A very professionally done one. But a shoot none the less. A shoot promo can be used as part of a storyline no problem.

The professional definition of shoot is when you freestyle/improvise to advance the story. But fans mostly focus on the disruptive version of the term.

Eh no, but I don't want to take the effort to dissuade you. All good. Dude I'm just happy it's Friday! Haha.

 

[Stopspot]

Eh no, but I don't want to take the effort to dissuade you. All good. Dude I'm just happy it's Friday! Haha.

A shoot is literally anything that is improvised/done off script man. That's the definition.

 

[SWAGSUKE]

A shoot is literally anything that is improvised/done off script man. That's the definition.

Right. Off script. Key is off script. This promo is part of the product, and it is a work. If you want to believe Cesaro's really digging at the evil Stephanie McMahon, fine man but it's a work.

 

[Stopspot]

Right. Off script. Key is off script. This promo is part of the product, and it is a work. If you want to believe Cesaro's really digging at the evil Stephanie McMahon, fine man but it's a work.

A shoot does not necessitate taking digs at people. And a shoot does not mean at has to be "outside" of the narrative or product. They are worked into it all the time.

This promo was unscripted. Off the hip. It is pretty obvious by the difference in delivery compared to when Cesaro cuts scripted promos. This was a promo done in shoot.

Off script promos, aka shoot promos. Are part of the product all the time. They told Cesaro that he had x amount of time to cut a promo and he cut one.
It's not rocket science. 90% of the stuff that rolls out of Owens' mouth are shoot material. They give him a direction to work with and he delivers the rest. Same with Cena, Triple H and most of the top talent. Difference is that Cesaro doesn't get that privilege out "on stage"

 

[Krendall]

A shoot is literally anything that is improvised/done off script man. That's the definition.

Not quite. Back before the WWE wrote out everything a wrestler says, all promos were improved. Of course the wrestler was told what points he had to hit, but beyond that it was all off the cuff. I think that's the promo Cesaro gave here.

On a side note, maybe the WWE should stop writing Cesaro's dialogue. He seems a lot better when he's improving his lines.