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ParanoidObsessive 09/27/17 2:22:54 PM #168:	Zeus posted... Which is also a gender issue, because the WWE -- like wrestling promos before it -- generally don't like depicting male wrestlers beating up female talent. The only recent times I can recall anybody getting her back was when Vickie shoved her in a vat of mud and when Brie slapped her.... although that didn't really end the feud and things continued to go quite a bit longer. Oh, I agree. But that's sort of the point. When you KNOW that you can't do inter-gender angles because you're terrified it will hurt your PG status, then you shouldn't be booking storylines like that in the first place. If anything, the best scenario there would be to book Steph as more of a face (see also, Shane), and have her actively praise and put over wrestlers, so there's no NEED for anyone to get payback against her. If you feel like you still need a foil for them to play off (though as Cornette has pointed out, the evil management figure is neither necessary nor necessarily the best idea creatively anyway), you could always have the dynamic where Triple H is the heel who can be actively fought, while Steph is always the more understanding face side of the couple. Or you could just do the thing they're doing now, where each show has an active GM and a more distant Commissioner role, and have Steph be the face Commissioner who occasionally appears while also having a more blatant chickenshit slimy heel in the GM role, who can screw people over (and get the crap beat out of them), but who has to become servile and put on the more respectable face when Steph shows up. Conversely, you could be a bit more nuanced and just have Steph as a face who puts over and has open respect for faces and who is a bit more annoyed with heels, but with the heels still being able to "win" by exploiting loopholes or breaking rules, so they aren't constantly entirely emasculated by her with no recourse. ie, basically playing the management role that nearly every company (even the WWF - see also Jack Tunney and Gorilla Monsoon) had before Vince became a supervillain. But none of this happens because Steph is the one in charge of creative, and she doesn't actually care about putting her talent over, as much as she likes going on the occasional power-trip and showing off a bit. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:887394181] in All Geek's... [t:75748636]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote>Which is also a gender issue, because the WWE -- like wrestling promos before it -- generally don't like depicting male wrestlers beating up female talent. The only recent times I can recall anybody getting her back was when Vickie shoved her in a vat of mud and when Brie slapped her.... although that didn't really end the feud and things continued to go quite a bit longer. </quote> Oh, I agree. But that's sort of the point. When you KNOW that you can't do inter-gender angles because you're terrified it will hurt your PG status, then you shouldn't be booking storylines like that in the first place. If anything, the best scenario there would be to book Steph as more of a face (see also, Shane), and have her actively praise and put over wrestlers, so there's no NEED for anyone to get payback against her. If you feel like you still need a foil for them to play off (though as Cornette has pointed out, the evil management figure is neither necessary nor necessarily the best idea creatively anyway), you could always have the dynamic where Triple H is the heel who can be actively fought, while Steph is always the more understanding face side of the couple. Or you could just do the thing they're doing now, where each show has an active GM and a more distant Commissioner role, and have Steph be the face Commissioner who occasionally appears while also having a more blatant chickenshit slimy heel in the GM role, who can screw people over (and get the crap beat out of them), but who has to become servile and put on the more respectable face when Steph shows up. Conversely, you could be a bit more nuanced and just have Steph as a face who puts over and has open respect for faces and who is a bit more annoyed with heels, but with the heels still being able to "win" by exploiting loopholes or breaking rules, so they aren't constantly entirely emasculated by her with no recourse. ie, basically playing the management role that nearly every company (even the WWF - see also Jack Tunney and Gorilla Monsoon) had before Vince became a supervillain. But none of this happens because Steph is the one in charge of creative, and she doesn't actually care about putting her talent over, as much as she likes going on the occasional power-trip and showing off a bit. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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