In case you didn't see it, catch the replay. This show is one of the most hilarious train wrecks you'll ever see. If you're a fan of the so bad it's good style of television, definitely check it out.
I caught the last several minutes and everything was obviously staged and re-inacted, but more so than any other reality show I have seen. This is getting cancelled, probably by September.
No, this is far above and beyond any other show. Also, the Bella Twins, the lead characters, are made to be as unlikable as possible. Wrestling isn't very popular now and the girls aren't made to look like people you would care to watch. Shit, they can make hit reality shows on people in any profession but this is fucking awful
Speaking of the Bella's, in his YouShoot, Tony Atlas threw them in the Ho Bag, saying that he saw them flop around naked in a hotel hot tub. Maybe they can an example of that
I like how they play it like the missed Mania match was the biggest tragedy ever and not a random comedy time-filler. Shoulda blamed P Diddy, then got The Berzerker to give some perspective when his match with Davey Boy Smith was cut from WrestleMania 8
I'd venture to say about 80-90% is scripted or re-enacted. Still, I dig the behind the scenes stuff and genuinely feel bad for Nattie (so I'm happy she's being featured on this show).
AND missing Mania is a huge deal. Ask every WWE wrestler/performer that doesn't make it--it's a huge friggin' deal.
I understand the Mania deal but really, what chance did she have on getting on that card? It reeks of a scripted moment to sell a storyline in the show.
Yep, sure it sucks to get cut from the show, particularly at the "last second". But are the other girls going to come down from their luxury box to lend comfort? I doubt it.
This whole show reeks of scripted. Like the segment that was just on where the Funkadactyls were mad that Brodus Clay yelled at one of them and the boyfriend was mad. The boyfriend is an awful actor. It sounded like he was just reading lines off his hand.
They had a great chance to get on the card. They were ON the card. They were the comedy/cool down match between one of the big three matches. And then John Cena's music plays out of nowhere seconds after the previous match winner's music ends (remember, there wasn't even a pre-match song or video as they rushed through that stuff at the end of the show).
Man, watching the replay-- the Bellas really are just massive cunts in real life too, huh? I hope they keep them as far away from Bryan on Raw as possible, cause an association with them can really fuck up his face heat. They're just that unlikeable
Notorious hounds like Foley (but he doesn't touch, I think) and Bret are gaga over those Bellas. Maria K can't stand them. I think they have a very overinflated view of themselves. In an interview a few weeks back, they actually blamed their matches' poor quality on the other Divas as if they could only carry them so far. They blamed Beth Phoenix and Eve leaving for their matches not being what they were as if Bella matches back then were amazing.
One show that is driving me nuts with how scripted and staged it's becoming is "Pawn Stars." The backstage interactions and storylines they create for the family has gotten so obvious and silly that it really takes away from my enjoyment. Luckily the meat of the show - people bringing in items and letting the viewers learn about them - is still intact.
I loved the line from that Jane woman on how "you need to do what we say because we know what we're doing." Meanwhile, they're scripted reality show, a genre they do 5 hours of every week of the year, has a hair color choice and costume deadlines as their gripping storylines.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I took from that show too.
Vapid, cruel and almost comically self-interested. I don't know why I'm surprised. Did I think that Bryan's endless wrestling talent meant he made good romantic life choices?
This show was like cancer on my eyes. I had to shut if off after the "heart-breaking" scene where Nattie learns she's not going to be at Wrestlemania because I couldn't take any more. I know these kinds of shows have an audience, but it absolutely is not me, which is probably why I don't have any idea who the Real Housewives of Whatever are.
Would it make you more or less sad to learn that the meat of the show is just as staged as the silly family bits? Because they're completely fake, sorry to say.
I did laugh that when Nattie came backstage to find the girls after the Mania match was nixed, they were all sitting in that unnatural "WWE Backstage" posture, where they have to be facing the camera even if that's not what the natural blocking would entail. It was very awkward-looking.
I'd watch the shit out of a show like this about the dudes. Because there's actually a story there, you know? Up and down the card. Let me see how Cody feels to not only be cut off WM but to become the Virgil to Damien's MDM after spending over half a year as IC champion?
How does Kassius Ohno feel about never getting called up? Or Sami Zayn about the name they saddled him with? How about Wade Barrett jobbing all the time? Or The Shield catching hell because they didn't shake the right hand the right way at the right time or at the right angle?
At least there might be a likable person in there somewhere. But outside of Nattie and Naomi (or Trinity or whatever), you couldn't pay me to give half a damn about any of these women.
