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The whole gender war thing is just the underlying theme of this year's BBN and it's exhausting. I can't count how many times I've seen and heard the word misogynist since this show started.
The thing I've been running away from on social media has found its way to the show.

Lauryn41:
Sometimes I wonder if blood actually runs through their veins or it’s Heineken

Sunday is literally a few days away

Let lists breathe

A lot of people get a high by making others believe they are privy to inside information and sources.

Something is starting on Sunday, why can't you guys just relax and wait to see the housemates. I have seen like 100 lists and speculations on this thread.
Every year people claim the list of housemates leaked, and everytime they're proven wrong.

CoolUsername:
All you ever do here is shxt on wrestling. Is there anything you actually like about it?

You should stop indulging him. Honestly his trolling is making the thread become really annoying.
I'd have understood if he raised genuine concerns, but he's just trolling.

CoolUsername:
I thought you said you don't watch the show

If I hear say e no dey watch

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ValeeLove:
answer this: If you can make people love you so much that they tune in to watch you win or hate you so much that they tune in to watch you lose, then why the hell do you need a gimmick? You get the difference now between a character and gimmick?

What you just described is a gimmick. The reason Dominik has nuclear level heat is because of his gimmick. Gimmick and character= same thing.

ValeeLove:
yeah showmanship and gimmicks is what's helping MMA guys win fights. Listen, I told the previous guy his answer was going to be exactly similar with what you wrote if I asked him why some gimmicks didn't work. I wasn't wrong. If they are successful, it's the gimmick. If they aren't, it's the wrong gimmick. I'm not going to argue this. I'll only state the obvious. Cody left WWE strictly because of a gimmick - and prior to that he had already attempted more than 3. He went away to the Indies and NJPW (this one is less interested in gimmick than your average company) worked on his in-ring and character work (acting), went to AEW with the same thing, came back to WWE with the same thing and was still over in all those companies with little to no gimmick. He is today nothing more than a competitor. Sure he's a nightmare - catchphrase much -, wants to finish his dad's story - a real life situation, cannot be included as a fake wrestling story or gimmick either - and still gets to the main event of WrestleMania faster than the most gimmicked guy in WWE at the moment - Seth Rollins. Cody talks, acts and fights nothing less than a normal competitor that wants to win, nothing more, nothing else. We'll keep going over this, I'm not arguing, I only see what you guys don't see. You can't differentiate between character and gimmick. Any one can do a gimmick for fun, but no one can tell me that a gimmick creates long-term success for anybody. That person is completely and effortlessly capping.

Cody's wrestling character is his gimmick sir. Let me explain something about gimmicks, you either craft one based on your life experiences or you craft a totally different thing separate from who you are. At the end of the day, it's still a gimmick. You don't refer to a movie as real because it's based on a true life event, do you?
I don't know why you are finding difficult to accept that wrestling is built around gimmicks. Mark Callaway built a long term success on his undertaker gimmick, so that trumps that argument.
Hulk Hogan built success on a gimmick, Stone cold, the rock, ric flair, triple h, shawn michaels, john cena etc. Heck, Roman Reigns got over when he adopted this present gimmick, and it has made him the number 1 guy in pro wrestling atm. He swaggers to the ring and points his index finger up, and you know why everyone points theirs up too? Gimmick and not because of his in ring ability.
The same AEW claiming to be 'sports based' still use gimmicks.

ValeeLove:
then why didn't it work for Corbin? For Wyatt? For Hurricane? For Heath Slater? For Damien Sandow? Why isn't it working for Viking Raiders? For Calito? For Wade Barrett? For Stardust? I could go on and on. Without gimmicks those guys you mentioned would still be successful. But the ones I mentioned thought they needed it (with exception of Cody). It's no wonder how their careers turned. Nobody needs a gimmick to get over. This is 2023.

You should know that not all gimmicks are gold. The rock's first gimmick was trash, same as Stone cold and even Undertaker (mean mark callous).
Your question is synonymous to asking why all movies aren't successful or why some movies are criticized. The right gimmick would get a wrestler over with the fans. Look at Sami and how the whole Sami uso and ucey thing helped him. People finally gave him the appreciation he deserved. Look at how 'the man' gimmick shot Becky up. Getting the right gimmick is key.
Pro wrestling is gimmick, you cannot just be a regular guy and get over. Even boxers and MMA fighters are beginning to embrace gimmicks a bit. This is 2023, and the world is tilting more towards showmanship and gimmicks. Creators are embracing it and you want pro wrestling to discard it.

