Though this may not be something that most people think about that is why I am here, to think about things you normally wouldn’t. Over the years many changes have developed in the wrestling business one many people like to pinpoint is the development of a creative team over just one booker. However, changes behind the camera aren’t the only changes that have took place over the years. Since the early 1990’s there has been somewhat of a movement toward the sports entertainment announcer or announcer with more of a radio voice.
In terms of the first sports entertainment announcer that comes to mind I would have to say that is Vince McMahon. Though I am unsure how Vince was when he first debuted as announcer in the WWWF I can say basing it off my earliest memories of Vince’s commentary that Vinnie Mac was never the type to commentate the moves, but to put over the feuds and things like that over the moves. Then when Vince took over the company in the mid-1980’s the company overall began to gravitate more to sports entertainment over pro-wrestling. This is when people like Michael Cole, Sean Mooney, Todd Grisham, Kevin Kelly, and a variety of others began coming into the company.
Now on the other-side of the track the first wrestling announcer that comes to mind I would have to say is Jim Ross. “Good Ole JR” has been called one of if not the greatest wrestling announcer in the history of pro-wrestling and for good reason. Not many other people can make situation sound more meaningful or a wrestler seem more important than JR can, but when styles clash the one with the more power comes out on top.
Below are some qualities that both types of announcer’s possess:
-  A wrestling announcer always knows the names of the moves and focuses on the moves over what happened previously in the show.
- A wrestling announcer always puts over what is happening in them moment rather than what will happen.
- A wrestling announcer’s job is make the talent seem like a million bucks.
- A sport’s entertainment announcer doesn’t think the names of the moves matter and just knowing what the finisher is called is important.
-  A sport’s entertainment announcer only focuses on what will happen or what has happened and not what is happening.
- A sport’s entertainment announcer doesn’t try to put the talent over as much to stay out of the limelight and they the talent get themselves over instead.

​​Wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. The same could be said about some talent that were very much underrated during their career or never at the top of a company during a run this unfortunately makes it easier for fans to forget certain talent. One of the best things about the internet is that it allows us fans the opportunity to relive great moments and matches from wrestlers who are no longer with us. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to those featured in the post below:

Something that has become a staple of this site over the last two years has returned for the first time in 2017. For the first fan interaction we look at the creative side of pro-wrestling and I am aware of how heavily criticized every company's creative teams are and booking is one of the more highly debated topics in pro-wrestling today; these are the reasons I chose to interact on this subject. This series will be split into two parts due to the depth that some fans went into with their answers: 

Question: Do you think that non wrestling people belong on the creative team? Even if they have knowledge in TV writing?

Gabrielle: Yes, why not? BUT, in my opinion, I think they need to study the business first, to understand what it is, to understand the difference between a storyline for a wrestling angle and a storyline in a TV drama show. They would need a history lesson, they could watch old footage and current footage of wrestling. That process would have to take a few months for them to really grasp it. Only than, they would be allowed in the creative team. 

Big Gold Belt Show: Yes, think of it this way...in professional sports they have non sport people handle contracts because they know business. Simply enough, if they know what is entertainment and character development, they should be ok.

​Well You Know Radio: ​Personally, no. I think its been the influence of these non-insiders that has led to lines like "sufferin succotash" and the absolute control over what the performers say and do. One of the draws of professional wrestling is the unpredictable nature of a predetermined event. And I think that close scripts have majorly hurt the product overall. I think if you hire innovative "smart" thinkers, not necessarily TV people, you get better results.

Wrestling Happy Hour: Absolutely. If someone has a proven track record of making entertaining episodic television then who gives a fuck where they grass rooted.

​Ring Rap: I think it's best to have a variety of people in creative, but the majority should be wrestling-centric. As part of a team, anyone with ideas can be valuable and can contribute a different perspective, but at the end of the day, the person making the final decisions needs to have experience in the industry in some form.

​Danny: I don't think non wrestling people belong behind the creative table for WWE. Like honestly, Freddie Prince Jr. at one point was apart of the creative team!! Keep the writing to the wrestling minds of the past, present and future. WWE needs to listen to the fans and yes sometimes the fans, including myself, don't agree with the writers but hey it's been better as of late. They just need to bring some edge back into wrestling and another thing I really miss; hero faces and red hot heels. WWE needs to do a better job finding a hero heel; Stone Cold, and a heel that we hate, corporation rock. Or when I went to my first PPV; I hated HHH and was rooting for HBK. That rivalry was pure gold. Now I find myself rooting for heels all the time because I can't stand the faces. The only time I found myself now rooting for the face is Jericho because why not?! He's my favorite of all time. 