Well, I mean, I guess I could be paid to care. But it wouldn't be cheap.
I just laughed that Eva Marie not being blonde was potentially a dealbreaker for them. As if they don't have blonde women on their roster already. At least Eva Marie picked a hair color that differentiated herself. Don't tell people to reach for the brass ring and then bitch at them when they don't follow your absurd guidelines. I didn't even need to know she was Mexican/Italian to know the blonde look wasn't going to work.
In the preview for what's ahead, Nattie flips out on Tyson Kidd for treating her like his friend by patting her on the head and watching TV when she lays next to him on the couch in full makeup, lingerie and black high heels.
I didn't realise how better of a girl Brie Bella is over her sister. I've gained new appreciation over the funkadactyls...I'm quite bummed they never got to show Brodus chew one of them out, that would have been funny to see, even better if they let her boyfriend try and start some shit only to get plummeled.
yes it's all scripted, but you'd think wrestling fans more than others would embrace that.
I wonder if that's the real Jane from makeup. I've heard she's a massive cunt in real life. Punk telling the story of when he was a midcarder and going to grab some gel or something from her table and having her scream "That's not for you!" Is pretty hilarious.
Man. I keep watching Ink Master and wondering: are these even real tattoo artists? They look like actors, and they all read their lines too well. Maybe real artists are doing the work.
Yeah the store isn't even open anymore as a pawn shop anymore. They just sell T-shirts and shit and it's more a tourist attraction than anything else. All of the people selling stuff are brought in by the producers.
Shit, that's what happens when you've been with someone for your entire adult life. She could be Jessica Rabbit and he'd be blowing farts her way and checking box scores over her shoulder when she was trying to seduce him.
I don't think that's true. I suspect its staged to some extent (like most reality shows seem to be) but the Divas aren't these great actresses that can convey human emotion that they're not experiencing. There was some real stuff captured there, as much fun as its for us to poke at it.
Vapid? Sure. Silly? Absolutely. Entirely fake? I don't think so.
Oh I I've definitely read stories about how the producers hired people (one in particular was an actual actor, I believe) to come in just as an excuse to feature an item. But I've also read just as many instances of guests who said it was legit and straightforward. Even the hired guest segments I can live with because, again, I'm learning something.
All the other stuff featuring backstage segments out of a bad sitcom have made it incredibly difficult to suspend disbelief and enjoy the show lately. For the first couple of years it seemed like they put the Harrison family in a room, established a topic and let them go at it. Fine with me. Now it's like the WWE writers are scripting every word and move they make, and it comes off as flat-out embarrassing and fake. I suppose that's the point I was trying to make.
Problem? I know the show is fake but I've heard "Jane from Makeup" stories from wrestlers before, and I wonder whether they're using her or its an actress. Fuck off outta here with your arghing.
Cool. I gotta think its career suicide to go on that show. Especially if you come in near the bottom. To have experts point out everything you're doing wrong on national tv has to make even talented artists look like they don't know shit. Meanwhile, even the lowest ranked people on that show gotta be better than half the flash-art McTattoo shops in America.
Im not too concered with how fake those are either, I just like to watch to see crazy items with interesting histories get discussed and looked at. But the family situations they use are getting way over the top. Though the one recently with the Old Man sending Chumlee on impossible errands and getting outsmarted in the end was funny.
I worry about you people, I really do. There is no way anyone could justify dedicating that much of their life to sniping at a complete stranger on the internet who has no interest in playing this game with them. Y'all got a lot to answer for when Jesus comes back around.
The only way I'd watch a diva show is if the rating was a tv-ma.
ReplyDeleteMan was that bad
ReplyDeleteI caught the last several minutes and everything was obviously staged and re-inacted, but more so than any other reality show I have seen. This is getting cancelled, probably by September.
ReplyDeleteShowing them on the toilet would be the only way i'd watch.
ReplyDeleteSo, what you're saying is that you're going to do the reviews for this show?
ReplyDeleteYou're underestimating how staged and re-enacted the other shows you watch are.
ReplyDeleteIs this going to be on Hulu?
ReplyDeleteI'll admit it, this was far more entertaining than your average Raw, it definitely was 'it's so bad it's good' type deal.
ReplyDeleteAlso that Eva Marie is damn hot and I kinda enjoyed seeing the Bella's get all uptight and jealous about it (work or not).
