Knecht Ruprecht
Grumpy Professor
Da wird auch nicht alles was man so über WWE lesen kann in News verfrachten können, dachte ich mir ich mache mal einen Thread auf, in dem wir solche Storys oder auch Interviews mal posten.
PS: Bitte immer mit Quellenangabe oder Verlinkung
Ich mache gleich mal den Anfang mit einem Artikel aus dem neuesten Wrestling Observer Newsletter...Es geht um weitere "verbotene" Wörter und wie albern das offenbar manchmal zugeht. Manchmal hat Vince einfach einige Phrasen satt, dann gibt es wieder mal überhaupt keinen rationalen Grund für Verbote. Kann mir mal jemand verraten, warum jemand der bei klaren Verstand ist, seine Leute sagen lassen möchte, dass "Der Titel in einem Zustand der Schwebe ist", wenn der Champion gerade seinen Titel in die Luft hält?
PS: Bitte immer mit Quellenangabe oder Verlinkung
Ich mache gleich mal den Anfang mit einem Artikel aus dem neuesten Wrestling Observer Newsletter...Es geht um weitere "verbotene" Wörter und wie albern das offenbar manchmal zugeht. Manchmal hat Vince einfach einige Phrasen satt, dann gibt es wieder mal überhaupt keinen rationalen Grund für Verbote. Kann mir mal jemand verraten, warum jemand der bei klaren Verstand ist, seine Leute sagen lassen möchte, dass "Der Titel in einem Zustand der Schwebe ist", wenn der Champion gerade seinen Titel in die Luft hält?
- Kevin Eck wrote a story regarding banned words when he worked in WWE creative. He noted the term "The Big Guy" for Ryback was banned for some time, but said that Ryback was persistent about it and McMahon eventually let him use the term. He said the word "fake" was also banned. If there was a spot where a heel was faking an injury, you had to use the team "feigning" instead of "faking." Another term banned was "Feud," and announcers had to use the term "rivalry." When Teddy Long was General Manager, he would almost always use the phrase, "Tonight, it will be" (when announcing matches on the show). Vince got sick of it and banned usage of the words "it will be" when used in that order. The term "Major announcement" was banned, and that every announcement had to be called simply an "announcement." He also banned the term "non-title" match. He hated the term. At first he wanted to get over the phrase "title-free" match, but that sounded so bad that it was changed to "the title is not on the line." But he preferred just never calling attention to it. If it's a title match, you say it, if not, nothing is said. Until WrestleMania when Paul Heyman brought it up as part of the buildup, it was banned to mention that Roman Reigns was Samoan, or that he was a second generation wrestler, or related to the Usos or Dwayne Johnson. Another banned phrase was that the "title is held up." Instead, the term he wanted was the title was in a "state of abeyance." That was always so awkward because nobody talked like that.