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Changing things around I decided to find a different match to share with all of you and that is why I found a match from the Mid-Atlantic region. I thought it'd be fitting picking a match to show off just how good Ricky and Robert were back during the prime of their careers. Also for those of you who may not know prior to his debut in the WWF, he and Manny would become one of the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic territory.

Though the modern wrestling mentality of booking may cast a shadow on being typically just a tag team wrestler. This was a different time and tag team wrestling was just as important as the singles competitors and even seeing tag team feuds becoming the hottest feuds in the company. ​

In the computer wrestling game that you have become so accustomed to seeing on this site that being Total Extreme Wrestling they have criteria that one has to meet to become a Hall of Famer. I do believe that this should also be the case for the real life Hall of Fame more specifically the WWE and TNA Hall of Fames. I don't necessarily think that there needs to be a committee of people that elects the wrestlers in like we have in other sports even though that'd really be the only way the criteria would be enforced. As for the current Hall of Fame certain people are missing and certain people should have already been inducted, but we can't change that. As far as the criteria take a look below:

​- The accomplishments a talent gains during their career should have an impact on how fast they gain entrance into the Hall of Fame. For example, to take from the current roster of talent John Cena should gain entrance into the Hall of Fame before Dean Malenko based on the amount that both men accomplished during there careers.

​- The amount of special moment that someone is a part should also have an impact on when they get inducted into the Hall of Fame. Which in my opinion makes the face that The Rock has yet to headline a class alarming and don't even get me started about Owen Hart.

​- Having a classic match or holding a championship for a record amount of time should also punch your ticket to the Hall of Fame, because it's something people will remember. For example, people always remember Ricky Steamboat vs Randy Savage from WrestleMania 3 because of the fact that it is a classic match. Also most fans know that the Honky Tonk Man is the longest reigning Intercontinental champion in history. One of these three men are not in the Hall of Fame and even though I do believe all three should be they aren't. Championship reigns even record setting reigns don't carry as much weight as they should when it comes to deciding who is worthy of the Hall of Fame.

​- The last criteria in my mind is if they manned a successful gimmick for a long time. Gimmicks have always been a part of wrestling especially in the WWE and there have been a lot of bad gimmicks, but there have also been a lot of good ones. For example, look no further then the greatest gimmick in the history of pro-wrestling The Undertaker and for a bad one Rellik or TL Hopper.

​Wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to those featured in the post below:

​Wrestling gives us both great memories and memories we try and forget, but with the amount of moments worth remembering that have happened we are bound to forget some. I would like to wish a very big Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating their special day today and especially to those featured in the post below:

Normally this series focuses on the positive side of wrestling by wishing a Happy Birthday to a variety of people who celebrate their special day on a particular day. But every so often we encounter a day in which we have to take the time remember those who are no longer with us. Today is one of those days and the reason I chose to place it in this section is because I chose two people from two different facets of the business.

​Back in the early 1990's the National Wrestling Alliance was a brand without an identity and a man named Dennis Coralluzo tried to give it some stability with his territory in New Jersey and working out a deal with Vince to get the NWA on TV with the WWF. Due to the company never really investing in the idea or the talent. In hearing some of Dennis's pep talks you could her his passion for the business and he was someone people stopped and listened to.

​Sadly on this day, four years ago the wrestling world was stunned to learn of the passing of William Moody better known to fans as Paul Bearer or Percy Pringle. Following his passing there were rumors going around that WWE was looking into having Paul come back to the company for WrestleMania to help Undertaker combat CM Punk and Paul Heyman. Paul had a long and storied career in the wrestling business dating back to the World Class territory during the 1980's where he would manage the likes of Rick Rude, Missing Link, The Spoiler, and others. Without Paul Bearer it is doubtful that Kane would've been as successful in his early years like he was; the impact that Paul left on the business maybe more than he ever thought he would have. Even four years later we all still miss Paul like he left us yesterday.