No, this is far above and beyond any other show.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Bella Twins, the lead characters, are made to be as unlikable as possible. Wrestling isn't very popular now and the girls aren't made to look like people you would care to watch. Shit, they can make hit reality shows on people in any profession but this is fucking awful
Speaking of the Bella's, in his YouShoot, Tony Atlas threw them in the Ho Bag, saying that he saw them flop around naked in a hotel hot tub. Maybe they can an example of that
ReplyDeleteIts on now
ReplyDeleteI'm watching it now! So far, it's an awesome train wreck. The 30 seconds of chain wrestling by Natalia and whoever was really good, though.
ReplyDeleteBrian Danielson is coming off well, though. But he's a ridiculously super nice guy, so no surprise there.
E only cares about cheap programming. That's the only thing that will matter about this show's future.
I like how they play it like the missed Mania match was the biggest tragedy ever and not a random comedy time-filler. Shoulda blamed P Diddy, then got The Berzerker to give some perspective when his match with Davey Boy Smith was cut from WrestleMania 8
ReplyDeleteNikki Bella seems *awful*. I don't know how bad Cena's last marriage was, but this girl is not marriage material. That would be a second divorce.
ReplyDeleteCut to Lance Storm who still bitches about those damn Miller Lite girls bumping him of WM 19...
ReplyDeleteI agree on that
ReplyDeleteYeah, more than half of the roster got left off WM.
ReplyDeleteThis Jane lady is useless.
ReplyDeleteI guess Natalya doesn't know her role........
ReplyDeleteFuck cable.
ReplyDeleteI'd venture to say about 80-90% is scripted or re-enacted. Still, I dig the behind the scenes stuff and genuinely feel bad for Nattie (so I'm happy she's being featured on this show).
ReplyDeleteAND missing Mania is a huge deal. Ask every WWE wrestler/performer that doesn't make it--it's a huge friggin' deal.
And my girlfriend will watch it. Always a bonus.
ReplyDeleteI understand the Mania deal but really, what chance did she have on getting on that card? It reeks of a scripted moment to sell a storyline in the show.
ReplyDeleteYep, sure it sucks to get cut from the show, particularly at the "last second". But are the other girls going to come down from their luxury box to lend comfort? I doubt it.
ReplyDeleteThis whole show reeks of scripted. Like the segment that was just on where the Funkadactyls were mad that Brodus Clay yelled at one of them and the boyfriend was mad. The boyfriend is an awful actor. It sounded like he was just reading lines off his hand.
ReplyDeleteThey had a great chance to get on the card. They were ON the card. They were the comedy/cool down match between one of the big three matches. And then John Cena's music plays out of nowhere seconds after the previous match winner's music ends (remember, there wasn't even a pre-match song or video as they rushed through that stuff at the end of the show).
ReplyDeleteI agree about the tag match but I was talking about Natalya. I should have clarified that
ReplyDeleteEva Marie is hot but has the personality of a tree
ReplyDeleteAh, okay. Yeah, I agree with that.
ReplyDeleteMan, watching the replay-- the Bellas really are just massive cunts in real life too, huh? I hope they keep them as far away from Bryan on Raw as possible, cause an association with them can really fuck up his face heat. They're just that unlikeable
ReplyDeleteJoJo might be the hottest person on the show.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Maria was right after all
ReplyDeleteNotorious hounds like Foley (but he doesn't touch, I think) and Bret are gaga over those Bellas. Maria K can't stand them. I think they have a very overinflated view of themselves. In an interview a few weeks back, they actually blamed their matches' poor quality on the other Divas as if they could only carry them so far. They blamed Beth Phoenix and Eve leaving for their matches not being what they were as if Bella matches back then were amazing.
ReplyDeleteCena in more pain in this conver than after Lesnar
ReplyDeleteJohn Cena will never give up on this relationship
ReplyDeleteUgh they're the absolute worst.
ReplyDeleteOne show that is driving me nuts with how scripted and staged it's becoming is "Pawn Stars." The backstage interactions and storylines they create for the family has gotten so obvious and silly that it really takes away from my enjoyment. Luckily the meat of the show - people bringing in items and letting the viewers learn about them - is still intact.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha Cena getting booed out of the building never gets old
ReplyDeleteI loved the line from that Jane woman on how "you need to do what we say because we know what we're doing." Meanwhile, they're scripted reality show, a genre they do 5 hours of every week of the year, has a hair color choice and costume deadlines as their gripping storylines.
ReplyDeleteI love train wrecks, but holy shit this is bad.