ValeeLove:
yes Hausen is a mascot, if you knew him before now you'll understand what I mean. No one takes him serious. He's just for the entertainment. And yes, he shouldn't have stepped in the ring (even though he may know how to wrestle), but where do you think AEW got the motivation to let him in the ring from...? WWE of course! They are the king of phoney goofy silly ideas and matches. Remember Knoxville vs Sami at Mania? The big embarrassment to pro-wrestling, yep, WWE did it. They do more and have done more. WWE will still take the trophy for goofy matches no matter what AEW puts out.
Let's talk about barbed wire, even pu7pl3 will tell you my stand on hardcore matches, no matter what company. Whether it's exploding barbed wires or a simple chair shot to the head, one may be more goofy than the other but its roots can still be traced back to WWE and ECW. We won't be in this mess today if it wasn't for those 2 companies. The gimmick is also dated to Japan, it wasn't invented in AEW. We can't keep on pointing fingers. If all companies can agree to do away with Hardcore matches, it will be better. That's all I'm saying.
You didn't get my point on the UFC/WWE merger. I'm saying since WWE refers to itself as entertainment, what do they have in common with UFC (sport) that makes this merger possible? Did they also become a sport overnight? Weren't they entertainment just a day before? When this clarity had been made then people will start taking pro-wrestling seriously.
You guys are very selective when talking about gimmicks. When and if I point out someone who used gimmicks and it didn't work (Corbin and many more), you'll say the gimmick was the problem. Gimmicks have never worked and they never will. What made those guys successful was the work and improvement they put into their craft. The gimmicks came along with them, but it did nothing. That is why most of these guys used less of the gimmicks or basically dumped it and were still over. You think Dwayne Johnson needs a gimmick to sell tickets. Since his return in 2011 he has acted more and more like himself than anything, even uses his real name; and still he broke records at Mania. Same with Taker, he changed to a character more like him in real life (American Badass), used less spooky material, and was still over. Dusty, Flair, Harley Race - these didn't need gimmicks, they still succeeded. What's Edge's current gimmick? What about Gunther? Brock? This isn't 90s bro. If you can wrestle and act, you are good to go, no gimmicks required. Who even succeeds in life with a gimmick. Gimmicks are only used by people who aren't that good or don't know any better.
I still insist that wrestlers need no script. What they need are "interviewers". People who will ask them questions and get their opinions on things, that way they can easily answer. Going out with a mic in hand to talk about stuff is unnecessary. It's not a stage play, it's a sport that is done through entertainment.

I don't know about anything else, but those old guys you called all got to the pinnacle with gimmicks. Stone Cold, The Rock, Undertaker, Ric flair etc. All had gimmicks which people loved.
BTW, gimmicks propelled pro wrestling to the height it is now, nobody would have loved regular guys pretend to fight. When people discuss wrestling on the street, they discuss the gimmicks. Fans act like their favourite wrestlers, the gimmicks they see on screen. When people act like Cena, they do not act like the man, but the gimmick. Taking gimmicks away, is like taking away the skeleton.

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pu7pl3:
That's why it's called retirement.
His baby is in good hands, he shouldn't even be coming to the building. Even his daughter resigned cos of him.

Still isn't easy. The TV series Succession comes to mind.

pu7pl3:
For me the whole momentum they had coming out from Wrestlemania has evaporated. I just want to see what will happen on SMACKDOWN but my hopes are surely not up.

I can understand why it's difficult for him to let go or trust anyone else with the company sha. Wwe is basically his entire life. It's what he has dedicated his time on earth into. I'm sure these past few months away go wan make am craze😂

CoolUsername:
You feel bad for a bunch millionaires because they now have to work under the guy they've been working under for the past 40 years?

Oga rest abeg. I don't know what you're going on about.

pu7pl3:
I swear even though it's just rumours, it's very obvious he booked it.
I dunno why he just wouldn't stay gone. 😓

The cody thing isn't even the issue. Because I'm sure they're trying to build a recovery story.
But the overall general booking and morale of the staff is what I'm concerned about. There was this wave of fresh air, which could be sucked out now

CoolUsername:
Are you and your friend Mark going to stop watching?

Who?

In one night Vince has ruined all the good job Triple H has been doing. I understand his attachment to the company, but he should trust Hunter, atleast the work is showing.

Una even carry this PR talk enter wetin the guy wear today. na wa o.

Why two envelopes biko

Kj my guy😁😁

MamBi:
Of course…. But they are very few amongst the many winners that have won this way.. How many people think Wendell deserved to win?

Lol.. more people than those who feel he didn't deserve

Smoothgio:
Good evening boss

You mean Yvonne caused an upset by getting evicted before Tsasti abi

Make I no catch your prediction next season oo

Na una dey take that guy serious. Better attention seeker

Na now the bottom 4 thing go mature.
I just dey enjoy the film wey dey happen. 😁😂

MamBi:
For me oh, deserving is when you are entertaining enough to win people to your side. When you get so many viewer’s mouths on your name because of your game…. When you leave a presence…

You should also have in mind that people are drawn to different personalities. Someone may not have to do too much to win. Eg Wendall

MamBi:
I swear…. It will not be a deserved win in my opinion…. I didn’t enjoy watching her…

Lol... what is this deserved win thing you guys like saying.
All of them there deserve to win na

Lol...una go see something today

This finale go long o..

dominique:
Where is KJ always going to?

Shake off the nerves

jenifer007:
That lotto rep is very silly for saying their favorite is Khosi and she will win as if everything has been planned

Shame

The guy goofed. How can a rep for a sponsor give a name.

Lauryn41:
Make una dey update o

I won’t tune to big brother by mistake sef

Na me and WWE till further notice

Fellow WWE fan😁

Naija dey try for music sha

BBN don spoil una..
Everyone now anticipates the final parties