kakarot...this cancer thing is pretty strong...i don't think i'll win
Random Thoughts From Out of Nowhere
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Lol vegeta jobbing as always
Goku would've died from space heart disease without Future Trunks' help, he doesn't get to talk there.
Eh, he would have died to Raditz if not for Piccolo (well he died anyway but you know what I mean), Vegeta if not for Yajirobe and Frieza without literally everybody. It’s about par for the course.
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No, that's just kali madusa
I thought a Naga was a skimpily-dressed sorceress.
This guy keeps coming back. I'm just guessing he's a Jehovah Witness. I still don't know who he's affiliated with. He hasn't gotten to say yet.
Voldemort with dots on his head and fleshtone would be what Dragonball Evolution Krillin would look like.
I'm just going to say it. I don't understand kayfabe. I mean, I understand what it is, but I don't understand the why.
For one thing, everyone knows that the persona wrestlers put on is an act. Now I'm willing to believe that while certain parts of a match may scripted, there's probably necessarily going to be a lot of 'improve'. This is not about the goods and bads of professional wrestling. This is strictly about kayfabe.
When they're in the arena, when they're on camera doing promotions, yes, they're in character. They're playing a part.
But when they're out in the real world, meeting people, living their lives...well...it's not like they ask Stallone to go around all the time acting like he's Rocky. Schwarzenegger doesn't go around all the time acting like he's the Terminator. Jackman doesn't go around all the time acting like Wolverine. Ryan Reynolds doesn't go around acting like Deadpo...actually, that's a bad example.
But you get my point, right? Why is it demanded of wrestlers that they stay in character all the time?
For one thing, everyone knows that the persona wrestlers put on is an act. Now I'm willing to believe that while certain parts of a match may scripted, there's probably necessarily going to be a lot of 'improve'. This is not about the goods and bads of professional wrestling. This is strictly about kayfabe.
When they're in the arena, when they're on camera doing promotions, yes, they're in character. They're playing a part.
But when they're out in the real world, meeting people, living their lives...well...it's not like they ask Stallone to go around all the time acting like he's Rocky. Schwarzenegger doesn't go around all the time acting like he's the Terminator. Jackman doesn't go around all the time acting like Wolverine. Ryan Reynolds doesn't go around acting like Deadpo...actually, that's a bad example.
But you get my point, right? Why is it demanded of wrestlers that they stay in character all the time?
Movie actors don't have to maintain that persona every week for years at a time.
Kayfabe is mostly just a holdover from the old days when they tried to pass wrestling off as actual full-on fighting. The cat's been out of the bag for a long time now, so it's mostly tradition.
Kayfabe is mostly just a holdover from the old days when they tried to pass wrestling off as actual full-on fighting. The cat's been out of the bag for a long time now, so it's mostly tradition.
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Do they even make wrestlers still stay in-character outside of the ring/during events anymore?
Depends on the company. And the culture; luchadores, in particular, consider their masks a mark of honor and make it a point of pride to wear them as much as possible.
One of the benefits of growing up in Ye Olde New England was never even encountering "pancake syrup" until I was old enough to know better.
Also, these:
The superman glasses disguise explanations devised in modern media almost work- except for Lois and Jimmy. Like, an investigative reporter and a photographer who spend so much time with both identities should not be getting fooled.
at that point the hokey old Super-ventriloquism, Super-hypnosis and asking Batman to dress as Superman and show up with Clark every once in a while makes more sense.
at that point the hokey old Super-ventriloquism, Super-hypnosis and asking Batman to dress as Superman and show up with Clark every once in a while makes more sense.
The last few years trained me to assume food is still good. I don't waste a scrap anymore.
Fun fact: Swingline didn't actually made a red stapler until after the movie came out and they were overwhelmed with consumer demand. The movie props were painted red so they'd show up better on film.