"I know something is not right here because all of a sudden, I see John Cena in the ring."~Nattie......quote of the year.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they were taught a really weird old school "always kayfabin'" mentality?
ReplyDeleteWrestlers are all fucking crazy. And knowing the shelf-life on female wrestlers, politicking is not only encouraged...it's allowed.
CM Punk should turn heel by fucking both Bellas...together they're an 8 y'know.
ReplyDeleteOh Nattie's finding ways to job even on a backstage reality show
ReplyDeleteThanks, Batista
ReplyDeleteNattie reminds me of Jenna on the Queen of Jordan episodes of 30 Rock.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's pretty much what I took from that show too.
ReplyDeleteVapid, cruel and almost comically self-interested. I don't know why I'm surprised. Did I think that Bryan's endless wrestling talent meant he made good romantic life choices?
This show was like cancer on my eyes. I had to shut if off after the "heart-breaking" scene where Nattie learns she's not going to be at Wrestlemania because I couldn't take any more. I know these kinds of shows have an audience, but it absolutely is not me, which is probably why I don't have any idea who the Real Housewives of Whatever are.
ReplyDeleteWould it make you more or less sad to learn that the meat of the show is just as staged as the silly family bits? Because they're completely fake, sorry to say.
ReplyDeleteBut still so goddamn hot.
ReplyDeleteI did laugh that when Nattie came backstage to find the girls after the Mania match was nixed, they were all sitting in that unnatural "WWE Backstage" posture, where they have to be facing the camera even if that's not what the natural blocking would entail. It was very awkward-looking.
ReplyDeleteI'd watch the shit out of a show like this about the dudes. Because there's actually a story there, you know? Up and down the card. Let me see how Cody feels to not only be cut off WM but to become the Virgil to Damien's MDM after spending over half a year as IC champion?
ReplyDeleteHow does Kassius Ohno feel about never getting called up? Or Sami Zayn about the name they saddled him with? How about Wade Barrett jobbing all the time? Or The Shield catching hell because they didn't shake the right hand the right way at the right time or at the right angle?
At least there might be a likable person in there somewhere. But outside of Nattie and Naomi (or Trinity or whatever), you couldn't pay me to give half a damn about any of these women.
Well, I mean, I guess I could be paid to care. But it wouldn't be cheap.
I just laughed that Eva Marie not being blonde was potentially a dealbreaker for them. As if they don't have blonde women on their roster already. At least Eva Marie picked a hair color that differentiated herself. Don't tell people to reach for the brass ring and then bitch at them when they don't follow your absurd guidelines. I didn't even need to know she was Mexican/Italian to know the blonde look wasn't going to work.
ReplyDeleteI defy anyone to show me a good Bella match.
ReplyDeleteAnd Ariane talking about how this was the first opportunity her boyfriend would have to see her do her "craft"...so rich.
At this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if they signed the boyfriend and booked him with Brodus.
In the preview for what's ahead, Nattie flips out on Tyson Kidd for treating her like his friend by patting her on the head and watching TV when she lays next to him on the couch in full makeup, lingerie and black high heels.
ReplyDeleteMan, fuck that guy.
"I don't have any idea who the Real Housewives of Whatever are."
ReplyDeleteWish I could say the same... God I hate reality TV, and the Bravo network.
IT"S FAKE! IT"S ALL FAKE!!!
ReplyDeleteAHHHHH IT"S FAKE!
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise how better of a girl Brie Bella is over her sister. I've gained new appreciation over the funkadactyls...I'm quite bummed they never got to show Brodus chew one of them out, that would have been funny to see, even better if they let her boyfriend try and start some shit only to get plummeled.
ReplyDeleteyes it's all scripted, but you'd think wrestling fans more than others would embrace that.
Are there people here actually doubting whether or not a reality show is scripted? Especially one being produced by a professional wrestling company?!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if that's the real Jane from makeup. I've heard she's a massive cunt in real life. Punk telling the story of when he was a midcarder and going to grab some gel or something from her table and having her scream "That's not for you!" Is pretty hilarious.
ReplyDeleteMan. I keep watching Ink Master and wondering: are these even real tattoo artists? They look like actors, and they all read their lines too well. Maybe real artists are doing the work.
ReplyDeleteNo I won't be. I was just highly entertained by the first episode.
ReplyDeleteArgh.
ReplyDeleteThey are real. One of my friends sought out and got a tattoo by Tatu Baby
ReplyDeleteNor will he ever let her down, run around or desert her.
ReplyDeleteYeah the store isn't even open anymore as a pawn shop anymore. They just sell T-shirts and shit and it's more a tourist attraction than anything else. All of the people selling stuff are brought in by the producers.
ReplyDeleteYeah and sadly, what EVERYONE looks for in a Diva is a great set of personalities...
ReplyDeleteTGGI
ReplyDeleteYou might want to reevaluate your life
ReplyDeleteShit, that's what happens when you've been with someone for your entire adult life. She could be Jessica Rabbit and he'd be blowing farts her way and checking box scores over her shoulder when she was trying to seduce him.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that's true. I suspect its staged to some extent (like most reality shows seem to be) but the Divas aren't these great actresses that can convey human emotion that they're not experiencing. There was some real stuff captured there, as much fun as its for us to poke at it.
ReplyDeleteVapid? Sure. Silly? Absolutely. Entirely fake? I don't think so.
If Natty wears that every episode then I'll watch. She can settle my little tea kettle any time. With sex.
ReplyDeleteAnyone think we should do the Real Housewives of the BOD?
ReplyDeleteWould the Mrs be game, Scott?
Ugh. I was at Wm19, and I'M still bitching about those damn Miller Lite girls.
ReplyDeleteIt was stupid, but I don't have a problem with it. They needed something to bring the crowd down
ReplyDeleteWhy did you turn into Eric Bischoff at the end? Because it's fun.
ReplyDeleteIs it really? Actually, yes.
Hahaha, is that a Bischoff thing?
ReplyDeleteAm I surprised? A bit. Slightly disgusted? Who wouldn't be? (Shit, answered a question w/a question)
I'm pretty sure this issue has been resolved as they just got married.
ReplyDeleteOh I I've definitely read stories about how the producers hired people (one in particular was an actual actor, I believe) to come in just as an excuse to feature an item. But I've also read just as many instances of guests who said it was legit and straightforward. Even the hired guest segments I can live with because, again, I'm learning something.
ReplyDeleteAll the other stuff featuring backstage segments out of a bad sitcom have made it incredibly difficult to suspend disbelief and enjoy the show lately. For the first couple of years it seemed like they put the Harrison family in a room, established a topic and let them go at it. Fine with me. Now it's like the WWE writers are scripting every word and move they make, and it comes off as flat-out embarrassing and fake. I suppose that's the point I was trying to make.
Problem? I know the show is fake but I've heard "Jane from Makeup" stories from wrestlers before, and I wonder whether they're using her or its an actress. Fuck off outta here with your arghing.
ReplyDeleteThat comment got you a new nickname over at npp
ReplyDeleteCool. I gotta think its career suicide to go on that show. Especially if you come in near the bottom. To have experts point out everything you're doing wrong on national tv has to make even talented artists look like they don't know shit. Meanwhile, even the lowest ranked people on that show gotta be better than half the flash-art McTattoo shops in America.
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to see the idiot boyfriend try to pick a fight with a guy that used to be a professional bodyguard.
ReplyDeleteYeah, those are definitely real tattoo artists. I know one of the booking managers for the show and she has to go into the shops and watch them work.
ReplyDeleteIm not too concered with how fake those are either, I just like to watch to see crazy items with interesting histories get discussed and looked at. But the family situations they use are getting way over the top. Though the one recently with the Old Man sending Chumlee on impossible errands and getting outsmarted in the end was funny.
ReplyDeleteModel who cant wrestle judging other models who cant wrestle....
ReplyDeleteWhy would he do so again?
ReplyDeleteI'm saying that the hair plotline was obviously fake. And that the cattiness towards the new wrestlers is also obviously fake.
ReplyDeleteCool. Tell my adoring fanclub I said hi. Buncha fuckin weirdos.
ReplyDeleteCalm down Mr. Inside.
ReplyDeleteI worry about you people, I really do. There is no way anyone could justify dedicating that much of their life to sniping at a complete stranger on the internet who has no interest in playing this game with them. Y'all got a lot to answer for when Jesus comes back around.
ReplyDeleteYou do realize that this all started with you displaying your dazzling knowledge of wwe makeup artists right?
ReplyDeleteYeah well. Punk talked about it on The Nerdist, not exactly priveleged information. And I'm probably wrong about the chick's name even.
ReplyDeleteIs it a Bischoff thing? Of course it is.
ReplyDeleteCan it end in a question? Why not?
Inception? Sure.